Lisa Kendall, MPA

Just when I think Pete Hegseth is the worst person in the Trump administration, Kristi Noem says something, and I change my mind, then Pam Bondi says something, then JD Vance says something, then Stephen Miller says something, but then Donald Trump says something. Contest over.

I believe it was part of a European plan to sway tRump on Gaza and Ukraine.

Shameful racism.

Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."

I think 🤔 I see the problem.

These dogs were spotted taking a group photo in their Halloween costumes. We're impressed by the dog walker's dedication to getting the shot, but that ghost definitely wishes he could actually disappear. 14/10 for all (TT: franklinbarkzoo)

We NEED to know who.

Tragic.

I appreciate Tommy's interview with Senate candidate Platner. I feel strongly about having a better candidate to support the Dem Party. Tommy respectfully pointed out his vulnerabilities. The excuses for his behavior are as bad as the things he has said and done.

No!

NOT QUITE ON DAY 1: Great if the remaining hostages are released, but "A signing ceremony doesn't create peace. It's a photo op meant to generate adulation & praise for Trump. It is not the end of this story. It does not end the conflict between Israel & Palestine"--Ben Rhodes

FINALLY FINALLY
BEN RHODES,spoke on Venezuela/NOT abt drugs.Venezuela isn't close biggest supplier/drugs to USA. Fat Hitler,CIA deeply involved in regime change??
Forces being sent to area.
Now,admiral that over sees all operations in Central/South America quits suddenly

WTAF IS HAPPENING??

Some good news;

Contest:
Explain this image in 300 characters or less.

If they have nothing to hide....

We need to remove the cancer in the Oval Office to restore funding to children’s cancer research.

This Family’s Home Has Stood for a Century — in Four Different Countries As armies and revolutions came and went, neighbors became foes and families spoke different languages. Here’s how one small town stood at the center of history.

As armies and revolutions came and went in Portorož, a seaside village in what is now southwestern Slovenia, neighbors became foes and families spoke different languages. Here’s how one family managed to live in four different countries while remaining in the same house generation after generation.

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups | Common Dreams "Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime."

The White House named nine liberal groups that "helped finance or plan protests where the violent incidents occurred."
Open Society Foundations; ActBlue, Indivisible, a grassroots coalition, and the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...

Global water supplies threatened by overmining of aquifers - Salon.com Groundwater stores can't keep pace with a warming planet.

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www.salon.com/2025/07/28/g...

It's actually a really fun place to live.

"Too risky": Scholars who study America say they won't visit At a recent panel in Vienna, academics who study America said the country has become similar to Russia and China.

"A once-proud nation of immigrants is being subject to military occupations because a man, in a marriage to an immigrant, says that foreigners are “poisoning the blood” of the nation, and that they are to blame for all that one finds wanting in life."

www.salon.com/2025/10/09/t...

Great idea!