Democracy Dies in Cowardice
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-Sharing actions we can take to save democracy
-Refuse to be complicit bystander
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-We the people have power- use it!
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-Sharing actions we can take to save democracy
-Refuse to be complicit bystander
-Take action- stand up to bully-in-chief & boycott oligarchs
-We the people have power- use it!
-Opinions all mine
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“Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance.
Democracy requires your courage.”
—Governor JB Pritzker, February, 2025
This needs to be a motto for us all in these times.
Democracy requires your courage.”
—Governor JB Pritzker, February, 2025
This needs to be a motto for us all in these times.
Dilley must be shut down.
NEWS: Mariela Sobrero, who fears she has breast cancer & has been in Dilley with her 3 kids & husband was released yesterday I confirmed. Decision came after persistent advocacy from @jasmineforus.bsky.social’s office & hours after our @thebulwark.com story Friday
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
www.thebulwark.com/p/kids-arent...
The Kids Aren’t Alright in Dilley
A baby who needs medicine. A toddler whose detained mom may have breast cancer. A suicide attempt.
www.thebulwark.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Dilley must be shut down.
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Dilley is a pediatric concentration camp. Every day we allow it to exist in this country is another stain on our collective soul.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Dilley is a pediatric concentration camp. Every day we allow it to exist in this country is another stain on our collective soul.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.
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Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
Toddler, Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Respiratory Failure, Was Returned to ICE Detention and Denied Prescribed Meds
A toddler at an ICE detention center in Texas was rushed to the hospital with respiratory failure, pneumonia and more, and when the 18-month-old and her parents had to return to the center, ICE office...
people.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Amalia, 18 months, "nearly died" at Dilley migrant family jail, a lawyer for her family said in a statement to @people.com: people.com/toddler-hosp...
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Journalists are reporting that Juan Nicolas, a two-month-old detainee at the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, has deteriorated so severely that he was rushed to a hospital in an unknown condition on February 16, 2026.
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Journalists are reporting that Juan Nicolas, a two-month-old detainee at the Dilley, Texas ICE Family Concentration Camp, has deteriorated so severely that he was rushed to a hospital in an unknown condition on February 16, 2026.
Let’s flood this…
The National Capital Planning Commission is now accepting public comments on Trump's ballroom that dwarfs the White House and is ugly as sin.
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
To comment, click on the link below, then click on "Submit Written Comments" button. Next, select "East Wing Modernization Project" off the menu.
Go for it!
How to Comment
This is a guide on how to speak at a Commission meeting. Please note that your comments may be recorded, and/or live streamed, and added to the public record.
www.ncpc.gov
February 17, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Let’s flood this…
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Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
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Feeling gloomy about our current president?
Here are 5 ways to fight back against his cruel agenda. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=jwUjHmAZZcU9h4Ti
Here are 5 ways to fight back against his cruel agenda. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=jwUjHmAZZcU9h4Ti
Five Ways to Fight Trump's Fascism
People are constantly asking me — what can I do?Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical step
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Feeling gloomy about our current president?
Here are 5 ways to fight back against his cruel agenda. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=jwUjHmAZZcU9h4Ti
Here are 5 ways to fight back against his cruel agenda. https://youtu.be/8W-lVRQQGtI?si=jwUjHmAZZcU9h4Ti
Every one who works at these ICE Concentration Camps needs to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity
Denying medical care to children is pure evil….
Denying medical care to children is pure evil….
February 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Every one who works at these ICE Concentration Camps needs to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity
Denying medical care to children is pure evil….
Denying medical care to children is pure evil….
Something more we can do to melt ICE funding….
It’s time to turn up the pressure on the Republicans who are demanding more money for the regime’s secret police. Help us contact voters in key states and connect them with their GOP senators to demand that ICE’s terror tactics be stopped for good.
ICE Out For Good Funding Fight Weekly Phonebank · Indivisible
Our communities are being terrorized by masked federal agents. They’re teargassing babies, kidnapping our neighbors, shooting clergy in the face with chemical projectiles, and killing innocent people....
www.mobilize.us
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Something more we can do to melt ICE funding….
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One of the ways Civil Resistance works is by peeling off regime defectors. We only need a handful of Republican Senators and a handful of Republican Representatives to defect in order to impeach and convict.
Direct pressure through their offices has the potential to really build towards defections.
Direct pressure through their offices has the potential to really build towards defections.
February 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the ways Civil Resistance works is by peeling off regime defectors. We only need a handful of Republican Senators and a handful of Republican Representatives to defect in order to impeach and convict.
Direct pressure through their offices has the potential to really build towards defections.
Direct pressure through their offices has the potential to really build towards defections.
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February 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Great list and explanations. Hard to do all of it, but if most of us can do most of it, the impact is huge..
