NEW - CISA insiders tell me about "chaos" in the agency since the shutdown began, exacerbated by major leadership departures and the expiration of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act. “It's just a matter of time before something major happens,” says one. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

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Sunlight lights up the wings of a Great Egret landing at a new fishing spot.

In a month, we can add another Blue State to defy Trump’s regime — right in his own backyard. Help us make some calls to flip Virginia’s Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General from red to blue, and expand Democrats’ majority in the House of Delegates.

Pee-Wee German is a deeply insecure little asshole. #garglemyballs

Over the years Susan Collins has made it crystal clear that she does not care how many people lose access to healthcare, and this week she shut down the government instead of voting to let Mainers get the care they need. It’s despicable.

"Drug cartels were not engaged in “hostilities”... against the United States because selling a dangerous product is different from an armed attack. ...It is illegal for the military to deliberately target civilians who are not directly participating in hostilities."

My grocery prices are down. Coffee. Chicken. Beef. Paper towels. Milk. All less expensive. Unfortunately that’s in Paris.

17 wolves have been killed in MT's hunting season. These wolves are more than just numbers - they each played vital roles in their packs, symbolized resilience, and served as keystone species. This is an important reminder of what could happen in other states if wolves lose federal protections.

people talk about the nuremberg trials and stuff but there are just as many if not more instances of people just having to live next to the people that killed their families for the rest of their lives even if the totalitarian regime ends up falling. indonesia and cambodia come to mind

Like it’s insane. The GOP argument on face value (and it’s a lie by the way) is that the government should be shutdown to ensure that some undocumented worker that gets injured working a field somewhere can’t get treated in a hospital. That’s their stupid argument

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage. The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.” It’s about control.

@governor.ca.gov fine art blooms in Sac.

Today is the 75th anniversary of Alan’s Turing’s paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" published in journal Mind where he proposed the question, "Can machines think?" – the Turing Test

Welcome to our new and improved doctor’s office! If you’ll just scan this QR code, access our poorly designed website and repeatedly enter the information we already have on file as the site crashes, we’ll be with you in twice the time it used to take.

Well this is (not) reassuring: a TFR (temporary flight restriction) just went up over the city from now through October 12th for "Special Security Reasons." Not that this makes it any better, but this TFR is specifically for drones (UAS) provided you don't have prior approval or authorization.

Air traffic controllers need to play hardball and start calling out sick like they did during the 2018-19 shutdown. Nothing comes between Ted Cruz and a flight to Cancun.

@carbajal.house.gov @schiff.senate.gov (if you aren't too busy running for president to represent California) @padilla.senate.gov Take it on, boys. It requires more than a bunch of gray hair old ladies walking around carrying posters. This is your fight, leadership, boys!

We have lost a hero and role model to millions- RIP: people.com/jane-goodall...

It appears that the Mad Idiot with the help of his perverted skinny little friend, Stephen, is removing the federal funds from the citizens and transferring the money to his private accounts. Some women love this sadistic stuff. Many men like the whip.

In my federal career I worked with many veterans and relatives of military members and veterans. Nearly to a "T" they are republicans, they promoted and voted for Trump and they are losing the jobs they had for specific/limited skill sets. >>>

Protesters pleaded "be gentle, she's disabled." One agent sneered: "She'll be disabled now." State violence, cruelty, and silencing dissent. Siebe, who uses a wheelchair, was filming in a bike lane when an agent body-checked her face-first into the pavement. #portland #ice #dhs #news #resist

You can always refuse an order and take the heat. Or you could say yes sir yes sir three bags full sir, take the guys out and sit down and have a cup of coffee. What do you think they did when they got illegal orders in Vietnam? During ceasefires, platoons went out. Not everybody says okay

the only thing high schoolers in the 2200s are going to remember about the 21st century is the handjob at the opera

yom kippur begins at sundown, and one of the questions i will be sitting with during my fast is, “what does it mean to uphold justice as a member of the jewish diaspora, while a genocide is carried out in my name and against my will in a part of the world i have never visited?”

The indictment of James Comey may have a fatal flaw—the unlawful appointment of the U.S. Attorney who signed it. This would be a major setback for Trump's revenge agenda. youtube.com/shorts/KeLFw...

For MAGA, facts are pesky things

Will ICE get paid during the shutdown? Will they get the ridiculous perks ($50k sign on bonuses and student loan forgiveness)? Asking out of pure ignorance and potentially excitement.

The Interior Department has told its staff to bring their government laptops and phones home so they can monitor updates about potential mass firings.

Well, we all knew Joe screwed us with his hubris. But she's explaining what happened from her perspective but not attacking our beloved Joe, or our honored Garland, or any of the other old men that let us down

I’m taking a few moments during this busy fight to open the government, protect health care, and to recognize the physicians who care for their patients and defend Medicaid. That’s why today we honor #NationalLatinoandLatinaPhysicianDay.

While the government is shutdown, my offices in Miami and DC will continue to operate and are available to help you and your family. Miami Office: (305)690-5905 DC Office: (202)225-4506 We are here to help!

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Deeply disappointed to hear that the Israeli Navy illegally stopped the Global Sumud Flotilla 75 miles off the coast of Gaza. This was a non-violent mission to break the IDF’s horrifying siege and deliver food and medicine to those who need it most.

The Bridge ~ Valerie Thornton, 1954

Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they? –– @billscher.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2025/10/01/s...

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Release the Epstein Files.

Yes, California Governor's Schwarzenegger is a brilliant mind being put to use to stop prop 50. One cannot quarrel with his intellect

The news reports that the wars are becoming drone wars, and our Sec Drunk Grunt seems to think we're all going to be sword fighting. Today, the women of Ukraine, fighting with body parts missing, IT gamers sitting at drone controls think Sec DG is a fool. IDF women are war criminals, and so?

This should go without saying, but it is highly inappropriate and unethical for a government agency to politicize a looming government shutdown in this way. HUD should be prioritizing serving the public—not partisan talking points.

Folks, I'm not saying the guy claiming to have proof of Mike Johnson's Grinder account is a grifter, and I'm not saying he's not. I have no idea. I don't know him. He could absolutely be telling the truth. But please don't give him money for "legal defense" until he actually needs it. Free advice.

I cannot, in good conscience, support a budget that will allow health insurance premiums to double for 1 million+ Georgians.

Chicago isn’t a “warzone”… but the Broadview ICE facility is. That’s why it’s time to say enough is enough. But to do that, we need our leaders. And your help: