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The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime. We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.

Just passed a painter’s van flying a big ol’ Mexican flag in one of the neighborhoods ICE has been targeting here. That’s the energy in Chicago right now and I am here for it.

It’s fantastic that Virginia is getting its first female governor and Detroit its first female mayor, but holy cats I am ready for the day when that’s no longer a thing and people have gotten over themselves about women in leadership.

Voters may not be excited about the Democratic Party at the moment, but they have HAD IT with the party that could stop any of Trump’s cruelty & despotism at any point and chooses not to.

One more in a big night of long-overdue firsts!

Nearly every county in Virginia has shifted blue in a massive statement against Donald Trump.

I'd vote against Cuomo a third time if I could

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

A pox on every lily-livered Democratic leader who sat out the NYC mayoral race. Step aside and let change come through.

Only surprise is that this hasn’t happened more.

A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative. (Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)

“The horror that might be played out nationally” — Democrats

Yes, it's heartening to see Chicagoans (when ICE is everywhere in Chicagoland, we are all Chicago now) come together to protect each other and our neighbors. But a reminder that one big reason for our whistles is tech companies keep caving to Trump demands to take down ICE tracker websites. Still.

Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS. This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped. It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.

Shout out to the dude on TikTok who suggested offering ramen packets along with candy. We have plenty of sweets left, but we’re cleaned out of ramen and mac & cheese cups.

Certainly seems like the Trump Administration has shifted to terrorizing Chicago precisely because we don’t want them here. It was never about the worst of the worst. And it’s definitely not about keeping us safe. Many of our schools now have indoor recess bc of ICE activity & risk of tear gas.

This is a real thing that a judge had to say to the Chief of US Customs and Border Protection.

It’s too bad only farmers are people and not librarians or artists or healthcare workers or researchers.

As heartening as it is to see Chicagoans working together to protect our neighbors, we know that mostly we can only hope to warn people to stay inside. The lawlessness of ICE and other federal agents is impervious so far even to judicial orders. Hands off our neighbors. Hands off our city.

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What is the Times doing calling this extrajudicial murder spree “cartel strikes”? On what evidence do they ape the killers’ propaganda? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/u...

Shout-out to local Chicago journalists, who have really shined over the past horrible month. Without them, we would know far less about ICE activity and abuses. Local news matters. Local news matters. Local news matters. Local news matters. Local news matters. Local news matters.

We’ve certainly had presidents with bloodlust and presidents who ordered atrocities. But have we ever had a president speak so openly and positively about the deaths of human beings? It’s chilling—and I suspect Trump likes the idea of playing God.

How about a press conference made up of Democratic leadership near the White House with the demolished East Wing in the background, talking about the government shutdown and Trump's warped priorities and demolition of public goods, including not just the East Wing but health care and so much else?

That’s why there are volunteers out every day noting new plate numbers. And why the Illinois Sec of State is threatening to go after ICE for swapping or obscuring plates. They can’t hide.

This is Trump’s “Let them eat cake” moment. Dems should be doing nothing but talking about how he has used the presidency to enrich himself to a repulsive degree, is demanding more taxpayer money, and building himself a golden ballroom while letting millions of Americans go without.

Not the WSJ having the only even moderately acceptable push alert here. NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.

TV ads aimed at 2026 wouldn't typically start. But if I were Tom Steyer, I'd be cutting some digital ads that show Trump tearing down the White House, bailing out Argentina, rounding up construction workers, and prices and buy some space on manosphere podcast video feeds

There is no difference between Trump destroying the East Wing and using a wrecking ball on the Washington Monument or Smithsonian. Just because he (temporarily) lives there doesn't give him the right to demolish the White House without Congressional approval.

It’s so small in the context of ALL THE BAD THINGS happening right now, but photos of the White House being torn apart for the sake of one man’s tacky ego project have gutted me. 🧵

I can’t stop thinking about all the hoopla over removing confederate statues and the phony appeals to “heritage.” But this is done without discussion. It was always about displays of dominance.

It's wrong to call this "the Justice Department." He wants $230 million from the US taxpayer. Federal dollars. DOJ isn't some private company or NGO.

I guess I assumed that even the president couldn’t just take a bulldozer to the White House without input from some other part of the government. What a time to be alive.

Destroying large portions of the White House to build himself a ballroom paid for by billionaires and corporations. Demanding $230 million in taxpayer money be paid to him personally while fed workers go unpaid. This is Trump’s Marie Antoinette moment. It’s not a hard message to sell.

It’s so small in the context of ALL THE BAD THINGS happening right now, but photos of the White House being torn apart for the sake of one man’s tacky ego project have gutted me. 🧵

NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."

Enough is enough. Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23. The people of Arizona have a right to be represented in Congress.   During today’s pro forma session, when the House is called to order I will seek unanimous consent to insist upon the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva.

MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings

We’ve known for forever that they don’t think gendered violence is a really serious thing but it’s still wild to hear them say it so plainly.

I believe the fear is real—and also, if fear is your reason to avoid doing the right thing, you’re in the wrong job. No one is forcing you to serve in Congress.

But don’t call them “deplorable”!

One of Trump’s few consistent positions is pro-corruption.

this is all rhyming with a very, very dark part of history.

The fact that they can't get a random sampling of citizens from any city to indict people for interfering with ICE seems more informative than any political poll, tbh

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

PLEASE MASK. The latest COVID strain is kicking people’s butts. And 0/10 do not recommend long COVID.

PLEASE MASK. The latest COVID strain is kicking people’s butts. And 0/10 do not recommend long COVID.

As part of my ongoing adventures with long COVID (3.5 years now!), I’m in some studies investigating the brain fog & fatigue experienced by up to 80% of long haulers. Today I learned that the cognitive impact many of us deal with is most similar to that of people with traumatic brain injuries.