Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo

The Trump administration, after shutting down a resettlement program for Afghans who aided U.S. forces, is now negotiating to relocate up to 1,100 of those individuals to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Of course. Senate Republicans released a budget blueprint that would clear the way for a filibuster-proof bill to provide up to $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol bypassing Democrats who have refused to fund the agencies without immigration enforcement restrictions. #DefundICE

Lol 😂 Looks like Trump is out here promoting the People’s State of the Union.

Tonight is a full boycott of the State of the Union. If there’s one thing Trump can’t stand, it’s low ratings 😉 MoveOn and MeidasTouch announced they’ll host a “People’s State of the Union” rally at 8:30 p.m. ET near the Capitol on the National Mall.

The Trump administration continues on its path to destroying everything. Its latest decision approves a highway corridor running through Utah’s Red Cliffs National Conservation Area after the Bureau of Land Management reversed a 2024 ruling that had denied the route.

This didn’t start as some big corporate policy. It started with individual Hilton franchisees making a choice. A Hampton Inn in Lakeville, Minnesota refused to host ICE agents. That decision came from the people running the hotel, not from protests or outside pressure.

If Hilton is going to punish franchisees for doing the right thing, then Hilton deserves a boycott. We’ve seen what collective action can do, Tesla’s declining sales are proof. The same pressure can work here too.

Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines

No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.

🔥 @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “No one can confirm we’ve actually been taking out drug traffickers… the admiral in charge resigned… all these people have been blown up without any evidence of a crime… the government’s story is not adding up.”

Hatch Act complaints over partisan federal website messages are stalled during shutdown The Office of Special Counsel’s Hatch Act unit, which handles such complaints, has been furloughed. And the entire Merit Systems Protection Board – where OSC takes cases involving federal employees it...

Good morning from week 4 of the #ShutdownShitshow. It’s Shrodinger’s Hatch Act, neither alive nor dead, but furloughed. Guess it’s a good time to get your grift on!

“Republicans are clearly making the calculation that Democrats, who have refused to give up their demand for the extension of the premium tax credit to stop dramatic hikes in the cost of healthcare premiums, will cave when America falls into a hunger crisis. What are we doing here, folks?”

Washington lawyer on furlough lives out dream of running a hot dog cart Isaac Stein makes his living as an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service, working mostly on his own, writing retirement plan regulations in a Washington office building.

A furloughed IRS lawyer get his dream. A hot dog cart as performance art. We love it.

What other stories have you seen of people finding joy and connection during these ridiculous times?

Trump claims Canada’s Ronald Reagan ad attacking tariffs is “fake.” The ad used an edited 1987 speech by Ronald Reagan, in which he said, among other things: “High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars.”

It’s long past time for Speaker Johnson to do his job and swear in Arizona Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She won on September 23rd that’s 26 days ago.

See the difference? 👀

#NoKings

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Ok folks. Even though some of us are furloughed, there are still folks taking calls and processing returns. They are not being paid. So, be nice to the IRS when you call.

Remember 3rd Q 941s are due Oct 31.

All income returns with a filed extension are due Oct. 15

This is the CDC we should be listening to. Just the facts!!!

Remember #altgov and #altfam are here to tell younthe truth.

@altcdc.altgov.info

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

Hoping these federal agents are held accountable, breaking the law should have real consequences. A federal judge has ruled that federal immigration agents illegally arrested more than two dozen people.

The Illusion of Order: Business leaders think a little autocracy might bring stability. History and data say the opposite.

"Many of the CEOs I spoke with didn’t care about democracy per se. For them, democracy wasn’t a moral good. It was a source of volatility. What they wanted was stability... "

But "The evidence is overwhelming: countries that weaken democracy do not gain more stability and security, they lose it."

We’ve been warning about the propaganda. For more proof of how aggressively the Trump administration is pushing its propaganda machine, just look at the government websites.

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I can't imagine what they were thinking.