GOP playing Lucy with the football again.

“I’m going to go against everyone on this issue because when the tax credits expire this year my own adult children’s insurance premiums for 2026 are going to DOUBLE, along with all the wonderful families and hard-working people in my district." trib.al/MZsOwGU

“I extended my arms, palms outstretched toward the #ICE officers, in a traditional #Christian posture of prayer & blessing,” Pastor Black recalls. “Without any warning, & without any order or request that I & others disperse, I was suddenly fired upon by #ICE officers. . .

A federal judge in Oregon delivered a second blow to the Trump administration’s effort to send National Guard troops to Portland by temporarily blocking federalized members of the National Guard from anywhere in the US being deployed to the state.

If could be peaceful mostly in #portland, with people in funny costumes and line dancing, but the fact that would make "good TV," seems lost on #Todayshow producers. So we get the conflict, ICE throwing smoke canisters, people pushing back. No "Frog guy." No pull back to show it's only ONE BLOCK.

Federal agents landed a helicopter on a South Shore building last week, arresting 37 people and leaving behind cracked windows, broken doors and a lot of pain. Lawmakers call for a halt to all federal immigration enforcement in Chicago. trib.al/noHsmsk

Letter: Trump is ramping up his attempt to desensitize us to atrocities. The aim is clear.

Judge Immergut - Since you're going to keep trying to get around my order by pulling National Guard from other states, this order encompasses ALL states. DOJ: We'd like a stay pending appeal. Judge Immergut - no. #portland #oregon #California #Texas

BREAKING: President Donald Trump is activating up to 400 Texas National Guard personnel for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and possibly elsewhere, per Hegseth memo in court filing.

Noem denied bathroom privileges in Illinois. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6x9...

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies. This is dangerous and could cause serious injury. The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke. They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”. Stay strong Portland.

Why is Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, smiling while saying this? “If the president decides that the negotiations are absolutely going nowhere… there will start to be layoffs.” What negotiations? Republicans aren’t even showing up to the table.

Things to consider: Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed You are a witness. Expose it.

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

Portland never stops being Portland.

Trump said today that Portland is burning to the ground, and I thought shouldn’t he be sending in FEMA then? But ofc he wants states to handle disaster mgmt now. But then wait, why does sending in fed troops makes sense? And then I realized I should stop thinking about what Trump thinks.

BREAKING: California joins Oregon's existing suit over National Guard deployment, both request Judge Immergut issue TRO against CA guard being sent to OR, argue Trump admin move is attempt to circumvent court order. Docs: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

I think this would have been true of mid 20th century fascist regimes but in an age where even in authoritarian countries Tom would agree are fascist you can get around the censorship, it doesn’t necessarily apply.

A State Department inspector general report says U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson dismissed an embassy contractor at Salvadoran President Bukele’s request. The contractor had talked to a journalist about a suspected government pact with the MS-13 gang. ➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/42WCOcc

Remember how Ukraine was able to intercept phone calls of Russians phoning home and complaining about being sent to a foreign land for no good reason? Really would like to hear from the California National Conscripts Trump just sent to #oregon. #portland. Pretty sure they're not happy, either.

FWIW, Trump is not "ignoring" the court ruling re: federalizing the Oregon National Guard. He's freakin' skirting it. The ruling didn't say he couldn't take Guard members he'd already federalized in California. But I'm pretty sure the next ruling will. #portland

"101 federalized California National Guard members arrived in Oregon last night via plane, and it is our understanding that there are more on the way today," Kotek said in a statement Sunday morning. #Portland www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Look, Trump could HELP the unhoused people in #Portland by putting money into helping people build ADUs . . . (BI) the city legalized up to two backyyard ADUs on residential lots (and) allowing each lot to also house an RV or other mobile home for full-time habitation.

Trump: "National Emergency!" America: "Seriously? Prove it! Trump: "I don't have to prove anything. I am the Law." See you in court, dude.

