<p>The vanity of this man is boundless.<br><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> announces a direct-to-consumer website for Americans to buy drugs, called <a href="/tags/trumprx/" rel="tag">#TrumpRx</a>.</p><p>Trump said his admin would cut drug prices by 100% or more [🙄], speaking ahead of his planned announcement with <a href="/tags/pfizer/" rel="tag">#Pfizer</a> on lower prices for several medications, without explaining how the cuts would be enacted.</p><p>“I think it's one of the biggest things that we'll do. We'll be reducing drug prices by 100% in some cases, 300% or more.”</p><p><a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a><br><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trumprx-website-announcement-white-house-pfizer-ceo-2025-9" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.businessinsider.com/trumprx-website-announcement-white-house-pfizer-ceo-2025-9"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.businessinsider.com/trumpr</span><span class="invisible">x-website-announcement-white-house-pfizer-ceo-2025-9</span></a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/pettytyrant/" rel="tag">#PettyTyrant</a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> posted a crude, <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> video insulting & mocking the <a href="/tags/democratic/" rel="tag">#Democratic</a> congressional leaders Monday night, hours after meeting with them to discuss the <a href="/tags/governmentshutdown/" rel="tag">#GovernmentShutdown</a>.</p><p>The <a href="/tags/deepfake/" rel="tag">#deepfake</a> video superimposed a cartoon mustache & sombrero over Rep <a href="/tags/hakeemjeffries/" rel="tag">#HakeemJeffries</a> of New York, who was pictured standing silently while Mariachi music played & the voice of Senator <a href="/tags/chuckschumer/" rel="tag">#ChuckSchumer</a> was distorted to deliver expletive-laden remarks that included the line, “Nobody likes Democrats anymore.”</p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p>Trump’s Grand Plan for a <a href="/tags/governmentshutdown/" rel="tag">#GovernmentShutdown</a><br>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin might use a <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#shutdown</a> to finish the job <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> started.<br>The congressional impasse over spending may now supercharge Trump’s efforts to slash the <a href="/tags/civilservice/" rel="tag">#CivilService</a>—just as the bulk of those being paid not to work lose their job when the fiscal year ends. Should the <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> shut down tomorrow, it could lead to the dramatic winnowing of its size conservatives have sought for decades.<br><a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a> <a href="/tags/trumpcoup2/" rel="tag">#TrumpCoup2</a><br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/trumps-grand-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/684401/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxa8Wel-H610sgU3WuFQDpkk" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/09/trumps-grand-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/684401/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxa8Wel-H610sgU3WuFQDpkk"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theatlantic.com/politics/a</span><span class="invisible">rchive/2025/09/trumps-grand-plan-for-a-government-shutdown/684401/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxa8Wel-H610sgU3WuFQDpkk</span></a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin says a federal operation is underway in <a href="/tags/memphis/" rel="tag">#Memphis</a>, while <a href="/tags/portland/" rel="tag">#Portland</a>, OR readies for the arrival of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#troops</a> & <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> braces for a potential deployment.</p><p>In a progress report posted on X, <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> AG <a href="/tags/pambondi/" rel="tag">#PamBondi</a> said on Tuesday that 219 officers had been "special deputized," touted 9 arrests & said 2 illegal firearms had been confiscated.</p><p>"Our operation in Memphis is now underway, & we're just getting started," she wrote.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557337/chicago-portland-memphis-national-guard" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5557337/chicago-portland-memphis-national-guard"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">557337/chicago-portland-memphis-national-guard</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> says <a href="/tags/police/" rel="tag">#police</a> raid on university <a href="/tags/protesters/" rel="tag">#protesters</a> 'beautiful to watch'</p><p>Trump, at a rally in Waukesha, <a href="/tags/wisconsin/" rel="tag">#Wisconsin</a>, called for tougher action against campus protests & again suggested some of the protesters were paid actors. He called on college presidents to “remove the encampments immediately, vanquish the locals & take back our campuses for all of the normal students.”