Feeling discouraged or hopeless about the state of things? This message from @focusedoninfinity.bsky.social is one of the most true and heartening things I’ve heard in a long time. ❤️

Tonight’s #FridayLimericks look at the anatomy of the latest Trump shutdown. The repubs have a shutdown once more, Like with Trump they had three times before. But what’s different in kind Is they don’t seem to mind There are suffering people galore.

🚨Attention Houston🚨 Greg Abbott is sending in forces to round up minorities. 1/2

I don’t buy for one second that Trump voters didn’t know Project 2025 would be his playbook. They just didn’t think it would touch them. Oops! CNN needs to own its role too, letting Trump lie unchecked and pushing that lazy “both sides” framing between him and Kamala Harris.

I missed y'all Thought maybe whoops But support musta come thru, I hadn't seen an update. Ya Always here for all Stay Snaggy and #Resist ✊🏽💙✌🏽🙃🔥

🚨✊ Memphis, it’s time to rise up. From the NG to ICE, from xAI to every system that profits from our pain—enough is enough. We refuse to let those who benefit from our oppression control our city. Join us on Saturday, October 4th at 2PM at “I AM A MAN” Plaza (Hernando St., Memphis, TN).

Happy 33rd Anniversary to the Obamas! 🥂 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory

While Americans are suffering MAGA Mike Johnson cancels House votes for next week, allowing Convicted Felon Donald Trump to further destroy the country. Is he afraid of the Epstein files being released by swearing in Adelita Grijalva? #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks youtu.be/hY3EeG5MlA0?...

Just got a text that my special election ballot is on the way. I’ll be watching for it, because I’m voting YES on Prop 50. Texas Republicans didn’t even give their voters a choice. So it’s on us to protect democracy at the ballot box. Fight 🔥with 🔥🔥

Every American should see this They're having fun Thousands of Americans losing their jobs Millions of Americans will lose Healthcare Healthcare Insurance premiums skyrocket Grocery & Utilities costs soar They don't care They think it's funny Wake up Americans #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

Me, my husband & Bezos walk into a room. Average net worth? Billions. But the reality is two regular people & one outlier. Sound familiar? That's our current stock market: a few AI giants inflate the whole thing. In 2000 it was dot-coms, in 2008 housing. Bubbles always look strong, until they don’t.

Republicans are playing word games with “illegal immigrant healthcare” to gut subsidies 24 MILLION Americans rely on. The result? YOUR premiums could spike 75%—hundreds more every month. Don’t be fooled. This is #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown. social.demcast.com/s/3aJB1qMI

NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 3 OCTOBER 2025 THESE HORRENDOUS TIMES A WEEK FROM HELL PEDO POTUS 25th Amendment NOW totally unhinged The Cowardly Republicans of the House and Senate BUT TONIGHT JOY HAPPY 33RD WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO PRESIDENT OBAMA & FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA All our love

We were informed today that thanks to the big ugly bill Republicans passed to give tax cuts to the wealthy, our Medicare Advantage dental benefit of $1200 is being reduced to $400 in 2026. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica #TrumpIsACriminal

#47 posted this on his social media accout. He is NOT normal. He IS deranged. He must be impeached and removed. #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks

HMM…WE WILL WIN; WHEN WE STAND UP AND DECREASE THEIR MONEY FLOW. THEY ONLY UNDERSTAND DOLLARS Y’ALL!

Again!!! 😤 This is the 4th one now! #Pinks 🌸 www.bbc.com/news/article...

HMM…SLEEPFARTICUS KEEPS COMING UP WITH NEW FORMULAS TO DISTRACT US, BUT WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL UP…

So I've had a great time with DaVinci today...hope you enjoy as much as I did!! 🫠 #Pinks

www.cnn.com/entertainmen... BREAKING: 50 Months

Tom Homan is caught on video taking a $50,000 bribe, and Convicted Felon Donald Trump's DOJ drops the investigation. A Spanish speaking undocumented immigrant reports about the regime, and he's deported. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

nbcnews.to/46LJ47L #Pinks

DOGE's cuts have cost America 21 BILLION dollars. And now this...we pay taxes to pay their salaries. Really? Here's @adamkinzinger.substack.com to report! #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #DV1 #Pinks

Apple on Thursday removed ICEBlock, an app people used to keep their communities safe, on pressure from the U.S. Justice Department. Now, they are calling ICE the vulnerable group in need of protection. Where is the protection for everyday people? #Pinks

FInally, the media calling Republicans Out on the Lie! “Immigrants in the U.S. illegally aren’t eligible for insurance bought on the ACA exchange or for Medicaid. To qualify for the former, an enrollee must live in the U.S., be a U.S. citizen or have another lawful status & not be incarcerated”

Hidden no more Autistic people react better to calm voices Screaming demands causes agitation in some exacerbating the problem Butterflies on licenses, ID cards alert police to hidden disabilities Training should be required marylandmatters.org/2025/10/01/h...

