Denise Forrest

The most important Oscar speech tonight wasn’t about film. The director of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” just said this from the stage: “You lose your country through countless small acts of complicity. When we act complicit when a government murders people on the streets. When oligarchs take over the media and control how we produce and consume it. We all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think.” He was talking about Russia. The audience knew he was talking about America too. Elon Musk owns the platform you’re reading this on. David Ellison is buying CNN — Pete Hegseth said it will be “far better” when he does. The DOGE deposition videos were removed from YouTube. The Epstein files are sealed. The Pentagon won’t release a casualty count. Countless small acts of complicity. That’s how you lose it. A nobody is more powerful than you think. Never stop connecting the dots.

The last 10 days in Michigan: Windows open ✅ Windows shut ✅ Tornadoes ✅ Blizzard ✅ Ice storm ✅ 70mph winds ✅ Tornado watch ✅ Severe T-Storm watch ✅ 70F✅ 20F ✅ Below zero wind chills ✅ Hail ✅ Sleet✅ Rain ✅ Spring ✅ Fall ✅ Winter ✅ Lakeshore flood advisory ✅ Local area emergency ✅ Dense Fog ✅ Flood warnings ✅ Thundersnow ✅ Power outages ✅ Severe wx and winter wx at the same time ✅ 5 mile suspension bridge closed multiple times ✅

Thomas Massie just declared: “This government is under siege.” And he exposed Susie Wiles and Pam Bondi for taking “millions of dollars from Bayer.” “All three branches of this government are under siege by lobbyists and lawyers from a German company named Bayer.” “They spent over $9 million lobbying … so that they don’t have to be liable for any damages their herbicide Roundup causes.” “The Constitution guarantees people a trial if they’ve been harmed.” “Why are we contemplating going against the Constitution?” “The Attorney General has opined favorably for this German company in front of the Supreme Court about getting rid of any liability that they should have for any damages.” “By the way, the President’s Chief of Staff and the President’s Attorney General worked for one of the biggest lobbying firms that’s received millions of dollars from Bayer.” “Maybe that’s why we’ve seen an executive order that says that the production of this chemical from this German company is a national defense priority.” “And we know why they’re doing that.” “It’s to keep them from having any liability.” “This is wrong.” “We shouldn’t succumb to the lobbyists, not in the executive branch, not in the judicial branch, and certainly not here in Congress.” @RepThomasMassie @MassieforKY

Thomas Massie just went nuclear on Trump’s DOJ for bringing zero “charges, arrests, or investigations” over the Epstein files. “Who should be investigated?” “I’ll name them right here.” “Leon Black.” “Jes Staley, accused of terrible things.” “Leslie Wexner.” “Why did the FBI list him as a co-conspirator in their own documents in a child sex trafficking case, and then tell him that they had no questions for him?” “Over 3 million documents describing horrible things, unspeakable things, much of it redacted.” “Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide.” “But I haven’t seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States.” “Prince Andrew, Duke of York, who has since been stripped of his royal titles due to his affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested.” “Peter Mandelson, who previously served as UK’s ambassador to the United States, resigned in disgrace from UK’s House of Lords and the Labour Party, and he’s been arrested.” “Former Prime Minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, has been charged.” “But we don’t see any charges, arrests, or investigations in the United States.” “What do we see?” “We see our FBI director celebrating in the locker room at the Olympics overseas.” “We need justice.” @RepThomasMassie @MassieforKY

Ellen Hughes, birthed two Olympic heroes and was a consultant on the women's team that won gold. She's lady liberty.

Johnny Gaudreau’s kids were brought onto the ice to celebrate the gold medal win over Canada Team USA is a FAMILY

The world needs more of this energy.

Not sure who needs to hear this but the voter fraud rate is a mere 0.000003%. Anyone telling you otherwise is making shit up so they can take away your right to vote.

BREAKING: MAGA in full meltdown mode over this Super Bowl ad 😡 It would be a shame if you shared it and it went Viral 💙💙💙 Drop a 💙 for the bravery of Epstein survivors!

Rest in Peace, Mr. Lolich.

John Candy and Catherine O'Hara both made the world a better place.

RETWEET if you love Catherine O’Hara 💔

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

BREAKING: A video has leaked from an immigration detention center believed to be at 31 Hopkins Plaza, in Baltimore Maryland where legal immigrants are not even allowed to bath for over 10 days. The person speaking Spanish is saying the following: "Look at how they have us here. Look at how immigration is treating us. There are people here who are legal, there are people who are not legal, there are people who are losing their families. They are kidnapping us. They have us in a warehouse here in Baltimore. They beat us, they beat an older man. We can’t take it anymore. They have kept us here for more than 10 days without bathing and enduring hunger.”

Monsters are real.

BREAKING: The family of Alex Pretti releases a powerful statement about his senseless murder at the hands of Trump's masked fascist goons. Please share this far and wide... "We are heartbroken but also very angry. Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital," the family said in a statement provided to CNN. "Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman." "The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed." "Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you." It is our responsibility as Americans to get the truth out there. Petti was not attempting to harm anyone. He was swarmed, beaten, and disarmed by vicious federal agents who were looking for someone to hurt. Once they had removed his gun — which he had a legal permit to carry — they executed him in cold blood by firing numerous bullets into him. Then, the Trump administration proceeded to immediately falsely smear him as a "terrorist" who wanted to carry out a mass shooting against law enforcement. They're utterly shameless. “He cared about people deeply and he was very upset with what was happening in Minneapolis and throughout the United States with ICE, as millions of other people are upset,” said Pretti's father Alex. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong, so he did participate in protests.” Rest in power Alex. The rest of us will carry on the fight. Please like and share.

Colbert on Trump's pay-for-play Board of Peace: "Paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep. After all, CBS got to do it for just 16 million."

Hi everyone -- there is a general strike in Minnesota tomorrow to protest what the Trump administration and DHS are doing to our community. In solidarity with the action, I am going to donate my revenue from tomorrow's newsletter to People over Papers, the Midway-Hamline Diaper Bank, and Every Meal. Thank you to everyone who is risking their safety and contributing their time and money to protect our neighbors. If you are so inclined, please check out Stand With Minnesota (standwithminnesota.com) to find a way to help. And no one start any beefs with Will Stancil.

Red State Texas has 2.1M undocumented immigrants. Red State Florida has 1.6M. Blue State Minnesota only has 130,000. Don't let anyone tell you this is about undocumented immigrants!