Kudos to Mayor Keith Wilson of Portland for standing up to Trump’s threat. He too, like Governor Pritzker should be prepared to help their immigrant populations with local law enforcement.

Deeply saddened that mass killing is on the rise and that the government fails in addressing common sense gun legislation and mental health. Trump’s post on the Grand Blanc Church tragedy sadly, as expected, is assumptive, self-focused, and further decisive and inciteful.

As a US Atty, I prosecuted and oversaw police excessive force cases. We took them seriously because they were serious abuses of power. What we're seeing now is the outbreak of an epidemic & instead of being condemned by fed'l law enforcement leaders, it seems to be tolerated if not encouraged.

This is the global volatility Trumps’s ignorance brings. It certainly appears from this current list that we are “watching the sparks of a new global conflict”. Shocking that Hegseth, now is calling “US military’s officers + their staffs to come to Virginia for a meeting with an unknown agenda.”

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

Hegseth is disgusting, unfit and a bully. Admirals and generals should all rally against him and not show up, but rather establish themselves as a force for the American Governors Association to ensure free and fair elections.

Catch the conversation between Katie Couric +the great Bryan Stevenson on YouTube. Given Trump’s horrendous posts regarding the lies +omissions he is demanding of the Smithsonian pertaining our nation’s awful truths, seeking to cover up racism then +now, we must share the truths +we must RESIST

Recognizing most of us know these tragic and dangerous facts that would and should take most people down, it astonishes me that there remain those who look beyond. Trump is a murderer, liar, felon, rapist, pedophile, criminal (regardless of the shadow docket decisions of SCOTUS) and abuser of power.

“This is delusional but you don’t have to read the whole thing. Boils down to: he’s shutting down the government because he thinks he’s a king.” Sen. Chris Murphy nailed it. #TrumpsGovernmentShutdown

Yes. Add: 10/18 nokings.org 11/5 and afterwards refusefascism.org

Exactly. Exchanging money for favors, abusing positions of power for personal financial gain: whatever means legally is needed—freedom of information, law suits must happen. Grateful to Meidas.

💕 small wonders

Such perfect and relevant words direct from former FBI Director James Comey whose indictment yesterday occurred only to feed Trump’s retribution addiction.

The Trump regime will stop at nothing. This is in our face daily. We do not accept. Speak up. Stand up. Essential.

This behavior by ICE that we see time and time again must stop. All those with cameras, while helpful for awareness, should peacefully and with intent intervene with a blockade, or…. Trump and Miller are hateful, twisted and violent as they readily admit and evidence.

Reading the news can drive one absolutely crazy. The Trump government leads are misfits and looney tunes, at our and the world’s expense.

Breaking: Trump, using his addiction to retribution, placed extreme pressure on the DOJ in Virginia to indict former FBI director James Comey, regardless of the fact that that acting US attorney for that VA district departed citing insufficient evidence for doing so.

Wake up, America, or I fear we may not have elections in 2028.

“In a functional democracy, the federal government would act legally and rationally so all Americans would enjoy a baseline of protection and a functional government. Sadly, we do not live in that America now. Therefore, to build up the resistance…”. SHOW UP OCTOBER 18 nokings.org

The Republicans in Congress are a disgrace. They are not interested in bringing the country together, they seek only to tear us apart apart. They acknowledge political violence of their own and are blind to political violence of all others.😞

👏 👏 👏 appreciate his launch video

While Trump admits his “analysis of the war was incorrect because he did not know and fully understand” the situation—not comforting to say the least—I agree with JVL that “This change is likely to save Ukrainian lives, increase the likelihood of Putin’s defeat, and strengthen the liberal order. 🙏

António Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, said yesterday as a reminder to all, that the UN was established following WWll to prevent such a horrendous occurrence,and to foster “cooperation over chaos, law over lawlessness, peace over conflict…a practical strategy for the survival of humanity.”

Lies are the language of the Trump administration, with hypocrisy being the 🍒 on the top.

THIS 👇

HCR’s newsletter details Bill Kristol’s post below pertaining to the current coverups by the Trump administration. Attn business owners. “…53% of adults currently disapprove [of Trump], with 48% strongly opposed. So businesses that…try to appease Trump voters are making poor business decisions.”