</p><p><a href="/tags/protests/" rel="tag">#Protests</a> <a href="/tags/collegeprotests/" rel="tag">#CollegeProtests</a> <a href="/tags/israel/" rel="tag">#Israel</a> <a href="/tags/gaza/" rel="tag">#Gaza</a> <a href="/tags/palestinians/" rel="tag">#Palestinians</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-heads-wisconsin-michigan-after-being-hit-with-gag-order-fine-2024-05-01/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-heads-wisconsin-michigan-after-being-hit-with-gag-order-fine-2024-05-01/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/us/trump</span><span class="invisible">-heads-wisconsin-michigan-after-being-hit-with-gag-order-fine-2024-05-01/</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/federal/" rel="tag">#Federal</a> agents grabbed & shoved <a href="/tags/journalists/" rel="tag">#journalists</a> in a hallway outside a NYC <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> court on Tuesday, sending one to the <a href="/tags/hospital/" rel="tag">#hospital</a> in the latest clash between authorities enforcing <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s immigration crackdown & members of the public seeking to observe & document their actions.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/freepress/" rel="tag">#FreePress</a> <a href="/tags/policebrutality/" rel="tag">#PoliceBrutality</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/nyc-immigration-journalists-shoving-manhattan-84d95f26278aa406eed37d72ed213452" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/nyc-immigration-journalists-shoving-manhattan-84d95f26278aa406eed37d72ed213452"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/nyc-immigra</span><span class="invisible">tion-journalists-shoving-manhattan-84d95f26278aa406eed37d72ed213452</span></a></p>
<p>From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that insiders say they feel like “he is the commander in chief.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/russ-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rus</span><span class="invisible">s-vought-trump-shadow-president-omb?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> amps up its <a href="/tags/surveillance/" rel="tag">#surveillance</a> powers,<br>targeting <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> & the nonexistent group <a href="/tags/antifa/" rel="tag">#antifa</a><br>
Iris scanners, facial-recognition apps, phone-hacking software & cellphone location data are among the agency’s recent technological purchases.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/privacy/" rel="tag">#privacy</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/surveillancestate/" rel="tag">#SurveillanceState</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#NoKings</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a><br><a href="https://wapo.st/4nWuulq" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wapo.st/4nWuulq</a></p>
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<p>Imagine getting fitness advice from President McNuggets itself lol <img src="https://eggplant.place/media/emoji/mstdn.social/nkoFacepalm2.png" class="emoji" alt=":nkoFacepalm2:" title=":nkoFacepalm2:"> </p><p>The only thing <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> is fit in, is dodging drafts</p>
<p><a href="/tags/trumptrial/" rel="tag">#TrumpTrial</a> 🧵</p><p>Testimony started w/a bang last week as David <a href="/tags/pecker/" rel="tag">#Pecker</a>, the fmr publisher of The <a href="/tags/nationalenquirer/" rel="tag">#NationalEnquirer</a>, said that he had entered into a secret plot w/ <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> & <a href="/tags/michaelcohen/" rel="tag">#MichaelCohen</a> to <a href="/tags/catchandkill/" rel="tag">#CatchAndKill</a> negative stories about Trump as he ran for president in 2016.<br><a href="/tags/garyfarro/" rel="tag">#GaryFarro</a>, the 3rd to testify, started off w/dry details about banking transactions. But <a href="/tags/farro/" rel="tag">#Farro</a> is leading us to the <a href="/tags/hushmoney/" rel="tag">#HushMoney</a> payment</p><p><a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/3</span><span class="invisible">0/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb</span></a></p>
