this is why "and you're surprised?" is one of the top 5 most infuriating online responses to sharing upsetting news. surprise is not the only emotion, and it's not the only factor that makes something worth drawing attention to. it's weird to pretend being blasé about horror equals moral superiority

over the course of my life i've heard many many people say "it's too bad hitler didn't find success as an artist, maybe this could have all been avoided" and rowling really gives the lie to that

you still can't murder someone even if they have a warrant

it blows my mind that there are still people that believe this ICE is an institution that can be reformed

Every time.

ICE and CBP have lied about EVERY shooting they've perpetrated. 100% of them.

ICE has fatally shot 11 people since Donald Trump's second term began. These are not isolated incidents. They are the predictable result of a cruel, violent system. Abolish ICE.

Epstein survivors released this video today urging senators to block the confirmation of Todd Blanche for Attorney General. They’re trying to get to 20,000 signatures on their petition to send a message to the Senate. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...

You stupid motherfuckers

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AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.

No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...

They just keep killing people and lying about it. Everybody involved in this criminal organization needs to be prosecuted.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge tossed out the Department of Justice’s lawsuit to access West Virginia’s unredacted voter rolls, which marks 13 straight court losses for the department’s floundering effort to seize sensitive voter data from every state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The residents of Biddeford, Maine are reacting to the killing of a 26-year-old Colombian man by ICE goons today. ICE claims the man tried to "weaponize his vehicle" so they shot and killed him. Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets

🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump and his two eldest sons’ $10-billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was brought for “an improper purpose,” a Florida-based federal judge ruled. The judge also recommended attorney sanctions for the Trumps’ lawyers. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

BREAKING: My office is suing Paramount/Warner Bros to block their proposed $110 billion merger. Combining the two Hollywood giants would unlawfully reduce competition in the film and tv industry and raise prices for consumers. You shouldn't have to pay the price of corporate greed.

ICE cannot be reformed. ICE cannot be retrained. ICE must be abolished. Our new ad shows I'm the ONLY candidate in this race who will stand up to ICE.

Trump approved disaster aid requests from six red states last week. Two days later, he rejected aid requests from four blue states. Not only is he punishing states who didn’t vote for him, he’s playing politics with people’s lives. Despicable.

Good Morning I will spend this morning mourning these 3 wonderful people Renee Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and so many more 🙏🙏🕊🕊🙏🙏 Lindsey Graham...I hope John McCain is talking to you right now about DECENCY, COMPASSION, and TRUTH Something Senator Graham LOST LONG AGO

We need to tear this party down to the studs. Sorry but there's no place for this kind of outright performative trash in the name of good manners. He was a bad person that made life a nightmare for many, many Americans, including YOUR CONSTITUENTS. You know this is true.

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

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I was raised to not speak ill of the dead. In therapy, I learned that speaking honestly about the harm done is more important than protecting the dead. Lindsey Graham caused more harm to this state than anything else in my lifetime. His legacy is hatred and brutality. Now, SC can move forward.

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

Elias Law Group has defeated DOJ lawsuits to access state voter files in: California Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Wisconsin DOJ has not won a single case. It is 0-12.

ICE lied about how Renee Good was shot. They lied about how Alex Pretti was shot. And now they’re lying about how Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot. Don’t believe their story for a second.

Important statement from the New York Times

Sickening and un-American. Watch authoritarianism work.

ICE lied about Renee Good. ICE lied about Alex Pretti. Why should we believe them about Lorenzo Salgado Araujo? We can see with our own eyes that ICE is killing people in cold blood.

"Graham Platner is no Donald Trump, but they are both object lessons in what happens when people choose to ignore an avalanche of red flags simply because someone is on the right team." — @snipy.bsky.social

They didn't leave Boston. They didn't leave New York City. They didn't even stop buying empty apartments and houses in New York City when those got an extra tax. They're not going to leave California.

Abolish ICE.

ICE agents must be tried for the murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Trump didn’t just come out of nowhere. He’s the product of a decades long Republican project to pervert public service into a for-profit machine.  https://youtu.be/gxpHN-zzPnA @briantylercohen.bsky.social

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July 8, 2026

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This point needs to be made over and again: The main purpose of wealth taxes should not be to raise revenue. That's a small and secondary benefit. The main purpose should be to *reduce the fortunes of the ultrarich*. Why? Because those fortunes present a massive threat to democracy and public life.

New in PN: Trump's red-baiting won't work "With capitalism failing so many Americans, it’s not enough for Trump to just shout 'Commies!' and assume the votes will follow -- especially when, in all his corruption and greed, he is the living embodiment of capitalism's worst version."

Feels like a knee-jerk reaction to Maine's Senate Primary race being: 1. A literal rapist 2. a very unpopular Governor 3. Stopped trying 4. a somewhat normal person who didn't reach the finish line. I say as someone who wish 4 had just reached the finish line.

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Taken and you can take it too

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ICE murdered another person.

Trying to pick apart a woman's text messages to prove she's lying about being raped is gutter behavior. Consent can be revoked at any time and reading insinuations into text messages that the sender denies were there is ACTUAL journalistic malpractice. I would not trust a man who does this!

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