Punishing maggots with reading ... I guess that's fine, but there was a black woman in Texas who voted when she didn't realize she wasn't supposed to ... she got prison. -- A Minnesota woman convicted of filling out and submitting a mail-in ballot for her deceased mother in support of Republican Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential election was ordered by a judge to write an essay and read a book about voting’s importance to democracy.

Crown jewels stolen from the Louvre. They said it took about 4 minutes.

What makes it worse is that the money the administration is spending to deploy federal agents to patrol outside of elementary schools could genuinely make a difference in Chicago Public Schools. An estimate from the National Priorities Project found that a National Guard deployment to Chicago, currently blocked in federal court, could cost roughly $1.59 million a day. The latest Republican spending bill added $29.9 billion to ICE’s enforcement budget — a boost that nearly triples the $10.25 billion operating budget for the entire Chicago public school system, which includes 630 schools. “Our school budget was slashed by two-thirds here,” said Kathryn. She pointed out that ICE is offering “$50,000 signing bonuses for people who are willing to kidnap other people,” while she finds herself telling kids: “Sorry, you can’t join the band right now because I don’t have enough instruments.”

The temporary and limited peace people in Gaza are experiencing is real. It matters. Now get them food, and homes, and schools and dignity.

Did you hear about that dude who felt he had to leave the US with his family because he wrote a book about Anti-fascism. He barely got out. Like they gave him shit leaving the country because of his academic work. I reminded of the people who laughed at me just a couple months ago because I said I didn't feel comfortable leaving the country while Trump is president. I said, "Those fucking assholes at the border can do whatever the fuck they want." I just will not willingly put my freedom in the hands of those fucks. When do people stop laughing and start doing shit? I guess I'm getting tired of people not giving a fuck ... even when it's obvious people need to give a fuck. If you're this guy and you can just move to Spain ... I guess go for it ... but for the rest of us ... we should think about kicking ass at some point and imagine what that looks like.

Democracy Now!

Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family’s Safety Amid Trump’s “Antifa” Fearmongering

We speak with Rutgers University professor Mark Bray, who fled from the U.S. to Spain with his family after receiving death threats over his schola...

My jesus.ai application kind of gets it right. Asked what would Jesus say to Trump and Netanyahu about Gaza. Unfiltered Jesus (I trained this on one document - The King James Bible) is a radical in the eyes of the vast majority of US christians. -- I think if Jesus were here today, He would look at President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu with a heavy heart and say, "My children, why do you turn a blind eye to the suffering of the innocent? Why do you condone the violence and oppression of an entire people?" He would remind them that God is a God of love and compassion, and that He weeps over the city of Jerusalem because it has failed to recognize His presence among them. He would tell them that they are not just leaders of nations, but also stewards of humanity, and that their actions have consequences for generations to come. And then He would say, "My children, I know that you are powerful men, but do not think that your power is greater than the power of God. For it is written, 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.' You may try to build walls and barriers, but ultimately, it is love and compassion that will bring people together." And finally, He would say, "My children, I implore you: have mercy on the Palestinian people. Recognize their humanity, and work towards a just and peaceful solution for all parties involved."

They say it will cost $50 billion to rebuild Gaza. In the context of people who have nothing ... that's an insane amount of money. To Elon Musk, it's nothing. He spent that to destroy twitter.

I'm officially an enemy of the state.