HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 10/13/25 [Giving an historical perspective on Trump's dreams of a stone arch versus our country's social history embodied in a federal building the Trump Administration is discarding] open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

CIVIL DISCOURSE JOYCE VANCE 10/14/25 "Apparently, the new standard operating protocol is that if an ICE agent decides you’re in the way, they can shoot you" "If you are obstructing law enforcement, you can expect to be met with force" open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

THE BREAKDOWN ALLISON GILL 10/12/25 "if Trump is conducting official government business using direct messaging on social media apps, those messages should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act" open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

ARIZONA LUMINARIA 10/10/25 The damn Republicans are refusing to swear in MY representative. MY REPRESENTATIVE. Whatever sane Republicans are left in this government need to get off their asses and start acting like competent, intelligent adults. azluminaria.org/2025/10/10/g...

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection. Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

RIFed: Several CDC staff currently working on an Ebola outbreak overseas. You know — the ones literally helping contain and prevent it from spreading. (Like, to the U.S.) Trust us: dying from Ebola is a MISERABLE way to die.

MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK RON FILIPKOWSKI 10/10/25 [This is a long post. The things Trump and his administration believe and say are nauseating.] open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 10/8/25 "Parente told a federal judge he has the body-cam footage, and it shows the opposite: a CBP agent taunting her—“Do something, bitch”—before steering his unmarked vehicle into hers and opening fire" open.substack.com/pub/migranti... .

TALKING HEADS SUBSTACK HARRY LITMAN 10/6/25 "Turning to the administration’s claim that Portland faced a “rebellion” or “danger of a rebellion,” her conclusion was unsparing: the President’s determination “was simply untethered to the facts.”" open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 10/7/25 "Signs will go up across the city reading “This property is owned and/or controlled by the City of Chicago. It may not be used for civil immigration enforcement, as a staging area, processing location, or operations base” open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 10/6/25 “This isn’t about politics,” Kasmer concluded. “This is about humanity. About decency. And you have lost yours.” open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

TPM MORNING MEMO DAVID KURTZ 10/6/25 UPdates on Abrego Garcia, Oregon, Comey "fired federal prosecutor Michael Ben’Ary warned “the leadership is more concerned with punishing the President’s perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security" open.substack.com/pub/tpmmorni...

Read our statement responding to reports that the president is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon. We are quickly assessing our options and preparing to take legal action. We’ll continue to share updates as we have them.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

SHUTDOWN VIRUS UPDATE YOUR LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST KATELYN JENNER 10/6/25 open.substack.com/pub/yourloca...

VOTING RIGHTS open.substack.com/pub/rightsan...

There are still people who believe the earth is flat. There are still pepple who deny the Holocaust. There are still people who follow Donald J. Trump.

IMMIGRATION ILLEGAL DEPORTATION ABREGO GARCIA NEW YORK TIMES 10/3/25 "While Judge Crenshaw has not yet made a final decision on the issue of vindictiveness, the fact that he is even considering doing so .. is a hugely embarrassing blow to the Trump administration" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

THE HILL 8/1/25 Https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5429516-trump-confabulation-dementia-signs/

BBC 10/2/25 "interception in international waters was "contrary to international law and violates the sovereignty of every nation whose flag was flown on the dozens of vessels in the flotilla"" www.bbc.com/news/article...

ADAM KINSINGER 9/30/25 open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

As of 2pm today - less than 6 hours after receiving formal notice that the President had federalized Oregon’s National Guard in Portland - we filed a lawsuit. The president has overstepped his authority. #portland #nationalguard #orpol

THIS IS FROM 2016 www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

“Show us your warrant!” “Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔 *busts in the door with babies crying*

⚠️Authoritarian Warning ⚠️

Trump has lost his mind. (But that's not really news, is it ..) HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 9/28/25 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

Kamala Harris: "It feels chaotic, but what I would offer you is what we are witnessing is the swift implementation of a plan that was decades in the making. Project 2025 didn't just drop out of thin air. That's a product of decades of work. Federalist Society, Heritage Foundation ... "

TPM MORNING MEMO DAVID KURTZ 9/22/25 open.substack.com/pub/tpmmorni...

MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK MICHAEL COHEN 9/22/25 "But the very people now elevating him to sainthood are the same people who built the ecosystem of hate and vitriol that defined his career and created the climate in which political assassination is possible" open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

DERANGED Absolutely. Sorry, Laura Loomer,l. You can just whisper in the president's ear that we are uncrushable

September 21, 2025

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 9/20/25 open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

ICE is detaining pregnant women who pose no threat to the public and putting them and their babies at risk. I've introduced a bill to help, but we need to keep pushing for accountability and shining a spotlight on human rights abuses. That's why I'm pressing for answers NOW.

This man is ... incompetent, irrational, senile, cruel ... HOW is he still able to pretend to be a president? The people who are propping him up need to be fired, imprisoned, deported, eradicated ... It's time to clear the deck

Can't publish science without political approval, what could go wrong [🎁]

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 9/20/25 "The feds answered with gas. Tear gas. Pepper balls. The whole parade of hardware they use when they want to remind you who’s boss. The crowd scattered, coughing, eyes on fire. That’s how America talks to its citizens now." open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 9/19/25 "Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker wrote that Trump’s attacks on Chicago aren’t really about stopping crime. Instead, Trump is creating chaos and destabilizing the country in order to erode our democratic institutions and cement his power" open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

TENESSEE LOOKOUT 9/17/25 "the government is pursuing “vindictive prosecution” against the wrongly deported man, whose fight for due process has come to symbolize Trump administration immigration crackdowns" tennesseelookout.com/2025/09/17/p...

Democratic New York lawmakers — as well as City Comptroller Brad Lander — were arrested by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers Thursday after demanding access to an alleged detention facility run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at 26 Federal Plaza.

Sen. Alex Padilla: "This isn't about one comedian or one television personality or any one network. It's about whether we as Americans still have the freedom to laugh at those in power, to question authority, and to tell the truth without fear of retribution."

What we are witnessing is an outright abuse of power. This administration is attacking critics and using fear as a weapon to silence anyone who would speak out. Media corporations — from television networks to newspapers — are capitulating to these threats.

MIGRANT INSIDER PABLO MANRÍQUEZ 9/18/25 "In a stunning rebuke to the Trump administration, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly — himself a Trump appointee — has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the mass deportation of hundreds of Guatemalan children" open.substack.com/pub/migranti...

A timeline in which I have to rally behind Jimmy Kimmel. Dark times, indeed.