This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work. Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released with NO CHARGE. A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”. You decide…

Point is, it's not that they couldn't do it. They didn't want to.

New Yorkers never disappoint #NYC

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

Today the NYT gave twice as much space in print to Munich’s Oktoberfest as it did to the USA’s No Kings marches this weekend.

New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST

It's October 21, New York City — population 8.5 million people — has had a grand total of 255 homicides for the year; and the feds are using an armored vehicle/thing to drive the six blocks from Canal/Broadway to Lafayette/Duane after hassling the guys selling Gucci fakes.

Previous construction at the White House was approved and funded by Congress. Trump is literally demolishing the White House with no legal right to do so.

That they didn't figure this out for more than six months goes to show these are literally the dumbest people to ever govern a major economy

Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland

This is the sign that moved me most today. The simple message. The homemade lettering. She seemed tired, but resolute. Saw so many people from that generation today. People whose parents lived through WWII, who know what fascism looks like, and who may not be around to see us get out of this.

This is the first day in forever that my feed was full of joy and wit instead of an unspeakable new horror every three hours.

🧵Ongoing Thread of #NoKings protests in ALL 50 states ❌👑 Share far and wide 💪 1) Alabama Demonstrations are expected in Athens, Birmingham, Dadeville, Dothan, Fairhope, Huntsville, Guntersville, Mobile, Oxford, Phenix City, and Tuscaloosa (LarryJMcDowell, kyleforalabama, lakerat61)

#NOKINGS New York City, NY

With alt text

I've been laughing at this for days now. I think it might be the funniest post on Bluesky

I am reel Amrecan from Tennessee oblast, you should not go No King rally, very dangerous, they will get you photo and put black bag on babushka.

Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction. bsky.app/profile/did:...

There seems to be a concerted, coordinated effort from the White House and various governmental agencies to join Bluesky en masse prior to the "No Kings" protest and flood the zone. A reminder that the Trump admin is monitoring social media platforms to find excuses to revoke visas:

They are arriving because of the mass mobilizations and they have figured out that Twitter isn't going to be the main space to monitor activity.

Jessica’s work is so incredibly important. She’s keeping track of every nightmare scenario and informing all of us. I’m proud to support her work. Thank you @jessicavalenti.bsky.social

Friends, I know so many of you are planning to attend a "No Kings" protest this Saturday, and you'll be bringing with you amazing protest signs. Why not recognize the creativity on display? I'm pleased to announce the Oct. 18th "No Kings" Protest Sign Contest... with cash prizes. (thread)

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes. Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

If Jan 6 was all Antifa then why did you pardon them?

Antifa running wild in Chicago!

On the 18th we need to be vigilant for increased violence and provocation by both law enforcement and counter-protestors, both of which will be used to try to justify more violence and authoritarianism.

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

Important thread:

Trump is directing the US Justice Department to use its time and resources to go after a "fraud" of $600 per year. And we're footing the bill for his personal vendetta.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Oh: @clairegiangrave.bsky.social with an exclusive: Pope Leo, in addition to urging U.S. bishops to speak out about mistreatment of immigrants, also told a group of U.S. Latino Catholics who work w/immigrants their job is important — "perhaps especially" in the U.S. religionnews.com/2025/10/08/i...

He had an "annual physical" like five months ago, BTW

I adore my husband. But the joy I feel when he goes on a business trip and I have the apartment *all to myself*....priceless.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.

Read the whole thread. No lies detected.

Are we supposed to be intimidated? 🤣 Trump's got one job in this video -- hit the cowbell on the beat! Sad!!

Pretty much sums it all up.

Sanders: These projects have been appropriated. They were signed by a president. It is illegal to rescind them. And to say to people in Vermont, in New York and California, oh, you didn't vote for Donald Trump, we're going to take away funding that was supposed to go to your state… illegal