Northwest Chicago Suburb: ICE Agents Rip 15-Year-Old Girl from Car, Slam Her to Ground She Screams “I’m 15!” as Man Kneels on Her Neck

⚡️German airlines call to shoot down drones threatening airports. Germany's airlines are calling for drones that threaten airport operations to be shot down, Der Spiegel reported on Oct. 11. The call to action comes amid a recent surge of unidentified drone sightings across Europe.

"The original #NoKings protest was 250 years ago. We've had democracy since then. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald the First. Fuck that. Stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18." 👉👉 nokings.org

House Democrats tried to pass a law to pay the military during the shutdown. House Republicans refused.

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Day 11 of the Republican Shutdown. Donald Trump is back on the golf course. House Republicans have cancelled votes for a third straight week. And Democrats are continuing the fight to protect your healthcare.

🖕🧊✈️ HEADS UP CHICAGO‼️ ICE Air will be coming to Chicago-Gary Intl today to move detainees south. The first plane will likely arrive around Noon. 👉 To observe & report on ICE Air activities at Gary go to the parking lot at 5701 Industrial Hwy next to the airport. Follow this thread for updates ⤵️

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion. As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

I was born and raised in CAs Central Valley and I'm voting #YesOnProp50. Farm workers and people of color are suffering under this administration's racial profiling. Prop 50 gives us the opportunity to fight back on the power grab that TX Republicans and Trump are attempting.

Trump launched the TrumpRX website today. It has a photo of Trump and an AI-generated family with too many fingers and mangled toes.

ALWAYS ANTIFASCIST released this notice to us: *Flash mob Dance protest near the White House* at 2 PM Sat Oct 11 BLM Plaza. Music and speeches, but mostly just dancing.
Why? We are dancing to call their BS. *Planned by an ad hoc group of long-term organizers.*

Argentina gets $20 billion, Qatar gets an airbase in Iowa, while our soldiers are being fed by food banks. Orgs like Army Emergency Relief are stepping in amidst Trump’s shutdown, and you can make a donation at any of the links in this thread:

"M.I.T. became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump administration’s higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment." Bravo.

Mamdani: I run against a disgraced former governor who, in this moment, has chosen to issue a statement in which he cannot even say the name Tish James, nor the name Donald Trump. If you cannot say Trump’s name today—how will you stand up to him tomorrow?

TO ALL FEDERAL WORKERS: if you were illegally fired today and have information of wrongdoing or abuse of power by the Trump Administration, our whistleblower tip line is open. We want to hear from you. All whistleblowers are federally protected.

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

“We want to put them in trauma.”

Another day of House Republicans refusing to show up for work to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. 3 weeks paid vacation and counting.

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Totally unrelated! Here's a chart of soybean exports over the same time period.

Farm bankruptcies are back in the news, so it's time to pull this chart out again. Hey look they kept rising during Trump's first term. Then they went way down under Biden. Now they're up again? So weird. Thanks Farm Bureau for the graphic

🎁 article before my prepaid subscription expires www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

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⚡️ UNCONSTITUTIONAL: Rep. Justin J. Pearson & Rep. Gabby Salinas send letter putting Gov. Bill Lee on notice that his deployment of the National Guard to Memphis violates the TN Constitution. Lawmakers ask Governor for community investments to eradicate poverty instead of military occupation.

NEWS: The United States is deploying about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza, U.S. officials said Thursday. (AP)

America is going to have so many attorneys it needs to disbar when all this is over, and Letitia James will not be one of them

I've been wondering why Dominion Voting Systems suddenly reached settlements with Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell, and One America News. Turns out, it's been purchased by a Republican-owned election tech firm that insisted on it, per Axios. www.axios.com/2025/10/09/d...

Mabel & I hope all our fellow Californians vote YES on Prop. 50! #FightFireWithFire

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

MEMPHIS VS. MUSK — @keshaunpearson.bsky.social : “xAI was able to pollute our community over 12 months illegally with up to 33 methane gas turbines. That’s unheard of, illegal, uncivilized, and truthfully it’s disgusting.” wreg.com/news/local/p...

A few days ago, fascist Miller gave an interview to CNN and said “Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the president has plenary authority. Has—” Then he went silent. But guess what? Not only did they not push back after a supposed “technical glitch” but the edited version removed that section

Ut oh. Yesterday I reported that just 18% of the cases against people arrested September 27-28 at Broadview in Chicago had survived. Make that 9% -- they just moved to dismiss another case. www.emptywheel.net/2025/10/08/g...

NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign justthenews.com/sites/defaul...

Submit a comment! Super easy, super fast! www.regulations.gov/commenton/EA...

Fascinating moment in the power of DC Think. Democrats are clearly *not* looking for an off ramp right now. They’re actually saying this. Which is a measure of how badly it’s going for the GOP. It’s the GOP that is actually looking for the offeamp.

Bored National Guard Goes Door To Door Asking If Chicagoans Have Any Order They Need Restored https://theonion.com/bored-national-guard-goes-door-to-door-asking-if-chicagoans-have-any-order-they-need-restored/

Chicago. Pretty cool town

how many kids did Trump kill today? Here is a tracker: www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...

I don't think it was planned, but I think the shutdown is destabilizing that in ways that could be very productive.

NEW: Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to expedite solar and wind permits before federal green energy tax credits expire next year. The order prioritizes high-priority projects to begin by July 2026. With @opb.org

Do you buy mushrooms? Windmill farm workers are calling on you to sign and share the #BoycottWindmillMushrooms petition: act.seiu.org/a/windmill_i...

WEST VIRGINIAN: “If the subsidies go away I won’t have health insurance. I won’t go to the doctor. This really is a life or death situation.” #TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax (This shutdown is making the case for #MedicareForAll better than we ever could)

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”

Trump's mouth starts drooping as he struggles to stay awake during this antifa roundtable

Come and get me.

Justice Dept has 10 days left to respond to civil lawsuit filed by Jan 6 police responders who are seeking court order to require display of Jan 6 law enforcement honorary plaque at US Capitol Plaque was required to be hung by 2023 under federal law It hasn’t been hung

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat. Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.