Sudan Congo Gaza Chicago Y'all need to understand these are all variations of the same colonizer white supremacist mentality. A mentality that enables these famines, genocides, and denials of human rights. The only way through is together. Stand united. Speak up for all marginalized communities. Do not let billionaires distract you with culture wars. Stand united against their class wars for the sake of every human being's dignity.
IL Gov JB Pritzker has shared that Trump called him to demand he activate the National Guard in Illinois, or Trump will activate the National Guard himself. Illinois is at 310 per 100K in violent crime rate, well below the national average of 374 per 100K. Meanwhile red states have a 40% higher murder rate than do blue states. Trump isn't pushing national security, he's pushing fascist autocracy.
In a normal world this is headline news but instead you’ve probably missed this entirely: Trump's spiritual advisor & mega church pastor Robert Morris has pled guilty to raping a child for 4 years, starting when she was 12. He made 0 apology in court. His punishment is 6 months in jail. Six Months for child rape. 😓 Not an immigrant. Not a drag queen. A MAGA “Christian” pastor. Reminder that every MAGA accusation is a confession. image
The Trump regime says it's freezing $2.1B in Chicago infrastructure funding. Republicans who continue to stand by this fascist should be ashamed of themselves, if they had shame. This will destroy lives, destroy economies, & destroy the future—and sadly that's the point. This is what dictators do.
At the ICE protest this morning there were: -3 helicopters -3 drones -snipers on the roof -cement blockades -fully armed agents -boarded up ICE facility -fences blocking access -streets shut down -masked ICE fascists -law enforcement everywhere And FOUR times as many peaceful protestors as last week. ICE fascists fear our solidarity, unity, and commitment to justice. Continue to show up and bear witness. We must not relent in our demands for justice & due process. Let's Go!✊🏽
It’s 6:30am. I’m headed out to protest ICE fascists in Chicago. I am an immigrant. I am a citizen. I am an American. I am leading with peace and justice. And I will not be silent as my neighbors are terrorized and denied due process to satisfy the whims of a wannabe dictator. The only minority destroying this country are billionaires. Don’t fall into their trap of culture wars. Stand United with your neighbor against billionaire class wars. ❤️✊🏽 image
This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours. Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator. Every journalist should be asking him this on repeat.
Since 1980 the government has shut down now 11 times—8 times under Republicans and the longest ever shutdown under a Republican—proving yet again that Republicans claim government doesn’t work, then get elected and prove it.
Today I had the rare opportunity to interview Bae Franklin, a Veteran currently on the flotilla as it nears Gaza. Corporate media has barely covered these courageous voices. It is critical you hear directly from these heroes risking their lives to end the genocide
The deadly shooting by a Trump sycophant at a LDS Church in Michigan is yet another reminder of a truth MAGA politicians want us to forget: Since 1999, Americans have endured 2,000+ shootings in houses of worship. Yes, two thousand plus. It isn't the "lack of God" that's causing our gun violence epidemic, it's the presence of unregulated, unmitigated, and unregistered guns fused with unhindered, unlimited, and unhinged white supremacy.