REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

As wrenching as it is to watch, this video is important. As @parkroseperma.bsky.social says, we must bear witness and then take action! youtube.com/shorts/Y_ttN...

The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more. That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs. It looks a lot more like preparation for war. Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.

Not only are there 15.7 million workers on SNAP, but many of those workers work for the worlds most profitable companies: 1 in 3 Amazon workers in some states are on SNAP, Walmart has about 8,800 workers on SNAP in at least 5 states (and presumably I thousands of workers in other 45 states)

Major Fissures in MAGA that everyone should exploit as much as possible: - The Economy - The Epstein Files - Support for Israel and the Genocide - The embrace of neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes and the Groypers movement.

The Trump Regime purged the JAG ranks in February, to line the JAG with their loyalists, I presume. This seems to be the first step of purging military brass of anyone who is not willing to bend the knee.

ICE aren’t waiting for people to do the wrong thing, they’re dragging off public property to then arrest them for being on federal property. www.reddit.com/r/PDX/s/7zbC...

I am not kidding when I say that every Democratic elected official should exclusively refer to the Epstein Ballroom as the Epstein Ballroom.

There’s money to bomb boats in Venezuela. There’s money to give $50k signing bonuses to ICE & increase their weapons budget 700% There’s $40 billion for Argentina There’s money for military vanity parades. But there’s no money for SNAP, healthcare or housing. Got it.

LAST YEAR: “3% inflation? Throw the bums out.” THIS YEAR: “Inflation is defeated.” 🤡 @mcopelov.bsky.social #CPI 🇺🇸

New in PN: @gelliottmorris.com on Trump's dire polling "Trump has the unique problem that he started off a lot lower than other presidents. So as he loses ground — and he has lost ground at about the normal clip — he just continues to be worse and worse than every other president before him."

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Let this sink in!! He WANTS people to starve!! He told USDA not to use these funds yesterday! Do something!!

“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..” @pbsnews.org www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Of course a self-aggrandizing project that undermines centuries of precedent and history would be Trump’s priority right now.

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from the Birmingham Jail

the king blames his subjects for complaining about his policies hurting them

Corporate greed is why we need worker protections enforced by government. We also need to break monopolistic mega corporations, like Amazon up, and unionize workers!

How to Join ICE theonion.com/how-to-join-...

CALIFORNIA FRIENDS: Vote yes on democracy

The biggest renovation of the White House -- the so-called Truman Reconstruction of 1949-1952 -- came about only because the building was in such a state of disrepair that inspectors decided it was unsafe for occupancy. Not because the president just decided he needed a big fancy ballroom.

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

OK guys, post your best signs from today for entry into my Top 15 No Kings Sign Contest.

Republicans have been calling the “No Kings” protests a “Hate America rally.” So, we asked protestors what they thought about it. Here are their responses.

Breaking: Today is officially one of the biggest days of protest in American history. Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.

The president has one core job under the Constitution: to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” Not thwarted, diverted, blunted, revised or ignored. Faithfully executed.

It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring. Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.

Our federal tax dollars are being used to fund a network of government social media accounts that pump out disinformation 24/7. Even during a government shutdown. It’s definitely not essential work.

This looks like a scene from the civil rights era. Abolish ICE. Local law enforcement should not be helping the lawless ICE in any way shape or form.

Something very wrong with these creepy old men

Cuomo is so corrupt I wouldn’t be surprised to find out Cuomo was backed by the Party of Trump. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/16/a... www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

These charges are a bit ironic, as Trump did worse than this with classified documents, because he actually obstructed the investigation into the classified documents he purposely stole. Ex-Trump adviser John Bolton indicted on charges of mishandling classified information - The Guardian

This is clearly part of the attempt to silence the media. Appalling and horrendous start to describe what ICE is doing. #AbolishICE apple.news/A808vEfUeQUu...

Everyone participate in NO Kings March October 18

No Kings! Protest is October 18th. Let’s raise our voices loud and clear, that the USA is a free country, a country ruled by laws not kings!

I'm with AOC.....

Yet another crime against humanity. Even if these boats are trafficking drugs, this is not a capital offense, and even if it were a capital offense we are a country of laws people must stand trial before execution. apple.news/AGSqrgoV5Qyy...

Thomas Jefferson, no fan of the press himself, once wrote that our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, "and that cannot be limited without being lost." He knew a free and fair press is an essential safeguard to a functioning democracy.

Johnson is totally on board with a lawless, chaotic, and brutal ICE response. First off, no surprise, Johnson has demonstrated his weakness over and over, and power doesn’t panic and cruelty is not power either.

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —MLK Jr.

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents? Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.

Love America Rally No Kings October 18th. Raise your voice with us in defense of democracy! Thank you @sanders.senate.gov www.reddit.com/r/50501Eugen...

The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival’s lawsuit alleges.

Thoughts and prayers for Donald J Trump

The first sign that the Trump regime was going to abuse his power as Commander in Chief was purging the JAG www.military.com/daily-news/2... 'People Are Very Scared': Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears | Military.com