This is an illegal and dangerous weaponization of the federal government. That Jack Ciattarelli and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served. No veteran's record is safe. www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...

The Trump admin illegally leaked my unredacted personnel file to Jack's allies to try to smear me. The full force of the federal government is being weaponized to defeat me — I’m asking you to help me fight back! Donate here: secure.ngpvan.com/NGY2cCnISU6c...

In the LaMonica McIver case (you know--that political prosecution of a Black women the press has largely forgotten), DOJ has been stalling on giving her: Video from the detention center At least one bodyworn camera The names of officers involved www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/26/m...

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thank you to all who called or emailed to complain. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-off...

No way.

Hegseth thinks so, too.

Seven miles from my house. We’re over in Hyattsville all the time. Great Saturday Barbershop blues jam and terrific Latin American restaurants. I never thought Id see this day. www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

Fox News panel on Comey charges: "This is potentially a problematic prosecution”

Come you masters of war You that build the big guns You that build the death planes You that build all the bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know That I've wrote a bitchin' speech on the warrior ethoz that yuh guyz are gonna vucking looooohve, [slurp].

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district. The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps." www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

Here it is. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...

Article 3 Project (A3P) president Mike Davis brags that A3P is “working closely” w/ Trump “to pick even more bold…judges in his 2d term.” A3P Senior Counsel Josh Hammer calls the “separation of church & state” a “lie” & gushes that Trump’s first 5 judicial picks are “stellar”. 1/

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

so this is what counts as an intellectual for the modern right, huh

Does every American citizen get a cut of the profits?

🚨 Calling all admirals & generals together as a budget shutdown, command reorganizations & mass firings loom⁉️ What are they plotting? 🎁🔗 Gift link ⤵️ wapo.st/4nidndf

“Prosecutors are expected to ask a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey…One source said some prosecutors…presented new US Attorney Lindsey Halligan w/ a memo explaining why charges shld not be filed, saying the case lacked evidence to show probable cause that a crime was committed.“

BREAKING on MSNBC: Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to be indicted in the coming days in the Eastern District of Virginia, where a prosecutor who opposed bringing the case was recently fired, three sources familiar with the matter told MSNBC.

For at least a few years, the Claremont Institute’s “various authors and publications” have been “contending, through a critique of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, for a right of private discrimination.” By David Tucker, 12/21/23 1/ currentpub.com/2023/12/11/t...

Macron calls Ambassador Kushner's criticism of France "unacceptable" for diplomat www.msn.com/en-us/news/n...

"And when memory failed and written records were falsified—when that happened, the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had got to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist, any standard against which it could be tested." —George Orwell, '1984'

As usual, Senator Wyden understands the big picture.1/

😱 “U.S. Department of Education, AFPI, TPUSA, Hillsdale College, and Over 40 National and State Organizations Launch America 250 Civics Coalition” 9/17/25 … 1/ www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

lol. Emil Bove intervened. The guy that Senate Republicans just confirmed for a lifetime position on the federal bench. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire." open.substack.com/pub/muellers...

This.

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

"I had naively believed that humanity’s problem was an information deficit. Shine a light and change would follow. Now, I began to see, while the pen might be mightier than the sword, the wallet is mightier than the pen."

Neat!

It’s really all we should be talking about today.

The Golden Age of Trump

When Fox can't ignore it, you know it's bad.

NEW investigation from the Center for Media and Democracy reveals that the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) has cuts ties with Christian Right activist/funder Leonard Leo and brought in $10.1 million in the first half of 2025. Read more 👇

😱 “U.S. Department of Education, AFPI, TPUSA, Hillsdale College, and Over 40 National and State Organizations Launch America 250 Civics Coalition” 9/17/25 … 1/ www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

“A federal judge tossed Donald Trump’s $15bn defamation lawsuit against the NYT…and said the suit… violated civil procedure in federal cases for failing to get to the point.” But the judge “will allow the president to refile and amend the action within 28 days…” 9/19/25 … 1/

“‘Dangerous as hell’: [Ted] Cruz blasts FCC’s Jimmy Kimmel takedown ***The Texas Republican called Brendan Carr’s actions ‘right out of ‘Goodfellas.’” 9/19/25 www.politico.com/live-updates...

"Pentagon leaders are considering a new recruiting campaign that would encourage young people to honor the legacy of assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk by joining the military, according to two officials familiar with the planning." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

I’m sure the sale of TikTok to MAGA billionaires Larry Ellison & Marc Andreessen (a close Peter Thiel ally) will be fine. It’s not as if American teenagers spend nearly two hours a day on TikTok. Oh wait… www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-youtu...

“Federal probe into Trump foe Letitia James hits a standstill, law enforcement officials say *** One of those senior officials said ‘there’s not nearly enuf…evidence’ to show that James knowingly made false statements…” But the White House has “continued to push” for an indictment… 9/17/25 … 1/

As predicted: “Oracle [founded by Trump ally Larry Ellison], Andreessen Horowitz [founded by Trump/Thiel ally Marc Andreessen] consortium will control 80% of TikTok…” 9/16/25 Ellison & Andreessen also funded Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, so this is kind of like capturing Boardwalk & Park Place. 1/

Well, well, well. FCC chairman Brendan Carr—who wrote a Project 2025 chapter—attended the “Reboot 2024” Conference with two VIPs from Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund (Trae Stephens and Mike Solana) and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts (who spearheaded Project 2025). h/t @sf_mills on X. 1/

As usual, Senator Wyden understands the big picture.1/

“CBS shifts to appease the right under new owner,” David Ellison, the “son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, one of the richest people in the world & a vocal backer of…Trump.” 9/12/25 (Larry Ellison has also been identified as a prospective TikTok buyer, along with a16z aka Andreessen Horowitz.) 1/

“These Are the Investors Who Helped Elon Musk Acquire Twitter in 2022” 8/22/24 observer.com/2024/08/inve... The list includes * Andreessen Horowitz (founded by Thiel ally Marc Andreessen), * 8VC (founded by Thiel ally Joe Lonsdale), & * Scott Nolan (a partner at Thiel’s Founder’s Fund). 1/

Trump is launching a full blown attack on free speech while his harem of billionaires buys up every media platform. This is no coincidence. It’s a coordinated attack on your fundamental right to speak freely without worrying if you’ll lose your job or worse.

Protected free speech is one of the most important tenets of democracy.

And now, “it’s wrong to censor and cancel,” until they’re the ones doing the censoring and canceling. None of those “principles” were real, just temporary slogans in the service of power.

This administration has initiated the largest assault on free speech in modern history. I just motioned to subpoena FCC Director Brendan Carr to stop the intimidation of private businesses and assault on free speech. Congress must wake up from our slumber, assert our power and do our job.