The Trump BLM just sold 17,000 acres of land for oil and gas leasing in Utah to a company called Bro Energy. Some of that land is around the White River, which feeds into the Colorado. Biden had halted oil drilling there but now it's back on the table. www.motherjones.com/environment/...

“WE CAN AFFORD THIS”: New Mexico US Sen. Martin Heinrich warns of economic crisis if Republicans succeed in killing health insurance subsidies for working families.

NEW: Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order prohibiting federal immigration agents from using any City-owned property in enforcement activity.

When the Supreme Court blesses the Trump administration’s disregard for the law while maintaining the appearance that the law still applies, it enables a "dual state." As @pemalevy.bsky.social writes, the "dual state" framework is how dictators exercise power while life appears mostly ordinary.

Former FCC Chair Wheeler: An autocrat's favorite tool is a monopoly on telling the story. And if you can control the people who tell that story, then you've got an autocrat's greatest dream.

They’ve turned everyone in Chicago into extras in Stephen Miller’s villainous, unconstitutional, authoritarian fantasy

BREAKING: California joins Oregon's existing suit over National Guard deployment, both request Judge Immergut issue TRO against CA guard being sent to OR, argue Trump admin move is attempt to circumvent court order. Docs: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The Trump administration’s deployment of ICE and others in the mass deportation effort has led to more violence and turmoil, and less safety and security for all, including US citizens. But that’s a feature not a bug. The chaos justifies further authoritarian crackdowns. The chaos is the point.

Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal

Two of the best protests signs I’ve seen.

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

MORE: Immergut issued a stark warning that the efforts by Trump to make a bad-faith justification to call up the guard risked plunging the country into a form of unconstitutional military rule. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In an NPR video interview, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and presidential prospect Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social says the government shutdown is only worth it because Democrats focused on an issue of direct interest to millions of voters. 1/3

Elon Musk’s Twitter feed is the farthest-right, most hateful and disinformation-forward social media feed I’ve seen of any person who doesn’t openly identify as a member of a hate group. It’s toxic at a level that in any other era would have led to *anyone* in business ceasing all dealings with him.

These people are the Illinois Nazis of Nazis

the executive order is a big mac with "extra special" sauce, large fries and All the Diet Coke You Have. if it isn't hot when it reaches the white house ice will raid your franchise. thank you for your attention to this matter.

Great Chris Murphy quote from our interview: "I would be a sucker to agree to a budget that literally funds an operation to hunt me and my allies down—to imprison us, harass us, intimidate us. If you want our votes, it can’t be for rampant lawlessness." Tons more like that all throughout:

Although they will deny it, the DHS video intentionally included a clip of an old McDonald’s moon man ad campaign, which racists and Nazis have long ago co-opted for their purposes. This was no accident, it is a clear signal to the violent, racist right: “we’re with you”.

Posted by the President of the United States.

The story of 2024 is this: Trump had a plan to destroy American government called Project 2025, which had, literally, not a typo, a 4% approval rating. He lied constantly and said he wouldn't do it. Then he entered office and immediately implemented AN EVEN MORE EXTREME VERSION OF IT.

NEW: In newly unsealed testimony, a SpaceX insider revealed that Elon Musk’s company had directly received money from Chinese investors, raising questions about foreign ownership interests in one of the United States’ most important military contractors.

My mother called Speaker Johnson’s office this afternoon to talk about the shutdown and to tell them that her healthcare costs went up 125% as of this week — she was excited because a staffer answered; then they hung up on her.

Holy hell. DHS just openly stated that its agents use “reasonable suspicion” to make ARRESTS. This is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is clear that you need probable cause to arrest someone, as opposed to stop them to ask them a question or two. This is huge b/c…

This is illegal, plain and simple, with penalties including removal from federal service, debarment from federal employment for five years, and a fine of $1000. 5 U.S.C. § 7326. A country which valued the rule of law would enforce its laws.

17 wolves have been killed in MT's hunting season. These wolves are more than just numbers - they each played vital roles in their packs, symbolized resilience, and served as keystone species. This is an important reminder of what could happen in other states if wolves lose federal protections.

He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it. But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.

This current American presidential administration is run by people who are quite obviously mentally ill, and we need to start talking about that.

Trump said he won’t sanction Russia until Hungary stops buying Russian oil. His friend Viktor Orban responds. Set up a precondition that you know your friend won’t agree to, in order to help your friend in the Kremlin. That is US policy.

Republican politicians, in more ways than one:

New in PN: Google joins presidential bribe club "Trump’s trollsuits failed in court, but succeeded as a means of extorting his enemies. But the tech titans would do well to remember that giving the bully your lunch money isn’t something you do just *once*"

Jane Fonda leads hundreds to re-launch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Thou shalt not refuse to swear in elected officials because you’re desperately trying to cover up sex crimes by billionaire pedophiles.

In the Trump Revolution, Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake!" and all the peasants cheered.

WATCH: @decodingfoxnews.bsky.social brings the receipts for @jessicatarlov.bsky.social’s on point 🎯 commentary on Fox about right-wing violence being more prevalent👇🏽 (despite Lawrence Jones’ gaslighting)

The federal government is shut down because Trump & Congressional Republicans want higher healthcare costs for working people, even stripping care from millions. Why? To give tax giveaways to billionaires, while expanding the fastest growing class in America: the working poor.

this is the third time Donald Trump has shut down the government while his party controls both houses of Congress

“To us, masks are associated with cowardly desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.” - Judge William Young, September 30, 2025

Our open-play xG was .89 today. Against Wolves it was .68; Doncaster 1.00; Brighton 1.18; Villarreal .39; West Ham .60; B'mouth .15; City .97; Burnley 1.66.

Agreed. I’ve been trying to not be too negative, but feels like the club ripped away a coach who won something/inspired and had a plan, then replaced him with someone who won’t achieve but consistently end upper kid table and give him signings Ange would’ve killed for. So frustrating.

This is when those with dignity & integrity in the military need to dig in & live up to their oath to defend the Constitution.

hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

"If the democrats don't let us slash healthcare for women, infants, children, and let us slash FEMA, then we will end all heathcare & FEMA assistance! And it will be the democrats fault!" -republican press release to be repeated by corporate news outlets & right wing nut job outlets

Meanwhile at the Riyadh comedy festival