#Portland, remember 2020. Fooled you once, setting up to try and fool you again. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Some things never change. Like recruiters lying to get you to sign up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

“Trump is lying. Speaker Johnson is lying. Full stop.” Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump & Johnson claiming Dems are pushing for health coverage for undocumented immigrants.

But it would help, wouldn't it, if ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision . . . and every affiliate . . stopped telling us what they think Trump and Hegseth and Bondi and Lake and Miller Et al said, and just RUN THE TAPE.

Every time I read a story quoting someone in the residential real estate business saying, "sales are down, because it's all about rates and the increased cost for homes," I'm wondering why nobody talks about how in the middle of a war, nobody in their right mind sticks their head out of the foxhole.

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each. Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture. Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it up—because the cameras weren’t rolling.

They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs and Dems want to give them free healthcare - DJT. apnews.com/article/fact...

Hed you won't see: Trump blew up another boat, killing four people.

From Columbia Journalism Review LAURELS AND DARTS OutFoxed On the “intelligence” that prompted Trump’s push into Portland. Plus: Bloomberg shows us how it’s done, and Nebraska claims some dubious drug stats. #journalism www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Remember - only the best dictators plunder museums. (KCUR) The director of the presidential library and museum in Abilene, Kansas, said he was suddenly told to resign or be fired. He refused to give the Trump administration a historic sword from the museum’s collection. www.kcur.org/politics-ele...

Leon Panetta: "they blew it." youtube.com/shorts/xkfdj...

(WaPo) The Trump administration has approved a new generic version of the mifepristone abortion pill, a decision made quietly by the Food and Drug Administration this week that is now prompting uproar among antiabortion leaders. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

I'm sure every American who suddenly won't get a check because of the #shutdown will be happy to know that construction of Trump’s ballroom in place of the East Wing of the White House will continue . . .

I'm so old I remember when candidate Trump said he wouldn't be trying to use the office of president to punish his enemies because he'd be too busy - & he HAS been busy . . . punishing his enemies - which includes a very large swath of the American public. His supporters? Sorry. Collateral Damage.

(NYT) The Energy Department has canceled hundreds of clean-energy projects, mostly in Democratic states. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/c...

Once Trump decided that foreign drug cartels are terrorists & everybody suspected of working for them are "enemy combatants," he crossed a line he'll likely cross again, which is why Trump increasing tensions in American cities is part of what I call Operation "go ahead. hit me I dare you."

A proposed 14% rate increase for Arizona's largest utility? Maybe there should be a much higher rate for data centers to more than offset the cost of building out for them - and the damage they're doing. Let's think of it like Nevada and gambling. Let the data centers pay to play.

Trivia: I spent 15 minutes this AM using a sheet metal shear to work off the top of a hose end fertilizer spray bottle - just to rinse it out because it says "recyclable" on the bottom. There oughta be a law . . .

ABC/Disney Gets Rewarded For Kissing Trump’s Ass: FCC Moves To Eliminate Any Remaining Media Consolidation Limits ABC and Disney's attempt to please our dim idiot king by banning a critical comedian didn't go all that well. The company managed to lose 1.7 million streaming subscribers as customers…

(NYT) . . . early Tuesday, federal agents, using drones, helicopters, trucks and dozens of vehicles, conducted a middle-of-the-night raid on a rundown apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, leaving the building mostly empty of residents by morning and neighbors stunned.

If it's possible to serve me up accounts I might want to follow, then it stands to reason the same is true for accounts I might want to block. i.e. "this account has been blocked by x number of accounts you follow. Click to block."

“Memphians are not enemies; they are Americans. They are entitled to constitutional rights, not their government working to ‘intimidate, demoralize, hunt and kill’ them. We are not a training ground or target practice.” - Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who represents Memphis in Congress

"The Post’s poll found significantly more Americans blame President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats, though many say they are not sure. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...