After threatening that furloughed federal workers might not receive backpay after all, Mike Johnson tries to clarify that *of course* he thinks they *should* get backpay.

New It Could Happen Here Mia talks with Unraveled’s Raven about ICE’s horrific raids in Chicago from a traffic stop murder to helicopter apartment raids. @miawong.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/episode/ices-ethnic-cleansing-in-chicago-298655788

New It Could Happen Here

Mia talks with Unraveled’s Raven about ICE’s horrific raids in Chicago from a traffic stop murder to helicopter apartment raids.

@miawong.bsky.social @unraveledpress.com

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

She is inept, unqualified, and a Trump ass-kisser.
How Democrats could reshape the public narrative around AG Pam Bondi

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB, BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO, CHICAGO NEWSPAPER GUILD LOCAL 34071, NABET-CWA LOCAL 54041, ILLINOIS PRESS ASSOCIATION, RAVEN GEARY, CHARLES THRUSH, STEPHEN HELD, DAVID BLACK, WILLIAM PAULSON, AUTUMN REIDY-HAMER, and LEIGH KUNKEL, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, V. KRISTI NOEM, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS); TODD LYONS, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); MARCOS CHARLES, Acting Executive Associate Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, ICE; RUSSELL HOTT, Chicago Field Office Director, ICE; RODNEY S. SCOTT, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP); GREGORY BOVINO, Chief Border Patrol Agent, CBP; DANIEL DRISCOLL, Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF); WILLIAM K. MARSHALL III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP); PAMELA BONDI, Attorney General of the United States; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL OFFICER DEFENDANTS; UNIDENTIFIED FEDERAL AGENCY DEFENDANTS; and DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, No. 25-cv-12173 PLAINTIFFS' COMPLAINT FOR INJUCTIVE AND DECLARATORY RELIEF

NEW: I'm listening in on a second new lawsuit out of Illinois today, addressing First Amendment freedoms surrounding protests, including press and religious claims.

Judge Sara Ellis, an Obama appointee, is hearing the TRO motion and has found the plaintiffs, for TRO purposes, have standing.

Very weary of and frustrated by SCOTUS siding with the Felon-in-Chief repeatedly.

Supreme Court sides with Trump over Venezuelans on temporary protected status

Unqualified homophobic Trump synchophant is running the FBI.
Politicization of FBI.
Kash Patel fires FBI agent trainee for displaying gay pride flag

Yep, “IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS.” But first Americans must realize this and the fact that for the longest time they’ve been too busy listening to propaganda rather than wondering why nothing is changing & connecting it to those in charge & working behind the scenes for the past 45 years. 👇

Despicable.
Sec Def is no leader.
Pete Hegseth's speech to generals crossed an ominous line

Hatch Act violations!
Trump administration's official shutdown guidance: Blame Democrats

Disgusting Trump.
As shutdown deadline arrives, Trump pushes bigoted deepfake targeting Democrats

Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.

Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.

"Dumbphone," "ghost kitchen" among over 5,000 words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary in rare update The 12th edition of "Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary" comes 22 years after the book's last hard-copy update.

Good!
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Astounding.
SMDH
Virginia Republican calls rural health clinics closures due to Trump's budget bill a 'win'

The clip is somehow worse than what’s been quoted in text and it sounds like he’s giving a list of reasons why it should be OK for him to accept $50k in cash for bribes

They’re only going after Tylenol because the president of the United States can’t say acetaminophen. 🤦‍♂️

Yes!!

YouTube video by adriancondie The Hawkettes - Mardi Gras Mambo

Something to warm up a cold night.

The Hawkettes - Mardi Gras Mambo

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#musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System

How the Trump Administration Is Dismantling America’s Cancer-Research System www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

We still want the Epstein files btw

A new low perhaps but the bar is so low that it is hard to say.

The London Times reports that the Trump Administration has been deporting Russian dissenters who fled Vladimir Putin's authoritarian regime, sending them back to Russia, and even apparently helping Russian authorities persecute them.

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The unhinged fanatics are taking over Florida

Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message

Russian Strikes on Western Assets in Ukraine Send an Ominous Message www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...

‘We Left New Orleans, but New Orleans Has Not Left Us’

‘We Left New Orleans, but New Orleans Has Not Left Us’ www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...

Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C.

Astounding.
Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Felony Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...

DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says

Not sounding good as to DOGE action
AND
lack of security.
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer

...some states, including Texas, Utah and Nevada, are showing very high concentrations of Covid in their wastewater. Emergency department visits linked to Covid are rising, too.

Why Covid Is Spreading Again This Summer www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...

I'll drop this as well.
PERIOD 💯