"We took the freedom of speech away..." needs to be blasted across the nation.

BREAKING: Massive protests taking place right now in Chicago against Trump this evening. Keep it up!

Canada vs. America

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

23-year-old Connelly Early will be the youngest pitcher to start a postseason game for the Red Sox since 21-year-old Babe Ruth in 1916 Babe Ruth pitched all 14 innings of a 2-1 Red Sox win over the Brooklyn Robins in Game 2 of the World Series. He threw 145 pitches (h/t @SlangsOnSports)

DelBene: He’s the president of the United States, and instead of talking about standing up for our communities or what’s best for the country, he’s talking about inflicting pain if he doesn’t get what he wants. He’s been inflicting pain on the American people since he went into office in January

In his first significant address on climate change, Pope Leo called on Catholics and citizens of the world on Wednesday to carry on the environmental advocacy of his predecessor, Francis, and not to treat it as a “divisive” issue.

NEW YORK… ICE puts a photographer in the hospital… Completely out of control

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A few white guys have received the memo that now is the time to be brave. Laughter is a civil right!

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

CUBAN ON KIMMEL: “Nexstar & Sinclair don’t know they’re digging their own grave.” @mcuban.bsky.social tells us caving to government censorship means what airs on broadcast TV will suffer, hurting them in ways they don’t yet realize. Full interview: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMNvqR4u/

”We know you don’t care for international law and you are incapable of living in peace with your neighbours.” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski addressed russia at the UN Security Council meeting following multiple violations of NATO countries’ airspace by russian aircraft.

FOX: “Is the Trump administration bringing people together, you think?” KOH: “He mocked President Biden with stage 4 cancer — calling him a stupid, mean son of a bitch and a bad guy we shouldn’t feel sorry for… I think he’s sowing division.”

JUST ADDED: On Tuesday, Kash Patel told Congress that the FBI has no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked the children he raped, contradicting the victims, the Maxwell trial, and his own statements just last year.

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New Mexico, long at the bottom of state rankings for child well-being and educational outcomes, is on the verge of launching a first-in-the-nation free child care and preschool program. The move would save families an average of $13,000 a year.

Susan Monarez says RFK Jr. told her to commit to decisions in advance, without reviewing evidence and to dismiss vaccine experts.

Today, more than 100 public interest organizations representing millions of Americans announced their strong support for the Billionaires Income Tax (BIT), introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Rep. Donald Beyer (D-VA), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN). #TaxJustice

As Britain’s royal family welcomed US President Donald Trump to Windsor Castle in a lavish ceremony on Wednesday, the British public gave the American leader their own – markedly less friendly – response to his presence in their country: https://cnn.it/3KqFB6Z

HIGHLIGHTS: “The most partisan FBI director ever” @durbin.senate.gov lays out how Kash Patel has gutted and weaponized the FBI for Trump, stacking it with loyalists and lowering requirements.

We’re NEVER going to forget. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

The public release of a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents made clear that attention to President Trump’s relationship with Epstein is not going away anytime soon, and the political headaches for the president are likely to linger.

This, our friends, is a good speech! “Be loud for America!”

Several states, including Colorado, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania, announced this week that they would be breaking with restrictive eligibility policies unveiled last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the newly approved COVID-19 vaccines for the fall season. From @stateline.org

BRUTAL JOBS REPORT: Just 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000. Yikes.

This is very accurate

Mariam Abu Dagga, a Palestinian journalist whose photos captured the destruction in Gaza, died in an Israeli strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, the one she regularly documented. Here are some of the scenes Dagga captured during the war:

🔥 MISSOURI voter to @RepMarkAlford: “You talked about abuses in the Medicare & Medicaid system… Trump just pardoned someone who defrauded the system for about $1.3 BILLION. I find that curious.” (Esformes was then arrested for domestic violence)

8/24/25💡Independence Day, Kharkiv, ignoring constant danger for one evening of singing🙏🇺🇦🙏

NEW: For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pushed discredited theories linking vaccines to autism. Now, scientists studying the condition fear he has preconceived notions that will harm the field and taint new funding for research. propub.li/41JYl7o

UCLA Law's @rickhasen.bsky.social: “The president has very limited to zero authority over things related to the conduct of elections.” apnews.com/article/trum...

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward. n.pr/45ldmyS

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