Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.

BREAKING: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ discharge petition has reached 218 signatures, clearing the threshold needed to force a vote on a clean, three-year extension of Obamacare premium subsidies.

Yup👇

San Diego!

ICE has increased its spending on weapons by 700% since Trump took office.

You read that right — SEVEN HUNDRED PERCENT.

Trump is building his own personal military to terrorize American cities, trample on civil rights, and intimidate his opponents.

This was my favorite sign from #Portland #NoKings. #putabirdonit

People have the Power! #nokings

Whoever came up with the idea of mocking this gratuitously cruel regime with cute, nonthreatening plastic frogs really hit a gold mine. The clever imagery has made it all the way across the Atlantic.

Powerful sign at No Kings in Cleveland

Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.

Left: Pete Hegseth, "We're building a Qatar Air Force facility in Idaho"

Right: JD Vance, "The reporting there is going to be a Qatari base on US soil, that's just not true"

If you can't trust the United States Secretary of War, who can you trust 🤷‍♂️

Brett Kavanaugh: “The Govt sometimes makes brief investigative stops …”

It’s OFFICIAL: there are more marble statues of old guys over in the House of Representatives than there are actual Republican House members!

If those statues could talk: What are the Epstein files? What are they so afraid of? They haven’t been to work for how many days? 20. Did you say 20? 20.

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.

Excited to see this move forward! San Francisco needs a public bank to invest in affordable housing, green infrastructure, and small businesses. Thanks for leading on this SF Public Bank Coalition and @jackiefielder.bsky.social

Update on Boomertifa from the war zone.

From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

Office of the President Dear Dartmouth community, As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” I am deeply committed to Dartmouth’s academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence. You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves. Best, Sian Leah Beilock President

It appears that my employer, Dartmouth, one of the Trump 9, has said no to the compact. All the better given that our president is cited within it. But she’s saying no. Count the small victories when they come.

The wealth of the richest 1% in America just hit a record $52 trillion. These are the people getting huge tax cuts — paid for by cuts to health care for millions of Americans. Every lie Trump and Republicans are telling right now about the shutdown is meant to distract you from this.

I don’t have a crystal ball, but I have a good idea how this shutdown ends. Trump and Republicans will cave (he won’t admit he’s caving, of course, but he will cave).

Here’s why: Air traffic controllers.

Kristi Noem is mad they wouldn’t let her in to use the restroom in Illinois today.

ABOLISH ICE.

Pass it on.

I support California not sending federal taxes !

What a beautiful human !

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!

Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica ...

NEW: For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. by @emcahan.bsky.social

This administration is like being stalked by a wild animal- you want to run away but you can’t turn your back or take your eyes off it waiting for the attack!