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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

A ginkgo tree, bright yellow on a chicago street, blue sky above

I know the surroundings are nothing to write home about but I just think this Ginkgo is the most gorgeous

Please stop falling for the MTG is a new person con.

Please.

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

The pharma executive wasn't the only person to pass out at Trump's Oval Office press conference. 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣👇

Sorry, I'm just catching up with all the angry posts. While you were all having a tantrum I was watching "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" with my wife and I highly recommend it. Hard to believe Gary Oldman is both Smiley and then Jackson Lamb. #Acting

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.

It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.

It corrupts our political system every day.

Oh wow

Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."

1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information.

Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels

Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.

We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings

400 of us in Porto, Portugal for “No Tyrants!”

"This is about a handful of the wealthiest people on Earth who, in their insatiable greed, have hijacked our economy and our political system." Bernie Sanders speaking at the No Kings rally in DC. Watch here.

Listen! Do not let your fight against fascism stop with today’s No King’s protest—let today start & accelerate!

Register to vote, volunteer on a campaign, get involved locally, donate to a candidate you believe in, run for office—democracy is not for bystanders! Democracy needs your courage!❤️✊🏽

When the Birmingham, Alabama, march is packed, you know something is up in America!

and another thing: im not mad. please don't put in the newspaper that i got mad

Even in the unlikely event there is evidence of drugs on boats, the unilateral decision to murder civilians should result in a stiff jail term for Trump, just as it did for Duarte.

Opinion | Republicans' attacks on 'No Kings' protests reek of desperation The GOP’s fictional portrait is part of a strategy to stop the resistance before it flexes its growing power

​Welcome to No Kings Eve. Trump is sounding and behaving kingly, and Republicans are at DEFCON 1 on the desperation meter. You can tell by their hallucinatory talking points, which are untethered from both reality and the Constitution. New from me at @msnbc.com:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

meanwhile, in season three of The Diplomat, the president is reading Autocracy Inc

We have a choice:

👉Deploying National Guard to D.C.: over $1.8 million per day

👉👉Deploying National Guard & Marines to LA: over $2.2 million per day

👉👉👉Deploying 20,000 National Guardsmen for one year: projected to cost $9.9 million per day

Voting in midterms 🗳️: Priceless and you #savedemocracy

On the night of October 17, Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck multiple Russian targets in occupied Crimea with FP-2 drones. Confirmed hits include an oil depot in Hvardiiske and the “Hvardiysky” Rosrezerv complex in Karierne, Saky district.

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Trump rejected Zelensky’s push for Tomahawk missiles in what sources described as a “tough” and at times emotional 2.5-hour meeting. After a long call with Putin the day before, Trump made clear his focus is now on diplomacy, not escalation.

Putin put Trump back to factory settings.

UPDATE — MEMPHIS: “Elected officials claim deployment of the National Guard violates the TN Constitution… Councilman JB Smiley Jr., Commissioners Erika Sugarmon & Brooks, Mayor Lee Harris, Reps. Hardaway & Salinas, Sen. Yarbro plaintiffs in the suit…” www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/l...

French Resistance/Antifa. World War II

Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

NYT confirms our reporting from days ago - which the WH said was fake news - that Trump and Hegseth are pulling a stunt to fire artillery rounds over I-5 between SD and LA onto Camp Pendleton as a stunt, one of the busiest highways in America. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...