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Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
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Private funds flowing into government spaces threaten transparency and accountability - OpenSecrets News Washington, D.C. — The executive branch’s decision to spend private, undisclosed money on government operations raise serious concerns about private…

“A government of the people must be transparent. The public has a right to know who’s paying, how much, and for what,” said Hilary Braseth, executive director of OpenSecrets. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/10...

Im excited for tomorrow! It’s No Kings Day! My whole town will be showing up. Bus will bring folks from the retirement home. We love our country and we see what’s happening. We will NOT ALLOW any more of our rights & freedoms taken away. 🇺🇸 ICE must end. Trump must go.
Keep it peaceful friends ❤️

George Wallace on the 1963 civil rights March on Washington: It’s all a bunch of communists trying to destroy America.

Mike Johnson on the 2025 No Kings rally: It’s all a bunch of marxists/socialists/Antifa trying to destroy America.

The GOP playbook: Same as it ever was

This is not just funny, it's smart. We need more of this mockery that shows these thugs that we see their despicable fascism and give them the respect that they deserve.

This sums up their lying perfectly www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

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A couple living in Rep. Mike Lawler's (R-NY) district earning $82,800 annually would see an increase in costs of $13,459 every year. 😬

“When authoritarianism is on the rise, you can count on the richest, least vulnerable men to be the biggest cowards.”

#Pinks
#ProudBlue

As they have shown us time and time again. 🎯 🎯 🎯

Ty Cobb: "The simple theme is rewriting history. Trump wants to rewrite history so the next generation may not know that he incited a violent insurrection... America needs to learn from the mistakes that we've had. And one of the biggest mistakes that America ever had was reelecting President Trump"

LMFAO

And in 2013:

Opinion | The Real Stakes of the Shutdown President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

“It is easy to lose sight of the real stakes” in this government shutdown, the editorial board writes. “President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance, and Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.”

YouTube video by LUBACH Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been cancelled | The New Disney | LUBACH

The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV
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DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrorism is far-right was disappeared.

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After ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, many called it censorship. As the journalist @mollyjongfast.bsky.social explains, it is censorship, but not the kind you might think.

🎥 Stephanie Shen, Emily Holzknecht and Marina King #nytopinion

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Opinion | A Plea for President Trump With a Fragile Country on Edge Even if it sounds unrealistic, Trump can do something important with the entire country frayed and on edge: push for calm and unity.

In Opinion | In the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing, our columnist Thomas L. Friedman writes that instead of focusing on talks between Ukraine and Russia or the Israelis and Palestinians, Trump should “make peace at home. Make peace between Americans.”

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

New Zealand's bold plan to save endangered animals: kill millions of invasive animals Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the invasive species that prey on them.

Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the invasive species that prey on them.

List of violence perpetrated by the right, including Jan 6.

They are so fucking good at gaslighting, it never ceases to amaze.

Doesn't it seem odd that Kirk's negative views about Indians wouldn't turn off Vance who is married to a woman who is of Indian background?

You Really Need to See Epstein’s Birthday Book for Yourself This time, the conspiracy theorists were right.

I wrote about what I think is a genuinely revealing document of elite depravity and impunity. It is shocking and sickening. But it's also a crucial moment. We're about to see what happens when conspiracy theorists actually get what they asked for but it turns out not to be what they want.

Impeach RFK Jr. He lies to Congress and endangers the citizenry.

Of all the unqualified extremists Trump has appointed to his Cabinet, RFK Jr., as of now, poses the most direct threat to the nation.

Trump Is Met With Mostly Boos at U.S. Open as Security Delays a Match With the president in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the men’s final began as hundreds of people were still waiting to go through security screening.

The U.S. Open men’s tennis final got off to a slow and confusing start on Sunday as thousands of fans were forced to wait outside Arthur Ashe Stadium because of enhanced security for President Trump’s visit. When Trump was shown on video screens, fans unleashed a loud round of mostly boos.

“If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?”

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