Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.

Soybean Farmer: So now I've got a tariff war that's killing my market. I don't have any money from grain we're sending to other countries for USAID. I mean, I've got a compound problem. I don't know how you plan for next year because we don't know where we're at.

Early voting is underway for Prop 50 in California. I urge anyone in the state to vote yes. This isn’t a race to the bottom. It’s a means of avoiding the bottom. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-blue-states-should-do-when-red

This is Adelita Grijalva. She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files. She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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You can joke about Pam Bondi’s ridiculous unprofessionalism all you want, but I’m deeply shocked by it: She acts as if she fears absolutely no consequences, convinced that there will be no more political power transfers. — This should shake everyone to their core.

This has nothing to do with crime. This is an attempt to crush political dissent. Never before, in our entire 250 year history, has the military or immigration agents been used like this. It's dystopian, illegal, and it should stop.

More tough-guy #ICE in action roughing up an alderman. #TacoGestapo

Drumpf focus: Lowering grocery prices? 𝐍𝐨. Putting troops in American cities? 𝐘𝐞𝐬. Golfing during government shutdown? 𝐘𝐞𝐬. Protecting free speech? 𝐍𝐨. Decreasing unemployment? 𝐍𝐨. Promoting hatred & divisiveness? 𝐘𝐞𝐬. Releasing the #EpsteinFiles? 𝐍𝐨. Revenge on his enemies? 𝐘𝐞𝐬. Focus is clear.

Authoritarianism thrives on fear and intimidation. But courage is contagious and people are standing up everywhere against the onslaught.

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NEW: The National Guard analyzed its mission and found it is perceived as "leveraging fear, driving a wedge between civilians and the military, and promoting a sense of shame among troops and the military." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

We are in this together-sharing best practices w Windy City #NeverGiveUp

Will ICE send guys to Boston looking for red hair and listening for brogues? Or stake out delis in Chicago to see who buys a kielbasa? No. This is about profiling people by skin color and language. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Government Wants to See Your Papers

And the Supreme Court decides that the Fourth Amendment might not be for everyone.

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Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/u...

Chief Justice Roberts Lets Trump Block Foreign Aid for Now

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OUT NOW: Donald Trump's dark past and shady dealings paint the picture for how he became the worst president in our history. Listen to Jonathan Mahler on the LP Podcast for the full story. https://t.co/tJjKXWs6i2 https://t.co/I6jzidUfJG

Today, I was joined by organizations representing 100,000 doctors & medical experts. They know — I know — that vaccines work, and have saved millions of lives. We cannot allow Sec. Kennedy or anyone else to undermine faith in science and put the health of our children at risk.

Credit to Mika Brzezinski for not putting up with Tom Homan's BS this morning. This was a hard-hitting interview.

Good evening I have been off here & will continue due to family death + live in DC, busy pushing back. Miss you-Keep up the good work #NeverGiveUp Follow @freedcproject.bsky.social and OCTOBER 18 #NoThrones#NoCrowns#NoKings2

Trump Administration Live Updates: Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on Immigration Stops in L.A. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09... 🔥🔥🤬

Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/u...

Appeals Court Says ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Can Stay Open

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NEWS: A 2-1 panel of the 11th Circuit has stayed the order to shut down “Alligator Alcatraz,” keeping the it operational while appeals proceed.

Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/u...

Defying Congress, Trump Moves to Cut $4.9 Billion in Foreign Aid

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Never before in our history has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to do next. This is what dictatorship looks like.

Drumpf priorities: 1. Distract from the #EpsteinFiles 2. Golf 3. Create a lavish, tacky ballroom in the WH 4. Pushing for a Nobel Peace prize, for himself 5. Insisting he be on Mount Rushmore 6. Distract from the Epstein Files 7. Golf 8. Threaten media critics 9. Threaten blue cities 10. Golf