"Ten months of mental anguish over their careers, now compounded by going without pay, has left some National Park Service employees struggling financially to get by but nevertheless committed to their jobs." #NationalParks www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/10/some...

Not the first time this has happened in Portland. Answers needed: www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/10...

Thinking about how Trump loved to say “You’re not even going to have a country,” and realizing that was a campaign promise that he’s keeping.

News flash @cnn.com : we absolutely are interested in this putz destroying our house. Mark Thompson should be ashamed of his cowardice and resign.

This is the guy who lied on the stand at a trial in LA, telling the jury he witnessed the defendant assault the ICE officer, when the video showed the ICE officer assault the defendant. The jury took an hour to acquit. He's referred to immigrants as "filth, trash, and scum."

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.” www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families? Now you know.

Food banks across the U.S. were stretched thin even before the federal government shut down. Rising food prices had driven a growing number of people to their doors. Cuts to federal programs had left them with less to give. Now, that system is anticipating an even greater surge in demand.

Trump can kill many people as long Corporate Media chooses to deflect his accountability. Corporate Media is Trump's willing collaborator in his corruption, his tax on working families crushing our economy, his paramilitary terrorizing US, and inevitable deaths from his undermining social safety net

People will start dying of hunger if federal government shuts down SNAP (food stamps). This shut down, and the choice of which programs & people to target, is 100% fault of Republicans: how many people would need to die until Corporate Media reports the truth, exerting pressure on those responsible?

Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid. Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.

May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

NEW: Rev. Bautista spoke with @haydenroyster.bsky.social about his harrowing experience being shot in the face with a pepper round by IVE. “I immediately felt burning pain,” he said. “I was in shock, disoriented and terrified that I might stop breathing altogether.” religionnews.com/2025/10/24/a...

FYI: it’s, uh, *not nothing* that the head of an entire Christian denomination — here Rev. Karen Georgia A. Thompson of the United Church of Christ — issued a statement decrying DHS agents for shooting one of her pastors in the face with a pepper round, adding, “No one is safe from tyranny."

Speaker Johnson should be removed for violating the Constitutional rights of AZ-2, and by extension the rights of all Americans by keeping the House adjourned. The People have business to attend to! Administrate the oath and let all go on record on releasing the Epstein files!

Corrupt

He orders extrajudicial killings. He sent troops into our cities. He terrorizes citizens with ICE raids. He raised taxes without congressional approval. He has ruined American farmers and ranchers. He plans to starve the vulnerable. He demolished our house. Remove him from office.

In this piece: The New York Times did not think the No Kings protests were all that significant – which is indicative of how much mainstream institutions have bought into the idea that only Trump and his supporters represent “real America” and have a right to have their message amplified.

Donald Trump’s America where simply having brown skin means you’re going to be terrorized by ICE thugs, with NO warrant, while running daily errands. Reminder: IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS WAY! Trump and his vile ilk have got to go.

CBS News is just the latest legacy news outlet to cast its lot with Trump. It settled a bogus case to please Trump, it canceled Colbert to please Trump, it hired Bari Weiss to please Trump. The number of media outlets really willing to stand up to Trump is dwindling. Support them with your loyalty.

“I’m still surprised so many others chose to stay silent instead of speaking the truth back in 2016. Trump’s racism and sexual predation were no secret. His lies, malfeasance and prolific incompetence in business were already in public view - if you were even mildly aware of his history in NYC.” ope

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

I’m good with my taxes subsidizing social welfare for people who can’t afford food. I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare to businesses that won’t pay a living wage.

The question of "why do people vote against their self-interest" is pretty self-explanatory when you look up the literacy rate in local schools. We have high schools with a literacy rate of 32%. Thirty-two percent...

Murphy: "Trump is refusing to negotiate because he likes the fact the govt is closed, bc he thinks he can exercise King-like powers. He can pay the employees who are loyal to him. This is a leader who is trying to transition our govt from a democracy to something much closer to a totalitarian state"

At what point when you’re paying troops with your own private money do they not just become mercenaries

Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."

Well there you have it. This is one reason why he wants a war. He just said it.

NEVER FORGET: In July 2025, the GOP passed the BBB with $75B in additional, multi-year funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). BUT the GOP Congress will NOT negotiate to EXTEND ACA Subsidies for 20M+ Americans for $32B. #GOPPriorities

ICE officers should not take legal advice from this ignorant Trump crony, who is practicing TrumpLaw without a license. If federal officials engage in violent crimes, they could well be indicted and convicted by state law enforcement authorities.

i hope that democratic leaders make it plain, in every interview on every platform, and repeat as often as possible, that lCE agents following illegal orders can and will be prosecuted when the current regime is overthrown and replaced with one that respects laws.

Sunday's here, w a chance to take a moment to relax & refuel, so you can stay strong on this crappy journey that we're currently taking HowToResist's post can help, w an energizing look at how ppl are resisting. Also, an imp reminder that we all can & should be fighting back, & tips on how to do so

Trump chooses to let food aid for tens of millions of people to run out when there are funds there available to cover the costs. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Democrats should just start rolling out ad after ad of Reagan voiceovers.

Trump faces legal action over the demolition of the White House East Wing, part of his plan to build a new ballroom on the grounds. A lawsuit, now that it's too late to stop the destruction of our historic treasure. But at least maybe they will halt the vulgar ballroom. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….” 🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼

Both NYT and WaPo took the same dishonest approach: skip how it was done without Congress or public feedback, skip how it's funded illegally with private money, then also dodge the merits of the Epstein ballroom itself by framing the issue around the strawman 'can the White House ever be renovated?'

It’s striking how little attention billionaire Timothy Mellon has received. Before he donated $130 million to the Trump admin, ostensibly to pay troops during the shutdown, he was the 2nd biggest donor to outside groups in 2024: www.opensecrets.org/outside-spen... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...

Guys with sandwiches, frogs, old ladies, dinosaurs, dudes in pajamas... The army of righteousness grows every day.

A lot of folks may think that just yelling at ICE agents is ineffective, but consider the cumulative psychological toll of being yelled at EVERY DAY when trying to do shit. Even the biggest asshole in the world who doesn't give a shit about other people will feel the pressure.

4/ ICE is waving guns around like this is a war zone, not a peaceful American city. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

It's hard to overstate how fully engaged Chicago and the surrounding suburbs are in this ICE madness. There are neighborhood watch alerts, spontaneous crowds gathering outside schools at pick up & drop off plus madly blowing whistles and honking car horns, this city is fighting back and hard.

That AZ lawsuit to force Grijalva's swearing in looks stronger by the day. The basic argument: AZ is entitled to be represented for the entire two year term the Constitution sets forth. No one has the right to shorten it. Especially when her swearing affects the votes to challenge Speaker's power.

This isn't chaos. It's a plan. The defunding of the NEA, the gutting of the NEH, and the capture of the Kennedy Center are straight from the Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' playbook. Read my latest TIME article to see why this cultural attack demands our attention.

signs like these are up all over Chicago cafes and storefronts (here, cafes in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards) warning ICE not to enter without a judicial warrant

People who work and learn at Denver University describe “a culture of fear” created by a “university bending to an authoritarian government”. Shameful DU!

Every neighborhood needs to organize whistle distribution and protocols. It has worked brilliantly in many instances in Chicago neighborhoods.