I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk? But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession. But that's just me

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Breaking: In a sharp reversal, Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.

There are STILL good people in the world.🙏🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory 👇🏾 was posted inside a door of a bathroom stall in the ladies room

🚨 “How could I not?” A history lesson. 1/2

A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy): www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Homes for Our Troops celebrity auction starts on Tuesday — Veterans Day, November 11!

Fox: 70% of Americans say groceries cost more than they did a year ago, and about 60% blame Trump.

🚨Breaking🚨 SNAP benefits are being paid out for the month of November:

Free bread for those in need. A reader sent me this photo taken at Great Harvest Bread Company in Cedar Rapids.

think about this

I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us: “The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

SNAP demographics from the USDA’s FY 2023 report: SNAP participants by race: White: 35% Black: 26% Asian: 4% Native American / Alaska Native: ~2% Pacific Islander: <1% Two or more races: 4% Race not reported: 17% SNAP participants by ethnicity: Hispanic / Latino (any race): 16% Non-Hispanic: 84%

someidiotwithawrench Dalton Dreihaus

This is a real life consequence of poor governance.There will be many others.

Doug Ford on 10/14/25: Let's take Ronald Reagan's words and let's blast it to the American people. And our first launch is going to be on every major network...we're going to launch a $75 million ad, and we're going to repeat that message to every Republican district right across the entire country.

This must not be what America is.👇

Ron Osborn, almost 93, said he’s a Korean War veteran out at the Hamilton, Montana, No Kings rally to show his patriotism. “We’re proud American citizens, loyal to the flag and the Constitution.” #montana

#NoKings Little Rock, Ark.

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune

Mockler: I have spent all my formative years watching the President talk about the opposition party like they should not exist. His claim to fame in politics was saying that Obama was not born in America.

While Trump plays trade war like he’s holding all the cards, our executives are coming back from China terrified. They’re walking through “dark factories” where robots run the show so efficiently the lights don’t even need to be on. One exec saw a plant pumping out phones with zero human workers.

"That policy prevents us from doing our job. Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable." www.npr.org/2025/10/14/g...

Solidarity is the only way

🚨 Retired Major Richard Ojeda explains the danger of “floating the use of the 82nd Airborne Division on American soil.” His message needs to be heard. Veterans, retired and active, are aware of the Posse Comitatus Act. The U.S. military is not to attack our own citizens. 1/2

Trump on if he'd consider pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: 'I'll take a look at it'

The FCC is not the content police. It is a regulator whose legitimacy depends on independence from partisan pressure. When the chair of that agency publicly threatens action against broadcasters, the threat alone can alter programming decisions. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

18 months ago.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.....Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared...." ~ Anne Frank

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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

“Bots or likely bots authored 44.5% of X posts mentioning Cracker Barrel in the 24 hours after the new logo gained attention on Aug. 20, according to research for ⁦‪@WSJ‬⁩ by PeakMetrics. That number rose to 49% among posts calling for a boycott.”

Hegseth has had a lot of bad ideas, but this one is disruptive and even somewhat dangerous. All of these men and women have real jobs they should be doing. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Cruel for no reason. A damaged wheelchair isn't just an inconvenience, it’s a complete loss of mobility. This rule would make flying safer and easier for passengers with disabilities, including our disabled veterans. @usdot.bsky.social should reverse course now.

CNN: Breaking news tonight, Democrats securing the final push they need to force a vote on the release of the Epstein files as Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins the special election in Arizona's 7th congressional district