Buttigieg: You’ve got a president and a Republican Congress who would rather see the entire government shut down than allow Americans to afford their healthcare.

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Nashville ruled that the Department of Justice’s criminal case against Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia may be a form of punishment against him for legally challenging his abrupt removal to an El Salvador megaprison earlier this year.

There’s only been one US president that has celebrated the loss of American jobs. This one.

So Speaker Johnson gave the congress another week off. Paid of course, while they shut the govt down. The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed. And they get another vacation

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.

This about sums it up.

Odd, how MAGA couldn't draw enough attention to imaginary children being molested in #Pizzagate, but when it comes to *real* children being molested in #Epsteingate, they desperately want our attention to be elsewhere.

This is simple. Congress should not willingly pay the bills to fund the most serious assault on political freedom in our lifetime - an assault that may collapse democracy as we know it if we don't fight back.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Their Jethro mind tricks ain’t working.

Repubs won’t even acknowledge that Dems are trying to keep health insurance premiums from skyrocketing for 20+ million Americans? They are just going pretend that isn’t happening & keep repeating this “free healthcare for illegals” bs? What do the 20+ million think about that?

Today DDF filed a second letter with the GAO, expanding our call for an investigation into whether federal agencies violated the law by publishing partisan messages during the shutdown. Following is a statement from Virginia Canter, chief counsel and director of ethics and anti-corruption at DDF 👇

Michael Fanone: "Stephen Miller is an unhinged nerd. I would venture to say that most law enforcement officers in this country don't take him seriously."

trump is baiting them into a war. He desperately wants to use his wartime powers.

ACLU: Pres. Trump deployed 200 Natl Guard troops to Portland - an escalation of his reckless abuse of power. Take action >> lil.ms/ouo6/ah3l2a Stop2Quit

Gov. Pritzker has said all the right things, but now he needs to act and get these state troopers out of there.

#TrumpShutdown #Repost

Meanwhile, behind the swamp curtain: Casey Desantis’s charity that got $10 million redirected from a Medicaid fraud settlement the state entered into directly into its bank account rather than the #Florida treasury. www.tampabay.com/news/florida...

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT: “We need access to markets (rather than a bailout), including China…” But Trump’s trade war is killing them

BREAKING: Apple has REMOVED the ICEBlock app from the App Store due to “objectionable content.” More billionaires bending the knee.

Add @markey.senate.gov as a solid messenger on this and @whitehouse.senate.gov on all things climate. The New England senators have really been strong on resisting, advocating and messaging.

In the first quarter of 2025, farm bankruptcies increased by 95% Remember: the policies leading to bankruptcy are purposeful. Our food supply is in danger…there is no better way to bring a country to its knees than having control of its food supply.

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true-- ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

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Oop. Turns out that voters blame the GOP more for the shutdown by an average of 12 pts.

Apple removes ICE tracking apps after pressure by Trump administration https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/apple-removes-ice-tracking-apps-015635296.html

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

Fired for displaying a pride flag, followed by a citation of the Constitution.

The kids are all right. And they aren’t falling for right-wing shutdown talking points either. Trump and Republicans should be worried about these future voters. I just hope the so-called “grown-ups” do even a fraction of the research this young woman did. Google it.

Fox News reporter to Mike Johnson: "How can you say 'they take no pleasure in this,' and then the next minute say, 'Oh, they're just having fun and trolling?'"

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

My sense is that Trump and Republicans will cave in this shutdown fight (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave). Why? Air traffic controllers. Let me explain: https://robertreich.substack.com/p/how-the-shutdown-ends

Was anyone really expecting TSA to show up and not get paid?

It’s gonna be so funny if it turns out that vulnerability to having a romantic relationship with AI is an evolutionary hazard and the tendency eliminates itself in a couple generations. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

What eats at me isn’t the call to “enforce our borders and laws.” Fine—we must. It’s the grotesque delight they take in the suffering of those with nothing. The grins, the cheers, the triumph in other people’s pain. Always punching down. Always.

Judge Young : “ICE goes masked for a single reason – to terrorize Americans into quiescence,” noting that while ICE “seems to need” the National Guard to protect them, “our troops do not ordinarily wear masks. “Can you imagine a masked marine? It is a matter of honor – and honor still matters,”

This is what America has come to. Anyone who supports this is a monster 🤬 We need accountability chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Trump’s $200M gold-plated ballroom is under House investigation — lawmakers want to know if foreign governments and corporate giants are secretly funding his gaudy “monstrosity.”

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

According to the WSJ TrumpRX reads like a political stunt to make voters think is fixing health costs when he isn't all as he uses his drug tariffs as a bargaining chip to control the prices drug companies set. This is a form of political extortion.

No employees available after the shutdown to take it down again?