Joelle Charbonneau

Happening now- the Broadview, IL ICE facility: a few dozen people have gathered here over the bizarre situation re: a US citizen who was allegedly detained by federal immigration agents, only for agents to reportedly say she wasn't there.

Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison on scene as well.

Optical illusion of a woman bent over some papers. Her sunglasses are pushed up and she is wearing a hair band so the top of her head looks exactly like a Muppet face

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now

That is a spectacular fact! There is nothing I can say that could top it.

Watching Noem giving remarks and answering questions in a way that makes it appear as if she has no idea she's been fired is surreal. I keep thinking no one deserves to be publicly humiliated--and yet--I am not sorry this is happening to her after all the damage she has done and continues to do.

I am shocked! Shocked I say. (Narrator: Audience, she is SO not shocked.)

Words matter! If they didn't matter so much, they wouldn't be trying to limit the words you read or the ones you speak. Let your reps know this bill is an un-American is it comes.

But funny!

A judge has ordered Dallas County polling places to stay open until 9pm CT for the *Democratic primary only.*

Yup! I'm already so tired of all the TV ads for that race and for the 8th district--which is the one I'm in.

Made chicken pineapple meatballs w/teriyaki stir-fry veggies tonight. Healthy and delicious! The teen has never been willing to try pineapple so I didn't inform him what was in the meatballs until he'd wolfed down one and was starting on another. #MomForTheWin

Xoxo

So the US creates conditions that endanger American noncombatants in the area but doesn't bother to plan for evacuating those noncombatants.

Graphic with watercolor book STOP H.R. 7661 Our public libraries are funded by us. Our ideas belong there too. The people behind this bill believe our libraries are the government's speech. 21 Attorneys General have argued that we, the People, do not have the First Amendment right to share and receive ideas in our public libraries free of viewpoint-based censorship. We cannot accept that.

STOP H.R. 7661

Floridians already know what a vague and punitive censorship bill like this one will mean for our libraries, students, and communities.

A national bill like this accepts that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to our publicly-funded libraries.

Do you accept that?

We don’t.

A statement from a strong Congresswoman who understands Iran. This is who Congress should be listening to in this moment.

📌It is absolutely insane that two old power-hungry, greedy, lawless men are in the process of killing countless hundreds and thousands of innocent human beings, and destabilizing a world they won't be living in a decade from now, and not EVERYBODY is speaking out loudly against this.

Dem Leadership, Smith, Meeks, Himes, Khanna Announce Iran WPR Vote Next Week February 26, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries; Democratic Whip Katherine Clark; Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, today announced that House Democrats will force a vote on the Khanna-Massie Iran War Powers Resolution next week: "As soon as Congress reconvenes next week, we will compel a vote of the full House of Representatives on the bipartisan Khanna-Massie War Powers resolution. This legislation would require the President to come to Congress to make the case for using military force against Iran. The Iranian regime is brutal and destabilizing, seen most recently in the killing of thousands of protestors. However, undertaking a war of choice in the Middle East, without a full understanding of all the attendant risks to our servicemembers and to escalation, is reckless. We maintain that any such action would be unconstitutional without consultation with and authorization from Congress. Next week, every Member will have the opportunity to go on the record as to whether they support military action against Iran absent Congressional approval." ###

Folks, essentially Trump in concert with a foreign national did an end run around the United States Congress to declare war on Iran.

Think on that for a moment.

Here was the Feb. 26th statement…

Congress must pass a War Powers Resolution NOW.

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Another forever war because people can’t bring themselves to vote for women…

That sounds terrifyingly awesome. Trick riding on steroids!

I need details!

I'm curious how the writers have reconstructed the book to make the story on that will work for a movie audience.

Hilary Knight and the US Women's Gold Medal winning hockey team are rockstars. They carry themselves with grace and class. It's a shame they have to deal with questions that take the focus away from their accomplishments to deal with those who have no grace and even less class.

The location was a perfect choice!

The speechwriters hit the right notes with simple, strong language, the setting was perfect and her tone was dead on. I held my breath until the last moment waiting for it to fall apart and it never did. It was impressive.

Kudos to the speechwriters to the SOTU response. It is the most focused response I've ever heard and congrats to Gov. Spanberger for her strong delivery. It's a thankless, often botched job.

This is why they want to ban books, suppress women, rip apart the educational system. Keeping us dumb…we’re smarter than that.
We won’t sit by and let this happen.
We will win this. How am I so sure?
I’m well read. 😉
#Pinks #SheShed

I am in awe of the courage and strength of the survivors sitting in that chamber. They shouldn't have to be that strong to get answers or justice.

It's an excellent night to read a book or rewatch a favorite movie.

Amen!

As you watch them cheer an adjudicated rapist tonight, keep in mind that the House Republican majority hinges on protecting members accused of domestic violence (Mills) and sexual harassment (Gonzalez).

This! Use the power of your words to speak out. Contact your reps. Show up to protests or, if you can't, offer support to those who can. It is hard work and often disheartening, but we can do what is hard when we do it together!