Melissa

#EpsteinFiles

#Chicago

Excellent!

As they should!

Fire destroys home of South Carolina judge who had received death threats State’s chief justice says fire that sent three people to the hospital appeared to have been caused by an ‘explosion’

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

“The blaze at the home of Diane Goodstein –a Democrat-appointed circuit court judge – erupted on Saturday, sending three members of her family to the hospital, including her husband, a former state senator.”
Tell me again who’s causing all the violence and chaos?

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It. As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

Media and Dems are still getting this badly wrong: Trump is deeply unpopular! Recent approval numbers:

38-54 (Quinnipiac)
39-60 (AP)
40-56 (Gallup)
41-58 (Reuters)
39-56 (Economist)

On the pod, @lakshya.splitticket.org explains these numbers brilliantly. Listen:
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#ICE

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

#InvasionOfChicago
"Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment."
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Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives sa...

www.propublica.org/article/tom-...
Making money on misery - how do these people sleep at night? #Oligarchs

White House freezes funds for Democratic states in shutdown slap The targeted programs included $18 billion for transit projects in New York, home to Congress's top two Democrats, and $8 billion for green-energy projects in 16 Democratic-run states, including California and Illinois.

Petty little .... 🤬 Since we have all the money, maybe it's time we stop sending tax $$ to the fed government! #Shutdown

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#U.S.Economy

The State Spent Millions to Resettle Asylum Seekers. ICE Is Arresting Them. The Migrant Relocation Assistance Program helped families leave crowded shelters and put down roots. Trump’s immigration crackdown is upending that.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5...
NYS spent millions to resettle asylum seekers, #ICERaids

#GovernmentShutdown

In just a few months, many lower and middle-income families could start paying a lot more for insurance.
That’s because federal tax credits passed in the American Rescue Plan Act 2021 are set to expire at end of this year, and the Republican controlled Congress says it doesn’t plan to extend them.

Trump calls for using US cities as 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals President Donald Trump is proposing using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces. He's suggesting U.S. military might be deployed against what he describes as the “invasion from with...

Trump calls for using US cities as 'training ground' for military in unusual speech to generals

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“Trump … proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces and spoke of needing U.S. military might to combat what he called the “invasion from within.”

Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards He warned commanders who don’t support the changes could leave the service.

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Basically he gathered all these leaders to call them out of shape, get rid of women in the military and crow that military ethos will now be like ICE - what could go wrong 😑

We need to be very loud this week. Contact your Senators and Rep, demand the end of tariffs, the restoration of the health care cuts, no military on our streets......Be loud, be proud!
#Resist

With no warning, ICE has detained Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts. No reason has yet been provided for the detainment.

Roberts is a native of Guyana and a former Olympic Athlete, and by all accounts is a well-regarded member of the Des Moines community.

#EpsteinFiles GOP running scared

Yvonne Viera Johnson (@round2redo) on Threads Yup it’s horrible. 4 women walking around at night and around the city.

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This is #Portland,OR - a real war zone … call it what it is fascist felon, an authoritarian shake down

No Kings As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
#ResistFascism - we need to show up and in large numbers. Please find the most convenient location near you and show up to say NO KINGS!

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

Here's where ICE is arresting immigrants in New York Immigration arrests in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany and Saratoga have dominated upstate New York. In New York City, arrests skyrocketed at Federal Plaza.

www.timesunion.com/news/article...
Check the map for the number of known arrests in your county... it's appalling. #ICERaidsNYS

I’d point out that if this is allowed to go forward, the MAGA movement is a fuckton more of an organization than Antifa.

#SinclairAndNexstar

Still struggling with my debut but have a history published. Fiction is so much harder!

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson The Tide Turned This Week | Explainer

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It's been a busy week, but it's not all bad news.... Love #HeatherCoxRichardson

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert “I Fear We Will Not Have An Election In 2028 Unless We Wake Up” - Gov. Gavin Newsom

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As do I .... anyone who doesn't want to become the N Am version of N Korea / Russia then pay attention to this: continue to build, organize, dialogue, reconcile our weaknesses, & support the Constitution. Whether you like Newsome or not, he's speaking some great truths here

Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...

Trump cancels meeting with Democrats as prospects for shutdown increase President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats' demands "unserious." Democrats say he chickened out.

#FederalBudgetShutdown
www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/g-s...

Republicans own all three branches: the executive, the legislative, and lets face it the judicial. They own this shutdown.

#SinclairBroadcasting is still REFUSING to air Jimmy Kimmel, even though Disney has announced his return. Sinclair investments include Best Day Brewing (non-alcoholic beer) and Puroast Cofee Company. They’ve removed this section of their website to hide this. You know what to do! 😎