Here's the killer follow up question: Why?

Our enemies are smiling at us: Amy McGrath and Jen dissect the Trump and Hegseth Show in Quantico... Best breakdown of the crazy ass meeting at Quantico open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

“Antifa is not the target. The civil society organizations that provide services in our communities and stand up for democracy are. Authoritarian rulers fear their own people above all else.” Tom Joscelyn, Susan Cooke & Norm Eisen unpack Trump’s appetite for oppression.

"Republicans run the entire government but can't keep it open" That's it. That's the whole story.

NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign. "If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

Everyone should read this devastating report: Trump’s sabotage of USAID stranded lifesaving medicines — fueling chaos and leaving children to die. His policies are destroying our reputation and influence overseas and literally killing kids. No words.

Nonpartisan watchdogs keep the government from breaking the law and harming Americans. Donald Trump is eliminating their funding.

Longtime Pentagon reporter Helene Cooper said that she can't find any military officials who attended the meeting in Virginia with President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth and liked what they heard.

So uh this is going to be the biggest day of mass protest yet

BREAKING: We are going to court to stop the Trump administration’s abuse of the coming shutdown to illegally RIF employees So proud to be part of this lawsuit w/ AFGE @afscme.bsky.social @democracyforward.org & Altshuler Berzon Here’s the complaint democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.30.25-pr

The president just gathered the highest ranking officers in the military to tell them that he may order them to kill American citizens -- and that they better follow his orders. All in response to a series of crises that have no basis in reality. I don't know how to yell any louder.

If you heard the leader of another nation threatening to unleash the military against his perceived political enemies, what would you call it?

The judge was unsparing not only in his views of Noem and Rubio's actions, but also of President Trump, who he said approves of "truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression of free speech" on the part of two senior administration officials. www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-t...

President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis begins this week. Ansley Skipper reminds us: This is not a genuine effort to combat crime. This is a show of force meant to intimidate the president’s political adversaries and stifle protest, dissent, and opposition.

Now that Trump has given a speech to generals outlining plans for an extended military occupation of "enemy" blue America, I sure wish you all had paid more attention to this internal memo when it first came out: newrepublic.com/article/1987...

Listen to healthcare professionals. Your healthcare costs are going up. The President and Congress can do something to help—will they deliver for the American people? bsky.app/profile/aft....

Trump-backed targeting of pro-Palestinian campus activists for deportation is unlawful, US judge rules reut.rs/42ikvOq

If the Republican shutdown happens, I've requested that my congressional salary be withheld until it ends. If Congress can't do their job, federal workers - including the thousands I represent in Virginia - won't get paid. As leaders, we need to share in the sacrifice.

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Latino US citizen unjustly detained not once, but TWICE. More Kavanaugh Stops in action👇🏽

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: How can we stop young children from accessing guns? Gun safety advocate: By enforcing laws already on the books. But the Trump Administration refuses to do so.

Impeach and remove.

Military leaders are sounding the alarm about Trump's new global strategy to surrender to China and Russia abroad and turn the American military against his imagined opponents here at home. My latest 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/military-l...

BREAKING: Just hours before the fiscal year ended, a federal judge in R.I. has ordered the Trump administration to preserve $233 million in FEMA funds it attempted to abruptly steer away from 8 blue states. Without that order, the states would've lost the money at midnight.

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

Everyone, meet our newest Congresswoman, Adelita Grijalva! Adelita was elected in a Special Election last Tuesday to fill the seat left by her father, a dear friend and beloved mentor. She was supposed to be sworn in this week—but the Speaker has shut down the House and not sworn her in.

Folk in Pennsylvania voted for John Fetterman because they thought he was a progressive and found out he was just Kyrsten Sinema in a funky hoodie and unwashed basketball shorts.

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If George Washington himself had done this as President, he would have been impeached, removed, prosecuted, and imprisoned. This was one of the greatest fears of the Framers.

The govt is "engaged in. . . enforcement leading to detaining, deporting, and revoking noncitizens’ visas solely on the basis of political speech, and with the intent of chilling such speech and that of others similarly situated." This is unconstitutional. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Young’s opinion, which rules that the Trump admin illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation, is absolutely scathing. “In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police…ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.”

We’re here! But guess what? … All the doors are locked as the GOP cancelled votes and is pushing us towards a government shutdown.

Drug trafficking prosecutions are down under rump. Guess we need to keep bombing and killing Venezuealan fishermen. www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

"FEMA officials arrived to go door-to-door to help residents apply for federal funds. But then they stopped as the administration canceled the door-to-door program. FEMA closed disaster-recovery facilities where residents could apply for financial assistance last week." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Art of the Shakedown.

"After his release, the 79 year old U.S. citizen was treated at a local hospital for multiple broken ribs, a dislocated elbow..." ktla.com/news/79-year... www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Call Congress 202-224-3121 #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown He and Republicans want their Big Ugly Bill (providing billionaire tax breaks) while Democrats favor protecting Americans against health care premium increases All on him and Republicans if it shuts down. They control government!

Senate Republicans don’t seem too worried about the government shutting down....as they have a glorified resort vacation scheduled just days after the looming deadline. trib.al/PCmnmvM

Twitter's digital infrastructure and Musk himself are part of the reason why bad bots can spread their racist messages far and wide. But so is too many Americans’ willingness to hear it.

California now has one of the strongest sets of rules about A.I. in the U.S. Read more about the measure Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday.

Understanding the curve we’re on now, where do you see us in thirteen months? www.thebulwark.com/p/we-are-in-...

A victim of the shooting at the ICE facility is UNCONSCIOUS, in critical care, may not survive, his wife is about to give birth, and ICE IS KEEPING HIM SHACKLED TO HIS HOSPITAL BED: I just unlocked a new level of rage. www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

Republicans want Democrats' help in fucking over 22 million Americans. Absolutely not.

It really can not be emphasized enough that "exaggerating the danger of the left" is a key, central tactic of aspiring fascists. Look back at every country that slid into authoritarianism & you'll find a campaign like this preceding it. Every time. It's part of the script.

"Republicans tossed out House election results more than twice as often as Democrats, mostly during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era." It sure looks like they're preparing to dust off the old playbook:

The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system. We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump. We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.

Trump: Delay, Lie, Fake Stuff

An incredibly important election in a tiny country just went the right way. Moldova has resisted a huge Russian disinformation campaign and will not become a Russian puppet state.