Hakeem Jeffries: “It appears to most reasonable observers that Donald Trump was punked on the world stage by the Chinese Communist Party.”

"But putting out another fire he started does not a hero make." And 'negotiating' a worse deal than we had before tyrant lit the fire does not a great negotiator make. Who is falling for this crap?!!!!

Hmmm. Reminds me of the massive corporations raking in BILLIONS that “can’t afford” to pay us a living wage. 🤔

A brave young woman asks JD Vance: “When you talk about too many immigrants here, when did you guys decide that number? Why did you sell us a dream? You gave us the path and now tell us we don't belong here? Why do you have to be Christian to be American?” Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DQapzQi...

Retired couple (teacher & union carpenter) on ACA premiums skyrocketing — from $443/month to $2,224/month: “It's like buying another house and trying to pay for two houses at the same time… without the subsidy we honestly don’t know what we’re gonna do.” #TrumpShutdown

A group of around 100 Anti-ICE protesters surrounded border patrol goons in Chicago after a large box truck forced the federal goons off the road, according to DHS.

Markey on SNAP: "This moment isn't just an economic failure. This isn't just a civic failure. This is an utter moral failure for the Trump administration and MAGA Republicans."

Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

From @sludge.bsky.social & @moreperfectunion.bsky.social — “TRUMP’S CORPORATE COLLUDERS… corporations circumvent campaign finance laws to buy favors... We analyzed 150+ top donors to Trump's inauguration fund and ballroom to figure out what they got in return.” perfectunion.us/trumps-corpo...

Absolutely 💔heartbreaking. The woman in the video is Jaykie Funez-Andrade, and the two goons are with ICE. Jaykie’s 16-year-old daughter, who recorded and shared the video, was pulled over on Oct. 27 on the way to school. Jaykie presented her work permit, license, and registration to the goons.

honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)

consider this part one of what will be an ongoing series making the case for an imperial congress (gift link)

NEWS: Donald Trump admits he cannot run for a third term, Trump loses in the 9th Circuit and Central District of California, mass protests meet Trump as he arrives in South Korea, and much more. All the news you missed. Spread the word. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Worth remembering…

Just to be clear who’s to blame for SNAP cutoff: 1. Trump admin claims that a $5B emergency fund can’t be used for it. 2. Thune said Trump wants to use SNAP cutoff as leverage. 3. 22 Dem states filed a lawsuit about it. 4. Dems willing to join many Rs for SNAP bill but Thune is blocking vote.

Take a time out & give this a listen. It's gorgeous & moving 😍❤️

Trump Org’s income in the first half of 2024 was $51 million. In the first half of 2025 it rose to $864 million. A massive percentage came from foreigners. It should be the biggest scandal in the history of American politics. But few even care. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Shout it from the rooftops.

ICE has started randomly raiding construction sites in New York City, kidnapping and vanishing workers.

@aoc at the rally for Mamdani Sunday in NYC. “This city was built by the Irish escaping famine, Italians fleeing fascism, Black Americans fleeing slavery and Jim Crow, Latinos seeking a better life, Native people standing for themselves, Asian Americans coming together…” So good!! 🔥

AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Open enrollment starts THIS WEEKEND.

The only question Johnson should be asked from this point forward is: “Where’s your plan to replace ACA?” He can’t answer because there is no plan. It’s simply not acceptable to break Obamacare with no plan to replace it with something better. End of story.

once again, i think electoral college maps shape people's sense of political reality in incredibly destructive ways

BREAKING: Trump refuses to rule out serving a third term, Trump discusses how he could serve a third term for the first time, Trump says he got an MRI but won't say for what, Rand Paul breaks from his party, and more. A crazy news morning already. Independent media has never been so important.

Teens heading to school. Racial profiling isn’t just something they do, it’s all they do.

ICE Facility unlawfully denies routine visit from Member of Congress Congressman Horsford about the incident: "What are they hiding? You don't get to slam the door on a Member of Congress during a routine ICE visit.

In Chicago, an ICE Goon violently shoved a woman to the ground near a moving van.

Happy #caturday to all who celebrate

"The irreversible gravity of killing, coupled with the lack of a substantive legal justification, is bringing into sharper view a structural weakness of law as a check on the American presidency." { gift link } www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

New in PN: @gelliottmorris.com on Trump's dire polling "Trump has the unique problem that he started off a lot lower than other presidents. So as he loses ground — and he has lost ground at about the normal clip — he just continues to be worse and worse than every other president before him."

This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

8000 years of world history in one glance.

🔥 🇨🇦 👇🏽The premier of Ontario responds to Trump’s claim the anti-tariffs ad is fake by posting the original Reagan speech showing it isn’t. Mic drop 🎤 🏆 The video: youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc?...

OAKLAND: a Trump ICE goon shoots a PASTOR — Rev. Jorge Bautista — directly in the face with a pepper round We are over the cliff, folks 🇺🇸

There he goes again

When you can be accused of a crime by this regimes Gestapo without proof, it’s shows to what extent they’ve weakened the rule of law

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone. New York has her back. Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.

The message is clear. If you’re a white collar criminal, you’re cool, bruh. If you’re a brown-skinned member of the working class, masked agents may descend at any moment and disappear you simply for existing. Trump’s America.

In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government. She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her. So I confronted him.

The Home Depot continues to allow ICE to terrorize the communities they pretend to serve. Let’s show them the same kindness we did to target! use the website boycotthomedepot.network and the toolkit at bit.ly/boycotthomed... to spread the word!

An Idaho mother was brutally beaten and zip-tied by ICE in front of her three U.S. citizen children.

This is the way!!

New Yorker. By Paul Noth.