Melissa Roark

We’re putting food on the table in Argentina ($40 billion), yet MAGA Republicans are threatening to withhold SNAP funds already allocated by Congress. MAGA = Make Argentina Great Again.

Several food banks have begun issuing statements to communities asking for donations as the need for food assistance has increased and is expected to increase even more in November as the USDA has announced that SNAP benefits will not go out.

#Pinks

I can't understate just how courageous Jack Smith is and has been. The letter his legal team wrote yesterday is amazing work. But it also underscores the TRUE FUCKING PERIL that truth tellers are facing!
Courage in real time ♥️
I honestly pray this doesn't go the Navalny route & I don't pray.🙏🏼
Hero👇🏼

Meet the new Trumpified Pentagon press corps “We are grateful for Secretary Pete Hegseth’s leadership and his remarkable track record of success.”

At least eighteen right-wing outlets agreed to the president's absurd new media rules, ranging from conspiracy pusher Gateway Pundit, through to MyPillow tycoon Mike Lindell’s LindellTV.

Together, they essentially function as megaphones for the Trump administration.

Live updates: US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the ...

trump doesn’t hate Maduro because he’s a tyrant. trump hates him because he doesn't like competition. There’s only room for one tyrant per hemisphere and trump wants the title. The aircraft carrier isn’t about freedom. It’s a "mine is bigger than your's" pissing contest.

“FARMAGEDDON”

Hayes lays out how Trump’s trade war is screwing over American farmers and cattle ranchers as he helps his buddy President Milei in Argentina take their market share and billions in American taxpayer💰

#MakeArgentinaGreatAgain 🇦🇷

I think it's crazy that some on the left see the right beginning to muse about ending the filibuster and thinking it's a good thing.

They would consolidate power in such a way that makes Dems coming back unfeasible.

Voter ID, mail in restrictions, end of same-day registration, voter roll purges.

gone. just fucking gone. all that beauty, all that history. destroyed, just so that a broken-inside narcissist fuckstain can build his tacky dance hall for billionaires. what a fucking travesty. our next Democratic president is going to have a lot of cleanup work to do — but one of the many things they must campaign on is a vow to put all this shit back the way it was before Cankles McRottinghand assaulted it. not just the Epstein Ballroom, but also the parking lot where our beloved Rose Garden used to be. oh, and how about next time, we actually hold Little Donny Fuckface accountable for his crimes, and not sleepwalk for three years until it’s too late to do anything.

I HAVE A TREMENDOUS IDEA: HOW ABOUT THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT NOT JUST REBUILD ALL THE SHIT DONNY DESTROYED, BUT ALSO ACTUALLY HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS CRIMES — AND LOCK HIM THE FUCK UP ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/4hrlTV9

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"At this moment in time, of course, the release of the TRUMPSTEIN Files is really the public's main priority."

Trump Administration Moves to Deport Abrego Garcia to Liberia by End of October The government said Liberia had agreed to the deportation.

Could they just leave this guy alone? The Trump administration has informed a federal judge in Maryland that it plans to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia as soon as October 31.

YouTube video by Reagan Library President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

The Epstein Recess continues.

We’ve had an amazing time back in the district this week! Thank you to everyone who showed up to our Town Halls—whether in person, on the phone, or online!

And, to all of our federal workers out there who are furloughed or working without pay: THANK YOU! We appreciate you so much!

Chappell Roan sets up fund for trans youth, raises almost half a million dollars Lesbian pop princess Chappell Roan has founded an organisation to fundraise for transgender youth and the wider LGBTQ+ community.

Love to see Chappell Roan using her power for good.

www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/24/c...

What Pete says.

And historian @jbf1755.bsky.social this AM in her fantastic weekly talk:

We can no longer pretend to have a normally functioning democratic republic form of government today.

No paychecks or healthcare and a focus on a gilded ballroom.

It isn't surprising, but it needs to be said.

Teachers and American citizens can no longer rely on official government websites for information.

They are bluntly, grievously partisan.

Take a look at the White House page below for an example.

A tweet from user Maine (@TheMaineWonk) says: “You literally voted to cut SNAP by $1 billion over 10 years.” It responds to a tweet from Senator Markwayne Mullin, which reads: “FACT: Oklahomans will lose food stamps (SNAP) if 5 Senate Dems don’t grow a backbone and join us to end the Chuck Schumer Shutdown.” The image below shows Mullin in an office wearing a white shirt and red tie, standing in front of bookshelves with framed photos, with text across the video reading: “What’s going on?”

They don’t really care about hungry kids. Just political power. Hold the line, Democrats.

One of the most important things you should watch today:

I think one of the things that non-evangelicals find most annoying about evangelicals is when they claim that other people can’t lead happy and fulfilling lives unless they believe in the same things that they do.

If Donald Trump continues at his current pace and the U.S. national debt keeps rising by $23 billion per day from $38 trillion in October 2025, it could reach approximately $64.8 trillion by December 2028, a debt increase of $26.8 trillion.

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law

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The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law

The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

Coast Guard bought Kristi Noem two private jets (I guess if one breaks down). Cost: $172 million. Is that what you call draining the swamp?

Yes, the child narrator made it sooooo much scarier. Loved this book!

INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE, Josh Malerman: This is the rare novel that's authentically scary. I mean, this is THE EXORCIST level of scary. The audiobook version is good, too.

Two books for spooky season:
COFFIN MOON, Keith Rosson: Best modern vampire story ever (although it's set in the 70s).
THE TWISTED ONES, by T. Kingfisher: It lures you in with chatty good humor (especially about NPR Pledge Week) and a lovely dog...then slams the door and bites you in the dark.

Zero ambiguity here, folks. Trump is now threatening to use the “unquestioned power” of the Insurrection Act under the phony (and unconstitutional) pretense of fighting crime in cities

Chain-link cages. Flooded tents. Clouds of mosquitoes. Malfunctioning AC. Scarce food. Zero recreational time.

This is life inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz.

Indeed we do!! Heather Cox Richardson is a voice of calm and reason in these chaotic times. I appreciate every word she types, every source she uses, and every Zoom call she is able to squeeze into her busy schedule. Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for all that she does for all of us. 🩵💙🩵💙