Creepy Halloween-appropriate image over at mastadon of the big tech vampires feeding on our (often private) information, like where we go and when, who we see (they know our phones are in the same room), etc. mastodon.social/@patrickleav...

We are living the twilight zone. Seriously...an enemies list??? WTF Kash Patel?! s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month. Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.

The more chaotic they make everything, the more they are slipping up. substack.com/@cwebbonline...

Info on Chicago aaronparnas.substack.com/p/urgent-ice...

Running a campaign with no social media -- love it! (And many of her comments make me thing of the work Braver Angels does.) www.404media.co/can-you-win-...

WAY TO GO, CHICAGO!!! You rock!

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A federal judge ruled that senior DOJ officials' comments created a "realistic likelihood" of vindictiveness in its criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Abregio Garcia is now entitled to a hearing to argue for tossing his case on these grounds. https://bit.ly/48jnA4D

This helped me understand why so many people are oblivious to what's going on.....they're not affected, so they don't even see it.

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October 5, 2025

It’s the news from Portland you’ve all been waiting for: the emergency naked bike ride will be Sunday Oct 12 at 2:30pm

When elected leaders, corporations, and other institutions yield to fascism without a fight, we’re there to demand courage and hold them accountable. Our events, organizing, and historic days of action are vital to this movement, and your support makes it all possible. Please pitch in if you can.

"He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian. Pretty despicable." Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is “abhorrent.”

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"Unexplained"...👌

"Malignant" is about right

So embarrassed for our military

A friendly reminder that if you go to a church where the pastor supports the regime that zip tied children in Chicago, you don’t have to go to that church anymore. Remember, at a certain point, complacency becomes complicity.

One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this. -Omar El Akkad Pics of the day #photography

Rural patients lose again: Trump’s H-1B fee hike makes it harder to attract foreign doctors, who fill critical gaps in areas struggling to staff hospitals and clinics.

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“Families. Children being pulled out of their apartments unclothed in the middle of the night." Special Guest Juan Proaño shares more on the ICE invasion in Chicago and across the country. You can watch Coffee with the Contrarians at 12:15pm ET on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKvzq3p_J0Y

“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes.”

The House of Representatives has not held a vote since September 19th to avoid releasing the Epstein records. My opponent Ann Wagner hasn’t said thing about any of it. Enjoying her free vacation while the government is shut down.

This afternoon, I sat with Palestinian New Yorkers in Astoria and listened to what they and their families have endured as the genocide in Gaza continues, funded by our government. In the face of immeasurable grief, they have showed unbreakable resilience.

Senate Democrats continue to hold the line to protect healthcare for millions of Americans and stop health insurance costs from doubling this winter. More votes are expected today, and your senators need to hear from you. Encourage Democrats to keep fighting: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

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"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context." Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border. From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:

In the Third Reich, Hitler’s will replaced German law. Whatever he wanted, he did. Life in the early months of Trump’s second presidency hews to this framework in important respects.

JUST IN: The Supreme Court has denied consideration of Laura Loomer's lawsuit over social media censorship:

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein. The decision means that her conviction and 20-year criminal sentence remain in place.

Well fuck. www.tiktok.com/@aljazeeraen...

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

“When you're living paycheck to paycheck, missing one pay period because of a work furlough can derail plans for your budget and overall financial health.” Don’t forget our EAP that offers free financial counseling: eap.acentra.com/forest/ This is a lot to think through alone— you aren’t alone 💚

A lot of my focus is on big tech's influence, but influence from the big tech of yesteryear is still going strong fair.org/home/how-sin...

This is scary if it's true: www.ontheditch.com/nazi-linked-...

That special place in hell is way too good for this administration. I only hope karma decides it doesn't need to wait lifetimes so I'm alive to see the payback. heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-2-...

Is anyone else embarrassed for our national guard? contrarian.substack.com/p/200-nation...

Hawaiʻi has received immigrants from all over the world. Just because cultural impact of immigration is felt doesn't mean it can't be celebrated, as seen in tonight's 9 o'clock photo. Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens on Maui "honor the cultures that contributed to modern Maui." Diversity added richness.

Chris Rufo's disastrous takeover of New College in Florida shows what universities would become if they sign the Trump regime's extortionary "compact." New College was supposed to model the anti-woke conservative higher-ed Americans crave. Instead, it showed the opposite, and serves as a warning.

My quote of the day I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of the places that I have sung and some of the people that I have known, and some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American. Pete Seeger