@esther43.bsky.social
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Seventy years have passed since Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus, and her legacy is often shrunk into that single moment.
Detroit, the city where she chose to continue her life, insists on remembering her differently.
Detroit, the city where she chose to continue her life, insists on remembering her differently.
Rosa Parks’ story didn’t end in Montgomery. These students are proof of that.
The Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation aims to tell the story of Parks' life beyond the bus while helping Michigan students devoted to service and social change.
19thnews.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Seventy years have passed since Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus, and her legacy is often shrunk into that single moment.
Detroit, the city where she chose to continue her life, insists on remembering her differently.
Detroit, the city where she chose to continue her life, insists on remembering her differently.
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OPINION: Kak·i·sto·cra·cy- (kakəˈstakrəse): a government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a stateA kakistocracy is a system of government where the most unfit, incompetent, and unscrupulous individuals are in power.
The reason for these Trump failures would be funny — if it weren't so alarming
Kak·i·sto·cra·cy- (kakə̇ˈstäkrəsē): a government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a stateA kakistocracy is a system of government where the most unfit, incompetent, and unscrupulous individuals are in power. Such a system does not reflect rational decision-making. Instead, Trump’s kaki...
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
OPINION: Kak·i·sto·cra·cy- (kakəˈstakrəse): a government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a stateA kakistocracy is a system of government where the most unfit, incompetent, and unscrupulous individuals are in power.
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President Trump's promise to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, serving 45 years in U.S. prison for drug trafficking, is part of a "shocking" effort to interfere in Honduran politics, says Rodolfo Pastor with the ruling left-wing LIBRE party. "It's a blow to Honduran dignity and democracy."
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
President Trump's promise to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández, serving 45 years in U.S. prison for drug trafficking, is part of a "shocking" effort to interfere in Honduran politics, says Rodolfo Pastor with the ruling left-wing LIBRE party. "It's a blow to Honduran dignity and democracy."
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Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...
projects.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Earlier this year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
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Northwestern University offered bland reassurance to trans students and faculty after signing a deal with the Trump administration that sacrificed them for restored funding.
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Northwestern Folds to Pressure, Betraying Trans Students — Assigned
Leading Off: Northwestern University reached an agreement with the Department of Education on Friday to restore federal funding which would remove virtually all protections for transgender students an...
www.assignedmedia.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Northwestern University offered bland reassurance to trans students and faculty after signing a deal with the Trump administration that sacrificed them for restored funding.
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
More here from the peerless @valorievandieman.bsky.social:
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
i think we have to get off the defensive on immigration
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
it's not just necessary, it's good! - & the easier it is, the greater its benefits
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Superb point.
If CBP, Customs and Border Protection, is only supposed to operate within 100 miles of the U.S. border, what are they doing leading operations in Charlotte, North Carolina?
November 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Superb point.
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🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared.
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
epgn.com/2025/11/18/v...
Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
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Mother Jones has been on fire on the John Roberts beat and, man, I'd love to see our national press pick up this ball.
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Mother Jones has been on fire on the John Roberts beat and, man, I'd love to see our national press pick up this ball.
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"It’s impossible to imagine today’s crisis without the Roberts court having first undermined the foundations of our democracy."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
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Members of the Sackler family who own oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin)-maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion
The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion
What's in the New Settlement Against OxyContin-Maker Purdue and the Sackler Family
'This plan is not perfect,' said bankruptcy judge
www.medpagetoday.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Members of the Sackler family who own oxycodone hydrochloride (OxyContin)-maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion
The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion
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Rounding up people and putting them into concentration camps, was not about immigrants, it was a dress rehearsal for what will happen to the rest of us.
97.5% of the people Trump arrested in Chicago had no criminal record
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Rounding up people and putting them into concentration camps, was not about immigrants, it was a dress rehearsal for what will happen to the rest of us.
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When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
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97.5% of the people Trump arrested in Chicago had no criminal record
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
97.5% of the people Trump arrested in Chicago had no criminal record
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
100% of the people Trump pardoned for Jan 6 had criminal records
The difference is the former are mostly Latino & the latter are mostly white. This is systemic white supremacy in 2025. If you still don’t see it, you’re complicit
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What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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We need a public House vote, every name on the record.
