Just a reminder to make sure that your elected representatives in DC know where you stand regarding what's happening in Minneapolis and elsewhere right now. It only takes a minute to write and if enough of us raise our voices that can't ignore us; at least not if they want to keep their cushy jobs.

For anyone who works in journalism and wonders what to do in the face of increasing pressure from the Trump regime to 'comply in advance', here is your answer. To quote John Oliver, when confronted by bullies and tyrants the only words that you need are, "fuck you, make me".

Block the verified ICE account. Follow the parody one.

Asking who stole Scott Jennings soul is implying that there was anything of value to be taken in the first place. As far as I can tell, he was already an empty husk of a human being into which the rich and powerful insert money and then lies and bullshit come out of the other end.

McSweeneys, once again, hitting the nail right on it's head.

Read the entire thread. This can't be repeated enough; especially for the folks who are already trying to surrender before the battle really gets going. None of this will be easy, or painless, but what we do, and don't do, matters. Do not comply in advance; fight as if your life depends on it.

Yep, 'canceling elections' is just not a thing. We have never canceled a national election in this country due to a war or any other reason. We even had a national election in 1864, during the Civil War. If we can do it then than we can certainly do it now; no matter how much Trump doesn't want to.

You may think that you're cool, but you'll never be "young Iranian woman lights a cigarette with a burning photo of Khamenei" cool. Great photo.

So it's official then, the FBI has taken control of the murder investigation of Renee Good and is trying to lock local state law enforcement out of the case. They're going to slow walk this and hope that folks forget about it (we won't). At some point, the FBI will exonerate ICE of wrongdoing.

Rest in power Renee; you will be remembered. We will hold the people who allowed this to happen to you to account. It may not happen today, it may not happen tomorrow; but it will happen soon.

As someone who does this exact sort of volunteer work this hits very close to home. I'm struggling very hard to say something constructive which won't get me kicked off of this site. I'm just going to take a break, listen to some punk rock, and scream a bit. Stay safe out there folks.

Laws are only powerful if people believe in laws.To make laws believable, you need consequences for breaking laws. If consequences are not brought, the rule of law becomes weaker & more people start to not believe in them. They are doing this purposefully to draw us towards chaos, anarchy & weakness

Never forget.

To paraphrase Stafford Beer, There is no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do; the purpose of a system is what it does. Clearly, our system is functioning exactly as it was designed to. People die, societies are destroyed and the rich get richer.

Do not allow yourself to be distracted. Yes, Trump starting illegal wars is horrible but we need to remain focused on the Epstein files. They underpin everything; if we can bring those into the light of day the entire house of cards will collapse. Do not forget, do not forgive.

Ex-JAG here—the proper move was to get arrested. That way when the court-martial comes around and asks him “what did you do in response to this obviously illegal order” he could’ve said “I went to the brig rather than follow it” and he would’ve been exonerated. Now? Well, now he won’t. War crime.

How does the saying go, 'Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity'. With the Trump regime though, I feel that it's simultaneously both malice AND incompetence. For the sake of arguments, perhaps they are interested in the Orinoco Mining Arc and the Guayana Shield.

If this move sticks, "the effect matches a direct prohibition [on women in the workforce], but the method avoids accountability because no law passed and no vote occurred" Don't let them get away with quietly enforcing this Project 2025 goal. Make lots of noise abt it: 202-224-3121 democracy.io/#!/

Preach...

How I'm walking out of 2025.

Perfect 90's album? Here's my vote.

An older article from 2019 but still quite a bit of information about the Zorro Ranch in NM for anyone who isn't familiar. newrepublic.com/article/1547...

Well now, this all seems very familiar and, if memory serves, it doesn't end well. Par for course for 2025 though. www.earth.com/news/68-mill...

I wish the press would stop miss-counting the numbers of folks who's insurance premiums will go up. It's not 24 million or 42 million. It's all of us, some more than others. Probably not as much as folks getting insurance through ACA. I get mine through my employer and it went up $997. 🧵

I witness, and can confirm, that it was a free and fair election without any irregularities or vote tampering. No 'hanging chads' in this household; we run a tight ship.

Also, has anyone actually seen these supposed "drugs" on any of the boats that are being blown up? Where are the obligatory photos of tables full of mounds of drugs and firearms seized from the supposed drug smugglers? All I see are fisherman being murdered for the crime of not being white.

This perfectly sums up the situation. Up until recently, my husband did most of the shopping too so I didn't see how bad the prices had gone until going to Costco on 10/31, I got the bill for what used to cost $240-280 and it was over $400. Sorry to say, I lost my shit. youtu.be/ZQIW71RTzEA?...

I believe that it was Truman who said, "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours."

Disappointing of course that Aftyn Behn didn't win but hardly unexpected. The fact that a Democrat was within shouting distance of a win in a +22 ruby red distract is a victory in and of itself. If Republicans weren't already terrified of the 2026 midterms they will be now.

"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."

"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized. The rich know this… and they are increasingly opting out of the shared spaces:"

I'm ranking this right up there with the classic, "Conan, what is best in life?" "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women!" "That is good!"

NY FED: The rejection rate for all types of credit (auto loan, credit card, credit card limit increase, mortgage, mortgage refinance) over past 12 months rose to a series high of 24.8% in October. (via Liz Ann Sonders)

Turquoise Alert works like the Amber Alert system, named for the sacred stone of the Americas.

“Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in hiding.” That should be the first thing we tell ourselves every morning for the next four years.

For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.

I have seen the Huntr/X's Golden as sung by cats video, but sadly the visuals are slop. Now this, THIS, is how you do cats in a music video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogkz...

We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com. We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans. washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

'Shocked, I'm shocked I say!' Said no on ever. The only surprising thing is that Musk is allowing this level of transparency. I'm assuming that they'll shut this down as soon as they realize what is happening.

He's panicking. We can view that in two ways. One, a cornered rat is at it's most dangerous. Two, he know that the jig is up. Both are true. Everything is going to accelerate even more now; hang on.

This is exactly what Speaker Johnson was so desperate to strip out of the bill before it left the House. He failed, but he thought that Senate majority leader Thune would take up the challenge. Thune wanted absolutely nothing to do with it; the hotest of hot potatoes it seems.

Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.

Perhaps it's time to revisit 2010's House Bill 2712. If the Trump regime insists on hoarding all of our federal taxes for themselves then why are will still paying federal taxes? If we stopped sending our tax dollars back to D.C. that would more than cover any state budget shortfall.

So many questions and so little transparency. Regarding the Epstein sex trafficking, it's beginning to feel like it'll be more straightforward to just determine who was NOT involved rather than figuring out who was. So many slimy tendrils intertwined into everything: government, media, entertainment

This is 100% on brand for Trump. We always knew that this is how it would go down. When it became inevitable that the Epstein files were coming out Trump would try to get in front of it by releasing his own 'version' where only his political enemies were named and false information was inserted 1/2

Remember to write your Congressional representative this morning. No invasion of Venezuela.

From Raging Pencils. It feels 100% on point to our present situation www.ragingpencils.com/index.html