Gen Z is very articulate on violence and the death of Charlie Kirk. Great Substack piece by Kahlil Greene.

This isn't your typical "30 under 30" list--this digital magazine profiles 30 young people we've lost to gun violence. Thanks to Kahlil Greene and his Substack History Can't Hide for sharing it (after doing so in person got him ejected from the Forbes 30 under 30 summit). 30under30.us

How can 78% of Americans want the ACA tax credits extended, but only 27% approve of Dems handling of the shutdown? Could it be the way pollsters ask questions? Is it propaganda? A corporate media issue? A messaging problem?

It’s the Sunday Morning Wrap-Up. Read any of the Civil Discourse columns you may have missed last week, with links all in one place for convenience. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

🎧 Night and Fog: History Repeats "Nacht und Nebel" refers to a Nazi policy enacted to disappear people in the dark of night The past is repeating - in 🇺🇸 and in broad daylight. The echo of this dark history is loud and ominous, and our "warning cries" must be as well! 🎥 @mdbglobalmom (Insta)

Now that Tom Homan is border czar, his former business associate Charles Sowell is continuing to work with companies actively seeking to land a chunk of the $45 billion Congress approved to spend on immigration detention. ➡️ Read the full story: https://propub.li/3IusbGP

Trump’s efforts to militarize ICE & send federalized Nat'l Guard troops onto American streets, firing government employees during the shutdown, it's all part of Project 2025, which he disavowed all knowledge of during the campaign because it was so unpopular. joycevance.substack.com/p/project-20...

In the spring, the Trump administration abruptly cut $500 million from an emergency food assistance program that delivered meat, dairy, eggs and produce to food banks across the country. Thousands of planned deliveries were canceled without warning.

This is a fierce ruling against Trump from a judge he appointed.

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It's kind of crazy that MTG is turning out to be the reasonable one

Even Marjorie Taylor Greene admitted the GOP could end the shutdown anytime they wanted, they control all the branches of government. Broken clock’s right twice a day.

Yep, I'm about to go from $460 a month with subsidy to $1140 a month (new rate) without subsidy — equals losing healthcare

Just learned from a friend that is battling brain cancer that she now has no way to have her follow up doctor appointments — there are no local brain specialists in our area

Bought and paid for

Oh. Election denier and right winger Pizzagate TPUSA hack Jack Posobiec appears to have voted illegally - living in Maryland but voting in Pennsylvania. From Jacqueline Sweet at @slate.com and @marisakabas.bsky.social at The Handbasket: slate.com/news-and-pol...

Trump is trying to create his customer base by kicking so many off insurance (by eliminating the premium subsidy)

Apple is on the wrong side of history (again)

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

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We’ve gotten several messages that the Trump administration has tampered with federal employees’ email systems, making some people’s automatic Out of Office replies blame the government shutdown on the “radical left.” This was done without the employees’ knowledge.

The GOP health care for immigrants lie is an old one. Here’s me six years ago:

They need time to alter it

“These are rules that are going to cause an enormous amount of hardship for millions of people,” said Will Fischer at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “It’s going to cause people to become homeless, kids to be pulled out of their schools.” By @jessecoburn.bsky.social

Prices are higher, job loss is higher =Trump economy

I never thought I’d say this, but I agree with MTG 100%. And for the record, I’m not paid for any of my opinions. Never have been, never will be.

gift link - no paywall. very much worth reading: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Stephanopoulos drops a truth bomb on Johnson….

I'm getting really tired of corporate rape

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Republicans control the shutdown. Top to bottom. For example, construction of Trump's ballroom will continue as "essential" during the shutdown. But the stuff that helps you will not. abcnews.go.com/Politics/liv...

Next time you find yourself in a discussion about the differences between liberals, leftists, democratic socialists, moderates, progressives, and never trumpers, remember: billionaires don't give a fuck. We're all the same to them: human capitol stock. And they love it when we fight each other.

The Interior Department has told its staff to bring their government laptops and phones home so they can monitor updates about potential mass firings.

The federal government is shut down because Republicans insist on ripping away our healthcare and handing Trump another blank check for his illegal power grab. Our job is to hold the GOP accountable and encourage Democrats to keep protecting our healthcare: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

This is the Trump economy

While we face a government shutdown that will impact the lives of many

If you were in the room during Hegseth and Trump's speech, and you'd like to share your response anonymously, reach out to me on Signal (in bio.) Share widely.

Republicans don’t need a single democratic vote to fund their regime. Here’s why. Please share widely.

Today, Trump declared war on his own citizens, calling for U.S. cities to be used as “training grounds” for troops to confront what he called an “invasion from within.” Americans are a proud people, and no one (foreign or domestic) will threaten our home.

"While many have immediately declared their U.S. citizenship to officers, they have routinely been ignored. In some cases they have been handcuffed, kept in holding cells overnight, and in at least two cases held without access to a lawyer or even a phone call..." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

You can't make this stuff up. The most scandalous GOP in recent times

"After his release, the 79 year old U.S. citizen was treated at a local hospital for multiple broken ribs, a dislocated elbow..." ktla.com/news/79-year... www.yahoo.com/news/article...

And people thought we had a homeless problem, just wait

Yeah, tell me more about this antichrist thing? "Another Epstein schedule notes a planned lunch with tech billionaire Peter Thiel on Nov. 27, 2017, and a breakfast with conservative political strategist Steve Bannon on Feb. 16, 2019..." www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Sen. Warnock called Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program “the real waste, fraud, and abuse.” “This report shows that Pathways is incredibly effective at barring working people from health coverage and making corporate consultants richer.”

I’m proud to say that UC Berkeley remains the #1 public university —and the place that shaped me as a teacher. On Oct 8, I’m returning for "The Last Class" film premiere and a conversation with @wkamaubell.bsky.social. I hope you’ll join us. https://secure-tickets.berkeley.edu/29758/29759

Cool story but when are we going to afford beef again?

Those Epstein Files must really have a lot of bad stuff in them about some very powerful people 🤔

Netanyahu is Laughing because his Epstein Blackmailed Dancing Puppet POTUS Trump will Do & Say What ever he is Told by Apartheid Israel ...

All of the last week’s posts from my Newsletter, Civil Discourse, in one place so you can make sure you didn’t miss anything in a pivotal week for democracy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...