We need a majority YES vote. Vance cannot be a tiebreaker.
Same on the record vote in the Senate.
*We may have more House GOP votes than we think.
They see 2026.
If it fails in the Senate and/or Trump vetoes, we take that into 2028. ✊🏽
We need a majority YES vote. Vance cannot be a tiebreaker.
Same on the record vote in the Senate.
*We may have more House GOP votes than we think.
They see 2026.
If it fails in the Senate and/or Trump vetoes, we take that into 2028. ✊🏽
Don’t get your hopes up about the Epstein-Trump Files being released.
Even if the house passes it, the senate won’t. Even if the senate did, Trump won’t sign off.
We are not getting the files unless we fire everyone in the GOP.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
Even if the house passes it, the senate won’t. Even if the senate did, Trump won’t sign off.
We are not getting the files unless we fire everyone in the GOP.
#ProudBlue #OneV1 #Pinks
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
The political danger of the Epstein files for Trump | CNN Politics
If President Donald Trump has nothing to hide vis-à-vis Jeffrey Epstein, he sure has a weird way of showing it.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We need a public House vote, every name on the record.
We need a majority YES vote. Vance cannot be a tiebreaker.
Same on the record vote in the Senate.
*We may have more House GOP votes than we think.
They see 2026.
If it fails in the Senate and/or Trump vetoes, we take that into 2028. ✊🏽
We need a majority YES vote. Vance cannot be a tiebreaker.
Same on the record vote in the Senate.
*We may have more House GOP votes than we think.
They see 2026.
If it fails in the Senate and/or Trump vetoes, we take that into 2028. ✊🏽
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A word about the ill desire to blame trans people or "the groups," which is wanker for trans people, for the losses in 2024.
It's a perfectly cynical excuse.
It allows you to completely elide the structural crises Dems face while bullying vulnerable people since that seems to be the kink.
It's a perfectly cynical excuse.
It allows you to completely elide the structural crises Dems face while bullying vulnerable people since that seems to be the kink.
Ending Trans Panic
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A word about the ill desire to blame trans people or "the groups," which is wanker for trans people, for the losses in 2024.
It's a perfectly cynical excuse.
It allows you to completely elide the structural crises Dems face while bullying vulnerable people since that seems to be the kink.
It's a perfectly cynical excuse.
It allows you to completely elide the structural crises Dems face while bullying vulnerable people since that seems to be the kink.
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Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past."
The Surprising Reason Kids Can't Seem To Read Anymore
Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past."
www.huffpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Without substantial reading skills, “the risk is that future generations will simply be unable to think as deeply and with as much complexity as in the past."
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I really thought we'd emerge from covid with an appreciation of the frailty of life. But Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan... the causal dehumanization of refugees... it's hard not to feel like we're all just bodies for the elite meat grinder.
November 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I really thought we'd emerge from covid with an appreciation of the frailty of life. But Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan... the causal dehumanization of refugees... it's hard not to feel like we're all just bodies for the elite meat grinder.
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If you know anyone reasonable who has fallen victim to the trans panic, this is worth the time.
Ending Trans Panic
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
If you know anyone reasonable who has fallen victim to the trans panic, this is worth the time.
Yes to all of the above.
Was Trump friends with notorious pedophiles and child sex traffickers Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, yes or no? Was Trump a pedophile, yes or no? Is Trump covering the Epstein Files, yes or no? Are Republicans in Congress helping Trump with his coverup, yes or no? Should Americans know, yes or no?
November 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Yes to all of the above.
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An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
An important side note about today's Epstein/Trump revelations.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
They show that Todd Blanche's questioning of Maxwell was either (a) completely incompetent; or (b) intentionally crafted not to elicit facts incriminating Trump.
Either way, he is not fit to serve as Deputy Attorney General.
“Could be”? WILL BE!
"It's heartbreaking to see the president of the United States in the middle of a juvenile sex ring, but it's not surprising," Sen. Chris Murphy told HuffPost.
Senator Says New Epstein Emails Could Be 'Biggest Scandal Of Modern Times'
www.huffpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“Could be”? WILL BE!