Do or don’t Congressional Democrats realize that ANY additional actions MAGATrump takes during the shutdown ALSO MUST be rescinded to end the shutdown??

Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social. The enemy within.

The Trump administration's illegal leak of my records — including my Social Security Number — to Jack’s campaign isn't just about me. It's about any veteran who's considering standing up, and the chilling effect this will have.

Firing a Black woman for quoting Kirk’s horrific statements about Black women is insane. It seems the Washington Post would rather perform politeness (and demand that the people Kirk harmed do it too) that tell the truth: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...

A reporter just asked the U.S. president a perfectly legitimate question about his attorney general's vow to prosecute people for constitutionally protected speech. He responded by threatening to prosecute the reporter. The threat itself is an abuse of power. It ought to be an impeachable offense.

DOJ Quietly Deletes Study on Politics of Domestic Terrorists The Justice Department has taken down a study that proves Republicans’ entire narrative wrong about left-wing violence. newrepublic.com/post/200537/... via @newrepublic.com

This is a fair point.

You wanted a culture war? Good. Now you’ve got one.

I’ve always expected there to be the silent shitheads. But the high volume stupidity on display in these United States is like watching drowning people refuse a life raft because they don’t like the color.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o... (“Gift article”: paywall removed)

The South Korean government said on Sunday that it would send a charter plane to the U.S. to retrieve hundreds of workers detained in an immigration raid on an electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia.

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THIS. Is. BRILLIANT. Flood blue state leaders with demands to DO. THIS. NOW. open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...

The US brought in nearly $30 Billion in tariffs in July, triple the amount collected in previous years That's not good news Tariffs are taxes on Americans That $30B was collected from you and me when we bought food, clothes, electronics...

IMPEACH GABBARD! We must all call for the impeachments of clearly law breaking, not to mention incompetent, cabinet members

The original story (not SmartNews) www.buzzfeed.com/joeguay/cana... “my former employer had the integrity to tell me the truth.… he wanted me to hear  —  & thought it was important for me to know  —  that [DT]’s words & actions will have consequences. So I’m being boycotted—by friendly Canadians”

The Israeli military has killed nearly 200 Palestinian journalists since October 2023.

When the terror of ICE is so evident that your city’s local street artists do what they can to help spread potentially information. Sign by Emeyewhisky.

This album!! OMG!! Why hasn’t this gotten more attention? ❤️❤️❤️I’m hearing it RIGHT NOW! So effin’ great! Sorry it took me nearly two months to catch on that it’s out, neither Instagram nor Spotify(grr) kept me in the loop😢 Folks, please stream it on Bandcamp esp IYL They Might Be Giants or Ra Ra Riot

Check out my article on intergenerational trauma #science #psychology #mentalhealth #selfawareness #preschool #bluesky #rapcity thementalhealthprogram.substack.com/p/the-ghosts...

If we have to reconstruct the Epstein files ourselves, fine.

open.substack.com/pub/newrepub... THIS KILLS ME

Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

He deployed the national guard to evict the homeless but not the insurrectionists.

Trump’s MAGA vision is not policy—it’s monarchy in disguise. Robber Barons rise again, and he would sit atop their empire. This is no break from history; it’s a darker continuation. It draws on a deep cultural inheritance from the English aristocracy, where manor houses, sprawling..

Major League Rugby Bullish About Rugby In U.S. Despite Clubs Folding

Last Friday in Ottawa, I covered another rugby matchup at TD Stadium: Iroquois Roots Rugby (Indigenous community) versus Play Rugby USA (predominantly Black from NYC). It's an honour to be the only one trusted to tell this story. www.cbc.ca/sports/shire...

Turns out the Trump administration really did huddle behind closed doors to talk about the Jeffrey Epstein files, despite JD Vance’s public denial.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has been accused of using campaign money to pay his rent in what the government watchdog group Campaign Legal Center described as a "clear-cut violation of federal campaign finance laws," newly filed complaints allege.

A gentle reminder, courtesy of a gentleman who posts better original stuff than I do

Say it for the puppies.

This about covers it.

How much damage will Pumpkin Spice Palpatine do before he is impeached? #FuckTrump #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

America hang your head in shame!! Don’t you learn from history?

Yep! Proudly left wing! 👍

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