Apologies to the world for behavior we will fix ourselves

An American in Milan apologizes to the world

People are tired of the chaos. We don't want concentration camps by our high schools or ICE goons waiting to grab people as they come out of church. We the people have had enough. #sheshed

This week at Democracy Docket: Trump wants to ‘take over’ voting, while GOPers unveil a massive new suppression measure Steve Bannon and Mike Johnson welcomed Trump's comments about taking control of elections. And a new Republican anti-voting bill could disenfranchise millions.

It was another busy week for voting and democracy.

President Trump issued his clearest statement yet about taking control of elections. And after House Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Trump’s comments, the GOP proposed the most restrictive voting bill in modern U.S. history.

Read more here.

Jeffries on Trump asking Schumer to rename Dulles & Penn Station after him in exchange for unfreezing funds: "It's another example of Trump trying to force presidential graffiti down the throats of the people... this guy's priorities are completely & totally unhinged. But this is the GOP right now."

Trump and Musk Knew Exactly Who Jeffrey Epstein Was Epstein was a convicted sex offender with a reputation for throwing parties with underage girls. That was precisely his appeal to some of the country’s richest and most powerful people.

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Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

Moderna curbing investments in vaccine trials due to US backlash, CEO tells Bloomberg TV Moderna does not plan to ‌invest in new late-stage vaccine trials because of growing opposition to immunizations from U.S. officials, CEO Stephane Bancel said ‌in an interview with Bloomberg TV ​on Th...

Step by step, Kennedy has succeeded depriving us of life saving vaccines & and in effect, closing us off to next gen vaccines that have broad implications. Other countries will step up while we watch our own stupidity kick us in the behind.

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Q: In Texas, a Democrat won a special election in an area you won by 17 points. Your reaction?

TRUMP: I don't know. I didn't hear about it. Somebody ran -- where?

Q: In Texas

TRUMP: I'm not involved. You mean I won by 17, and this person lost? Things like that happen. I'm not on the ballot

Don Lemon’s Arrest Is a Warning to Every Journalist in America The Trump administration isn’t just enforcing the law—it’s using arrests as intimidation, and the press is the target.

Don Lemon wasn’t arrested for disrupting a church service. He was arrested because the Trump administration wants journalists afraid. This is intimidation, plain and simple.
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‘Melania’ Arrives With Strong Box Office Showing for a Documentary

So the NYT calls this movie, that is on track to lose $50-60 million, a "strong showing".
We're on our own out here folks.

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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"

You Go Bernie......

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a childlike drawing of stick figures behind bars

A drawing by a 5-year-old girl detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas with her mother Hayam El-Gamal. “I am 5 years old” is written at the top of the page. Lower down, next to stick figures, are the words “let us go.” Courtesy of Eric Lee, Lee & Godshall-Bennett, LLP

Hochul: The whole crew has to go. It’s a joke, so they should clean house, kick their asses out of town, say “we’re starting over,” and stop militarizing our streets with people who have literally days or weeks of training

Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.

The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.

And the Hunter hunters are silent.
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RFK Jr: "Mr President, we're in the process of implementing your great American healthcare bill." (There is no healthcare bill.)

ICE reportedly backs down on its threat to patrol the Super Bowl The Department of Homeland Security’s reported reversal comes at a time when more than half of Americans, responding to a Fox News poll, believe ICE is ‘too aggressive’ in its immigration enforcement ...

Public pressure worked. ICE has backed down on plans to patrol the Super Bowl. Thanks to everyone who raised their voice and refused to stay silent. ✊

Pretti's Family Should File Defamation Lawsuits w/ Rick Wilson YouTube video by Fast Politics w/ Molly Jong-Fast

In which I talk to rick about ice

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Trump continues to lie and incite violence against Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I think she's a fraud ... she probably had herself sprayed, knowing her."

North Carolina cut voting sites at nation’s largest HBCU. Students are suing The board cut the sites weeks before the state’s 2026 primary election.

🚨BREAKING: A group of North Carolina students sued Republican state officials Tuesday to restore early voting sites on three college campuses across the state, including at the United States’ largest historically Black college. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump is swapping pint-size fascist Greg Bovino for Tom Homan. You may remember Homan as the "border czar" who was caught taking $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents. He also said immigrants should be looking "over their shoulder" and that the mayors of sanctuary cities should be locked up.

Thank you, Mr. President.

So basically Albert Speer’s defense at Nuremberg.

There will be many iconic photos from this time. This is one.

A collage of photos of heavily armed gun rights and Trump supporters at various protests

“You cannot bring a firearm … to any sort of protest you want.”