More reaction to Maduro’s “arrest”

When we’re distracted with all the daily chaos of this administration we miss some of the damage being done in the interest of wealthy and powerful corporations and private equity firms. open.substack.com/pub/judithda...

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Sadly, yes I do 😩

The #Epstein files are “a wound in the soul of a nation that forgot what it owed its young” Why do we fail to protect our children at every opportunity?! substack.com/@defiance13/...

As many expected, the truth is finally coming out, they were just fishermen. The family of the Colombian man killed in the Sept. 15 U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea has now filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging

I’m hopeful that Hegseth’s resignation comes sooner rather than later substack.com/@kristenstaf...

Luna wishes you a Happy #caturday

A reminder that just because the government shutdown has ended, the need for food assistance has not. Please donate when and if you can.

Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.

Calling on our service members to remember their training isn’t controversial. Using “trust me bro” as justification for killing in international waters should be. Where is the Republican Doormat Congress? @wellmanformo.bsky.social #teamwellman #Missouri #military #veteran #StLouis #Congress

Tim Scott: "Thank god we're less than 60 days away from the beginning of a brand new year. 2026 will be the year of affordability"

This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe. Share it widely.

Are you listening DNC? Listen carefully and share widely 👇🏻 open.substack.com/pub/defiance...

Exciting news! We now know what is concept of a plan is for healthcare. Sounds like a 3rd grader came up with this.

Was anyone else expecting another AI video of Trump perhaps dropping nuclear weapons on CA, NJ, NY & VA today, or am I the only one?

So excited for my former home state’s first woman governor Abigail Spanberger! 💙🇺🇸🗳️

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The GOP playing politics with food because cruelty is always the point! 👇🏻 substack.com/@demwinsmedi...

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Note to self— buy more poster board and sharpies

The only violence I witnessed today. Captured her representing MAGA in all her glory. www.wmbfnews.com/2025/10/18/w...

#NOKINGS Myrtle Beach SC!!!

On our way to #NoKings

“There are no kings in America. Only gilded men we can topple Again and again” #NoKingsinAmerica

PSA To mute all those pesky government accounts, just give this account a follow and it will do the work for you 👌🏻⬇️ bsky.app/profile/did:...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Myrtle Beach- Chapin Library” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Watch this video and then ask yourself is it worth it to attend this Saturday’s No Kings Protest substack.com/@steveheise/...

Coming to a city or town near you!

This time the assignment includes bringing at least 1 friend! #IamAntifa www.nokings.org

Never in my 40 years in mortgage banking have I ever seen anything like this on the HUD website ⬇️ #govtshutdown

There are 340 MILLION OF US. Don’t you dare get despondent. STAND UP. And go GET YOUR COUNTRY BACK. Please. Let us not cower. This is all absolutely ridiculous. Come on now.

This is not just people living in VA but EVERYONE

I’m glad Jimmy’s back. But Brendan Carr still needs to resign. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...

On October 18, we rise! Not to defend broken systems, but to defend each other! Because our communities deserve more than fear, silence, and billion-dollar bailouts for the powerful. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. FIND or HOST a 10/18 action at www.FiftyFifty.one #NoKings #Oct18 #50501Movement

A simple way to show solidarity📎💙 substack.com/@justgeege/n...

Folks it is time to get together as a large community- come to Columbia for NO KINGS 🚫👑. Sign up here… your voice and presence is requested! Let’s make some noise! mobilize.us/s/L7QIQL

💯 people still have the power to hit them where it hurts the most—maybe not the war MAGA is thinking of but a war nonetheless 🚫

Protest the Broadview ICE facility with us today! 1930 Beach Street. See you there.

I’m no fan of this dude but gun violence has no place in politics on either side of the debate. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

They’re claiming the signature isn’t real but I’m going to remind everyone that 11000+ photographs and videos were removed from Epstein’s properties by the FBI and this is the tip of the fcking iceberg. And I think everyone in the GOP knows it.

‘Democracy is not a spectator sport’ We are in a pivotal moment in this country. I myself will not be silent as we must all be involved. DC and Chicago are fighting for it!

Go DC!!! www.instagram.com/reel/DORKppv...

We’re back. Join our next nationwide day of defiance on October 18. Trump’s regime is abducting immigrants, deploying troops in our streets, rigging maps to silence voters, and defying the courts, but standing up to wannabe kings is part of our DNA. Let’s get to work: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

Me and my band of grey haired hippies

Time to consider placing a security freeze with all 3 credit bureaus and that’s probably the least of our worries.