Excerpt from Mandami’s victory speech:

“As FDR said, democracy has disappeared in several other great nations, not because the people dislike democracy but because they have grown tired of unemployment and insecurity, of seeing their children hungry while they sat helpless in the face of government confusion and weakness. In desperation, they chose to sacrifice liberty in the hope of getting something to eat. New York, if we have made one thing clear over these past months it is that we need not choose between the two.

We can be free and we can be fair. We can demand what we deserve and together we have built a movement where everyday New Yorkers recognize themselves in our vision of democracy. Every new voter registered, that is faith renewed. Every voter who traveled through withering heat to the polls, that is faith renewed.“

“Under international law, every person has the responsibility to refuse illegal or immoral orders, no matter who gives them.” This was established during the Nuremberg Trials after the second World War,

Please let’s hold them accountable. I’ve seen the videos of what they do to their fellow citizens, their fellow humans. No matter what or where, there always seem to be humans who revel in being able to do horrible things to other humans. ICE has members because they enjoy the power to hurt others without consequences. Sometime, a lot of the time, i am so disgusted by some members of my species, and so ashamed to be a member of my species. Life should not be this way.

Got an email from DTA today saying that SNAP in Mass will not be funded next month, and they specifically mention that this is because of Trump and his Big Beautiful Bill. Love it.