Tootfinder

My new post for #HealOurCulture: “Trust and Democracy”
https://healourculture.org/2025/05/15/trust-and-democracy/
Also on Substack:

The gunman accused of shooting two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota has been taken into custody. 
Vance Boelter, 57, was arrested late Sunday night for the murders of Democratic State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murder of Democratic State Senator John Hoffman and his wife. 

Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter is arrested after Democrat lawmakers were gunned down
Vance Boelter, 57, the gunman accused of shooting two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota has been taken into custody.

Angst essen Demokratie auf
eine Kolumne von @mdebes.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
https://www.stern.de/politik/deutschland/adolf-hitler-und-die-deutschen-oder--angst-essen-demokratie-auf-35805340.html

Two of my partner’s favorite signs from yesterday…
#noKings #protest #fascism

'Democrats are sick': Trump drops sweeping immigration effort in big cities - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/democrats-are-sick-trump-cities/

Big turnout for Democrats in Virginia's early primary voting gives party hope (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/06/15/virginia-primary-elections-democrats-trump/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p34#a250615p34

If you want to know why a Democratic Senator and Representative in Minnesota were shot...
It might have something to do with the fact that their deaths would end the Democratic majorities in both chambers.

Some free commonsense advice for Democrats about winning back men (Bernard Goldberg/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5350036-some-free-commonsense-advice-for-democrats-about-winning-back-men/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250615/p53#a250615p53

Randi Weingarten, the longtime leader of one of the nation’s most influential labor unions and a major voice in Democratic politics,
has resigned from the Democratic National Committee.
She pointed to disagreements with the party’s new chairman, Ken Martin.
Ms. Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, had supported Mr. Martin’s rival in the chairmanship race early this year,
Ben Wikler, the chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
Mr. …

Randi Weingarten Quits D.N.C. Post in Dispute With Chairman
In a letter to the party’s chairman, Ken Martin, Ms. Weingarten wrote, “I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging.”

Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities,
a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Trump in a social media posting called on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials
“to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in Hist…

Trump directs ICE to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities
President Donald Trump has directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities after large protests have erupted in Los Angeles and other major cities against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Trump in a social media posting Sunday called on ICE officials “to do all in their power to achieve the very important goal of delivering the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.” He added that to reach the goal officials ”must…