I felt this way last year when in broad daylight, ICE shot Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez, an undocumented father of two. But in both shootings, DHS is lying about the circumstances of the shootings, claiming each person used their car as a weapon. Videos show otherwise.

Unclear but given this, I would not be surprised if they have children as well. bsky.app/profile/kelp...

One thing that shouldn't be missed is that the woman murdered was queer and was murdered right in front of her wife. www.advocate.com/news/minneso...

"Witnesses said a doctor was at the scene and tried to help the woman who had been shot, but the ICE agents refused to let the doctor in to help. Up to 15 minutes later, an ambulance arrived but was blocked by ICE vehicles that had occupied the street."

This is an excellent eyewitness

remains striking the extent to which trump quite loudly does not see himself as president of the united states and more as a clan leader for his supporters

The administration is using propaganda to lie about what we’re seeing with our own eyes. Noem’s lies don’t match anything shown in videos. Yet they’re repeating it to make audiences *think* that’s what they saw despite the video. AI videos may be created and circulated to support their propaganda.

“I wish the president would just leave us the fuck alone” - MN Senator Tina Smith just now when asked why Trump is fixated on Minnesota

Since Noem became head of DHS and ICE further reduced standards for joining the agency while White House officials such as Stephen Miller demanded enforcement quotas, there has been a huge uptick in horrendous violence from ICE. This was predictable, yet it remains shocking and unacceptable.

ICE shot a woman driving away from them in the face in broad daylight and immediately began to smear her as a perpetrator of violence and domestic terrorism. The greatest threat to Americans is our own “law and order.”

For folks who don’t want to watch the video of ICE murdering a woman, here’s a video of a reporter describing the video. No images of the shooting itself. B-roll only. I saw the other video bc autoplayed on here and it’s so clear that she is trying to leave as they approach and attack her car.

Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”

Maybe local media will be better but we do not have the national mainstream media needed for the current moment we are in.

“To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.” - Mayor Frey at a press conference right now

After the woman told a healthcare clinic she took abortion pills to end an unwanted pregnancy, authorities charged her under a law that explicitly exempts pregnant people. www.jezebel.com/after-allege...

you absolutely need to develop armor to exist as a woman of color in public. you do. you also really need actual people who care about you who offer you soft places to land.

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar: "Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."

Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”

We read a lot of books this year and so many of them had abortions! Here is a (incomplete) list of literary abortions, with some of our favorites, some you might like more than we did, and a few we’re looking forward to reading.

Punishing immigrants for a thing your dad did instead of going to therapy

The reason folks are focusing on DHS's refusal to honor Real IDs is that it means that the Trump regime is asserting the right to detain anyone in America, resident or visitor, without probable cause. It's an erasure of habeas corpus for all Americans. bsky.app/profile/jare...

Pardon me, but *holy shit* chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...

In redistricting lingo, this is "cracking." The other is "packing" where all of your opponent's support is concentrated in as few districts as possible. Think about this as Minnesota is likely to lose a congressional seat in the 2030 census. It would be *easy* to draw a 6-1 Republican map.

support our troops

Abraham Lincoln, famously the Confederacy’s biggest fan

Something I keep thinking about in convos about 'when to leave' is that finances really ARE an insurmountable barrier for people, as are qualifications (e.g. 'digital nomad' visas are great, but what if you're a barista, or a pipefitter?), and, of course, disability penalties.

"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community." Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.

NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE. That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.

It’s the way they abort all of their projects in the third trimester.

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

Next Wednesday we'll host @mskellymhayes.bsky.social in conversation with organizer Ash Williams to discuss the launch of "Read this When Things Fall Apart" (@akpress.org) a new publication of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times! firestorm.coop/events/3487-...

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They said this when Roe fell about why they couldn’t do anything then…with Biden as president. Look at how that turned out and ask yourself if you believe them this time.

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This is a good time to join the WFP @workingfamilies.org I'm a broken record and if they ain't going to learn they need to learn by us not cooperating with their party anymore and building a political force that is so big that can hold different tenants but still have values.

Once again I am begging people to stop attributing this to cowardice. It's not.

The FDA is conducting a senseless inquiry into the safety of mifepristone, the abortion medication first approved in the U.S. 25 years ago. The science is clear: Mifepristone is extremely safe and effective. Let’s talk about it ⬇️#AbortionAccurate

Hi everyone! One of my favorite abortion providers and absolutely favorite people is on Bluesky. Go follow Dr. Daniel Grossman please: @drdgrossman.bsky.social

Many thanks to everyone who preordered a copy. Preorders are so important to getting books on bookstore shelves. I hope those of you who have already received a copy are finding the book useful. I was also honored to gift some copies to Chicago ICE watchers at a protest I organized last night.

It’s out today! I’m so honored to have contributed to this incredible letter collection. Pick it up at your favorite indie bookstore!

Teen Vogue was so welcoming to teen We Testify storytellers as they broke new ground. It’s disgusting to see how Condé Nast is destroying some of the best journalism. Young people deserve news and info that educates and uplifts them. Thank you Teen Vogue writers for the way you changed the world.

Signed copies of Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis are available at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social!

It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️