We’re giving $40 billion to Argentina.

This is $5 billion MORE that the entire USAID budget that DOGE cut.

And gas in my area is now 60 cents higher . . . more than 25% higher.

Updates for during the shutdown for calling in to the people who are supposed to be representing us.

This Week at Democracy Docket: Yet Another GOP Gerrymander, While DOJ Moves to Gain Control Over Elections Read more here.

Another week, another Republican gerrymander rammed through at the expense of minority voters. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Indiana’s New Anti-Voting Laws Challenged for Targeting Naturalized Citizens - Democracy Docket A coalition of pro-voting groups is suing Indiana over two new anti-voting laws they say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls.

🚨BREAKING: A coalition of pro-voting groups is suing Indiana over two new anti-voting laws they say unfairly target naturalized citizens and threaten to remove eligible voters from the rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

If North Carolina enacts this new map, it will be sued.

I don't bluff and I usually win.

UPDATE: Taxpayer bailout of Argentina may grow to $40 billion The bailout, which Trump admitted is of little benefit to Americans, keeps getting bigger.

President Trump admitted that the bailout, even if it succeeds, will provide little benefit to Americans.
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No Kings! Indianapolis, Indiana 🚫👑🐸✌️

“.. It was not immediately clear where the funding for the jets came from.”

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Amazing turnout all across the USA! Drop your city, state, and total turnout in the comments below! Make sure your city’s counted! We’ve got thousands of coalition members helping verify numbers, but we want to double-check everything!

Way to go, everyone! Huge turnouts from small towns to big cities all across the country!

Wow, lots of American flags and peace . Sure doesn’t seem like people who hate America you absolute embarrassment Speaker Johnson

Sound sample from No Kings in Florence, Ky.

Trump commuting Santos is not just a curiosity. It’s a feature of corruption… it’s a message… if you like me you can get away with anything. If we accept this as ok our kids will never forgive us

Thank you! This time it processed. When I tried it before (four times), it loaded as a single image with no audio. I suspect this comes under the heading of "glitch."

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

New rule. If Congress doesn’t work, they don’t get paid.

Who thinks that sounds good? ✋

Federal Prosecutors Fired After Refusing Trump’s Pressure to Charge His Political Adversary Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: In the latest showcase of President Donald Trump’s influence over the Justice Department, two veteran federal prosecutors were fired for refusing to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) — further exposing how the DOJ is being weaponized.

Epstein skied with, had dinners with a top Florida prosecutor on his case, docs show Matthew Menchel, who spearheaded Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 criminal prosecution, left the DOJ in 2008 to take a job as a trial lawyer at Kobre & Kim. Epstein’s calendars show Menchel met with Epstein in ...

Since @jkbjournalist.bsky.social hasn't posted this here yet:
"Jeffrey Epstein skied with, had dinners with, a former top Florida prosecutor who worked on his sweetheart plea deal, new docs show." www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

UPDATE — MEMPHIS: “Elected officials claim deployment of the National Guard violates the TN Constitution… Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Commissioners Erika Sugarmon & Brooks, Mayor Lee Harris, Reps. Hardaway & Salinas, Sen. Yarbro plaintiffs in the suit…” www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/l...

Trump has asked the Supreme Court to immediately authorize the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, arguing that they are needed to “protect federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement operations”.

Came to post a video on Bluesky, but the option's not there. Only image, gif, emoji. I use it on my laptop (not phone). Thought I might have missed an update . . . but don't see where that would be listed. Anyone solved similar?

October 16, 2025 Yesterday the Trump administration announced it would pay furloughed troops by using funds Congress appropriated for research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDTE) for fiscal year 2026.

The excellent @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out that sending $40 billion to a foreign government (Argentina) without Congressional authorization is in fact wildly illegal. As is anything taxpayers didn't have a say in. #NoKings

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It does my heart good to wait in line to leave a comment for the White House because it means other people are calling to express themselves. Call! 1 202 456-1414, then ask for the comment line.

When you keep thinking of a movie scene and then you realize what happened that made you think of it . . .

(SPOILER: It's Mike Johnson and all who voted for the Big Pick-Your-Own-B-Word Bill.)

We have not yet begun to fight -- thanks to John Paul Jones for the reminder!

#resist