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The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

The Supreme Court’s decision decimating the Voting Rights Act threatens to return the country to a pre-1965 America, when white supremacy was the law of the land, and Congress contained no Black members from the South. “This has sent us back, in my view, over 60 years.”

From MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail:

This picture is what I think of when I think of Trump. Unhinged, sociopathic, dick energy mocking a disability

This guy makes things just a little more bearable with his weekly recap

The UnAmerican President. @markhamillofficial.bsky.social

Glad to see CNN reporting on this. @jimacosta.bsky.social and I raised concerns about DHS potentially using a military-grade “heat ray.” After 20+ years in national security, I find this deeply troubling. A weapon designed to inflict intense pain. Against civilians? Why does DHS need this?

MUST READ: Neil Bush, brother of one President Bush and son of another President Bush, explains why he voted for James Talarico. In part: “My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico.”

this is one of the most important concepts Democrats need to learn framing is everything!

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

Humiliating and dangerous: Trump has now finally just made America an ally of the Kremlin and is aiding Putin in his war against an American friend and partner. Shameful betrayal of a US friend, and pathetic submission to a US enemy. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...

The United States is actively helping Putin murder civilians in Ukraine. Trump is doing everything he can to force Ukraine to surrender to his friend and ally Putin so they can be subjugated by the Russians again.

Truth 👇

“It looks dangerously like the construction of an internal spying agency,” said Jay Stanley, senior policy analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s a nightmare in the making.” buff.ly/jTk1bTa

Trump calls Somali Americans "garbage" and said today about Ilhan Omar: “She comes from a country that is a non-country." If he'd been alive in 1915, he would've said that about Italians. If it was 1850, he would've said it about the Irish. He traffics in ethnic hate. We have to stop him.

Putin throws lifeline to try to save Trump in the midterms. In return, American dollars go to Russia and get put toward killing innocent Ukrainians. Trump/Russia right out in the open. www.dailymail.com/news/article...

Sending ICE and federal agents to polling places is blatantly illegal, but that’s never stopped Trump before. Our new zine (illustrated by acclaimed comic book artist @gregpak.net) provides a pocket-sized guide on what to do if you see ICE at the polls: indivisible.org/wp-content/u...

Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year

BREAKING: Through our investigation, we obtained 166 pages of documents that show ICE's attempts to silence voters ahead of the midterm elections.

"The federal government is lying to you." "The government has said that ICE does not zip tie or handcuff children." "They’ve denied engaging in racial profiling" "They’ve said the government is not wrongly arresting U.S. citizens." *We found the truth* projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.

11-yo Andrés lived with his dad in Texas—but was deemed “unaccompanied” by ICE and sent to foster care. “They’re kidnapping people’s kids and keeping them in government custody,” a former Biden official told us. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Incredible www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

Incredible reporting by @tinavasquez.bsky.social here. A story about how the people who put food on American tables are denied water or even the ability to carry it with them or meaningfully ask for it to be provided, lest they lose their jobs working in oppressive heat.

I love Paris and Parisians!

What measles did to one family

Can you make a longer word with each new letter? www.newyorker.com/puzzles-and-...

For decades Americans in Republican counties have died sooner than those living in Democratic ones Now they’re dying faster than they’re being born These are policy choices

Apple may pay out up to $95 for each eligible iPhone purchased by someone who felt misled about Siri’s release. You have until December 21 to submit a claim.

AI is being used to... -Facilitate online scams -Process health insurance claims, leading to wrongful denials -Price gouge customers via surveillance pricing -Set higher car insurance premiums using personal data The dangers of AI aren’t in some far-off future. They're already here.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg...

You might be surprised to hear me say this, but I think Zohran Mamdani is the future of the Democratic Party. Just not for the reasons you probably think. He has a sharp strategic mind and the credibility to say uncomfortable truths to his own people and be heard rather than exiled.

🧩 Competitors battle it out in World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship final In a test of speed and focus, puzzle enthusiasts battle it out in the final of the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship in northwest Spain.

Pour yourself a cup of ambition. It’s Dolly Parton Day.

Joe Walsh Is Right......

NEW: For decades, the Smithsonian Institution, which draws some 15 million visitors every year to its assemblage of 21 museums, has managed to stay mostly above the political fray. But that institutional exceptionalism is now imperiled as never before.

Think student voters don’t matter? Think again! There are 41 MILLION eligible #GenZ & young adult voters in the U.S. Yet, only 53% of eligible college students voted last time. Let’s break the cycle! Register & make your plan to #vote TODAY! Comment which college 🏫 you will be voting from below! 👇

Karmic chickens come home to roost

White-nationalist "Remigration" envisions mass removals of nonwhite immigrants in service of ethnic cleansing. The Office of Remigration's activities have now been exposed by a good WaPo investigation. Its deportations are unfolding under indefensible conditions. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2157...

Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