Fraxinus excelsior

Americans still don't realize how bad it has gotten and how much worse it is going to get.

Immense destruction, pain and suffering, and we're not even at the tip of it.

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

THE WORLD OPERATES ACCORDING TO DISCOVERABLE LAWS

When ICE comes to Philly it’s going to be brutal

If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.

Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.

Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.

These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.

This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.

Every American should reject it.

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

This is located in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, close to Fullerton and Sheffield. It's a densely populated area near DePaul University. I'm pleased to see the community standing up against these despicable individuals.

Web site: "ACECO, Redefining Demolition." This is from the company that tore down the East Wing of the White House this week.

This is the company, ACECO, whose equipment and employees demolished East Wing of the White House this week.

They've redefined their own reputation, that's for sure. Check them out: acecoworld.com

And don't forget Clark Construction, "Building What Matters."
www.clarkconstruction.com

Tortured to Death in Alabama The state killed Anthony Boyd last night, and the process was anything but humane.

Alabama’s experiment of execution by nitrogen hypoxia has utterly failed, Elizabeth Bruenig argues. She reports on yesterday’s brutal execution of Anthony Boyd and its implications:

The house has been out of session for 81 of the last 93 days.

This means we're being taxed without representation by an elite, wealthy, religious ruling class who are refusing to provide basic care for its citizens and are instead enriching themselves with our tax money.

A president who can tear down 1/3 of the White House can tear down the entire White House. A president who can steal $230M from the treasury can steal $1T from the Treasury. We have both legalized and tolerated Trump’s crimes, so they will only get bigger.

So the current mayor is a crook. The former governor is a crook. The "beret dude" is a crook.
But you cannot find the spine to endorse the only non-criminal in the race who BELONGS TO YOUR PARTY, because he's a Muslim? A Democratic Socialist?
Or is it because he's making you look like a fool?

Dear Lisa Murkowski
Dear Bill Cassidy
Dear John Thune
Dear Susan Collins
Dear Thom Tillis
Dear Joni Ernst
Dear Shelley Moore Capito
Dear Mitch McConnell
Dear James Lankford

What
in
the
actual
fresh
fuck
are
you
doing?

He's knocking down the White House & giving bombs to #ICEstapo

#GOPCowards #GOP

Edited photo of unknown origin showing the white house with a death star/ball room being constructed on the east wing

"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet, or even a whole system, is insignificant next to the power of the Force." - Lord Vader

"We’re going to win this war - not by fighting what we hate, but saving what we love!” Rose Tico

At least 25 states plan to cut off food aid benefits in November The pause in benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would begin in states from California to Arkansas just before the busy holiday season.

This is just awful. If you are position to donate to your local food bank, they are going to need our help more than ever.

Let's be clear about a few things
- he's building/renovating/updating the bunker that sat under the East Wing
- the ballroom is a cover story, just like the original East Wing
- he lied and continues to lie about this
- because he doesn't plan on leaving

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

They’ve never been arrested. Why does the FBI list thousands of service members as likely criminals? A Texas mom and National Guard member is suing the Army to clear her name—and upend the military justice system

Denise Rosales has never been arrested. She’s never been handcuffed or spent a night in jail.

Yet, if you perform a background check, a criminal database maintained by the FBI will say that she was charged with three crimes in January 2021.

Now, this Texas mom is fighting to clear her name.

'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt

Things are just getting ridiculous. The Trump administration announced that the Justice Department will monitor polling sites in California and New Jersey ahead of the Nov. 4 election.

The reason Trump illegally used an anonymous billionaire to pay soldiers during the Epstein Shutdown is because he's going to need troops for the Insurrection Act and martial law.

The reason he'll let the poor die is because he doesn't give a shit about them. Their lives don't advance his schemes.

What Can We Do With the Right’s Delight in Pain? Right-wing authoritarianism lures people away from the promise of democracy, peace, and equality toward destructive violence by offering one key appeal: pleasure in harming other people.

jacobin.com/2025/09/herz...

As Johnson Delays, Grijalva Sues to Be Seated in the House

She was elected to the House a month ago. But Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in, knowing it would narrow his small majority and provide the final signature needed to force a vote on an Epstein papers resolution. Now she's suing. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

DHS Tries To Unmask Ice Spotting Instagram Account by Claiming It Imports Merchandise There is no evidence the Instagram and Facebook account, called Montcowatch, sells anything. Lawyers from the ACLU say the move is "wildly outside the scope" of DHS' authority.

The specifics of this are extremely bad. DHS is using a tariffs/product importation law to demand Meta unmask the identity of an Instagram account that posts about ICE enforcement actions. The page sells no merch. Lawyers call it "wildly outside the scope" of the law

www.404media.co/dhs-tries-to...

When Tish James walks into a courthouse tomorrow — the target of a political prosecution demanded by a President obsessed with revenge — she does not walk in alone.

New York has her back.

Grateful to Governor Hochul for bringing us together tonight.

Justice Department Will Monitor Elections in California and New Jersey The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would monitor elections in California and New Jersey, which Democrats called an attempt at voter suppression.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.