Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.

It is bad that Trump wants to use American soldiers against their fellow Americans. And it is also bad that Trump wants foreign powers to exploit his unnecessarily, artificial, and pre-scripted civil war.

A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.

Trump’s masked gestapo just shoved a Common Defense member and Air Force veteran to the ground and arrested him for peacefully protesting in Illinois. The lawlessness of this regime must end — and he must be released immediately!

BREAKING Trump ordered troops to Portland with “full force” to guard ICE from protesters, sparking backlash from Democrats who say there’s no threat. The move echoes a Los Angeles deployment already ruled illegal, raising major questions about its legality. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Could Fox News be banned from broadcasting in Canada? Egale Canada, the country’s leading 2SLGBTQI rights group, says it should be and they just renewed a two-year-old push to get it done:

As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway

I think we found an inconsistency.

“Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Timeline Cleanse ✨️💙✨️ Morning walk..no one on the beach..perfect 👌

The rules have changed. Mike Johnson wants to wait until the official results come in October 14th to swear in Grijalva.

Latest painting: Barbara's Yard Paired with the song www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojf1... We stand strong together and we don't turn away.

So many coverups. Release the Epstein files. Release the Homan tapes. Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

Another senior Russian executive has been found dead in Moscow. Alexander Tyunin, CEO of Umatex, a Rosatom subsidiary, supplied materials for Shahed drone production. Russia says suicide.

Students and families should not live in fear while receiving an education, seeking medical care, or simply living their daily lives. California is making sure schools and hospitals remain what they should be: places of care, not chaos.

I have submitted a FOIA to the FBI for all video evidence & docs created in the investigation of Border Czar Tom Homan & his acceptance of $50K in bribes for favorable government contracts. I'll be publishing updates soon on my human rights newsletter. No paywall: www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot. one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.

Chief Magistrate James Gosnell—who presided over the initial hearing for Dylan Roof & whitewashed the massacre of 9 Black Christians—has been arrested on child porn charges. Seems the Venn Diagram of white supremacists and PDFiles is a circle. Review every case he ever presided over. Every Last One

PBS News is doing more to expose the facts than the FBI… 📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral. So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.

Tulsi Gabbard revoked my security clearance after learning I'm considering a Senate run. Laura Loomer and right-wing trolls unleashed a wave of attacks. Then came death threats. The Trump machine wants to shut me up. But I won't: I'm running to be Kentucky's next senator.

Welcomed news. Suit based on procedure and religious freedom claims. Whatever it takes, I suppose, but it'd be great to see a straight up state constitution challenge based on duty to educate democratically (bit.ly/3VHXu2I) &/or right to teach (bit.ly/3T9xq0W). oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklah...

The fight to save democracy will take everyone. If you want to play a role, but aren’t interested in being on the front lines, Rena Korb tells us how effective postcards are in getting our messages out. Postcards For America: Become Part of the Postcard Nation substack.com/@renakorb/no...

Nobody asked for this. Americans wanted the worst violent criminals to be deported, not hardworking people like Miguel Lopez torn from their families.

The majority of political violence comes from the far right, but we’re supposed to treat it as a “both sides” problem. The majority of mass shooters are white males with extreme right wing ideologies, but we’re supposed to focus our outrage on the trans community and liberal colleges. 1/3

MK and I are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of Governor Jim Edgar. Governor Edgar was a model public servant, a devoted father and husband, and an honest and honorable man.

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“Who are you gonna believe, me or your own lying’ eyes?” Look no further than electric bills and homeowners insurance.

Really Being homeless is automatic death penalty

the only other thing i wonder is if any of the columnists and commentators broadcasting from another universe understand how fucking strange this looks to anyone who didn’t know who charlie kirk was and then decides to find out

FUCKING exactly !! "IF a little #DIVISIVE" ?!?!?! #*COUGH.LOUD*BULLSHIT

Latest painting: Silent Lucidity. Sending you all strength and love.

Good Wednesday to all my Bluesky Friends! I’ve taken care of our animals this cool, early Fall morning. I go to my hand therapist today. She will be very pleased with my progress as am I! My hand feels much better now! I hope you all have a great day!

Good Tuesday Morning to all my Bluesky friends! It’s getting dark outside earlier and cooler too. It seems like fall here now! I hope you all have a great day!

Y’all, Missouri needs our help📢 Spread the word… The GOP is trying to ram through another redistricting power grab, but there’s a secret weapon: a referendum —to block it. All it takes is 106,000 signatures across 6 districts. Let’s make sure Missouri voters, not politicians, decide. 1/3

Happening now: smelled a chemical smell wafting from the parking lot, went to check it out. It's Chicago ICE agents unwrapping and assembling a stack of fresh riot shields.

I’m still thinking about the people he illegally murdered on that boat, all to distract from Epstein. That was a huge rubicon our military crossed. He might tell them to bomb blue cities and they’d do it. They don’t have a problem following illegal orders.

Do me a favor. Repost if you’re planning to attend No Kings 2.0 in October. Reply with what city you’ll be in! Pass it on.

Wasn’t Trump found liable for mortgage fraud? Seems like lying to lenders about the square footage of your apartment to get lower interest rates constitutes mortgage fraud.

RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check. In 1965: -42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now. -The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now. -Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.

The president is using the military to dismantle cities that didn't vote for him The president is using the military to distract from women speaking out against his and Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuses. We are not living in ordinary times. Extraordinary responses are called for.

The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...

It’s very conspicuous rewatching this that Trump is desperately trying to hide the back of his right hand from the camera

Biden State Dept Spokesman Matthew Miller tells Channel 13 Netanyahu/🇮🇱 sabotaged ceasefire & hostage deals — the opposite of what he said from the podium for years. He says Netanyahu told him this war will be going on for “decades” Full: x.com/dropsitenews...