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I’m sorry, what now?

Also and again, Republicans in Congress are demonstrably okay with everything that’s happening

They already fell for that once! No R is willing to negotiate the awful big bill. What about paying soldiers but not hungry grandparents and kids says Democrat? That big awful bill cut so much health care and food something has to be done!

Trump Administration Live Updates: Australia Sees ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Mineral Deals as Leader Visits White House

Extrajudicial killiigs, like third country "deportations" without due process are unacceptable. There must be some way to hole this administration accountable!! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows

“Food allergies in children dropped sharply in the years after new guidelines encouraged parents to introduce infants to peanuts, a study has found… a 36 percent reduction in all food allergies, driven largely by a 43 percent drop in peanut allergies” in children under 3 years old.

You know it’s bad when the Dept of Labor says immigration raids are “threatening the stability of domestic food production and prices for US consumers.”

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The president of the United States posted a video of him defecating on the American people. Many in my profession normalized it. This is a big reason why we are where we are.

The guardrails didn’t fail. They were deliberately pulled down by Republicans in Congress and on the Supreme Court. They both let Trump violate the law.

People pack onto a green line train in DC

Standing room only on the Green Line in Washington, DC as protestors head to the “No Kings” protest.

Person behind me: “The trains weren’t even this packed for the Beyoncé concert”

The entire train is full as more people pack on. Follow this thread for updates!

"No Kings 2" is well underway. I just saw dozens of protesters holding signs at an overpass near my local mall. CNN is showing live scenes of big crowds in New York, Boston, Atlanta, DC. Shimon Prokupecz is reporting "tens of thousands" of people in and around Times Square.

As you get ready to march, especially in NYC, please remember that there is a huge hole in the tunnel under the Hudson that had $16billion appropriation rescinded by the corrupt executive and criminal Vought.

If Diane Keaton was Dori, then I am going on a Keaton binge this weekend!

round lace doilies in the shapes of viruses

Virus Doilies, 2004, machine-made lace by Laura Splan #sciart

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

Veterans know the rules of engagement and fought to defend democracy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Another shutdown casualty: Medicare telehealth coverage It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in funding for Medicare telehealth services.

Ridiculously, Medicare Telehealth coverage keeps are getting tied to continuing resolutions. Bills could be passed separately. But political bureaucracy. This means Medicare Telehealth waivers are kaput as of today. My latest for @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Yep. Sad but true.

The facts.

How Much Have Trump’s Cuts Shrunk the Federal Work Force? Shutdown Plans Offer a Clue. (Gift Article) The number of federal employees has been trimmed by thousands since President Trump took office, according to contingency plans drawn up by federal agencies.

The numbers of federal employees let go since January is tallied here by Dept: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

West Africans deported from US to Ghana ‘dumped without documents in Togo’ Men removed from US by Ice say they were held near Accra then taken over border and left without passports or ID

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Trump administration cuts funding to minority-serving colleges. What does this mean for Philly-area schools? The U.S. Department of Education announced it would reallocate funding to programs that “do not include discriminatory racial and ethnic quotas and that advance Administration priorities."

More straight up illegal discrimination by this administration. Specifically taking away funding from minority students!? www.inquirer.com/education/tr...

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A lot of people are learning that cowardice won’t save them in real time. Might as well be brave.

Turkey’s Erdogan Fires Statistics Chief After Record Inflation The president of the Turkish statistical institute, Sait Dincer, was removed from office and replaced by Erhan Cetinkaya, who had been deputy president of Turkey’s Banking Regulation and Supervision A...

um. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Same for NPR I think, right? Donating still a thing

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Since the media isn't covering this, these killer grocery prices, are real.

I haven't seen the media screeching about the high cost of living lately...

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UCLA research grants suspended after Trump administration faulted campus for antisemitism The Justice Department issued UCLA a notice of violation for not responding “adequately” to complaints about antisemitism.

It's not just Ivies. The administration is now trying to shut down pretty much all science at UCLA.

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From the no shit dept care of NYT: "One of the primary goals of the Trump administration’s tariffs have been increasing U.S. manufacturing jobs. But in recent months, we’ve seen manufacturing jobs fall, including by 11,000 positions in the July data released today."