There is one reason the government is shutting down: Republicans and Trump have refused to work with Democrats  to lower health care costs.

There are some safeguards, but no absolute fail-safe in the US military system to stop a rogue president. The structure relies heavily on norms, legal interpretation, and individual judgment rather than automatic checks. Here's how it works 🛡️ Legal and Institutional Safeguar Response from Copilot

🧵1/10 Tomorrow, Jen Rice is taking Democracy Docket to El Paso where a court will decide over 10 days whether to block Texas’ new congressional gerrymander, which could add five GOP seats in Congress. Need a refresher on how we got here? Keep reading below ⤵️

10/10 The redistricting battle in Texas has sparked a nationwide battle for control of the U.S. House before the 2026 midterms. The upcoming 10-day hearing will be consequential in that fight. For live coverage and critical updates, follow @jenrice.bsky.social and Democracy Docket.

Trump is still dangerous, but he’s never been more vulnerable. Rick Wilson illustrates the current political battlefield, and how we win that battle, on MSNBC:

Take your own advice, Kash. Release the Epstein files. https://youtu.be/ZSCd39cfU94

Joni Ernst’s lifelong legacy for women serving in the military from her time in the Senate is Pete Hegseth. Every woman denied promotion, denied a job specialty, sexually harassed, or forced out for bs reasons, owes it all to Ernst and the Republican Party.

Democrats will support a spending bill as long as it won't mean Americans' health care costs skyrocket while Trump keeps getting blank checks for his power grabs. Ask your Republican legislators TODAY to stand up for you and prevent a shutdown. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

"This Court has listened carefully to the reasons given by Öztürk’s captors for masking-up and has heard the same reasons advanced by ... ICE. It rejects this testimony as disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence."

Humanity is calling to stop the genocide that is supported and funded by this country. All the Idiot-in-chief and his SIL sees is a real estate deal.

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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

Yep, there's no way to sugar coat it, "where are the. ESPETEIN FILES"

Oh, so ICE won't be funded either? #shutitdown #nationalstrike

"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and most inhuman." Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1966

I’m still waiting on Susan Collins’s statement. That should be even more powerful than this one.

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

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“We ask ourselves: Why have our elected representatives not banned weapons of war from our streets? Why do they ignore this problem, and try to hide behind the Second Amendment?” Text BAN to 644-33 to demand your lawmakers ban assault weapons and save lives.

DAILY MEMO: Agents Continue Retaliations and ‘Arrest Now, Verify Later’ Approach to Raids If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO so we can continue to bring you this vital information. @eltragon.bsky.social

Biden tried to warn US about oligarchs. A must listen, watch and share. www.youtube.com/live/erKU03Y...

"Like a pimp in the pulpit". I am dying 🤣 😂 Ya'll are missing out on facts and commentary if you don't tune in. www.youtube.com/live/erKU03Y...

Yes John Thune said this with a straight face. #pathetic youtu.be/qYVPQRK-gF0?...

What she said... Do it TODAY www.facebook.com/reel/1288518...

So, I'm guessing "the right regulatory environment" simply means they have no regulations at all. www.msn.com/en-us/movies...

Let’s talk about what real strength looks like—and how Trump’s MAGA “alpha male” act is the opposite of it. 🧵

📌 Just gonna drop this here. Ahem.

A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation. She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"

It is reported that two other US citizens were detained for attempting to help her after ICE Trump regime forces dragged her into an alleyway. Activists call for more help, protests, coverage, and an investigation.

Presidents get too much credit when the American economy is strong & too much blame when it isn’t. But in the case of farmers who can’t sell crops, Trump clearly gets 100% of the blame. Rare when you can point to economic disaster in a sector directly attributable to a president.

ICE Trump regime troopers vs US citizens in the streets of Illinois outside the Broadview ICE facility, the repression and violence against pro-human rights civilians was led by Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino on Saturday, Sept 27, 2025. (📹 @FordFischer)

Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are being arrested based on ‘how they look’

And when you look through and around the talking points, you will discover that it’s not “two sides,” but multiple perspectives and experiences to consider. Those experiences aren’t of mere words, but genuine impacts of policy decisions. They matter outside of the rhetoric.

A friend/nemesis on another platform gave another variation today on his both-sides nihilism, saying that he doesn’t completely trust what either side says. He’s right, until he stops. Because both-sidesism is both seductively simple and unfortunately simple-minded. (Thread)

“'I am going, even though I have no official capacity there yet, it is very clear I won this election by nearly 40 points,' Grijalva said. She also pointed out that when Rep. James Walkinshaw of VA won a special election just a few weeks ago, he was sworn in w/out having to wait for certification."

The forest was shrinking but the trees kept voting for the axe, for the axe was clever and convinced the trees that because his handle was made of wood, he was one of them. (Turkish Proverb)

Today is your lucky day bc you can be like Mark. If you follow AltGov, you probably already are. Good job Mark. Good job. Go team.

Secretary Buttigieg tells it like it is and we support him 100%!!!! #ChuckandJim #PeteButtigieg

Ok Let me guess A Republican shot up a Mormon church because a Mormon shot a republican hate monger Do I have that right

I'm floating on cloud 9! You can feel this way, too! Making these calls is so empowering. They train you. There's a script. We use a dialer so your name and number stays private, and you don't have to do anything, but read the script and click a few buttons for each call. stopelectionrigging.com

Today I did something incredibly empowering, SUPER fun...thrilling actually. It was 100% free & made me feel like a hero. I did it right from my computer & maintained total privacy. You can do it, too! I called voters & convinced 11 people who knew nothing or were confused to vote YES ON PROP 50.

Chicago stands. Democracy or fascism. America’s soul is on the line.

My Sunday afternoon reading selection.

Was this an intentional mistake or a simple AI generated mistake www.msn.com/en-us/lifest...

Have you heard this fake news Maga creators are trying to push about pregnancy women purposely ODing on Tylenol now. This is ridiculous. Watch @kendallyb.bsky.social explain why this story has more holes then Swiss cheese.

@maddow.msnbc.com Please decipher as only the great Rachel Maddow can do.