Following the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, there will be understandable demands for change—“but at some point, Americans must decide whether we live in an open democracy or a garrison state,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.

“It is unlikely that Iran will ever relinquish their ability to use their control over the strait. In the best case, they will turn it into a much needed cash cow, a toll booth on one of the world’s most vital commercial shipping routes. “ open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

The definition of an identified patient: one person in a dysfunctional system who is used as an expression of the system’s authentic but unaddressed conflicts.

This bill would let Florida officials label organizations and individuals "domestic terrorists" through a "guilt by designation" process that could be weaponized against those criticizing the government. Florida state senators must protect our constitutional rights and reject this dangerous bill.

Rep Jim Himes (D-CT), top Democrat on House Intelligence Committee: “Everything I have heard from the Administration before and after these strikes on Iran confirms this is a war of choice with no strategic endgame…”

Updated:

Trump hasn't gone to Congress for authorization to attack Iran. He hasn't explained the necessity or urgency of preemptive action by us. I'd very much like to see regime change in Iran, but Trump hasn't explained how we intend to help achieve that goal. Congress: Just say No.

Trump's "Golden Age"

Announcing his war of regime change, Trump said to the Iranian people, “The hour of your freedom is at hand.” Words from a president who has been snatching freedoms from Americans. A freedom taker presenting himself as a freedom giver. How authoritarians commonly present their wars of conquest.

Boo Amazon. m.youtube.com/shorts/s8jGn...

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Summarily smashing part of the White House without announcing it “threatens the fundamental idea of the republic—government by the people and for the people, conducted in public view,” Jake Lundberg argues.

October 18, 2025

#NOKINGS New York City, NY

No Kings protest kicking off in Washington, D.C. Here’s the view down Pennsylvania Avenue from near the front. Street is totally packed for blocks.

No Kings, San Diego

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

No Kings in Presque Isle, Maine. Over 370 protesters I this morning! Bagpipes Guy plays for the 2nd No Kings…

Mayor Michelle Wu at the protest today: “What scares them about Boston is that we are the America they say is impossible.”

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

No Kings in Richmond CA. The unicorn held a sign that said “Antifa.” She kept asking, “Am I scary?” @maddow.msnbc.com

Reverend David Black, Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago who was shot in the head with pepper balls while praying in front of an ICE facility and Reverend Quincy Worthington, Pastor of Highland Park Presbyterian Church who has also been at the protests and endured pepper bullets...

"... part of rising faith-based pushback to the Trump administration..." religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

Kamala was right about everything - and our media failed us spectacularly. #ResistTrump

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

“We will not live on our knees, and you shouldn’t either.” - James Comey

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

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

After Donald Trump's address to military leaders today, "senior U.S. officers have to wonder who will shield them from the impulses of the person they just saw onstage," @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.

NEW: Far-right sheriffs and election deniers are teaming up to police elections and sow doubt about their integrity. From seizing voting machines to patrolling ballot boxes, their tactics offer a glimpse into how Trump could use them to subvert elections.

CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%. Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

The Trump Administration's DHS officers appear to be carrying large weapons around downtown Chicago in camouflage and masks. This is not making anybody safer — it’s a show of intimidation, instilling fear in our communities and hurting our businesses.

If we are to deprive political violence of its power, we must reject anyone who commits or promotes it - and also reject any move to exploit it.

Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:

Billionaire Trump donor Elon Musk owns X. Billionaire Trump ally Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post. With this acquisition, both CNN and CBS News would be owned by billionaire Trump donor Larry Ellison. Oligarchs’ monopoly over our media is spiraling out of control.

Trump’s militarization of D.C. is escalating without any practical objective and no end point, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily. “That raises the scary prospect that it could just go on forever—or slide into martial law around the country.”

Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C. www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

It’s important to see Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C., as a trial run for a possible military occupation of the United States. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-trial-run

Consumer sentiment declined in August, the first drop since April.

Found the welfare queen! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...

The key word here being “idiot.”

AI is being used to fabricate quotes and attribute them to real people, Yair Rosenberg reports. Here's what he did when it happened to him: