Did you know: Congressmen and women have been paid twice (they’re paid monthly) since the govt shut down. $30,000 gross each. Meanwhile Trump trying to stop food stamp payments while he has parties. And @SpeakerJohnson still has everyone on vacay

"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens.”

What I struggle with when I see things like this is… why does anyone watch these right wing news programs? It’s so obvious they are just lying to the audience.

Fox News is still the highest rated cable news channel. The problem is our fellow Americans.

As minor as all of this is, the whole story here perfectly sums up the Trump/MAGA era.

Now imagine being the head of DOJ actually seeing this evidence and still lying and kissing ass to protect this monster

My sentiments exactly

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

One party seeks fair, equitable, democratic elections. The other… not so much.

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.

This… The country is too important to think otherwise. No moral compromise is required for this, either.

“…people who want to restore maturity to national government must be clear with those around them, even if it means risking their personal relationships, that some things, such as glib schoolyard taunts and scatological nonsense from the commander in chief, are not acceptable.” Good stuff!

Am I supposed to be proud to be American?

Shame. Shame on the entire country.

Do this… it’s the most impactful and patriotic thing any American can do.

Kamala Harris on Jon Stewart's podcast: "I mean, are you fucking kidding me? This guy wants to create a ballroom for his rich friends while completely turning a blind eye to the fact that, that babies are going to starve when the SNAP benefits end in just hours from now?"

A lot is happening right now. Make a note to yourself to remember, heading into the midterm elections in a year, that GOP senators & reps asking you to vote for them were willing to starve their constituents—your friends, family, maybe even you—for Trump.

More than 47 million Americans — including one in five children — don’t have reliable, affordable access to nutritious food. And as the cost of living skyrockets, more families are depending on SNAP benefits, or food stamps, to put food on the table.

Longtime readers know the true villain of American politics is the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929. Repealing this and restructuring Supreme Court are the bare minimums of fixing government in this country. Bare minimums. (Yes, I want mulit-member districts too. Good luck trying for those.)

With great power comes great responsibility. Republicans are in charge right now. They may not have 60 votes, but they hold the gavel, and that means it’s on them to negotiate. You cannot keep the government closed, refuse to talk, and then blame Democrats for the mess you created.

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

American parents, please ignore Trump’s recent reiteration of nonsense about Tylenol and vaccines, as well as anything the man ever says about the health of your children. Please talk with your medical professionals.

“If the West Wing is the mind of the nation, then the East Wing is the heart.” - former First Lady Betty Ford The East Wing is gone. Over a century of American history, reduced to rubble. All to appease the vanity of a corrupt authoritarian.

On the 18th day of October in the Year of Our Lord 2025, the President of the Unted States, successor to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, and nominee for the Nobel Prize, posted a video of himself dumping a load of shit on his fellow Americans. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Sen. Rand Paul questions the wisdom and legality of Trump’s policies toward Venezuela and suspected drug dealers coming from its coast: "All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name, without any evidence of a crime.”

Absolute shame. A brazen liar for selfish purposes. How does Johnson think he escapes this reputation for the rest of history?

THANK YOU To the MILLIONS of citizens who marched today in record numbers Showing MAGA Mike Johnson and his GOP flunkies who REALLY loves America And making it clear to Donald Trump that the United States will NEVER succumb to a wannabe dictator Our joy will defeat their hatred Always #NoKings

Pride in America right here.

Dam… this is sooo right on.

Absolute shame and embarrassment that this dirty laundry is aired in public like this. All thanks to a racist 72 year old ignorant, privileged racist asshat board member. He needs to resign.

Whoever came up with the idea of mocking this gratuitously cruel regime with cute, nonthreatening plastic frogs really hit a gold mine. The clever imagery has made it all the way across the Atlantic.

Today the #NoKings movement proved to America who the real violent protesters are. Zero arrests!

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

And *this* is why the White House spent all week desperately--and stupidly--trying to undermine No Kings in advance. They had reason to be scared.

🤷🏼

Not being even vaguely sarcastic: At some point, a journalist needs to ask Johnson “you regularly claim you have no idea what your own government is doing. If we take you at your word, how are you so poorly informed, and do you this level of ignorance should disqualify you as speaker?”

Remember when this was just “one narco-terrorist boat”? Now it’s multiple strikes, foreign nationals dead, and no oversight. At what point will Congress demand answers from this Administration?

“I think what they’re doing is backfiring. Our numbers are skyrocketing.“ - @ezralevin.bsky.social on Republicans’ lies about the peaceful No Kings protests There are more RSVPs and events planned for Saturday than there were back in June. Please join us: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Coming to you directly from your Whitehouse…

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined” If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

I can’t wait!

It’s content creation…

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now. YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday. Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms. While you still can. @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.  Looking forward to No Kings Day.

How do I make Justice Kavanaugh watch this?

This is great stuff from @jamestalarico.bsky.social, running for Senate in Texas: “The most dangerous form of government is theocracy — because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they're on a mission from God.”