What was I thinking?

Not one!

Let’s be real: approximately ten seconds after you told Tolkien that Catholics couldn’t go to Mass because they were afraid of being disappeared by agents of the government, he’d be out there protesting.

Revealed: ICE violates its own policy by holding people in secretive rooms for days or weeks Guardian analysis finds ICE increasingly keeps people in holding rooms with little oversight, as some facilities see a 600% rise in detention length

“We spoke with multiple people who had been in there for more than a week, more than 10 days – in the same clothes, not having bathed and no access to toothbrushes." #PrayForAmerica www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!

Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.

Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!

Names & phone numbers below.

A couple weeks ago a friend was telling me about someone she knew who had been on maternity leave, and said she had taken "the full year." I said, "A whole year? Wow, what kind of fancy job does she have that gives her a YEAR of leave?" and my friend looked surprised & said, "... welcome to Canada?"

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Sabrina Shroff is a hero.

🎶 “Why are there so many Trump thugs in ski masks, and why do they have to hide?” 🎶

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

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This is flat out false. SNAP cannot be used for that. It’s not permitted under federal law and no states have an exemption for it.

YouTube video by 16 WAPT News Jackson 'Monumental betrayal of public trust' Mississippi officers arrested

20 police officers across the state of Mississippi, including TWO elected sheriffs, were just arrested on charges of providing police escort for drug and weapons trafficking across state lines in exchange for bribes

“Most are still employed today” - the DA IN this presser youtu.be/tzuGfqdQvjs?...

building with a sign that reads the price of liberty is eternal vigilance

Goodnight.

Here is an ABC7 report on the ICE or Federal agents arresting three US citizens in Evanston, Illinois yesterday, October 31st, 2025.

See post above for videos taken by residents who witnessed the events.

Obama: When I think back to a year ago, I remember talking to some people, who would say, this election doesn't matter all that much. That however the next president ended up being, it wasn't going to matter to them. If nothing else, the last nine months should have cured us of that idea.

A year ago, we fed the world. Today, we can’t even feed our kids.

Only we can take this country back, with our united voices, our wallets, and our votes. Win back the House. Salvage what’s left. Kick the grifters out of office. Hold them to the fullest extent of the law, every last one.

Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters A judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz in the Chicago region.

Children tear-gassed. Teenagers tackled to the ground. Bellingcat analysed footage of clashes between federal officers and civilians after a judge issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics in Illinois: www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...

Portland, Oregon isn’t playing around. The community, sparked by Heretic Coffee Portland and featured on @thedangerousones.com podcast is uniting to support neighbors hit hardest by SNAP cuts. Proof that when Portlanders see need, they show up.🔥🔥🔥

Chip in! Show your support with a contribution.

📣 3 DAYS TO GO.

#VIRGINIA Dems need to keep control of the legislature and regain the Governor's office.

Massive #NoKings protest turnout won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.

Donate today! #Blue25

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We all need to channel this Chicago man’s utter contempt

Opinion: 'The Shipping Forecast' reminds us of the power of the human voice For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

For a century, the BBC has broadcast the weather report for the seas around the UK. "The Shipping Forecast" has informed and lulled generations who tune in to hear it.

St John's church, Glastonbury peering out of the mist. Photograph taken this morning from Glastonbury Tor on Michaelmas day.

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Start as you mean to go on…

As ICE recruits local police, its crackdown in Mass. continues ICE is specifically trying to recruit local police who may be upset with policies that limit their involvement in immigration enforcement.

“We’ve really lost the plot in terms of how we treat other human beings. We’re allowing all of this brutality by these agents, not one of whom has been held accountable." #PrayForAmerica www.boston.com/news/local-n...

I see an opportunity for a service that inserts quotes like these into your out of office notifications based upon your mood

It's good that the ceasefire will bring respite to a lot of Palestinians, but it's important to remember there are still an awful lot of medical emergencies, like the one Shimaa is facing.

Lead is leaching into the environment and lurking in our homes. It's in soil, in water, in food, in our housing.

And it's poisoning people.

The first episode of Untold: Toxic Legacy launches October 22. Trailer here:

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Michigan Avenue right now.