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Common sense in the first 5 minutes of this interview. Impeach Trump and co. for TREASON. They're waging war on us--the first of 25 sweeping impeachable offenses. When we speak truth to power, we are clear, correct, and committed. open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...

Just west of Fort Qu’Appelle in Saskatchewan, the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation is working across the US border to revive centuries-old trade routes as part of a new Indigenous-governed trade corridor. From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:

Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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University students led the ceasefire campaign that Trump now endorses. Why are freedom of speech and assembly stilled BANNED on campus? open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Extra! Extra! 10/12 open.substack.com/pub/chopwood...

This frog is your FRIEND He fights for FREEDOM

Chicago knows how to defend itself against fascists, foreign and domestic.

It's on. Chicagoans know how to defend themselves against domestic terrorists. Take care of those who are targeted. In the end the coup will fail and democracy will have another chance to get it right . www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Now that Tom Homan is border czar, his former business associate Charles Sowell is continuing to work with companies actively seeking to land a chunk of the $45 billion Congress approved to spend on immigration detention. ➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/3IusbGP

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country. Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.

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:

New polling suggests that Trump’s efforts to falsely claim that Democrats shut down the government because they want to provide “free health care for illegal aliens” are not working. Nearly half of Americans blame the shutdown on Trump and Republicans in Congress, and for good reason.

A federal judge ruled Trump’s targeting of pro-Palestinian student activists violates the First Amendment, and affirmed the government “simply cannot seek retribution for speech he disdains” as it “poses a great threat to Americans’ freedom of speech.”

These 23 books were removed from Florida school libraries under HB 1069. A federal judge has now struck down part of that law, citing nearly a century of precedent protecting First Amendment access to ideas. buff.ly/jNEQcJu

Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

Pass CA Prop 50 to temporarily redistrict TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S POWER GRAB IN TEXAS. YOUR VOTE, USE IT OR LOSE IT, for real, maybe forever.

A ballot measure in California will ask voters if they OK a new congressional map. In a sign of how rare the proposal is, it specifically cites Texas Republicans' new districts in the measure's title.

Zohran Mamdani received the backing of Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland and other national Democratic Party figures in the New York mayoral race.

I am so looking forward to this! I love Jasmine Crockett, so I can't wait to hear what she has to say. Now's the time for us all to be as bold as she is. Join me and let's learn what actions we can take right now to tell wannabe authoritarians, "not on our watch!" social.redwine.blue/s/vOniawnv

NEW: Missouri voters have sued to stop Gov. Kehoe’s Trump-ordered gerrymander. The lawsuit says Republicans rushed through an ‘unconstitutional’ mid-decade map to dismantle Kansas City’s 5th district and silence Black voters.

ICE says officers were conducting a "targeted law enforcement activity" when an officer shot a man during a traffic stop. via @wbez.org

Kirk’s advocacy of vigorous debate ought not be separated from what he said while jousting in the public square.

After Elon Musk’s highly public exit, key DOGE team members have transitioned to permanent jobs at Social Security, including as the agency’s top tech officials. High-profile teen DOGEr Edward “Big Balls” Coristine joined SSA this summer.

Fired FBI leaders allege rampant politicization by Trump allies in a new lawsuit. The complaint claims Trump loyalists executed political vendettas, lacked a basic understanding of FBI management and were beholden to the whims of White House aides.

A Black student who was dragged from his car by Florida law enforcement officers during a traffic stop in Jacksonville has filed a lawsuit.

NEW: Ohio Republicans have launched a redistricting committee to redraw Ohio’s congressional map, which is required by law. Meanwhile, Democrats have unveiled their own fair map that reflects how Ohio actually votes.

Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Wellcome Leap commit $100M to accelerate women’s health research and close long-overlooked gaps worldwide.

If DJT is trying to start another civil war, smart money is on Cook County Sheriff's dept over his raggedy-ass "ICE" mercenaries.

The Trump administration has demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no. nyti.ms/4nheE3Q

Lock the demented felon up NOW! WTF

When Trump says he’s ‘entitled’ to seats in Congress, he’s really saying voters don’t matter. California will defend the right of every American to pick their leaders – and give voters a chance to give California 5 more seats to keep the midterms fair. Vote Yes on Prop 50 on November 4th.

In a shocking revolt, over 1,000 current and former Health and Human Services employees have released a letter calling for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign. trib.al/VenycWh

Hundreds of staff at two of California’s most popular national parks have voted to unionize, a move that comes during a troubled summer for the National Park Service. Amid Trump’s onslaught, nearly all voted yes.

Federal officials have agreed to restore health- and science-related webpages and data following a lawsuit settlement with doctors' groups and other organizations who sued.

Hands off our freaking REALITY you ignorant psychopaths... "Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to ‘bully the institution’ www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and three other Democrats are reminding the Smithsonian's secretary that the institution "is the responsibility of Congress."

VIDEO: Trump is throwing the Constitution out the window, and Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling him out. Rep. Raskin joined Marc Elias to discuss restoring American democracy, the administration’s overreach into elections and Trump’s desire to be a dictator. youtu.be/YDLIgNzb5FM

Donald Trump has reportedly gone out of his way to avoid paying national guard troops sent in to Washington, D.C., resulting in outrage from veterans.

The Chicago Police Department will be barred from helping federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops and checkpoints during the surge, according to an executive order signed by Mayor Brandon Johnson. https://to.pbs.org/4oYtsGe

Residents are finding all sorts of ways to fight ICE: They're recording and reporting. They're wheatpasting and sharing know-your-rights materials. And they're stepping up to care for each other, from delivering groceries to walking kids to school. 51st.news/dc-residents...