9 of 10 people rounded up and detained by ICE are held for profit by private companies
Doug Lindsay
@texdemcowboy.bsky.social
Lifelong Lib. Voting solid Blue since '76! Persister. Musician. Former kid, future corpse. Dem door knocker and phone banker since '04. BLM & LGBTQ ally. Fighting against the economic war the rich started in the 70's! We have entered the Twilight Zone.
“No person shall be… deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” Plain as day Right there in the Constitution Fifth Amendment No person No exceptions
Caroline in the City Caroline in the Neighborhood Caroline on the Street Caroline on the Block Caroline in the Building Caroline in the Elevator Caroline in the Hall Caroline in your Apartment Caroline in your Bedroom Caroline in your Bed Caroline in Jail for Breaking and Entering
50 Senators let a Weekend News Anchorman run the Pentagon because they were afraid a gameshow host would yell at them
The measure of a society is how it invests in its children. For decades, I have advocated for Head Start because every child deserves a strong start in life. Today, I stand with the more than 100 civil rights and child advocacy organizations opposing efforts to dismantle the program from within.
There are 74M Americans who aren’t smart enough to understand this. See the problem?
A big thank you to all of Minnesota’s poll workers and election judges working today’s primary. You make sure our elections continue to be safe, free, and fair.
A man under investigation for money laundering bought $100 million in crypto from President Trump’s company. Here’s how.
Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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A VP does not set policy. She works within the policy set by the president. I don’t know how any clear-eyed person could watch these clips of Kamala Harris and Netanyahu and not conclude that it was going to be a much different day under President Kamala Harris.
Wildfire prevention and disaster aid in Blue states cannot be a denial machine because of how we voted. Turning emergency response into retribution politics because of an eggshell ego is yet another why we are going to impeach the bastard, with the process beginning on day one of the new Congress.
Zohran Mamdani, "We’re not running away from the Democratic Party. We’re going back to what the party used to be. You think about FDR and LaGuardia. You think about the New Deal. That’s what the Democratic Party once was. That’s what it could be again."
We're in a war with Iran. We are still in a war with Iran. We continue to be in a war with Iran. We have not stopped being in a war with Iran. Iran has won the war even though we are in a war with Iran.
July was ICE’s busiest month yet in the Puget Sound region. It’s a stealthy surge, without the helicopters or smoke grenades of Chicago and MN. But the surge is real, with real people taken every day. Each red pin is someone’s family member, neighbor, coworker, loved one.
Jeffrey Lebowskitty says happy International Cat Day!
Richard Nixon was never arrested for his crimes, but his Attorney General John Mitchell was—for helping Nixon cover them up. Have fun with the next administration, Todd Blanche!
Would YOU go 8 months without hot water? Broken toilets? No laundry? Rationed food? 5,000+ American sailors and Marines are living it right now. Pete Hegseth, you had one job. You failed them. Resign. 🇺🇸🔥 #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
I'll never understand. Why does injustice or tragedy have to happen directly to them before they can actually see what's going on? Is empathy or having a conscience really that remote in their life?
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
Why would this convicted felon need an immunity deal with the IRS? 🤔
Our thoroughly corrupt electoral system.
