Barbara Dew Rupert

No subject worried America’s Founding Fathers more than the risk of a standing army threatening civilian governance. Complaints about the danger are prominent in the Declaration of Independence. Thirteen of the 85 Federalist Papers directly address it theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

A year ago this week, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old American citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas. While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his vehicle into an agent, recently released body cam footage calls that narrative into question. Geoff Bennett spoke with Rachel Reyes, Ruben Martinez's mother, and her attorney, Charles Stam.

A San Diego cop fatally shot a Black teen running for his life from an active shooter, without ever giving him a chance to ID himself. atlantablackstar.com/2025/02/25/san…

This cruelty is being done in our name. Shame on this administration. Shame.

A year ago this week, Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Texas. But it was not until this past February, 11 months after the shooting, that ICE confirmed its involvement. It's now become the first publicly known instance of ICE fatally shooting a U.S. citizen as part of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. While the Department of Homeland Security says Martinez intentionally rammed his vehicle into an agent, recently released body cam footage — which shows shots being fired into Martinez's vehicle — calls that narrative into question. And one year later, Martinez's family is still searching for answers. @GeoffRBennett spoke with Ruben Martinez's mother, Rachel Reyes, and her attorney, Charles Stam.

@BrotherRasheed @noneofyourbiz56 @NC_Governor @SloanRachmuth To “commend” is not a command to observe Ramadan, but rather to recommend as worthy of notice (in a positive light.)

I left a country where Ramadan is enforced by law. I came to America for freedom. Now a governor is commending everyone to observe it. That’s a troubling direction. @NC_Governor @SloanRachmuth

People who say math is painful

@Lhop963 @mkelek @TimothyDSnyder As a matter of fact, in 1935 the Nuremberg laws stripped the Jews in Germany of their German citizenship.

@mkelek @TimothyDSnyder Of course it isn’t a concentration camp lol. Unless you’re asserting the Jews in Germany were criminal illegal aliens?? Moron.

This man did far more fighting for the US than anyone in the cabinet or the White House. And he died one day after being taken to an American concentration camp. One day. reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

@Andrak27 @MTPenna @fakehistoryhunt From the Victoria & Albert museum, Bust of a Woman by the real artist Francisco Laurana: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39862/bu…

@MTPenna @fakehistoryhunt Maite, qué intentabas probar con un link a un busto que claramente no es el de la imagen?

Nope. It is Al generated.

Smart people don't have to convince people they are smart people.

In his deposition, DOGE employee Justin Fox said he used AI to tag DEI grants to cancel — without ever instructing the AI on what DEI is. Among the grants terminated was a $350k grant to replace an aging HVAC system at the High Point Museum in North Carolina. The AI flagged it because the grant stated, ‘Improving HVAC systems enhances preservation conditions for collections, aligning with the goal of providing greater access to diverse audiences.’

Horrific details of Trump’s abuse of an underage girl. She was interviewed by law enforcement multiple times; they believed she was credible. These pages are from 2019. Vile beyond description. Begins p 8. This should be alongside every Iran headline. justice.gov/epstein/files/…

Beware of any Christian movement that demands the government be an instrument of God's wrath but never a source of God's charity, mercy, or compassion.

@realmartypeercy Stitt will not appoint himself because the interim senator is ineligible to be elected for a full term in November.

when stitt appoints himself to fill mullin's vacant senate seat, will matt pinnell suddenly be the governor? i legit don't know.

@RoguePOTUSStaff Well said.

Breaking: Kristi Noem is fired. Senator Markwayne Mullin will be newly appointed DHS Secretary, ensuring the department maintains an equal level of stupid.

A Memphis pastor told me ICE is taking Afghan Christians from his congregation—people here LEGALLY, who committed NO violent crimes and even helped our troops as interpreters. "The worst of the worst" was always a lie. Kristi Noem was fired, but she’s not off the hook. She MUST be investigated.

In January, we went inside the Dilley detention center. Children there shared letters describing the anguish of being ripped from their lives. After publishing that story, we learned about Edison, a 13-year-old detained for 2+ months. Listen to his words: propub.li/3Pf03Kv

Got it. There's plenty of funding to send troops into harm’s way, but not to take care of their health afterwards. This is shameful.

The US Agency for Global Media, which is run by Kari Lake, has just failed an audit. The organization's finances are too chaotic even to assess. stateoig.gov/report/aud-fm-…