I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:

Fucking finally abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

Tina where you at? www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

End Citizens United// Let America Vote Action Fund's event, “Strategy Session Town Hall with Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries a www.mobilize.us/endcitizensu...

"Republican-controlled states have higher murder rates" Crimes per 1M trips * NYC: 1.3 * Dallas: 38.0 "Texans 17% more likely to be murdered than Californians" "being within California’s borders 40% less gun violence" "Liberal policies, like California’s, keep blue-state residents living longer"

I'm aware that the President likes to go on television and beg me to call him to ask for troops. I find it strange, as Chicago doesn't want troops. I also have experience asking him for assistance – just to have the rug pulled up from underneath me when execution meets reality.

We don’t need or want you here, Donald.

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

Godspeed, DC. www.advocate.com/news/donald-...

Protect our public servants. Obviously. www.msnbc.com/opinion/anal...

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news... Bomb threat prompts evacuation at Chicago hotel where some Texas Democrats are staying - CBS Chicago

thehill.com/homenews/cam... California and New York plan redistricting to counter Texas GOP

I kind of don’t mind this particular billionaire: thehill.com/homenews/543... JB Pritzker says Illinois will protect fleeing Texas Democrats

talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo... LA Grand Juries Are Refusing To Indict ICE Protestors

www.10news.com/news/local-n... Gay makeup artist tearfully reunited with family after release from El Salvador

Holy shit. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/u... House Panel Votes to Subpoena Justice Dept. for Epstein Files - The New York Times

www.wonkette.com/p/shocking-w... Shocking: Working Class Actually Quite Fond Of Left-Wing Economic Policies

www.latimes.com/california/s... Deaf, mute, terrified: ICE arrests DACA recipient, sends him to Texas - Los Angeles Times

www.newsweek.com/republicans-... Republicans Shut Down House Floor to Avoid Epstein Vote - Newsweek

Thank goodness there are some sane people remaining in the Florida legislature. www.newsweek.com/florida-plan... Florida's Plan to Replace Migrant Workers With Children Falls Apart - Newsweek

www.antihate.ca/new_report_a... New Report Examines the Impact of Andrew Tate and Male Supremacy on Classrooms and Teachers - Canadian Anti-Hate Network

www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Raids/... Reddit - The heart of the internet

www.advocate.com/news/andry-h... Gay asylum seeker freed from CECOT still target in Venezuela

This is about a month old. www.portlandmercury.com/news/2025/06... As Anti-ICE Fight Grows, Advocates Are Divided About Portland Facility - Portland Mercury

From 2020 apnews.com/article/d094... Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 | AP News

www.advocate.com/news/andry-h... Andry Hernandez Romero released in prisoner swap

From 2019 abcnews.go.com/Politics/bre... Here's a breakdown of indictments and cases in Mueller's probe - ABC News

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r... “Even God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison | Vanity Fair

From 2021 www.politico.com/newsletters/... POLITICO Playbook: Models and bottles: When Melania’s pal Paolo blew through D.C. - POLITICO

George Retes, an American citizen disabled US Army veteran who has been held in federal custody since Thursday, was released without charges this evening. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/1975... Soldiers Are Taking a Stand Against Trump’s Abuses | The New Republic

America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home. Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.

Both a coward and sell out.

It’s costing taxpayers $450/M annually & Alligator Alcatraz concentration camp is already flooding. Imagine a hurricane. People are going to die. There’s always enough money to hurt folks, but when it comes to public transit, low-income housing, schools, or public healthcare, “Sorry, we’re broke.”

This is all just authoritarianism vs democracy. Some people think people need to be ruled. They think we need to be forced. They think we need to be taught what to think. The rest of us know we can live together with a little help from a few bureaucrats whose job is to keep the water safe to drink.

This man. youtu.be/Ker0LPaaKCY?...

Christian Faith An Important Part Of Who Senator Pretends To Be theonion.com/christi...

www.democracynow.org/2025/6/27/an... Kidnapped to Salvadoran Mega-Prison: Andry Hernández Romero’s Family on 100+ Days of Disappearance | Democracy Now!