Historic turnout expected for nationwide 'No Kings' protests against Trump overreach www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

A federal judge extended for two more weeks orders barring President Donald Trump and his administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, but an imminent decision from a higher court could upend them.

Germany’s parliament met only 20 times during the Nazis’ 12-year reign, and didn’t meet at all in the last 3 years. MAGA Mike Johnson is going after that record.

It's not a presidency – it's an organized crime takeover of your government.

GOP Speaker Johnson refusing to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva despite winning her election 2 weeks ago with 70% of the vote is a practice run for what GOP plans to do after 2026 election. They will not seat Democrats who won to keep control of the House. Dems need to fight hard this issue now!

The tiny African nation of Lesotho had victories in its HIV fight. Then, the US aid cuts came. Now Lesotho’s care system is crumbling. Clinics shut down, workers were let go, and patients stopped treatment. Experts are sounding alarms.

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration. www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

Let‘s Do This! www.nokings.org #PennState #Philadelphia #Jacksonville #DelrsyBeach #Pitt #Pittsburgh #Bennington

Mike Johnson called us back from July 4 recess on 7/3 so he could gut Americans’ healthcare in the Big Ugly bill. Since then, he has only had the House in session for 19 of the subsequent 104 days. That’s how we ended up here.

As per the Other 98%, "Democracy doesn’t die in darkness. It walks out carrying boxes, and keeps reporting anyway." #Democracy #Journalism #Journalists #Pentagon

Only the conservative One America News Network signed on. apnews.com/article/pent...  Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

"Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work..."

Here are some other stories on the homepage. Any one of these could be treated as a major scandal, but the appearance of multiple stories like this almost every day makes it difficult to focus on either the individual stories or the bigger picture of corruption and authoritarianism.

A state senator and people in their 30s or 40s aren’t kids. apnews.com/article/vanc...

Said Speaker Mike Johnson whose ACCOUNTIBILITY partner for PORN is HIS son. WE SEE YOU SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON!

Chief Justice John Roberts has led the Supreme Court for 20 years now. In that time, his Republican-appointed majority has completely transformed America and its politics, with many of its most destructive opinions written by Roberts himself.

Observers heaped praise on New York Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's appearance on Fox News on Wednesday, saying his interview could serve as a model that Democrats adopt going forward.

He's defending them because he agrees with them. He knows 20-40 year olds are not "kids who made a mistake". He's playing it down because he sees nothing wrong with what they said. #Pinks

CMS has stopped paying your doctor..

AOC: The problem is that the Trump administration, they think that destroying our health care, making sure that housing is too expensive to live in, that jacking up the cost of our groceries—they think all of this is about hurting Democrats. What they are doing is hurting Americans

The Medicare enrollment process is already rife with administrative burden, and this shit isn’t helping.

EPSTEIN SHUTDOWN!

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days. Epstein Shutdown.

Remember: when white professionals in their 20s do bad things, they're "kids." When PoC teens are accused of wrongdoing, they are hardened criminals unworthy of mercy.

Federal judge extends temporary orders barring Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland https://cnn.it/4qdueQk

Pittsburgh International Airport joins a growing list of airports that aren't show the Kristi Noem message. Airport officials said they don't have the proper screens to show video messages. www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

57% of 4,000 consumers surveyed in Deloitte's new holiday survey said they expect the economy to weaken in the next year — nearly double last year's 30%, and worse than the 54% in the Great Recession year of 2008.

They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health. n.pr/48PdMQj

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office. “The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

"According to the rationale laid out in the documents submitted to Mr. Trump, America’s acceptance of refugees has made the country too diverse." There is no bottom. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility. He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

A musician, Oriana Korol, was peacefully playing clarinet with her protest band outside ICE facilities in Portland, OR. When the band started playing “Ghostbusters,” ICE thugs suddenly poured outside, slammed her into the mud, arrested her and took her to a jail 9 miles away in Vancouver, WA.

Jeffries: "The effort to mischaracterize the rallies that are gonna take place all across the country is part of the continued right-wing disinformation machine that is failing to persuade the American people."

A federal judge in San Francisco signaled Wednesday that she’s ready to halt the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off roughly 4,000 federal workers during the government shutdown, saying the move is unlawful. https://cnn.it/3J6bxxo

So now that asshole has promised Argentina 40 billion dollars, instead of just the 20 billion. And we are ENRAGED about this? Cut services to Americans to bail out investors in Argentina’s stupid ideas!! It’s unreal!!

An important additional detail: Most of the Unpresidented Band to which Korol belongs perform IN BANANA COSTUMES This shit is indeed bananas

THIS IS WHO THEY ARE!!! THIS IS MAGA!!! Who are we? Are we as a country Ok with these people running things? Are we OK with the racist beliefs that are now behind policy decisions affecting us all? If not, make your displeasure known. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump admin's plans to lay off thousands of federal workers during the government shutdown — siding with unions, which have argued that the dismissals were illegal.

MAGA: Make Argentina Great Again

Republicans want answers—and Trump won’t give them any.

"Why do I need to flip over my ballot?" Great question! Voters will need to flip over their ballot to vote on whether or not to give three judges on the state Supreme Court more time on the bench. Check out the graphic to learn what your vote for/against judicial retention means.

Makes Nixon talking to the portraits look NBD. "Donald Trump’s obsession with remaking the White House into something more like his Mar-a-Lago resort is interfering with his presidential duties..." www.rawstory.com/white-house-...

Another move from the authoritarian playbook ... Silence the music.

Antifa clarinetists in our midst.