also "retribution" implies he was wronged in some way by the people he's persecuting, subtly justifying what he's doing. bsky.app/profile/reun...

🧑‍🌾 WATCH: Republican nominee in the TN-7 special election Matt Van Epps backs Trump’s trade war — even as it crushes Tennessee farmers 🤔

(Rep. Aftyn Behn (D) is his opponent, and opposes the tariffs)

Cut them off.

Exhaust them of airtime.

Call out their bullshit to their faces.

"we haven't resolved these issues with finality bc there's still a chance a Democrat could be president again."

Apple Decides ICE Agents Are A Protected Class, Because Apparently Government Accountability Is Now “Hate Speech” Just when you think corporate content moderation can’t get any more absurd, Apple has managed to redefine “protected class” in a way that would make Orwell proud. According to int…

🍏 'is now treating federal agents...as if they’re a vulnerable minority group in need of protection from “discrimination.” This isn’t just a misapplication of...policies; it’s a fundamental inversion of what those policies were designed to do.'- @mmasnick.bsky.social www.techdirt.com/2025/10/10/a...

ICYMI: Trump: 'We took the freedom of speech away...' @mmasnick.bsky.social: 'Well, thank you for admitting what we all know is true' Welcome to the Golden Age! Read more in @techdirt.com: www.techdirt.com/2025/10/09/t...

We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

Sunday reading:

I wrote about the aggrieved extremist who is currently firing thousands of federal workers and ravaging state capacity based on conspiratorial nonsense - and about mainstream media’s infuriating tendency to sanitize Russell Vought and the regime he serves.

This week’s piece:

The overriding goal of too many journalists is to provide “balanced” coverage from a “neutral” position in equidistance to both sides. That framework is much easier to justify if you pretend to be dealing with “normal” politicians – as opposed to committed ideologues pursuing an extreme project.

Supreme Court justices are going on the Sabbath Gasbag shows now? To discuss the court’s work? What the fuck?

Jon Ossoff is sticking closely to his party’s strategy of focusing on the battle over health care — and has emerged as a lesson in the limits of GOP efforts to focus pressure on the Democrats’ soft spots.

Read more 👇
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Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in a shooting at a restaurant in a South Carolina island town on Sunday, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said.

Four dead, at least 20 injured in South Carolina island shooting reut.rs/42BTohy

Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone' Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.

“Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.”

Absolutely love Portland.

Oof. Major shade with the Nobel reference.

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Vance is having an incredible morning on the Sunday shows doing "oh so now it's illegal to [mundane thing]?"

A real quote when Vance is asked about whether Tom Homan kept the $50,000 he got in a fast food bag: "Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services?"

LOL. "I haven't read it"

Not my lane.

Never heard of him.

Who what when now?

Pathetic.

4 killed and 20 more injured in shooting at a bar in South Carolina, sheriff says A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say.

A mass shooting at a crowded bar on an idyllic South Carolina island has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials say. n.pr/42CYV7t

Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."

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 ...

When Trump won in 2024, the very first words that came to me were “No Kings.” No Kings in America. I changed my social media profile pic & banner to “No Kings” in Jan when he was sworn in, and I’ll be out again at a “No Kings” rally on Oct 18. See you out there.👇 www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

A sweet potato field and the place workers sort the potatoes

"Rafa" is a Merced county farm worker. He does 2 shifts in 2 different jobs as rent is so expensive. He harvests tomatoes in the am. Then he sorts sweet potatoes under a hot sun - working 13 hours total. He worries about driving home because of lack of sleep. #WeFeedYou

💯 CO-SIGN 👇🏽

Who was President that day, Pumpkin?????

It's wild that we've reached a point where the President openly admits to firing people for political reasons, and his OMB director tweets about it like it's a victory. This is page one of the authoritarian playbook, happening in plain sight.

This is good. The next step is to impeach him or defund his office.

Our Town's PRIDE Festival Was a Beautiful, Joyful Celebration of Community. Then, The "Christians" Showed Up. “And they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” - Christian hymn

These sullen, sanctimonious, supposed of Jesus remain oblivious to the irony that a massive police presence and a diligent volunteer staff of dozens were required to continually protect families, adult couples, children, and elderly attendees from them.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/our-towns-...

October 14: Washington, D.C. black lung rally On Tuesday, Oct. 14, coal miners and members of the Black Lung Association will rally to demand protections from silica dust.

On Tuesday, coal miners, members of the Black Lung Association & their supporters will rally in front of the Dept of Labor in Washington, D.C., to demand that the admin fight to preserve a rule meant to protect miners from exposure to silica dust. RSVP! #BlackLungKills https://loom.ly/K6cKHFs

Pritzker: "If the Constitution means anything -- and I guess we all are questioning that right now -- the Insurrection Act cannot be invoked ... they just want troops on the ground because they want to militarize especially blue cities in blue states."

Why are we posting so much frog content?

Because it totally undermines the propaganda of the Trump regime.

We are peaceful frogs. The regime’s secret police are violent agitators.

When we expose the ridiculousness of their lies, the regime loses credibility and support.

Stay froggy, y’all! 🐸✊

Trump Is Looking at All ‘Options’ Before Invoking Insurrection Act—Vance

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the president is considering "all of his options" before invoking the Insurrection Act.

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back