<p>Reading every headline & lede that invariably starts with “Democrats block GOP bill”, I’d like to remind everyone, the <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a> especially, that Trump’s party — the <a href="/tags/republicanparty/" rel="tag">#RepublicanParty</a> — controls the <a href="/tags/whitehouse/" rel="tag">#WhiteHouse</a> & both chambers of <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a>.</p><p>This shutdown is their doing.</p><p>By all accounts <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> & <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#Project2025</a>’s <a href="/tags/russvought/" rel="tag">#RussVought</a> absolutely wanted it because it consolidates <a href="/tags/power/" rel="tag">#power</a> under the <a href="/tags/executivebranch/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveBranch</a>, exactly what they have been working for.</p><p><a href="/tags/orchestratedshutdown/" rel="tag">#OrchestratedShutdown</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>
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<p>"After severe flooding in non-evacuated areas in Texas has left at least 24 dead with dozens more missing, including several young girls at a summer camp, Texas officials are blaming their failure to act on a faulty forecast by Donald Trump’s new National Weather Service gutted by cuts to their operating budget and most experienced personnel."</p><p>~ Ron Filipkowski</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#weather</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/flooding/" rel="tag">#flooding</a> <a href="/tags/nws/" rel="tag">#NWS</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/texas-officials-blame-agency-gutted" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.meidasplus.com/p/texas-officials-blame-agency-gutted"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.meidasplus.com/p/texas-off</span><span class="invisible">icials-blame-agency-gutted</span></a></p>
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<p>When you’ve got something to hide…</p><p><a href="/tags/pentagon/" rel="tag">#Pentagon</a> plans widespread random <a href="/tags/polygraphs/" rel="tag">#polygraphs</a>, <a href="/tags/ndas/" rel="tag">#NDAs</a> to stanch <a href="/tags/leaks/" rel="tag">#leaks</a></p><p>The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements & random lie detector tests for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, acc/to 2 people familiar with the proposal & documents obtained by WaPo, escalating <a href="/tags/defense/" rel="tag">#Defense</a> Secy <a href="/tags/petehegseth/" rel="tag">#PeteHegseth</a>’s war on leakers & internal <a href="/tags/dissent/" rel="tag">#dissent</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="/tags/transparency/" rel="tag">#transparency</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#journalism</a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.washingtonpost.com/nationa</span><span class="invisible">l-security/2025/10/01/pentagon-pete-hegseth-crackdown-leaks/</span></a></p>
<p>Finally some good / lawful news!</p><p><a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> lets <a href="/tags/lisacook/" rel="tag">#LisaCook</a> remain as a <a href="/tags/federalreserve/" rel="tag">#FederalReserve</a> governor *for now*</p><p>The <a href="/tags/supremecourt/" rel="tag">#SupremeCourt</a> on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a <a href="/tags/fed/" rel="tag">#Fed</a> governor for now, declining to act on the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin’s effort to immediately remove her from the <a href="/tags/centralbank/" rel="tag">#CentralBank</a>.</p><p>In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over Trump’s effort to force Cook off the Fed board.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/independent/" rel="tag">#independent</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-5a48941a9e30017b0ed3e5837492d288?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-01-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-5a48941a9e30017b0ed3e5837492d288?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-01-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/supreme-cou</span><span class="invisible">rt-trump-federal-reserve-lisa-cook-5a48941a9e30017b0ed3e5837492d288?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-01-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@lisamelton" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lisamelton</span></a></span> <br>Lisa, at your discretion:</p><p> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> has been live-tweeting <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> trial, in a very newbie-friendly, easy to understand way, especially if you can't read all previous threads to catch up.</p><p>From the boost count, leadership looks lower than what she deserves. I suspect it's just that people don't know about her feed. If you boost her once, I think people would become aware and could decide which live feed to follow.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112377413008408639" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="masto.ai/@Nonilex/112377413008408639"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.ai/@Nonilex/112377413008</span><span class="invisible">408639</span></a></p><p>Up to you.</p><p><a href="/tags/trumptrial/" rel="tag">#TrumpTrial</a></p>
