Oregon AG Rayfield: Huge win at this moment in our democracy right now. This is the president that is normalizing the use of the United States military in our country. So to get this strong of a ruling out today for the public to see—it’s incredibly important.

Oct 3 poll of 2,811 U.S. adults (+/-2.4%) % of U.S. adults saying Democrats' bigger goal in congressional shutdown talks is to: Preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits & restore Medicaid funds 61% Expand Medicaid benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally 13% today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

Trump in 2011: A shutdown is "a tremendously negative mark on the President of the United States. He's the one that has to get people together."

New WaPo poll: Extend ACA subsidies 71%-29% Blame Rs for shutdown 47% Blame Ds for shutdown 30% Dems winning the big arguments so far www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

An extraordinary statement from more than 40 former federal judges & state high court ones appointed by both D's & R's They condemn Trump's abuse of DOJ powers & his prosecution of Comey We @democracydefendersfund.org were proud to support! www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

BREAKING: We are going to court to stop the Trump administration’s abuse of the coming shutdown to illegally RIF employees So proud to be part of this lawsuit w/ AFGE @afscme.bsky.social @democracyforward.org & Altshuler Berzon Here’s the complaint democracydefendersfund.org/prs/9.30.25-pr

An interesting argument from Ed Whelan at EPPC: He makes the case that Lindsey Halligan's appointment is invalid. www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/...

Oregon AG Rayfield: I know for a fact, from talking to cities across Oregon, that if you pick up the phone and ask, “What could be helpful?” the answer would not be the United States military.

A little more than two years ago, Governor Cooper first appointed me to serve as your N.C. Supreme Court Justice. Thank you for electing me to keep that seat, and I pledge to continue serving the people of this state without fear or favor.

[email protected]: "Ex-Biden Adviser Says Trump Crackdown ‘Disrespectful To Charlie Kirk’s Memory’" www.mediaite.com/online/ex-bi...

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

We need an FBI Director who has the experience to lead & the trust of his workforce. Kash Patel has neither. We urge Senators to push for a qualified leader at tomorrow's Judiciary Committee hearing. Our full statement: bit.ly/3ViWtiw

[email protected] shows Whatley's "smears" about the tragic murder of Iryna Zarutska are "objectively false." The killer was released because of a law passed by "the Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature and signed...by Governor Pat McCrory in July 2013."

Days ago Trump falsely said, "We have no inflation. Prices are down on just about everything." New numbers from his own administration prove he's wrong. @wsj.com: "Inflation Rose to 2.9% in August" "Americans paid more for essentials like food and housing." www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-...

"'If Republicans thought they could win on their record, they wouldn’t have opened the redistricting conversation in the first place,' Andrew Bates, a former senior staffer to President Joe Biden, told me."

On our unilateral disarmament: America is reorienting its foreign policy to help governments that manipulate and suppress information. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Good talk

The White House believes creating chaos will make voters forget his tariffs and tax cuts for the rich. They're wrong. @axios: "Republicans fret about inflation's impact on 2026 midterms" Polling shows "costs as the single most important issue to voters" www.axios.com/2025/09/02/r...

Spoke with @garretthaake.bsky.social on @msnbc.com about how anti-vaccine scaremongering is ending research into cures for terminal diseases, like childhood cancers. The White House is speaking out of both sides of its mouth on this any many other issues - including Epstein and tariffs.

Some astonishing omissions by Eric Loomis in his Times oped on labor 👉 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o... Not that unions & all of us don't need to do more--we do But the essay ignores the substantial efforts that unions have undertaken that I chronicle here👇1/x open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

I asked Andrew Bates, Biden’s deputy press secretary what he thought about the media’s obsession with Biden’s age and health while it ignores Trump’s visible health troubles. Here’s what he said

more of this tbh

WSJ Page One: @wsj.com www.wsj.com/business/ret...

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

Trumpflation @wsj.com: "Higher Prices Are Coming for Household Staples" "Companies from Hormel to Ace Hardware forecast prices rising as the costs of Trump’s tariffs are passed on to consumers" www.wsj.com/business/ret...

[email protected] to @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social on Trump's attempt to fire Cook: "Another red line that has been breached...But it's one that hits Americans in the pocketbook." It "makes everything more expensive, more uncertain for Americans." "It weakens the dollar and it harms us all."

