We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

This isn't the bumbling, directionless Trump first term. This time, they are implementing a plan to let Trump and his people rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them.

Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.

Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.

On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.

Newsom: This president appears unhinged… seems listless… he seems, dare I say, in decline—cognitively, and… physically. These are just the rantings of someone who needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilized.

I urge our nation to use this weekend's No Kings marches as a declaration of independence against the tyranny and lawlessness currently running this country.

Use your voice. ACT PEACEFULLY. Protect yourself and your community.

THERE ARE NO KINGS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

Hey this is not a moment to stay silent.

Oct 18th - No Kings Day - is our chance to show we won't accept the militarization of our citizens, the brazen corruption of the Trump family, and the destruction of our health care.

Find your local protest at nokings.org.

Today! Thursday

If you live in:
Platteville area
Black River Falls area
Stevens Point area

Come to a Congressional town hall to learn why 15 million people will lose their healthcare & ALL of us will pay more, due to @derrickvanorden’s support of the Big, Ugly Law. Join us!

www.theguardian.com No Kings: what to know about the anti-Trump protests attracting millions

No Kings: what to know about the anti-Trump protests attracting millions

Karoline Leavitt is a complete disgrace.

Her violent and unhinged rhetoric is going to get someone killed.

These extremists are sick people.

YouTube video by Arizona Attorney General's Office AG Mayes Demands Speaker Johnson Swear In Adelita Grijalva | The Lead with Jake Tapper CNN

Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation.

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Federal resources aren’t campaign tools. Secretary Kristi Noem's new TSA video crosses the line, violating the Hatch Act with blatant political messaging.

We’re urging California airports to stand firm against this unlawful federal pressure and refrain from airing the video.

Himes: If you've got the capability to blow a boat out of the water, you've got the capability to interdict it, arrest everyone on board, interrogate them, and find out where it was going, where it came from, who the bosses are, and what the distribution networks look like.

Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

NEW: The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 such incidents since the start of the second Trump administration. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.

This is an emergency. In a month, health premiums are going to go up by 75%, ruining families' lives. What's happening in Chicago, where people's rights are being obliterated, is an emergency. What the FCC is doing - censoring our political speech - is an emergency.

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Having the U.S. military in our cities is not normal in America. The president cannot just make up facts and mobilize troops when they’re not needed.

That’s why we filed our lawsuit immediately—and why we’ll continue to stand for Oregon’s laws.

#nationalguard #portland #oregon #orpol

HEY MAGA, NOW THAT YOU’RE OPEN TO TRUMP ‘CONSPIRACIES’.WHAT IF HE WASN’T REALLY SHOT AND HE DIDN’T REALLY WIN THE ELECTION?

he sounds guiltier and guiltier

Here’s a rank amendment: Republicans cut nearly a trillion dollars out of Medicaid, then hike a $50 billion slush fund for rural hospitals they wreck. Trump gets to choose, so guess how that would work. Such a dirty trick.

Today, a chamber that once filled me with wonderment made me feel disgust.

Civics 101: presidents are not kings…

COVID vaccines are *still* recommended for healthy children if their doctors approve, according to updated immunization schedules from the CDC — contradicting an announcement from RFK Jr. earlier this week.

Attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy for arriving in DC in military garb while his country was at war.

Repeatedly had clandestine contacts with Putin, then showed up _himself_ in the Oval in a tee shirt and trucker hat—and now, today, in a tee shirt and trucker hat with a black eye.

No more billionaires.

Courage is contagious

When Medicaid cuts hit home By Redetha Abrahams-Nichols

Redetha is exactly right. These cuts to Medicaid won't just affect some. It will close hospitals. It will leave millions without care. We must speak out against these cuts. aftvoices.org/when-medicai...

Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people