Ray Pride

Don’t worry, Mitch McConnell, we haven’t forgotten that most of this is your fault.

"True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” —FDR, 1944

Pretty sure he’s a gaffer.

Former FCC Chair Wheeler: An autocrat's favorite tool is a monopoly on telling the story. And if you can control the people who tell that story, then you've got an autocrat's greatest dream.

It’s a start

as a wee lad in the early 90s who thought it would be fun to make cartoons for a living, I did not expect to chronicle the descent of the so called american experiment into blatant fascism, but I guess you play the hand you are dealt

Portland, Oregon is somehow both on fire and raining at all times. It’s a magical place.

YouTube video by Stanislav Konev Twin Peaks Becky gets high

sitting fourth row centre today for the Amanda Seyfried drug trip scene in Twin Peaks: The Return was basically a religious experience

Florida officials gut rainbow crosswalk in South Beach amid statewide crackdown The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday evening began removing the pride-themed crosswalk on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.

Make no mistake: the MAGA Confederates are looking to erase minorities from public view - and possibly later from existence.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

The article was heavily edited without the journalists' knowledge. The company's main office is in Alabama.

Look I don't care what the real reason for these guys backing up was. Right now what millions are seeing is a bunch of armed soldiers retreating from a guy doing pelvic thrusts at them in a frog costume.

This is heavy.

Wild how the government shutdown isn't even front-page news right now.

Why we can’t allow Trump to ban that other f-word | Will Bunch The column the Trump regime wants to ban: America has to call out surging fascism in order to defeat it.

Trump and Vance want badly to stop you from using the f-word

That's because if we accurately call out rising fascism from the streets of Chicago to the waters of the Caribbean, we will understand that we must fight back with the moral strength of war

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

The Proud Boys stopped marching because they were all recruited into ICE.

"Stand back and stand by," indeed.

(a person in an inflatable unicorn costume to be clear)

portland update: this just crossed the street in front of me holding a bright yellow sign that said WELCOME TO HELL

Trump and Hegseth sending U.S. troops to Portland. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Pray for these brave young souls who could be changed forever. 🙏🙏🙏

For even if they survive, they will see things they cannot unsee. 🍑🚲🍑🚲

Date Filed Oct 5, 2025 Description * CSV SCHEDULING ORDER: This Court, having received Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and request for Expedited Hearing, ECF 59, sets a hearing by Telephonic Conference at 7:00 p.m. tonight, October 5, 2025, before Judge Karin J. Immergut. Access information for "LISTEN ONLY" phone number for the Hearing. Telephone Number: 1-571-353-2301 (toll-free 1-833- 990-9400); Guest Meeting ID: 812-980- 324#. Note: If dropped from the conference, please rejoin the conference. For complete conference connection instructions and etiquette guidelines, refer to ord.uscourts.gov/cms. Ordered on 10/5/25 by Judge Karin J. Immergut. (jy) (Entered: 10/05/2025)

COMING UP: Judge Immergut has set a hearing for 10 pm ET tonight (!) on Trump's effort to circumvent her temporary restraining order re: Oregon national guard deployment by calling up the federalized California national guard.

Tuesday will be the one-year anniversary of the newsletter, and I'll celebrate by writing an essay on the state of Degenerate Art (and the country), with a few thoughts about the coming months.

Fash ‘n’ Ka$h

Upper right corner, “1911” #ghostsign @chicagoghostsigns.bsky.social

Things to consider:

Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter

Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed

You are a witness.
Expose it.

Advertising signs painted on the wooden siding of an old building in Lemont, Illinois. The bottom has a blue background and is an ad for Hydrox Ice Cream "to gain health. . .to keep health." Above that, on a white background it says "Singer Hill Grocery P. A. Mirkes, Prop." On the far right is a list of some of the things in the grocery store: "Soft drinks, candy, cigars, cigarettes."

Recently revealed ghost signs on an 1880 building in Lemont, Illinois.

Trump oversaw the Afghanistan war for four years. I guess it was so unimportant to him that he forgot this.

I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason. Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.

"[A]gents engulfed my car in tear gas, smashed my driver-side window, and pepper-sprayed my face.... I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. No explanation. No charges. No apology. One day, I was just told, 'you’re free to go.'" #KavanaughStop

Woo action: the combination of lens choices, camera movement, stunts and pyrotechnics is all so incredibly unpolished, seemingly unpredictable, seemingly horrifically dangerous (plus Chow Yun Fat being the most charismatic man to ever live) makes these movies so darn special.

Oregon Republican Party * •. X 18m • © President Trump on Sunday deployed 300 California National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon after a judge ruled that the Oregon National Guard could not be deployed to keep federal facilities and personnel in Portland safe. "Our intelligence indicates that these people are organized, they're getting more and more people on their team, as far as attacking officers, and they're making plans to ambush them and to kill them. We have specific officers and agents that have bounties that have been put out on their heads. It's about $2,000 to kidnap them, $10,000 to kill them." #stoptheriots #DomesticTerrorists #DomesticTerrorism #ICE #SafeStreets #portlandor #portlandoregon #LockThemUp GRECOD POLICI POLIP PO POL President Trump deploys 300 California National Guard troops to Portland. 126 13 comments 10 shares

“Oregon Republicans cheer the arrival of armed troops from California” is not a headline anyone before 2024 would have ever thought imaginable.

Choose your fighter:

NEW: Oregon and Portland filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit against Trump tonight, with a new plaintiff added who is joining them: California. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...