Wish there was a more direct way to boycott the evil Palantir…
Wish there was a more direct way to boycott the evil Palantir…
Don’t forget to skip Amazon for their big Presidents’ Day sale. Featured early in the boycott guide: psychopete1.substack.com/p/psycho-pet...
Psycho Pete's Living Guide to Boycotting the Big Orange Menace
The beast eats money. Don't feed it with yours.
psychopete1.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Great list and explanations. Hard to do all of it, but if most of us can do most of it, the impact is huge..
Wish there was a more direct way to boycott the evil Palantir…
Wish there was a more direct way to boycott the evil Palantir…
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A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
www.cbsnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:20 PM
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.
Not one dime for this cruelty.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Supermajorities of Americans think ICE and Border Patrol are out of control and want Congress to do something about it. Democrats are aligned with the public. Republicans hold the unpopular position — and keeping the heat on them is how we win this fight.
Tell Your Members of Congress: Halt the ICE Terror Machine
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Supermajorities of Americans think ICE and Border Patrol are out of control and want Congress to do something about it. Democrats are aligned with the public. Republicans hold the unpopular position — and keeping the heat on them is how we win this fight.
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Let’s be clear: The GOP’s new voter suppression legislation (modeled on the SAVE Act) is unlikely to pass the Senate.
But with this attack on our voting rights ahead of the midterms, we can’t take anything for granted.
But with this attack on our voting rights ahead of the midterms, we can’t take anything for granted.
Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on Voter Suppression | Indivisible
indivisible.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Let’s be clear: The GOP’s new voter suppression legislation (modeled on the SAVE Act) is unlikely to pass the Senate.
But with this attack on our voting rights ahead of the midterms, we can’t take anything for granted.
But with this attack on our voting rights ahead of the midterms, we can’t take anything for granted.
Powerful video from a first time protester
“I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again.”
“I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again.”
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Powerful video from a first time protester
“I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again.”
“I never want to see a child run away from our own government ever again.”
Democrats keep holding the line on ICE funding.
The terrorizing of our communities and especially our children MUST end.
The terrorizing of our communities and especially our children MUST end.
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Democrats keep holding the line on ICE funding.
The terrorizing of our communities and especially our children MUST end.
The terrorizing of our communities and especially our children MUST end.
Thank you Robert Reich.
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will continue to exercise our 1st Amendment rights and call out the unconstitutional actions of this lawless and corrupt regime.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will continue to exercise our 1st Amendment rights and call out the unconstitutional actions of this lawless and corrupt regime.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current cabinet secretary from a former one
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Thank you Robert Reich.
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will continue to exercise our 1st Amendment rights and call out the unconstitutional actions of this lawless and corrupt regime.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
We will NOT be intimidated.
We will continue to exercise our 1st Amendment rights and call out the unconstitutional actions of this lawless and corrupt regime.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
On Valentine’s Day, a dose of joy from a rare politician who knows how to give joy….
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
On Valentine’s Day, a dose of joy from a rare politician who knows how to give joy….
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Scary as shit…
February 14, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Scary as shit…
Good read with practical and doable actions..
Jack Hopkins: “Stop asking, “Will democracy survive?”
Start asking, “What is my role in its survival?”
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Jack Hopkins: “Stop asking, “Will democracy survive?”
Start asking, “What is my role in its survival?”
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
If You’re Afraid Democracy Won’t Survive, Start Here.
Why power is more fragile than it looks—and why your participation matters more than ever.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Good read with practical and doable actions..
Jack Hopkins: “Stop asking, “Will democracy survive?”
Start asking, “What is my role in its survival?”
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Jack Hopkins: “Stop asking, “Will democracy survive?”
Start asking, “What is my role in its survival?”
open.substack.com/pub/thejackh...
Love this British singing family…They also did a beautiful rendition of “Flowers in your hair” for Minnesota which I posted previously.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ne...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ne...
"Donald's Sewage Stream" - Marsh Family adapt "Islands in the Stream" by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
YouTube video by Marsh Family
m.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Love this British singing family…They also did a beautiful rendition of “Flowers in your hair” for Minnesota which I posted previously.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ne...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=F4ne...
Avoid Google. They are fascist enablers- bent the knee early on with the “Gulf of America” on their maps.
I use Ecosia and it works great and plants trees!
I use Ecosia and it works great and plants trees!
Google gave ICE the sensitive personal data of a student journalist, including his bank account and credit card info, without even letting him know.
The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project.
Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line.
The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project.
Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line.
February 12, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Avoid Google. They are fascist enablers- bent the knee early on with the “Gulf of America” on their maps.
I use Ecosia and it works great and plants trees!
I use Ecosia and it works great and plants trees!
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An AP review of crimes committed by ICE agents shows how their powers can be abused:
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Investigators say one immigration official abused his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he sexually abused a woman in his custody.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
An AP review of crimes committed by ICE agents shows how their powers can be abused:
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.
One official admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.
Another is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation.