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Alex Vindman is not a man to hold a grudge.
Ask him about the bullying, intimidation and retribution meted out by Donald Trump and Maga acolytes following his appearance as a key witness in the first of the president’s two first-term impeachments, and he almost shrugs it off.
“I’m an optimist by nature. I’m more focused on the future than the past, and this idea of vindictiveness or grievance is completely opposite of my personality.
-- Now, accountability is essential …”

Apparently (I wasn’t part of the group, got the report when I arrived on the scene) there was a caravan of multiple vehicles following ICE. Several ICE vehicles cut dangerously into the caravan and forced the observers’ cars to stop. That’s when they smashed the person’s window and took them.
It sounds like multiple people got video. I hope you don’t see it, for the safety of those whose faces might appear in the video. But I hope you believe me anyway. This is all really happening.

Special shout out to Kerkez, whose only wrong step was the yellow card (which i thought pretty harsh). He’s been really good, patient instead of flinging crosses to nobody. But when he has made the cross, it’s been dangerous.
Ekitike is a star. What an absolute gem he is. Even in the play where his diagonal run was covered, his continuing possession pulls two players out of position. ❤️
Wirtz, goal a beauty, but his passing has been superb. Sees angles before they happen.
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Opponents of VA Redistricting Amendment Send Out Mailer/Text Falsely
-- and Offensively!
Claiming That Fighting Trump’s Assault on Our Democracy Is
“Just Like Jim Crow”
Note that many of the most prominent supporters of this amendment
- Barack Obama, Louise Lucas, Don Scott, etc.
- are African American

An "AI" Toy Exposed 50,000 Logs of Its Chats With Kids to Anyone With a Gmail Account

«Margolis adds that this sort of sensitive information about a child's thoughts and feelings could be used for horrific forms of child abuse or manipulation. “To be blunt, this is a kidnapper's dream,” he says. “We're talking about information that lets someone lure a child into a really dangerous situation, and it was essentially accessible to anybody."»

As Trump threatens Iran, Venezuela, Mexico, Greenland and more,
renowned historian Alfred McCoy says the United States is
“an empire in decline,”
following a predictable pattern
of militarism abroad and political instability at home
as it loses power and influence on the world stage.
“American politics become increasingly contorted and irrational,”
says McCoy.
“I think the thing to do is to realize that we are an empire in decline, …
…

Noem, who’s in danger of being sacked, is trying to throw Stephen Miller under the bus. Meanwhile Miller is on TV trying to throw DHS under the bus. Basically they’re shitting their pants and flinging it at each other.
It’s working. Punch them harder.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo/post/3mdgo4t4md22k

Following the fatal shootings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last month,
Democrats have refused to support long-term funding for the Department of Homland Security unless Republicans agree to reforms on the tactics of federal agents carrying out Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
“The American people rightfully expect their elected representatives to take action to rein in ICE and ensure no more lives are lost,” Senate minorit…

Democratic leaders were outspoken during the massive US military buildup in the Middle East,
⭐️decrying his unwillingness to engage with Congress and lack of long-term strategy for Iran.
🔸They noted that it was Trump, during his first term, who shredded Barack Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran.
Once the US and Israeli military struck on Saturday, the sharpest voices accused the president of riding roughshod over the constitution.
Senator Bernie

James Talarico is a former public school teacher and current seminary student
who has built a following among Democrats in Texas and beyond
for his sermons and floor exchanges challenging Christian nationalism.
Talarico will be an underdog heading into the general election.
The race will be a reach, even if he ends up facing Republican Attorney General Paxton
—who has been elected in a cloud of scandal three times before.
It will also be absurdly expensi…