A clarification

Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."

this is genuinely wild

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

ROLLING STONE: “The current Congress has dropped the pretense of public service altogether… Congress enjoys ultraluxe health care as it fights to gut yours.” @RepTimBurchett @MarshaBlackburn why don’t you care about anyone but yourselves? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I don’t think people outside of academia understand just how catastrophic the downstream effects of recent higher ed events—from Harvard and U Chicago slashing or pausing PhD admissions, to institutional capitulation to the current admin—will be, it may feel abstract at the moment but it’s not

If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

As ICE target immigrant communities in Chicago, Fox has whitewashed its abuses.

😕 We are all paying for this vanity project

Today marks the first day of early voting in Texas! For the November 4 election, the early voting window runs from October 20 to October 31. Make your voice heard, check your polling location, bring one of the approved photo IDs, and vote early.

OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/

It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC

Today we make clear what the United States of America is all about: NO KINGS!!! Share your best signs with us👇

On our way to #NoKings

#A_NewHope ✊

All those former Pentagon reporters should cover No Kings today 🚫👑

Justice JACKSON standing up for voting rights. 🔥 Louisiana: Plaintiffs said 'we want another majority-black district.' Jackson: No. They said 'we aren't receiving equal electoral opportunity because our votes are being diluted.' Louisiana: Same thing. Jackson: No, it’s not.

BREAKING: HHS official says in a court filing: "As a result of data discrepancies and processing errors, RIF notices were issued on October 10, 2025, to approximately 1,760 employees instead of to the 982 employees who were intended to receive RIF notices.” 1/3

JD Vance - it was a "college group chat." Peter Giunta – Chief of Staff in NY Assembly Joe Maligno – Staffer in New York state court system William Hendrix – Vice Chair, Kansas Young Republicans Bobby Walker – Vice Chair, NY State Young Republicans Samuel Douglass – Vermont State Senator

Sunny Hostin to Cheryl Hines: "The problem is that your husband is the least qualified HHS head that we've had in history. I think that's very dangerous. He has spread a lot of misinformation, chaos, and confusion."

What the fuck are we doing?

It looks like it’s getting some national coverage? Typhoon Halong causes flooding and devastation in Alaska

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

Swear her in.

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

Thank you for coming to my Teddy talk.

Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄

Trump officials were blindsided by the president’s public order Saturday night to prosecute his enemies and wondered, just as many observers did, whether it was meant to be a private directive to Pam Bondi. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

“Stop the Count”: food-insecurity version. 🤡 @wsj.com www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps Step 2: Stop measuring hunger Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

There goes the First Amendment.

This is Hollywood's McCarthy Moment. This is the litmus test. Learn from history. Who will step up and fight? Who will bend the knee and be complicit? History will remember.

former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science."

BREAKING: A court ruled that ICE can no longer detain immigrants in abusive conditions at 26 Federal Plaza while our case continues. This ruling requires ICE to provide people detained at the facility access to hygiene products, sleeping mats, and free, confidential calls to their lawyers.

Monarez: "Kennedy demanded 2 things of me that were were inconsistent w/ my oath of office. He directed me to commit in advance to approving every ACIP recommendation regardless of the scientific evidence. He also directed me to dismiss career officials responsible for vaccine policy without cause"

It's just his latest attack on a late-night host who has been critical of the Trump administration.

Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT. I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.

Gee, I wonder why. www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

This is quickly mushrooming into a real international incident www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

If this became a weekly series, it would run longer than The Simpsons.

1/ South Korea's government has announced that it is launching an investigation into human rights abuses said to have been carried out by the United States' ICE agency against South Korean workers deported from Georgia, following further damaging testimony from the deportees. ⬇️

The next wannabe governor from Florida was spared prison, had his record sealed, and got not one, but three chances at redemption. Now he’s pushing a D.C. crime bill that would deny those same chances to young adults in the District. That screams “opportunities for me, but not for thee.”

This is a gratitude post. We're about to hit 100K subscribers on Substack! NO PAYWALLS: TOTALLY INDEPENDENT: you can subscribe for free, and you can chip in to support if you have the means. We're going to need independent media now more than ever. muellershewrote.com

NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails. It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.

A National Guard report accidentally emailed to the Post says veterans and active-duty troops view the D.C. deployment with "shame and alarm" @alexhorton.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...