If you wonder how bad the Epstein Files are for Donald, he had the federal government shut down so you wouldn't find out.

Illinois State Police have been documented aiding ICE at the Broadview, Illinois facility. While state law (the Illinois TRUST Act) bars troopers from directly enforcing immigration law, they have joined ICE

There are some great indie journos on the ground in Chicago with up-to-date information as it happens.

A federal agent shot a woman in Chicago this morning, claiming she’d “boxed in” authorities. But in a city where force becomes the first option, whose rights are we really protecting? This is exactly what Trump wanted: chaos.

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

ICE tear gassed an elementary school in Chicago. These people need to be in a jail and locked away from civil society!

Wow. It should get more attention that on most social media sites aside from X, the Trump White House is getting absolutely ripped to shreds over the shutdown. These Instagram comments are absolutely brutal for them.

Stephen Miller looks like the villain in a movie about tax audits.

“Hello. You have reached the voicemail for the FBI. All our agents are currently busy redacting names from the Epstein files, doctoring evidence to politicize mass shootings and investigating anyone the President does not like. Please leave your contact info and someone will call you back soon.”

Two Trump Court Losses: One on Birthright Citizenship & the Other on DOJ's Vindictive Prosecution youtu.be/hDUF1lCrqYM?...

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Save the date: On Oct. 8, Reps. Ro Khanna, Thomas Massie, and Marjorie Taylor Greene will hold a press conference — joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse — to discuss the discharge petition to force a vote on Khanna and Massie's bill, the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The theater of fascism, where the only thing that's real is the fear that it intends to provoke.

When a president sends troops into American cities to “restore order,” what he’s really doing is testing obedience. Portland and Chicago aren’t war zones…they’re warning shots. Authoritarians don’t announce takeovers. They practice them. One city at a time. However, each practice destroys families.

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory! Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

AOC is a great example of American leadership and public service. In this short TikTok video she gives a tour of the Senate building, because the government is shut down and there's no one else to give one. WATCH: #Resist

"The U.S. has made zero sales to China in this new crop marketing year due to 20% retaliatory tariffs imposed by China in response to U.S. tariffs," said American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland*. *The ASA president supported Donald Trump in 2024 so... how about a big cup of fuck off?

This seems like incitement to violence against judges.

The chances of us even having another election, or an election where they honor the true results, appear to be dwindling by the day.

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US Treasurer Brandon Beach has confirmed this is happening. This is what Republicans are working on as the government is shut down.

KIYAC — the Kat for Illinois Youth Advisory Council — is putting on its first campaign event! Come get a free car wash, drop off your winter clothes, and pick up a yard sign at Double Clutch Brewing Company in Evanston til 10:30!

No One Should Be Surprised By This… NEW: A prosecutor fired abruptly while working on a terrorism case posted a BLISTERING open letter, warning that Bondi is "more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

It looks like people are leaning heavily into incompetence being the driving factor.

"What kind of monsters grab children & take them outside without clothes? Who does that? What kind of govt permits its agents to abuse American citizens & non-citizens w/o the slightest concern for their rights, their well-being, indeed their basic humanity?" www.americaamerica.news/p/got-a-minu...

ICE reportedly opened fire on rapid responders on the southwest side this afternoon. There are *very few* details on this available at this time. Treat all rumors with caution until verified. This Sun-Times article cites a DHS statement that should be treated, as always, with extreme skepticism:

An FBI agent is “relieved of duty” (fired?) for refusing to facilitate an unnecessary humiliation of a defendant. Reminder that as a defendant, Trump was afforded *every* possible courtesy (like allowing him to turn himself in). www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Our dementia-addled President In Name Only hacks it up on the golf course again this weekend while rage-boy Gestapo Miller seethes and plots the 4th Reich.

BREAKING: AOC giving Americans a tour of the Capitol as the Republican government is shut down

Rainbow crosswalks in this #Florida county prevented crashes, not the other way around as Gov. Ron DeSastrous claims. www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/l...

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The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

Trump keeps proving that ignorance isn’t strength. He doesn’t read briefings, doesn’t understand policy, and thinks yelling counts as leadership. This is the man who once asked if we could nuke hurricanes! It’s not just stupidity but dangerous incompetency endangering lives. #USDemocracy #Pinks

We can fund health care and keep the government running, or we can shut everything down to raise prices on people. To me, that’s a pretty easy choice.

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Fair is fair,

A Texas minister has been charged with distributing child pornography after an investigation turned up nude photos of young girls on his computer. Jon Sheptock, 49, was the worship minister at First Montgomery Baptist Church. The church has acted wegotthiscovered.com/true-crime/c...

He’s foaming at the mouth to go full Gestapo.

Let me get this straight: The House hasn’t voted in weeks, the govt is shut down, the new Democratic member hasn’t even been sworn in, we’re one signature from forcing release of the Epstein Files, and Mike Johnson (the weakest Speaker ever) wants us home so his party won’t implode.