Vance: because the president wants to keep essential service flowing they fired some people. How does that make sense?

How does laying off (firing) federal employees resolve the shutdown? It doesn’t! Trump is punishing hard working Americans rather ensuring that Americans don’t lose their healthcare subsidies. That’s cruel!

FL governor DeSantis wants to spend millions of tax payer dollars to redraw the election map just to satisfy Trump. That’s money that could be spent on healthcare or the schools or daycare, or preventing hurricane damage. This is the result of a corrupt Republican Party devoted only to Trump.

Portland’s live camera is genius! Anyone can look at the live feed to see what is really happening there. Other under siege cities should do the same. Maybe we’ll see residents of other cities doing the electric slide in front of the Guard. It’s time to manage ICE and its Gestapo threats.

Credit is due to Trump for the resolution of the Israel Gaza deal.

This Program Rescued Army Recruiting www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

ICE shooting a praying pastor in Chicago, The phone videos show they were using him for target practice, He is suing ICE. There needs to be more law suits against against these atrocities. Tie up the administration in court.

G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

If Republicans don’t pass our bill to reopen the government and extend ACA tax credits, millions of families will see their health care costs soar. Here's just one example of a MD couple who would see their costs nearly TRIPLE — a health catastrophe and another Trump betrayal:

The United States is losing (lost) its bully pulpit on human rights because of the brutality of ICE. Black Hawk helicopters with repelling soldiers attacking an apartment house in Chicago and zip tying children & seniors! Masked Gestapo agents ordered to trample the rights of Americans.

There is simply no point to the Bondi hearing. Accusations back and forth about Biden and Trump and a disrespectful Bondi. This is a waste of time.

How will Hispanics be able to vote in 2026 if ICE is arresting them? Do you think that’s the point? Many people will be afraid to venture out to vote because the streets will be armed by Trump’s Gestapo. It’s not just immigration, it’s voter suppression.

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Trump Aimed Shutdown Cuts at Democrats, but G.O.P. Districts Are Hit, Too www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/u...

Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

Trump said today in answer to a reporter that he will consider a pardon for Ghislane Maxwell. She is a convicted child predator. Release the Epstein tapes.

When Democrats return to power, the first legislation should be to eliminate SC Justices life terms. 15 years is sufficient and it should be retroactive. Then term limits should be imposed on all federal judges.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

The Democrats warned us that democracy was at stake in the last election. Many either didn’t understand the threat or felt as US citizens we were immune to the threat the Dems warned us about. Generals from Trump’s first term warned that he had strong autocratic leanings. They were right! Resist!

New presidential photo leaked…

So just where are Schumer and Jefferies voices about the militarization of our states and cities. They should be saying everyday their support for litigation and protests against Trump and his Gestapo. My family, your family, are scared of our own government. Speak up when you can - March!!!

Why is the House not in session? They are getting paid to work. Surely there are bills that need to be created to address various issues. It seems like they could be working on the increasing cost of health care or drafting comprehensive immigration reform. Get to work!

Where is the humanity in the Republican Party? They appear to be in full support of the lawless of ICE. It is time for legislation to put some fencing around ICE tactics. Democrats need to place that bill up for a vote in Senate and House. The courts are failing us.

Gov Pritzger- don’t let Trump federalize Illinois Guard. You’re the head of the Guard. Order Guard to stand down and let Trump sue you. We need bold action not hand wringing.

DHS had produced a film of ICE raid on Chicago apartment 10/25 and it is horrifying. It is shot and edited to look like a war movie. This is an an assault on the people of America. This is the work of a US Gestapo! This lawlessness is coming to each of us. How do we stop ICE in time?

How do we stop ICE and the militarization of our cities? Who can answer that question? Where are the courts? Where is Congress? Where are the governors? The Supreme Court carries 90% of the responsibility for this miscarriage. If they had ruled in support of the 4th amendment we would be safer!

All of you Union members who voted for Trump, can you now see his lies- he doesn’t support unions. Look at what is happening to unionized federal workers. Biden stood on pick lines with unions and his family were union members and yet you believed a man who relishes firing union members.

OMG ICE attacks families in Chicago apartment!! They zip tied children together. Most if not all are Americans. Smoke bombs, tanks, armed agents. This is a runaway army of horrible horrible people! Violations of our 4th amendment. SC is as much to blame as ICE for this violation of our rights!!!!

He’s Young, Talented and Openly Religious. Is He the Savior Democrats Have Been Waiting For? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

If you live in: South Dakota Louisiana West Virginia Wyoming Tennessee Mississippi Alaska Call your right wing Senator and ask them why they're pushing to increase their constituents healthcare prices so much.

The National Guard is in 4 US cities. Trump promised more cities to come. While we shake our heads and yell it’s unconstitutional, the visual impact of troops in your city becomes normalized. There is a growing military force being used against you and me. That’s wrong. That’s dangerous!

The L.A. Dodgers Risk Alienating Their Fans or Angering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/m...

All of the Dems who sat out the last election for whatever reason, this what the loss of your vote meant. Young men who liked Trumps tough talk, are you OK with the loss of medical coverage due to costs or throwing your grandma out of a nursing home?

‘Dangerous Cities,’ the Military, Trump and the Founding Fathers www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

The Real Stakes of the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Dear Mr President: send the National Guard home to their families; restore the funding to the cities for the hiring of police and programs associated with lowering crime. It’s a lot of money and “people” are saying that’s a good idea.

The VP is giving a press concert where he is purposely lying about what the Democrats are asking for. Illegal immigrants cannot BY LAW access federally funded healthcare like the ACA, Medicaid, or Medicare. To negotiate an agreement there must be trust and lies defeat trust. Restore the funding!

Lisa McClain(R-Mi) pushes a theory that Democratic cities benefit from National Guard to control crime. She doesn’t mention Republican led cities that have high cry rate. Watch her on Morning Joe. It’s the same old scary stories with boogie men who are never identified.

The majority in the Democratic Party are not far left. Dems are comprised of conservative and liberal views with a few pushing very radical ideas. Dems and Republicans agree on many issues but Trump wants to vilify Dems to sew discord. Why? So that we don’t trust each other. That’s unAmerican.

Trump floating the idea of using our cities, pointedly Democratic cities, as training ground for the US military. He’s already started with the deployment of National Guard in Dem cities upon spurious reasons. Using military against US citizens is illegal under the Constitution.

Trump Announces Deal With Pfizer to Sell Drugs to Medicaid at European Prices www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h...

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

Hegseth: get rid of the beards, trim the hair, and keep women at home where they belong. As for minorities, this is a white military and country. Thus is my translation of his speech to assembled military officers.