These are not the same:

1) Ukraine bombs Russian energy…. Meant to finance the attack on their country

2) Russia bombs Ukrainian energy… meant to provide heat and light for civilians over the winter.

Evil

The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones) I wish every American would watch this video.

Enough is enough! This breaks it all down.

substack.com/@thedangerou...

The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

“With significant funding from tech leaders, Rockbridge aims to equip MAGA to outlive Trump... It is gearing up to deploy its arsenal in the [2026 and 2028 elections],” aiming for JD Vance to takeover.

They believe a “select group of elites are exactly the right people to move the country forward.”

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.

12 days of work in 106 days.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Trump is all talk no walk. Since January he has promised to invade or bomb:
Greenland
Canada
Panama
Nigeria
Venezuela
Mexico
Colombia

Done nothing except give China the advanced Chips they wanted to beat us at AI

Bucks County ousts ALL Republicans from the Central Bucks and Pennridge school boards after both school boards were ground zero for anti-trans policies in 2021.

The wave is receding.

November 4, 2025 (Tuesday) So much for obeying a court order, even if begrudgingly and with manufactured delay.

November 4, 2025

This one shouldn't get lost tonight.

Sarah McBride opens up about her darkest day in Congress (exclusive) “The high of orientation was met with probably the deepest low of my life outside of losing my husband to cancer," the first trans member of Congress told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE), who made history as the first trans person in Congress, had an interview with LGBTQ+ publication The Advocate on her time in the US House so far.

www.advocate.com/politics/sar...

This person took this when they called the race

As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.

I will always remember this Mamdani ad.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/as-some-de...

Yup. It turns out massively destabilizing trade in and out of the country is bad for people importing to build factories in order to export stuff.

Also, they’ve pretty much killed CHIPS and Science, the largest domestic manufacturing bill in recent history.

Blowout.

Maybe the GOP should reopen govt now

Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.

From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.

Today in Politics Chat, I talked about how power sloshes around when a president is checked out, and noted that right now unelected officials like Stephen Miller are trying to grab it. But instead, We the People can take it back and create a better nation.

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

Fascist republicans have confirmed idiot MAGA lunatic Herschel Walker as US Ambassador to the Bahamas for no other reason than to give yet another deranged unqualified cultist a title with fancy taxpayer funded salary for a job he doesn’t give a flying fuck about.

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

Every part of this sentence describes an abomination before God. People are going to hell for this.

Two Years After 10/7 An illegal military occupation, a yet expanding genocide, and what must happen to ensure peace and justice going forward

On the 2-year anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens that fueled the Gaza Genocide, Qasim Rashid lays out the case on how to move forward to a more equitable future for Palestinian and Israeli lives.

www.qasimrashid.com/p/two-years-...

Trump open to invoking the Insurrection Act The comments came a day after a federal judge blocked the president from sending National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon.

Trump basically admitting that he would considering invoking the Insurrection Act if the courts ruled that his unlawful deployment of National Guard units to cities is indeed lawless.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

October 7, 2025 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved.

October 7, 2025

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

October 6, 2025 If White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller is at the head of the administration’s deployment of federal agents against undocumented immigrants, it appears that Office of Management and Budget...

October 5, 2025

Ezra Klein is Wrong About Abortion Abortion *is* a big tent issue

Love this column from the great Jessica Valenti on Ezra Klein and abortion access.

jessica.substack.com/p/ezra-klein...

Christian group defending LGBTQ+ conversion therapy at SCOTUS accused of using 'false evidence' Researchers say the Alliance Defending Freedom is misrepresenting its work to harm LGBTQ+ people.

Anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Christian Right group Alliance Defending Freedom, which is defending conversion therapy in front of SCOTUS today in oral arguments for the Chiles v. Salazar case, has been accused of flagrantly misrepresenting its evidence.

www.advocate.com/politics/con...

Shutdown to have 'devastating consequences,' Montana nurses say • Daily Montanan The Montana Nurses Association said shutdown will have "devastating consequences" on rural clinics and hospitals.

We should all heed Montana Nurses Association President Vicky Byrd's warning. Trump's cuts to healthcare funding mean many rural hospitals will lose funding - and leave patients without doctors or care in their communities. dailymontanan.com/2025/10/01/s...

Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump.

It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.