The biggest story in the world right now is that the president of the United States is a demented old man who takes pleasure in torturing and killing people and is committing crimes with impunity. And yet most legacy media outlets are too cowardly to tell it like it is.
A 7th American has been killed in Trump’s war of choice on Iran
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
The NRA spoke out. Honestly didn’t expect that.
Please share. 💔
the fact that the NRA is offering even this incredibly mild level of resistance is significant.
People do not like what they are seeing.
I am asking my fellow Republican and Democratic Governors across the nation to have a unified response.
We must all stand against the lawlessness being inflicted in our states.
3rd shooting in Minneapolis in under 3 weeks
Trump’s goons are putting everyone in danger
this is just straight up murder by the regime
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Bull Connor’s ghost, in the guise of Donald Trump and his minions, is walking the streets of America. On this MLK Day, read the story of the Children’s March in Birmingham and the legacy of speaking truth to power. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Never forget that billionaires spend billions to convince you that voting doesn't matter. Don't help them. Voting isn't the ONLY thing we can do, but it is the most powerful check on the executive. "Don't bother voting because there'll be no free elections" is oligarch propaganda.
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
And Threads. And Instagram. And WhatsApp.
Just so we're clear: there are very few media/social media platforms left that are not state run media now.
If you want to understand the distinction I draw between opposition and resistance, you can start with what I wrote a year ago. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/buil...
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins. A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday—the same house of worship that was firebombed by the KKK in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
Video posted by a San Jose bakery shows a man yelling at staff and destroying equipment before attacking a customer appearing to record him on her phone.
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
When will “don’t tread on me” Republicans wake up and realize their guy Trump is now the Trojan horse for his oligarch donors to do all the things they’ve been worried about?
This post is long—I apologize for that—but it’s written in four parts, so you can read it in digestible chunks. But don’t skip the last one! open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Medicare has negotiated lower prices for 15 new drugs, including Ozempic.
This comes despite Trump pushing to repeal the law that made this possible — the Inflation Reduction Act — and his Big Ugly Bill exempting other high-price drugs from negotiations altogether.
Israel still won’t let international journalists into Gaza.
President Donald Trump’s personal travel routine has generated an estimated $70.8M in taxpayer costs this year, and projections based on federal audit data show the total could exceed $300M if the pattern continues.
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