What? In the great midwest? I love it.

Sad Monster Chair! (p.s. Fiore says hi!)

He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed. Meet Minneapolis city council member Soren Stevenson.

“’Force’ is a nice way of saying, ‘Ending someone’s life.’ A nice way of saying, ‘Shooting someone in the face and maiming them, breaking people’s bones, kicking people’s teeth out.'”

Are you F-ing KIDDING ME?! @Donlemonbsky has been arrested by the DOJ?! Exercising your first amendment constitutionally “protected” right gets you locked up, exercising your 2nd gets you killed, and actual murder… well in uniform, gets you nothing!

This IS NOT NORMAL nor OK!

Journalists arrested as Trump team sets fire to First Amendment Independent journalist Don Lemon, formerly of CNN, was arrested by federal agents Thursday night for reporting on an anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota, making him a target in President ...

"The arrests of Lemon and Fort are part of a serial pattern of Trump attacking free speech, which is protected by the Constitution." www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

The Untimely Death of Civil Rights in America And what can be done to resurrect them.

The untimely death of civil rights in America — and what can be done to resurrect them.

My latest on Substack: robertreich.substack.com/p/the-death-of-civil-rig...

how long do we have to wait for the stale pale cis male so-called "leaders" to peter out? (gop rep from MI trying to call out Randi Weingarten for "not speaking out against antisemitism") 🙄🙄🙄

Because nothing says “you should feel free to come visit Washington” like standing in front of dozens of armed soldiers next to a guy who thinks women shouldn’t be able to vote 🙃

A mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in shame was created by Dutch artist Judith de Leeuw. It is in a high population area of immigrants in France…!!!
She said ‘The values that the statue once stood for - freedom hope, the right to be yourself - have been lost for many’…!!!

Screenshot of a poster saying

‘Morning…Mourning 🌺💔💙🇺🇸🇺🇸💔

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

An illustration of a young girl in silhouette with a ponytail, standing against a fiery orange and red background. Over her figure is a handwritten quote in white text that reads: “The wicked become even worse when they are tolerated.” – Tolstoy. The intense backdrop and the child's silhouette create a haunting, powerful visual emphasizing the quote's message about the dangers of complacency toward evil.

❤️🤍💙

Why, for the first time, do I not feel in a celebratory mood today?

How Trump twisted the law to protect white men from discrimination "Protected class" began as an aid to the disadvantaged. Now, it is a tool for the oppressor.

“Protected class" began as an aid to the disadvantaged, an express attempt to combat discrimination based on characteristics such as race and sex.

But decades later, it has become a tool for the oppressor.

Read how President Trump twisted the law to protect white men.

it's culturally insensitive to ask someone how they're doing please stick to dystopia-friendly pleasantries instead, like[old fashioned late 1800s women] 1st woman - I see you're away, my condolences' or 2nd woman says 'i sure hope aliens invade the earth'

Source: ExistentialMemes

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

RFK Jr’s Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus.

As Trump's family businesses invest heavily in crypto...

-He's instructing the government to ease up on regulating the industry
-His SEC is dropping major lawsuits against crypto companies
-His DOJ terminated a team focused on crypto crimes.

See the problem?

Anti-union extremists are pushing a federal budget that would make devastating cuts to public services & vital programs like Medicaid—all to pay for billionaire tax cuts.
putfamilies1st.org

Bernie Sanders: "Saving money by dismantling the Department of Education, which, by the way, is illegal and unconstitutional, so that the billionaire class can receive huge tax breaks, is terrible public policy and morally reprehensible." #DontDefundPublicSchools

“America’s great contribution to the world is our public education system. And, of course, Donald Trump doesn’t care.”

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks with Rachel Maddow about FOTUS dismantling of the Department of Education.

#DontDefundPublicSchools

Senator Alsobrooks is SICK OF IT YouTube video by Senator Alsobrooks

US Senator Angela Alsobrooks @alsobrooks.senate.gov from Maryland calls on RFK Jr to resign. “As of this Monday, I will be filing a Senate resolution and I am calling on Secretary Kennedy to resign. He must go. He ought to be fired,” said Senator Alsobrooks. THANK YOU SENATOR!

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

Graphic showing the perks of having a cat (hint you can’t sleep in, you don’t have privacy in the bathroom and you can’t open cans) 🤣

Truth. 🤣

Federal judge in Maryland blocks plan by Trump administration to ban DEI in schools - Maryland Matters A federal judge in Maryland temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s attempt to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in schools by threatening to withhold federal funding from s...

President Campbell: “This preliminary injunction pauses the chaos caused by targeting and attacking vital communities and temporarily protects the critical funding schools, from our K-12 schools to our higher education institutions, rely on.” @aft.org
marylandmatters.org/2025/04/24/f...

Our cover this week.

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

MAY DAY KYR: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE YOU MARCH Take action with ACLU People Power!

ACLU is holding a Know Your Rights training on 4/29 via zoom - right before May Day. Sign up: act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

Remember when people were calling us "alarmist" and "reactionary" back in November. Weird.