"The 'overgrown influence' of extreme wealth, wrote Thomas Paine in 1792, was 'one of the principal sources of corruption at elections.'… Our deeply oligarchic times have vindicated the warning from Paine, whose pamphlet 'Common Sense' helped spark the American Revolution."

71.5% of ICE detainees have no criminal convictions, according to government data. Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about targeting the “worst of the worst.” As Trump's regime terrorizes communities to fill up detention centers, remember that some of his biggest donors are private prison corporations.

"Well, they can't start nuclear testing now because the officials that would be in charge of that have mostly been furloughed."

Wow. "Months after law firms made deals with President Trump to ward off punitive executive orders, the ethics committee of the District of Columbia Bar is warning that such arrangements may require firms to drop or obtain waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the government."

"If there were adults in the room and I could trust the federal government to impose the right standards, it wouldn't be such a great concern, but it just doesn't seem feasible."

Or, as Sean puts it eloquently, "the goal shouldn’t be to add more bricks — it’s to start taking the dynamite out." Huge thanks to @inkstickmedia.com for publishing the piece and @scovillepf.bsky.social for getting Sean on our team.

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown: If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year. 15 million will lose their health care. 20 million will see their premiums double. All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.

Gives whole new meaning to "buying an election."

When terrorists hit the Pentagon, 9/11 White House being demolished by POTUS47, 10/20/25

The Fed is flying blind. The government shutdown has cut off data on jobs and prices—leaving the Fed to make decisions that affect prices and borrowing costs without the info it needs. @mikemadowitz.bsky.social spoke w/ @ddayen.bsky.social on what it means in @prospect.org https://bit.ly/3WLrzzU

A federal court judge found consultation was inadequate on plans for an Ontario nuclear waste site near Chalk River. Canadian Nuclear Laboratories wants the ruling overturned.

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Americans have a clear message for Republicans who shut down our government: CANCEL THE CUTS. LOWER THE COSTS. SAVE HEALTH CARE.

NEW: ICE remains mum regarding prosecutor exposed as white supremacist. "They want to signal to the other white supremacists...out there that under this administration things are going to be different and you’re not going to have to worry about losing your job" www.texasobserver.org/ice-white-su...

Regulators the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency have raised concerns about uncertainty facing Nuclear Waste Services (NWS’s) geological disposal facility (GDF) programme Full story:

There are several bills to cut off Congress's pay checks during government shutdowns Now there's a bill to halt White House ballroom renovations during the shutdown: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

Freaky.

Illinois continues to lead the way as the number one state in the Midwest for clean energy jobs.

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Its an illegal breach of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) to which the US is a signatory

Trump solved his problem of having to present actual proof that the people they have been murdering on boats are narco terrorists by letting the two witness survivors of the last attack go home. As one does with narco terrorists.

Trump's federal agents shot Marimar Martinez, a US citizen, multiple times for allegedly menacing them with her car in Chicago. Only hours later, Kristi Noem and DHS started spreading disinformation about the shooting. Now the official line is crumbling. 1/ (link) newrepublic.com/article/2019...

“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”

US – Scana Nuclear Collapse. Red flags and mounting problems with the construction of two nuclear reactors led to jail time for its chief executive and pushed Westinghouse #nuclear into bankruptcy. www.ft.com/content/f9fc...

Now updated: The 'Presumption of Regularity' study. 1. Noncompliance with judicial orders: 20 cases 2. Courts’ distrust of DOJ information: 43+ cases 3. Courts’ findings of “arbitrary and capricious” conduct: 58 cases www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

Cops led us into the street as the new “protest zone” and then beat us repeatedly. Got hit in the face with a baton. Leaving to pick up my friends who were arrested. Stay safe out there.

Wikipedia is seeing a significant decline in human traffic because more people are getting the information that’s on Wikipedia via generative AI chatbots that were trained on its articles and search engines that summarize them without actually clicking to the site www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/

"We have to draw a line in the sand, respectfully, firmly, and without equivocation. This is not normal. This is not American, and this is not what the military is for," said Janessa Goldbeck, a Marine Corps veteran and the CEO of Vet Voice Foundation.

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"Five states—Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Oklahoma—this year have enacted income tax cuts for families that earn over $1 million per year that are projected to collectively reduce their state governments’ revenues by $2.2 billion per year once fully implemented."

"The landmark move at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Hanford Site comes nearly 2 decades later than first promised because of technical problems, cost overruns, and missed deadlines."

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...

Missouri appeals court rules against attorney general, allows abortions to continue missouriindependent.com/2025/10/14/a...

People experiencing miscarriages in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position 👇 (Published Dec. 2024)

. 📣 Disability Pride NYC 📆 Sunday, October 19, 2025 ⏰ 10:30 AM Meet Up / 11 AM Parade Start 📍Madison Square Park to Union Square Park .

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Important paper. Unfortunately, paywalled.

Yes, we indeed have a serious problem.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program. My latest video for @propublica.org.

2) The Reality: “Canada’s Nuclear Safety Commission decision to approve this location was made without proper consultation with Algonquin Nations in violation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.” - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

As @rns.org documented in August, apparent ICE/federal immigration agents have conducted operations near or even *on the grounds* of churches at least 10 times this year so far. One LA pastor personally confronted agents on her church property, demanding they leave. religionnews.com/2025/08/04/w...

"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

What did Tom Homan do with the $50K he took in a CAVA bag from undercover FBI agents? Just keep asking this everyday. Its a big scandal they can't escape because Pam Bondi and her DOJ killed the investigation. They're cornered on this and the Epstein Files.