NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Out doing that protest thing
WTAF
There’s a new kitten in town! Welcome to the family, Sweet Pea #caturday
Walking around DC
Tomorrow, February 17th, the Hi Fi Diner continues celebrating Black History Month with a special Funky Good Time - an hour of classic funk and hidden gems including James Brown, Con Funk Shun, Marcia Pharr, The Fabulettes, People in the News, and much more. 11 am - noon EST 94.3 fm takomaradio.org
Judith Butler: “Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?” [english.elpais.com]
The Diner is celebrating Black History Month all month and will kick off this Monday covering a range of genres uplifting Black voices including Yasiin Bey, Blackalicious, Brittney Howard, Tracy Chapman, Amythyst Kiah and much more. Monday Feb 3 11 am - noon on takomaradio.org
At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
“Historians have a word for Germans who joined the Nazi party, not because they hated Jews, but out of a hope for restored patriotism, or a sense of economic anxiety, or a hope to preserve their religious values[…] That word is ‘Nazi.’” [kottke.org]
Orange tabby cat in sun next to radiator
Happy Caturday
