"me me me me me me me me me me me" - birds 🪶

Release the Epstein Files.

So glad to know the First Lady is having lovely chats with a genocidal murderer to ask him to return the children he abducted. Do we even have a State Department anymore?

If I were a DC reporter, I’d consider maybe pressing Johnson on how he reconciles these two statements.

This is heartbreaking. Our troops & their families should never be in this position.   The Speaker must call us back to ensure our military service members including the 74,000 in WA get paid next week.   If the shutdown is impacting you, please share your story at DelBene.house.gov/shareyourstory.

I'm a veteran, too. I agree with you 100%, this is what she wanted others to have to endure, she just didn't think it was going to touch HER, too.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has sent letters to four of the nation's largest banks demanding information related to "more than $1.5 billion in suspicious financial transactions flagged by the banks tied to sex trafficking crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and their co-conspirators."

“.. the first time a Republican governor has questioned the interstate deployment of National Guard troops over a governor’s objections.” @nytimes.com #OKgov www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

According to the Worst "President" Ever, Portland is “burning to the ground.” The reality feels a lot different. But how can you be sure? A new website, isportlandburning.com answers the question. How? Live cameras of the city, fact-checked claims & a live map of fire incidents in the city.

My message to all National Guard members deployed against your fellow citizens: I know most of you don't want to be in this position. And you know right from wrong. Preserve your humanity. Don't let the assholes who sent you, make you hate yourself for the rest of your life.

The best part of how Portland is handling this is they’re not only protesting, but also angering the goose steppers by not taking them seriously. Pretty genius. Because even ICE & the national guard don’t want to be displayed as that asshole fighting people in cute costumes.

Where is the line in the sand that Republicans will draw? Not when politicians are arrested for show, not when citizens are tear gassed in their cities, not when political leaders are jailed. What about when he threatens to execute them? Is that the line? Where exactly is the line Republicans?

My grandfather once told me when I was a little boy that singing the Blues is all about a good man or woman feeling sad. This clip reminded me of me & grandpa's convo. Look at these three legends. Should I do a thread on the origin of the blues? 🤔 Serious question, fam. youtu.be/8PSOgmmqqvo?...

The condemnation has been uniform, broad & clear. He must go. Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary www.npr.org/sections/sho... "As physicians committed to evidence-based care, we are alarmed by the direction of HHS under Secretary Kennedy."

Trump has been illegally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela. Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff forced a vote on reasserting Congress's role over war powers and ending this reckless warmongering. It failed 48-51. Murkowski and Paul voted yes. Fetterman voted no.

Hey! GOP, MAGA: This feeble guy here make you proud?

“[M]ilitary lawyers & legal experts told Military.com the administration's firings of the Air Force, Army & Navy's top judge advocates…sets an alarming precedent for a crucial job in the military, all as…Trump has mused about using the military in unorthodox & potentially illegal ways.” 2/25/25…1/

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

OK. It's going to be coming out soon because of the relentless investigations of Pam Bondi and Kash Patel, so I might as well admit it before the news breaks: I am the General Counsel of Antifa.

ANTIFA in action.

America is dumb right now.

Attacking an 84-year-old couple is totally disgraceful. The members of ICE who did it should be in jail.

it’s all just a grift

😂

New Reuters/Ipsos poll: Around 58% of Americans — including seven in 10 Democrats and half of Republicans — feel that the president should only deploy armed troops to "face external threats."

The habeas petition for Byron Rovidio Marin (the guy held w/o charge in a hospital for 37 days after ICE broke his leg) has been unsealed. @davidjbier.bsky.social @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown. Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

Jeffries: “Republicans acted with great urgency to swear in two right-wing members of congress to do in the American people… What is the delay with respect to Representative-elect. Grijalva? Anything to do with Republicans continuing effort to hide the Epstein files? Inquiring minds want to know.”

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

Uh-oh. Jimmy Kimmel is going to make Pedo Don big mad.

Every network should be diving into this story: www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/u...

PROTECT the violent, armed and masked invaders who are attacking, kidnapping, and killing residents??? NEVER

I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative says it would be “dishonorable” to remain silent in the face of President Trump’s efforts.

“Let Republicans have the literal blood of American citizens on their hands—and make that the central issue of the shutdown. Otherwise, enjoy having your health care subsidy debate in the gulags these people would happily send us all to. I hear that poll-tests great.”

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system." This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

Don’t give an inch

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

I hope John Fetterman watched the Pam Bondi hearing today and felt good about his vote to confirm her.

This strikes me as pretty bad

"Part of what frustrates me is how much people just didn't listen to the things that he said he was going to do." "He was telling us he would do these things....he's a sick man." ICYMI, @gtconway.bsky.social and @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of George Conway Explains It All:

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson just signed an order making city property off-limits to ICE. As federal troops deploy to Chicago, this is a bold stand for accountability and human rights. No city should ever be turned into a battleground for political power.

Voters upheld the Climate Commitment Act by a landslide last year. Today, the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge. As the federal government is abandoning critical climate protections, Washington's leadership is needed now more than ever. This is an important win.