Debbie
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Not acceptable for any reason
Rev. Michael Woolf, a faith leader and minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, detained by Illinois State Police while protesting immigration policies outside the Broadview facility in Chicago.
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Reuters
Photo by Jim Vondruska/Reuters
November 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Not acceptable for any reason
Such a selfish un-American-Karma will take him
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Such a selfish un-American-Karma will take him
Blue wins, over and over
Republicans look for lessons in an election dominated by Democratic wins.
Republicans look for lessons in an election dominated by Democratic wins
Democrats were riding high after their election victories, while Republicans were brushing aside off-year races as aberrations that aren't predictive of the 2026 midterms.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Blue wins, over and over
Heard of asbestos?
The East Wing was built in 1902 & rebuilt in 1942, long after asbestos was used as a fire retardant. So, I’m sure the White House took steps to prevent a known carcinogen from entering the air during the current willy-nilly demolition.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
Kidding! These irresponsible assholes don’t care who they kill.
October 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Heard of asbestos?
Companies funding Trump’s ballroom
Trump's ballroom donors include:
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
-Google, whose CEO thanked Trump for "resolution" of an antitrust case
-Palantir, which has lucrative contracts with ICE
-Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, who would profit from Trump's regulatory rollbacks for private equity
Pay-to-play.
October 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Companies funding Trump’s ballroom
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No Kings will be massive, powerful, and meaningful - but it won’t be the end of our work. Join movement leaders and fellow local activists after the big day to come together, celebrate what we accompl...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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ICE using spyware
"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
October 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE using spyware
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Welcome to MoveOn's Volunteer Network Call (VNC)! Join us on the third Monday of each month for our monthly community call. These calls offer a platform for activists and supporters to stay informed a...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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More surveillance
ICE has bought access to an “all-in-one” surveillance tool that gives it updated location data from hundreds of millions of phones, putting us all at risk of being tracked.
The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.
The government can’t be allowed to surveil us simply for having a cell phone.
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day
Documents show that ICE has gone back on its decision to not use location data remotely harvested from peoples' phones. The database is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data.
www.404media.co
October 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
More surveillance
Recording is becoming dangerous
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Recording is becoming dangerous
Social media surveillance
ICE will reportedly hire contractors to surveil social media platforms 24/7 to target people for deportations.
The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).
"The party of small government,” folks.
The information would then be funneled into an existing ICE database built by Palantir (founded by Trump ally Peter Thiel).
"The party of small government,” folks.
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Social media surveillance
Terrorizing people in Chicago does not make our country safer.
people.com/ice-agents-o...
people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Terrorizing people in Chicago does not make our country safer.
people.com/ice-agents-o...
people.com/ice-agents-o...
Pope makes rare comments on U.S. politics, military gathering - The Washington Post
October 2, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Pope makes rare comments on U.S. politics, military gathering - The Washington Post
And their response was silence to the speech……
An unprecedented violation of our civic and Constitutional traditions. Calling every military leader in the world back to the U.S. to hear a wildly inappropriate partisan campaign speech followed by a fascist call to use the military against Americans.
October 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
And their response was silence to the speech……
Republicans are refusing to extend health care funding — putting 22M at risk of higher premiums, millions more at risk of losing coverage, & hundreds of rural hospitals at risk of closure.
Tell Congress: Pass a funding deal NOW - peoplefor.org/StopTheCuts
Tell Congress: Pass a funding deal NOW - peoplefor.org/StopTheCuts
Stop the Shutdown. Protect Health Care.
Congress must act immediately to pass a funding deal that keeps the government open and safeguards the health care millions of families depend on. Add your name now to demand action.
peoplefor.org
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Republicans are refusing to extend health care funding — putting 22M at risk of higher premiums, millions more at risk of losing coverage, & hundreds of rural hospitals at risk of closure.
Tell Congress: Pass a funding deal NOW - peoplefor.org/StopTheCuts
Tell Congress: Pass a funding deal NOW - peoplefor.org/StopTheCuts
Why we must vote more Democrats into federal and state govt offices. We need to stop this destructive train.
When the President uses federal law enforcement for his personal revenge, it puts all of us in danger.
September 26, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Why we must vote more Democrats into federal and state govt offices. We need to stop this destructive train.
Reposted by Debbie
ICE officials insist they did not use excessive force. Yet in a chaotic scene at an immigration detention facility in the Chicago suburbs, Illinois Democratic congressional candidates reported being tear-gassed, hit with
September 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
ICE officials insist they did not use excessive force. Yet in a chaotic scene at an immigration detention facility in the Chicago suburbs, Illinois Democratic congressional candidates reported being tear-gassed, hit with
The stuff of nightmares- his fantasy theories
Unfortunately, he is wreaking havoc in the real one.
RFK Jr. is living in a pretend anti-vax world
Unfortunately, he is wreaking havoc in the real one.
www.motherjones.com
September 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
The stuff of nightmares- his fantasy theories
Remove politics from Public Health
In Atlanta, staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered to applaud colleagues who resigned following the firing of Director Susan Monarez. With four top officials stepping down, many now feel that the CDC is effectively finished.
US CDC chief fired after weeks in role, challenges ouster as four top officials resign
Susan Monarez has been fired less than a month after being sworn in, and four senior officials have resigned amid growing tensions over vaccine policies and public health directives.
www.reuters.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Remove politics from Public Health
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote - NPR
August 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote - NPR
More surveillance via AI
Surveillance cameras are no longer just recording our comings and goings — they're using AI to decide whether we should be reported to law enforcement.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
An algorithm can't be trusted to determine who is a threat.
Surveillance Company Flock Now Using AI to Report Us to Police if it Thinks Our Movement Patterns Are “Suspicious” | ACLU
Company crosses a dangerous line by beginning to offer AI suspicion-generation functions
www.aclu.org
August 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
More surveillance via AI
It just gets crazier
Following up on our last post, things are getting more crazy by the day. Using federal law enforcement to go after your political opponents isn’t democracy. It’s authoritarianism. Call it what it is fascism.
Texas House issues arrest warrants for Democrats who left state to block congressional redistricting
The warrants apply only within state lines, making them largely symbolic as most of the legislators in question decamped to Illinois, New York and Massachusetts.
www.texastribune.org
August 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It just gets crazier