In a new interview, Governor J. B. Pritzker talks about what’s happening in the streets of Chicago—and what he fears might happen to free and fair elections if military troops stay on the ground in American cities. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4a1vEU

So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.

Looks like a Heinz-57 moment in the Oval Office.

Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss. 'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.” By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com

Outside Chicago— State police and sheriff's officers at Broadview detention center are out in riot gear. A large Halloween demo is being prevented from doing a Jericho walk through the intersection. Arrests of protesters ongoing. Troopers have also assaulted multiple reporters already.

Majority of Canadians no longer see America as a friend, study finds

Border czar Tom Homan has said repeatedly that he recused himself from all contracting matters. But ProPublica reported he has been involved in conversations with industry players about government contracts.

The agency was expected to review the president’s construction projects, including a recently announced “Independence Arch” near the Lincoln Memorial.

Top media analyst proposes Comcast hire Charlie Kirk’s widow as editor-in-chief of NBC and CNN

Part of the issue is that for Trump, enriching himself and his family is one of the core purposes of his presidency. The media industry is both unwilling and unable to cover this level of corruption rigorously.

After death threats for his work on antifascism, Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor, fled the United States. “It’s too late for preventative antifascism,” he said. “I think we’re in a new era.”

Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, then it’s Sunday:

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In the imagination of the far-right, bisexuality represents everything wrong with the modern world. So they’re trying to erase it

“Even if they were in fact carrying drugs, the procedure is to capture them, to seize them, to arrest them and to find information about who was behind them, and not blowing them up.”

I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives

The headline writes itself. "President refuses to name secret donor..."

📽️VIDEO: Trump has transformed the DOJ into a weapon against his political opponents — and too many legal experts are falling into a dangerous trap by pretending it’s still a normal institution. Marc Elias explains why the department can’t be trusted anymore. https://bit.ly/47i7NCp

What the far right has figured out is that if they can construct an artificial social environment where they're seen as more numerous, strong, and popular, and their enemies seem few, timid, and dominated, many people will side with them, regardless of what the respective parties are actually saying

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

I do not think legal gambling apps recently invented athletes/refs being dirty, which is the fake argument a lot of people are trying to counter. It is however insane not to think that 24/7 constant bombardment of gambling ads and gambling commentary in all sports media is not a nudging incentive.

On a deadly serious note, the President cannot rely on external, private sources to fund spending as an end-run around Congress’ constitutional power of the purse. If he can, we no longer have a republic.

Some federal workers, who could do their jobs from home, are being forced to drive to the office and pay for parking, while they are not being paid. This is disgusting, and shows how out of touch our leaders are. This is not greatness.

Zohran Mamdani Should Herald the Birth of a New Democratic Party www.commondreams.org/opinion/zohr... Ask "What would FDR do?"

The complete demolition of the East Wing has occurred in days.   Hundreds of thousands are without work and pay, millions are threatened to have food assistance cut off—and the President is bulldozing the White House to build a $300 million ballroom for himself. Americans will not forget.

SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high. SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”. Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers. People need & deserve assistance Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich Be mad about that

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The White House thing is such a disaster for them. The most potent political emotions are mass anger, visceral disgust, sense of lost, and nostalgia, preferably supported by images, and somehow they’ve triggered all of it at once. And now it’s gone, can’t be stopped, and they have to build a palace.

Canadians care about the world and we care about each other. So we’re going to fight climate change and build a stronger, more competitive economy – together.

via Peter Jenkins #TaxTheRich

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Trump hits Canada with bigger tariffs over ‘fraudulent’ Reagan ad

Trump’s commutation wasn’t merely a favor to a disgraced ally. It was a declaration that the federal justice system now runs on personal loyalty to him. His act of mercy stole justice from the citizens whose trust Santos so thoroughly defiled. trib.al/vmWKaOh

Trump's Venezuela drug bust shows he's either misinformed or has another motive

Of course senator Johnson a staunch Republican only wants to help the federal employees who voted for him and not help all of his constituents. This sadly seems to be the way things work with the current administration. Punish those who voted against you and enrich those who voted for you.

Tom Homan reportedly accepted $50,000 stuffed into a takeout bag from undercover F.B.I. agents. We must continue to ask where the money went, Ruth Marcus writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/zn2Q1B

A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information. (Published July) With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

The latest version of OpenAI's Sora can quickly turn text prompts and simple images into studio quality videos, which left the entertainment industry deeply uneasy. n.pr/4hqOBWu

Another Trump hire caught using disappearing signal messages. The incompetence and total disregard to the rule of law is both staggering and saddening.

Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, $250 million ballroom. n.pr/48AUON2

🗺️ LIVE TRACKER So far, Trump has deployed the National Guard to five major Democratic-led cities. With each passing day, he threatens more. We’re tracking his every move. 👉 Check out our NEW interactive map detailing all the deployments.

NEW: Four years after Georgia Republicans passed one of the nation's most restrictive voting laws, new evidence shows the law has created increased barriers for over 1.6 million registered voters, with minority voters bearing the biggest brunt.

More Americans are struggling to make their monthly car-loan payments, one of the clearest indications that low- and middle-income families could be starting to buckle, even as the U.S. economy on its surface has appeared to hold up relatively well.

Multiple journalists were assaulted while covering “No Kings” protests this Saturday, primarily in and around Los Angeles. The Tracker is actively working to verify and document at least six assaults on journalists.

Billionaire sports owners keep finding ways to dodge rules and take public money. NFL? $1B secret subsidy. NBA? $48M deal now flagged in a salary cap probe. We investigated how public dollars and private power collide in pro sports: 👉 www.levernews.com/hochuls-stad...