Get found “in seconds”

Trump doesn’t need a $1 coin with his face on it to feel loved. He needs a psychiatrist to deal with his raging narcissistic personality disorder. WTF is this nonsense?!

wrote about the transphobic campaign on X, spearheaded by LibsOfTikTok and Elon and many other usual suspects, to boycott Netflix over mere LGBTQ+ representation on the platform—and why it's different from, but isn't likely to do much better than, the previous right-wing wars on Netflix:

Chicago Alderperson Jess Fuentes was at Humboldt Park Health when they were arrested. Fuentes went to the facility after there was a report of ICE agents being there. The hospital has no plans to release the person ICE agents were originally trying to detain, who had broken his leg. #ProudBlue

Chicago is #UnderSiege by #ICEMonsters. These are NOT federal agents, they are mercenaries. Hired thugs who do the bidding of the Mad King. They have no loyalty to the Constitution. They have no loyalty to the rule of law. They have no master but Trump. #GetCreative #ShutItDown #ICEOUT #RiseUp

Republicans in Congress are concerned by the damage Russell Vought’s weaponization of the government against Democrats might do. What’s more pathetic is John Thune, (R-SD) Senate majority leader, says they have no control over what Vought might do. WTF🤷‍♀️

We’re on Day 3 of Trump's FORTH shutdown, and GOP Senators are debating whether to go party at a $600/night fundraiser at a luxury golf & beach resort with rich donors. Government workers get fired or furloughed as Republican senators attend a luxury fundraising weekend.

Demented Don the Despot. Works for me. www.editorialboard.com/what-can-uni... @editorialboard.bsky.social

Tomorrow from 2 to 6 pm Watsessing Park, Bloomfield NJ Meet and Greet open house and what I envision for a better Bloomfield. Details below. #DemVoice1 NJ POL patch.com/new-jersey/b...

NEW - Trans people are victim to immense bigotry that we experience every day of our lives, ranging from the mundane to life-altering. @thefreeradical.org reports on four stories of large companies discriminating against trans people & what we can do! Credit to @davidforbes.bsky.social for editing

“My daughter's sick, they denied another claim So now we got to pick on what to spend assorted change It's sort of strange, with all the rich there's all this pain Sometimes I fantasize about sticking up a bank…” This is *my* life — they’re making worse So celebrate *that* for Bandcamp Friday.

People are asking: Why is Trump screwing American farmers so badly when they’re his most loyal voting bloc? Maybe because it’s a cheap land grab. Run farmers out of business, then he and his billionaire buddies buy up millions of acres for pennies on the dollar. Are the farmers catching on yet?

This weekend is our moment. Oct 4–5, join the Weekend of Action to fight for Prop 50 and protect California’s voice. Sign up now → gavinnewsom.win/woa @YesOnCA50

Remember when he adamantly denied knowing anything about Project 2025? Donald: "I am not involved in Project 2025" The fact that the President of the United States would POST such an offensive is further proof #IMPEACHTRUMP I also hope Blue Oyster Cult SUES HIM www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...

✊🏾 #ONEV1 #Pinks 🌸 #Voices4Victory

But then there’s this RECKLESS behavior by a Portland cop who sprays pepper spray directly into the air vent of a costume-clad protestor. Absolutely unacceptable. Fire him.

I’ve been a follower of both Ezra Klein’s and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ writing and commentary for years. Klein has progressively gotten on my nerves for a while…and now? I’m done with him completely. 👎 Coates, on the other hand, consistently drops truth and wisdom we all need to hear.

🧵 1/2 It’s not just busting windows anymore, it’s busting windows at gunpoint. Under a 2020 Colorado law-ICE is not allowed to arrest people going to or from a courthouse-which is exactly where the family was coming from. Jose Aguilera is currently being detained in an ICE facility in Aurora, CO

##TrumpsHealthCareShutdow Trump owns this

🚨 MEMPHIS-The Immigrant Pantry Needs Us Now More Than Ever 🚨 Because of the federal task force terrorizing immigrant families in Memphis, food requests have quadrupled. We urgently need drivers to help deliver meals and supplies. Even one or two deliveries makes a difference.❤️✊

Violent Illinois State Pigs shoving faith leaders, community organizers, and peaceful citizens protesting ICE. This happened at the Broadview, IL, ICE facility this morning. I hate Illinois Nazis. 😡

#DV1 #ProudBlue Hey #HouseGOP #SpeakerJohnson even the majority of your maga supporters want you to extend the ACA tax subsidies. Stop the #TrumpGovernmentShutdown and show that you care about all American’s healthcare @kff.org

Elon Musk & Trump Crypto Czar David Sacks—who co-authored the “Diversity Myth” w/ Peter Thiel—take aim at Wikipedia. Sacks calls Wikipedia “hopelessly biased,” & Musk says that “We are building Grokipedia XAI,” which he says will be a “massive improvement over Wikipedia.” 1/ x.com/elonmusk/sta...