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@nickkristof.bsky.social: U.S. aid cuts to Africa are Trump’s most lethal policies www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

DNR gives Madison $1.3 million loan to clean up land near former Oscar Mayer facility MADISON, Wis. -- The City of Madison will receive funding from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to help clean up contamination at land near the former Oscar Mayer facility

This infill redevelopment project, facilitated by crucial funding from the state, is making it possible to clean up a site where contaminated soil has been a concern for years.

U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries accelerates Illinois redistricting push Rep. Nikki Budzinski said she was “supportive” of a new map, reasoning that Democrats had to “fight fire with fire.”

Hey Illinois and Maryland, it’s extra important for your local leaders to hear from you right now.

Trump’s redistricting coup will only work if blue states sit back and do nothing. Tell your elected officials to level the playing field and unrig the midterm maps: indivisible.org/resource/red...

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! Today, we honor the Native Nations who came before us, and lift up our Indigenous communities which continue to be a vital part of our past, present, and future.

For the last 7 months, I’ve partnered with @rweingarten.bsky.social @aft.org to launch Vital Lessons, a series of free national town halls on key topics in public health.

Last week, we found out this series was awarded the Gold Medal by the Academy of Interactive and Digital Media.

Real impact!!

Mayor Rhodes-Conway Investing in Imagination Center Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced funding for the new Imagination Center at Reindahl Park.

The Imagination Center is one of my top priorities in 2026 because it’s an investment in one of the fastest growing parts of Madison. Libraries are the heartbeat of a healthy community. Every Madisonian deserves equal access to these important institutions.

"The Blueprint with Jen Psaki" podcast is back for a second season!

Each week, Jen sits down with party leaders, strategists, and rising stars who are shaping the future of the Democratic party. Listen to the trailer now, and don't miss the first two episodes dropping Wednesday, October 15.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: Vance: "I don't know"

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Did Trump 'czar' Tom Homan take $50,000 from the FBI? JD Vance's answer is, 'I don't know' youtu.be/916w4l7QFsA?...

And he’s suing the guy who owns it!

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

Proud to join some of the largest Dem youth orgs and endorse Graham Platner in the Maine U.S. Senate race. After our loss in 2024, conversations have rightly centered on age, loss of young men/working class, and the growing disillusionment of young voters. Graham is the kind of candidate we need.

Healthcare costs are rising because Republican politicians gave tax cuts to their billionaire donors. Not because of immigrants.

The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military They’ve crossed one line after another since January - and we must not become numb to the mounting damage to our military and national security.

Trump is counting on you thinking that everyone’s on board with his politicization of the military. He’s wrong - most Americans can see right through it.

Read more here:

Two days til people in Platteville, Black River Falls, and Stevens Point can finally hear from a member of Congress after 3 years. Derrick Van Orden is AWOL.

Join us on Thursday.

On Saturday, the American people will rise up again for a truly historic day of defiance. Make your plan to be part of the biggest day of peaceful protest in modern US history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

A tweet by Robert Reich reads: “The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.”

Yes, we indeed have a serious problem.

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment Alex Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

There is legal accountability for lies. SCOTUS rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment
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"They’re calling it a “Hate America” Rally. Rubbish. We’re rallying on Saturday because we LOVE America." Robert Reich This Saturday, Oct 18th - The march starts @ 2pm at McPike Park, 202 S. Ingersoll St followed by the Rally @ 3pm at State Capitol Note: The KING Street Corner Join the March OR Rally OR Both! NORTHSIDE ALTERNATIVE - 11am-2pm at corner of N. Sherman Ave and Melrose. If you are driving and can walk a couple blocks it would be best to park at Warner Park.

I don't want to alarm you, but I’m deeply concerned that two opaque industries are creating giant bubbles on the verge of bursting. Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/beware-the-oligarchs-ai-bubble

Thanks to Wisconsin Republicans, women across Wisconsin will be losing access to vital health care . https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/24/planned-parenthood-of-wisconsin-to-pause-abortions-to-sort-out-new-law/86336463007/

Graphic with Senator Warren asking: Is it consistent with the First Amendment for DOD to revoke a reporter’s press credentials for publishing a story that’s critical of President Trump? DoD official responds: Yes... If the basis was that the person published information that was not otherwise approved for release by the Department. Senator Warren Responds: Whoa.

Trump’s nominee to be the Army’s lawyer is confused about the First Amendment.

Independent journalists must be free to report the facts without fear of retaliation.

If we're sending troops to war under false pretenses, Americans have a right to know.

Now is a good time to sign up for the best daily political news bulletin in the universe 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...

Speaker Johnson said he’d swear in new House Democrat ‘as soon as she wants.’ Now Republicans are back tracking | CNN Politics Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN earlier Tuesday that he wo...

Speaker Mike Johnson is not planning to allow Democrats’ newest congresswoman-elect to be sworn-in until her party agrees to end the government shutdown, despite telling CNN that he would swear her in “as soon as she wants.”

Promotional graphic for MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell featuring U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

TONIGHT: @gallego.senate.gov joins @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Do we need to split the MMR vaccine into 3 shots?

No.

-No medical reason. Current vax has no safety issues and works very well
-Kids don’t like needles. Why give them 3x the shots?
-Peds office already have limited bandwidth. Who staffs 3x the visits?

Another nonsensical, unserious “policy”

Today is the day, Western Wisconsin.

See what a real Congressman does. Listens to their constituents. Something your elected rep has never done - a public town hall.

Join us in one of four spots today!

The GOP may be on their 3rd week of paid vacation. Dems aren’t.

Ohh

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell by 19% this year compared with last year — the largest decline on record outside of the pandemic. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The problems that we as a nation have sought to illuminate, so that we can remedy them, are disappearing — not because the problems are disappearing or have been remedied, but because we will no longer know about them. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/turning-out-the-lights-on-the-economy

I asked Trump's former OMB director Mick Mulvaney to acknowledge it's a lie that undocumented immigrants get ACA subsidies (they don't), and he ended the interview.

"Would you agree that not a single dime of ACA subsidies goes toward undocumented immigrants?"

"I'm not gonna do this anymore."