Vanessa Farnell

Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.

The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.

Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.

What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]

—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

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We ran the table and we ran up the score. From Maine to California, from New Jersey to Virginia, in New York City and Pennsylvania, Democracy is still alive and kicking. We are winning the shutdown.

Don't give into fear and cynicism.

Keep fighting back like millions of Americans did tonight.

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to 'break the law’ in Caribbean strikes “Don’t let them make you break the law,” reads a billboard along the road to U.S. Southern Command, one of several set up by veterans.

"The new billboards are designed to inform troops of legal resources … 'The [Southern Command] strikes … represent the most blatantly illegal act that this administration has had the military carry out.'"

taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-group-billboards-caribbean-strikes/

Tweet from John Podhoretz reading: "My mother was a Heritage board member for 40 years. You have befouled her, you rancid wretch of an amoeba." quoting Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, tweeting: "There has been speculation that @Heritage is distancing itself from @TuckerCarlson over the past 24 hours. I want to put that to rest right now—here are my thoughts:"

The Jewish right discovering in real time that the Trumpist right, and the open bigotries it has unleashed upon the US body politic, is not in fact going to spare Jews, is quite a trip.

More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin’s mandatory detention policy A POLITICO review of the rulings shows judges appointed by every president since Ronald Reagan have rebuked the administration’s new interpretation of immigration law.

NEW: More than 100 federal judges have now rejected the Trump administration’s new policy to lock up nearly everyone facing deportation — including 12 judges appointed by Trump, according to a POLITICO analysis.

Only 2 judges have sided with ICE.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 91st day out of the last 103.

12 days of work in 103 days.

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.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]

Can someone help me, how does this Loomer even get any airtime, who is this person? It’s some random who seems to be able to influence Maga/trump.

👇🤢

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We need to let these companies and the Federal Censorship Commission know that we've had enough of their capitulation, cowardice and corruption.

Suddenly "hate speech" is bad. Suddenly "dehumanizing" people is bad. Suddenly "cancel culture" is good. Suddenly words have consequences.

The modern American right in 2025, folks.

“Putin is a predator, an ogre at our gates,” French President Macron warned. Calling Russia a long-term destabilizing force, he stressed Putin rarely honors commitments and seeks to redraw borders. “This is a threat to Europeans—we must not be naive,” Macron said.

Vaccines don’t prevent infection. Vaccines are meant to produce immunological memory and antibody production, so that when you get infected, your immune system can rapidly respond to eliminate the pathogen and prevent serious complications, including death.

Vaccines don’t cause autism!

NO LYING. NO CRAZY TWEETS. NO HATE SPEECH. NO WHINING. NO INSULTS. NO BULLSHIT. NO RACIST RHETORIC. NO BLAMING. NO BRAGGING. NO COMPLAINING.

Boy I miss Joe. How about you? 🔄

I hate when I see Ds accept the premise that Ds left the working class behind.

Culturally? Sure

Economically?

Pretty clear who has the back of the working class

The sad part is we have sickos who like this kind of stuff- whether that it’s happening or that they are willing to be part of ICE.

Hear, hear..

You got this! Best of luck. Rooting for you.

Note: This is Lubec, Maine, official population about 334 people. Today, almost 200 showed up to join the #NoKings protest against the felon.
Lubec is the Easternmost town in America. A huge turnout in my tiny town.
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