The DOJ was created to increase the capacity for federal prosecutions during Reconstruction esp. those to be brought under the newly enacted KuKlux Klan Act.

Now the DOJ is being used to prosecute a storied civil rights organization whose central mission has been to expose & dismantle the Klan.

I know it’s crazy, but as an alternative, White House staffers could simply choose not to commit any crimes.

Tenn. library director fired over refusal to move LGBTQ+ books to adult section A county board near Nashville voted to dismiss Luanne James, who said she stands by her decision, in the latest clash in a national debate over access to books.

“‘All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision,’ she said…

“Much of the audience at the board meeting broke into cheers and applause after her statement.

Chants of ‘shame’ were heard as board members voted to fire her...”

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Tradwife movement ‘attracts men who are hostile to women’ The strongest predictor of support for women staying at home and deferring to their husband is not, as researchers expected, chivalry but ‘hostile sexism’

"Among young American men, the strongest predictor of support for the tradwife lifestyle was not gallantry but hostility towards women"

Apparently this is not what researchers "expected". Which makes one wonder: had these researchers thought about it for 30 seconds?
www.thetimes.com/life-style/s...

“No Kings” Organizers & Indivisible Pivot to May Day General Strike Dozens of unions and Indivisible have backed the May Day Strong walkout

"After No Kings, Indivisible, one of the lead organizers of the "No Kings" protest, is pivoting to building support for...May Day Strong. The May Day Strong coalition is calling for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" on May 1st."

reporting by @mikeelk.bsky.social

paydayreport.com/no-kings-org...

Growing Up as the Child of Radical Revolutionaries Most kids play hide-and-seek. Zayd Ayers Dohrn, whose parents became fugitives after founding the Weather Underground, learned how to lose a tail.

Most kids play hide-and-seek. Zayd Ayers Dohrn, whose parents became fugitives after founding the Weather Underground, learned how to lose a tail. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/gt7hGW

House GOP rejects Senate DHS deal, prolonging shutdown | CNN Politics In a remarkable 24 hours in Washington, House Republicans snubbed a bipartisan funding deal cut by their own Senate GOP counterparts and instead approved an entirely different plan — prolonging the De...

I voted no on Speaker Johnson's CR.

House Republicans are refusing to fund TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA unless it includes funding for ICE — the agency that has murdered innocent people and terrorized our communities.

Shameful. No blank checks for ICE.

Taking care of business. We need to do this and move on.

Seeking a Second Passport For some Americans, citizenship in a country their ancestors fled is now an insurance plan.

Some American citizens are scrambling to secure secondary passports as they grow more concerned about the U.S.’s stability. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The Grateful Dead released their eponymous debut album ‘The Grateful Dead’ 59 years ago on March 17, 1967 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/GratefulDeadGD

The sickos window guy cackling at a screengrab of the Criterion Collection adding John Waters' Hairspray and Desperate Living

Oh fuck yes

No Kings, No Masters: Building the Resistance On March 28, millions of people around the country will participate in the third day of No Kings rallies. We are calling on everyone to engage with these rallies as an opportunity to build towards ...

No Kings, No Masters

On March 28, millions of people around the country will participate in the third day of No Kings rallies.

We are calling on everyone to engage with these rallies as an opportunity to build towards more concrete forms of organizing and action.

Choose from an array of options:

The outcome of the first Prairieland trial does not mean that resistance is impossible.

But it does mean we have to

—teach all potential defendants not to cooperate with police

—teach all potential jurors about jury nullification

—and take these steps to build redundancy and resilience:

U.S. likely at fault for deadly strike on Iranian elementary school The U.S. military is likely responsible for the deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 170 people, mostly children.

WHAT USED TO BE THE GREATEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD ... USED OUTDATED INTEL!

WITH A MILITARY BUDGET OF MORE THAN THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD COMBINED!

A PEDOPHILE WITH BONE SPURS & HIS DRUNK USED OUTDATED INTEL!!

KILLING OVER 100 LITTLE GIRLS ... ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIRLS & THEIR TEACHERS!!

From Chicago and the Twin Cities to Vermont, police departments play an essential role in the ICE abductions, violently suppressing resistance that would otherwise keep people safe from the clutches of the kidnappers.

ICE is the enemy of humanity. So are police.

crimethinc.com/police

Trump on Cuba: May or may not be a "friendly takeover" U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday Cuba is in "deep ​trouble" on a humanitarian basis and ‌that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was dealing with the issue which may or may ​not be a "friendly takeover."

Trump on Cuba: May or may not be a "friendly takeover" reut.rs/3Nvsrrn

Build It and They Will Come From February 25 to March 1, the Twin Cities hosted hundreds of people who traveled to Minnesota to take part in the Melt the ICE week of action. A reportback.

From February 25 to March 1, the Twin Cities hosted hundreds of people who traveled to Minnesota to take part in the Melt the ICE week of action.

Several events took place daily—including marches, blockades, noise demos, speaking events, and trainings.

A reportback.

crimethinc.com/weekofaction...

Like clockwork.

Mayor Mamdani and a child play with Legos while looking very serious and concentrated. The child is impossibly adorable and wearing tiny blue glasses.

No interruptions, please. We’re building universal child care.

‘At first, she couldn’t come off the oxygen long enough’: the film that gives Marianne Faithfull one final thrilling performance In new docu-drama Broken English, the much misunderstood singer looks back at all her past selves – and gives a performance that moves her audience to tears. Its makers relive an extraordinary shoot

‘At first, she couldn’t come off the oxygen long enough’: the film that gives Marianne Faithfull one final thrilling performance

Breaking: SCOTUS finds the president exceeded his authority when he imposed global tariffs under emergency powers. This is a big win for the separation of powers and the rule of law.

Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.

Scoop: Ring's CEO told staff Search Party is not going to be just for dogs, according to a leaked email I obtained. Said it is "first for finding dogs" before suggesting it would be expanded to be used for crime:

www.404media.co/leaked-email...

‘The time of monsters’: everyone is quoting Gramsci – but what did he actually say? Line handily sums up people’s bewilderment at state of world, but it isn’t quite what the Marxist thinker wrote

‘The time of monsters’: everyone is quoting Gramsci – but what did he actually say?

These Are Not Your Father’s Democrats Some are left, some aren’t. But what they have in common is that they are ready to rumble. It’s the Democratic Tea Party, with a twist.

During Trump’s first term, Democratic voters didn’t rebel against their party’s status quo. They embraced it. That's different now. trib.al/E6LXjqX

why yes it DOES theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/04/gay-porn-soundtrack-composers-lost-to-aids-crisis-80s

Breaking: San Francisco teachers end 4-day strike with predawn deal San Francisco educators ended the city's first educator walk-out in 47 years with a deal on higher wages, better healthcare, and more.

BREAKING: The San Francisco teacher's strike is over. The 2 sides reached a deal early Friday morning.

Educators won fully funded family healthcare, 5% raises, some special education caseload reductions & more.

Students will be back in class next week.
missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...

Remove Your Ring Camera With a Claw Hammer Home and life improvement.

One swift blow from above will sever your home from the panopticon's icy grasp.
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Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.

I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...