Federal workers aren’t getting paid, but of course Kristi Noem gets two private jets costing taxpayers $172 million. Nothing new from the people who are also sending $40 billion to Argentina while refusing to fund our own government. Shameful.

While we spectate on The East Wing being torn down, it isn’t just another hallway, it’s where Eleanor Roosevelt built the modern Office of the First Lady, where WWII bunkers were hidden, and where the public enters the People’s House. Erasing it is rewriting history.

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Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.

The NY Times published an editorial citing Susan Collin as "a moderate Republican." Collins is a reliable vote for Trump's agenda, has voted against democracy at every turn and supported extremist judges. This is why people are abandoning legacy media--even while enjoying games, puzzles & recipes.

Ordered to lie, fired when he refused. My thoughts on the 60 Minutes interview of former DOJ attorney turned whistleblower, Erez Reuveni, and why any prosecution in the Trump Regime must be viewed with skepticism, if not outright disgust. youtu.be/GJcXaI7IeH8?...

The case is one of at least two major gun disputes the Supreme Court is set to decide this term.

Raskin: I heard speaker Mike Johnson refer to a hate America rally, but that one already happened on January 6th, 2021

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare. And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

one of the consistently interesting things about ACA criticism since it was signed into law is how critics discount or ignore the medicaid expansion

President began demolishing the East Wing of the WH to build there his $200M+ ballroom. East Wing was built in 1942 during the presidency of FDR. It was constructed to cover the bunker that he used during WWII and the President's Emergency Operations Center.

NEW: Comey has filed his motion to dismiss based on the unlawful appointment of Lindsay Halligan. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation. But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/

"No Kings" Protests Defy GOP Expectations & Jon Gives Trump a Royal Inspection youtu.be/ggIBtdtypCw

That’s seven. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

This is insane. If Obama did this the GOP would impeach

Mike Johnson: "We're fighting for healthcare as well. Not just in word but in deed. We put in the one big beautiful bill, real reforms to Medicaid to make it work better." (The bill in fact cuts nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid.)

Thank you to everyone at the #NO_KINGS rallies for making your voices heard & being part of history. The massive crowds were joyful, passionate & spectacular! So were the signs...

If you are confident that a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, you stop it and board it. That way, you have evidence. If you don't really care if a boat near Venezuela is carrying drugs, but you just want to kill people, you blow the boat up. That way, the irrelevant evidence is gone.

Numbers coming in that NYC and DC broke records. DC more than doubled the last No Kings numbers and NYC tripled theirs. DC estimated over 200,000 NYC estimated over 300,000

All week the pro-Israel and pro-Trump supporters screamed at us, in unison: why aren’t you celebrating the ceasefire?? Because we knew it wouldn’t last. But even I didn’t think it’d be over in less than a week. What a complete & utter humiliation for Trump, thanks to Netanyahu.

This is what solidarity looks like. Together, we will win.

On his Truth Social platform on Saturday night, Trump posted a Top Gun-style AI video of himself wearing a crown and dropping raw sewage on the protesters from a military plane. (Yes, you read that right.)

Trump: "Don't forget I can use the Insurrection Act. 50% of the presidents almost have used that. And that's unquestioned power."

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

Little Wolf of the Kumeyaay tribe giving the blessing. #NoKings #SanDiego

We love America. We just hate kings.

An astonishingly large crowd! Chicago

This really is a GREAT sign!

Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!

I ❤️ my hometown. Well done…

kristi noem...who claims she has to 'sign-off' on ANY govt purchase over $100K in order to 'prevent waste' BUT now she's spending upwards of $200MM to buy 2 GULFSTREAM private jets 1 each for her and her SIDEPIECE lewandowski⁉️ 🤮 the corruption is STAGGERING 💢 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care. The system is broken.

Today the #NoKings movement proved to America who the real violent protesters are. Zero arrests!

Found Cookie Monster today. #NoKings

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

Rand Paul: "When you kill someone, if you're not in a declared war, you really need to know someone's name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence. So all of these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime."

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

Not my sign, but I love this ... And the fact that this was in a small Appalachian town in Southwest VA - the population of the town is about 8000, turnout for today's rally (unofficial at this point) was over 700!!)