People magazine is on Bluesky. It's hard to believe but their political coverage does not suck. They have a strong news editor. @people.com if you want to follow.

EXCLUSIVE: FBI Director Kash Patel fired an agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag on his desk while appointed to a field office in California last year, according to three people familiar with the matter and a dismissal notice reviewed by MSNBC. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/k...

GUARD IN MEMPHIS: The TN Supreme Court & a federal court have both ruled it is unconstitutional for TN’s governor to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement. In 2021, TN’s GOP Attorney General wrote an advisory saying the same. It was so damning, the new AG secretly erased it from record!

Nearly seven million pregnant women and young children depend on WIC for healthy foods. Advocates say funding could run out in about two weeks, leaving states to close the gap if their budgets allow.

I'm not usually quick to shout "Boycott!" but...yeah, walk away and never look back.

Here are all the states Russ Vought announced just today he would be illegally stealing taxpayer dollars from. Have we ever had a President work so hard to hurt the people he represents? I'm not going to be intimidated by these crooks.

Andy McCarthy: "The indictment almost fails as an indictment in that it doesn't give you notice of what Comey has actually done. But factually there's nothing there. So this smacks of wanting to put Comey through the process, which is what lawfare is."

disgraceful for CBS. I don't know how real newspeople will put up with this

📌Trump’s vile speech should have triggered a national discussion reaching a fever pitch right now. Instead, we’ve moved onto today’s drama: the predictable GOP shutdown of a govt. they so clearly hate. We have dealt with shutdowns, but never a president intent on using our military to attack us.

A good article on Kavanaugh Stops

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear about his cross-party appeal in a state that has always overwhelmingly voted for Trump.

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch. I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

How out of touch can Donald Trump’s top economic adviser be? A 60-year-old couple making $85k/year will have to pay over $22,000 more EVERY YEAR. TWENTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.

The GOP Budget Law passed this summer will nearly double — and possibly triple — monthly health insurance bills for most Californians enrolled in our state's marketplace. Republicans can either take immediate action to fix this or continue lying about making Americans pay more.

This is an Epstein shutdown.

I wrote this piece about 7th anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi's murder. On the costs of speaking the truth in today's world. And how Jamal's memory still stalks Saudi Arabia--- and the Washington Post. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Russell Vought's sadistic threat to kill projects in blue states will blow back on GOP. One getting defunded is reportedly a huge hydrogen project in the northwest that would also serve Montana. Its GOP governor has hailed it as a big job creator. Oops. New piece: newrepublic.com/article/2012...

Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway. n.pr/42UUSn3

Pope Leo XIV: “Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life”

republicans know the party in charge is always blamed for shutdowns. that’s why they’re screeching so much about how it’s the dems’ fault everywhere they can right now — but they’ve done that before to little effect.

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

Didn’t they spend the last 3+ years bitching about the money we were sending to Ukraine, which might I add was to help them against Russia? But $20 Billion to Argentina ain’t no thing? Hdjebdhdjshshdjsiwhwbsjejejej

"We don't control what he's going to do" says Leader Thune as he literally tries to give Vought a blank check to do whatever the hell he wants. Don't let them gaslight you — Senate Republicans are complicit in everything coming out of this White House.

Let's journey back to Election Night 2016... youtu.be/Klern25QacE?...

Y'know how you know how hardcore someone is? By how much they insist that they're hardcore.

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If Republicans can include tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy in the budget, then there’s no reason we can’t give hard-working families tax breaks to lower their health care costs. www.wizmnews.com/2025/09/30/s...

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Trump in 2011: "If there is a shutdown, I think it would be a tremendously negative mark on the president of the United States. He's the only who has to get people together!"

OK, y'all. The race for New Jersey Governor is in a dead heat right now. We need to throw all our support behind Democrat Mikie Sherrill. Repubs are pulling dirty tricks to try to upend her campaign, but we know better. Get ready to vote on Nov. 4! Vote for Mikie Sherrill Governor of New Jersey

BREAKING: Supreme Court *defers* Trump's emergency appeal to fire Lisa Cook from the Fed, announces January 2026 oral argument to fully address the question. Which means Lisa Cook STAYS on the Fed for the time being.

No need to be scared of him. The trend is clear - everyone outside of his hard base is abandoning him.

I hope y’all are totally keen on my ‘Star Trek’ tv show idea - but what I *really* want you to like is my handmade Commander Data WGA strike sign

S.D.N.Y. Essential Practice Rule 1: Do NOT mess with Judge McMahon 🤣

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that? MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

"The national archives’ inspector general is launching an investigation into the release of Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s (D-N.J.) military records, according to an email obtained by POLITICO." www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”

For JD Vance, the Good Samaritan wasn’t all that great

What Kori said

Watch Rachel Maddow's full interview with Rep. Mikie Sherrill here: youtu.be/UiihDjr2Qog?...

An Alabama construction worker and U.S. citizen who says he was detained twice by immigration agents within just a few weeks has filed a lawsuit in federal court demanding an end to Trump administration workplace raids targeting industries with large immigrant workforces. https://to.pbs.org/3VKJer2

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

Then why are you providing a $20 billion bailout to Argentina and helping them cut deals with China that crush American soybean farmers?

This

This is a VERY well crafted lawsuit. 1) Plaintiff is natural born. 2) He was detained 2X in a fast-growing part of Alabama, not in a city that Brett Kavanaugh could be easily duped into believing was all migrants. 3) Unwarranted detentions were on private property. 4) He showed Real ID both times.

What I think a lot of people NOT from the US don't understand, when they ask, "Why doesn't everyone just___?" is how large this country is. If you combine the populations of Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, & Poland, you ALMOST match the US population. Across 3.8 MILLION miles. It's a lot!

⚡️ Fire erupts at major Russian oil refinery in Yaroslavl. A fire broke out early on Oct. 1 at a Russian oil refinery in northwestern Yaroslavl Oblast, local authorities reported, calling it a "man-made" incident not connected to any drone attacks.