“A Summit man, who was once accused of firing a gun during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was taken into custody last month after he was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault in Utah.” patch.com/illinois/lag...

Mar-a-Lago guests feasting on fancy meals while a music video falsely claiming Trump won in 2020 plays on the side screens

Hello from outside the Portland ICE facility.

In another era, ICE raids would be described as persecution of Catholics.

And as a reminder, setting the political fallout aside they don't have the people to physically do that, even accounting for their budget now being larger than most countries militaries

Members of the community argue with federal officers during an immigration enforcement action in the Little Village neighborhood Saturday in Chicago.

The housing bubble and financial crisis was driven by multiple interconnected industries, and tons of voluntary participants at various levels. The AI industry is centered on a handful of companies, with a few prominent very rich leaders who openly meddle in politics. A backlash could be severe.

One thing I have marveled at is the way that crowds have been disciplined in capturing immigration enforcement’s lack of discipline.

Greg Bovino is right back on the streets — tear gas grenade in hand.

latino voters swinging 60 points against trump is really something

If US politics were sane, a pro-Palestine group denouncing Mamdani because he condemned swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school and Mamdani sticking to his stance would be a sort of “Sister Soulja Moment.” But since that doesn’t actually mean “take a moderate position against extremes,” it won’t be.

incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries

Anna Ancher,  Evening sun in the artist’s studio, c.1913 Danish painter #WomensArt

Seen in DC: As you enter the Washington Spirit game today, there are opportunities to donate to food banks.

Men will literally destroy the whole world rather than accept women as equals lol

photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty

They have had 15 years to think about an alternative to Obamacare and the alternative is

Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

U.S. consumer sentiment hits second-lowest ever, worse than 2020 and 2008

Giving a bully your lunch money doesn't make them leave you alone. It shows them you're an easy mark and encourages them to demand more. Appeasing fascists doesn't make them less fascist. It shows them you're weak and encourages them to demand more. It's only ONE OF THE MOST REPEATED LESSONS EVER!

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for. @wsj.com

Washington's struggling economy takes another economic hit from the government shutdown

The laws of war are not mere niceties. They are lessons from centuries of blood agreed upon to keep the world more stable. Violating them isn’t hero cop who cuts through red tape to get things done, it’s psycho cop who crosses lines in ways even the rule benders find appalling and must be stopped.

For Christian nationalists, there’s only one approved brand of religion, and that is only one approved brand of Christianity

‪Adam Serwer‬: Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists. They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver. apnews.com/article/trum...

the stove touching will continue until <redacted> get your food bank donations ready

Release the Epstein Files.

Magistrate judge plans visit to ICE Broadview facility amid lawsuit over conditions From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez

A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬 DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.

So Trump and the GOP, fresh off a massive electoral rout, are digging in behind starving people and kicking millions off health care? Make it make sense

President Donald Trump has approved a pardon for Michael McMahon, the White House said Friday, a retired New York City police officer who was convicted in 2023 for his role in stalking a New Jersey family on behalf of the Chinese government.

I’d like our economy to not resemble Russia’s thank you very much.

What does “wartime” even mean? Are we going to spend 10% of gdp on defense now? Are we going to draft? Are we going to magically reorganize industry to build 155mm? This shit is just nonsense

Winning the hearts and minds of the public www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Man that guy really doesn’t want hungry people to eat

For a man who genuinely understands (or at least has understood) how to work a camera and the importance of media presence, this is a distinctly shocking set of images. As is the one of him just standing like (as one person put it) an idling NPC during the medical event in the Oval.

"They want everyone to know these thugs they’ve deployed to terrorize cities are battle-hardened and impervious to pain. But in court, they're such delicate flowers that if they are, say, lightly grazed by a sandwich, they are entitled to justice because of the horrific assault they have suffered."

Abolish Border Patrol.

Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation We spoke with 20 current and former military officials about the purge. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

It looks like Trump and the GOP’s whole shutdown plan was: 1) Lie that a shutdown gives the president vast new powers and they’ll use them to do what they’ve already been doing 2) Pretend the minority is in charge of govt 3) Hurt America more 4) Democrats fold and validate Trump’s lawbreaking

"claims of a fundamental realignment of American politics have been highly exaggerated" this happens ***every single time*** someone proclaims a realignment

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Lies and abuses of power have become the norm at Trump’s DHS — and today a judge restricted use of force from federal agents in Chicago who used lies to “justify” their horrific abuses. The lawlessness must end and those abusing their power must be held accountable.

40 billion to Argentina. 40 billion.

Let them eat ballroom

Who are you going to believe, me or your lying bills?

Trump isn’t meeting with Democrats for we have no bribes for him. He can’t make any money from the meeting.

A visual metaphor for the moment.