so lemme get this straight, they bombed guys who were such evil drug smugglers that they had to drone them in international waters but then when they picked a couple up they flew them home at taxpayer expense?

MAGA Republicans & corporate Democrats who opposed Biden’s student loan forgiveness because it was “unconstitutional” are quite as a church mouse now that Trump is giving $50K student loan forgiveness to join ICE. Haven’t heard one House speech, one lawsuit, or one media interview opposing it. Smh

🚨 Married GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales allegedly had an affair with his senior aide, Regina Aviles — who was found dead after she supposedly doused herself in gasoline and set herself on fire, per The Daily Mail. Uvalde Police are blocking release of the 911 call, video & records. (Daily Mail)

🚨 New evidence suggests Jeffrey Epstein channelled millions of dollars through Russian-linked banks. Byline Times reveals fresh details of the Kremlin-connected tech figures at the heart of his circle. @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/10/20/i...

President Trump “lawfully exercised his statutory authority” to deploy Oregon National Guard Troops to Portland, according to two of three federal appellate judges, who on Monday overruled a lower court’s temporary restraining order that had stopped the deployment. From @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

NEW: Trump’s effort to rig the 2026 election has now reached another GOP-controlled state as North Carolina lawmakers advance a congressional gerrymander proposal that could give Republicans an additional seat in Congress at the expense of Black voters.

Having lived in new England and Michigan I can definitely say Michigan takes this seriously - by comparison Michigan uses much less salt on roads.

It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.

China has accused the U.S. of launching persistent cyber attacks against China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and South America, adding that it leverages technological footholds in the Philippines, Japan, and Taiwan to launch these activities and obscure its own involvement.

omg! "Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House... "Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

GUARDIAN: How Blue states could withhold federal💰to fight back as Trump abuses them and threatens to withhold💰— “The state would act as a temporary custodian, holding in trust and releasing only when certain constitutional conditions are met.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

That's 2.1% of the population. We're going to need a bigger protest. Congress has to be informed their careers will soon be over.

So in western Alaska, thousands of people are homeless due to flooding rains, one person is dead & two people are missing. But yet, the regime hasn't said a word, no thoughts or prayers, nothing. Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.

Colombia: “US government officials have committed a murder and violated our sovereignty in territorial waters” “Fisherman Alejandro Carranza had no ties to the drug trade and his daily activity was fishing.” “The Colombian boat was adrift and had its distress signal up due to an engine failure.”

Snapchat, Duolingo and several banks among major apps down in Amazon internet services outage www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

When this story broke earlier today Republicans claimed it was probably fake news since it was reported by the NYT. Now multiple media outlets have confirmed it, including Fox. Hegseth and Vance are complete morons for pulling this dumb stunt.

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing. And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power. When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

🧵Guarantee it's the Epstein money trail that's spooking Trump more than the child rape. As soon as Trump took office, he immediately blocked the 4-year congressional investigation into Epstein's assets. He also immediately revoked access to all sensitive docs.

Wut

Yikes — WP reports Rubio turned over gang informants to El Salvador to get that deal to let Trump send immigrants to their hard labor prison without due process. A lawless regime. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

🧵The same thing happened when Trump announced the tariffs for Brazil. Trump and his insider thugs are insider trading from inside the White House. Crypto is the most efficient tool of political corruption in human history.

Mayor Johnson: There are those in this country that have decided, at the behest of this president, to declare war on Chicago and American cities across this country. They have clearly decided that they want a rematch of the Civil War. We will not submit to the authoritarianism that is coming down.

My favorite moments at the Detroit, Michigan No Kings rally 1/ @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

NYC is so "out of control and crime ridden" that NYPD had to arrest (checks note) exactly zero people today. 100,000+ protestors. ZERO arrests. ZERO. This isn't only a major slap in Trump's face. It proves YET AGAIN that the only violence ICE fascists are facing, is violence ICE fascists incite.

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress nearly a month ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in. Why the delay? Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

And in doing so validates every drop of today

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

On Jan 6 in DC, ~2500 MAGAs violently protested. DC police reported 174 police injuries, 9 deaths, & 1500+ criminal convictions. On Oct 18 in NYC, ~100K Americans peacefully protested. NYPD reports 0 injuries, 0 deaths, & 0 arrests. FACT—Right wing violence remains America’s biggest terror threat.

Listen! Do not let your fight against fascism stop with today’s No King’s protest—let today start & accelerate! Register to vote, volunteer on a campaign, get involved locally, donate to a candidate you believe in, run for office—democracy is not for bystanders! Democracy needs your courage!❤️✊🏽

📽️ VIDEO: Republicans in Texas are trying to push through one of the most extreme gerrymanders in modern history. Democracy Docket’s Jen Rice went inside the courtroom to uncover the GOP’s every move. Now, she joins Marc Elias to break down the trial. https://bit.ly/4nUosS2

No Kings LA ✊

No Kings, Portland, Oregon

Akron, Ohio Trump protest ✊ No Kings

#NoKings Miami!

Los Angeles representing for No Kings Day!

No Kings Augusta, Maine October 18, 2025

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

Commentary: Surely a judge who sentences convicted criminals to prison is as much at risk as ICE agents, yet the notion is absurd that judges should be anonymous or allowed to mask their faces in the courtroom.

NYC showed up ✊ #NoKings

My Favorite No Kings Image from today. Washington DC.

California Dreamin’ of No Kings in San Diego.

No Kings-Chicago, IL

Philadelphia Freedom. 🇺🇸 #NoKings

WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday clarified and broadened a temporary restraining order she issued earlier this week that blocks the Trump administration from laying off federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown.

MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally: