Just a reminder that I am, besides my Baltimore Banner work as a columnist, a memorist and author! Check me out! bookshop.org/p/books/fami...

We have cleaned up the crime scene and blocked a local investigation and hidden the perpetrator and invaded the state and that is how you know that we are acting in good faith and that everything was the victim’s fault. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

www.thenation.com/article/acti... Hit them where it hurts them - boycotts can work

Thousands peacefully protested in Minneapolis Saturday against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown following the shooting and killing of a woman by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.

70% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to govt data. Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.” As ICE terrorizes cities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of Trump's major donors are private prison corporations.

A must read! Great article, with lots of resources for actions to take against corporations profiting from ICE patronage.

It’s the weekend and it’s time for Happy Hour! 🍻🏀 @terryhorstman.bsky.social is joined by @theixbasketball.bsky.social’s resident injury expert Dr. @seehafer.bsky.social to react to the Napheesa Collier ankle surgery news. Tap in! ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/0jPN...

Jan. 6 never ended by Jamie Raskin www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...

White House floats military action to take Greenland minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/06/r...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was dissolved today after 58 years of service. CPB board members said the combination of Trump/GOPers stripping its federal funding + sustained political attacks “made it impossible” for it to continue operating. www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...

Congress: ‘If You Wanted An Expensive Foreign War, All You Had To Do Was Ask’

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper: "Let me be very clear... Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark... The future of Greenland is a matter for the Greenlanders and Danes, and no one else."

Some good news. About 7,000 of you helped raise more than $1 million for drone-jamming automobiles that are helping medics saving lives on the front in Ukraine. This campaign was a huge success. Thanks to all of you good and generous people. www.help99.co/patches/timo...

Happy new year from Electric Literature! 🎆 What books are at the top of your TBR list in 2026?

France at the UN Security Council: "The military operation which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro runs counter to the principle of peaceful dispute resolution and the principle of non use of force. Violations of the UN Charter... chips away at the very foundation of the international order."

The Truth about Venezuela.

Always follow the money.

As the year comes to an end, Voice of OC gives readers a run down of the biggest stories of 2025 including former Supervisor Andrew Do’s conviction, the passing of Prop. 50 and the… https://voiceofoc.org/2025/12/orange-countys-biggest-headlines-in-2025/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Orange County’s Year on ICE voiceofoc.org/2025/12/oran...

I just taught my lecture course on mid-20th c US history, which starts with Harding and concludes with Nixon. For the first time, I had to pause and stress that those scandals were actually shocking at the time and, what’s more, that Americans actually demanded people be held accountable.

So in spring, Pam Bondi said there was nothing to the Epstein investigation, then “closed” it. Now, they “find” 1 million more docs. So did she close this without seeing these docs? Or was someone hiding them?

And we continue. Together we are stronger @agwilliamtong.bsky.social @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social @michaelindivisible.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @blumenthal.senate.gov @ctnewsjunkie.bsky.social

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Some inspiration! At SF Bay PSR we are working to safeguard and strengthen democracy: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In honor of the 1st day of Kwanzaa I’m sharing my essential Black Family Library selections. I know someone has a Barnes & Noble gift card burning a hole in their pocket. Also, I’ve linked the books to a Black owned bookstore if you DON’T have a gift card. #umoja open.substack.com/pub/shannami...

Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.

Reformer photographer Nicole Neri shares the stories behind photos that stuck with her the most throughout a tumultuous year. minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/25/p...

Those observing Christmas are celebrating a family of asylum seekers. If there is indeed a "War on Christmas," it's being waged by those trying to make our country less safe for the poor, for the marginalized, and for refugees.

What a novel idea to put country before party. Rep. Thomas Massie & I want a new beginning this Christmas that protects young girls and holds these disgusting men accountable. Merry Christmas!

“You always looked back, she thought. You looked back at other years, other Christmas cards arriving, the children younger.”

In case you need a positive reminder: How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Agreed, but putting Barack's picture side by side with this Orange douchebag should be prohibited.

Good luck to Gopher Hockey Coach Bob Motzko and the 7 Minnesotans on Team USA as they begin their quest for a third straight gold medal at the World Junior Championships. Looking forward to the games at our very own Mariucci arena! www.startribune.com/world-junior...

December 25, 2025

“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”

@amnesty.org's new report lays out extensive evidence of human rights abuses in Florida detention facilities. Torture has no place in our country — not in detention centers, not anywhere. https://bit.ly/3MrDfpz

Trump Unsure What Department He Has To Cut To Make JD Vance Go Away https://theonion.com/trump-unsure-what-department-he-has-to-cut-to-make-jd-vance-go-away/

I say his gently, but… There’s something unspeakably shameful The United States letting people go hungry. Not because its government doesn’t fix it — but because tomorrow a few private Americans could, and never notice the cost. That’s the part that sits wrong.

“But it's also clear that there is likely something in the files that further incriminates him.” This is what I think, too. Horrible as the facts at hand are, there must be something else, something verging on the unimaginable. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-ver...

Huntington Beach Continues to Lose Lawsuits Arguing Charter City Rights While city leaders have claimed for years they have winnable cases, their lawsuits have been regularly turned down by judges at state and federal courts in their legal battles.

Decades of political and legal uncertainty have left DACA recipients & immigrant youth in limbo for too long. This is the time to act — Congress can & must pass a pathway to citizenship. Tell your representatives to cosponsor and pass the DREAM Act now. ✊ 📣Take action: https://bit.ly/48W2rxv

Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package. That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. Trump's economy.

Remember that 80% of the ACA subsidies about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024. Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich. www.kff.org/quick-take/m...

Make Congress take action and unmask ICE!

To all who celebrate:

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

Look at this chart. Still wondering if inequality is a problem throughout the world? Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/dec/10/visual-breakdown-worlds-wealthiest-people