Kala Nerys

Swearing in isn’t some ceremony. You aren’t a member of Congress until it happens. He knows that.

No phones, no staff, nothing.

I had to escort her into the Capitol on Wed bc Capitol police must treat her as a public visitor until she’s sworn in. And solo visitors aren’t allowed during shutdown!

The Trump Administration and the FCC Are Weakening Freedom of the Press and Hurting Americans President Donald Trump and the Federal Communications Commission are taking unprecedented steps that weaken the media’s First Amendment rights and misuse the regulatory process, as seen in ongoing pro...

americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administration-and-the-fcc-are-weakening-freedom-of-the-press-and-hurting-americans/

Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging More than half of GOP ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Officials plan to run similar attacks in North Carolina's Senate race.

More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Officials say they plan to run similar attacks in North Carolina’s Senate race.

www.theassemblync.co...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Don’t want Peter Thiel checking out your health data? Neither do we!

Tell your Congressional reps to get Palantir out of CDC! (And DOD, DOE, CMS, ….)

An outstanding interview. Patrick Iber of Dissent Magazine has interviewed the legendary Polish political scientist Adam Przeworski about de-democratisation in the USA, and what lessons he’s gleaned from Chile, Peru & beyond.

Iber’s questions are stellar. Przeworski’s answers, chillingly candid.

Federal employee resources:

If you know of businesses who are helping #Feds. Post it here.

#altgov and #altfam are compiling helpful resources.

#shutdown
#GOPShutdown

Hunter Biden seeks arrest of former Overstock.com CEO in defamation case Attorneys for the ex-president’s son ask a federal judge to issue a bench warrant against defendant Patrick Byrne for failing to respond to court orders.

JUST IN: Overstock founder Patrick Byrne formally defaulted by court in libel suit Hunter Biden brought against him. Biden lawyers to propose size of default judgment in coming weeks. Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Tweet from @TheDemocrats: “Senate Republicans just blocked Democrats’ bill that would have reopened the government and saved health care for millions of Americans. This is the fifth time they’ve done this. Republicans are responsible for this shutdown.” There’s no attached image or video, only text.

Now the White House doesn’t want to give furloughed workers back pay once the government reopens, even though Trump signed the 2019 law requiring it. Disgraceful.

Most Americans don't want troops deployed without an external threat, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds The poll also showed the president's approval rating ticking down to 40%.

The poll also showed the president's approval rating ticking down to 40%.

US air traffic control staffing hit for second day, delaying flights Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying flights for a second straight day at numerous U.S. airports as the government shutdown reaches its seventh day, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a notice on Tuesday.

Air traffic control staffing issues are delaying flights for a second straight day at numerous U.S. airports as the government shutdown reaches its seventh day, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a notice on Tuesday.

regret to inform the various fascists that we've got the frog wizard on our side

Just as a reminder, Bondi’s origin story in Trump world is that she said she was going to investigate Trump University, Trump sent her a $25K check and the investigation disappeared. She later became Trump’s personal defense lawyer. So yeah, don’t challenge her integrity.

Trump wants to force mentally ill homeless people into hospitals and treatment. He’s cutting the programs that fund them | CNN Business Trump’s cuts to Medicaid, housing assistance and mental health programs will undermine his goal of increasing involuntary commitment.

A record number of Americans are living on the streets, roughly a quarter with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illness. The overwhelming majority pose no public danger, and research links only 3% to 5% of violent acts to those with serious mental illness.

This is not how corporations respond to an ineffective protest. This is how they respond to a protest that they would like to have go away.

So don't let it go away. Keep it going.

In fact, Streissand Effect this shit. Call attention to how much they want this to go away.

Sign and share!!! Revoke the permit now! PDX will look like LA does today if our community does not stand up and DEMAND ICE OUT OF PORTLAND!

Who am I seeing in Denver?

Paramount just paid Trump a bribe for merger approval. When Democrats retake power, I’ll be first in line calling for federal charges. In the meantime, state prosecutors should make the corporate execs who sold out our democracy answer in court, today.

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.

The Trump administration is withholding over $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs. That means summer could be ruined for countless low-income American families, and some after-school programming could be wiped out next year.
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‘SINNERS’ has become the highest-grossing live-action original film domestically in the past 15 years.

YouTube video by Tennessean Musicians surround Proud Boys, drown them out with tubas at 'No Kings' protest in Atlanta

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhBa...

Leftists, by Raptor Jesus, do not get on your shit about how "No Kings wasn't a real protest" with these people. I'm sorry we didn't storm the Winter Palace. This isn't about you.

This is *their* on-ramp. Support their movement leftward in good faith. Let them know how They Can Have Nice Things.

great reminder to all of those Democrats and liberals saying that we need to abandon red states because they are gerrymandered into right wing autocracies where the vote isn’t in their favor instead of accepting that we are gonna have to fight for every American no matter where they are.

Ariel view of thousands of protesters marching against Donald Trump in Downtown Los Angeles #NoKingsProtest