AUTHERS: “.. The Trump 2.0 agenda, now barely contested as it comes into force, is the most radical change in US policy for at least a generation, and isn’t happening in a vacuum. .. The euro is rallying, by far more than many realize.” @johnauthers.bsky.social

Trump is lying to you and America again to try to steal your freedom to take more power for himself and his billionaire buddies. is something people need to hear a lot more

UPDATE: Lisa Cook says she's not going anywhere and Trump's bid to fire her is baseless. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

New Public Policy Polls data show @zachwahls.bsky.social has the best chance of beating Joni Ernst. Key to his crossover appeal: a populist campaign attacking Ernst's vote for the "Big, Beautiful Bill" and it's health care cuts, which are about to close Ernst's hometown hospital.

The most corrupt president in history is making federal agents harass people for smoking marijuana While transferring Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security prison that former wardens call a "country club"

1. Most people |outside of the liberal left do not talk like this 2. These terms are off-putting to millions of gettable voters 3. They originated in academia Idenitify any part of those three assertions that is wrong.

Donald Trump, who I do not support, has every right to investigate John Bolton,who I also do not support. by Glenn Greenwald

Full Rep. Nicole Collier interview with @jackschlossberg.bsky.social about her courageous stand in the Texas Capitol after Republicans tried to force her to accept a 24/7 law enforcement escort: youtu.be/m-Fj-SrLzWE?feature=shared

The best way to understand Ghislaine Maxwell's relationship to Jeffrey Epstein is as his JD Vance.

"I'm not going to be part of that process that gives [Trump] more reinforcement to harm my community and my people." Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is being held in the State Capitol for refusing to comply with a Republican demand that she allow herself to be chaperoned by police.

Collier: I refused to sign and so I was told that I was gonna have to stay here on the floor. They have locked the doors. The sergeants have been instructed not to allow me to leave until I have a permission slip.

Oversight top Dem Robert Garcia: "The bipartisan Oversight Committee subpoena requires these documents by tomorrow, and if the Committee does not receive the files, it will be clear the Trump Epstein Coverup continues. We will not stop until we have true justice for the victims..."

Wrote in @meidastouch.com about the White House claiming tariffs have had no "material" impact on prices. Trump is redistributing working peoples' $ to billionaires. Corruption & prices are going in the same direction: 📈 "Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an asshole."

“Would have never happened if I were President.”

As Americans struggle with higher prices due to Trump’s tariffs, his administration is telling them their concerns aren’t “material.” As former White House Deputy Press Sec @andrewbatesnc.bsky.social writes, “Trump is not a populist at all. He’s just an a**hole.”

Well this is very interesting. TX House Dems just issued a release saying they're doing an event with Indiana Democrats tomorrow in the Chicago area. That potentially contradicts @abc13houstontexas.bsky.social's reporting that the walkout is ending. No other outlets appear to have confirmed that.

Trump claims to be tough on crime while defunding ATF and firing agents. Former ATF Chief Counsel Pam Hicks explains how these cuts would devastate public safety.

Donald Trump and Republicans are pushing illegal maps that violate the Voting Rights Act. Instead, Congress should pass fair, independent maps nationwide. Without that, Democratic states must consider all the options to protect our constitutional republic.

.@mediaite: "hammered Trump on @msnbc, bringing up the so-called Epstein Files repeatedly" "'He thinks it’s not evident to everybody that he’s terrified there’s something in there about him'"

Ex-Biden Spox Hammers Trump On MSNBC: ‘Terrified’ He’ll Be Exposed In Epstein Files

Do Trump's tariffs raise the costs he promised to lower? Yes. But at least they're hurting job growth, economic growth, American manufacturing, consumer confidence, and funding inflationary tax cuts for the rich

With @terrydholt.bsky.social in @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy, a warning for the GOP about Trumpflation: "Whatever the billionaire in the White House may think, the American people are not stupid. They know they are paying more and getting less. They are saying it today and they will say it" in 2026.

Yesterday Real World: Boston cast member / acting NASA head Sean Duffy said he wants to build a nuclear plant... on the moon. Vogtle cost $30B without having to escape Earth's gravity. Average cost of a resi system that can bring your grandma's power bill to zero = $15-$25k Make it make sense.