AP: ‘A day without fear': Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid immigration crackdown CHICAGO (AP) — The cyclists arrive at sunrise, rolling through Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods and stopping at tamale carts, elote stands and candy stalls. They buy out every last item — every tamale, every […]

The power grid on the fritz My GPS has gone awry The shortwave radio is having fits What's going on in the sky? Are there aliens invading Or are their monsters on their way Or is it a solar storm About to hit today? If satellites start raining down I am going inside Or if a monster zaps the […]

Strong aurora for North America tonight, per the NOAA. Already seeing reports south of the marked location (CO, NM). #aurora #northernlights

RE: https://mastodon.social/@43rddemocrats/115528246701545494 Seattle's Mayor-elect, Katie Wilson will be at our social tonight at Stoup, after KILLING it with over 60% of new ballots in today's drop! Come by and celebrate with us!!! 🎉 #Seattle #Seaelex #seattleelex #katiewilson […]

Ann Telnaes- the Trump coin design https://open.substack.com/pub/anntelnaes/p/the-trump-coin?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email #money #trump #commemoration #narcissism #ustreasury

Every potter is a bit of a pyromaniac. As soon as the temperature drops below 60°F, it’s fire season. I have an entire body of work that I only make in the winter because I fire #pottery in my outdoor woodfire kiln. #Permaculture geeks will love this: I built […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Now I'm a dummy but it really feels to me like there has to be an entire relatively broad-based winning politics based around being in opposition to *just this one sliver* of what the Trump administration is doing right here www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

#closure #Vote #senate #procedures #alt CALL THE EIGHT DEMS AND INSIST THEY CHANGE THEIR VOTE ON OPENING THE GOVERNMENT

Redmond turns off #flocksafety cameras after ICE arrests https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/redmond-turns-off-flock-safety-cameras-after-ice-arrests/

It is very frustrating to be an American taking US democratic backsliding seriously while the ostensibly pro-democracy national leaders don't. At least some state leaders and activist groups are.

My representative, Mike Levin, is voting no on the deal the Senate is sending over to the House.

Wow, 13% of SkyWest flights cancelled. Those stump jumper flights are NOT happening. Also, your life sucks if you are flying to/from ORD today, or ATL. or LGA. or MDW. er... everywhere. 11/10/25 #aviation

Cancellations page https://www.flightaware.com/live/cancelled/

A Democratic Party that takes campaign donations from the corporate health insurance lobby will never pass Medicare-for-All. People who want universal health care will have to change the major center-left party first. There are 16 blue state trifectas. Start there for universal health care.

You didn't get a vote. You got a "promise" of a vote. From a party who is disappearing nannies & gardeners and zip-tying children. A party who has flushed Due Process in America down the toilet. Who has subjugated its Congressional duties to an autocrat. That's what everybody sees, Tim.

CNBC: Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen; Delta, United offer extra pay to crew flights "United Airlines and Delta Air Lines were each offering flight attendants extra pay to pick up flights, according to company messages seen by CNBC. The airlines didn’t immediately comment. Such extra […]

“Trump pardons Giuliani, Meadows, others allegedly involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election results, including "false electors" www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...

🚨🚨 #scotus rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide 🚨🚨 The #supremecourt on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized #samesexmarriage nationwide. The justices turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court […]

FIGHTERS NOT FOLDERS

THIS SUMS IT UP: #gop #shutdown

“ The White House has opted to not send any high-ranking U.S. officials to the U.N.'s annual COP global climate conference this year. California is sending a large delegation, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who hopes to build on the state's reputation as a global #climate leader. “ […]

Missed the bear that went ice skating in Tahoe this week. I wonder how much they paid him for the publicity? 🤪 (Heavenly Village, Lake Tahoe)

[Shutdown, politics, military] Thinking massive food lines on military bases is a bit of a problem with the US military readiness. (seeing photos on socials of service members and their families lining up for free food at Nellis AFB, Nevada).

Mike Johnson and House Repubs keeping the government shut down to prevent the vote on the Epstein files is making them an accessory after the fact, criminal conspiracy, and possibly RICO charges once it becomes known how many pedos they’re protecting.

Breadlines are forming while Republicans control the House, Senate, and the Presidency. This is on their watch.

