I am Catholic. But I grew up in the Mormon faith. Many people I love and respect are members of the LDS church. I am outraged at what happened today. This is a hate crime against a family-oriented faith community that is peaceful and loving. My prayers are with the LDS community.

“‘Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.’ Those infamous words are the hallmarks of a corrupt state. Trump is now openly mimicking the dictators he admires so much. He has shown Pam Bondi the man, and Bondi’s Department of Justice has manufactured the crime.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

The word of the day is . . .

Candidly, both political parties are a hot mess right now. Our duopoly is ill-served to solve our nation’s problems. Our leaders are failing us. Most show no courage or backbone whatsoever. They simply stand for getting re-elected. It’s bleak out there. What’s the answer?

Ordinary People impacted me more than any other film. RIP to its legendary director. What a career.

We can do better. We can be better. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/s...

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” Confucius

Violence is never the answer. Never.

Credit to Mika Brzezinski for not putting up with Tom Homan's BS this morning. This was a hard-hitting interview.

“Countless people . . . have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor. Today, the Court needlessly subjects countless more to these exact same indignities." Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Today’s post is from guest Michael Wood, a patriot and veteran who bled for this country and now wrestles with a question: Will America remain only an idea? His words are raw, honest, and urgent—reminder of what’s at stake in this moment adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/saving-the...

Sexual assault is not a joke. Sexual assault is not a hoax. Believe, support, and respect victims.

Thomas Massie has guts. In this political environment, that is huge. Thank you, Congressman Massie, for your strong, principled stance for transparency. Release the damn files.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s use of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles earlier this year violated a federal law that prohibits using the military as a domestic police force. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Pope Leo XIV prayed publicly on Sunday for the victims of the shooting at a Catholic school in Minnesota and called for an end to the "pandemic of arms, large and small."

“Republican governors did not want to answer why they were willing to send their National Guard troops to Washington while not inviting the same attention to their cities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

A Cabinet of sycophants. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

LISTEN to this. ➡️ "The Attorney General of the United States is now a rogue actor who has become a political tool of a corrupt President seeking to undermine the constitution of the United States and the rule of law." substack.com/@politicsusa...

Krishnamoorthi on the FBI raiding Bolton's house: "It looks like it's also an attempt to distract from the other big news of the day, which is the first production of the Epstein files that is required by subpoena from the Oversight Committee and they want to change the conversation."

How do you spell I-N-T-I-M-I-D-A-T-I-O-N? “The FBI is searching the home and office of John Bolton, as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information…Bolton was not detained and has not been charged with any crimes.” www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

If you are opposed to mail in voting, you are in favor of disenfranchising our brave men and women serving in uniform. Shame on you.

Elections are run by states and local governments. Republicans used to understand and formerly campaigned to protect states’ rights and local control. I guess you guys don’t believe in the Tenth Amendment anymore?

Real American Presidents vs. Trump What American Presidents worth the name would say today. open.substack.com/pub/therickw...

How true conservatives and defenders of freedom talk about stopping aggressors like Putin. Trump is not a conservative. www.linkedin.com/posts/joseph...

That Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska played out like an episode of VEEP.

Thank you, Gavin Newsom. This is the anti-authoritarian energy we need right now.

This.

TODAY: 11:30/PST ARE YOU READY FOR WHAT COULD BE THE WORST DAY OF THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT'S LIFE?😱 I AM ONE OF MANY CALLING IT "LIBERATION DAY" & I CAN. NOT. WAIT!!! 😍 THANK YOU, GOVERNOR NEWSOM @governor.ca.gov.🙏YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME FOR MY ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!-❤️,MAR🐫 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

Trump Deploys National Guard for D.C. Crime but Called Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Very Special’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/u...

At least three people died in a mass shooting in a Target parking lot in Austin on Monday. The suspect has a "mental health" and criminal history, local authorities said. Texans may want to know why their GOP leaders just banned a proven legal tool for preventing this www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/u...

“Mr. Trump has a pattern of accepting results that benefit him and denigrating those he dislikes as being rigged or part of a scam.” The emotional maturity of a second grader. (Apologies to second graders) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

Question for Mike Flood: With $450 million being allocated to Alligator Alcatraz, and ICE burning through $8.4 million a day to illegally detain people—How much does it cost for fascism? How much do the tax payers have to pay for a fascist country?

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela Stand tough, Texas Dem legislators.

Here’s a 🔥🔥exchange between me and Mick Mulvaney during @mehdirhasan.bsky.social's brilliant interview of Mulvaney on Al Jazeera's Head to Head. The whole episode is worth a watch, and you can find it on @aljazeera.com's YouTube channel.

🚨 Trump is demanding the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, because the jobs report was bad. When you can’t rig the numbers, fire the messenger. Classic authoritarian move.

I think it's time to be skeptical of any jobs numbers going forward...

Happy Birthday to the beautiful state I call home. #ColoradoDay

Strong “let them eat cake” vibes here.

By all means, work on Trump’s redistricting rather than help your constituents. Appalling. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

I have spoken out on this for years and will continue to raise awareness. More must be done to ensure that individuals going through a severe mental health crisis do not have access to firearms.

Yep. This.

I don't know how more people are simply embarrassed to death by this administration. They are brutal, anti-democratic, and hateful But appointing Nick freaking Adams to be the ambassador to an important country (Malaysia) is an embarrassment. It's not what a serious country does.

The Republican Party has no legitimate platform to talk about fiscal responsibility ever again. The big bullsh*t bill is saddling our kids and grandkids with crippling debt. These lawmakers know it’s wrong. They’re just too timid and weak to stand up and do the right thing.

tfw you've just stripped healthcare from 17 million Americans and ensured the closure of rural hospitals

This “big, ugly bill” is dangerous and will destroy rural health care. In Kentucky alone, 35 hospitals are under the threat of closing, stripping care from families, cutting jobs and crippling local economies. 1/2

Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou

This is an important moment and a critical test for GOP electeds. Sadly, I am confident they will fail the test.

Senator Alex Padilla of California was removed by force from Kristi Noem’s presser and handcuffed for his free speech. This is what a fascist regime does that rejects the laws of the US. It should horrify every American. Let’s stop pretending we are approaching authoritarian rule. We are there.

This is not hard. Every Republican member of Congress should join Democrats in condemning this administration’s vicious arrest of Sen Padilla. “A Republic if you can keep it” is now.

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