Our food banks were already struggling after Trump cut millions from federal nutrition and hunger relief programs, now things will get so much worse www.phillyvoice.com/philabundanc...

Thanks to a bunch of wealthy fascists and fascist enablers, *2 million* Pennsylvania residents are officially losing their SNAP benefits next month. That includes 500,000 Philadelphians—1 in 3 residents. The GOP fiddles while our people starve www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...

U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings found that ICE arrested 22 people early this year without a warrant, and in violation of what's known as the Castanon Nava settlement agreement.

“U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings said ICE had improperly told its field offices over the summer that the consent decree had been canceled.”

Federal Judge Jeffrey Cummings has found that ICE agents violated the terms of a consent decree by detaining people without proper warrants. He ruled that as of this week ICE must wear body cams at all times and can face arrest and contempt proceedings if they conduct unlawful, warrantless arrests.

In response to Janet Mills saying she wants to keep the filibuster, Jordan Wood just issued a statement saying it's "time to abolish the filibuster." It does not appear that Graham Platner has addressed the topic yet. mailchi.mp/electjordan/...

"A pardoned Capitol rioter was arrested last weekend for allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries."

Ways that companies plan to offset tariff-related cost increases: 1. Raise prices 2. Cut capital spending 3. Reduce hiring (via Goldman) @mikezaccardi.bsky.social

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

Along with the $20 billion U.S. taxpayer bailout to Argentina, the Trump admin announced another $20 billion for Argentina from private banks. But the banks won’t lend the money without a guarantee from the federal government. So it’s a $40B taxpayer bailout. www.wsj.com/finance/arge...

#IndivisiblePhiladelphia is pleased to share that Philadelphia’s Police Department reported ZERO incidents during today’s #NoKings Rally & March despite 25000+ in attendance. #GOBIRDS #IndivisblePA @indivisible.org @indivisiblepa.bsky.social

Between Ocean City and Cape May Court House I'm seeing early estimates of over 7,000 people showing up today.

Just got back from a No Kings rally in Ocean City, NJ. Thousands of people lined the miles long bridge.

No kings at Ocean City New Jersey. Over 4000 in attendance!!!

Nearly 4000 people marched in Ocean City NJ for No Kings Day! That is what Democracy looks like!

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The executive branch not spending the money that Congress has told them to spend is bad. The executive branch spending money on things for which Congress has not given them money is also bad (and, arguably, worse).

"The boy, who is Hispanic and African American, was held in a garage for five hours “without informing his family, stating any charges, or allowing him to call an attorney,” the statement said. He is a U.S. citizen, as is his entire immediate family, the release said."

Looks like we have ourselves a global Youtube outage going on right now. 9to5google.com/2025/10/15/y...

We were actually getting somewhere, too. 😞 @sbmitche.bsky.social www.library.hbs.edu/working-know...

I already miss her.

"New Jersey’s problem isn’t that it’s building too little housing, Ciattarelli says: It’s that it’s building too much." www.governing.com/urban/why-ho...

While Trump blusters about "law & order," his regime has dropped or halted nearly 165 investigations into corporate wrongdoing. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters, including Jan 6 rioters and others convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery.

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital. "We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU" www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Bessent handed 20 billion of taxpayer money to Argentina, to save Jon Paulson, a billionaire named in the Epstein files from a losing investment. Paulson was a mentor to Bessent. And now Argentina can continue its free universal health care...at US taxpayers expense. This is corruption on steroids.

ICE agents to US citizen: Turn around or you're getting the dog.

ICYMI: Netanyahu could’ve ended the war a year ago. He‘s just agreed to the exact same Gaza deal offered a year ago, when Biden was president. He rejected it a year ago, because he was waiting for regime change— so Trump could claim credit. Now 64,000 Palestinians are dead—& only 20 hostages remain.

Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father. Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Three key points: 1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February 2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty 3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education. America’s children deserve better than this.

"I voted for Trump. I didn't expect [him to cut health care.]"

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Members of Congress from both parties are coming together to demand a congressional investigation into the illegal release of my unredacted military personnel file, which included my Social Security number and parents' address. This isn't about politics. It's about veterans' privacy and safety.

Monday marks the 250th anniversary of The Navy, and there’s no better way to celebrate than a tour of the Battleship New Jersey!

The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live. And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Q: How many layoffs have you authorized? TRUMP: It'll be a lot. And it'll be Democrat-oriented.

President Trump got an updated Covid vaccine & flu shot at Walter Reed today www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/p...

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

Trump proposing 100% tariffs on China

Jack is unraveling, and it’s no secret why: he’s 25 days away from becoming a three-time loser.

From Camden to Cape May, we’re bringing critical investments to South Jersey to help businesses thrive.

Reuters spoke to three White House officials, four Department of Homeland Security officials and one Justice Department official to produce the first comprehensive account of how decisions are being made, forces deployed, and operations coordinated in the crackdown. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...