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If we’re not going to do anything about it, then let’s just get it over with already. If everything is going to just suck forever then let’s stop dilly-dallying and bring this chapter to a close.

The protests are on one block. Nothing is burning down. His justification for sending in troops is all based on lies.

Gov. Pritzker: "[ICE] killed an unarmed person just a couple of weeks ago in Franklin Park...They killed somebody...They are just putting out their propaganda and then we've gotta later determine what actually happened."

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable." President John F Kennedy

The judge is a woman.

I said what I said: Kristi Noem should be tried at The Hague for crimes against humanity.

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory! Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

the people who told us to calm down because Roe was settled law are the same people now telling us to calm down because the military would never open fire on Americans

Federal agents are overtly abusing their power to try to intimidate advocates and elected officials. We need ICE out of Illinois immediately and justice for people like Ald. Jessie Fuentes who are defending their communities. blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...

Per @L2political *VA early voting last year as of 10/8/24: Dem 53.3%-GOP 41.5% (D+11.8) *VA early voting this year as of 10/2/25: Dem 59.2%-GOP 36.7% (D+22.5) bluevirginia.us/2025/10/fmr-...

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This is not "de-escalation"—this is state violence. The actions being taken are far from calming the situation; instead, they exacerbate tensions and demonstrate a disturbing disregard for human rights.

Immigrants don’t get government health care—they subsidize ours.

I'm with you on that 100%! And now that he kissed and made up with Elon what makes us think that we have a chance in the midterms? I know this comment is going to get me blocked by a lot of people but I'm being a realist.

We hear a lot about the promise of middle-skills jobs, with a heavy emphasis on blue collar trades. But in the past four decades, those are the jobs where wages have fallen below the median wage.

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true-- ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

Fox News reporter to Mike Johnson: "How can you say 'they take no pleasure in this,' and then the next minute say, 'Oh, they're just having fun and trolling?'"

Crooked Chump and His Grifting Friends are Lining Their Pockets With Blue State Tax Money......

It's flannel season!

Oop. Turns out that voters blame the GOP more for the shutdown by an average of 12 pts.

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

ICE, FBI & Border Patrol raided a South Shore building like it was Fallujah—breaking doors, zip-tying kids, dragging out citizens with no warrants. No gang leaders found. Just terror. Trump’s “Midway Blitz” is full-blown fascism.

This is a person who does not support police. They only want you to be their weapon against others. Stephen Miller is the guy who will freak out because the cops aren’t doing something about the “real criminals” when they pull him over drunk as a skunk swerving in a school zone.

At least once a day I get one of these "wrong number, I hope you don't mind" [presumsbly] chatbot phishing solicitations and this one really took a turn.

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I was referring to what's the worst that could happen in the event of an invasion from Mars. I knew that event would be a shitshow.

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Wait! You're telling me that Melania isn't concerned at all about American history? I'm shocked! Does she even know who Eisenhower is and what he did for our country? Obviously not. Eisenhower Library head resigns after struggle with Trump and Melania over sword www.rawstory.com/melania-uk-v...

The IRS says there will be no changes to its operations for the first five days of a government shutdown, thanks to a reallocation of money from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

HOPIUM CHRONICLES: Leaders Schumer and Jeffries Are Right To Force Trump And The Rs To Take Responsibility For The Harm They're Doing To The Country open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...

Exactly!! If states don’t part with federal money, they can provide those services for their people. They can form partnerships with other states. It might sound a bit out there, but they are being forced right now to lead on public because of HHS vaccine failure. It’s a lot to process.

Please re-read my comment with the lens of someone who also understand that coffee prices (as with many geographically constrained crops) are on an upward trend & subject to climate change caused volatility. But also as someone who understands the price hedging mechanism that governs today’s price.

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance However, they are weaker than they look…

There was no characterization. That’s what he said. But this is Speaker Johnson. Too scared to speak with integrity. Too weak to lead.