Johnson: Miss Grijalva has not yet had a scheduled date because she was elected after the house was out of session, Gallego: You don't want her to be on the Epstein discharge. Johnson: You guys are experts at red herrings. Gallego: This is an excuse

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

Oh this is not great

If you come for my people, you come through me.

The Americans starving these children wear crucifixes and call themselves “Christians.” People are not what they tell you they are; they are how they behave. apnews.com/article/myan...

A national political party could just send a bunch of electeds to Portland for a weekend to look around, with cameras following them. I mean, national news outlets could also do this, but OK.

No one signs up for the National Guard thinking, “One day, I’ll invade Oregon.”

This is exactly why ICE needs to be unmasked and ID’d — like cops. 📌 Cases of ICE impersonators this year alone outnumber the last four presidential terms combined.

Make no mistake. This nonsense about Antifa is directly tied to the 2026 and 2028 elections. It’s the “crisis” they will use as justification to shut down key voting centers.

I'm on the record saying that Russ Vought will do things during the shutdown that will make his illegal rescissions visible in the way they otherwise weren't. And boy howdy, threatening to ignore the law on backpay is a great example. [corrected]

'Supreme Arrogance': Trump, John Roberts and His Stacked, Packed and Captured SCOTUS: Today's #BradCast Guest: @thelisagraves.bsky.social, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child... FULL STORY, LISTEN: bradblog.com?p=15524

* Massive oil refinery fire in CA set to spike gasoline prices * Trump's FEMA halts $300 million in emergency preparedness grants to states * Trump White House blocks billions in transit and clean energy funding to blue states... Our new @GreenNewsReport LISTEN: bradblog.com?p=15523

It's almost as if a movement that began with lusty chants of "lock her up" in regard to the opposition party's candidate for President in 2016...combined with a refusal to honor the results of the election...has morphed into a cult of unaccountable, authoritarian power.

“Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their development of metal–organic frameworks that could eventually help reduce pollution and combat climate change” apnews.com/article/nobe...

This attracted oddly little notice, but Stephen Miller was recently asked directly if he has discussed invoking the Insurrection Act with Trump. He evaded the question. Miller, a master manipulator of Trump, is clearly nudging him in that direction right now. newrepublic.com/article/2014...

Pritzker/Newsom see it as a defining fact of the moment that Trump is consolidating authoritarian power daily and using it to subjugate Blue America like an enemy nation within. Other Dems should stop the Beltway-speak about Trump laying "traps" for them and engage. newrepublic.com/article/2014...

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

To underscore the savings: Replacing an EV’s primary battery is cheaper than buying a new car. Gasoline engines are wildly inefficient. You pay to burn gas once, with 70-80% of the energy wasted as heat, generating toxic pollution. EV batteries can be reused and then recycled. Fossil fuels can’t.

You will not defeat fascism if you don't peel off soft supporters. You simply won't do it. At least some of these guys look Latino anyway, and we know Latino voters in TX are moving. But literally, these people will go w/o pay for weeks. That's pretty persuasive.

“This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” Pritzker said; “This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out. He doesn’t read. He doesn’t know anything that’s up to date. It’s just something in the recesses of his brain" www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/07/g...

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Cities are developing a new approach to developing housing: Integrating it into mixed-use library projects. These investments improve neighborhood vitality, add housing & improve services. In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, I create a database of such projects & point to success stories ⏬

Brazil's soybean exports to hit record as US out of market, Chinese demand strong reut.rs/4q6rzYW

A Florida man has been arrested on charges that he intentionally ignited the Pacific Palisades Fire in Los Angeles that killed 12 people, a law enforcement official familiar with the case said reut.rs/4mO8Y0B

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Main Topic: Renewables Are Surging Worldwide—But Going Backward in US Under Trump via @commondreams.org On The Extreme Temperature Diary WED 10/08/2025 At: guyonclimate.com + #climate and record temp reports via @extremetemps.bsky.social/ @michaelemann.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

Drought is climate change's biggest threat: If this winter is as dry as last winter, and no major reductions in use occur, Lake Powell by 2027 would have no storage left and “would have to be operated as a ‘run of river' facility” in which only the inflow from the river could be released downstream.

Stephen Miller accidentally blurted out that Trump had "plenary authority" on TV today. They're going for full-scale dictatorship. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/b...

The start of #PennClimateWeek is just days away and we're excited to share all of our upcoming events! 🧵 1/4 @michaelemann.bsky.social | @upenn.edu | #climatecomms climateweek.provost.upenn.edu

And yes, the "free beacon" is a front group posing as a news outlet, which regularly regurgitates fossil fuel industry climate disinformation: www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Th... #ScienceUnderSiege

The fossil fool fallacy "it was arson, not climate" targets audience bereft of critical thinking, unable to distinguish between what *starts* a fire & what determines magnitude & destructiveness. Google nicely summarizes my past explanations (w/ links): www.google.com/search?q=Mic...

What we wanted — What we got…

It's been over 9 months since the Palisades and Eaton Fires tore through Los Angeles. We asked for federal support, but we haven’t heard a word from the White House. Not a single offer. Is this what leadership looks like? Abandoning the American people when they call for help?

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

Chicago PD: arrest these motherfuckers threatening civilians. Put them in jail. Let the courts sort it out

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

it’s all just a grift

Sadly, yes, I did.

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

Adelita Grijalva won her election fair and square. Now House Speaker Mike Johnson is refusing to swear her in because she would be the final signature to release the Epstein files. Mr. Speaker, respect democracy. Obey the law. Swear Representative Grijalva in immediately.

Soybean Farmer: So now I've got a tariff war that's killing my market. I don't have any money from grain we're sending to other countries for USAID. I mean, I've got a compound problem. I don't know how you plan for next year because we don't know where we're at.

JB Pritzker: “Whenever the president talks about somebody critically, it’s often projection about what he himself is insecure about. Each of the things he said about me, they’re all true about him. I can take it. I am not afraid of this president.”

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California. I urge anyone in the state to vote yes. This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files. She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.