Here's what I believe: no more business as usual in the Senate. We shouldn't be voting to proceed to normal legislation until Republicans schedule a debate and a vote and on a declaration of war against Iran. Let's see if Trump has the votes to authorize war. I bet he doesn't.
A legal observer in Cold Spring urged us to share that on 2/5, an ICE agent threatened to kill them. The agent purposely stood in front of their car and used the bogus fear of being hit to justify the threat. As the news cycle turns its eye away from MN, we will not forget.
Incredible scenes out of Tehran. March 4, the US began dropping 2000 pound bombs on the densely populated city of 9 million people. I guess we’re not trying to free the Iranians anymore. Also, the administration still says this is not a WAR.
🚨THIS IS CRAZZYYY: The United States Secretary of Defense just said this out loud:
“Flying over their capital. Death and destruction from the sky all day long. We’re playing for keeps.”
Tehran has a population denser than New York City.
“Death and destruction from the sky all day long.”
Those are human beings. Families. Children.
And the man controlling the most powerful military on earth is describing their deaths like a movie trailer.
Six soldiers dead. An illegal war built on lies.
No congressional vote. No plan.
And this is who’s running it.
I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody.
This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration.
This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.
Neguse: Where is this company headquartered?
Noem: I don’t know.
Neguse: I don’t know either. We can’t find it. We did find an address that’s registered to a political operative. This company that received 143 million dollars was incorporated 8 days before this contract went out.
You want the American people to believe that this is all above board, that $143 million of taxpayer money just happened to go to this one company that doesn't have a headquarters, doesn't have a website, has never done work for the federal government before and is registered apparently or attached to a residence from a political operative, and of course one of the subcontractors of that contract, as you know, is a political firm that's tied to, to you back when you were governor of South Dakota?
Cuba is in the dark. A massive blackout has hit millions in all of Havana and provinces to the east. Let there be no confusion: this is not an accident. Trump’s fuel blockade is a deliberate act of economic warfare, designed to strangle the island. This is the consequence.
Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X.
Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch.
Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp.
And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO.
Yes, this is oligarchy.
21 year old #KyleBassinga was found hanging from a tree at Fair Oaks Park in Marietta, GA. Authorities claimed it was suicide but many of us are buying it. Here’s footage Kyle took being stopped by law enforcement before his death. A full investigation needs to happen. I smell a bunch of racist rats! #JusticeForKyleBassinga #DemsUnited
“We, the original peoples, are the ones who rule this country.”
After weeks of protesting at a major port in the Amazon, Indigenous activists forced Brazil’s govt to revoke a controversial privatization plan that could have destroyed their livelihoods and polluted waterways.
Jeffrey Sachs: Iran never wanted nukes. The UN-backed JCPOA enforced strict monitoring. Then Trump, acting as a pawn of Netanyahu, ripped it up.
This was never about nukes, it’s about Israel seeking regional hegemony and toppling the Iranian regime.
The U.S. has no interest in war with Iran; if there is one, it’s because Israel told the U.S. what to do.
A deeply troubling land fight is unfolding in Sparta, Georgia, where generations-old Black farmland is now at risk of being seized through eminent domain to build a railroad spur.
American Freedmen (descendants of formerly enslaved people) who have owned their land for more than 100 years say the project, backed by a regulatory commission, threatens one of the largest continuous parcels of Black-owned land in the state. This is land that was purchased, protected, and passed down through generations.
Families are pushing back in court, arguing that this is not a fair public use but a forced taking of heritage, history, and livelihood. Their fight underscores how land, legacy, and community remain deeply contested issues.
Let’s uplift their voices and stay informed about this ongoing battle for justice. #FreedmenFirst #FreedmenHistoryMonth
Today one of my breast cancer patients was placed under general anesthesia before I had seen her, marked her, or signed her chart.
That should never happen.
This is not the first time I have walked into a hospital and found that the rules were treated like suggestions. Surgery is not an assembly line. These are human beings. They deserve to be seen, evaluated, marked, and spoken to before anesthesia is administered.
When I asked for an explanation, I was met with defensiveness instead of accountability.
And here is the deeper issue. I am often told by insurance companies where I am allowed to operate. Even when I know that another facility is safer. Even when patterns like this have already occurred.
Physicians should be able to choose the safest environment for their patients. Insurance contracts should not override safety standards.
I am tired. But I am not going to be quiet.
We have to build a system where surgeons can vote with their feet and take patients where protocols are followed and safety comes first.
Our patients deserve better.
At a press conference in Havana, Dr. Carlos Martinez reports that cancer is the leading cause of death for Cuban children five and under. Due to the U.S. blockade, Cuba is denied access to life-saving medicine and resources produced by the U.S., despite its proximity to the island.
The press conference was coordinated by @HatueyProject, which is fundraising to send vital cancer medications to pediatric hospitals in Cuba.
This former ICE instructor reveals how the agency has changed its training program to carry out Trump’s cruel deportation agenda — even if it means trampling on our civil rights.
Not another dime for this out-of-control agency.
Last December I conducted an oversight visit at the North Lake ICE prison. GEO Group, which owns and runs that terrible facility, reported $254 million in profits last year.
These private companies are making record profits off violence and human suffering. It’s sickening.
Ghislaine Maxwell is a convicted child sex trafficker. She gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.