This is what democracy looks like.

Thank you to all the protestors.

#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks

Apocalypse Now 1979

Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say One attorney wrote in a sworn declaration that officers broke a detainee’s wrist and “pepper sprayed everyone.”

www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.

www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...

Men, We Need to Talk About "Rape Academy" This isn’t about women. This is about us. And it’s long past time we had this conversation

An article I wrote for men about "Rape Academy."

Women already know this & I say this with full awareness of how uncomfortable it makes men: Most men are not safe to be around alone.

This is not sustainable & men must lead the change. Men, we need to talk: qasimrashid.substack.com/p/men-we-nee...

We Forget About ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ at Our Peril The abuses are piling up, and Democrats and activists are desperate to get the word out.

Don't forget that "Alligator Alcatraz" is still open and still rife with abuses and inhumanity:

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Haha. This is my favorite.

“Alligator Alcatraz” Guards Allegedly Beat Prisoners for Requesting Phone Access The ACLU told a judge that guards were obstructing her March order to provide phone access in the jail.

As a result of our lawsuit, guards at "Alligator Alcatraz" are required to allow people detained at the facility to call their lawyers, in accordance with the Constitution.

Yet when our clients asserted their right to access phones, guards brutally beat them. ICE must be held accountable.

Medical Groups Call for Release of Detained Doctor Two physicians detained in Texas in less than a week

Detained doctors must be released!
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Nothing about this moment is normal. Not the cruelty, not the chaos, not the way we’re expected to just swallow it and move on. We deserve better, and we know it. So take a breath, square your shoulders, and keep resisting.

Holy Hell The Pope holds his own against Trump

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He’s got his fathers eyes

Emergency physicians call for immediate release of Venezuelan doctor detained in Texas. This weekend, The New York Times reported that a Venezuelan emergency physician was detained in Texas by US immigration agents.

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You forgot to mention this quote is from Lily Tomlin.

Many Americans plan to cut food to afford ACA health insurance, new poll shows About 8 in 10 Americans who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, according to a new survey from the health care research nonprofit ...

About 8 in 10 Americans who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are "a lot" higher, according to a survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF.
https://to.pbs.org/47HpDOI

Absolutely remarkable statement from Pope Leo today.
One for the history books
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

No War With Iran (UPDATED 4/7) ⭑ 5 Calls Updates April 7, 2026: Trump has openly threatened to obliterate “a whole civilization” if Iran does not agree to a deal. Given these repeated, …

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A madman has control of the most powerful military in the history of the world and the leaders of his party are too afraid to say or do anything to stop him.

"Ms. Ramos is a devout Christian who teaches Sunday school to children at her church, Ms. Rickling said. She was in her high school’s marching band. And she was a few months from finishing a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry."

Clearly, the 'worst of the worst.'

"We’re watching what by any rational standard is an unhinged president of the United States.” MS NOW Military Analyst Ret. U.S. Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey slams Pres. Trump’s Truth Social post threatening Iran with "hell," using the f-bomb, and pledging to attack power plants & bridges on Tuesday.

Truly the headline for our time.

Her husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’ Mildred Danis-Taylor dropped everything to advocate for the release of her husband, Rodney Taylor. A brutal year of legal and health challenges led her to Capitol Hill

Her husband is a double amputee in ICE prison. She confronted Kristi Noem over its cruel conditions: ‘I have a fire inside’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RFK Jr. is taking away our access to new cancer screening and other preventative strategies in plain sight and he is getting away with it.

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is not allowed to meet so they can’t issue disease prevention recommendations that must be covered under the ACA.

RFK Jr. May Reverse a Peptide Ban He Calls “Illegal.” Former FDA Officials Say He Mischaracterized Their Work. The agency’s 2023 decision to place 19 peptides on the “unsafe” list was supported by numerous documented safety concerns, former officials said. Even though demand for peptide therapies has exploded ...

NEW: In 2023, the FDA deemed 19 peptides too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies.

Now, under RFK Jr., the agency is poised to reverse itself — despite the fact that few clinical studies support claims of the peptides’ effectiveness or safety.

MAYBE AFTER YOU WATCH THIS; MORE AMERICANS WILL GET INVOLVED IN THE RESISTANCE

New analysis reveals Trump has spent over $100 million in taxpayer dollars on golf since the start of his second term.

Shockingly, ICE Hasn’t Fixed the Airport Crisis Perhaps because they’re not trained to expedite the long lines

There are few situations so bad they can’t be made worse by adding ICE www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

When ICE Brings You the Patient … Hospitals Must Stop Victimizing Forensic Patients Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 26, No. 3, 2026)

Article includes an interview with (and perspectives from) @bioethxmark.bsky.social from Loyola

He's author of a new paper arguing that we need to update hospital policies that had been written for standard law enforcement, not ICE raids www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NKRJV...

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