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Just a reminder that under the present, GOP House of Representatives rules, we'd need just nine Republican Members to agree to move to vacate Mike Johnson's Speakership and reopen the government. We don't have that... we don't have even nine decent Republicans who give a shit about the country.

Today's the day!!! Vote for #MikieSherrill for Governor and Blue down the ballot -- let's do this!

Obama’s stumping for Democrats. Trump’s at Mar-a-Lago. "If you believe in that better story of America," the former president told a rally ahead of Tuesday's elections, "don’t sit this one out. Vote ."

"If you meet this moment, you will not just put New Jersey on a better path, you will set a glorious example for this nation.” - President Obama, campaigning for Mikey Sherrill www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

📣 Calling all Californians! NOW is the time to do your part.

Trump is calling on Republican governors to steal House seats through partisan gerrymandering, and we must keep our nation’s playing field even.

Passing Prop 50 is our first step to fighting back.

Vote YES to protect fair elections!

Central Park Magic.

DOJ places on leave 2 prosecutors who said 'mob' of 'rioters' carried out Jan. 6 attack Two federal prosecutors have been told they will be put on leave after filing a brief that described the Jan. 6, 2021, attackers a "mob of rioters," sources say.

Career prosecutors were put on leave, allegedly for stating the truth about J6. The Administration is working overtime to erase history. It’s incumbent upon all of us to document truth, preserve historical record, and stand firm against efforts to replace facts.

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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."

The tragic change a single year has made in America | Margaret Sullivan As we approach the anniversary of the 2024 election, we awake to new horrors each day. But we must not give up hope

“…many of us barely recognize the nation we live in.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Americans brace for food stamps to run out: ‘The greatest hunger catastrophe since the Great Depression’ Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November

Brought to us by the Trump/Republican voter: “We will have the greatest hunger catastrophe in America since the Great Depression, and I don’t say that as hyperbole.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Barbara Gips, Who Wrote the Iconic Tagline for ‘Alien,’ Dies at 89 She came up with “In space no one can hear you scream” while washing dishes, and it was used on the film's poster co-designed by her husband.

So many people work in show business whose names or contributions audiences will never know. This is a lovely tribute to Barbara Gips from Mike Barnes and The Hollywood Reporter. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.

👏👏👏 A message to Republicans from a Republican: “Today, I quit allowing my complacency to destroy America, and I urge you to quit, too.” | My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
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A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.

Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏

History.

So in western Alaska, thousands of people are homeless due to flooding rains, one person is dead & two people are missing. But yet, the regime hasn't said a word, no thoughts or prayers, nothing.
Once again, they could care less about Americans, it's about enriching themselves through GREED.

Significant from a former Scalia clerk and leading conservative legal activist.

Text NO KINGS to 63033 to find an event on Saturday near you.

Jeff Van Who? Winder Town Hall Puts Van Drew’s Absence on Blast  - Insider NJ Jeff Van Who? Winder Town Hall Puts Van Drew’s Absence on Blast  EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — Last night, Bayly Winder, Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, hoste...

Van Drew doesn’t even do town halls so yes that is laughable - www.insidernj.com/press-releas... - constituents need lower costs and healthcare, and Van Drew is busy pushing for the opposite.

Keep New Jersey Blue!

"Republicans have been very busy in their districts helping constituents navigate this crisis..." I imagine @winder4congress.bsky.social may have thoughts on this, especially re: South Jersey's Trump barnacle Jeff Van Drew, who hasn't been seen by constituents in years, let alone now.

Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con

“On Oct. 4 Judge Karin Immergut of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s federalization and deployment of the Oregon National Guard to Portland. The opinion is a model of judicial clarity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm' Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm' www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...

That (NPR!) journalists think AI is a creative engine that can finesse iconic productions is not just context for the crap quality of writing in media but alarmingly the inability among a class of supposedly professional scrutinizers to distinguish between art and slop, good and bad, truth and lie

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

Insanity from the European Parliament. See the article for a petition you can sign to oppose this meat industry-lobbied bullshit before it becomes law. www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

‘An unkind film’: letters reveal rift between director and writer of The Wicker Man Exclusive: Documents show ‘hostile’ director and ‘self-indulgent’ writer were at loggerheads during production of 1973 cult horror film

Great piece from @theguardian.com on the upcoming book on the turbulent making of THE WICKER MAN. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

In sum, the President is certainly entitled "a great level of deference," Newsom II, 141 F.4th at 1048, in his determination that he "is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States." 10 U.S.C. § 12406(3). But "a great level of deference" is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground. As the Ninth Circuit articulated, courts must "review the President's determination to ensure that it reflects a colorable assessment of the facts and law PAGE 22 - OPINION AND ORDER Case 3:25-cv-01756-IM Document 56 Filed 10/04/25 Page 23 of 31 within a 'range of honest judgment.'" Id. at 1051 (quoting Sterling, 278 U.S. at 399). Here, this Court concludes that the President did not have a "colorable basis" to invoke § 12406(3) to federalize the National Guard because the situation on the ground belied an inability of federal law enforcement officers to execute federal law. Id. at 1051-52. The President's determination was simply untethered to the facts. c. Whether there is a Rebellion or Danger of Rebellion Defendants also aroue that the Sentember 28 2025 federalization order is authorized

If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.

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I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were

Sound Up 🔊

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Voted today for Mikie Sherrill and Blue down the ballot!

America First. Really?

Trump says we have to throw 15 million Americans off healthcare and significantly raise ACA premiums because we don’t have enough money.

But somehow we have $20 billion to bailout the right-wing regime of Argentina?

We can’t let that happen.