The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. https://to.pbs.org/3IDyV5d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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YA THINK

HIGHER ED EXTORTION: Trump offers “compact” to top universities—including Vanderbilt. Grants in exchange for: fewer foreign students, conservative gender policies, protected GOP ideology & speech limits on staff. Will Vandy to submit to bullying for a bag of cash? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats. https://to.pbs.org/4nzOZnK

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston shut its doors, one of many presidential libraries forced to close as the government shutdown continues.

Saw someone say, “Stop hoarding books, we don’t need paper books anyway” and I can’t express how misguided this is. Online libraries disappear, digital books can be altered, and with Big Tech seeking to destroy history and literacy, print media has never been more essential.

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Newsom answers Trump’s racist Jeffries videos… 👀

We deserve a system that funds dignity, not just rockets and tax shelters.

Dem Says Mike Johnson Is Delaying Her Swearing-In to Prevent Epstein Vote - Rolling Stone apple.news/A-mSaR8N5RVS...

Everywhere in Florida... Mom, when you were carrying me, did you take Tylenol? Florida mom: Of course not! I only did meth and Marlboro's!

President Donald Trump toured the facility in July and suggested it could be a model for future lockups nationwide as his administration pushes to expand the infrastructure needed to increase deportations. https://to.pbs.org/4nGrPvV

I've ended up next to ppl in combat that I never met before. I don't know if they were straight, gay, trans, bi, liberal, conservative, Christian, Muslim, Jainist, or anything else. All I knew is we had the same flag on our uniforms and they were shooting in the right direction. All that mattered.

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He couldn’t run a casino!

I'm actually kind of surprised that the SecDef hasn't determined that the Army Service Ribbon is "too gay".

As the federal government enters a shutdown, Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey defended his party's decision not to support the GOP stopgap funding bill, saying looming health care cuts will impact millions.

🙄 Tennessee has an affordability crisis, underfunded schools, traffic jams everywhere and the Republican Party is solving these problems! Just kidding 👇

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been repeatedly disgorging lava at its summit crater about once a week since late last year.

A Trumper asked me today if I was one of those nutjobs trying to save polar bears. My reply I think shocked him: No. The polar bears are already dead bears walking/swimming. We can't save them. They will go extinct in the wild. At this point, we're just trying to keep agriculture from collapsing.

memphis is just fine thanks

MEMPHIS’ @repcohen.bsky.social on the shutdown…

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The White House has frozen about $18 billion in federal support for major infrastructure projects in New York. In a post on X Wednesday, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought wrote,

America has a new favorite fat bear. Overcoming a broken jaw and an injured paw, Bear 32, also known as ‘Chunk,’ was proclaimed the winner of this year’s “Fat Bear Week.”

wasn't there a guy in 1930s germany who wrote that playbook...?

No. Racism is not a “legitimate concern”. It’s an immoral attitude that needs to be stamped out

The Interior Department has told its staff to bring their government laptops and phones home so they can monitor updates about potential mass firings.

It won't be long till only old people like us get this joke. It's brilliant.

If you hate the Pope because he is too “liberal”, I have some very bad news for you about Jesus.

Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals! Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

Prosecutors urged a New York federal judge Tuesday to send Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years following his conviction on prostitution-related charges, citing one of his accusers who said she lives in fear of the music mogul’s release from detention. https://to.pbs.org/4nPHtF0

looks like 1930's Germany to me

With a government shutdown just hours away, Democrats and Republicans angrily blamed each other and refused to budge from their positions Tuesday, unable to find agreement or even negotiate as hundreds of thousands of federal workers stood to be furloughed or laid off. https://to.pbs.org/4mJE0XI

As ALL our senior military leaders meet with our Secretary of War today...just a reminder that THIS is the guy in charge of the most powerful military on the planet.

huh. somebody with working eyeballs.

Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."

BREAKING: Democrats vote down a GOP bill to keep the government open, putting it on track for shutdown after midnight.

CBS REPORTER: “Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for the health care subsidies. Can you clarify what you’re talking about?” TRUMP: *compares heart sizes, rambles about immigration, makes it clear the talking point is a lie* (parroted by Burchett)

One thing that you REALLY need to understand is that the Secretary of Defense has just said he is getting essentially neutering the Inspector General procedures for reporting (among other things) sexual assault, discrimination, financial crimes, and other misconduct. This REALLY BAD, y’all.

Dr. Seuss, 1941. library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb...

The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday. The change will affect recipients of benefits including Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and tax refunds. https://to.pbs.org/4nnCP12

Neguse: "I would challenge anyone to make sense of the rantings and ravings you just heard from the president. These are not serious people tweeting out offensive videos last night on Truth Social ... I think it's important for all of us to acknowledge what we see with our own eyes"