Former FCC Chair Wheeler: An autocrat's favorite tool is a monopoly on telling the story. And if you can control the people who tell that story, then you've got an autocrat's greatest dream.

“I am living with the deep pain of watching someone I once loved become the face of evil.” From July 17th: m.facebook.com/share/p/16yL...

Telling that Karoline Leavitt keeps snapping at journos precisely when they debunk WH's main arguments in shutdown fight. That and many new polls reveal that Trump's position in this standoff is very weak. On the pod, @amandamarcotte.bsky.social explains this well: newrepublic.com/article/2013...

This is fucking ominous

Jasmine Crockett: “Stop believing the lies they are putting out there. The only person that is harming you right now is the old white nepo baby that is sitting in the White House that is causing all the destruction, pain, and problems you are enduring”

this will only continue to escalate, they want a civil war

@drneilstone.bsky.social www.wrdw.com/2025/10/03/s...

Every DoJ attorney promoting and defending at this stuff should never again eat food that is less than 10% spit

Texas proudly invading Illinois. It’s hard to describe the level of potential constitutional crisis here.

We’re only 9 months into this presidency and he’s already sending troops from red states into blue states while clearly stating his motives are political.

Jared Kushner is going to the Middle East to negotiate a deal on behalf of the U.S. government days after Kushner announced a $55 billion deal between his private equity fund and the Saudi government One of the most brazen conflicts in history.

It really is the spooky season! 😱

The "Abolish ICE" Banner is back outside of the Portland ICE detention center. It was removed by federal goons. "Whose streets? Our streets!" "Whose streets? Our streets!"

"Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom [ADF], arguing to revive conversion therapy, *‘profoundly misrepresented’* their work in case threatening trans and queer youth" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The aggressiveness and cruelty of ICE Gestapo brings up the question: “What type of substances are these guys on?” Anabolic steroids and testosterone come immediately to mind but meth, cocaine and amphetamines are also responsible for hyper behaviors. This is not normal behavior.

International crime groups have found new ways to infiltrate the global supply chain online to steal hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of goods. This sophisticated, high-tech crime ultimately affects consumers.cbsn.ws/431fp9B

Face the Nation anchor checks Mike Johnson’s shutdown spin in real time #TrumpShutdown

Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized. We asked the judge to issue a broad order — one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state — stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon. She issued that order

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

By now you have likely heard that the Israeli military captured the activists trying to bring aid like milk powder and baby formula to Gaza. Two of those released report that Israeli soldiers dragged Greta Thunberg by the hair, beat her, tied her up, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag.

Leave it to another strong woman ⭐️

The executive branch calling the enforcement of the law by judges "insurrection" is a five-alarm fire for democracy.

🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday his state will sue after President Donald Trump sent 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, according to Newsom. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“I fear for public health in our country.” Former CDC Chief Medical Officer @drdebhoury.bsky.social says that the national US public health system has been subjected to a “hostile takeover” and she’s right. We should all share her fears. Kennedy must go. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is the most ill-equipped government possible to handle the deluge of fake AI content that will come out of Sora 2 and others in these next three years. Indeed, they’ll probably make the problem that much worse.

This👇🏼

Circuit Court Judge Diana Goodstein’s Edisto Beach home in South Carolina went up in flames around midday forcing her husband, former Dem state Sen. Arnold Goodstein, to jump from the first floor to escape the blaze.

Stephen Miller is so on the wrong side of history

On Sep 26, Winslow Santé Publique rallied at the French Society of Cardiology to demand their action to address the impact of COVlD-19 on cardiovascular health. @solenntango.bsky.social president of @winslowsp.bsky.social was interviewed by @msjulieslam.bsky.social www.facebook.com/masktogether...

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He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.

Portland is not on fire, but Donald Trump's, Stephen Miller's, and Karoline Leavitt's pants are.

The Los Angeles Police Department created a special unit to combat cargo theft. In 2024, it recovered $42.8 million worth of goods in the city of Los Angeles alone, according to LAPD Chief of Detectives Alan Hamilton. cbsn.ws/3IWwmew

Criminals posing as trucking companies online bid on jobs to transport the tequila and then stole the cargo. Using fake emails, video, and spoofed GPS signals, they bought time to pull off the heist — making off with 24,000 bottles of tequila worth over $1 million. cbsn.ws/46UzkIE

“If it can happen to us … then everybody's vulnerable,” warns Guy Fieri after his tequila company fell victim to cargo theft. cbsn.ws/3KFXI9b

They’re not acting like they’re in a four-year term. They’re acting like they’re in an everlasting dictatorship. Are we all clear on this?

🚨NEW: Kerry Kennedy has announced Late Show Host Stephen Colbert is the recipient of the 2025 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for his advocacy for free speech and speaking truth to power. REPOST to congratulate Colbert on this honor!