I know you've heard that a federal judge ordered the release of 5 year old Liam Conejo Arias and his father, and that they're now home.

But did you look at the judge's order?

It's less than 2.5 pages and well worth a minute. "Jesus wept."

Link to pdf: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Liam Conejo Ramos sitting on a coach smiling at the camera and Congressman Joaquin Castro standing behind the couch smiling at Liam.

Thank you @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social
for bringing Liam back to his friends and families.

He endured more than any 5-year-old ever should. Now more than ever, we need to get ICE out of Minnesota.

Feb 1 ICE Emergency Community Meeting ICE is in our community. Come to our emergency community meeting for a brief training on Know Your Rights and ICE watch. Come together as a community and discuss how we can deal with ICE in our commun...

I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Feb 1 ICE Emergency Community Meeting. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/feb-1...

July 13th, Lincoln Park Farmer's Market, 10am - 2pm

Check out this post on Nextdoor: nextdoor.com/p/4mm8D4Np3w...

This is your sign to kill your lawn and plant native wildflower seeds!

TGIF

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?

US pressed African countries to take in Venezuelan deportees, Nigeria says ‘We have enough problems of our own,’ says foreign minister after US president’s push for ‘safe, third-country agreements’

US pressed African countries to take in Venezuelan deportees, Nigeria says https://on.ft.com/4lmfDz8

Everyday 💙💪🌊

Ducks eating watermelon: 🔊 #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/Eyebleach/...

🦌The extraordinary white deer in Sweden 🇸🇪

A photo looking out towards the sea, with a sandy path in front and long grasses leading up to the shore. White, digital text is repeated on top of the image as follows: THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE THERE IS ENOUGH IF WE SHARE

I'll say it over and over.

I do not believe in gate keeping.

I do not believe in pulling up the ladder.

I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next.

Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.

Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.

In other news....
www.npr.org/2025/06/17/n...

Keep schools safe for children and families—and keep ICE out! The threat of ICE in schools creates unnecessary trauma, leads to damaged trust in educators, and causes students from undocumented and mixed-status families to miss school, leaving a lasting impact o...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ke...

If you are around, visit me at The Baker Street Flea in Maplewood, NJ on Saturday, May 3. Rain or shine! Terrific vendors, food, and live music 🎶

Save the date! Sunday, April 27 4:30 - 6pm, we're having a fireside chat with Steve Rendall, for a discussion on the state of our media at the Box Cafe. Please RSVP as space is limited! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Unpopular Pete Hegseth Forced To Drink Lunch Alone WASHINGTON—Looking around with despair as he searched for an open seat in the Pentagon cafeteria, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly forced to drink his lunch alone Wednesday.  Acco...

Unpopular Pete Hegseth Forced To Drink Lunch Alone

HHS plans to cut the national suicide hotline’s program for LGBTQ youth In February, the program received an average of 2,100 contacts per day.

The federal government plans to eliminate services for LGBTQ youth who call 988, the national suicide and crisis hotline, according to a Health and Human Services budget draft leaked last week.

Resistance is NOT futile

Giorgia Meloni with Donald Trump in the White House.

Opinion: Western leaders who are said to be on special terms with the US president have nothing to show for it www.ft.com/content/23be...

Happy hump day

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Naval Academy book removals spark effort to make them available again A group of Annapolis-area residents and Naval Academy alumni launched an effort to purchase books removed from the Nimitz Library and provide them to the students for free.

Navy leadership led the removal of 381 books to ensure the school’s library offerings aligned with “directives outlined in Executive Orders issued by the President,” Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, a Navy spokesperson, said in a statement.

The Golden Age Of Corruption

www.wired.com/story/cfpb-h...

Manufacturing employs 11m, tourism 12m.

#richkid
#amateur

US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity

US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The FBI director flew this government plane (or one just like it), possibly from Las Vegas, where he still lives, to see a hockey game in Long Island.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

These billboards line the streets around Albuquerque, New Mexico.