Ellie Vate

A friend in Idaho tells me the Alex Pretti murder has galvanized even people in that reddest of red state to start organizing against ICE.

Change is coming.

Hundreds of clergy descend on Minneapolis and go on lookout for ICE MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — The faith leaders, who hail from across the country and represent a range of religious traditions, deployed to neighborhoods with significant immigrant populations, where DHS agent...

"'What did we learn from the Holocaust? We have to act and we have to resist,' Tracht said, running out of breath as the car turned the corner. 'If I’m not going to act and resist now, then I shouldn’t call myself a rabbi and I can’t be a proud Jew.'"
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Contrarian Calls to Action A how-to guide for making a difference for democracy.

If you’re looking to help vulnerable communities in the Twin Cities, Stand with Minnesota has a list of dozens of mutual-aid efforts and organizations to consider supporting.
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ICE Out for Good On January 23, people across the country are taking action in solidarity with Minnesota to demand ICE out of our communities. Join the day of action.

And I encourage you to participate in a day of solidarity with Minnesota tomorrow. More details here: iceoutforgood.org

Every American needs to watch this spectacle. Because this is exactly what it is: a spectacle. Then they will see with fear in their eyes exactly where this country is.

This man can’t complete a thought or complete sentence. This is who is going to Davos? Dear God.

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Happy New Year?🤔

So tragic the state of our country after just one year. Even if democracy survives, repairing the damage will take decades, and some of what’s been lost is gone for good.

The most despicable evil monster to disgrace the White House. It’s beyond the pale.

Oh yes, now we can all see why he fought so hard to have the files released.

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And I am delighted since it is so very well deserved.

Disgraceful incompetence. How will we ever recover from this?!

Yes, absolutely.

We Ain’t Buying It

This from Indivisible. Pass it on👇🏼

With the holiday season approaching, let’s make our dollars count. We have power as consumers and we can leverage that power to protect our democracy and send a powerful message to companies: When you support Trump, we don’t support you.

Yep it was rather disturbing👇🏼

Venezuela says a CIA-backed cell planned to hit the USS Gravely and blame Caracas; Washington denies the claim, calling it unverified and offering no comment on alleged covert actions.
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Seriously?! He is desperately trying to get us into a damn war so he can grab even more power.

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Whoa! That there on top of that head looks like a bird’s nest unraveling 😱

She is absolutely repulsive without an ounce of morality.

Yup. The betrayal of some Americans was off the charts. They chose to believe a corrupt, immoral liar just because he promised to lower grocery prices on day one. Really? Was there even an ounce of reality in that—from a man who has lied his entire life?

I saw another one on Deadline White House and was so intrigued by everything he said.

This will be so good and so worth watching!

What a loser. First, the guy was already married. And why on earth would she need anyone to take a bullet for her? The whole thing is so blatantly disingenuous—just another cash-grab. I honestly hope no one buys this trash.

Seriously?! This is the stupidest thing ever. It’s outright ridiculous. What a stupid moron.

So disturbing yet sadly so true👇🏼

Why I Am Resigning A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.

“I no longer can bear to be restrained by what judges can say publicly or do outside the courtroom,” Judge Mark L. Wolf writes on his decision to resign from the federal bench. “President Trump is using the law for partisan purposes”: