There are some great indie journos on the ground in Chicago with up-to-date information as it happens.

Stephen Miller was not elected, he was appointed. The people did not choose him. He’s behind the bombings of Venezuelan boats which have killed multiple people. Tonight he’s calling for an insurrection. He’s defying a federal court judge & suggesting people take to the streets in Portland.

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick. Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

🚨Kristi Noem brings peace to war-torn Portland, Oregon. 1/2

Wow

News today that ICE shot a woman is chilling. The videos online show that there are some abusive, masked thugs masquerading as law enforcement. Nobody deserves this. The courts need to step in.

Naked children torn from their mothers and tossed into vans. U.S. citizens detained for hours in zip ties. Doors kicked in and belongings stolen or destroyed. This is the reality of Trump’s deportation agenda. It was always about cruelty.

*There is a large and growing movement of Stephen Miller–inspired terrorism in this country. It is well organized and well funded, and it is shielded by Supreme Court justices, corrupt prosecutors, and even more corrupt attorneys general.

Among other things, it remains extremely weird that the [checks notes] director of the FBI uses phrases like “ass clown factory” in public statements posted on his official account

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This week’s Just for Skeets and Giggles is out! Have a great weekend. open.substack.com/pub/statusku...

Happy Caturday!

NEW: In Texas redistricting case, a leading political scientist testified that he saw “evidence of intentional discrimination” in the map, which “aggressively seeks to roll back minority power.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

WHERE IS THE $17 TRILLION COLLECTED FROM TARIFFS?! WHAT ABOUT THE $50,000 BRIBE TO HOMAN? DON'T FORGET THE EPSTEIN FILES AND WHY ARE WE BOMBING VENEZUELAN FISHING BOATS?!

The "shadow" billionaire Suleymanov, according to Kommersant, was previously the beneficiary of the company "Sirena-Travel" — the developer of the main airline ticket booking system in Russia. Russia is a mafia state, with its own country and law courts. 5/5

GD, what is happening? I agree with MTG. This is the Twilight Zone isn't it? Or the Mad Hatters land of madness?

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OK pee wee Goebbles. Take your little dick energy somewhere else.

Remember when the GOP lost their collective shit accusing Obama of running for a third term? They waved their pocket copies of the Constitution while screaming at anyone who was dumb enough to believe them. How sacred the Constitution WAS huh? Cowards. Every GD one of them.

Read Jay Kuo’s piece on sado populism. I'll link in comments.

This is illegal, and yes this is the same guy who claimed he'd never heard of Project 2025. But there's a larger point to make here about public service. No one who wins elected office wins 100% of the vote. But everyone who holds public office represents 100% of their electorate.

Ret. General Mark Hertling on the speeches presented by the Secretary of War and the POTUS to top military officials: “It’s illegal.” m.youtube.com/shorts/R0A0G...

If only MAGA would pick up a book and read. But would it make a difference?

OK grandpa. Release the Epstein files and I hope BOC sues your fat ass.

I've been waiting for a good voice to pick up the Argentina/Soybean scandal. Dan Osborn now has. www.centralnebraskatoday.com/2025/10/02/d...

#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue An honor richly deserved.

This is what Trumpism has wrought.

In a shocking twist we all saw coming, Ret. General Mark Hertling's comments on the speeches presented by Trump & Pete Hegseth to top military officials: “It’s illegal.” Republicans are destroying America! #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

They should start drawing a fat orange clown on the fat orange clown.

Lying fat orange sos.

Cue GOP outrage in 3..2..1…

For all the media repeating that ACA COVID subsidies “cost” ~$30B, the U.S. just pledged $20B to Argentina to stabilize an autocrat’s government and protect a GOP megadonor who loaded up on Argentine debt. No one’s blinking at that. Let’s keep things in perspective.

“Project 2025 Seeks to Dismantle Agencies, Terminate Up To 1 Million Federal Workers” Story from July 15, 2024 We knew, we all knew. www.afge.org/article/proj...