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Trump: "I call them Democrat layoffs. We have a record setting economy. We have a record setting country. Prices are way down. We're doing better than the country's ever done.”

Jasmine Crockett: "Stop believing the lies they are putting out there. The only person that is harming you right now is the old white nepo baby that is sitting in the White House that is causing all the destruction, pain, and problems you are enduring"

> @governor.ca.gov

The obscene face of Christian Nationalism: outlandish untaxed wealth in defiance of Jesus. Oh, and this time, slave laborers, too! Glory!

Just remember, for any money you give to Heaven, there is always a 100% handling fee here on Earth.

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

ICE agents arrest Alderperson Jessie L. Fuentes (26th Ward of Chicago city council) after she questions them on whether they have a signed judicial warrant to arrest a person at Humboldt Park Hospital.

“He has Constitutional rights.”

“No.”

ICE’s exact mindset: no one is allowed any rights now.

I'm Canadian, but it fits worldwide.

“It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union.” - Susan B. Anthony

Trump is playing king, and Republicans in Congress are bowing down and letting him do it.

Republicans want Democrats to let Trump continue to shut down whatever he doesn’t like and destroy our democracy.

To play along with that farce is a betrayal of the American people.

Oh, I found it! That one time Donald said something true.

🐥 ‼️ 🔴 T H I S 🔴 ‼️ 🐥

Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister.

The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.

If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, gun reform, universal child care, and a living wage.

The right-wing agenda isn’t about “life.”

It’s about control.

The part that always shocked me was the inter-community violence among the chimps: the patrols and the vicious attacks on strangers that lead to death. It's an unfortunate parallel to human behavior - they have a dark side just as we do. We have less excuse, because we can deliberate, so I believe only we are capable of true calculated evil.

My quote of the day

Jane Goodall

Trump Team Sends Outrageous Shutdown Email to Federal Employees Agency heads are openly placing blame for the shutdown.

An email issued to federal workers on Tuesday blatantly pinned the shutdown on Democrats. trib.al/6vv3Ogu

This language violates the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch. It could also violate the Hatch Act, designed to limit partisan messaging from federal employees.

From her lifetime of pioneering work with chimpanzees to her
tireless advocacy for the environment...

Jane Goodall was a one-of-a-kind treasure to the world!

I was lucky enough to be able to thank her personally when our paths crossed not long ago.

Thanks again, Ms. Goodall. You will be missed. ♥️

Republicans will bend over backwards to pass tax breaks for billionaires. But stopping your premiums from doubling? They would rather shut down government than do that. And that's exactly what they are doing.

Q: Do you think these tariffs are worth it?

Laid off John Deere employee: It's really killing us. We were told that they were going to do everything we could for the American workers, and we're seeing quite the opposite

Kudos to Newsom for this!

A screenshot of an X post by Senator Alex Padilla (@SenA ..., 8h ago) stating: "BREAKING: The guy who sent the House home for the week claims he's praying government reopens without them." The post includes a quoted X post by NewsWire (@NewsWire_US , 10h ago) stating: "SPEAKER JOHNSON SAYS PRAYING FOR A VERY SHORT SHUTDOWN," with a NewsWire logo and verification badge.

Where are the House Republicans? NOT in D.C., that’s for sure. Speaker Johnson won’t even seat Rep. Grijalva because of the Epstein files.

Oh, that’s a good one.

OPEN. YOUR. MOUTH.

Republicans control the White House, Senate, and House.

This government shutdown is on them.

Call Congress's switchboard at (202) 224-3121, give zip code 71111 to get Mike Johnson's office.
Tell him to "SWEAR IN REP. ADELITA GRIJALVA NOW!!!"

She called it. The media blew it by letting a serial liar off the hook