Donna Boumans

Rep. Clay Higgins’ racist tweet is only the tip of the iceberg His record includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one his three ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man.

Clay Higgins was the only member of the House to vote against releasing the Epstein files.

His record also includes allegedly putting a gun to the head of one of his ex-wives, voting for a neo-Nazi, and assaulting an unarmed Black man while working as a cop.

@nlanard.bsky.social's post from Sept:

re-upping this today -- if you haven't read it yet, it is really worth a look:

Advice Podcast Episode · The Martin Sheen Podcast · 11/09/2025 · 20m

Episode two is out. 💙

Please enjoy and don't forget to subscribe!
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Political cartoon. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin walk through a dungeon where two prisoners with their hands chained above their heads hang suspended in mid-air. Trump points to one prisoner, says, “…And this guy said something that hurt my feelings in 1962.”

The human impact of cutting USAID Billionaire wealth, inequality, and the decimation of lifesaving aid. Read stories of USAID budget cuts impact and take action today.

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Here are my three truths about climate:
1. We fail if we don’t end free-to-pollute fossil fuel model. Period. Game over.
2. A crash looms, prefigured by collapse in home insurance/mortgage markets.
3. There are true villains in the story, and we have to tell it that way.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nicholas Kristof

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

Corporate media is in a bad place.

As his mental faculties are increasingly compromised, he becomes more and more a caricature of himself.

As his retinue is obsequious toadies, that makes him more and more dangerous.

If you’re interested in more, I hear there’s a good book on the subject. :)

wwnorton.com/books/978087...

As Trump marches toward militarizing San Francisco:

- Memorize contact info in case of arrest
- Plan ahead if you have children or medication
- Speak out PEACEFULLY and at a distance

Stay smart, safe, and don’t give them the excuse they're wanting to escalate their crackdown.

Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Many states have shown rising premiums ahead of open enrollment for Affordable Care Act plans. The government shutdown is driven by Democrats and Republicans being far apart on the issue of extended s...

"A 60-year-old couple earning $85,000 may have to pay $31,000 for a health insurance plan in Kentucky...

$28,000 for a plan in Oregon...

$44,000 for a plan in Vermont..."

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Everyone realize that the reason the government is "shut down" is that the Republicans failed to pass a budget by Sept 30th, as they are required to do by law, and the government just ran out of money?

Blind man handcuffed, dragged by federal agents at ICE facility, he says Quinn Haberl, a blind protester, says federal agents at Portland's ICE facility dragged and handcuffed him twice. Both incidents were on video.

www.kgw.com/article/news...

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Opinion | New documentary shows Andrew Young's singular role in MLK's circle The 93-year-old Young had a role in Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle that was different than everybody else’s, but no less necessary.

“’Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far... and grace will lead me home...”

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

YouTube video by Justice Connection Now is the Time to Speak up for Justice

worth 4 mins of your time to watch this:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfD...

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow

@maddow.msnbc.com retraces civil rights leader Andrew Young’s legacy in new documentary www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”

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Tell Congress: Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act Contact Congress today!

Rep. Ro Khanna said we all have to contact our Members of Congress and demand they pass this bill to release the Epstein files--YOU CAN DO IT NOW HERE:
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The Attorney General of the United States has set a new low for this committee.

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure | The Political Scene | The New Yorker | WNYC The Washington Roundtable discusses how, in the wake of the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, public resistance has a chance to turn the tide against autocratic impulses in today’...

I'm late to this -- came out a couple weeks ago -- sorry -- but this podcast episode is really worth listening to (despite the episode title, it's only incidentally about the Kimmel fiasco).

Highly recommended.

You can listen here for free, or on any podcast app:

www.wnyc.org/story/jimmy-...

Wondering who’s at fault for the shutdown dragging on?

Take a look at who’s in DC and who’s not.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: Disaster in Chief Day 3

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: We are clearly seeing madness pouring from the darkness of Donald Trump's mind youtu.be/PGIxLFGUnUg?...

'How does he think government works?': @pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump's incoherent tariff story to military brass www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

Trump’s USAID pause stranded lifesaving drugs. Children died waiting. USAID antimalarial and HIV supplies valued at nearly $140 million were delayed in the first half of the year or not delivered at all due to the Trump administration’s foreign aid pause, The Post found...

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell with white text over his shoulder: "enough is enough"

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com on deranged, vile Trump posts as govt. shutdown looms: How do you negotiate with that man? youtu.be/UjJY_bVOzek?...

'This is real': @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social responds to Trump's racist fake video with Epstein-Trump photo youtu.be/kl9t2Oe3mas?...