TARIFFS ARE TAXES

Now they’re coming after minors. ICE is planning to open a new call center with a dedicated unit to track unaccompanied migrant children, according to internal contracting documents.

🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."

AP: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. This should happen nationwide!💙 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’” @reuters.com #Chicago www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...

Walmart’s “25% cheaper Thanksgiving” is a PR promotion, not a government statistic.

You do not have to lower others to raise yourself.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106. 12 days of work in 106 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Trump pardoned a guy with 400 bullets. He showed up in Obama’s neighborhood with guns and hundreds of rounds of ammo after Trump posted Obama’s address online. Full Legal AF breakdown: youtu.be/HBYTOzkSYzI?... #UnderColorOfLaw #ShanWu #TrumpDOJ #JusticeDepartment @legalafmtn.bsky.social

For almost four decades, Nancy Pelosi has served the American people and worked to make our country better. No one was more skilled at bringing people together and getting legislation passed – and I will always be grateful for her support of the Affordable Care Act.

Next time, let’s try a Speaker who isn’t eager for the rapture.

On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future. I hope you will too.

I fear this is the fight we will ultimately have to win. This is disturbing and needs spread. The "ways we fight" them is sparce but I'm confident that with your help, we will expand on how we resist. open.substack.com/pub/psychope...

Sometimes it’s best not to respond and just leave things alone.

Chicagoland going for MVP: “This is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination in the best possible way,” Khan said. “It’s overwhelmingly amazing, and we just want to make sure we get food to people who need it the most.” www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/e...

it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

Network edits, you say? Lawsuit time.

Without the night shift, there is no morning.

How soon they forget...

Tariffs caused the cost of Kerrville's new power plant to spike 15% ($28 million) directly due to tariffs. Somehow, IRL, it's Americans who pay these new taxes, not the countries we're buying stuff from. www.expressnews.com/business/art...

The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP. They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown. They’re refusing. Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop. Starvation as a policy choice.

Nothing to see here...

I skimmed the 60 Mins transcript. They edited out some of the crazier shit he said, and his glee about Bari Weiss and CBS’s “new ownership.” But Norah O’Donnell also just let him ramble and deflect and say crazy lies uninterrupted. In other democracies, interviewers don’t tolerate that.

Vibrant fall in Rochester, NY. #photography #nature #fall #Lake #Rochester #NY

I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.

One of the monkeys that escaped after a truck overturned on a Mississippi roadway was shot and killed by a woman who says she feared for the safety of her children

I'm starting to see some people attacking other progressives here on BlueSky. It's healthy to have constructive debate. Share your opinions and disagree. Attacking with hate to the people who are on your side won't be tolerated. Thanks for coming to my J.E. Rock talk. ✌️

Thank you to Judge John McConnell and Judge Indira Talwani For Ruling Against Chump, And For Funding SNAP.......

So the World Series MVP is an… immigrant

Happy Sunday 🌞🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Remember when Grok was only something Heinlein readers knew about and oh. I get it now.

People who force their religion on others will force their politics on others. It’s why we separate church from state.

I hope this is the start of something big for Democrats‼️ NEW: Barack Obama personally called Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner for NYC mayor, to praise his campaign and offer to be a “sounding board.” Democrats, take notes… 1/2

The president does not have authority to set tariffs by abusing an emergency power. 200+ members of Congress filed an amicus brief in our tariffs lawsuit, agreeing. We’ll be at the Supreme Court next week making the case for why the court needs to hold the president accountable.

It is odd to see things like this. Being a Portlander, my first response to seeing the Frogs was: "Hm, it's almost Thursday already, man, this week went by fast." And didn't give it a second thought. The Frogs are not weird. You ain't seen Portland weird, yet. The Frogs are a Wednesday Afternoon.

On this day 225 years ago, John Adams moved into the still-not-quite-complete White House, becoming the first president to occupy it. His blessing was carved into the State Dining Room mantel in 1945: "May none but Honest and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof.”

@timmiller.bsky.social takes on how Fox News ran with a totally fake story—racist AI videos pretending to be real “Black women”—and then quietly changed the headline instead of admitting they make a mistake.

Obama: I believe in an America where we don't fear each other. But look out for each other. And if we want that story to continue. If we believe in that better story. We need leaders who believe in it too.

Halloween is a special holiday for many New York City neighborhoods. We visited West 69th street, where an annual tradition attracts 4,000 trick-or-treaters a year and creates inter-building rivalries. nyti.ms/47iXIoz

May the odds be ever in your favor

“Lots of good people.”

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month without it.