aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) says he has been denied 4 times to see what is going on inside the Broadview, IL ICE facility:

"Something's going on in there that they don't want us to see. I don't know what it is, but all Americans should be asking the same question."

Qatar Air Force facility to be built at USAF base in Idaho, Defense Secretary Hegseth says Hegseth The Defense secretary made the announcement at a Pentagon press conference with Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's defense minister.

Not the Onion.

I wonder what will happen when ICE kidnaps all the Qatari soldiers for being brown people in Idaho

www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/10/...

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

You know, "Refusing to pay the troops, signaling that you intend to keep the government shut down indefinitely, and then trying to fight a trade war you literally cannot fight with the government shut down" is the stuff regimes do when they're pretty deep in a death spiral.

There are certain groups that focus on professors and their entire existence is centered on harassing us, spying on us, and inciting violence and intimidation against us.

There is a Professor Watchlist you can look at if you can stomach it. Obviously, this campaign has been mainly (not always but mainly) targeted at folks of color, LGBTQ folks, and women until now.

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

Chris Jones kicks off congressional campaign in Little Rock with block party, town hall | Arkansas Democrat Gazette Kicking off his campaign for Congress Thursday evening, Democrat Chris Jones said he would forgo "putting on my rousing speech hat" and instead began his campaign via workshopping with volunteers and…

@jonesforar.bsky.social kicks off his campaign to unseat Fancy French Hill: "We want to send representation to Washington that actually represents us."
#Arkansas #arpx

Is anyone getting disbarred over this political BS?

Caitlin Flanagan @CaitlinPacific I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self. ⁦ @bariweiss ⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are. Order Life with Baum!

like a daughter to him

Disgusted barbie

Do we have eyes on Trent Garner, @bluehogreport.bsky.social

Huh. A Qatari Air Force facility in Idaho….such a grab bag bullshit day after day.

Excuse me, what?

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

💕

This. Is. The. Probalem.

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

And who is the author of this op-ed? The billionaire CEO of an asset management firm who helped author the compact.

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

This is about as anti-Trump a choice as you can get.
The ketchup will hit the wall this morning.

www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

If only the US President wasn't against clean energy

Americans should all fight for clean energy

It's cheaper & better for our children & grand children

We should leave a better world than we were left

finally some good fucking energy news.

not gonna lie I’ve been mentally exhausted thinking about energy for the future and seeing this is a glint of hope for me, and a little bit of relief for my brain

Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda.

SCOOP: An @theintercept.com analysis finds that almost all Republican-led states — 23 of the 27 with Republican governors — have deployed National Guard troops in support of Trump’s war on immigrants or military occupations of Blue cities

theintercept.com/2025/10/09/r...

Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago

“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Let's not sugarcoat it. French Hill has failed us over and over again. Arkansas gave him a chance. Now it's about time for change. Share this if you're ready to shake things up.

ICE racially profiles an elderly man and takes him into custody. They realize their mistake and release him. They also intimidate witnesses. This incident occurred in Long Beach, California.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department. Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

The Education Department has hired at least 9 people from the America First Policy Institute, co-founded by Secretary Linda McMahon.

The think tank’s listed goals include ending the separation of church and state and “plant[ing] Jesus in every space.”

Have you checked to see if she also bought a custom lectern?