Another $20 billion. That is the face you make when you heist the US taxpayers for $40 billion two weeks before your midterm elections from the most corrupt America Last regime in history.

would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute

Trump appears to be in mental decline, and his days of marshaling a winning electoral coalition may be waning - not to mention that he won't be around forever. What happens when there's no Trump to rally MAGA? @hcrichardson.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social in today's Bulwark Podcast:

A few short years ago this would have been career-ending for Stefanik (and Lawler), but in today’s asymmetrical media environment, it will be immediately downplayed and memory-holed, and soon it will be considered gauche and a sign of weakness for Hochul to even talk about it

Pentagon beat reporters have been handing in their press passes all day long today. It is one of the most striking examples of news media solidarity we've seen this year.

uh, if it's no longer protecting consumers, it's because Russell Vought decimated it

Vote a straight blue ticket because we know what will happen if Spanberger is elected with a republican AG - Gridlock, and a waste of taxpayer funds as Miyares sues Spanberger to stop every one of her policies. Kentucky has a Republican AG and Dem Governor and the AG repeatedly sues the Governor.

A judge just confirmed what has been obvious: Trump's firings of federal workers are politically motivated and likely ILLEGAL. He is weaponizing his shutdown to terrorize federal workers and deprive Americans of the services they provide. These RIFs should be permanently reversed.

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

He’s very good at this.

Jay Jones will ensure Virginians are represented in national cases involving federal funding and federal workers. Democratic AGs have filed several lawsuits against the Trump Administration and have won back funding and reinstated workers. MAGA Miyares did not protect Virginians, he sided with Trump

it's the "We Hate Republicans" rally actually

They're the Hamas supporters

Standing and defending the fundamental truths of the Republic means rejecting and opposing loathsome people like Johnson.

They absolutely hate being mocked by silly costumes. If you have one, wear one.

Trump regime forces brutally beat Americans in the streets of Chicago for witnessing their neighbours be kidnapped and disappeared in broad daylight. Concerned citizens stood up for themselves as the regime continues to expand its fascist terror campaign.

Trump ICE regime troops assaulted and abducted a 15 year old American girl and two other US teens, a 250+ pound regime agent set his knee on her neck during the violent attack. "They were telling them they were U.S. citizens, and they didn't care." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

"I’m a US citizen; a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason." "ICE cannot be allowed to operate in the shadows, unchecked & unaccountable. Civil rights mean nothing if those in power face no consequences for violating them. Accountability is the only way forward."

It’s easy to lose sight of how radical the MAGA agenda is by focusing on each action in isolation. Only by glancing at the entirety of what Trump and Hegseth have wrought can one see what a far-reaching assault they are mounting on the apolitical professionalism of the US military. bit.ly/47aHw7J

Kudos to dozens of airports across the country that are refusing to play state propaganda.

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

Ugh.

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

NEW: Pentagon officials are forcing staff to watch Pete Hegseth's "Warrior" speech he forced generals to listen to. Officials are even "testing" staff to see if they watched — and are threatening consequences if they lie about watching it or if they mock it, sources tell @swin24.bsky.social and I.

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I guess this is a good time to remind everyone of why there is virtually no federal oversight into the supplements business... And yea, it's because of a single Senator, Orrin Hatch -- www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/u... www.npr.org/sections/hea...

NEW: Adrian Fontes has CERTIFIED the results of the AZ-07 election of Adelita Grijalva. Mike Johnson is OUT of EXCUSES and should swear her in.

Now, the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” adds insult to injury slashing programs that help working families and Tribal nations alike. These cuts aren’t just numbers on paper. They’re meals, jobs, and healthcare for real people.

It’s a start. Keep making phone calls to keep partisan politics out of airport safety PSAs.

This is how you hold a former President accountable, No President should be above the law. No SCOTUS members should stay on the bench when blantanty ruling against the Constitution and allowing a President to be lawless. #Accountability #Dictator f24.my/BUpZ.g

Farmers grow what they grow because of farm policy. We don’t need all the soy and corn that we grow, but those are the commodities that receive subsidies and markets. If we want something better, if we want to heal the Earth and grow food, now is the time to do it.

Mike Johnson — man of deep faith, we are told — wants pastors to be shot in the head with pepper balls.

California just banned employers from forcing workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty to leave their job. Bosses have increasingly been trapping workers with debts incurred in training and other exploitative fees. Now that's illegal in the nation's biggest state.

I'm not afraid. Come and get me, Donald. I will stand up for the law and the Constitution. That’s what we do in the State of Illinois.

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "It's important that in this time of political violence that none of us grow numb to it, or accept this as the normal course of doing business for elected officials."

Union for US Capitol Police: "My officers are on duty today protecting the Capitol complex.. Friday, they missed their first FULL paycheck.The longer the shutdown drags on, the harder it becomes for my officers. Banks & landlords do not give my officers a pass because we are in shutdown.."

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

This idiot keeps bragging about the 20 hostages being released in another country while he's kidnapping thousands of people a day here in America. Fuck him and the fascism he rode in on.

Turns out your assumptions about what republican group chats are like is correct www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

If men with guns and masks tried to pull me out of my car, I'd fight back. Courts should reject any claims by the government that this is aggression by the person being detained, resisting arrest, or that they're a flight risk.

ICE targeted an apartment building near my home. Masked agents in unmarked cars. I've said this before. Democratic Governors & Mayors need to order their local police depts to arrest any & all unidentified & masked alleged ICE agents. This anonymous denial of due process is deadly. 1/2

I see that this small-minded puritanical pixie is laser-focused on getting the government reopened and the troops paid.

Cartoon by @edwexler.bsky.social.

We're thrilled to host Cassandra Willyard, an award-winning independent health reporter based in Madison, as this semester's Sharon Dunwoody Science Journalist in Residence. Willyard will be on campus October 21 through 23 to meet with students and researchers.