So they weren’t peaceful tourists? I’m losing the plot. (Also, that means he pardoned Antifa, in case anyone cares)

If we are taking in “trillion” of dollars in tariffs: 1. Why haven’t we paid down a cent of the debt? 2. Why can’t we afford to not fuck millions of people over with expiring insurance subsidies? 3. Why is none of it being used to help the abysmal job market?

Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."

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Michigan Avenue right now.

Thanks to right-wing mischief maker Jack Posobiec for drawing a straight line between the rise of MAGA and the rise of the Nazis.

Hello?

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean. If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

NEW: A MAGA X account often shared by Senator Mike Lee and House Republicans like Nancy Mace--that often alleges Democrats encourage voting fraud-- is run by a man who not only has never stepped foot in the US, he also illegally donated to an American campaign. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

Oh — new reporting on Pope Leo from El Paso Matters, citing footage they have of yesterday's meeting. Sounds like the pope was even *more* forceful in urging U.S. bishops to speak out about immigration than first reported. I mean, that's…not subtle. elpasomatters.org/2025/10/08/e...

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

Yesterday, the leading GOP mapmaker behind Texas’ new gerrymander said he: 🔺 Sent numerous Signal messages to the White House over the redistricting effort 🔺 Saw a draft of the DOJ letter stating constitutional concerns 🔺 Ignored the input of Texas voters

"Speaker Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House may have more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records."

Republicans will say he’s just joking. Media will say it’s just Trump. But if it was any other President, we’d taking him seriously, and we should here too.

Pam Bondi’s defensive attacks against Senate Democrats questioning her was not the flex she thinks it was. All it did was vividly point out how she has abandoned Justice Dept. independence to serve the desires of her authoritarian boss.

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸

"It is going to be disastrous if this continues" Nobel Prize physics laureate John Clarke says Trump cuts will 'cripple' US scientific research u.afp.com/SmAy

Remember, it was the Washington Post who gave Bondi a thumbs up to be confirmed. Democracy Docket made clear from day one that she was an election denying sycophant. No surprise at their coverage of today. Support independent, pro-democracy media today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area ICE facility and began to pray. The masked ICE agents on the roof responded by firing pepper balls, with one striking him in the head religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

When the pastors start to stand up, it’s because their silence feels like sin‼️ SILENCE IS COMPLICITY‼️

Ranking Members Raskin and Scott are demanding a federal criminal investigation into the Trump Administration’s commandeering of furloughed career civil servants’ email accounts to send partisan out-of-office messages, in violation of the First Amendment and criminal law.

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

Sen. DURBIN: Madam Attorney General, it's my job to grill you. Investigation of your agency is part of my responsibility. You may not like the experience, but others have weathered this storm and answered questions in a respectful manner.

Padilla: Do you believe government officials are obligated to follow court orders whether they agree with them or not?  Bondi: I wish you loved your state of California as much as you hate President Trump. Padilla: I asked a simple yes or no question

Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt says we on the left must be "cleansed."

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Hard to believe this attorney general can pursue justice with impartiality when she is dripping with such partisan disdain.

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act. West Virginia 387% Wyoming 382% Alaska 346% Tennessee 320% Mississippi 314% Texas 289% South Carolina 285% Alabama 284% South Dakota 235% North Dakota 234%

"We're gonna crash some planes if you don't fund ICE."

So we're playing "TAPPED!" again.

New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours. There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds. Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan. “Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations." Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

Pastor David Black of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, being sprayed directly in the face by troops during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois in September. (Photo by Ashlee Rezin/via Chicago Sun-Times). DON'T LOOK AWAY.

Trump has turned the Department of Justice into his own personal vendetta machine. And Pam Bondi has been happy to go along for the ride. We're witnessing the most egregious politicization of the DOJ in recent memory — and I lived through the Nixon years.

Yes, her refusal to answer valid questions should be deemed Contempt of Congress. Yes, her refusals indicate consciousness of guilt and a likely involvement in malfeasance. Yes, her testimony was filled with lies and constitutes Perjury or False Statements to Congress. What else is there to say?

Pam Bondi wasn't going to answer any questions today. We all knew that in advance. People can watch the hearing if they want to, but the idea that this is an Attorney General testifying before Congress is laughable. This is just a Trump personal lawyer putting on a performance for her client on TV.

SEN. HIRONO: “Did you approve shutting down the bribery investigation into Homan?” BONDI: “Are you Antifa?” 🤡 (That’s a yes)

Stephen Miller is laying out the roadmap for the Insurrection Act. A preview of today's Lewis & Sykes chat on Substack...

💯. At the very least, if a criminal calls you or you call a criminal in the middle of his execution of a criminal conspiracy, you should expect that those conversations may be a subject of inquiry.