Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

None of these people are wearing uniforms and they are reacting not to someone preventing them from doing any thing but merely asking if they have the authority to do something. Not only is this arrest illegal, but these people have fewer codes of conduct than people working at fast food restaurants

Code breaker and reader 😂 👇

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.

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

Lawrence O’Donnell is right: the fight for Virginia’s future is the fight for America’s future. The most important election this year is Abigail Spanberger for Governor. Power, rights, and democracy itself are on the line—let’s raise hell and win. 🔥 #VoteVA #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

The government has effectively been shut down for months as Trump has destroyed checks and balances, usurped the power of the purse from Congress, and unleashed an authoritarian nightmare throughout the country. Why would any Democrat vote for any continuing resolution that allows this to continue?

Some of these states are much more likely to pass new maps than others, and it’s still far from clear what the ultimate impact will be. But Donald Trump’s mid-decade gerrymandering scheme is an unprecedented effort to rig congressional elections ahead of what’s likely to be a Dem-favoring midterm

NEW from @the-downballot.com team: Here's our guide to every state that could draw a new congressional map by 2026 as Trump pushes Republicans to re-gerrymander states across the country and Democrats try to fight back open.substack.com/pub/thedownb...

Just unbelievable stuff coming from independent journalists these days. Jack Posobiec, Roger Stone protege, was one of the biggest spreaders of Russian disinfo in 2016. Then Pizzagate, Macron leaks, election-fraud narratives in 2020. And it took til now to show he was voting fraudulently himself? 1/

We're gonna need a better class of senator.

Year-to-date sales figures show that Ford's electric Mustang Mach-E with 42,000 sales by September compared to just over 32,800 for the traditional, gas-powered coupe as more and more Americans are finally taking steps to decarbonize their lives and save money versus the outdated technology.

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.

#GOVGavinNewsom🇺🇸 Vs #𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱🐔 LIKE❤️ | #REPOST | Comment #TrumpEpsteinCoverup 🚪👧👧🏝️ People DON'T forget. 🤔

There is no "real America." People who live in cities are just as American as people who live in suburbs and just as American as people who live in rural communities and and just as American as people who live with no neighbors for miles.

Happy Birthday, Hal 🥳

Not just weird. Impeachable.

BTW Congressman Chip Roy is also a piece of work. He refused to look at me or acknowledge my presence the whole time during the 3 1/2 hour hearing.

Arrested for narcotics possession and handed over to ICE for having (checks notes)...

PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.

Sen. Markey, we would love to change your position in our tracker to 'for impeachment.' Illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional actions sound impeachable. Do you want the House to send Articles to the Senate, and if so, will you vote to convict? citizensimpeachment.com/senate-posit...

Since July 1, President Donald Trump has said a dozen times that the U.S. has “no inflation.” The data shows he’s wrong.

Trump’s call for military to fight “enemy within” - grounds for impeachment: "We should be talking about impeaching an unlawful president intent on using American troops against American citizens, simply because Trump doesn’t like them. What more will it take for Congress to act?" archive.ph/T4thX

Gov is shutdown. Let’s see who picks it up this time 🤣

“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh

History has many painful lessons.

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

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."

Whew!

Washington Spirit offering 200 free tickets and $10 tickets after that to federal employees this Sunday

THE TRUMP ECONOMY: US private sector businesses LOST 32,000 jobs in September, far below the expected gain of 51,000, per payroll processor ADP. August has been revised DOWN by 57,000, to -3,000.

Yes President Trump was slurring and exhibiting disordered thinking in his appearance before the generals. But at least he didn’t have a hoarse voice like Biden in the first debate.

DC politicians like John Cornyn promised to lower costs, fight for families, and drain the swamp. Now they’re trying to gut healthcare for millions to cut taxes for their donors — even shutting down the government to do it. If you feel conned, you have a place in this campaign.

Good.

Republicans control the shutdown. Top to bottom. For example, construction of Trump's ballroom will continue as "essential" during the shutdown. But the stuff that helps you will not. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

Jasmine Crockett for Attorney General in 2028.

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.

File this under “essential function.” 🤡 #Shutdown abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

CNBC: "Very disappointing. It's a weak number. This is private sector jobs for September. The total comes in -32,000. And that was a surprise because economists were looking for an increase of 51,000. Also, the revision was not good. August now showing -3,000 compared to the initial read of 54,000"

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that? MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

Are we great yet?

This is very, very bad.

Understand this. This is the reason the government shut down today.