"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

After yesterday's hearing, Roberts can rest assured that his reputation as the "most destructive chief justice" in American history is safe.

This is happening in Omaha, Nebraska, and I'm sure it's happening everywhere. Please, everyone, stay vigilant and watch your surroundings and cars. @jinngaa.bsky.social @cheri2.bsky.social @psychopete.bsky.social

Justice Brett Kavanaugh: “If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen...they promptly let the individual go." The reality: Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. A must read from the very talented @nicolefoy.bsky.social:

Thanks to everyone for always keeping those cameras rolling and sharing the videos online. Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will now be required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.

“…one of the U.S. officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats.

"Make no mistake, these neo-Nazis and white supremacists are serious."

Un-presidented brass band at city hall in Portland tonight celebrating the release of their clarinet player from federal custody

"... President Trump has unilaterally issued a presidential finding that this scientific consensus is wrong...posing a serious increase in the amount of radiation that industries and government agencies would be allowed to inflict upon the public."

U.S. fighters are in the air over a sovereign territory.

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

I found it! The most “I don’t want my taxes to help poor people” take on the internet: "Wealthier residents would find another way to get around, but poor New Yorkers who depend on the bus would suffer the most." wapo.st/42EDG5j

The creep of evil is far too real

Scores of journalists with access to the Pentagon handed in their press passes on Wednesday rather than sign on to new rules that sharply restrict access and raise the prospect of punishment for simply requesting information on matters of public interest. Here is what the new rules say.

The biggest threat in Portland is getting caught in the the middle of an inflatable frog–unicorn dance-off.

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert. And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

"In unison." Amen. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

OpenAI had imposed guardrails for its chatbot after it said ChatGPT “fell short” in detecting signs of mental or emotional distress.

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Reminder that any political party trying to make it harder to vote is sending a clear message: they can't win on their ideas alone.

New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools apnews.com/article/okla...

Originally published 2016. Still relevant today.

Nationwide Backlash Brewing Against Big Tech's Energy-Devouring AI Data Centers www.commondreams.org/news/ai-data...

The dreaded Blue Books are back instead of students learning basic competences of academic writing. What other human abilities, basic living skills, memory aptitude, and other talents are now shuffled to the side for the sake of AI expediency, efficiency, and ultimately the profit of a very few?

This is what happens when your country is run by incompetent knuckleheads.

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More violence, more tumult, more Americans ferociously at one another’s throats. Exactly as President Trump and Stephen Miller intend. The next anti-Trump frontier for the Democratic opposition should be a promise of relief and a vow of accountability. trib.al/0QpWdGe

The Human Trafficking Case That Could Hand Government Contractors Blanket Immunity www.levernews.com/the-human-tr...

Comic ✏ by Pedro Molina Click here for more comics 👉 www.dailykos.com/blog/Comics

“Swear her in! Swear her in!” #TrumpEpsteinCoverup

"Is this America that we are becoming, one where democracy dies behind clouds of tear gas?"

If SCOTUS overturns a key provision in the Voting Rights Act, it could cement Republican control of the House for decades. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to federal ICE raids. Normally reserved for natural disasters, the declaration allows the county to mobilize resources and offer assistance to residents impacted by the raids.

Nota Baloyi is one of several people lost his visa to visit the U.S. because he spoke ill of Charlie Kirk on social media.

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

Ultimate irony?

NEW: Jim Jordan wants to question Jack Smith about his search of Mar-a-Lago, but Merrick Garland executed that search months before Jack Smith was even appointed. One of several lies in this letter demanding Jack Smith's testimony. judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

Watching Sinatra’s 1945 short, where he asks a pack of boys if they’re Nazis. Those kids were taught to reject hate, yet too many of their real life counterparts grew up defending the cruelty their fathers died fighting. Eighty years on, the faces change; the hate doesn’t. Stand up. Speak up.