Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Good. Never, ever cut a deal with fascists.

Letitia James: "The indictment is baseless. It's nothing more than retribution. Retribution for basically doing my job ... I will defend these charges. And I want everyone to know that it is completely baseless and I am totally innocent."

How can Trump be the man who knows everything and nothing at the same time? He's Schrodinger's Twat.

His Triumph.

'I trust no Republican's word': Democrats dismiss Thune's shutdown offer because of past hypocrisy #TrumpShutdownBadForUS www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d... via @msnbc

Spoiler: It will not make IVF more accessible

“Seeking to” is doing a lot of work in that headline given that this proposal is basically “asking employers to pretty please cover it” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u...

But hey, Trump said he would make IVF free, and would leave abortion to the states, and some people believed him and voted accordingly!

Bills for funding can’t originate in the Senate, anyway, which means the House would just never send them an extension bill. And, even if they did, the Senate would kill it. And even if they didn’t, POTUS would veto it. And even if he didn’t, recission would claw back the funding. So…

Made my No Kings poster tonight. Yes I self-funded. Opposite side: Save Democracy! Vote YES on Prop 50! #MomSky

Trump: "We're getting rid of problems that we didn't like but that were negotiated in but we didn't like. We're terminating those programs. And they're gonna be terminated on a permanent basis."

ICE has arrested a mother of a three-year-old for playing her clarinet outside an ICE facility in Portland, as reported by her husband.

Nothing new, just the vice president of the United States making excuses for Nazis.

Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “It makes me sick that she is claiming to be a victim. This is the same woman that grabbed my arm and forced me into a room to be raped by Jeffrey. She had this evil smirk on her face. And she enjoyed it.” ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social

Hey Zuck, Remember When You Said You’d Never Again Cave To Government Pressure? About That… You may recall a year or so ago, when Mark Zuckerberg whined to Jim Jordan about how the Biden administration “repeatedly pressured our teams for months to censor certain… content.” Or maybe you remember…

Johnson is a confirmed liar.

Really?! How’s this plaque honoring them that was supposed to be hung years ago coming along, Mike?!

Dumb Dumb Donnie is crashing out.

JD Vance can dismiss the Young Republicans as a college group chat. But let's be clear: the group chat includes a State Senator, a Trump Admin official, and multiple Republican staffers — and some of the worst comments came from folks associated with Mike Johnson, Elise Stefanik, and Mike Lawler.

This is the first generation of ‘Trump Youth.’ They’ve spent their whole lives in the Upside Down world that is Fox News & MAGA influencers making money driving other people crazy. This is also part of Charlie Kirk’s legacy. No firewall👇 open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...

Of all the things that didn’t happen

Gonna go out on a limb and guess that ABC did no original reporting for this story beyond regurgitating DHS propaganda.

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.” But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background. Don’t believe his lies for a second. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons: 1. Not self-defense 2. No (or any) Congressional authorization 3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing 4. Occurred in int'l waters 5. No open state of hostilities 6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally 7. No id on people killed or group targeted

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples? HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

TBH, Taibbi and friends dragged me for jawboning that the first Trump Administration did (that I had nothing to do with), so perhaps not surprising to see the second Trump administration doing it again?

Playing dumb has served him well (and harmed others) all the way back to OSU.

Project 2028🕶️ Let's Dance🎶💃🏿

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Young Republicans joke about rape and gas chambers, use slurs, and talk about how much they love Hitler. This isn't an exaggeration. These are the current and future leaders of the Republican Party, all who have 10x the funding of Dem youth orgs. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Donald Trump has always been a deeply damaged, stupid man, so his mental deterioration was difficult to gauge, but no longer.

Trump to Milei: "Do you need any Tomahawks in Argentina? You need them for your opposition, I guess, because in this country they use Tomahawks on the opposition. I don't do that. I'm much nicer. The Democrats would use them if they had the chance. They're sick people."

One of the craziest stories I've seen in a long time. If you think Trump and his administration are extreme and depraved, just wait until you learn about the young guns who are positioning themselves to take over the reigns in the next few decades www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

But hold on, I’ve been told that lefties are the violent, hateful ones.

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you. Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide. So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

Violence against ICE. Prove it bitch!

A lot of the J6 groups came down, btw, based on FB's own calls, because of calls for violence within those groups. That got reframed as "anti-conservative censorship". What apparently happened here is that Laura Loomer got upset about some groups she thought needed to come down & DOJ made requests.

I'm sorry, is the Trump Administration talking to a tech platform? Is it...requesting content moderation?

No Kings marches 10/18 across the country. Building community a remedy for despair. You can use this site to locate matches near you AND send locations to friends across the country try encouraging them to join in. www.nokings.org#map

Chris Christie: “Thie is no longer, the Department of Justice, is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That’s what it is.”

If you put your ear against the Capitol, you can hear the sound of a man who will do nothing to challenge—and anything to justify—presidential violations of the Constitution, as long as the president is of his own party. www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The National puts every other UK newspaper to shame. Fearless journalism driven by integrity, moral clarity and backbone.

REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan? MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas. (So, no plan)