This is ongoing but graphic so be advised when reading US news coverage on it
April 15, 2026 a black man was found hanging from a tree in front of a police station in Washington, DC.
I would investigate it as a lynching but law enforcement is saying it's a suicide
Contact your representatives in DC
DC community confronts police over possible lynching
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there are nearly 13 million lawful permanent residents in the United States, and they generally have the right to leave and return to the U.S. as they please
on Wednesday, the Trump admin will ask the Supreme Court to change that
read up about Blanche v. Lau 👇🏾
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Mayor Mamdani and a group of children hold hands while running through red tape in a hallway.
For too long, bureaucracy kept 7 child care centers across our city empty — spaces that should have been alive with laughter instead collected dust.
We've run through that red tape. This fall, all 7 will open their doors, bringing an additional 240 free 3-K seats & real relief to working families.
Mass deportation remains unchecked, unaccountable and unabated – which is exactly why America cannot spend one more dime on this chaos and cruelty.
Flu spreads efficiently especially in close quarters like military troop lodging facilities. If you are in the military you are required to get several vaccines because of how devastating outbreaks can be to troops and also because they are more likely be targeted by agents of biological warfare.
Looks like Coachella's owner supports a lot of anti-LGBT institutions.
Sen. Warren: "Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election?"
Handsome Kevin: "ummm... errr... "
His response raises real questions about whether Warsh is independent of the President and if he has the courage to tell hard truths.
RFK Jr. just said that immigration is to blame for the outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S., not him.
In the 1950s, corporate taxes accounted for one third of all revenue in the US
Last year, 8.6%
Large profitable companies are not paying their fair share
The problem was made worse by the GOP's Big Ugly Bill
Puerto Ricans on mainland navigate a 'ghost citizenship' & dual identity | opinion
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People were talking here about Sundown Towns the other day. Here's a map and list of them in each state.
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“I’m not sure Audre Lorde would agree that any tool that’s used by ‘the master’ is a ‘master’s tool.’ […] If the right-wing uses community organizing effectively (and it has), does that mean progressives shouldn’t do organizing, because that’s now a ‘master’s tool?’”
“Immediately after departing the White House in 2021, he [Jared Kushner] secured a $2 billion investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, despite strong internal objections from Saudi officials raising his lack of investment experience.“
Tesla saved $400 million on its federal taxes by shifting billions of its U.S. profits to countries with lower tax rates.
Yes: While you paid your taxes in full, giant corporations maneuvered to pay as little as possible — and it’s all perfectly legal for them.
The system is rigged.
Not explained in this story: “Per MPD’s statement, officers found the 19-year-old Latino man unconscious and not breathing while hanging from a tree limb.”
And then …
Young Man Found Hanging From Tree in Northwest, MPD Issues Public Statement Days Later
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MPD is a joke. Yall are corrupt. YALL are pigs against the people
TRACKER UPDATE: ICE planned to pay Washington Co., MD $2/day per bed instead of property taxes. We're calculating what that means network-wide and have asked ICE to confirm if it's a national rate.
Expect a new data point on the dashboard tomorrow.
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Layoffs, an ever-emptier building, and snarky Signal chats: Employees past and present dish on life at a wounded institution.
"I love the Army. (The) Army helped me out for almost 28 years. It's not the Army, sir. It's ICE," said Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano. "ICE is out of control right now, sir, taking away rights, as soldiers, that we have."
Happy 89th Birthday George Takei!
George Takei, born on April 20, 1937, in Los Angeles, California, is an actor, activist, and social media phenomenon who has lived one of the most remarkable lives in American entertainment.
As a child, Takei and his family were forcibly relocated to Japanese...
Atlantic Ocean sensors confirm a consistent two-decade decline in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Data from four mooring arrays across the western boundary verify a weakening transport signal below 1,000 meters, validating concerns of long-term circulation shifts.
Under the Convicted FElon the DOJ has been losing cases like crazy. Before the Convicted FElon, the DOJ pretty much won almost all their cases.
The DOJ is losing because of the Convicted FElon stupidity, causing all the top lawyers & prosecutors of the department to leave.
This is a snapshot of the failure of MSM and the concomitant ignorance within the American electorate about what is happening in and to their country.
