Pritzker: "This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump. If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me."

Gov. Pritzker after Trump calls for him to be jailed: “I will not back down… what else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

The government you get when no one knows what tf they’re doing: open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

New Stack www.blueamp.co/p/stephen-mi... "Kasmer describes Miller as “hollow”..“cruel.” She's had panic attacks, depression..watching a cousin she loved become..well: a virulent, shit-house rat genetically spliced w Murder Hornets & suffering from a case of The Rage Virus from 28 Days Later"

Mars was the Roman god of war. That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.' Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices. That’s why we have Marshall’s.

If you want return on your investment, @democracydocket.com is where you must place your bets. @marcelias.bsky.social is living rent-free in the Republican consciousness, because he keeps BEATING them, using just his skeleton staff & a gold-plated copy of the Constitution,

MEMPHIS Republicans “condemn” @FOX13Memphis for… doing their job? Reporting on where the National Guard is as Trump occupies the city is exactly what local media should be doing.

"When you’re scared, you get tunnel vision." Andrea Pitzer explains how the conversation between Ezra Klein and Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a window into how not to be played by a system that benefits from our confusion.

Important read

No BLS jobs report at 8:30 today due to the shutdown. This is only the third time this has occurred. On both occasions, Republicans controlled the House. In my latest, I explain that and why the stock market keeps going in the opposite direction of the economy: open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

@support.bsky.team I’m unable to upload videos. Can you help?

I had the pleasure of speaking to Marlon Weems yesterday by phone. Brilliant man! You must follow him!

Thank you, @therealjourneyman.bsky.social - this is a spectacular list! ❤️🙏🏼 bsky.app/profile/did:...

Substack’s thirst for “independent” celebrity journalists. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

Czech Republic President reposted this on Instagram 👇🏽

Sinclair blinked. www.reuters.com/business/med...

🔥 @adammockler.com : “Every time one of these tragic shootings happens everybody’s at each other’s throats about which side did it but we’re missing a broader pattern in 🇺🇸— this was another white young white dude in his 20’s… an acceleration of radicalization of young men…”

I'm not a huge Comey fan, but this is s how you fight back against the Trump machine. You respond head on. Full frontal. In his face. Call Trump’s fucking bluff.

Who’s gonna tell him that he’s on the confederate side

Here’s the recording of last Friday’s rather salty livestream on dealing with bullies and voting with your money thejourneyman.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

All it took was losing $4 billion in market value

When you’re too MAGA for NW Arkansas

This just went out on the UNCW campus after the Proud Boys were on campus for a Charlie Kirk memorial. Why is there no outrage from law enforcement about these cards being placed in a woman’s restroom?

Thanks. Heard some of that. My kid is off campus and doesn’t have class tomorrow. Hopefully tonight’s events will prevent anything from happening tomorrow. Apparently these were left on campus this week.

My daughter goes to school there. She's told me that the girl who painted over fascist Chuck was doxxed, received death threats and basically run out of town.

UNCW has responded well in this situation. We had a rock at Michigan as well, and it changed every single day. No one ever had to ask the previous artist's permission to put something up. And why would people be sitting around it the day AFTER the vigil if not looking to beef?

Husband just texted me there is an active shooter on campus at UNCW right now. They are on lockdown. This is the third time this has happened to him on a college campus since we've been together, including Virginia Tech. America 2025.

Happening on the campus of UNC Wilmington right now

🇨🇳 🇮🇱 “When you killed women & children you lost legitimacy… No one believes this propaganda except a few Israelis.” Yan Xuetong, dean of the Institute of International Relations in China, faces off with Israeli officer Elad Shoshan in Beijing.

I have a saying: “You don’t ask, you don’t get.” When I dropped this challenge Friday, my newsletter had about 11k subscribers. By Sunday, it blew past 12k. If you value independent, progressive content that’s paywall-free, this is the newsletter for you. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

Well, well, well. FCC chairman Brendan Carr—who wrote a Project 2025 chapter—attended the “Reboot 2024” Conference with two VIPs from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund (Trae Stephens and Mike Solana) and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts (who spearheaded Project 2025). h/t @sf_mills on X. 1/

Newly-minted Fed Governor Stephen Miran's appointment is something traditional media seems to be glossing over. I mention how unprecedented it is in my latest piece, but let me expand on it a bit. 1/5 open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

This part.

UPDATE: Trump just banned the Australia Broadcasting Company from the joint UK presser for asking about his obscene corruption and self-dealing the video👇🏽

Just checked my substack feed and America is still racist as fuck

IMPORTANT PERSPECTIVE: What I have not seen anyone discussing is that Nexstar pulling Kimmel, forcing ABC’s hand, comes as Nexstar is leading the way for the industry on trying to get FCC approval for media consolidation. www.poynter.org/business-wor...

Yesterday, Trump was threatening a reporter. Today, he coerced ABC to kick Kimmel off the air. He's also suing NYT & WSJ for reporting the truth. And it's not just media: he's threatening private companies, colleges, Congress—everyone. Enough. NONE OF US should cave. We ALL need to push back.

It took less than a day www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...

Do not put your name on a website to register for a rally in this political climate. What the fuck's wrong with y'all. Are there any people of color that work at this org who might knock some sense into your peach colored heads.

Mississippi: Trey Reed, a Black student, was found hanging from a tree on Delta State’s campus. Authorities have declared “no foul play” — but Don Lemon and others say a full investigation is warranted. thegrio.com/2025/09/15/b...

MEMPHIS — Rep. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “We need poverty eradication, not military occupation!”

* ROBERT REDFORD, SCREEN IDOL TURNED DIRECTOR AND ACTIVIST, DIES AT 89 -- NYTIMES @reuters.com

He says it low, but he says it

I have a saying: “You don’t ask, you don’t get.” When I dropped this challenge Friday, my newsletter had about 11k subscribers. By Sunday, it blew past 12k. If you value independent, progressive content that’s paywall-free, this is the newsletter for you. 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/thejourn...

North Carolina has a law that makes it a criminal offense for people with felony convictions to vote before their rights have been restored, even if they were unaware or there was a mistake. The 4th circuit just struck that down: www.courthousenews.com/fourth-circu...

A reminder that Christian Nationalists aren't real Christians. They routinely make it a point to take their lord's name in vain for political purposes.

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Why I haven’t been to my home state in decades