NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

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The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.

JUST IN: Judge orders ICE to release 300+ detained immigrants

Wasting no time undoing Youngkin's political nonsense at UVA @bluevirginia.bsky.social @vademocrats.bsky.social

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not

Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day A quiet Sunday morning is a chance to choose the mindset you’ll carry into the days ahead Choose something that supports you Let this morning be a soft reminder that you are allowed to rebuild yourself as often as you need

And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons. State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Our reporters interviewed 40 of the men the Trump administration sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador: They described being beaten, sexually assaulted by guards and driven to the brink of suicide. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...

One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power. The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever. But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.

40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion

Emergency Press Conference: Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

Did the New York Times ruin journalism?

Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy

Thank you, Virginia! It is the honor of my lifetime to be elected your next Governor.

I gotta admit I am v sappy for a candidate who can salute their opponent's military service graciously, acknowledge Madison, Jefferson and Washington but spend more time on Barbara Johns, then also tearfully salute her mom's hard journey through nursing school. That's a class act in a single speech.

BREAKING: Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the lieutenant governor’s race in Virginia on Tuesday, defeating Republican John Reid. She is the first Indian American and first Muslim to win statewide office in Virginia. Follow AP for live updates.

A seeming bit of history tonight as Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Asian American to win statewide office in Virginia - and the first Muslim woman to win statewide office *anywhere* in the United States.

Driving around Virginia with one message today: Vote for @abigailspanberger.com!

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Niki Bowers, contemporary UK printmaker based in Norfolk #WomensArt

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow 'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti. The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.

Fall of the Leaf, 1934 By printmaker Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England) Color linocut on Japanese paper #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

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I feel like this should be a reasonable response anywhere you go in the world.

Mary Concepta Lynch, an Irish nun and skilled calligrapher, who spent 16 years (1920-1936) decorating the Oratory of the Domincan Convent, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland #womensart

Would like the internet to know that he is very hungry, is wasting away to a mere nubbin, and is a hollowed-out husk of a formerly robust cat. When is dinner???!!!

Frantic, Last-Second Study Finds Old-Fashioned Donut Better For You Than Bavarian Cream https://theonion.com/frantic-last-second-study-finds-old-fashioned-donut-be-1819811037/

Francine the cat is back home at a Lowe's store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks.

Elton releases his iconic “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” album 52 years ago today. “It was a very exciting time in my life," he said. “It was a time that we had no fear, nothing was beyond us. It’s a wonderful thing the young have when they get on a roll. We were running on momentum and adrenaline.”

Early October vibes

'Dreamer' by US artist and printmaker Delita Martin #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Bauhaus textile artist Gunta Stölzl, design for double woven cloth, 1926 #WomensArt #UnravellingWomensArt

Dorrit Black, The Acrobats, c.1928-29 Australian printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Stevie releases “Songs In the Key of Life” 49 years ago tonight. Album of the Year. Grammy Hall of Fame. “Let me put it this way,” Elton John once said. “Wherever I go in the world, I always take a copy of ‘Songs in the Key of Life.’ For me, it's the best album ever made.” “I Wish”

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The Eagles release “The Long Run”, their 6th studio LP, 46 years ago today. “Disco had exploded,” said Frey. “We were beginning to see press articles about how we were passé. Those kind of jabs were part of the inspiration” for the title track: 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘞𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘶𝘯

Steely Dan releases “Aja” 48 years ago today — their most commercially successful album, which now sits in the Grammy Hall of Fame. It’s fun to watch Jay Graydon replicate his guitar solo from “Peg”. 🎸

Yes. Let's vote Wittman out. Join us: seanforva.com

My favorite difference between cats and dogs is that people regularly describe dogs as "well-behaved," whereas no one in history has ever used that phrase to describe a cat.