What Caught My Eye forFebruary 12 - 18 (#4)
Some of the articles that caught my eye that I felt were worth sharing from February 12 to 18.
I'm tired of Minnesota and ICE still being such a focus of current events.
How much can a city take?
A good first-person narrative of the hell those in Minneapolis are still dealing with on a regular basis.
They've Bought Themselves a Congress
In an alternate universe, Congress might be focused on passing laws that don’t elevate the interests of corporations and oligarchs above the everyman. Ones that ensure the stability of the American financial system, protect consumers, address officeholder ethics concerns, and prevent financial crimes. Sadly, in this universe, lawmakers are primarily concerned with satisfying the demands of their newest and most generous campaign contributors. Senate Banking Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) told Politico, “These are folks who think that when they’ve bought themselves a Congress, then they expect it to behave the way they say.” After a year of this Congress, it would be hard to argue they’re wrong.
ICE is pushing Minneapolis underground
Get ICE out of Minnesota, and everywhere else for that matter.
Minneapolis Proved Something MAGA Can’t Accept: Most People Are Actually Virtuous
This is the one thing that has given me hope in this darkness. Despite everything ICE and the rest of the MAGA crowd does, the community comes together to help.