THREAD: A 57-year-old houseless man named Israel Iglesias just died in the Houston jail on a $1,500 money bond. What happened to him is important, and it will make your blood boil. (1)

Worth noting that many of these senators supported Betsy DeVos in her desire to lead the Education Department, putting Ben Carson over Housing, and more significantly, sending Trump to the Oval Office.

It's been six months since I got sick with #COVID19 and I am now regularly using an inhaler because it left me with reactive airway disease (basically, asthma), which is triggered by the cold so I can't really be outside much these days, so I'm even more isolated.

On top of that, both my parents had #COVID19. My mom had it twice. My grandmother, who was the inspiration for the book I'm writing, died of it. The economic effects of the pandemic have also taken a toll. It has been an unbelievably long year and I am so very, very tired.

Seventy-six years ago today, U.S. Marines raised the flag on Mount Surabachi on Iwo Jima. Thinking tonight of my uncle, John B. Newberry, who served as a combat sergeant in the Third Marine Raider Battalion in actions in the Pacific from 1943-1945.

EXCLUSIVE: Investigators with the D.A.'s office have been expanding their criminal probe into Trump’s business empire, asking questions and grilling witnesses not only about Trump but particularly about his eldest son, Don Jr., The Daily Beast has learned. trib.al/yHxtiYz

A shame in the truest sense, too. You can be a bellicose drunk credibly accused of sexual assault and wind up on the Supreme Court but God forbid you're a woman of colour who ever held an opinion about anything.

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The towering wave of GOP voter suppression bills, based on Trump’s big lie of massive voter fraud, is reaching the shore. This is not only a shift in partisan balance but a frontal assault on voting rights. Will Manchin & Sinema let GOP filibusters shield this from any response?

Sometimes, it's who you most expect cnn.com/2021/02/23/eur…

Romney on Trump, via Thomas Kaplan - “I don’t know if he’ll run in 2024 or not, but if he does, I’m pretty sure he will win the nomination." nytimes.com/2021/02/23/us/…

It's happening now! (Also why am I never ready for these screenshots?)

Translation: Give me your money MAGA. I’m using your gun fetish to take your cash. Give me more you morons.

Reflections on the Election and Beyond youtu.be/x239j5DIpkU

When SCOTUS in its Citizens United verdict in 2010 recognized corporations as people, it effectively abandoned the elementary democratic principle of one person one vote, since corporations can give one physical person many votes. This undemocratic verdict must be revoked.

Look at the difference between the right and the left. Same difference exists in education and perception of reality. We are a tabloid nation run by a government hosting a badly scripted reality show. news.gallup.com/poll/651977/am…

Let's add another data point: Almost 90 million eligible voters..36% ...did not vote in 2024. Worse...this is normal. When a third of voters wake up next year and wonder what happened....

Trump’s campaign forgot to take down their “Radical Left Democrat” attack ad against RFK Jr. In the ad, RFK Jr says, “Red state people are more likely to murder you, to impregnate your teenage daughter, to commit a violent crime against you...” Story: meidasnews.com/news/oops-trum…

Why is supporting Russia grifting? Sherman set the Wayback machine to 2017. Flynn (and most of the Trump sycophants) were actively promoting hostile foreign and illegal security interests. A role in government would facilitate the grift. theguardian.com/us-news/2017/s…

Senate now working through 12 district court nominees, which means votes basically two hours for much of the week "Members should be prepared for another late night on Wednesday," Schumer says