<p>After Trump’s latest broadside, Pope says ‘world needs to hear’ message of peace</p><p><a href="/tags/popeleo/" rel="tag">#PopeLeo</a> said Wednesday that his visit to Africa offers a message of <a href="/tags/unity/" rel="tag">#unity</a> & <a href="/tags/peace/" rel="tag">#peace</a> “the world needs to hear” as he continues to face criticisms for his stance on the <a href="/tags/war/" rel="tag">#war</a> in <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> from <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> & the <a href="/tags/jdvance/" rel="tag">#JDVance</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/iranwar/" rel="tag">#IranWar</a> <a href="/tags/trumpswar/" rel="tag">#TrumpsWar</a> <a href="/tags/mafiastate/" rel="tag">#MafiaState</a> <a href="/tags/warmonger/" rel="tag">#WarMonger</a> <a href="/tags/warcrimes/" rel="tag">#WarCrimes</a> <a href="/tags/regimechange/" rel="tag">#RegimeChange</a> <a href="/tags/rulesofwar/" rel="tag">#RulesOfWar</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/warpowers/" rel="tag">#WarPowers</a> <a href="/tags/geopolitics/" rel="tag">#geopolitics</a> <a href="/tags/nationalsecurity/" rel="tag">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="/tags/middleeast/" rel="tag">#MiddleEast</a> <br><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/europe/pope-leo-trump-fight-intl" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/europe/pope-leo-trump-fight-intl"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/europe/</span><span class="invisible">pope-leo-trump-fight-intl</span></a></p>
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<p>“Kristi <a href="/tags/noem/" rel="tag">#Noem</a> said a migrant threatened to kill <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>. Investigators think he was set up”</p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/politics/kristi-noem-migrant-arrested-threatening-trump?cid=ios_app" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/politics/kristi-noem-migrant-arrested-threatening-trump?cid=ios_app"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/kristi-noem-migrant-arrested-threatening-trump?cid=ios_app</span></a></p>
<p>Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.<br>---</p><p>ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cuts.<br><a href="https://projects.propublica.org/trump-food-cuts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="projects.propublica.org/trump-food-cuts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">projects.propublica.org/trump-</span><span class="invisible">food-cuts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/aid/" rel="tag">#Aid</a> <a href="/tags/poverty/" rel="tag">#Poverty</a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> Is <a href="/tags/shutdown/" rel="tag">#ShutDown</a>. But Not for <a href="/tags/fossilfuels/" rel="tag">#FossilFuels</a>.</p><p>Federal workers who issue permits for oil, <a href="/tags/gas/" rel="tag">#gas</a> & <a href="/tags/mining/" rel="tag">#mining</a> operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#pollution</a> limits.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/environmentallaw/" rel="tag">#EnvironmentalLaw</a> <a href="/tags/regulations/" rel="tag">#regulations</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/climate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/cli</span><span class="invisible">mate/trump-government-shutdown-energy.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>"<a href="/tags/vance/" rel="tag">#Vance</a> lies — and he does it well. It’s why he was brought on as <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>‘s 2nd in command. . . .Vance is betting that the typical Trump voter would rather lose his own health insurance than see a dark-skinned immigrant receive medical treatment. This strategy presents itself as esp. vile, b/c it depends on the <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> base being so racist that they would choose bankruptcy, or even death, over having to share a dr's waiting room w/people speaking Spanish.</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-vances-shutdown-bet-maga-loves-racism-more-than-health-care/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-vances-shutdown-bet-maga-loves-racism-more-than-health-care/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.salon.com/2025/10/03/jd-va</span><span class="invisible">nces-shutdown-bet-maga-loves-racism-more-than-health-care/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <br><a href="/tags/racism/" rel="tag">#Racism</a></p>
