Mauricio Torres

Every Republican on the Sunday shows should be forced to comment on this. Show them. Make them watch

That won't happen. But should

Using our military to intimidate people you disagree with politically doesn't make you look strong.

It makes you look weak.

It's reckless, it's disrespectful, and yet another action beneath the office of the presidency.

This is real. Chicago today.

Republicans control the entire federal government. It’s your shutdown babes.

Gavin Newsom/California/freedom remain undefeated

There should be wall-to-wall coverage of right-wing terrorism trying to erode the rule of law and hand Trump a dictatorship.

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

Rep.-Elect Grijalva won her race weeks ago.

But Speaker Johnson is refusing to swear her in.

Johnson isn't working to stop the shutdown. He's not working to swear in members.

What the hell is he doing for the American people? Absolutely nothing.

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

Fire engulfs home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

Fire engulfs home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats

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Chicago alderperson describes ‘sanctioned violence’ after ICE detained her for simply asking questions “I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."

“I simply asked if they had a signed judicial warrant,” Jessie Fuentes told The Advocate. “That’s not a crime. That’s a constitutional question."

After some of the biggest health care cuts in American history, Trump and his Republicans are now promoting one of the biggest health care cost increases in American history.

They can lie to our faces all they want, but that’s what the GOP's government shutdown is all about.

Alt text: Screenshot of a Fox News Digital article reporting that Apple removed the ICEBlock tracking app from its App Store after the Department of Justice raised safety concerns. The article states DOJ officials, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, asked Apple to take down the app, claiming it endangered law enforcement officers and shielded illegal immigrants. Bondi confirmed the removal in a statement, saying ICEBlock put ICE agents at risk and emphasized DOJ’s commitment to protecting federal officers.

This was done at the direction of Pam Bondi. The US government is now dictating what apps you can have on your phone.

The underlying threat here is if Apple didn't comply, they'd slap billions in tariffs on Apple products.

"They was terrified. The kids was crying. People was screaming. They looked very distraught. I was out there crying when I seen the little girl come around the corner, because they was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other," Watson said. "That's all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where's the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, 'f*** them kids.'"

This raid is disgusting, abominable behavior, traumatizing children and families in their homes.
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We are so humiliatingly deep into tinpot dictatorship territory. The government has just brokered the coerced sale of a major media platform to an ally of the president, who is openly boasting about converting it into (even more of) a partisan propaganda outlet.

Reminder: Republicans control all 3 branches of government.

If the government shuts down, it WILL be because of Trump.

New Poll: 84% of Latinos in California say the wealthiest corporations should pay their fair share of taxes to fund programs such as healthcare, child tax credits, and food assistance.

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Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

A coordinated effort to silence critics and free speech.

Must be a coincidence.

Censoring the media isn’t normal.

Deporting student activists isn’t normal.

Doxxing critics isn’t normal.

Threatening funding isn’t normal.

The fascist Republican Party is working overtime to take away your freedom of speech.

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Could Hamper Efforts to House the Homeless

President Trump’s signature domestic policy law could make it harder for states to fund programs to help people find stable housing.
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Updated data on "donor state" California Federal COVID spending and drops in wealthier filers' taxable income affect 2023 data

Updated data on "donor state" California: federal COVID spending and drops in wealthier filers' taxable income affect 2023 data. open.substack.com/pub/jasonsis...

Thanks to @shg29.bsky.social & @nishinair.bsky.social of @calbudgetcenter.org and @rockefellerinst.bsky.social for helpful insights.

Horrific. Note that this is sworn testimony, not a mere allegation.

Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...

We're close to reaching a chilling moment; the first time in history where the single largest group of people arrested by ICE in the interior and held in detention are people with no criminal record. The gap is now down to fewer than 300 people.

A threat to authoritarianism anywhere is a threat to authoritarianism everywhere

Grocery prices rise at the fastest pace since 2022 as Trump tariffs bite On the campaign trail, Trump promised lower grocery prices.

Trump spent his 2024 campaign promising Americans he'd lower grocery prices.

Virtually all major grocery categories are now more expensive than they were a year ago, however, some substantially so.

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Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump Inflation accelerated in August as Americans paid more for gasoline and groceries. Over the last 12 months, consumer prices have risen 2.9%.

Inflation climbs in August as grocery and gas prices jump
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