a White House staffer was just tapping away all kinds of shit talk in the secret secure Signal chat in a place where someone could take *numerous* photographs of his phone screen undetected and walk them over to the Minnesota Star-Tribune

Must, must read:

The Trump administration is guilty of multiple war crimes and human rights violations and any Democrat running in 2028 must commit to bringing them to trial

Buy my book Legally I can't make any money from it but if it does well enough that I'm allowed to be part of the conversation about book sales: 100% of the money that would have been allocated to me as the author will go to survivors of the genocide in Gaza and Congo I'll do my best

We’re on Day 3 of Trump's FORTH shutdown, and GOP Senators are debating whether to go party at a $600/night fundraiser at a luxury golf & beach resort with rich donors. Government workers get fired or furloughed as Republican senators attend a luxury fundraising weekend.

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EXTENDED TWO WEEKS TO HIDE EVIDENCE THE PRESIDENT IS A MAJOR PEDOPHILE

Justice Alito swears he isn’t trying to overturn marriage equality, while the Supreme Court just so happens to be looking at a case that could do exactly that. Kind of like how Trump totally had no clue about Project 2025, right? 🙄

Resignation letter from ousted longtime federal prosecutor in Eastern District of Virginia It issues a scathing rebuke of Justice Dept leadership: "The leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security" ====>

Oh gee not authoritarian at all right

BREAKING: A federal judge says there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution of Kilmar Abrego Garcia was driven by vindictive motives — reflected in the public statements of Bondi, Blanche, Noem et al. He has ordered discovery on the question. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Arizona GOP Rep. John Gillette, responding to disinformation, demanded Rep. Pramila Jayapal be ‘tried, convicted & hanged’—a call left unpunished by his party, showing how violent rhetoric is reshaping U.S. politics.” theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/arizona-re...

NPR giving "Hillbilly Elegy" tons of friendly coverage, only for Vance to sign the de-funding of NPR, was one of the most ironic things I've lived through.

People are asking: Why is Trump screwing American farmers so badly when they’re his most loyal voting bloc? Maybe because it’s a cheap land grab. Run farmers out of business, then he and his billionaire buddies buy up millions of acres for pennies on the dollar. Are the farmers catching on yet?

Trump must be arrested and charged for murder in the case of dozens of civilians targeted and killed under his command in the Caribbean. The actions taken by the Navy under orders by Donald Trump are absolutely illegal and do constitute as murder.

Kamala Harris warned us that Trump would turn the military against civilians. She warned us that he would pursue Project 2025. The media mocked her, but she was dead right about both.

Oh hell yeah I wouldn’t let her use my restroom either

Trump doesn’t need a $1 coin with his face on it to feel loved. He needs a psychiatrist to deal with his raging narcissistic personality disorder. WTF is this nonsense?!

Federal raids in Chicago overnight are drawing heavy criticism after ICE and FBI agents reportedly detained several Black residents without warrants or clear cause, leaving families separated and communities in shock. balleralert.com/profiles/blo...

It’s always fun when this one circulates because new people read it, immediately think of folks they’ve worked with who inadvertently behave like this, and are immediately like, “yeah, that shit works!”

Krewe of Choctaw loses signature Mardi Gras throws and other items in devastating Harvey blaze -- How will this affect the 2026 parade?

#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ Day 4 Jason Isbell - Hurricanes And Hand Grenades

YES!

Tonight looks like a good night to get out & see live music in #NewOrleans. It’s not miserable so we can look kinda cool, and #NOLAxNOLA means there are a lot of shows worth seeing. Here are my picks for the weekend. www.myspiltmilk.com/articles/the...

this is a GOOD speech

New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market is reborn with a program of top touring jazz talent

Looks like Eric has picked up the Court of Two Sisters brunch gig this weekend so recommend it to your visiting friends and family. VERY helpful for the Oct. mortgage payment.

Shut up, Quin Hillyer, the Rs have enough mouthpieces.

Fair. “Climate change wasn’t the only inconvenient truth the movement sought to deny—it existed to deny all of them. There is no right-wing alternative to the scientific method. There are no partisan interpretive processes that by coincidence are equally suited to discovering ground truths.”

Oh hell no

Open for less than a year, this tucked-away spot on Royal Street is serving up innovative small plates and seasonal hits that are becoming all the rage on social media. And the chef wants you to take your time and enjoy the experience.

Last week, the 25-year-old became the ninth quarterback in NFL history to lose his first 10 starts.

The actual answer is, regardless of how they carefully respond to this question during campaign events, they will inevitably give NOPD whatever it asks for

To put this into context, imagine the current GM of the Packers (the temporary executive in charge of a franchise famously owned by the citizens of Green Bay) began raiding his team's Hall of Fame museum to give trophies and memorabilia as gifts to the GMs of other teams.

Looking at you Marriott. "Marriott did not respond to specific questions about Rosario’s detention. A spokesperson has previously not disputed the Sheraton’s use as a venue to detain families in Alexandria." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I'll be signing copies of my new book, "You Are My Sunshine: Jimmie Davis and the Biography of a Song," at the new Barnes & Noble bookstore at Town Center in Baton Rouge on Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 2. Please stop by. Do some early Christmas shopping! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

Oh, boy, if the shutdown is still happening by mid-October, I'm gonna be in some serious travel doo-doo...

It’s a NOPE

Chocolate Week on Great British Bake-off!

A sorry for this nan and his family. This is literally 6 blocks from my house. man is dead following a shooting in Gentilly early Friday morning, October 3. — Nextdoor - Nextdoor nextdoor.com/p/j5tTCzgtx_...

I solved the Friday 10/03/2025 New York Times Daily Crossword in 27:30!

Early voting number is at 25,620 now per @winwithjmc.bsky.social. In 2021 it was 15,264 after five days of early voting. 2017: 10,749.

Supreme Court about to decide that every gun is sacred and cannot be barred from anywhere. In fact, they’re gonna mandate everybody get one.

As a hotelier I will tell you occupancy/rates are already down tremendously YOY. October should be the start of the busy season. It is not so busy. The Guard would make that worse. Our city depends on tourism tax dollars. This is a disaster.

Connections Puzzle #845 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟩🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩

Strands #579 “Who's in charge?” 🔵🔵🟡🔵 🔵🔵🔵