He’s plotting a power grab while families are figuring out how to pay rent and buy groceries during the shutdown. Trump first, America last.

Trump says the shutdown is a great opportunity to inflict pain on the American people. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZS6...

The creep feels familiar: masks, unmarked vans, nameless power. Dictator Donald replicates Russia’s blueprint while the audience pretends it’s normal. Freedom rots quietly, then all at once. Wake up before the algorithm writes the ending.

Spot on.

Attn Black people, stop scrolling. This is not a drill: Chicago

Here’s a gift link to my New York Times piece on what Dems can learn from bad bunny www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

ATTN PA VOTERS Beware of the false and misleading mailer sent by the PA GOP and a conservative PAC funded by none other than the super wealthy Jeff Yass. VOTE YES TO RETAIN PA SUPREME COURT JUSTICES Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09...

Hamas figured out that the US priority is putting on a show that casts Trump positively. Say something he wants to hear, he’ll promote it. You don’t have to do anything. In this case, say yes to an already changed proposal and leave details to be worked out, as if those details aren’t the hard part.

NEW: In Texas redistricting case, a leading political scientist testified that he saw “evidence of intentional discrimination” in the map, which “aggressively seeks to roll back minority power.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

NEW: Missourians are pushing for a referendum to overturn the GOP's Trump-backed gerrymander. But Republican officials are working to block the effort in a move advocates say undermines a century-old safeguard in state law. https://bit.ly/3Ky0Ofw

Who paid for the Clacton house?

I want to reiterate: Black Americans have ALWAYS experienced the governmentlessness and unconstitutional actions we are witnessing now. This is why so many of us flew warning flags when Trump ran the first time. We recognize authoritarianism better than anyone else in this country.

Get found “in seconds”

While the toddler is mesmerized by AI and posting stupid videos, Stephen Miller and Russel Vought are running the country to the ground.

The least surprising news of the day.

Furloughed Department of Education workers’ out-of-office emails were changed to blame Democrats for the shutdown without their permission. Why is Trump resorting to such desperate, and likely illegal, tactics? Because he knows that he’s the one to blame for this shutdown.

"Christianity has morphed into an identity group, untethered from much Christian teaching. It has become another tribal association jockeying for power and pursuing grievances. The problem is when religions devolve into identitarian movements, bad things happen." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

We're not at war with Venezuela, these boats are many hundreds of lines from our waters, much less our shores, there is no threat, this is just murder. I really do think everyone from the SecDef to the guy who pushed the button should be tried for murder on this.

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12/ “A blind man could see that the upcoming administration is stacked w/ ‘our guys’ from tech, specifically from Thiel's camp.” - Former Thiel fellow Augustus Doricko (listing David Sacks, JD Vance, Elon Musk, Jacob Helberg, & Jim O’Neill as examples).

Not sure I’m getting that “warrior mentality” here.

It is a matter of law, ilegal orders MUST be rejected! #usdemocracy youtu.be/TlWrbKPTDDg

The top 1% in the US have now a record $52 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% have about $4 trillion.

REJECTION of RESPONSIBILITY is one of those crimes that are too big to recognize? Abuse of Power is fun & easy with no consequences? #MATA Make America Think Again! #usdemocracy

The GOP is lying. They are distracting from their failures to address the health care crisis that they created.

Trump is trying to start a war to gain even more power. Republicans have the power to stop him.

We tried to warn everyone.

Unfortunately, we ain't seen nothin yet. There is no bottom for their campaign to fracture the American public into us vs them. Hate is a powerful motivator.

really trying to manifest making just being out and about in a city feel as dangerous as they think it is

No, it does if you recognize the government has DEMOCIDE of the poor old & sick first, which is IRONIC since everyone is hotboxing COVID like it's NBD when THEY will ABSOLUTELY be the pre-existing sick who won't get help at all later once the agencies no longer exist. The stupidity is astounding!

Oh, they know the point of doing it

I heard from one woman yesterday whose husband works for the Dept of Education. His outgoing email message while he is furlouged has been changed. It says that he is out of the office because Democrats wouldn’t come to the table to negotiate. It’s a lie. The employees know it, and so do we.

Khanna: "There's no one in America who believes the Dems are in charge. Trump brags about his big victories in the House & Senate. Everyone knows he's controlling govt - in fact, too much. So the argument to blame Ds ... no one believes it. If he wants Democrats' votes, he should get healthcare."

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight. But consider this... Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending. Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

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

80% (!) of the ACA subsidies that are about to expire go to people in states that Trump won in 2024. Time and time again, Trump and MAGA Republicans will sell out their own voters — all to fund massive tax cuts for the super rich.

Labor Numbers Aren't Good? Furlough The People Who Collect Them!

Where is the Grinder profile of the Speaker? It’s Friday and nothing. Seems like another attention seeking account at this point.

Farmers: Yeah, Trump put us out of business with his tariffs, but he owned the libs with that Hakeem Jeffries sombrero meme. MAGA!

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

Yesterday Republicans told people the racist video Trump posted was just a joke But today.. Today his racism was put into practice when his ICE goons rounded up Black and Brown children in Chicago-including citizens And I bet the families of those kids aren't laughing Nor should anyone else

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

Signs of psychosis. No biggie

Terrifying. Where is our Democratic leadership? Where is the call to action? I feel like they are sitting on their hands watching us burn!

He's showing us how completely mental the President of the United States really is. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. HE NEEDS REMOVED, AS DOES HIS ENTIRE CABINET

Trump has not been seen in public since Tuesday and has no public events on his calendar today

Wearing their racism and hate on their sleeves. Don't like Bad Bunny: don't watch the NFL halftime show. The MAGA Morons who hate cancel culture are the first to cancel culture. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...

This is blackmail.