“America’s senior military officers, including Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, must approach Trump now and make clear to him that they will not obey illegal orders to act against American citizens or disrupt the American political process.” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

Stay nonviolent. bsky.app/profile/5050...

Across the country, hospitals are vanishing and doctors and paramedics tell ABC News they’ve already seen conditions worsen in irreversible ways — even deaths — because of shuttered hospitals in rural areas. #TrumpShutUSDown abcnews.go.com/US/loss-life...

What Governor Pritzker is doing is right for his state, but it is vital for the Republic.

Pritzker is meeting the moment and if he stands up for the people, stands up against Trump's rein of terror, holds ICE accountable, he can elevate himself as a front runner for Dem leadership. Now is the moment for leaders, not cowards.

Oh look, vaccines work.

to thine own self be true

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨 1/2

ICE is lying to us! aaronparnas.substack.com/p/urgent-ice...

Happy Banned Books Week! 🗃️ For more information on Book Bans, check out this recent report from @penamerica.bsky.social pen.org/report/the-n...

Eric Adams honestly had some of the most banger quotes from a politician: "I had a shorty that lived out there," is a favorite. www.cityandstateny.com/personality/...

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

As America struggles, Donald Trump spent his weekend golfing at his Virginia country club while nearly two million federal workers either labor without pay or sit at home with empty accounts. He engineered this shutdown himself and now refuses to end it. open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...

Trump and Johnson are prepared to double our health care premiums and keep the government closed just to keep MAGA corruption and their war on the working middle class going. Democrats say no way. Cancel the cuts, expand health care and restore government to the people.

The media isn’t just failing, they’re complicit. They cover for christian pastors who rape kids, ignore ICE handcuffing children and downplay MAGA’s cruelty as politics. This isn’t neglect, it’s collaboration and it makes them just as guilty. Power doesn’t fear lies. They fear clarity.

Cities with a higher violent crime rate than Chicago: Houston Dallas Lubbock Amarillo San Antonio Corpus Christi

“We are home now. We marched from the park to ICE, very peaceful crowd. We were standing around ICE pushed us down, sprayed us with chemical and I was hit in the head with a projectile. This was so unprovoked. People have to know that the Feds are attacking people with NO provocation whatsoever.”

The more America sees and hears from Stephen Miller, the worse it is for Trump and MAGA. He's a total freak and loser, repulsive to the majority, and he's the shadow President and currently the most powerful, unelected person in the country.

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

They say women are too emotional but l've never seen anything more dramatic than a grown man being held accountable for his actions.

Leavitt "conceded the rationale for EMTALA and Emergency Medicaid—and acknowledged that the Trump administration actually supports taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants. Maybe someone should tell JD Vance." www.thebulwark.com/p/government...

🚨 Rep. Jim McGovern attempted to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Rep Elect AZ-07, but they would NOT recognize him in the House. He has a candid reason as to why he thinks this happened. 1/2

BREAKING: Illinois Democrats demand Donald Trump immediately rescind inflammatory, unconstitutional order to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago.

"He takes food and health care from the neediest and tries to, in his words, traumatize people—then he calls himself a Christian. Pretty despicable." Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is “abhorrent.”

We’ve created a virtuous cycle where the bigger our community gets, the more resources we have to get the best writers. And then the community grows even more. You all made this happen. Thank you. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

It’s of note that during tonight’s hearing the DoJ didn’t even try to make the case that changing conditions on the ground in Portland warranted the CA National Guard. Instead they relied on legal technicalities. Proving again that what they say in court is different than lies they tell the public.

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

do not forget Vought! behind the scenes policy maker

Miller has grossly over-estimated his own power. Miller has forgotten ETTD. Trump will cut Miller loose as soon as someone (maybe one of Trump’s kids) exposes the lies Miller has been feeding Trump. Trump WILL NOT like seeing the Portland videos are old or fake. Miller is duping Trump. Not good.

Everything by Trump and Miller right now is weakness. They know they've lost the majority and their policies are unpopular and they've F'd up the economy. So, they'll use the military and threats and unleash their Reeks. But, they don't have the numbers. All hands on deck resistance.

More messaging like this please

They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office

We do not deploy American forces against Americans in our own cities. Our military is not trained for domestic law enforcement. It’s illegal and un-American.

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

i think anyone taught by ilan wurman ought to ask the university of minnesota law school for their money back

I would remind folks that among the reasons Stephen Miller is saying crazy crap on Twitter is because he's losing in the courts, both judicial and public opinion.

Every newspaper in the country should be blanketing Portland with reporters and videographers to document that it is not a war zone. And every front page should be blaring about the president lying as a pretext to send troops to an American city.

A lot of commentators see strategic planning in what could easily be just emotional outburst from officials full of hate who thought they’d get their way more easily, and go to the friendly confines of X to rant and get emotional support. Yea, this is about Stephen Miller throwing a fit in public.

Most people seem not to realize that Stephen Miller especially is terrified and certain of a public revolt against his regime. That's why he's sephiroth posting. He's not stupid. There are a million people in DC alone against him, he's drying out all democratic paths, and anything could be a match.

Thugs.

We can fund health care and keep the government running, or we can shut everything down to raise prices on people. To me, that’s a pretty easy choice.

"WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters)—An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a 'perp walk' of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said." www.reuters.com/world/us/fbi...

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov