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Portland And Beyond This afternoon, Donald Trump was asked about invoking the Insurrection Act: “I’d do it if it was necessary.

Attempts to deploy federalized National Guardsmen to Oregon, California, & Illinois, also, signs that Trump, or at least someone around him, is starting to think seriously about the Insurrection Act. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The Rule of Law vs. The Rule of Trump A crisis moment in the defining debate of our time.

It’s fine for Democrats to continue to make the case for our health care. But they need also now to make the case for our Constitution, and for our republic, and our country. www.thebulwark.com/p/the-rule-o...

They’re liars—and bad at lying.

These photos of “war-ravaged Portland” are from other countries.

Not Portland.

If it weren’t so dangerous, it would be laughable.

The End Of Non-Sequitur Politics Let's have more politics about the thing itself.

For example, the Dems should say "The government is shut down because Republicans are asking Democrats to provide bipartisan cover for a constitutional crime spree—something they can’t in good conscience do." Always read @brianbeutler.bsky.social .

The president does not have this power. He’s acting unconstitutionally to commit crimes against humanity— murder on the high seas.

Lest it be forgotten, the president may be immune re: official acts (assuming these are), but subordinates committing extrajudicial executions are not so entitled.

Notice how it's always "vote according to Biblical values!" until it comes to welcoming the immigrant, helping the poor, feeding the hungry, bringing healthcare to the sick, forgiving debts, caring for our planet, laying down our swords, or loving our neighbors. @Brcremer

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

Yes, very weird. 🤷🏼‍♂️

John Oliver: "If ICE can bother some guys at a roofing job, bystanders can bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job."

😬 awkward

Pritzker: “The Trump administration is following a playbook: Cause chaos, create fear and confusion, make it seem that peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and tear gas canisters at them. Why? To create the pretext for invoking the Insurrection Act.”

We Found the ‘Enemy from Within’ He’s in the White House

In Chicago, children were paraded outside in the thick of the night, zip-tied and alone, while ICE rampaged through their homes — all at Trump’s request. He talks about an “enemy from within” but the biggest enemy is him and his lackeys.

We'll say it too: Fuck authoritarianism

Within 24 hours of the Kirk shooting, top Trump officials and administration lawyers were drafting legal memos, writing blueprints for possible executive actions and prioritizing which liberal organizations and strongholds of the left needed targeting.

🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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.

Yes on 50 – The Election Rigging Response Act Trump and Texas Republicans are moving to rig the 2026 election — and other GOP states are joining in. If Californians don’t act now, they could seize Congress no matter how we vote.

Want to help get California get across the finish line?

You can help get the word out by donating here:

Actually, the Democrats did *not* vote to shut the government down. They voted *against* a CR that makes medical insurance financially unattainable for millions of Americans.

The Colorado provides drinking water to 40 million people. Do they know what Utah does to it upstream? I went to Mordor to find out.

The Trump BLM just sold 17,000 acres of land for oil and gas leasing in Utah to a company called Bro Energy. Some of that land is around the White River, which feeds into the Colorado. Biden had halted oil drilling there but now it's back on the table. www.motherjones.com/environment/...

Seattle Spent Millions on Hotel Rooms to Shelter Unhoused People. Then It Stopped Filling Them. Early last year, the city signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there.

Early last year, Seattle signed a $2.7 million lease extension to continue using a hotel’s rooms as shelter space for homeless people. Yet despite committing to pay the rent, the city stopped sending people there. @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social @kuow.org

What a monstrous liar.

Cat, puppy, and baby goats. Nature.

Republicans have retreated to a small federal program that covers emergency room care for those who can't pay. It does indeed help cover care for illegal immigrants, but the thing is, Reagan signed it into law. Read about it in The Breakdown from @citizencohn.bsky.social:

On the left:

Sept 2: Judge Breyer opinion (in CA case) showing DoD's own instructions of actions that violate Posse Comitatus Act (eg "crowd control").

On the right:

Sept 26: DHS request to DoD for military forces in Chicago "in direct support of ... access control, and crowd control."

It’s time for soft secession How blue states can use their economic clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.

California, and the country, cannot wait for the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy. More drastic action is required.

In a new piece, @clarajeffery.bsky.social argues it's time for soft secession.

*clears throat*: time to re-post the kavanaugh concurrence again!

DRAIN THE SWAMP

Serious question: What's stopping the State of Illinois from arresting Stephen Miller & charging him with incitement?

The Senate didn't confirm him. He's just a guy.

At some point, the states MUST use their authority to prosecute, because the federal government certainly will not.

Once upon a time, if a president head lied this brazenly, it would be considered a disgrace by both political parties