The ACLU has posted 17 sworn declarations from people locked up at the Trump Adminstration's largest immigrant prison camp, at Fort Bliss in Texas. In World War Two, the same site was called the "Fort Bliss Enemy Alien Detention Station." Read the declarations here: www.aclu.org/documents/fo...

Why the EU decided to freeze Russian sovereign assets in Europe until the Ukraine war ends

"Julio" is working piece rate pruning cherry trees in WA State. He earns $1.80 per tree and prunes an average of 50 to 60 trees a day. "My arms ache at the end of the day from holding up the shears all day long." #WeFeedYou

On Dec. 13, 1758, the Duke William was transporting Acadians to France from Prince Edward Island. Everyone on the ship was deported in the Acadian Expulsion. Damaged in a storm, she took 3 days to sink. Over 360 people died. This is the story. 🎨 Johan van der Hagen 🧵 1/10

It's wild how Chris Rufo openly talks about his own followers like they are the dumbest, most contemptible people alive. Which, fair! But it says a lot about MAGA psychology that they don't seem to mind. x.com/christopherr...

The fact that the Microsoft president felt the need to go on Canadian TV and lie about both his willingness and ability to protect Canadian digital sovereignty is probably a good thing, it means the idea itself is gaining traction and Microsoft feels the need to address it. Again, by lying.

1st of all, no, you won't, you massive liar. Microsoft will cave to Trump like almost every other American company. 2nd of all, even if this were true, it wouldn't matter because the US Supreme Court are Trump minions, so saying you'll go to court to protect Canadian data is a meaningless promise.

Steve Bannon’s close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein deserves even more scrutiny. Every day. Bannon has manipulated press coverage for years, even while being a superspreader for rightwing extremism and idiotic conspiracy theories. Reporting every day. Bannon + Epstein.

Bannon and Chomsky are hypocrites without any moral integrity

We all deserve the same healthcare we provide to Congress…

🚨 [Indiana] Lt .Gov. said the Trump admin *did* threaten federal funding. Trump's relationship with Indiana Republicans has collapsed.

Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states. My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5. This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026. More soon.

NPR: “Head Start early childhood programs are being told to remove a list of ~200 words and phrases from their funding applications or they could be denied— "accessible," "belong," "Black," "disability," "female," "minority," "trauma," "tribal" "women…” www.npr.org/2025/12/11/n...

An executive order is not law it’s a memo. It’s a creative writing exercise, a cheap photo-op, it’s as worthless as a degree as Trump University unless congress passes legislation in support of it. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

This is the message that European leaders must share with their citizens. The situation for our dear Europe is serious and dire. We must prepare for war, and the best way to do so is to speed up our arms industries and send as many guns as we can to Ukraine. No use for them in our storages.

@hebagowayed.bsky.social on Trump’s rhetoric and policy of ethnic cleansing.

This isn’t very smart for Florida. All those old folks Florida depends on for revenue are now at significant risk of catching what for them could be a fatal disease. MY MEDICAL ADVICE: STAY OUT OF FLORIDA, particularly if you are over 65.

dreher and his friends would save us all a lot of time if they just said “jews”

these guys are very obviously a bunch of white nationalists and it is getting kind of old to watch them talk around it as if we don’t already know the deal

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk: "We’ve 1,6million children under Russian occupation.Their identities are being erased.They’re militarized starting from kindergarten.Their parents are forced to send children to camps where they’re taught how to use weapons

A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.

No cherry-picking. No party filter. Just receipts. And a lot of powerful men are terrified right now. KASIE HUNT: “Do you have pictures of people engaged in sexual acts as part of this?” REP. SUBRAMANYAM: “Yes, there are people engaged in sexual acts.” @repsuhas.bsky.social

After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained. He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year. trib.al/p9Edy6F

When the streets start telling the truth, it’s because the institutions won’t. What’s become painfully obvious is that ICE agents aren’t trained to make us safer. They’re just recruits who thirst for power, violence, and cruelty. [street art from around the country]

Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame www.npr.org/2025/12/13/n...

If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Q: If DOJ doesn't release the files it has by next Friday, is there anything Congress can do to compel that to happen? MASSIE: It's a crime if they don't. This is a new law with criminal implications if they don't follow it.

U.S. pals: Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army. There are better charities out there. Much better.

Trump tech adviser David Sacks under fire over vast AI investments www.npr.org/2025/12/12/n...

Lawless, criminal behavior

The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve: ✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education 👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own” ❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history 🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.

A new study of the last 50 years of US pop music shows “a significant increase in stress-related language, alongside declines in positive sentiment and lyrical complexity.”

60,000 is the *low end* estimate.

Try not to cry.

Minneapolis, Minnesota - ICE shoots pepper spray at peaceful observer-from inside the safety of their car. Then jump out of car to spray her again from even closer point blank range-chasing her from behind as she runs away in pain.😡😡😡

Let this be the article you read first today. Everything is spot on. One of the most clear-eyed articles I have read about the war.

Well said, sir. 😂👏🏽

But, Mrs. Betty Bowers, you are missing the point. Trump was making money selling condoms at Epstein’s parties. Trump was involved in making money with Epstein too. Why doesn’t anyone see this? This wasn’t a joke. If it were a joke, then it would have said complimentary!

These east German numbers on afd support are remarkable. A complete failure of grass roots mobilization of CDU, SPD etc. Utter failure.

Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.

Best news of the day and a real sign of AI progress.

Smith finally said it out loud... She doesn't believe that government should be providing any services to Albertans, she believes that private companies should be used universally to provide services. Faith groups should take care of the vulnerable. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Russia’s invasion devastates Ukraine’s religious life: UNESCO verifies 152 damaged religious sites; Ukrainian monitoring reports 640 sacred places destroyed, damaged since 2022. Shown here: Russian forces destroyed the Evangelical Church in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Obl. Photo: Vitalii Stulniev FB

A+ trolling from Zelenskyy

Evil cannot recognize good, and they apparently can’t recognize bad PR either.