Getting confirmation from contacts on the ground that Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait have been bombed too.
This is a big one. A newly uncovered document has revealed the existence of a mystery Epstein investigation. It was spearheaded by the DEA and involved drug trafficking and money laundering. Epstein was one of 15 targets. The other 14 names are redacted. I've got questions.
Senator calls for DEA to provide info on "incredibly disturbing" Epstein drug investigation
Federal drug enforcement investigators targeted Jeffrey Epstein and 14 others in a yearslong probe first reported by CBS News.
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Love it when our nation’s defense contractors all spend their Friday nights subtweeting each other about killing everyone in the world
Remember how I wrote this a few days ago about white plaintiffs claiming they were discriminated against & pointing to DEI as evidence? Well, a class action lawsuit has been filed against Philadelphia on behalf of all white male cops who were denied promotions & they're pointed to DEI as evidence.
🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃@angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 8mo agoWhite people who can point to DEI programs as intentional discrimination while Black people have to read white people's minds to discern their intent. It would upend how civil rights laws are supposed to work. Obviously executive orders aren't laws, but still: That's where we are headed.
Times like these I’m so glad Merrick Garland stuck to “norms” & refused to prosecute Trump for his many crimes. Because yes—while we are facing the very real threat of global nuclear war—at least we don’t have the shame of a former president sitting in prison. Boy would that’ve been embarrassing.
We are in fact DESPERATE for winter coats, waterproof gloves, and good boots. We get so many wonderful donations but it is so cold and the numbers of unhoused unsheltered people are going up at the absolute worst time for it, and we run out of coats weekly.
This year’s team mom@teammom.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe frigid Twin Cities temperatures will hurt the homeless; so do not gloat about the impact on ICE without also stepping up here:
My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support. PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities- Venmo @powwowgrounds www.powwowgrounds.com
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When they propose spending increases on violence work, you can treat that as a big pot of money that should be given to life affirming things instead.
I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
This! I also don't care if they came here legally. EVERYTHING ICE IS DOING TO ANYONE IS UNLAWFUL AND ABHORRENT.
Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era)@danirat.bsky.social · 10mo agoI DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin's statement on why he voted to confirm Marco Rubio for Secretary of State:
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 10mo agoMarco Rubio on Cuba during the press conference: "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned ... at least a little bit"
ah yes. let's wait until dems sweep house and senate in midterms so we can have two more years of crippling constitutional crises before trump cedes power peacefully
A major theme of their strategy with ramping up ICE's violence has been turning the US Code upside down to find (or invent) legal landmines to use against people. And they don't even have to stretch to do that here: it's provided for right there in the law.
You know, fuck climate and fuck carbon. The fact that wars and lots of blood for oil are somehow an acceptable price to pay for energy has never ever been ok. This alone is more than enough reason to phase out fossil fuels asap.
Response to U.S. military strikes in Venezuela: a fossil-fueled act of war - Oil Change International
In response to U.S. military strikes in Venezuela, Elizabeth Bast, Executive Director, Oil Change International, said: “President Trump’s launch of large‑scale military strikes in Venezuela…
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Trump promises to destroy your life unless you take a bribe to destroy the lives of other working people. This isn't justice, it's extortion. The only way out of this is to recognize your enemy is not the immigrant, Muslim, Black person, or trans person—it's billionaires ripping us apart. 2/2
Trump is recruiting for ICE with a $100K starting salary, $50K signing bonus, and $60K in student loan forgiveness—all while garnishing wages for working people who can't pay their student loans. His message to working people is clear... 1/2
With much of the attention on the Bovino/Biss confrontation, Berwyn Cicero RR is now reporting feds took *twelve* people from their area today: instagram.com/p/DSYSxvakp4T
Berwyn-Cicero Rapid Response Network on Instagram: "Le pedimos que se unen con nosotros hoy a las 6 afuera de La Chiquita para una vigilia dedicada a las 12 personas secuestradas hoy en Cicero por la ...
422 likes, 3 comments - berwyncicerorapidresponse on December 17, 2025: "Le pedimos que se unen con nosotros hoy a las 6 afuera de La Chiquita para una vigilia dedicada a las 12 personas secuestradas ...
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You roll into Ohare one week before Christmas and cause chaos in the rideshare lot for only one reason and it's not to keep people safe.
Dan Mihalopoulos@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 11mo agoBorder patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
One reason CBP hits this lot so often, besides essentially shooting fish in a barrel, is that it’s right next to their office. Didn’t meet quota for the day? Just go grab some Uber/Lyft drivers at the end of the day.
Dan Mihalopoulos@dmihalopoulos.bsky.social · 11mo agoBorder patrol under command of Greg Bovino running a checkpoint at the exit to the Uber lot at O’Hare airport in Chicago, asking drivers for proof of valid residency in this country
An immigrant driver from India is arrested by border patrol at the O’Hare rideshare lot. He said he has never committed a crime in 11 years in the United States: “oh my God no”
Folks need to examine philosophically why it is that—in the span of just a couple of years—the leaders of the American Democratic, Canadian Liberal & British Labour Parties have all gone all in on assisred suicide (while making healthcsre harder to attain) www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2025/...
Hochul agrees to sign Medical Aid in Dying bill
The governor will announce on Wednesday that she and lawmakers have reached an agreement on the controversial legislation.
cityandstateny.com
dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile)@thrasherxy.bsky.social · 11mo agoNoticing that Democrats are passing “right to die” laws before passing “right to housing” or “right to healthcare” laws www.nprillinois.org/government-p...
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David Gilbert@davidgilbert.bsky.social · 11mo agoSCOOP Harvey Risch is a Yale epidemiologist who has speculated about links between "turbo cancer" and COVID vaccines, while working for a company whose customers use ivermectin as a cancer treatment Trump just appointed him to oversee the US national cancer program www.wired.com/story/risch-...
This both works and REALLY pisses off the fascist right. It's a win-win.
👻Carl👻Cosmos👻@cillic.bsky.social · 11mo agoA tactic supporters used in Chicago was to completely buy out street vendors so they wouldn't be easy targets.
There were Democrats voting for this shit, please stop complaining when we complain about Democrats and want them held accountable. This is getting ridiculous, the fucking collaborators.
ACLU@aclu.org · 11mo agoBREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
Join us for our annual open house tonight! Presses are running, prints and cards are for sale, and we’ve got snacks. The metal type shown here (reversed) is Pastel, designed and cast in Chicago and made popular by silent film intertitles. #letterpress
So, to all the "RFK's got some good ideas" folks (Rachael Bedard, Leana Wen) and Jay Bhattacharya is "an excellent choice for NIH" (Steven Macedo, Frances Lee) and Vinay Prasad "will bring a breath of fresh air to FDA" (Adam Cifu, John Mandrola) groupies--you own this now too.
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11mo agoI think the *speed* at which RFK Jr and his Great Barrington Declaration/anti-vaxx/Brownstone wrecking crew have been dismantling the US public health system has been really astonishing