He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…

Trump tearing down the People’s House to build a ballroom for his rich donors…just about sums it all up, doesn’t it?

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse. We have obtained these photos:

cc: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, but we have this consolation: The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph." —Tom Paine

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way. Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.

For generations, people around the world have used color to show collective strength in the face of oppression. The #NoKings movement is no different. Yellow is our shared signal, bright, bold and impossible to ignore, a reminder that America's power belongs to our people, not to kings.

The strong representation of older Americans among anti-Trump protesters and how the combination of personal experience and roots in civic activism has energized the older generation to speak out about the abuses and backsliding in the Trump era. youtube.com/watch?v=8ccA...

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

🚨🚨🚨 Hoo boy. It turns out the #FLORIDA Office of Insurance Regulation quietly published FINAL 2026 #ACA rate filings two months ago... ...and the marketwide average full-price premium hike is over 7 points HIGHER than I had estimated: +31.5%. 👀 acasignups.net/rate_changes...

Trump isn’t even trying to hide the fact that the DOJ is completely politicized and the rule of law no longer applies federally

Salesforce exists in a crowded market. They currently capture 20% of the domestic CRM market. Roughly a dozen of their competitors out rank them on customer satisfaction. If you or your org would like to explore alternative services, there's really no better time than the present. crmlist.io

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton. I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

NEW: White House announces it's going to pause, and potentially cancel, $11 billion in infrastructure funding (via the Army Corps of Engineers), specifically citing cities, like New York, represented or led by Democrats. More to come.

I just donated to the group supporting the Governor’s Health Alliance. You should too! govactalliance.org/donate-today/

If no violence develops, the Trump administration will move on and wait for their next chance. But if a conflict involving No Kings protesters breaks out anywhere in the country, then all bets are off.

“.. It’s to the point now where .. I could lose everything ... Being a small business owner isn’t worth it when your country turns on you,” said Jared Hendricks, the CEO of Village Lighting, a small business selling Christmas products. @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...

Find your local #NoKings peaceful protest here @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...

Federal employees eat free today at Maketto from 11 am to 2 pm — just bring your government or contractor ID:

So the president of the United States plans to meet with Putin in Hungary, and when a reporter asked where that plan came from, this was the reply of the United States government www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

WATCH: “It seems like the harder that MAGA leans into the authoritarianism, the more people are finding the voice to push back,” says Chris Hayes. George Conway and Invisible's Ezra Levin join to discuss.

Why all the anticipatory flop sweat from Republicans? No Kings on Saturday will be one of the largest days of protests in the United States' history. Andrea Pitzer on why you should go if you can, what protests can accomplish, and what they can't.

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

Border Patrol agents shot a family’s dog in Texas after they went inside their home to look for migrants, KFOX14 reports. The dog passed away.

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally. Print it. Put it in a frame. Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th. We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums. Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us. See you in DC!

A 50-yr old adult earning $40K/yr would see their net premiums double. A single parent earning $60K/yr would see theirs go up ~80%. A family of four earning $70K/yr would see theirs TRIPLE. And an older couple earning $90K/yr would see their net premiums QUADRUPLE starting January 1st.

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

Ezra Levin, the co-founder of Indivisible, the progressive grassroots group that’s helping organize these rallies, tells me it's "quite clear" to him why Johnson keeps doing this. "The one thing an unpopular authoritarian regime is scared of is mass, organized, peaceful people-power. That is it.”

NEW: if you’re planning on taking I-5 to the No Kings rally, you might wanna leave now. In order to disrupt our protests, they’re shutting parts of it down. meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...

We can’t pay air traffic controllers during the shutdown, making us less safe, but we can send $40 billion to bail out Argentina. Make it make sense.

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Apropos of nothing, once the President of the United States confirms covert CIA operations in a country… say, Venezuela, those operations are no longer covert. And it puts CIA officers at significantly more risk.

Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman has donated $1mn to a Super Pac opposing Zohran Mamdani’s candidacy for New York City mayor. on.ft.com/4qbB5Kd

JUST IN: A federal judge in San Francisco has HALTED Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of federal workers during his shutdown, calling it “unlawful” and “politically motivated.” Judge Illston said Trump acted as if “the laws don’t apply to them anymore.”

What about our health care????????

He gives $20 Billion of OUR dollars to bailout Argentina without consulting Congress or the American people. Does that seem like the actions of a KING to you? Join us & let him know just what you think about that this Saturday, 10/18 #NoThronesNoCrownsNO_KINGS 👑

This deserves more attention. North Carolina wiped out $6.5 Billion in medical debt for 2.5 million residents. Less than 1/3 of what we paid to bail out Argentina. www.carolinajournal.com/nc-program-w...

It's day 15 of the shutdown and our first missed paycheck. For feds 👇 🍽️Too good to go app (surplus food from local eateries/stores at a ⬇️ prices) 🗺️https://myfedbenefitshelp.com/shutdown-assistance-map/ 💵https://www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-for-federal-workers/ 🧑‍🏫https://wearewellfed.com/

👇NAMI is maintaining a list government health services impacted by the shutdown. The NAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264, text “NAMI” to 62640, or email [email protected]. If you are in a crisis, call or text 988 or chat online at 988Lifeline.org.

We got $20 billion for Argentina though.

About time the non-Evangelicals got loud (and green!)

They "stood" with them, then they beat them with metal poles.

Beautiful piece about microbes, buildings, and health 🤩 www.nature.com/immersive/d4...