@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

Amazon's Ring is adding facial recognition to its home doorbells and security cameras for the first time. To identify people you know, it needs to run everyone's face in sight through facial recognition. wapo.st/4mR2v5l

Uh oh. Rubio “signed a letter last August to the Norwegian Nobel Committee supporting her nomination for the prize.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims. If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79. people.com/diane-keaton...

The Trump victory arch celebrates his coming triumphs over Venezuela, Greenland, Canada and Norway, among other enemies of the regime.

NEW: So it IS a second home and not an investment property. Motion to dismiss for abuse of the grand jury process in 3...2... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

JUST IN -- Judge April Perry finds that "that deployment of National Guard members is likely to lead to civil unrest" full opinion on yesterday's TRO here >>> storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

OH. MY. GOD. 🫠

Wall Street is killing patients for profit. A Harvard study found PE-owned hospitals have 7 extra deaths per 10k ER visits after acquisition. They slash staffing by 11.6%, cut salaries 16-18%, and load hospitals with debt. Capitalism kills. The latest for #UNFTR from @rashedmian.bsky.social.

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council…. (Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

This is why there can be no deals. Make the GOP pass their own bill. Or get resignations in exchange for votes. (And make sure the resignations come first!)

Even though New York, Washington, Colorado, and Maryland can’t redistrict in time for 2026 — they need to be laying the groundwork to draw new maps for ‘28. SCOTUS could give the GOP up to 19 new seats by striking down the VRA. We can’t be caught off guard. We need to be ready to cancel them out.

Must-read report from @blackvotersmatterfund.org and @fairfightaction.bsky.social lays out the absolutely enormous stakes of the redistricting case that could destroy the remaining provisions of the Voting Rights Act bit.ly/VRA-under-at...

I know Mike Johnson says there is nothing for the House to do but there is. You see by law a budget was supposed to be in place by Sept 30th, but Rs haven’t passed one. The reason? There isn’t a GOP budget. They haven’t even started working on one. This is what the House should be doing FFS!

People don’t realize how badly the real economy is doing. Foreclosures have surged across the US and are up 20% from this time last year.

JUST IN: Stock Market 'Fear & Greed Index' hits fear for the first time since May.

Multiple Chicago schools went on lockdown today because of ICE, including my son’s and the one I’m on the council of. Spent the last two hours standing outside, trying to make sure nothing happens to these kids. This is horrible.

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O’Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to purchase more buildings in Chicago to operate out of, Secretary Kristi Noem said Thursday. https://to.wttw.com/3ICDJrC

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election? Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official. Be warned.

The Trump cult is pulling out all the stops to depict the No Kings protests as a terrorist rally. This is really despicable. Why do they hate Americans who exercise the First Amendment freedoms?

The fossil fuel industry and other giant corporations have spent gobs backing Republicans ever since Citizens United. That case – based on demonstrably false facts btw – opened the floodgates to untraceable dark money billions rotting our democracy. 🧵

Ladies and gentlemen, the “Golden Age.”

Just in: The @nytimes.com will *not* sign the Pentagon's press policy. "Journalists from The New York Times will not sign the Pentagon’s revised press pass policy, which threatens to punish them for ordinary news gathering protected by the First Amendment."

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

This isn't just cruel to these dedicated public servants — it also harms the millions of Americans who will lose the vital services they provide. Trump's been illegally withholding funds and slashing services since Day 1 — and is on even shakier legal ground now. Back to court.

My statement announcing the release of constituent and journalist Emily Wilder who was detained by Israel aboard the Gaza aid flotilla, the Conscience.

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

To avoid swearing in a duly elected Democratic House member who will force a vote to release the Epstein files, the House is in recess indefinitely

This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk. Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.

We’re demanding AG Bondi reassert the independence of the Justice Dept and immediately end all politically motivated prosecutions. President Trump is actively targeting those he views as his enemies, and the U.S. DOJ is blindly doing his bidding.  This should send chills down all of our spines.

Trump’s use of military troops in American cities relies on the worst justification for a leader to explain his acts, “because I said so.” With this SCOTUS, it just night work. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NEW: There's something you should know about John Bolton - who could be next to be indicted by Trump's Justice Department. My Latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/jim-comey-...

Good morning from Greenbelt, Md. Kilmar Abrego Garcia's attorneys will argue in federal court for his release from immigration detention. Now feds want to send Abrego to Ghana. Reporting live.

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Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling some staff back to work to prepare its closely watched inflation gauge, the Consumer Price Index report, despite the government shutdown, a Trump administration official told CNN.

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.” Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Beauty Pageant "Miss Uncongeniality" winner screws up again #LindseyHalligan #BrooklynAintInNewJersey 🤦🏼‍♂️

Dominion Voting Systems, the company at the center of false fraud claims about the 2020 election, has been acquired by an entity called Liberty Vote. n.pr/3Wv0EIt

Mark Bray is the Rutgers professor who wrote a book about antifascism and was targeted by right-wing operatives as being an “Antifa” leader. He and his family are being forced to flee the country due to death threats.

BREAKING: Letitia James held Trump accountable & now he’s hijacking the DOJ to indict her in retaliation This isn’t justice, it’s abuse of power We will be amending our existing ethics complaint against Halligan & pursuing other legal measures www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/10.09.25...

With farm bailouts back in the news, it's a great time to remind everyone that US Treasury Secretary Bessent owns thousands of acres of of soybean farms. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/u...

1. UPDATE: Billionaire Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet heavily on Argentina, pressed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, his longtime friend and former colleague, to rescue the country, according to Argentine media. Shortly thereafter, Bessent announced a $20 billion taxpayer-funded bailout.

I’m sure this is fine. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...