The US hit an all-time high $38 trillion in national debt, thanks to Donald trump. This marks a +$500 Billion jump in October, or +$23 billion per day, again, thanks to Donald Trump. Donald Trump is bad for the economy, business, and your pocket. Support MAGA, lose money.

This is their playbook for the midterms. Intimidation and harassment - if we are lucky it will only be that. Because their full playbook is most likely much worse but this is the warmup act.

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

Trump Take Tracker: www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...

This is insanely illegal and incredibly fucking dangerous.

The U.S. has conducted 10 strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, killing 43 people. Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it. He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner. This is a danger to us all.

If you‘re wondering why the U.S. is in an attack posture in Latin America, note that Venezuela has the world’s largest known oil reserves. Trump likes to grab things, whether it’s women’s private parts on airplanes, classified records at the White House or other countries’ natural resources.

This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

One of the most important things you should watch today:

"Forgive me, but how in the world is this not on the front page of every American newspaper, leading every cable news show, and right smack dab in the middle of every legacy media homepage? Why are we, at Zeteo, the only folks leading with this insane story?" zeteo.com/p/trump-ille...

We're living in a tech dystopia. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Big Brother is Watching: DHS is trying to unmask an anonymous Instagram/Facebook account that tracks ICE activity by claiming the accounts are importing merchandise. We saw zero evidence for that, lawyers say demand is wildly out of scope. It's a tactic to unmask critics, they say.

Jon and @nancyayoussef.bsky.social discuss the importance of journalist access to military leadership, especially as troops are deployed to US cities.

This could all be over if Republicans would grow a spine.

James Talarico: I don’t see politics as left versus right. Billionaires are using their wealth to rig our political system. They own the media and they own politicians in both political parties. They’re using that wealth to divide us, and I think people are tired of being pitted against each other

I can’t stop watching this incredible PSA from our friends at @shoutyourabortion.bsky.social. If you can get through this without crying, you’re stronger than I am! 💔 youtu.be/yH2jys2WbmE

"The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services appears to be quietly considering Palantir to support its efforts to build a national provider directory for health care providers and patients across the country." The UK fought back against Palantir in NHS. We can too. fedscoop.com/palantir-cen...

The federal government shutdown has reached a tipping point. On November 1, people across the United States will lose access to food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. The choice by the USDA to not access the $6 billion contingency reserve is deliberate.

NEW: Following widespread community backlash, the Wells Police Department has withdrawn from its agreement with ICE. When we show up and speak out, we can win. Thank you to the Wells community for inviting us to support this community-led effort.

With millions at risk of losing SNAP in the coming days, a reminder: hunger doesn't happen in isolation. When food assistance disappears, families use rent money to eat. Then come evictions and homelessness. Housing, food, healthcare—it's all connected. Cut one thread and the whole thing unravels.

The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.

A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests

“Starting on Day One, we will end inflation and make America affordable again, to bring down the prices of all goods.” —Donald Trump, August 2024

If the destruction of the East Wing is a shock, the money that’s paying for it might be even more of a scandal. Read @timothypmurphy.bsky.social on Big Tech’s donations for Trump’s pet cause, just as the industry has a lot riding on their relationships with the White House.

Republicans’ disastrous health care cuts and refusal to extend the ACA tax credits have real life or death costs for women like Lee. We will continue to make sure that your stories are heard. To submit your story, visit the link below. forms.gle/jxJwmusTTwed...

From the people that pretend to be Christian, they hit a clergyman directly while protesting. They’ve gone from attacking marginalized communities to attacking the community in general. Now they are openly attacking religious institutions.

Here is the ad. youtu.be/pABUi669v3g?...

I think it's best to read Trump panicked overreaction to the Reagan ad (which Ontario has on NewsMax, among other outlets) in conjunction with this poll data. EVEN during COVID, Dems had only a 1 point lead. And this is before full brunt of ACA increases hit.

“.. The US now doles out nearly $200 billion in direct subsidies for favored businesses each year, and the president has imposed an expansive tariff regime, which will likely invite corruption, waste tax dollars, and sap ambition.” @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

when all this is over we need to have a pretty serious conversation about the utter moral failure of the elite of this country

Don’t laugh at this. Don’t dismiss it. They’re serious. Prepare for it. And get ready to fight against it.

Protest Trump and the FBI will come pounding on your door.

Sticky fingers Trump

Trump adds a trillion to the national debt in just 60 days.... and this is not counting the $40 bn he flushed down the toilet buying Argentine pesos to help Milei.

Relatedly, I bought four great CDs for a total of $4 plus tax at a thrift shop the other day. 🤷

This week on the pod, we chatted with Karen Walrond, author of The Lightmaker’s Manifesto. Her advice on activism: let anger spark you, but let kindness, love, and rest keep the fire going. Listen to the full episode on our Substack ⬇️

Elon Musk wants to build a private robot army that he would have "influence" over. This is Bond villain shit. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

It's not just what Andrew Cuomo is saying—it's who's funding him. The single largest donor to a pro-Cuomo SuperPAC is Airbnb cofounder/board member Joe Gebbia, who promotes vile and racist messages about immigrants.

The techbros commit $300 million to Trump, and are expecting much more than that number in return. This is how things work. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Prominent white Evangelical tied to Trump faces child abuse charges... This seems to happen on average twice a day. Does anyone see a pattern yet?

This is the classic technique of totalitarian wannabes, catalogued and explained by Hannah Arendt in Totalitarianism. In a recent audience, Pope Leo quoted Arendt and stressed that it was the responsibility of real journalists not to allow their reporting to serve the firehose of lies technique.

NBC News finds that: -- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six. -- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam. -- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

FIRE is a joke. They treat being asked about pronouns as a major infringement on student's rights.

👀 "Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been ordered to testify in a landmark trial in the US over the impact of social media on young people." www.bbc.com/news/article...

And another third of them are getting sent home because they can't pass the PT test. 😂

For Kristi Noem and her Imperial Stormtroopers, playing music from Star Wars is a hanging offense, apparently. This is what fascism looks like.