instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."

What was the damn point of the shutdown? People missed paychecks, families went without SNAP, and Democrats walked away with nothing. This isn’t about moderates versus the far left. It’s about who’s actually fighting for people who are struggling. She nails where so many of us are right now.

INGRAHAM: “Your housing director proposed a 50 year mortgage. It has enraged MAGA - a giveaway to the banks.” OUT OF TOUCH BILLIONAIRE TRUMP: “It’s not even a big deal… You go from 40 to 50.” INGRAHAM: “It’s 30.” (Everything is a grift)

MSNBC reported Schumer's office felt that the longer that shutdown went on, the more likely it was that people would start to blame the Dems. My kingdom for Democrats that don't govern out of fear. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The American people are far braver than their reps.

Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.

It’s not over until it’s over. Call your senators: reps.fyi If you don’t know what to say, here’s a script: 5calls.org/issue/federa...

AI fever dreams really teasing me this week....

The sense of entitlement from these people. Jesus.

this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA

even the FBI under Patel can't keep a lid on this

The funniest reactions to the elections are the Republicans on Twitter saying stuff like “well after Jay Jones won, we are never taking scandals seriously again, we will nominate candidates who have no morals and say anything!!!” - like I’m just not sure anyone is going to notice the difference

A daycare. Every day in Chicago. The state is not stopping this. Pritzker’s and Johnson’s cops have ONLY been protecting these assaults so there is so far nothing that is stopping them besides unarmed residents screaming. How many children are technically orphans now @govpritzker.illinois.gov?

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Watching top Democrat officials post 'everything is normal and we have to post messages of how devoted to this nation cheney was' messages while also not coming out to endorse the most exciting Democrat in ages (to run our most important city!) is exactly why Democrats have lost.

Blah blah blah men…Young women are ready to set the country on fire

Seriously, what the fuck

And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.

Just dropping in here to point out that Democrats haven't more than 60 seats in the (100 seat) Virginia House since 1989 So, like, holy cats

RESULT: Democrat Jay Jones is elected Virginia’s attorney general. He flips the office, defeating Republican incumbent Jason Miyares. This means that Democrats swept all three of Virginia’s statewide offices today.

For anyone following election results tonight, here's a list for your amusement and edification. Let me know if anyone should be added.

A reminder that less than two months ago, the Trump administration abruptly ended the federal government's 27-year practice of collecting data on hunger and food insecurity.

And everyone who screamed about Hunter is silent. Endless corruption. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Oh hai sounds like the concentration camps are starting to ramp up.

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating. When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

Some interesting poll numbers about Virginia voters...

This is shameful. It’s not the US president’s role to oversee our state public universities. Appeasement is a road to nowhere. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Cville folks - does anyone have an updated list of current food pantries in the area. Not the food banks, but the food pantries that can be accessed as needed. There is a little food pantry in front of the Presbyterian church on Angus Rd, Church of Our Savior on Rio has one, any more ideas?

In the midst of a government shutdown, and in the face of fundamental challenges to the rule of law and to democratic accountability, the House of Representatives--the people's house, the heart of our democratic republic--hasn't cast a vote since Sep. 19. An extraordinary failure of responsibility.

Just a reminder that — in the middle of a shutdown — House Republicans are on a paid vacation solely to avoid releasing the Epstein files and lowering your health care costs.

They are getting desperate for warm bodies. You don't do this if you are anywhere close to having anywhere near enough personnel for your tyranny. This directly undermines their efforts to purge the military! If they're beating protesters or kidnapping migrants, they can't be used to hunt leakers!

Johnson's power to keep unilaterally extending pretend "district work periods" for as long as he doesn't want the House to meet isn't some longstanding traditional power of the Speaker. It's a new thing he's abusing in a novel way.

Shame on us, on US. #Virginia #RVA

Cato put out this brief statement from me critical of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug running boats, strikes that kill those aboard "without trial, legal process, or public accountability." These extrajudicial killings would be unlawful, I observe, even if all the smuggling claims were true.

Compare Trump’s (unusual) level of empathy for Argentina — vs. Ukraine. @atrupar.com

You can now watch Oscar Award winning documentary No Other Land in the United States of America. Link below.

LFG!

“Repatriate”? The word the far right uses for kicking out immigrants, in particular naturalized citizens (plus their citizen descendants)? So does that mean the lethal strikes on civilian boats in the Caribbean targeted migrants? Because if it was really drug traffickers, wouldn’t just let them go.

Ted Cruz gets called out at his airport press conference.

TRUTH

This video provides a good sense of the densest part of the protest today and doesn't even show everyone on that side of the street!

This is what the Department of Transportation is tweeting out today.

I’m old enough to remember how banking collapses begin… they start with a few bankruptcies… and people calling them “isolated issues”. they start when personal credit debt levels hit all time highs, like they are now. They start when republicans are in power. www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/r...

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days. They have worked 12 days in 3 months. Epstein Shutdown.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that. No phones, no staff, nothing. I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

If you missed the protest safety, know your rights, and de-escalation training (or you want a reminder before tomorrow’s #NoKings Day), all of the recordings are available here. 👇

Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

By an entire parsec, the Trump administration has undertaken the most illegal set of budget actions in history. This is why we desperately need guardrails to restrain and go after budget malfeasance from the White House.

That is profoundly illegal. You may not spend money on a purpose without funding. The constitution expressly forbids it, as does the ADA.