“Journalism is facing tremendous challenges. Above all, the local press is severely diminished. At the same time, there is a massive proliferation of misinformation on social media.” — Nora Gámez Torres, winner of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize. More:

This shutdown marks the first time that Democrats are not whining about rule-breaking—they’re calling attention to a GOP that is engineering a massive wealth transfer scam from the poorest to the richest. It won’t be an easy fight, but it’s a BFD that it’s happening at all. trib.al/evc7UYj

When is the Texas legislature going to do something to stop the murder of innocent children? How many more kids have to be splattered across the ground before we get gun reform?

Housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa has warned Labour it could lose the next election if it fails to fix Britain’s broken housing system.

A self-taught engineer from a remote part of New Zealand is positioning his company, Rocket Lab, to compete with the likes of Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.

youtu.be/w8LNLa6kI8M?... #rightwingextremism #CharlieKirkfan #MurderByTrumpfan #WillJusticeBeServed

At least five Australians reportedly detained while carrying aid to Gaza on pro-Palestinian flotilla

A statue of President Trump holding Jeffrey Epstein's hand has been reinstalled this afternoon, just over a week after it was removed from the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

open.spotify.com/episode/7kSN... I think we all need to have a little chat ❤️ for the MAGA trolls try comparing and contrasting FDRs message to Americans with Trumps latest speeches and see if you can spot the differences 😊 #FDR #NewDeal

Does this mean that ICE will have to stop working?

SAY THAT! “Bruh, fuck this shit.” 🔥

Oh boy, I wish I knew. The anti-rational, anti-intellectual strain has been growing for decades & social media was like pouring rocket fuel on it.

I'll never forgive my fellow Americans for electing this utter piece of shit. They enabled an entire government full of the worst human beings imaginable and most Americans are too ignorant to even understand what they've done.

"The least I can do is speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves" Rest easy Jane 🫶🏽

Peregrine Falcon looking for lunch! Birmingham UK - 29-09-25 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography

The Trump administration has asked 9 colleges to pledge support to Trump’s right-wing agenda to get priority access to federal funds. The schools are the Arizona, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, U Penn, USC, Texas, Vanderbilt, and UVA. Any school that agrees to this blackmail should be ashamed.

Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.

This ransom memo should be as big a deal as the Kimmel suspension. It probably won't be but the stakes are higher for higher ed.

Weird Artist here | Random thoush #28 | Left or Right #ai #aiart #aiartcommunity #GPT-5 #weird #cranky #random #steam #city patreon.com/NewArtist Repost is appreciated.

📌 Hope this soul follows him everywhere . A true hero 🐥

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2025 CDC measles tracker map as of September 30, 2025. As you say, 9 states WITHOUT active measles outbreaks, 41 with. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

2024 map for comparison.

and more than half of CDC workers=furloughed🙃

41 states have reported a measles case this year

Lutnick on Epstein: Devine: So how come these other people could hang around him and not see it? Lutnick: They participated. That's what his M.O. was, "Get a massage" And what happened in that massage room, I assume is on video. This guy was the greatest blackmailer ever. That's how he had money.

Just in case you thought we were finish with measles because you haven't heard about it in a while, I'm just here to remind you that measles case continuing to rise. There are 1514 confirmed cases for 2025 so far. This is about 5.5 times more than the cases in 2024, and 26 times more than 2023.

youtube.com/watch?v=Dt4m... Governor Pritzker 🚨 🆘️ 🚨 🆘️

Love4Lamar

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#FDR #FarmAct stopped farmers from growing too much of one product 🤔 and had them grow more needed food in order to feed hungry American families. How come we are back where we began?? #defineinsanity #wearegoingincircles

Keep talking, Howard, keep talking.

JUST IN: A U.S. citizen from Alabama who has been detained twice by ICE while working at a construction site, has filed a class action suit claiming ICE's broad warrantless arrest powers violate the constitution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hi, this is your friendly business reporter, reminding you if you *need* anything, to buy it sooner than later, including secondhand, due to expected price increases from new tariffs. If you have family in other countries and plan to visit them at Christmas, I would also ship smaller items there.

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Minnesota Alliance for Retired Americans Educational Fund and a recently naturalized citizen and voter, my law firm has moved to intervene against a DOJ lawsuit seeking access to the state's voter registration data. www.democracydocket.com/cases/minnes...

A Trumper asked me today if I was one of those nutjobs trying to save polar bears. My reply I think shocked him: No. The polar bears are already dead bears walking/swimming. We can't save them. They will go extinct in the wild. At this point, we're just trying to keep agriculture from collapsing.

Wtf

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Anyone surprised? None of them actually believe anything written in the Bible they just use the Word to manipulate gullible humans. #WolvesInSheepsClothing #OpenTombs #Pharisees etc, etc etc

At this most horrible moment in our world's history, I'm going to take a moment to remember our past atrocities.

Lawrence O’Donnell: “Imagine crossing ten time zones to hear that.”

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

#StopTheBUB #DontFundTrump #DontFundGOP #StopTheCoup

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