Jason West

- more expensive health insurance
- restrictions on vaccines
- cuts in medical and scientific research
- tariffs
- US isolation
- a changing climate
- dirtier air and water
- limits on the press

Why is that?

The right is jealous they don't have crowds in the streets demanding
- monarchy
- dismantling checks and balances
- laws that apply to only 1 side
- tax breaks for the 1%
- decimating the government workforce
- unlawful detainment
- a police state
- Medicaid killed ...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

"The best defense against this weapon is solidarity among groups who disagree ferociously on many questions, but who agree on the need to keep America democratic and rebuild institutions and social connections to make democracy more robust."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Poster with a black background featuring a gold crown crossed out with two thick red paint strokes. Bold white text at the top reads “NO KINGS WEEKEND.” Below, a quote says, “Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Event details follow: “Friday, Oct 17 | 3–7 PM, Lincoln Memorial, Kickoff Rally” and “Saturday, Oct 18 | 9:30 AM, 14th & U St NW, March to Rally at Penn & 3rd NW.” A small circular red logo near the bottom reads “50/50 DC,” and a QR code appears in the lower right corner. The website 5050dc.com is listed beneath the logo.

Government of the people, by the people and for the people.

I need to be able to tell my children I did not stay silent.

Sign of the day…

Weren’t there statements from MAL employees saying the boxes had been there for some time and they were asked to move them periodically?

I’m not aware of any wave of violence against ICE.

Omg he’s still spewing this lie.
It not only didn’t happen it’s physically impossible.

October 18 is a day to stand tall against tyranny. No Crowns. No Thrones. #NoKings. Join the movement—find a No Kings Day protest near you and make your voice heard. nokings.org

JPL Workforce Decimated - Eos NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., laid off 550 people, a roughly 11% reduction of its workforce.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...

- more expensive health insurance
- restrictions on vaccines
- cuts in medical and scientific research
- tariffs
- US isolation
- a changing climate
- dirtier air and water
- limits on the press
Why is that?

The right is jealous they don't have crowds in the streets demanding
- monarchy
- dismantling checks and balances
- laws that apply to only 1 side
- tax breaks for the 1%
- decimating the government workforce
- unlawful detainment
- a police state
- Medicaid killed
...

Let's be clear: If North Carolina Republicans gerrymander their already illegal map further, they will be sued and they will lose.

I never bluff and I usually win.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.

Yes the planet got destroyed. But you kids are the future!

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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table

GOV. PRITZKER: “This is a convicted felon threatening to jail me? He’s an unhinged, insecure wannabe dictator. Come and get me.”

Opinion | Another Tale of Climate Change Bias The government should stop funding the National Academies’ climate studies until they shed the political conformity.

Koonin spending an entire WSJ column criticizing @nationalacademies.org’s report for not being a review of his DOE climate contrarian report when (1) to my knowledge, the Academies have never reviewed a gov’t report without being asked (though such an independent review, or comparable, is necessary…

Updated a classic.

New report: Household upgrades could offset all new projected data center energy demand | Rewiring America Our report, Homegrown Energy, finds household upgrades are the best, fastest solution for increasing energy demand.

"Between installing heat pumps in homes with inefficient heating and cooling, and installing rooftop solar and storage, we can more than meet the projected load growth from data centers."

A large blue dumpster sits on the White House lawn, overflowing with ornate gold furniture — gilded chairs, mirrors, and vases — with a golden toilet placed neatly beside it. The caption reads “I have a dream,” implying a fantasy of discarding symbols of excess and authoritarian luxury from the seat of power. Note: This image is being shared in connection with No Kings Day, a nationwide event planned for October 18, which celebrates the rejection of monarchy and corruption in all forms of governance.

October 18th - No Kings Day.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

On brand

Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

More are united around a simple message: RFK Jr should not be HHS Sec. His decisions undermine our public health capacity and put lives and health at risk.

As 6 former Surgeon Generals argue:

"He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

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“Violence is not the cause of Trump and Miller’s desire to use state power to crush their opposition. It is the pretext for which they transparently long.”

Has anyone looked up the Portland fire department records to see how active they are now vs. any other time?

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

It's increasingly clear that the president lives in a constructed bubble of unreality designed by aides who are manipulating him in order to take control of US policy. Seems like an important story - wish media would cover it.

Stephen Miller Follow @StephenM Legal insurrection. The President is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, not an Oregon judge. Portland and Oregon law enforcement, at the direction of local leaders, have refused to aid ICE officers facing relentless terrorist assault and threats to life. (There are more local law enforcement officers in Oregon than there are guns and badges in the FBI nationwide). This is an organized terrorist attack on the federal government and its officers, and the deployment of troops is an absolute necessity to defend our personnel, our laws, our government, public order and the Republic itself. › Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance • 3h 1/ Judge Immergut just granted a restraining order that prevents Trump's mobilization of the Oregon National Guard in Portland. IMMERGUT, District Judge. This case involves the intersection of three of the most fundamental principles in our constitutional democracy. The first concerns the relationship between the federal government and the states. The second concerns the relationship between the United States armed forces and domestic law enforcement. The third concerns the proper role of the judicial branch in ensuring that the executive branch complies with the laws and limitations imposed by the legislative branch. Whether we choose to follow what the Constitution mandates with respect to these three relationships goes to the heart of what it means to live under the rule of law in the United States.

Stephen miller is actively calling for a civil war right now on Twitter.

I really do not think Americans are taking in the reality that the federal government is openly admitting to waging war against democratically held cities and states and what comes now that this is being openly said.