So many coverups. Release the Epstein files. Release the Homan tapes. Release the Venezuelan fishing boats evidence.

Bravo to all those who boycotted Disney and Hulu. Happy to hear Kimmel is back. But still Trump stays and with his self-import, and unpresidential ways. 😠

Trump is turning the US in what Orban has done to Hungary and its people. Suggestion: Blue states need to build upon the public health alliances in the east and west and figure a more comprehensive way to counter Trump regime.

Trump is about hating his opponents, retribution +furthering the right. His comments at Kirk’s memorial are impeachable. Likewise it is a violation of the first amendment in how he is using political power to manage economic outcomes by concentrating media companies to control what people hear.

Fully agree with collective, moral resistance. We absolutely need this from the dems in congress to rally together. Step one: organize around the government shutdown.

American Governors Association. NOW IS THE TIME. Each governor, at the very least of every democratic state, needs to step up and say that you will support the individuals and families who rely on government support for food, housing and healthcare, when the shutdown occurs.

I made a little video www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

The dems in congress must not approve the budget. Trump’s absurd speech during his recent official visit, declaring that criticism of him is illegal, ICE, the Epstein files, +the story below, to name just a few. Northeast Public +West Coast Health Alliances may be a start for a soft succession.

While Vance may not have imposter syndrome, he is one. He is unbelievably outraged that his boss is being called a fascist. In contrast, John Kelly, a Marine Corps general who served over a year as Trump’s chief of staff during first term, when asked defined Trump’s as exactly that, a fascist. Yeah.

Horrendous. Like all tech heads ingratiating Trump around the table. What drives the Trump government, tech and media companies and billionaires is profits, mergers and economic/corporate freedom all at the expense of those who have a lot less and who protest for freedom for all.

Deep thanks to the lawyers who are working hard against the endless injustices of the Trump administration. We feel daily the hypocrisy, arrogance, heartlessness, idiocy: it has got to stop. The Dems have to use the republican pushed shutdown, to represent us in their negotiations across the board.

It is certainly apparent—from the hearings today w/ Patel and w/former CDC Director Susan Monarez (with respect to the unreasonable requests of A RFK Jr)—that RFK Jr. +Patel should immediately be removed from their respective position for the health and safety of we the people.

This appears to be the moment for democrats, for truth, for the point of representation in the congress. It for more than one point of negotiation, it is for a budget that is for all people, not just those in the top 1% economically.

The spectacle and pomp+circumstance of the British crown is sadly what the US President requires to understand the importance of our allies, NATO and just policies.

The hypocrisy of the Trump administration has reached yet another level. How they do not see the president’s constant nasty, vile, provoking words, posts, and actions as creating this horrendous time is absurd and clearly dangerous.

Mr Trump—and those with whom you surrounded yourself—please take a look (or have a someone read and discuss with you) the most fundamental set of rules that establishes and guides how our nation is to operate to commemorate this important day. We would be most grateful.

“When big things are out of control…focus on what you love, right under your nose. The storm will pass.” Reading to my grandchild from the wonderful book, “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” by Charlie Mackesy

“Making America great has never been about hatred or destruction or the aggregation of wealth at the very top; it has always been about building good lives for everyone on the principle of self-determination.” Thank you HCR for conveying with heart, wisdom and beauty, our shared sentiments.

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

@timothysnyder.bsky.social reports from Dnipro, UA, “We, beyond Ukraine, are not merely observers…, but are responsible parties whose actions…make a difference. Ukrainians are paying the price for our indecision…we must be clear about…what remains to be done.” CALL YOUR MEMBERS of CONGRESS.

While each “No” continues the fight against illegal Trump mandates including academic freedom and state sovereignty, the institutions and states that stand up and speak out reveal that this effort makes a difference. We the people can too: nokings.org October 18th and refusefascism.org November 5.

If Trump does nothing in response to a Russian attack on Poland, "Europeans will have to stop fooling themselves and face the fact that the Americans really aren’t there for them," Robert Kagan argues:

A striking difference between hurtful words by President Trump and helpful works by Secretary Buttigieg.

Homeland Security Secy Kristi Noem. DHS Secy Tom Holman. bsky.app/profile/drma...