Judge April Perry just set oral arguments for the National Guard lawsuit for Thursday. Illinois v. Trump.

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump SMACKED DOWN in Court TWICE As Invasion Stunt BACKFIRES

A Trump-appointed federal judge slams the Trump Administration TWO SEPARATE TIMES for its illegal attempts to deploy the National Guard in Portland.

Oregon’s AG @agdanrayfield.bsky.social joins me fresh off of a rare, late night hearing with the latest!

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The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Trump sicced the National Guard on LA, ramping up immigrant arrests in a city that’s been targeted by ICE for months.

Here’s how @lataco.bsky.social, a local taco site tracking the raids, became an essential reporting powerhouse to their community.

Listen here: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Stephen Miller Lays Out the Plan in Public The White House aide equates opposition to Trump’s agenda with terrorism—and pushes for the use of state power to suppress it.

Stephen Miller is portraying opposition to Donald Trump in any form, including by judges issuing legal rulings, as an illegal rebellion, Jonathan Chait argues:

Stephen Miller Calls January 6th Rioters Peaceful Protestors. He Calls Trump Judges Insurrectionists. Stephen Miller — the same man who sat in the White House crafting policies that divided this nation, who still defends every authoritarian impulse of Donald Trump — just called a Trump-appointed feder...

We all know that Stephen Miller is a disgusting POS. But hes doing everything he can to undermine normalcy all so he can promote his agenda (Project 2025)
My latest

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Guardians of Pedophiles

It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.

A ‘hostile takeover’: ousted CDC official raises alarm over RFK Jr approach to infectious disease Debra Houry speaks after testifying on eight months under Kennedy, who critics say shuns science and spreads falsehoods

Thank you Dr. Houry for calling a spade a spade. RFK Jr. is leading a hostile takeover of the CDC. ~80% of experienced leaders gone, science sidelined. The health of all Americans is on the line. #FireRFKJ #SaveTheCDC
@drdebhoury.bsky.social

Full interview:
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Sounds like Republicans ought to get all the Republicans who form the Republican majorities in the Republican-led House and the Republican-led Senate together to pass the budget that Republicans wrote with the Republican White House and that Republicans now insist absolutely must be passed.

The image is an X post by Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu ) from 3 hours ago, with the caption "Hmmm... weird." The post includes a meme with three panels. The first panel, labeled "Republicans when they have to vote on the Epstein files," shows an empty hallway with an American flag. The second panel, labeled "Republicans when there's a government shutdown," shows an empty conference room. The third panel, labeled "Republicans when it's time to cut taxes for billionaires," shows a group of people clapping and cheering.

Rep. Ted Lieu is so good at this.

COLLINS: Which local officials in Portland have said that the National Guard is needed there?

LEAVITT: The judge's opinion is untethered in reality and the law

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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Thugs.

California and New York paying taxes to this federal government in 2025 is tantamount to England and France paying taxes to Germany in 1940.

The money is going to be used *against* you.

The end of the FBI—in one act What the Comey indictment portends for an agency already in turmoil.

Should an FBI agent open an investigation that irks Trump, he or she would have to fear losing their job and more—possibly being harassed on social media by Trump and doxed by his MAGA army.

Wittman holds fundraiser as the government shutdown looms Rep. Rob Wittman, R-VA01, was confronted in Washington on Tuesday for holding a fundraiser hours before the government shutdown. He was confronted on video outside of the fundraiser.

While he lets the thousands of soldiers and federal workers in his district go without pay, Rob Wittman ate $90 steak with wealthy donors. Republicans don't care about you. https://www.virginiascope.com/wittman-holds-fundraiser-as-the-government-shutdown-looms/

A screenshot of an X post by Senator Alex Padilla (@SenA ..., 8h ago) stating: "BREAKING: The guy who sent the House home for the week claims he's praying government reopens without them." The post includes a quoted X post by NewsWire (@NewsWire_US , 10h ago) stating: "SPEAKER JOHNSON SAYS PRAYING FOR A VERY SHORT SHUTDOWN," with a NewsWire logo and verification badge.

Where are the House Republicans? NOT in D.C., that’s for sure. Speaker Johnson won’t even seat Rep. Grijalva because of the Epstein files.

Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have Khashoggi’s blood on their hands. They know we know, and don’t care. There are no consequences for their crimes.

I'm mad about a lot of things (ha! ha!) but the sheer number of journalists who wrote "There are no plans to implement Project 2025" under the grounds of "well, Trump says there aren't, so..." and still have jobs is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up there

We should have a government office that collects this kind of data

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the Department's operational status. Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

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'Underwater': Young voters, Black Americans sour on Trump as job market struggles The economy has defied the worst forecasts, but its resilience masks weaknesses that expose elements of his coalition to any slowdown in employment.

Black Americans and young voters helped Trump win in 2024. Now, with joblessness rising, they’re souring on his leadership.

“I have no idea what Project 2025 is.”
- Trump, October 31, 2024

this doesn't get talked about enough

consolidated corporate media owners fired all the beat reporters with informed subject matter expertise because they didn't want to pay them health insurance, which degraded informed consensus and created a media environment easily exploitable by bad actors

Tweet about the new Republicans.

These guys look like the “before” picture in a testosterone commercial.

The Polio Vaccine Was a Miracle—and We Must Not Forget It As a polio survivor, I am a dinosaur today. My great hope is that our country’s living memory of the disease ends with my generation.

NEW: "I’m thrilled to be a polio dinosaur. I am living proof that even though the Salk vaccine did not arrive in time to prevent my limp or rejection as a kickball pitcher, science is the workshop of miracles....Vaccines are manmade miracles among us."
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