The Apple CEO’s $1 million donation to Trump’s inauguration, his 24-karat gold gift, removal of ICE-tracing apps from Apple, endurance of VIP screening of “Melania” - all counted for naught when Cook posted a selfie with superstar Bad Bunny before the Super Bowl. Reports Daily Kos today, this perfectly normal act, and Apple Music’s sponsorship of the Super Bowl halftime show, kicked off an attack by Trump and his goons at the FTC and right-wing media. “Cook, like so many othe

AI promoters are working overtime to spin it as a benefit for average people. Brags a recent article in the Washington Post , “These companies say AI is key to their four-day workweeks.” Robert Reich writes about the downside today: “The four-day workweek will most likely come with four days’ worth of pay.” “So, as AI takes over their current work, most workers will probably get poorer or have to take additional jobs to maintain their current pay.” While the GDP and stock mar

On Thursday, the Department of (In)Justice announced an interim final rule that effectively dismantles the immigration appeals process, making it nearly impossible to appeal adverse decisions by immigration law judges. Daily Kos writes, “It goes into effect automatically within 30 days, bypassing the normal notice and comment period to make sure the government doesn’t have to take into account any input from bleeding heart libs who don’t want immigrants abducted and deported.

The U.S. Senate has two weeks to decide on whether and under what conditions to extend funding for ICE. G. Elliott Morris reports today on what Americans actually want done about ICE, and it looks like they may be to the left of the Senate. Morris writes, “Between 60% and 90% of Americans support most ICE reforms in this polling. Not just a majority, a supermajority of voters say they want transparency, accountability, rules, and oversight. That even includes a lot of Republi

“I want to see elections be honest, and if a state can’t run an election, I think the people behind me should do something about it,” said Trump yesterday during the bill-signing ceremony to reopen the federal government. This is not an isolated remark. In a podcast released Monday, Trump called on Republicans to “take over” voting procedures in 15 states. Although he didn’t name them, they are obviously the ones he lost in 2020. A week ago under the direct and unprecedented

A federal judge stopped Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this week from dissolving the charter of one of the largest Latino voter registration groups in the state. Texas Take with Jeremy Wallace reports that U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman issued a preliminary injunction, saying that Paxton had “not produced any credible evidence” that Jolt Initiative was improperly registering voters. For more on Paxton’s multiple failed attempts to shut down voter registration gro

As reported yesterday by The Washington Post, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery ordered the release of the pair detained last week at their Minnesota home after returning from the child’s preschool. In a sharply worded statement, the judge said that the warrants “do not pass probable cause muster… That is called the fox guarding the henhouse,” he continued. “The Constitution requires an independent judicial officer.” Hurray for an independent judiciary! https://www.washingtonpo

In spite of a nation-wide outcry and numerous judicial rulings against federal actions, Trump and his lackeys show no signs of ending DHS operations in the state. Why? One possible and chilling answer is found in Heather Cox Richardson’s piece yesterday. She reports disturbing signs that there may be a nefarious purpose for DHS continuing occupation of the state. Attorney General Pam Bondi wrote Minnesota governor Tim Walz that he could “bring an end to the chaos” by giving t

State Rep Vikki Goodwin , Anne Ochoa , and Joan Carney at NSD welcome booth outside LV polling place in 2020.

Because of the Minnesota killings, Senators are coming out against the bill that would fund the government past Friday at midnight, unless DHS funding is removed or restrictions placed on immigration enforcement operations. Now’s the time to give our Texas Senators an earful! Or eyeful! Senator John Cornyn (202) 224-2934 (DC) https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact-john-cornyn/   Senator Ted Cruz (202) 224-5922 (DC) https://www.cruz.senate.gov/contact (suggested message - ta

…writes Paul Krugman in substack today. Both were clearly on display in Trump’s demented speech in Davos. But Trump’s tactics are no longer working. Eurocrats have discovered that appeasing a bully doesn’t work, but standing up to him does. Krugman concludes, “The question now is whether and when enough influential people here at home will learn the same lesson. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-0-europe-1

Pay special attention to the 4th, writes Robert Reich today. “Whenever he tries to shoot the messenger, the message is worth your attention. For example …” https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-4th-axiom-for-interpreting-trump

Reported by Rebecca Santana of the Associated Press yesterday, ICE has been breaking into homes under the authority provided by a secret memo of May 12, 2025, signed by the acting director of ICE, Todd Lyons, saying that federal agents do not need a judge’s warrant to force their way into people’s homes. Two ICE whistleblowers provided the memo to Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), explaining that they were shown the memo. At least one long-time employee resigned rather than

Last Saturday a transgender woman saw a bleeding man running from an angry crowd, stopped to let him into the car, and whisked him away. As reported in The Washington Post, 22-year-old Gottsche had no idea who he was, just a man in trouble. Turns out the man was Jake Lang, one of the Jan 6th rioters who was pardoned by Trump on his first day in office. Lang had showed up to counter-protest at an anti-ICE rally when the crowd turned ugly. Gottsche opposes the presence of thou

“Bonkers” says Heather Cox Richardson in her January 18th blog. As our allies push back against Trump’s bizarre demand for Greenland, the mad dictator revealed his frustration in a long screed on his Truth Social media account. In his quest to complete his vanity project of ‘owning’ Greenland (and perhaps renaming it to ‘Trumpland’), the president is placing tariffs on all goods from the countries currently protecting Greenland. This extortion is nothing new and his modus ope

This is the classic attitude of the bully on the playground. Yet unbelievably, Trump said these very words Thursday when he saw two rings and a golden hockey stick he coveted during a Florida Panthers hockey team ceremony. Unfortunately his take-what-you-want attitude extends to more than just baubles. He has had his jealous eye on Greenland for years. In yesterday’s letter, Heather Cox Richardson explains the disastrous consequences of such a grab. A radical weakening of the

This week Trump continued his affordability tour, bragging about how his policies are bringing down prices. Not true. In fact prices in December were up 2.7 percent over last year, with food prices up 3.1 percent. In his piece on Tuesday, Robert Reich points out the fallacies in Trump’s policies that doom them to failure. 1. Trump: Americans aren’t paying for his tariffs. - Of course they are! The cost increase is passed on to the consumer by the companies that import the goo

Here’s just one from the Chicago Tribune this morning. “After more than five years in Chicago under TPS (Temporary Protected Status), Luis Jose Castro decided to return to Venezuela. Without protection and with little hope of obtaining asylum, he felt trapped. He also longed to see his two children and his parents who live there. “More than anything, he said, he wants to see his ailing father. ’It’s not worth it (staying here), I feel persecuted and I have never felt persecut

Last Friday the Administration released a a video of the Minneapolis shooting, captured by the shooter himself, to bolster the claim he acted in self-defense. In fact, it shows just the opposite, as detailed by Heather Cox Richardson. Why the total disconnect on the part of Trump officials? Because they are trapped in an authoritarian bubble Their mandate is to deliver a message directed at all of us, “an American exercising their constitutional rights must submit, without qu

Yesterday an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Heather Cox Richardson reports on the actual event captured on four videos filmed by bystanders. The videos completely disprove postings by DHS and Trump, claiming that the officer shot in self-defense. Yesterday Trump deployed federal agents and officers to Minneapolis, with plans to up the number to 2,000. Minneapoli