David Loughnot

Why does Trump think he's going to get away with jacking up health premiums on families by 75% in order to fund a giant tax cut for his billionaire pals?

Because he thinks his campaign to repress free speech will keep us quiet.

But he's wrong. We are fighting back.

@schiff.senate.gov v Bondi, and he's got all the cards, to coin a phrase. What a mess we're in.

This quote from Jamelle will get me through at least another 2 weeks of this mess. So deliciously accurate. 🎯👨‍🍳

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

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Larry Ellison:
—Second‑richest man on Earth
—Gave $16.6 million to Friends of the IDF
—Hosted Netanyahu on his private island
—Trump plan makes him co-own TikTok
—Son, David, just spent $150 million to buy The Free Press & make Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS
—Wants Warner Bros (CNN, HBO)

Today is Day 6 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders:

1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House.

2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA.

3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

She Wanted an Abortion. A Judge Said She Wasn’t Mature Enough to Make That Decision. As abortion access dwindles, America’s “parental-involvement” laws place further restrictions on teenagers — who may need to ask judges for permission to end their pregnancies.

The judge ultimately ruled that the teen was mature enough to raise two children, but not mature enough to decide if she was ready to be a mother.

(Published 2022 in partnership with The New York Times Magazine)

This shit is dystopian. Blackhawk helicopters, zip-tied kids, and racial segregation vans.

ICE is terrorizing communities.

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

Trump Faith Adviser Finally Admits He Molested 12-Year-Old Robert Morris will serve just six months of his 10-year sentence.

“[Former] Trump Faith Adviser Finally Admits He Molested 12-Year-Old” 10/2/25 (“In 2016, the Trump campaign included him on its evangelical executive advisory board. After Trump won…, Morris served on the president’s faith advisory council. And in June 2020, Morris hosted Trump at his church…) 1/

The judge who granted this restraining order was appointed to the bench by Trump.

Stephen Miller tells law enforcement in MEMPHIS: “You are unleashed”

The Republican manufactured government shutdown is now in effect, but our district offices will still be available to help constituents and connect them with resources.

Here are frequently asked questions about a shutdown and information you need to know: ocasio-cortez.house.gov/federal-gove...

Trump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian rule Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.

“It may be unlikely that a jury would convict McIver, but the mere fact that she must hire lawyers to defend herself places an extraordinary burden on her. House ethics rules prevent her from accepting pro bono legal counsel…” 9/26/25 …1/ www.vox.com/politics/462...

Trump deemed himself the "fertilization president."

At the same time, he backtracked on campaign promises to cover the costs of IVF -- caving to MAHA and the religious right.

In this deep dive, @franifio.bsky.social looks at the hypocrisy of pronatalist movement and their king.

As a press rights advocate in Los Angeles, it's AMAZING to see police/civic leaders around Chicago doing their job.

There, police are actually protecting press. Criminally investigating misconduct by feds?!? YES!

LAPD & LASD not only look other way, they attack press. Where are our leaders in LA?

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

My latest:”Through gossamer tributes, Kirk’s cruel condemnation of transgender people & his racist throwback views abt Black Americans were no longer anathema but instead are being treated as just another political view to be respectfully debated —like a position on tax rates or health care policy.”

Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar

Trump links autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it’s safe | CNN President Donald Trump announced Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration will be notifying physicians that the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased ri...

These people will bring suffering and death to Americans.
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They rush when they want to rush and they slow walk when they want to slow walk and it’s an ideological decision always in either direction.

Vivian Wilson talks about how accessing gender affirming care as a teen was lifesaving at the Teen Vogue Summit.

I don't know which morons need to hear this, but THESE GUYS WERE ANTIFA, every last one of them.

They fought fascists.

"The death of truth is the ultimate victory of evil. When truth leaves us, when we let it slip away, when it is ripped from our hands, we become vulnerable to the appetite of whatever monster screams at us the loudest."

-Mon Mothma (Andor)

257. The Commission recommends that all Member States: (a) Employ all means reasonably available to them to prevent the commission of genocide in the Gaza Strip; (b) Cease the transfer of arms and other equipment or items, including jet fuel, to the State of Israel or third States where there is reason to suspect their use in military operations that have involved or could involve the commission of genocide; (c) Ensure individuals and corporations in their territories and within their jurisdiction are not involved in the commission of genocide, aiding and assisting the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide and investigate and prosecute those who may be implicated in these crimes under international law; (d) Facilitate the investigations and domestic proceedings and take action (including imposing sanctions) against the State of Israel and against individuals or corporations that are involved in or facilitating the commission of genocide or incitement to commit genocide; (e) Cooperate with the investigation of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. 258. The Commission recommends that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court: (a) Examine, within its continuing investigation in the Situation in the State of Palestine, the crime of genocide for amendment to existing arrest warrants and addition to future application for arrest warrants; (b) Examine the involvement of officials mentioned in this report for inclusion as those most responsible for international crimes committed in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide.

As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire.

End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

As someone who left a cult, I personally think one of the biggest problems with Klein’s and others sanitizing Kirk’s approach to “persuasion” is how they’ve essentially combined dangerous, manipulative propaganda & indoctrination with actual persuasion.

Another casualty in the battle for truth.

Trump threatens to withhold federal funding from NY if NYC elects Mamdani. An impeachable offense for any other president in any other era. In this one it’s just another Monday.

This speech is now an Emmy winner.

ICE Abducts Man Suing Off-Duty Police for Abusing Day Laborers “The Department of Homeland Security has become the department of state terror,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez.

Willian Gimenez was abducted by ICE yesterday in Chicago. He had been part of a lawsuit against off-duty police and Home Depot employees for abusing day laborers. Latino Union says he was targeted for advocating for his rights as a worker. @bloomekatz.bsky.social and I report.

The reason for the anger at posting Kirk’s words is simply that we are entering a fascistic world where the truth is dangerous and lies become facts.

It is literally how fascism sustains itself. Turning bigots into martyrs and innocent people into criminals. And that’s why saying the truth matters.