City Lights bookstore with the poem “Pity The Nation” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and its warning against tyranny displayed for all to see. #LawrenceFerlinghetti #PityTheNation #CityLights #Poetry #Poem #Poet #Bookstore #Bookshop #Books #SanFrancisco #California

"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

once upon a time we actually liked this guy in san francisco

Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

As many of us prepare to participate in NO KINGS and other protests, please take a minute for these catchy tips on protecting yourselves. Scrub the meta data from any pictures or videos before posting online. Stay safe out there, friends!

When Republicans are pre-butting a pro-democracy rally like No Kings and making shit up left and right to scare people, you know they're losing and in panic mode. Pedal to the floor.

What a crock of shit from Marc Benioff — who appears willfully ignorant of news and facts and so thirsty for approval and attention from the Trump tech bros (who in the past mocked him relentlessly) that he is soiling himself in public www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Who indoctrinated you into Antifa?

“The room where we decide the Nobel Peace Prize is filled with courage and integrity.” Integrity over ego. Every time. 🕊️

Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina with $20 BILLION OF TAXPAYER ‘S MONEY but cutting healthcare for Americans because we can’t afford it!

Voting while I still have the privilege. #yesonprop50

#kristinoem back at it again. These videos really just write themselves at this point. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

Ultimately…the worst Trump could do is execute you. You could die. Each one of us already has that outcome etched on our schedule. There’s no escape. Be more afraid of dying a coward.

I'm sorry but it's just wild we are in the middle of a government shutdown and the House Republicans are REFUSING TO SHOW UP FOR WORK so they can protect billionaire pedophiles and billionaire tax breaks.

No Kings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. www.nokings.org

Donald Trump just floated using the Insurrection Act if courts block his National Guard deployments. The Insurrection Act does NOT allow him to use the military for whatever purpose he wants regardless of the law—and it's dangerous for him to suggest it.

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

Greetings from the ravaged hellscape of San Francisco.

Update from the war zone in Portland.

Do people really believe that antifascist protesters are being paid by Soros or some clandestine organization? Or is this just another accusation that’s an admission?

DRAIN THE SWAMP

Greetings from the hellscape of San Francisco.

TERRORISM EXPERT HERE: This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

The cruelty is the point

DHS inflicted all of that trauma and only arrested TWO “suspected” gang members—but, hey, at least they got their security fetish porn footage.

Republicans are playing word games with “illegal immigrant healthcare” to gut subsidies 24 MILLION Americans rely on. The result? YOUR premiums could spike 75%—hundreds more every month. Don’t be fooled. This is #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown. social.demcast.com/s/3aJB1qMI

There are THREE on Maui alone!! 👏👏👏👏👏

perfect

THIS is our leadership? 👀 youtube.com/shorts/mm5bV...

Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare.

Protesters have taken to the streets in Paris and over 200 other locations across France to denounce spending cuts and demand higher taxes on the wealthy.

New WaPo poll:   47% of respondents blame Trump and Republicans in Congress for the government shutdown. Just 30% blame Democrats.

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

NEW: THREAD: Just a small collection of propaganda emails sent by the regime to federal employees who have sent them to me on the condition of anonymity. First, we all saw the HUD banner from Tuesday morning. 1/

This is amazing

Make sure your friends and relatives know who’s responsible for the Trump Shutdown with our social media toolkit: app.sosha.ai/toolkit/trum...

This government shutdown is on Republicans for refusing to negotiate and save healthcare for millions of Americans. Dems must hold the line! Learn more: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

I'm not a political genius, but I'm pretty sure the party that published a 600-page manifesto on how they want to shut down the federal government are the ones who shut down the federal government.

We’re headed for the first shutdown since the last time Trump was in office. The framing of trying to give Medicaid to illegals is absolute nonsense. The average family of four is paying up to *$1500* a month on the insurance marketplace. Dems wanted to help. GOP refused.

Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."

TOMORROW: Join our rapid response call to prepare for a potential Trump Shutdown. We will need to act fast to hold Republicans accountable if they force a government shutdown, so we plan to convene with national partners to lay out a strong grassroots response: www.mobilize.us/HealthcareNo...

⁨20 million Americans are on the brink of higher premiums, co-pays, and deductibles because of Republicans’ refusal to negotiate. This is what Democrats are fighting to prevent.⁩

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

Dear Dems, Don’t negotiate with fascists. Sincerely, The majority of Americans and much of the world

This govt. shutdown is all about whether Republicans will get away with raising health care premiums by 75% for 20 million Americans & throwing 15 million people off their health care. We can’t allow that to happen. ☎️ 202-224-3121. NO to #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

2013 Trump "when they talk about the government shutdown, they’re going to be talking about the president of the United States, who the president was at that time. They’re not going to be talking about who was the head of the House, the head the Senate, who’s running things in Washington…