They’re all just looting the treasury now

I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.

Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".

But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.

welcome to authoritarianism.

our strongest institutions standing for absolutely nothing.

A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.

‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents A federal judge in Chicago issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz.”

The Constitution protects the right to free speech and the right to peacefully assemble. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...

They taught us to wait for someone else to fix things our cars, our communities, our lives.

But we’re learning to do it ourselves, together.

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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.

Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

What caused Earth's biggest mass extinction? Scientists have debated until now what made Earth's oceans so inhospitable to life that some 96 percent of marine species died off at the end of the Permian period. New research shows the "Great Dying...

Periodic reminder of why we must decarbonize. The Permian extinction was the planet killer. It was caused by - wait for it - greenhouse gas warming: >90% of all species went extinct.
Under business as usual we're 20% the way there by 2100, 35-50% by 2300.
sustainability.stanford.edu/news/what-ca...

Obama: It is not as if we didn't see some of this coming. I will admit it is worse than even I expected, but I did warn you all. I did. You can run the tape.

Fired for defending science and speaking the truth. Dr. George Tidmarsh, head of the FDA’s drug division, says he was placed on administrative leave after questioning the legal basis of a new “rapid approval” program for certain drugs. A longtime industry veteran who joined the agency in

Brain immune cell replacement slows neurological disease progression, offering a novel therapeutic strategy. Fascinating breakthrough! PMID:40638757, Science 2025, @ScienceMagazine https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adz0113 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪

harvard medical school got bombed yesterday and it barely made news

No one hurt after ‘intentional’ explosion at Harvard medical campus, officials say Officers did not find additional devices in a sweep of building, authorities say

I am once again learning about alarming things happening in my nation by reading the foreign press.

WTF? Can we please talk about this?

www.theguardian.com/education/20...

The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)

A long-deranged and deeply depraved man with a pronouncedly and acceleratingly deteriorating mind announces that he intends to play with the large arsenal of nuclear weapons he controls.

But it's okay, because he's not seeking a third term.

The president had a MRI but won't say why.

He had bruises on his hands but wouldn't say why.

He just had an 'annual medical' even though he already had his annual medical.

He got shot in the ear but has never released the medical records relating to it.

How is any of this ok?

we have very very short memories

The Pentagon announces they are replacing The New York Times’ press credentials with the MyPillow guy’s media outlet.

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/

Three young children fled from an ICE raid in Idaho and managed to reunite with their family.

"I didn't get caught," boy says

oh! sorry i was wrong! thanks for sharing! i was wrong with confidence, too.

Georgia’s Sweeping Anti-Voting Law Suppressed Black Votes, New Data Shows Read more here.

NEW: Four years after GOP lawmakers in Georgia enacted one of the most aggressive anti-voting laws in the country, new evidence filed in federal court shows that Senate Bill 202 has drastically deepened racial inequalities in voting access in the state. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

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.

omg!

"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...

"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

capitol building filled with representatives is “the people’s house” but obviously this is our tax dollars and our collective US History, too.

What disgusting selfish swine.

It’s laughable for JMPC to try to lay its whole Epstein relationship off on a former employee. The evidence indicates that the bank’s ties with Epstein, and the mistakes it made, went all the way to the top.

Padilla: It’s not just undocumented folks who are being detained and arrested. It’s legal immigrants—even US citizens. We know of at least 170 US citizens who have been caught up in these raids and put in detention centers.

It’s the intended effect of this administration to stoke fear and terror