Republicans shut down the government—and real people are paying the price. Join me Wednesday for a tele-town hall. We’ll talk about what this shutdown means for Texas families, and how you can get the information and resources you need.

HAPPENING NOW — This morning, Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order establishing “ICE-free zones.” “That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as grounds for these raids,” Johnson said to applause. thetriibe.com/2025/10/mayo...

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Julian Brown has officially turned plastic waste into a clean-burning alternative fuel source called PLASTOLINE, a 110 octane fuel that produces clean emissions and could redefine the future of energy. More than 1,000 people gathered as plastic waste was transformed into power before their eyes.

Burger King is quietly ditching the “Creepy King” mascot to refocus on its family-friendly image

Federal agents hurled tear gas at people on a busy Logan Square street, outside a grocery store and near an elementary school. Reckless, undertrained ICE hires are a danger to everyone. This is terrorism against US citizens.

Scott Jennings is either lying or wildly misinformed about what happened in Chicago. He keeps claiming 37 Tren de Aragua gang members were arrested. As if it excuses zip tying kids. DHS says 37 were arrested, and only 2 were suspected gang members. Van Lathan gets it. We can’t lose our humanity.

FBI cuts ties with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center reut.rs/4o1Jg9W

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Mamdani is poised to make history in November: He could be the first NYC mayor in recent memory to win without majority support.

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

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Quick look at the Uptown-Edgewater July Red Line station ridership. Lawrence and Berwyn returned to service on 07/20 while Argyle and Bryn Mawr moved into their new stations.

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The Saudi government, which harshly curtails free speech, paid some of the biggest names in American comedy to perform at a festival. Once onstage, the comedians who faced backlash for participating turned the joke on U.S. free speech.

Elizabeth Warren: "The president said 'I am going to impose a lot more pain on my fellow American citizens. I'm going to impose a lot more pain on people in NY who need to use those tunnels so I can get my way politically.' To me, that is a place to stop & say, then we're ready to fight about this"

I appreciate how this article highlights this is illegal, that nobody is holding the administration accountable to the fact that it is committing crimes, and that in committing crimes they're lying in other people's names.

Our generals serve the country, not an ex-Fox News clown looking for headlines.

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals? J: I didn't see it D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

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Three-day weekends should be the standard.

Let me be clear: this will impact ALL of us. It’s bigger than just Medicaid & Medicare. We will all pay the price.

Land of the free. Home of the brave.

COLLINS: So you're telling me you're willing to vote no every time? BERNIE SANDERS: Damn right

This photo just about sums it up

Kimmel told Stephen Colbert that he sent his audience home after he got ABC's call pulling his show, but he taped the episode anyway.

The government is officially shut down. Make no mistake: Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. This is THEIR shutdown. They had every tool to govern and chose chaos instead. The American people are the ones paying the price.

Republicans would rather shut down the government than protect the Affordable Care Act. A shutdown puts ACA tax credits at risk—and in Texas, premiums could jump 289%, costing families $459 more each year. (1/2)

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.

New Marist poll on who U.S. adults would blame for a government shutdown

Funding to keep the federal government running expires after Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal.

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““We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military.”” They’re not being coy about their vision for the future.

All signs point to a shutdown tonight.

Hegseth’s urgent meeting with the generals and admirals is a multimillion-dollar taxpayer-funded anti-DEI call to action stunt. My wife and I were watching it live in bed, jaws dropped. I knew this was coming, but it’s quite something else to see and hear it live. We’re a deeply unserious nation…

The gaslighting is wild. THEY control the White House, the House, and the Senate—yet always find a way to blame Democrats for their mess. The so-called “$1.5 trillion wish list” is about protecting health care, food assistance, and housing. (1/2)

Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.

More guns than people… Is it freedom or a national death cult that keeps growing?

I have been holding onto this news for over 3 years . . . my little brother, Julian, voices one of the main family member's voices in HBO Max's upcoming reboot of Charlotte's Web!

Gallego: "The president is an idiot. He doesn't actually understand how the military works."

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

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Utilities and telecoms are asking Washington state lawmakers for help as copper wire theft surges. #waleg washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/09/30/u...

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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals! Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.