Only 24 years of Eliza Schuyler’s life were spent with Alexander Hamilton, Jane Kamensky writes. What would it mean to write her into the history of America’s founding?

Save this graph for the next time @MarshaBlackburn @SpeakerJohnson @JDVance try to hold $50 Billion for rural hospitals out as a of win for the 🇺🇸 people We’re bad at math but $1.1 TRILLION in cuts (for tax cuts for the rich) > $50 BILLION They think we are all morons

“No Speaker Johnson, The No Kings rally October 18 is not a hate America rally. It’s a love America rally.” - Sen. Bernie Sanders

🚨NEW: A panel of three federal judges will soon decide whether to block Texas from using its new congressional map in the 2026 election, after a contentious nine-day hearing concluded Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

John Cole’s Tennessee: Tailored to fit. A state senator alleges Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti retroactively altered a predecessor’s legal opinion on deployment of National Guard troops.

You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

We believe healthcare is a right for every American. But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies. Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

Did you know that TNGOP brags about being a low tax state? Low taxes for corporations, that is😜 @tnsenatedems.bsky.social @tndemocrats.bsky.social

Vote for Behn!!! She’s tough and a winner ! 💪💙💪

New York Times editors take issue with the suggestion that a presidential declaration of “war” on Americans is big news.

Some former U.S. military officers took issue with the policy changes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined in a speech to hundreds of generals and admirals this week, saying that some of them seemed redundant and others threatened to undermine his goals.

“This is where Democratic efforts to ‘win back voters’ seem almost comical. We’re running focus groups, etc,while the other side has already built a multi-platform, highly disciplined media empire that dwarfs ours. It’s not a fair fight. It’s not even the same sport.”

“The government shutdown that began at 12:01 a.m. was the sixth such closure in the past three decades,” Russell Berman reports. “It was easily the most foreseeable”:

Abundance, in this vision, means making sure people have the tools and flexibility to respond to housing stress in their own place. It’s about equipping neighbors to be active participants in solving housing problems, not passive subjects of markets or policies designed elsewhere.

Top A.I. Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/t...

A fake emergency. A fictional war-ravaged Portland. A pretend organization called Antifa. A lying White House occupant who’s not a real president.

I’m glad ICE released Steve Held, who they grabbed last night in Broadview. Now, the government must stop trying to deport journalist Mario Guevara, the Atlanta journalist who ICE targeted in retaliation for his immigration coverage.

The streets outside the Portland ICE facility remained largely empty in the hours after Trump made his announcement... A handful of passersby took photographs, and talked about how their experiences felt nothing like the “war-ravaged” city described. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Must not have much faith in their platform if they have to cheat: In 2016, Woodhouse reportedly emailed GOP county election board & asked them to “make party line changes to early voting,” which included reducing hours, nixing Sunday voting, &excluding college campuses as polling sites.

Soybeans are (were) Tennessee’s #1 cash crop 🧑‍🌾 😕 Trump is crushing our farmers. Why don’t @GovBillLee @RepChrisTodd @rustygrills @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty @RepOgles @RepTimBurchett Sexton etc. care?

Check this out, TN voters⬇️

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“Health care decisions should be up to individuals — not the federal government and certainly not RFK Jr. My Administration will continue to protect health care access for all Pennsylvanians,” Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said.

Humans are wired to worry about what others think, but sometimes letting go of that pressure can unlock a more honest life. In the Wonder Reader, Rafaela Jinich explores stories about societal expectations:

"Welcome to this tiny fifth-floor Airbnb, your home for the next four days in a major European city. Can you escape without incurring additional fees for cleaning or damage? Let the games begin."

After the Trump administration slashed billions in state and local public health funding from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this year, the eventual impact on states split sharply along political lines. From @acvollers.bsky.social.

"That someone should be us." That's the attitude that members of Livable Lynchburg — a Strong Towns Local Conversation group — had when they noticed two stretches of sidewalk that were so overgrown they were nearly impassable.

It doesn’t have to be this way; we can shape our environment and encourage people to be engaged, generous, and resilient.

As Jarah Jacquay says, “Design doesn’t just reflect our values — it forms them.” Every city block is a teacher that tells us what — and who — matters.

“Actual issues that impact our real lives” In Chattanooga, Candidate for Governor Jerri Green (D) asks if folks care about rising grocery prices (YES), women’s rights (YES), or trans athletes (NO) @marshablackburn runs on it, but we’ve had 0 trans athlete issues in Tennessee

AXIOS: “(Trump’s) tariff policy will cost midsize businesses $82.3 billion, according to a new report from the JPMorganChase Institute…” www.axios.com/sponsored/mi...

How it started How it’s going @SenJoniErnst edition

NOW: Our volunteers have joined Minnesota lawmakers and faith leaders to honor the victims of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church School and to call for action, including a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines.

“How many more Americans must die before lawmakers ban these weapons of war?” - John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety We’ve had a federal assault weapons ban before, it’s past time for Congress to do it again: Text BAN to 644-33.

We don’t have to live or die this way. @momsdemand.bsky.social

People in this country should be able to do their jobs without the threat of being gunned down. We hold them in our hearts—today and every day—as we continue our work to end gun violence.

“The FBI is searching the Maryland home of John Bolton, who served as national security adviser but later became critical of the president…” Going after his critics. apnews.com/article/trum...

Our default assumption has to be that the FBI raid of John Bolton’s house is an act of retribution. If they find classified documents and charge him with a felony, it does remind that Trump should have been convicted for the same.

@tnsenatedems.bsky.social reminding us what the TNGOP thinks about public education

What @GavinNewsom and Texas Dems are modeling is you can stand up to the bully and live to tell the tale. Like the Tennessee Three before them. A valuable lesson to teach to light the way for others no matter the outcome.

Action Required: Enable two-factor authentication for your Jiffy Lube App! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sis...

"The stadium will be a community space enjoyed by all who can afford a $175 ticket and a steady supply of $37 Dasanis."

JUST IN: In a new article, NPR reports on how MeidasTouch is one of the few pro-democracy video podcasts topping YouTube’s rankings, calling the network the "pacesetter of the pack.”

David Rose, a 33-year-old DeKalb County police officer, was killed on Aug. 8 while responding to a shooting on Emory University’s Atlanta campus.

Despite the will of the vast majority of Americans, House Republicans are pushing a federal Concealed Carry Mandate (CCM) that would gut state gun laws and allow people with dangerous histories from one state to carry loaded, hidden guns in public in states that wouldn’t otherwise let them.

🗳️Check out how Michigan draws districts: redistricting.lls.edu/state/michig...