Amie Wexler (she/her)

Well, tens of millions of Americans are going hungry and tens of millions of Americans are losing their health care, but it's all been worth it to ensure transgender citizens can't get passports.

BREAKING:

A federal judge finds the Trump admin "did not comply" with his order to fund SNAP benefits.

Judge John McConnell has verbally ordered the admin to *fully fund* SNAP benefits for the month of November — by tomorrow.

Maine voters approve new law to prevent suicides and mass shootings The red flag policy follows the worst mass killing in the state's history.

Red flag laws have had strong *bipartisan* support among voters nationally for nearly a decade. Maine is the 22nd state to add this prevention policy, approved by a strong majority of voters after the worst mass shooting in the state's history www.motherjones.com/politics/202... @motherjones.com

BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts.

This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.

Today, the Oregon Department of Justice appeared in front of the Oregon Supreme Court standing up for public safety.

The case at hand is Measure 114, a gun control measure approved by Oregon voters in 2022.

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

Maine Question 2 results 2025 Live Maine question 2 election results over adding a potential ‘red flag’ law in the state.

Way to go, Maine! Despite Gov. Mills not supporting Question 2, the voters knew what was best for Mainers and voted yes! They now will have a red flag law to disarm people in crisis.
www.washingtonpost.com/elections/re...

as i've been saying for weeks, he has broken 50% and this is going to be important his ability to control the narrative after tonight

Another often overlooked but important election.

Loudoun County Public Schools has been ground zero for targeting by the Trump administration over trans students, and chose to protect their students.

Pro-trans candidates Chandler and Svenson are winning, and anti-trans Munoz-Melendez is losing.

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Set To Be Executed For It. Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.

Tremane Wood is currently on death row, despite his older brother admitting to killing victim Ronnie Wipf in 2002.

Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy.

Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.

Here’s a disturbing video from Evanston of a federal agent hitting a man on the ground as people yell that he can’t breathe.

Image of cranes and words that are the same as the caption.

Hey Portland folks! Check out the Portland Food Project, a local nonprofit that picks up food from your front porch and delivers it to local food pantries every other month. All volunteer-run! Get involved and donate!
portlandfoodproject.org

As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

As of October 28, the known death toll from lethal U.S. strikes on civilian vessels is 57. Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View October 22, 2025 3 “in the Eastern Pacific” View October 23, 2025 6 “in the Caribbean Sea” View October 27, 2025 8 * “in the Eastern Pacific” View October 27, 2025 4 * “in the Eastern Pacific” View October 27, 2025 3 * “in the Eastern Pacific” View * One individual survived these three attacks; the U.S. government has not reported which of the three attacks included the survivor.

57 now dead in 13 attacks.

Fact sheet now updated at www.wola.org/analysis/fac...

October 28, 2025 Firearms Export Letter Letter from more than 80 organizations opposing changes to firearms export rules. (Also available in Spanish.)

Today, 80+ organizations issued statement strenuously objecting to recent changes in firearms exports - available in English y disponible en español - They argue: "Real harm, including to human rights and to U.S. interests, will follow this new rule."
www.forumarmstrade.org/2025firearms...

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Thank you Gov. Kotek for having our back and standing up to Trump!

The Trump administration has just agreed to buy thousands of drone parts from Donald Trump Jr.’s new drone company.

How the craft flour movement could be a boon to farmers and Indian Country As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold.

As U.S. wheat farmers face painful losses in the global market due to President Trump's policies, one domestic flour mill on a reservation in Oregon is expanding its production twelvefold.

Hebrew calligraphy in dark green stretches in lines across the image. Negative space makes room for a simple representation of an inflatable frog costume with a blue bandana. That shape consists of the English translation of the Hebrew, in a lighter green, and in much smaller text. -- Famously, the Egyptian tyrant causes Egypt to be overrun with frogs because he refuses to free the Hebrew people, but there are additional details that make this a fun one to ponder. For one, the Hebrew says "the frog came up" - ONE frog - even though the rest of the time it says "frogs." So there are a few explanations rabbis have come up with to explain this. One is that a single frog multiplied to create swarms. A more creative explanation is that there was a singular giant frog who traveled and brought destruction. Jewish social media was sharing videos of the Portland Frog protester with the caption, "One Big Frog! One Big Frog!" Of course the frog protesters did multiply, and many were seen in crowds all over the world on "No Kings" Day. This calligraphic work takes the verses addressing the frog plague and combines them to form a simple rendering of the Portland Frog protester. The frog figure itself is made up of the English translations of the Hebrew around it. At the bottom left my signature is in the shape of a lily pad.

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness)

As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just paused the three-judge panel’s order on our first TRO until Tuesday so they can complete their en banc vote, deciding whether the full court will hear the case. This means for now, both our TROs preventing National Guard deployment remain in effect.

What's next: Today’s Ninth Circuit’s administrative stay will last until 5pm on Tuesday 10/28. This will maintain the status quo—preventing deployment of National Guard troops in Oregon—while the court votes whether to rehear the case en banc. Given this development, we expect the second TRO will remain in place as well. Our team is working around the clock preparing for the trial in the district court on the merits of this case. The trial will begin on Wednesday 10/29.

“This decision gives the court time to fully consider the serious constitutional questions at stake. It also ensures there won’t be a federal deployment while that process plays out—an important step in protecting Oregonians’ rights and keeping our communities peaceful.”

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN PORTLAND: The Ninth Circuit just paused the three-judge panel’s order on our first TRO until Tuesday so they can complete their en banc vote.

This means for now, both our TROs preventing National Guard deployment remain in effect.

Has anyone confirmed that the priceless items in the East Wing were moved out before he demolished it?

I kid you not, this is currently what the White House's "Major Events Timeline" shows for the East Wing expansion.

www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

Threads post from julieceye At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

@maddow.msnbc.com why didn’t you show our real protest with around 100k people? You showed a small neighborhood protest!

Sua sponte call for en banc less than two hours after the 9th Cir decision to let loose the National Guard into Portland

No kings, no KKK, no fascist USA! Portland showing strong!