Two books I am currently reading that help me understand how we got to this point. “Reign of Terror” by Spencer Ackerman and “Master Plan” by David Sirota and Jared J Maher.

Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.” A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.

Discontent with the status quo and the political establishment culminated in a perfect storm in New York City, when Zohran Mamdani beat billionaire-backed Andrew Cuomo to become mayor. The win shows how Democrats might beat Trumpism.

Zohran Mamdani’s historic mayoral victory marks a new chapter for democratic socialism in America. Like Bernie Sanders before him, he’s shown that relentless focus on a unifying message of economic justice can win against establishment sabotage.

Voters might not be happy with the Democratic Party, but this election proves that they know good Democratic candidates and messaging when they see them, and they’ll show up. Grow this energy for 2026!

NEW: FBI warns that ICE impersonators are harming ICE's image in immigrant communities, quietly urges ICE agents to identify themselves, as revealed in an intelligence document we obtained and shared w/ @dell.bsky.social / @carolinehaskins.bsky.social / @wired.com #FOIA www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

“As Mamdani’s dramatic upset makes clear, his is the path forward: a robust, big-tent grassroots political organization that incorporates the populism rather than shutting it out and speaks to the needs of voters fed up with a sclerotic party establishment. It’s about damn time.”

⚡️🗽BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani has been elected Mayor of New York City, with both AP and NBC News calling the race. The 34-year-old will be the city’s 111th mayor, its first Muslim and first South Asian to hold the office, as well as the youngest mayor in over a century. With 1.7 million votes...

Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?

More dictator nonsense as people are hurting in the US and elsewhere thanks to the cruelty of his administration and the sycophants supporting it - Republicans and billionaires.

The Trump administration and the Republican Party are demonstrating over and over that they don’t give a damn about the people in this country.

This week on the Prospect’s Weekly Roundup, Executive Editor @ddayen.bsky.social is joined by @davidsirota.com to discuss his new book “Master Plan,” exposing how conservatives have made corruption legal over the past 50 years. Listen here:trib.al/8UDgsXL

Tirelessly inflicting misery, here and elsewhere.

World roundup: October 31 2025

Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving: $100 billion Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%: $100 billion One is decried as "welfare." One is not. Why?

Happening on our streets

Good news for once.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Yikes…

Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.

"'Germany Is Back' – and That Should Scare Us All" In its crackdown on pro-Palestine speech, Germany has normalized racism and state violence, reminding us this really is the country of the 1920s, again, writes James Jackson for Zeteo:

Republicans took away the ACA subsidies and now many people across the country are experiencing unsustainable increases in their premiums. This wouldn’t happen with a single payer system like an improved #MedicareForAll

Worth remembering…

“A Jackie Robinson moment… what an exciting opportunity…”

🚨On @democracynow.org, I discussed our new book MASTER PLAN publishing never-before-seen documents revealing that execs at America's largest media companies were on a secret task force to implement the Powell Memo, which called for a corporate takeover of democracy. Get the book: LeverNews.com/book

Take a listen to Congresswoman Becca Balint. She is incredibly frustrated and you can see the pain in her eyes. I honestly thought no American President would let people go hungry but, we are not dealing with normal times. This is pure evil.

In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.

Good afternoon! I just wanted to pop in and let y’all know that there’s plenty of ready-to-ship yarn available in the shop. Everything from lace weight all the way up to bulky. 🧶 Shop link: lolabeanyarnco.com

Any excuse to start killing again, thanks to western governments, with impunity.

Let them drown in medical debt - 47 likes to inflict pain and misery wherever, whenever, by any means. www.levernews.com/trump-aims-t...

The #cats support my vote for Zohran Mamdani! #EarlyVoting is on! It's fast and easy! #Vote @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #NYC #NYCvotes #VoteZohran

So true. And if the US minimum wage had increased with productivity, it would be between 20 and 30 dollars, but thanks to regulatory capture, it is under 10 dollars.

Lever news of the week www.levernews.com/loyaltys-hid...

The Peace President is sending the Ford carrier strike group to illegally murder Venezuelan, Colombian, Trinidadian etc fishermen. Let’s see if the Ford commander is going to obey illegal orders

Pardon, I was running to get my kids from school and outpaced my reasoning. This is Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander of the Ford strike group. He will soon be tasked with executing illegal orders. We will see whether Professional Military Education instilled in him the integrity to refuse.

Autocrats always go after the most vulnerable first, then after everyone who opposes them. Solidarity can beat this.

I’m in Chicago, hosting a shadow hearing on Trump’s unlawful immigration actions. Follow along here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae9T...

New Yorkers are blocking Ice from kidnapping people. This is solidarity ✊✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿✊🏾

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE! ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

Moreover, demolishing a house, or part thereof, that belongs to the public is only done by dictators. We cannot let 47 become one.

Read the full article 👇 slate.com/news-and-pol...

Years ago I got a skull and crossbones tattoo with my buddies in the Marines. I was appalled to learn it closely resembled a Nazi symbol. I altered it yesterday, into something that isn't deeply offensive to my core beliefs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwt_...

These people will not rest until they’ve destroyed everything wild and beautiful.

I look forward to taking a trip down the memory lane and learning more about the global movement for trade justice. Listen to the episode and soon The Dig will be one of your favorite podcasts.

People have power when they come together.

A deranged opinion, written to justify a ruling against democracy by people set on imposing their ideology on the country. Unfortunately, so far, successfully.

A Tarrant County resident who has worked as an election judge criticized the county’s move to cut more than 100 polling sites. “You’re not saving money,” she said. “You’re sacrificing democracy to save a buck.” With @fortworthreport.bsky.social @texastribune.org

American author Ursula K. Le Guin was born on this day in 1929. “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings.”

So much for the ceasefire