BREAKING: We just won in court β again.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trumpβs unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
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BREAKING: We just won in court β again.
A federal judge BLOCKED Donald Trumpβs unlawful attempt to DEPLOY 300 OF OUR NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO PORTLAND.
When my grandma started putting on her makeup like that, we talked to her doctor about dementia.
05.10.2025 20:55 β π 232 π 75 π¬ 11 π 4Dude, the mandate has been revoked. People fucking hate you. Your guy is more unpopular than Biden when he got out of the race last year. Theyβve rejected every part of your agenda. Youβve been losing elections all across the country this year. Youβve lost your mind. Stand down.
06.10.2025 02:31 β π 513 π 115 π¬ 21 π 8Trump is creating a Civil War. He needs to be stopped but whatever means necessary.
His actions require an appropriate response to end his treason.
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whateverβs in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
Every Democrat at every level of office must denounce this madness Monday morning. Has to be huge outcry. We need to be incredibly loud.
06.10.2025 02:02 β π 1048 π 328 π¬ 32 π 11The leader of this country has gone completely mad.
06.10.2025 01:48 β π 491 π 139 π¬ 16 π 5π₯ Finally an EU leader says it out loud:
βWe have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies.β
Jane Fonda: βNo president has ever sent troops into the Democratic cities across the country saying full force. He is amassing power in a way that will destroy our democracy.β
05.10.2025 18:47 β π 1648 π 511 π¬ 44 π 19Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos
05.10.2025 21:05 β π 1753 π 374 π¬ 22 π 11This past week, Congressmen Greg Landsman and Marc Veasey of the @newdems.bsky.social joined for a report on Day 1 of the Trump shutdown. Landsman and Veasey cohost the Member-driven "The Fly-In" podcast.
Catch up on this full discussion: www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/reps-lands...
Theyβre using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because thatβs where theyβre all going to flee when we kick them out of office
05.10.2025 18:14 β π 12678 π 3802 π¬ 604 π 362Insanity
05.10.2025 20:12 β π 1119 π 185 π¬ 48 π 8Trump is now 57 minutes late for his speech but at least we're getting an emo version of Hulk Hogan's theme song
05.10.2025 19:58 β π 1735 π 338 π¬ 260 π 151Trump is now 40 minutes late and counting. Naval cadets still standing around in total and increasingly uncomfortable silence.
05.10.2025 19:44 β π 4030 π 1033 π¬ 639 π 219Speaking Spanish isnβt βun-American.β
Itβs as American as the Super Bowl itself.
If youβre mad about hearing it, maybe ask yourself why.
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
The far left ideological movement Miller talks about here is better known as American patriotism and love of country.
05.10.2025 17:55 β π 167 π 52 π¬ 7 π 0Your daily reminder from @simonwdc.bsky.social:
"Trump is weak, not strong. Losing, not winning. A failure, not a success. A villain, not a hero. A big blubbery babyman, anything, anything but a strong man"
open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...
From Hopium:
- Ugly new CBS News poll for Trump, 58% disapproval
- Dems must become more aggressive in challenging Trump's escalating authoritarianism
- Wonderful new interview with James Talarico
This, more π
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/sunday-hop...
Given how unpopular he and his agenda have become, and how worse things are likely to get, Trump has two choices now:
- course correct, end the tariffs, fund health care, do things that make people's lives better
- do everything he can to prevent free and fair elections next year
Great thread from @gelliottmorris.com......
05.10.2025 14:28 β π 54 π 19 π¬ 1 π 0How's this one?
05.10.2025 14:25 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0There is a mistaken impression in Democratic circles that Trump's invasion of our cities and trampling of our rights and freedoms is popular. It isn't:
05.10.2025 14:24 β π 842 π 257 π¬ 75 π 30From Hopium:
- Ds have come out of the box strong this week. Rs weak, unprepared, and wobbly
- Trump has disappeared from public view, again
- Spanberger is up 12, 55-43, in new Wapo poll
- New intvs w/Gavin Newsom, Rep. Adam Smith, Randi Weingarten, more π
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/dems-have-...
FWIW, the main reason ACA enrollment is so much higher in states won by Trump is because they include all 10 of the states which refused to expand Medicaid.
Thereβs millions of heavily subsidized ACA enrollees who would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid if those states expanded it.
Chicago. Chokeholds are illegal unless your life is in danger.
04.10.2025 23:35 β π 189 π 105 π¬ 5 π 8@govpritzker.illinois.gov
37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.
This is assault.