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"I certainly wouldn’t mind having more independents in Congress and I’d even prefer it, but the idea that a group of intrepid independents are going to solve gridlock in Washington, D.C. is a Hollywood fantasy."

🧊✈️ These are all ICE flights 👀

Why can't France get better schools for their children?

Musician, carpenter and labor organizer Emmett Doyle spoke to Unicorn Riot about being one of the 15 Minnesotans who were federally charged with conspiracy over their organizing earlier this year against ICE’s deadly Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.

Note: TikTok - 15% owned by Musk pal Larry Ellison - permanently banned our "Musk" the movie account on the platform. www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...

I haven't shopped at Target in years. Since they capitulated in advance regarding DEI. You should join me as they allow #ICE to use their parking lots to stage attacks in NYC neighborhoods like the recent shooting in Marble Hill Take your dollars elsewhere...

🧊✈️ LIBERIA 🌍⛓️ 😲 An Eastern 767 (tail: N700KW) on a long-range ICE mission to Africa departs Yaoundé, trafficking humans in chains to a fourth stop in Monrovia 🇱🇷

UPDATE 3:

🧊✈️ AFRICA 🌍⛓️ 😲 An Eastern 767 (tail: N700KW) departs Louisiana, trafficking chained humans to Africa 👀

No video package today, but our team observered 44 people being loaded onto the ICE Air flight at MSP a few hours ago. As always, additional info, latest numbers, etc. can be found here: ottergoose.net/ice-flights-msp

She done lost her damn mind.

Heart doctors insist there’s no debate: High levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, in the blood can lead to serious heart attack, stroke or death.

Six years ago this week, a fly attempted a brazen attack on VP Mike Pence during a live debate. Today, another fly (potentially an associate) attacked Sen. John Hickenlooper, leading Hick to slap his own face on television. These flies are a menace.

oh my GOD

NEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

Emily Marris bought raw milk from a farm recommended to her on Facebook. After her 17-month-old drank it, the toddler contracted E. coli and nearly died. Despite knowing this, the farmer continued advertising “raw goat milk from a clean tested herd.”

Can you tell texas republicans are not used to competitive races bsky.app/profile/head...

Minnesota has the 2nd-highest post-tax income in the Midwest and 15th-highest in the country. Smart public investments build a stronger economy and higher wages for everyone. You can read more here: www.census.gov/library/work...

🧊✈️ HEADS UP SEATTLE ‼️ ⚠️ ICE Air coming to Boeing Field GlobalX A320 – Tail: N278GX ETA – 2pm 👀

BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off

The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

More US military personnel have reportedly died during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has shared publicly, the latest and most serious evidence of the Trump administration’s ongoing cover-up around disastrous military failures in that conflict.

Here is some reputable information. They are being attacked by ISF and far right propaganda including republican maga reps. Many Republican maga reps are heavily funded by Israel. This is horrid to stop the Dr's work! youtu.be/6UhSD0eAyM0?...

EXCLUSIVE: It scares Catalan director Judith Colell that many people now appear to believe that Spanish dictator Francisco Franco and even the Nazis were 'not so bad'

“We all get on our flights and have to worry about taking too much water in our water bottles, and meanwhile, there are ammunition handling systems and F-35 parts and tank sites that are being transported on these flights, without us actually knowing.”

I’m documenting your crimes. You are bragging about them. We are not the same.

Jimmy Breslin on Gloria Steinem Esquire, 8/92 (the same issue had John Updike on Dolly)

“I am not sure that we will get another warning shot before it’s too late.”

1–After 27 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan’s murder conviction was overturned in June by the Louisiana Supreme Court. But while Duncan is grateful to no longer be confined to the tiny cell at Angola prison, I learned that he is still not truly free. THREAD:

Texas, don’t scroll past this governor’s race. 🔥 Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic nominee. 🗳️ Before November, know her record. Check the sources. Know the race. ✅ vivaher-candidate-connection.netlify.app/candidates/g... #VivaHerAlliance

Toot toot! 🐭 🎺 🎉 I’m delighted to reach the milestone of 15,000 followers! Thank you for joining me! Great to see so many of you interested in #Archaeology! Here’s a tiny Roman bronze mouse playing a trumpet! Perhaps too loudly as he’s covering his ear with a paw! 1st-2nd century AD #Archaeology

It was 98° at 11am in Delano CA, when "Casimiro" share this photo from where he was sorting and packing fresh table grapes in the vineyard. #WeFeedYou

NEW: For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical treatment as their children die. At least five sets of parents have lost multiple children.

Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

When your government says it’s planning to open multiple prisons that will house up to 3,000 children, it’s time to demand a new government. There is no context in which this is legitimate or acceptable.

Library kids, library friends, we literally survived the day 💛 I am not okay, I'm on a journey to discover okay. I am not better, I'm getting help to be better. Today I am safe, I'm believing that is enough. You are enough. One day at a time. One tomorrow at a time 💚

🧊 Friday ICECAST – 21 Aug 26 ✈️ 7am — Victorville 🇲🇽, San Diego/NKX 🇲🇽 8am — Dallas/DAL 🇲🇽, Jacksonville 🇭🇳 10am – Indianapolis, Kansas City 11am – Reno, Omaha, Boston/BED, Harrisburg, St George UT 12pm – Tampa, Springfield MO 1pm — Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Outbound: 🇲🇽🇸🇻🇬🇹🇭🇳🇩🇴

🧊✈️ Yesterday's Flight Map 👀

I think I maybe undersold how gross the “prank” played on this employee was. Imagine you come into work, try to help customers, and later realize they've racked up 500,000+ views on social media by harassing you and your coworkers.

Moderna and Merck said their personalized cancer vaccine helped cut the recurrence of melanoma in a large, late-stage trial.

🚨🌲 ALERT 🌲🚨 They're dismantling the US Forest Service. The agency that fights the fires. During fire season. 🔥 27,734 of us have already sent letters. Add yours — it takes 30 seconds and your Member of Congress gets it by name. 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

🧊✈️ EL SALVADOR ⛓️🌎 😲 A GlobalX jet (tail: N966AD) departs Louisiana, trafficking chained humans to El Salvador 🇸🇻

A small Journey jet that departed Mesa, AZ at ~7pm local time yesterday evening is currently approaching the African continent. We are monitoring this flight for potential deportations in the region.

If local law enforcement is arresting people for pregnancy loss or self-managed abortion, members of that community have a compelling need to know. But why would they need to know their name, or what they look like? The public safety threat is the cops, not the people in handcuffs @autonomynews.co

It was 89° at 9:30am as workers pack freshly picked grapes. They work in teams of two. One person cuts the grapes inside the rows and brings them to the packing station. Their partner separates the grapes into boxes designated for storage or shipment. #WeFeedYou

I don't know how to make it more clear to folks that reviving Comstock is on the table—at least for mail-order medication abortion. Here's Blanche responding to Dick Durbin last month and DOJ's comment to Politico today www.politico.com/news/2026/08...