ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white. Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace. That’s not making America great again.

Soyboy farmers should pick themselves up by their bootstraps like the rest of us. At least we didn’t vote for Fat Satan three times.

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

If you are wanting to traumatize federal workers, in your own country, wouldn’t that constitute a form of domestic terrorism? Do Repubs have anything to offer the country, but hate and anger? They want everyone afraid and struggling.

“We want to put them in trauma.” Nothing sums up the reckless disregard for simple human decency like Donald Trump, Russell Vogt and Project 2025.

Thou shalt not bail out the farmers who voted for Trump thrice.

Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it up—because the cameras weren’t rolling.

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick. Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House. This government shutdown is on them.

BREAKING: Trump is seeking $10 BILLION+ for a farmer bailout. Why the hell is my money going to bail out people who voted for Trump, who hurt them financially? Meanwhile he's taking healthcare away from people who need it.

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory. They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth. But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi. RIP, Jamal. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

She called it. The media blew it by letting a serial liar off the hook

If federal workers aren’t getting paid, I’m not getting paid. I told the Chief Administrative Officer of the House that I will NOT accept my paycheck during this government shutdown.

Someone suggested we call these attacks on civilians "Kavanaugh stops." Because after a brief questioning you're free to go, right?

PLAYBOOK: “.. Fine dining on the first night of a government shutdown? Those Democratic attack lines almost write themselves.” @politico.com www.politico.com/newsletters/...

As my mother always told me, listen when people tell you who they are.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to Fox & Friends host Lawrence Jones: "In New Hampshire we do not provide health insurance for illegal immigrants, we have never done that, and you are just wrong."

Please...PLEASE stop referring to the military occupation of American cities and the brutalization of minority communities as "distractions."

Yesterday, we asked Illinois residents to contact their elected officials to ask them to stand up to ICE and join us for a press conference at Broadview this Friday morning. Guess what? It’s working. An alderperson just called me to let me know a constituent emailed her and she will be attending.

“.. What this administration is doing is unprecedented, illegal and flat-out wrong. .. I’ve been deeply engaged in our federal government for over 30 years and there is nothing that has come close.” @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump's CEA is circulating its estimate of the economic cost of the government shutdown. But, BREAKING: It's wrong. It makes a simple arithmetic error. And it's dishonest. Surprising, I know. 🧵

We've had fuckups in the White House before, but never a president who seemed so deliberately intent on being a fuckup. It's been said before, but if these people were actual agents of an enemy power seeking to divide, dismantle and destroy the USA they wouldn't be doing anything different.

This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours. Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator

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.

I cannot emphasize enough that this administration shouldn’t get 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦 from the Dems until they start obeying the law. Not. One. Optics matter: if you want people to turn out next election despite troops in the streets, then show them it matters. Do your goddamn jobs and hold the line.

This is the thing elected dems seem unable to swallow. There is no realistic modus vivendi where somehow remain a functioning liberal democracy after 3 years of Trump. He is removed or we become Azerbaijan. Removal is ultimately the only goal that matters.

Yes, they are. IRS knows her peeps are super informed. Why I love you guys.

This is a very good question.

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year. Republicans in Washington did this. This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Hard to blame the Democrats for the shutdown when you're in charge of all 3 branches of government, plus the Supreme Court.

JD Vance straight-up lied about Dems wanting health care for illegals. They are barred from the medical assistance orgs.

KIMMEL: “Trump is threatening to make ‘irreversible’ cuts if there’s a shutdown. Y’know, I was recently the victim of a government shutdown — they ARE reversible, I will tell you that.” @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

When you control the presidency and all of Congress, a government shutdown is on you. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Enjoy some truth about the #TrumpShutdown @markwarner.bsky.social

Jayapal: It is a strange and bizarre time when we literally have a president thinking about plating the ballroom in gold—while he’s thrown 15 million Americans off healthcare, fired over 150,000 federal workers, and is threatening to fire even more if we go into a shutdown.

If you need to contact SSA, please also remember that the person who's helping you is working without pay. Agency admin staff are furloughed, so they're also without the internal support they need, all while being a punching bag for people who won't take, "I can't legally do that" for an answer.

“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025

I just signed legislation allowing private sector workers to petition the state Public Employee Relations Board if the National Labor Relations Board fails to uphold their rights. We’ll keep fighting for the workers that keep our state running and our economy booming.

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If you think you’re having a crap day, take comfort in knowing there are multi-star Generals who were ordered to fly halfway around the world to listen to a nut job drone on about his election numbers.

If the Administration spent half as much effort trying to cure cancer or fight climate change as it does terrorizing immigrants and retaliating against political opponents, we’d be living in a damn utopia.

If Congress shuts down and stops working, how will we be able to tell?