Trump doesn’t give a rat's ass about police officers.

Trump needs to be investigated. That's not a purely theoretical idea, because we don't need Congress or the DOJ to do it. ICYMI Steven Strauss: www.thebulwark.com/p/state-comm...

I'm tired of this insanity, so l'm asking all Americans: When is enough going to be enough? Trump is unwell. He is delusional and vengeful. He doesn't care about this country or its citizens as evidenced by his fascist policies. He's tanking the economy and spitting on the constitution. 1/3

We cannot let the myth of American exceptionalism numb us into imagining we are above devolving into inhumanity. We have every ingredient in place to become something historically monstrous. It will happen here unless we refuse to allow it. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/now-that-f...

The Vice President of the United States used his social media page to tell Joy Reid, a private citizen with no connection to the government, that she should express "gratitude" for how this country has treated her. Black women remain the most consistent targets in all of this.

For no reason at all, I would like to remind everyone that many violent, murderous regimes throughout world history have committed atrocities while carrying Crosses & Bibles.

Good News! Go get em! Assistant professor fired for Charlie Kirk post sues Clemson University www.thestate.com/news/politic...

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

I’m just going to go on record to say I also would not let Kristi Noem in to use the bathroom.

"I believe that Americans would agree that the government can’t just make people disappear without any process or explanation. Second, because I want to give the government a chance to admit that they were wrong. So far the government has not done so." newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/im-a-us-ci...

You. Are. Allowed. To. Insult. The. Police. It’s a core First Amendment principle. This is utterly lawless behavior, for which there will be no (short-term) consequences. That he does it so casually, as they are walking away, in front of cameras. Rightly confident in his impunity.

In order for the United States to become a party to the International Criminal Court and have our officials be subject to trial at The Hague, the US Senate would need to ratify the Rome statute by a two-thirds vote. Let’s start running on that.

1. Monica Helms, the creator of the transgender flag and Navy Veteran, is leaving the US due to anti-LGBTQ+ persecution. “We are worried there’s a possibility something could happen where we end up getting arrested just for being who we are,” Helms said. Subscribe to support our journalism.

5. Hannah Kreager, a 22-year-old trans woman from Arizona, filed a groundbreaking asylum claim in Canada earlier this year; if granted, it would mark the first time a trans person from the United States would be given asylum in another country due to their LGBT status.

Asylum case for trans US citizen pending in Canada. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

NEW: This is a story I worked really hard on. I spoke to four American trans people about why they're claiming asylum in Canada or the Netherlands. It's an eye-opening window into just how unsafe people now feel here — and what drove them to that point. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

A guide for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. Border by the University of Toronto.

4.4 million veterans live in rural America, many of whom are older and rely on Medicaid. With Republicans slashing funding, struggling rural hospitals face even greater challenges, putting veterans' lives at risk. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

Remember when Trump denied knowing about Project 2025 and many pundits and politicians gave him a pass? Now he’s openly embracing it.

Resignation letter from ousted longtime federal prosecutor in Eastern District of Virginia It issues a scathing rebuke of Justice Dept leadership: "The leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security" ====>

The GOP wants to make sure that converts to Christianity who flee their Islamic-ruled country to avoid beheading; & legally enter & live in the US, will DIE HERE in the US because they can’t afford health insurance (maybe MAGA will care about a Christian—they won’t care if I use a LGBTQ example)

Schedule F: the boring-sounding guillotine that could end the Republic. Russ Vought doesn’t want to “drain the swamp.” He wants to salt the earth.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

An interesting point raised elsewhere: these boats that the United States is striking don't appear to have the fuel capacity/storage capacity to even reach American shores.

It's never OK for Dems to call political opponents authoritarians... but totally cool when these guys do it

NEW: A 20-year federal prosecutor, fired abruptly this week even as he lead case against Abbey Gate bomber, warns his colleagues: the Trump administration is sacrificing national security to purge Trump's perceived adversaries. w/ @dnlbrns www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

This is due to a law signed by Ronald Reagan and has nothing to do with this shutdown fight. But consider this... Emergency Medicaid spending in 2023 cost $3.8 billion — just 0.4% of total Medicaid spending. Now what about the $20 billion taxpayers are giving to Argentina?

The President gets no special new powers during a shutdown. He can't eliminate agencies. He can't use federal funds to punish his political opponents. As Trump's illegality grows during the shutdown, Democrats' spines should stiffen to oppose his corruption.

This is simple. Congress should not willingly pay the bills to fund the most serious assault on political freedom in our lifetime - an assault that may collapse democracy as we know it if we don't fight back.

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

I can’t stand all the winning

What's even more mind-blowing is that voters believed Trump when he said he never heard of Project 2025, never read about or planned to read about it.

The meek are not inheriting the earth, they're getting the shit kicked out of them. The mourners are getting more grief. The peacemakers are not being blessed but bloodied. The least are not being loved, they're being further minimized, silenced, and erased johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/republican...

Former Defense Secretary and retired Marine Corps General James Mattis has released a statement. Here is the text of the complete statement.

All military Commanders can tell their troops NOT to obey ANY order that #ViolatesTheConstitution is UNLAWFUL or ILLEGAL. It's called a Military Duty to Disobey. www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/l...

Today on Morning Joe, @vinguptamd.bsky.social called out RFK Jr. for trying to refute over 100 years of history on vaccines. RFK Jr. said he was going to be the gold standard for science, and he's giving us the bottom of the barrel.

Good news! Pennsylvania voters have the opportunity to affirm 3 of their Democratic State Supreme Court justices—Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht—will be on the ballot for retention. Tell everyone you know to vote "YES!" VOLUNTEER TO CALL VOTERS OR DONATE! Elections matter!

Pete Hegseth is so obsessed with war, he ended up bombing his own pep rally speech.

Don’t stop rubbing their noses in the teachings of Christ.

"[Trump's] 'mental state,' according to Justin A. Frank, a former clinical professor of psychiatry … , 'include[s] so many psychic afflictions' that a 'working knowledge of psychiatric disorders is essential to understanding Trump.'"

If you had posted “Trump is working with Project 2025” on October 3rd last year, every social media network would have hit you with false news strikes and demonetized your account. Now, one year later, he can’t stop gloating about Project 2025.

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

"A beautiful celebration of life." From the hearts & souls of Mike Flanagan & Stephen King, THE LIFE OF CHUCK returns to theaters October 1st for 1-night-only nationwide screenings, w/ a special conversation with director Mike Flanagan and actor Mark Hamill. Get tickets now at thelifeofchuck.film

Colleges that sign the “compact”with the Trump administration will receive “multiple positive benefits," including a gift pack of Trump Bibles, MAGA hats, and a signed life size cardboard cutout of the Supreme Leader.

Soyboy farmers should pick themselves up by their bootstraps like the rest of us. At least we didn’t vote for Fat Satan three times.