Terrifying!

Greg Abbott sends the elite Meal Team 6 from the Texas National Guard into Illinois.

One week into a federal government shutdown, U.S. service members, DOD civilian employees and their families in Japan and South Korea were taking stock and asking how much longer, with affording groceries and rent the main concerns.

Republicans spent the day reminding everyone that Lindsey Graham and other GOP electeds were talking to Trump’s team during the effort to overturn a free and fair election. Not exactly the flex they think it is.

I hope John Fetterman watched the Pam Bondi hearing today and felt good about his vote to confirm her.

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%

In this photo from Tiananmen Square, Trump is rooting for the tanks.

Sen. Hirono: "President Trump posted asking about prosecuting James Comey...That social media post was directed to 'Pam.' Are you the Pam that the president was referring to?" Bondi: "I'm sure I was."

Eric said renting out a floor of Trump Tower for a date is “PG-13″ compared to what he would do at Barron’s age.

Think about this: at nearly the same time, Pam Bondi was refusing to answer whether the FBI had images of Trump and young girls obtained from Jeffrey Epstein’s safe, and Mike Johnson was refusing to answer when he would swear in Adelita Grijalva, who would be the 218th vote for the Epstein petition.

The U.S. attorney general has shunned NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC and C-SPAN in favor of appearing on Fox News a staggering 30 times since stepping into her role.

Guys, every person you see on Fox News in a mask is just Robert O'Neill, retired Navy Seal and occasional Fox News contributor. He's the former Antifa, former Gazan, former gang member. His eyes are very unique.

Of course Trump put an election denial in charge of election security. Everything’s gonna be just fine.

Remembering when Chris Rufo insisted that Disney was a thoroughly corrupt institution because it had a small number of employees arrested on CSAM and sex trafficking charges and I replied, well, let's use that standard for Republicans, and he blocked me before I could finish the thread.

Bob Harvie for PA1. We need a change!!!

There’s an old saying — if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. Donald Trump has failed that test again and again. Sending the National Guard into Chicago isn’t leadership, it’s theater. It’s the reflex of a weak man who mistakes cruelty for strength and theatrics for substance.

Contrary to Stephen Miller, the president is not "commander-in-chief" of law enforcement within the United States. The invocation of the title "commander-in-chief" to justify anything Trump wants to do anywhere is a sign of how far down the road the administration is to Caesarism.

Bucks County Sheriff officers now identifying as immigration officers. Vote Fred Harran out on November 4th!

Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson. www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s...

Imagine if Obama had said this in front of military personnel about Republicans.

Everytime I listen to Stephen Miller I think of this one angry nerdy bitter kid I went to high school with who used to have just one line in his AIM profile, the Radiohead lyric: “When I am king, you will be first against the wall”

If Trump dies in office, Miller’s going to try to seize power with such awkward but ferocious ambition that it’ll make Al Hague look like Cincinnatus.

BREAKING: A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling he overstepped his authority and violated state sovereignty. The court said Trump’s move lacked any “colorable basis” and was not justified by conditions on the ground.

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The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her. Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

Good thread about Vance. In JDV rant shown below, he treats Joy Reid as if she is in US on contingent basis. Should be "grateful" for its generosity. Reid was *born* in New York. Grew up there and Denver. Undergrad at Harvard. Hmmm, why might JDV view her as needing to show special 'gratitude'??

The jackboots are at it again. Why don't they stop arresting people exercising their First Amendment rights and head over to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and arrest the real criminals?

One year ago, all the mainstream media talked about was how terrible inflation was. Here we are, a year later, and it’s even worse. Riddle me this: Why does inflation under Trump get only a tiny fraction of the press attention it got last year? 🤨

Every time Donald Trump puts up a racist AI generated video of Hakeem Jefferies or any of my colleagues, I’ll put a new movie poster about Trump and Epstein. #ReleasetheEpsteinFiles

Trump’s former “spiritual advisor.”

They’re loving it. Your health care is not on their minds.

Donald Trump is openly breaking the law by using government agencies to attack his political opponents. Ranking Member Robert Garcia is demanding an investigation.

The year is 2003. 17-year-old Stephen Miller is sitting in the back of a school bus talking about torture, as in “Torture is a celebration of human life and dignity." Miller looks directly into the camera and describes the torturing Iraqis in gruesome detail, as his peers laugh uncomfortably.

From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.

Jack Ciattarelli Campaigned on Ending Pensions, Healthcare for Retirees meidasnews.com/news/jack-ci...

In a world of Kristi Noems, be a Jane Goodall

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"

All blue states. What a surprise. I guess all we can do is vote out every single Republican candidate for every office in those states since none of them will speak up or do anything. And the Appropriations Chair Susan Collins.

JD Vance explained Trump’s racist posts featuring Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero are actually ‘funny.’ The VP, whose job won’t be affected by the shutdown, added, “The president is joking and we’re having a good time.’

Today marks the first day in the 55-year history of PBS and 54-year history of NPR that public media has broadcast to its audiences without federal funding. But even though lots of local outlets are at risk, PBS and NPR are still here, providing fair, accurate news coverage and will not be silenced.

Jane Goodall on Donald Trump: “I see the same sort of behavior as a male chimpanzee will show when he’s competing for dominance with another

Department of Homeland Security is cutting over $187 million or 86% of homeland security funding to New York State which will radically defund NYPD, FDNY, and NY State Police terrorism programs, according to a letter from New York Governor Kathy Hochul to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

He was just in the news a couple weeks ago again because he had another warrant issued for his arrest after he missed a court date for yet another driving incident.

The commander-in-chief is not ok. read @radiofreetom.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Dear @apnews.com The republicans control congress. Democrats did not vote down anything. If the GOP wanted to fund the government, they could have changed the rules to pass a CR with a simple majority like they did 11 days ago to approve 48 trump appointees at once. Fix your headline.

Hours before the government shutdown, Donald Trump posted another racist AI video mocking Hakeem Jeffries.

BREAKING A federal judge that the Trump admin's policy targeting pro-Palestinian students for deportation violated the First Amendment. His blistering, 161-page ruling starts with a threat he received in chambers and his response.

Trump on the American left: "They're really bad. They're bad people." Trump on his political opponents: "They're vicious people that we have to fight, just like you have to fight vicious people." Trump on journalists: "sleazebags." Trump on residents of American inner cities: "animals."

BREAKING: Judge William Young finds that Noem, Rubio, DHS, and State "deliberately" sought to restrict non-citizens' First Amendment rights. "'No law' means 'no law.' The First Amendment does not draw President Trump’s invidious distinction ...." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Once again I’m reminded, trust is gained in drops and lost in buckets.