Trump has issued over 2,000 pardons and commutations this year, letting a string of drug dealers, corrupt politicians, and MAGA-friendly businessmen off the hook in a gross abuse of the Constitution.
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I am late to watching this. It took me a few nights because of the graphic nature of it. But it’s remarkable on so many levels. One thing it highlights: the Russian propaganda machine can’t compete when journalists are on the ground filming.
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed...
As a former prosecutor, I know a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich. The grand jury’s refusal today to indict Letitia James shows this case should never have been brought.
When we flip the House, we will investigate everyone involved for abuse of power.
Want to give Detroit’s WDIV their due: this Edmund Fitzgerald documentary is one of the best documentaries I’ve watched.
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Still no word from Whole Foods on whether they will close their Waterman Street store, the former Bread & Circus, when they move into triple the square footage at Eastside Marketplace a block away
The market on Waterman has been there for 35+ years
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At least they FINALLY admitted why they refused to negotiate on the shutdown. First they lied and promised Dems they would “negotiate” this, but only AFTER they voted for the CR. But Dems were correct when they assessed that Republicans NEVER intended to extend these subsidies.
Though the number of reasons to get off all META platforms are numerous, this alone should persuade you.
An astonishing 10% of their revenue, they admit––$16 BILLION of $160 BILLION––is earned by running advertising for scams and banned goods. Good god, folks, leave META for good.
#BoycottMETA
#ResistanceEarth
It's easy to think of plastic as temporary, but it takes forever to break down. A new study finds that 10% of the plastic floating on the ocean surface will be there after 100 years, breaking down and releasing harmful microplastics into the water.
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."
SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.
A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “THIS.” followed by several clapping emojis. The image text reads: “Let’s give teachers $50k signing bonuses, $100k salaries, and $60k student loan forgiveness. You know, the same as ICE gets.”
Hear, hear!
Rhode Island food pantries slammed as SNAP beneficiaries brace for funding to run dry rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/10/22/r...
Stone walls. Iconic in New England
SIGH
Peaceful protests of 3.5% "have never failed to succeed," says a Harvard study author. In the US, 3.5% is 12 million...
which we are nearing at warp speed. in April, 3 million protested Trump. In June: 5 million. But a "truly remarkable" 7 million protested this weekend--with zero arrests. Zero.
Don’t worry your heads ladies, the menfolk are handling the government shutdown.
(They keep forgetting to invite Lisa McClain to these things, to stand there quietly and be female.)
The problem isn’t that people don’t want to work. The problem is too many jobs don’t pay enough to live.
A tweet from Ron Filipkowski reads: “After Republicans predicted violence all week from Antifa domestic terrorists this weekend, it turns out the most dangerous place to be on Saturday was the location that JD Vance was filming his TikTok.” The tweet is a sarcastic comment contrasting political predictions of violence with an incident involving JD Vance.
Quite the truth bomb.
“.. one of the U.S. officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats.”
@nytimes.com
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My city backyard isn’t the best spot for vistas but the sunsets this week have been amazing!
Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice.
Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice.
Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice.
Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice.
Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP just chose to do this.
Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.
It’s such a waste to have that building unused.
The attorneys representing a class of residents in and around East Palestine, Ohio, have asked a federal court to let them move ahead with seeking penalties against the former administrator of Norfolk Southern's $600 million derailment settlement.
All of this is about control. The entire concept of Project 2025 is about taking our freedom away. Republicans cannot govern. They only know how to manipulate for their desired results. They rely on uneducated Americans to push agendas.
Thank you @govpritzker.illinois.gov
#Project2025
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
This statement is a clear example of what is known as “State Terrorism”: When the dictatorship will order all instruments of its state security & intelligence apparatus against its own citizens to terrorize the population.
