Using the government shutdown as an excuse to implement Project 2025. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Only a government run by billionaires would berate its employees for not wanting to work without pay.

The shameless GOP lying about the No Kings gatherings scheduled for next Saturday reveals how deeply hostile much of the Republican Party is to “the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” I look forward to our local No Kings event, and urge my fellow Americans to attend in their communities.

‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook) Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity.

The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works

You’ll never guess who is in charge of the Homeland Security Council…. (Miller. It’s Stephen Miller.)

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

Maybe--just work with me here, @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us--you should stop voting to give Russ Vought more authority to defy the interests of Nevadans?

“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise & resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk & remind us freedom must never be taken for granted.” www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Russell Vought, OMB Director, is using this shutdown to further the aims of Project 2025. He is slashing the federal workforce, and dismantling our agencies. This is not just a shutdown standoff — it's finishing the job of DOGE. Take action for federal workers here! zurl.co/up9de

Fun facts: Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, has won an Emmy, two Grammys, and his production company won an Oscar. Trump has won 34 felony convictions as well as civil adjudications for rape and financial fraud. He is currently protecting rich and powerful pedophiles in the GOP.

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7." @timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

1. Today, I have a few things to say about that putz Stephen Miller. First, he’s been on TV a lot lately, because that’s how he pours more poison into the president’s already-poisoned brain.

Trump Is Firing Federal Workers. The Shutdown Means They May Not Know. newrepublic.com/post/201657/...

Amazing what happens when you give the guy a plane

ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is second in line to the presidency, but he wants you to know he has no opinion on anything and takes responsibility for nothing. His go-to line is “not in my lane.” Jen Psaki last night…

(Politico) - All it took was a personal message to “Pam.” @politico.com @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

"They're firing the judges because they think they're not going to need them. Instead of empowering the courts to process more cases, the administration appears to be eviscerating the system to potentially undermine legal proceedings altogether." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Details ICE contractors collect could include people's social media posts and the locations tagged in them, according to the plans. The contractor could also be asked to find information about targeted people's "associates," including family members and coworkers, to determine their whereabouts.

"CBS is no longer independent, but under the tutelage of a conservative billionaire who is putting more than his thumb on the scale." Kudos to Dan Rather, a 44-year veteran of CBS News, for speaking truth to power. deadline.com/2025/10/dan-... #CBS #Paramount

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Do they have a prize for blowing up boats in the Caribbean and then bragging that people who made their livelihood fishing there for generations are now afraid to go out on the water?

Pretending every huge peaceful protest is worse than January 6th while also pretending January 6th never happened.

This is good, from Hakeem Jeffries. More of this please, in every conceivable forum: "Sycophants who aid and abet the President’s vengeful schemes will not be able to hide from the serious legal consequences of their behavior. They will be held accountable."

Mamdani: "Trump ran on 3 promises - punishment of his political enemies, easing cost of living crisis, & mass deportation. It's that second promise that brought so many to his campaign. And yet he's unable & unwilling to deliver bc he's beholden to the very billionaires that are profiting off of it"

Mr. Secretary, the president is on the phone. He sounds very angry and he keeps calling you Lil Marco.

Post this everywhere‼️ -and- RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists. Seems bad?

Rather than this justify yourself nonsense that treats adults like children, the correct question to ask to spur innovation and make people feel like they have a stake in transformation: What do you WANT to make? The onus is on the leaders to inspire and challenge and ask.

At 11am I will try to live-blog, for @lawfaremedia.org , the hearing in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas corpus) case in federal court in Greenbelt MD. Abrego is seeking release from detention under a SCOTUS precedent called Zadvydas v Davis (2001). ... /1 tile.loc.gov/storage-serv...

What people do not understand is that there are federal prosecutorial guidelines. Even if Leticia James violated the law (and we don't know she did), federal prosecutors would not bring a case for $18,000. I indicted cases for DOJ. This is a vindictive prosecution. www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/p...

Independent C-SPAN caller to Rep. Mark Alford: "You're taking credit for $50b that you just gave to the hospital industry. That's after you took away $150b. You don't take credit for just giving back a little bit of money after taking away so much. So quit lying. It just makes you look horrible."

ICE: They're hurting us! Facts:

ICE claims assaults on its officers are up sharply since June. There's no public evidence that number is true.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Shapiro: I filed that amicus brief last night to make it very clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under my command. The way the President has chosen to deploy the Guard in other states—and, in at least one case, deploy the Guard from one state into another—is extremely dangerous.

Sup on Pennsylvania Avenue this morning?

The Democratic Party needs to get younger, feistier, smarter at messaging and more in touch with the electorate, both at the state and federal levels. Democratic voters need to get more discerning about who they choose to fight against the rising tide of oligarchic fascism. 1/6

“Annie, are you tough enough?” Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.

New blockbuster reporting on the secretive map drawing process in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Just bone chilling. And when the imprisonment of critics is combined with his offer to enrich and immunize his loyalists, this is how democracies die fast. But it's still our choice. Don't let him silence you.

Tell me you have never taken your kids to the pediatrician without telling me you have never taken your kids to the pediatrician.

How to negotiate with Putin: First, make sure he knows he can't win From @radek-sikorski.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

If he talks this way about Mikie, who is a veteran, how des he talk about your wife/daughter/sister/mother?

BREAKING: Federal judge officially found ICE violated people’s rights during raids in Chicago, conducted unlawful arrests.

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”