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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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Hungary has charged the Mayor of Budapest for helping organize a peaceful Pride march after it was banned. Punishing peaceful assembly threatens freedom and democracy for everyone. The EU must act. Sign and speak out. a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
Pride on trial in Hungary
Hungary is pressing criminal charges against the Mayor of Budapest for helping organise a peaceful Pride march. When peaceful assembly is punished, democracy is at risk. The EU must act to defend free...
a.allout.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Hungary has charged the Mayor of Budapest for helping organize a peaceful Pride march after it was banned. Punishing peaceful assembly threatens freedom and democracy for everyone. The EU must act. Sign and speak out. a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
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You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
You have to understand that these are fundamentally bad people with hatred in their hearts.
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Detaining children doesn’t make this country safer. It makes this country cruel.
Over 1,000 family members are being held at the detention facility in Dilley, Texas where measles is spreading and children are traumatized.
Over 1,000 family members are being held at the detention facility in Dilley, Texas where measles is spreading and children are traumatized.
February 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Detaining children doesn’t make this country safer. It makes this country cruel.
Over 1,000 family members are being held at the detention facility in Dilley, Texas where measles is spreading and children are traumatized.
Over 1,000 family members are being held at the detention facility in Dilley, Texas where measles is spreading and children are traumatized.
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A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why?
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
A brand new Super PAC — Elect Chicago Women — just dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars into this race. Why?
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
Because it’s actually a front for AIPAC dark money. And they’re doing everything they can to buy my race:
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AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
February 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
AOC: We are going to have to reckon, as a country, with this time. And I hope that that reckoning includes prosecution of people who are involved with the lawbreaking and human rights violations they are knowingly engaging in right now.
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Black History Month matters, especially now.
At the same time that politicians try to sanitize history, gut the Voting Rights Act, and roll back civil rights protections, we’re reminded that progress has always been contested.
At the same time that politicians try to sanitize history, gut the Voting Rights Act, and roll back civil rights protections, we’re reminded that progress has always been contested.
February 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Black History Month matters, especially now.
At the same time that politicians try to sanitize history, gut the Voting Rights Act, and roll back civil rights protections, we’re reminded that progress has always been contested.
At the same time that politicians try to sanitize history, gut the Voting Rights Act, and roll back civil rights protections, we’re reminded that progress has always been contested.
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred ICE and DHS from using taxpayer information provided by the IRS.
Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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Judge Talwani says that DHS' view that noncitizens lack 4th amendment rights — combined with ICE use of administrative warrants — is a recipe for abuse.
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“House Republicans hosted a notorious anti-transgender rights activist to testify at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The shameful show was the latest in a string of actions from the right meant to platform and advance transphobic bigotry.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
GOP turns ‘free speech’ hearing into gross transphobic bigot fest
House Republicans hosted a notorious anti-transgender rights activist to testify at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The shameful show was the latest in a string of actions from the right ....
www.dailykos.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:58 AM
“House Republicans hosted a notorious anti-transgender rights activist to testify at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. The shameful show was the latest in a string of actions from the right meant to platform and advance transphobic bigotry.” www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
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@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
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We can’t have someone enforcing the law who isn’t even following the law himself. The American people deserve to know if Tom Homan took $50k from an FBI undercover agent and what he did with the money.
February 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We can’t have someone enforcing the law who isn’t even following the law himself. The American people deserve to know if Tom Homan took $50k from an FBI undercover agent and what he did with the money.
Will Puerto Rico become the 51st state in 2027 and get proper representation in the government?
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Will Puerto Rico become the 51st state in 2027 and get proper representation in the government?
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The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
February 5, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand.
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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“It’s chilling for us to see history repeating itself. The more confusion that sets in from the start, the harder it becomes to change minds that are already made up.”
The lessons of Kent State
The lessons of Kent State
The lessons of Kent State
Fifty years later in Minneapolis, the script hasn't changed.
www.motherjones.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:01 PM
“It’s chilling for us to see history repeating itself. The more confusion that sets in from the start, the harder it becomes to change minds that are already made up.”
The lessons of Kent State
The lessons of Kent State
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NEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota, where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball — and saying ICE won't return their messages.
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
NEW: A rupture between DOJ and ICE has emerged in Minnesota, where overwhelmed prosecutors keep dropping the ball — and saying ICE won't return their messages.
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The crisis has had real-world consequences for migrants illegally detained
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
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We just passed $3 million raised, powered by 57,000+ grassroots donors with an average gift of $31.
This campaign is built by people, not the ultra rich or special interests like AIPAC.
You decide who Congress answers to.
This campaign is built by people, not the ultra rich or special interests like AIPAC.
You decide who Congress answers to.
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WE JUST PASSED $3,000,000 RAISED!
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February 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
We just passed $3 million raised, powered by 57,000+ grassroots donors with an average gift of $31.
This campaign is built by people, not the ultra rich or special interests like AIPAC.
You decide who Congress answers to.
This campaign is built by people, not the ultra rich or special interests like AIPAC.
You decide who Congress answers to.
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Not enough. Every single ICE and CBP agent should be out of Minnesota. The terror campaign must stop.
ICE must be abolished.
ICE must be abolished.
February 4, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Not enough. Every single ICE and CBP agent should be out of Minnesota. The terror campaign must stop.
ICE must be abolished.
ICE must be abolished.
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Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Sitting U.S. senators don't make letters such as this one public unless they feel a paper trail is needed to inform the public.
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
Not great. Really not great.
h/t Sahil Kapur
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THREAD 👇
1/ Federal records show how a dramatic raid in Chicago was facilitated by a landlord who was apparently concerned about immigrants squatting in the building. The government claimed a Venezuelan gang had taken over the apt complex, but that’s not what docs say. 🧵
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
THREAD 👇
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George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2026 at 5:05 PM
George Washington Carver developed 300 derivative products from peanuts among them cheese, milk, coffee, flour, ink, dyes, plastics, wood stains, soap, linoleum, medicinal oils and cosmetics. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
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A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
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Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Parents are afraid to send their kids to school, classrooms sit half-empty, children are being taken to detention facilities. We’ve crossed a line.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.
I stood with education leaders to discuss the growing harm federal actions are causing to children, families, and our schools.