"Even those passengers who successfully reach their destination are encountering long departure delays, extended tarmac times and highly unpredictable arrival times; many flight crews are timing out...or missing connections." - Airlines for America […]

Note: according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the US government will pay $138 billion this year on ACA subsidies. The US population is 347 million. If Trump sends that money to citizens to pay for their own doctors and surgeries and pills, that works out to $397.70 per person.

Wow. Look at this. Massive food lines are already forming. Trump's America @briantylercohen.bsky.social

Once again, Trump proves that he's absolutely full of bullshit. He said that "it would be his honor" to give food to starving kids and that he wasn't going to appeal the decision. Then the slimebag fights to starve poor kids. SNAP

We know the game. Court rules against Trump. Trump runs crying to his stacked Supreme Court. Roberts leads 6-to-3 giving Trump absolute unchecked power. We've all seen it a dozen times before. Except with SNAP he didn't even go to the SC. He's just straight up violating checks and balances.

This article explains how Musk’s ridiculous pay is tied to achieving various benchmarks for Tesla. So even more so than before, Musk’s money is tied to Tesla. If Tesla does badly, Musk is hurt. You know what to do, world. The shareholders brought this on themselves. #TeslaTakedown

It’s almost as if Kennedy is publicly admitting that the only way to have a functional Congress is to vote the GOP out of power. Which at this point is pretty much an objective truth more than a partisan claim.

Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” […] [Original post on social.vivaldi.net]

And the winner of the white man trying too hard with that outfit goes to this… person. Are all rich people events as weird as polo events? #alttext4me because I can’t even begin to describe this.

This is what the inventory of vehicle rentals looks like at Enterprise in Crystal City. The manager told me I got the last car that was available in northern Virginia. The CEO of Hertz, Gil West, is appealing for an end to the government shutdown, saying flight […] [Original post on journa.host]

👀 Friday night, 240 minute delays at DCA still. 11/7/25 8:35pm ET #aviation

It's still so weird to me that the idea of universal healthcare is so political here. It's a given in so many other places, and I miss it. And people don't realize how good it is for innovation. You can take so many more risks when your health and well-being aren't tied to a salaried employer.

There are vital lessons in Mamdani’s decisive drubbing of Cuomo, as @mmasnick.bsky.social explains. But Dem insiders will resist them. They would rather perpetuate their losing grift than win by embracing hippies.

Just pulled my last prescriptions from CVS because they fucked up my refills and I hate their AI bullshit call in system now. Fuck em. I switched everything to my small local pharmacy and am DONE with CVS bullshit.

"NoTrillionaires Day of Action Nov 15th Elon Musk is destroying democracy around the world, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. Tesla shareholders approved a trillion dollar package for Elon. But whether he gets it is up to all of us […]

RFK Jr. fleeing the scene of a medical emergency is honestly the best outcome anyone could hope for.

SNAP surveys SNAP users. Already half of them are saying they are skipping meals.

Trump would also definitely eat this man if left alone with the body.

“During the Most Favored Nations Oval Office Announcement, a representative with one of the companies fainted. The White House Medical Unit quickly jumped into action, and the gentleman is okay. The Press Conference will resume shortly.” – White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

“They came into the building understanding it was a daycare. They did not have a warrant. It is a violation of our rights. It is a violation of these children’s rights. They are terrorizing our community.” Trump’s ICE goons raided a damn daycare.

“This is how you’re allowing them to treat the people taking care of our babies” We have heard privately from Republicans who are horrified by this one. She has papers. They went room to room in a daycare. This is both racial profiling, and terrorism.

#layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen in #recessions, acc/to newly released data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a private firm that tracks workplace reductions. #us employers have announced 1.1 million layoffs so far this year — the largest reading […]

The data includes a recent spate of #layoffs at major companies such as UPS, Amazon & Target, & adds to growing concern about a labor market slowdown. Employers cited #costcutting & #artificialintelligence as the top 2 reasons for job reductions in October. #economy #trump #tariffs #inflation […]

“We’re entering new territory with these #layoffs in October,” said John Challenger, CEO of the consulting firm that tracks job losses. “We haven’t seen mega-layoffs of the size that are being discussed now — 48,000 from UPS, potentially 30,000 from Amazon — since […] [Original post on masto.ai]

It never ceases to amaze me how they get away with banging the “leftists look down on you” drum while constantly broadcasting that they think their voters are complete morons.