President Obama celebrates the moment 30 million Americans received healthcare.

This is not "de-escalation"—this is state violence. The actions being taken are far from calming the situation; instead, they exacerbate tensions and demonstrate a disturbing disregard for human rights.

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight. But consider this... Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending. Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

MAJOR NEWS: Prosecutors in Tallahassee are convening a grand jury relating to the Hope Florida scandal, the Herald/Times has learned. This is the charity started by Casey DeSantis that used FL legal settlement funds to campaign against medial marijuana amendment.

So Speaker Johnson gave the congress another week off. Paid of course, while they shut the govt down. The GOP has made it clear they have no interest in compromise with Dems. So they will have to figure how to reopen their govt that they closed. And they get another vacation

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

Talarico: In the New Testament, Jesus spends most of his time healing the ill rather than preaching or praying. Currently, some Congress members, who claim to follow Christ, are removing healthcare from those in need.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

It should be pointed out as often as possible that the people who want basic rights to be dependent on citizenship status would themselves fail a citizenship test based on that stupid, unconstitutional belief alone

“I was astonished when I heard about this,” said Osborn. “Our own government – which supposedly exists to promote the interests of our people – just gave Argentina the ability to undercut our farmers and steal our biggest customer. www.centralnebraskatoday.com/2025/10/02/d...

An FBI raid revealed 57 victims of forced labor living in cramped quarters at a lavish #Florida mansion connected to the leaders of a church, federal officials say. www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-... via @miamiherald.com

I've started doing something new - every day I ask myself the question for "where do you want your empathy to go today" and then I plan my day around that. It's helped me focus, reminds me I can't be everywhere, but that where I am is the right place for that day. Try it on, you might like it.

Trump’s new handpicked prosecutor just torched her office — firing two top attorneys in what looks like pure political payback. The U.S. attorney’s office that handles spies and terrorists is now drowning in chaos.

The kids are all right. And they aren’t falling for right-wing shutdown talking points either. Trump and Republicans should be worried about these future voters. I just hope the so-called “grown-ups” do even a fraction of the research this young woman did. Google it.

FYI

Mike Lee said "This has been Russ Vought's dream since puberty," which I thought was a little weird. Like, did he have wet dreams about RIFs? Probably yes.

The end of due process for immigrants is the end of due process for citizens. Few understand this.

White House Struggling to Deny Stephen Miller Murdered Boats of Fisherman www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/03/w...

This is the way. Thank you @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia says the Trump admin is in "blatant violation of the law" for "misuse of taxpayer dollars for political purposes" over partisan shutdown messages on agency websites.   Garcia wants the Office of the Special Counsel to investigate.

Jesus calls us to be light in the darkness, exposing those things that are not like God no matter where we find them, even in those organizations we greatly love. We are called to sit apart when those who stand together are disobedient to Him.

Journalist Mario Guevara is being deported because the American government punishes reporters to protect its own power. We should all be outraged. freedom.press/issues/mario...

@timmiller.bsky.social: “The Commerce Secretary is really stupid…He's just being dumb enough to say the obvious truth, which is that 'my fellow cabinet members and the President of the United States, who I work for, are covering up something related to this sex trafficking ring.'”

FACT CHECK: Donald Trump’s trade war is crushing soybean farmers. Full stop. Republicans like Bessent down to TN’s Rep. Rusty Grills sound delusional blaming Biden. That math ain’t mathin’! Soybean sales to China under Biden last year: $13B Soybean sales to China under Trump this year: $0

Americans already see what’s up. They know Democrats are on the right side of this shutdown because we know it’s really a healthcare fight. Our dear friend Susan would like a word with Russell Vought. 🔥

In the first quarter of 2025, farm bankruptcies increased by 95% Remember: the policies leading to bankruptcy are purposeful. Our food supply is in danger…there is no better way to bring a country to its knees than having control of its food supply.

New in PN: Lessons from a Red Scare "As Emma Goldman hoped, and Louis Post later demonstrated, the American people are capable of turning the tide against repression — even if that effort feels hopeless in the moment."

Trump regime is violating the Hatch Act.

Let’s be perfectly clear THIS IS A GOP SHUTDOWN

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I don’t want to hear another word from the right whining about dangerous, incendiary, violence-inciting language from the left. Once again, here’s their dear leader, the most divisive person on the planet.👇

Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens. They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities.

ICE is running ads on X: no real qualifications needed, sign-up bonus, student debt forgiveness. For a lot of people locked out of work, it’s going to be irresistible. And that’s a problem. But look at the fine print—“catch the worst of the worst.” In LA, it isn’t gangs they’re chasing. 1/2

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

Trumpnomics: Get tariff money from US consumers on Chinese goods. Our farmers can’t sell their products because the Chinese refuse to pay our tariffs. China buys from farmers in Argentina instead. We send Argentina $20 billion. Then we pay our farmers to throw their crops away.

The Trump administration is tapping National Guard and Army Reserve lawyers to be temporary immigration judges after firing dozens of existing judges, the latest step in a broader plan that experts warn could harm immigration courts and the military justice system. apnews.com/article/immi...

Totally unacceptable that Speaker Johnson won’t swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately. He refused to swear her in on Tuesday, and now he's refusing to swear her in tomorrow, though she is in Washington and stands ready.

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Sanders: I'm not a big supporter of the Affordable Care Act; I stand for Medicare for All. I believe healthcare is a fundamental right. However, I refuse to watch people in Vermont and across this nation face their premiums doubling.

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...