<p>Anyone who thinks the <a href="/tags/unitedstates/" rel="tag">#UnitedStates</a> is still a <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> that adheres to the founders’ <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> needs to check their head.</p><p>“Attack on <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a>”:</p><p><a href="/tags/journalist/" rel="tag">#Journalist</a> <a href="/tags/marioguevara/" rel="tag">#MarioGuevara</a> Deported After Covering <a href="/tags/antitrump/" rel="tag">#AntiTrump</a> <a href="/tags/protest/" rel="tag">#Protest</a></p><p>Mario Guevara was deported from the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> early on Oct 3, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofthepress/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfThePress</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/fuckscotus/" rel="tag">#FuckSCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/immunity/" rel="tag">#immunity</a> <br><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.democracynow.org/2025/10/3</span><span class="invisible">/mario_guevara_deportation_freedom_of_press</span></a></p>
<p>AYFKM???</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a> Rep <a href="/tags/georgesantos/" rel="tag">#GeorgeSantos</a>, who is serving more than 7 years in federal <a href="/tags/prison/" rel="tag">#prison</a> after pleading <a href="/tags/guilty/" rel="tag">#guilty</a> to <a href="/tags/fraud/" rel="tag">#fraud</a> & <a href="/tags/identitytheft/" rel="tag">#IdentityTheft</a> charges.</p><p>The <a href="/tags/ny/" rel="tag">#NY</a> Republican was sentenced in April after admitting last year to deceiving donors & stealing the identities of 11 people — including his own family members — to make donations to his campaign. </p><p><a href="/tags/criminal/" rel="tag">#criminal</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/pardon/" rel="tag">#pardon</a> <a href="/tags/commutation/" rel="tag">#commutation</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/trump-george-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-georg</span><span class="invisible">e-santos-commutation-pardon-8ae46d6351cefe01d79f74920521b7a2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-10-17-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
<p>Massive <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> raid on <a href="/tags/chicago/" rel="tag">#Chicago</a> apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'</p><p><a href="/tags/dhs/" rel="tag">#DHS</a> said federal agents with <a href="/tags/cbp/" rel="tag">#CBP</a>, the <a href="/tags/fbi/" rel="tag">#FBI</a> & the <a href="/tags/atf/" rel="tag">#ATF</a> arrested 37 people in the raid.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/militarystate/" rel="tag">#MilitaryState</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/civilrights/" rel="tag">#CivilRights</a> <a href="/tags/humanrights/" rel="tag">#HumanRights</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/gestapo/" rel="tag">#Gestapo</a> <a href="/tags/sturmabteilung/" rel="tag">#Sturmabteilung</a> <a href="/tags/coup/" rel="tag">#coup</a> <a href="/tags/trumpcoup2/" rel="tag">#TrumpCoup2</a> <br><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chicago.suntimes.com/immigrati</span><span class="invisible">on/2025/10/01/massive-immigration-raid-on-chicago-apartment-building-leaves-residents-reeling-i-feel-defeated</span></a></p>
<p>"[At Quantico], the Trump administration was presenting a holistic plan to shift the culture and conduct of the United States military to accommodate the lawless character of this nascent regime. Not only is this a plan to make the military an authoritarian institution on and off the battlefield, but to adapt the very notion of the battlefield, and the enemy, for domestic use."</p><p>~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/hegseth/" rel="tag">#Hegseth</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://lucid.substack.com/p/a-holistic-plan-for-an-authoritarian" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="lucid.substack.com/p/a-holistic-plan-for-an-authoritarian"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lucid.substack.com/p/a-holisti</span><span class="invisible">c-plan-for-an-authoritarian</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/governmentshutdown/" rel="tag">#GovernmentShutdown</a>: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Promises Cuts to ‘Democrat Agencies’ — There is no such thing as a “Democrat Agency”</p><p>Trump redoubled his threat to use the shutdown to slash the federal bureaucracy as <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#Democrats</a> & <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> dug in for an extended battle.</p><p><a href="/tags/orchestratedshutdown/" rel="tag">#OrchestratedShutdown</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/revengepolitics/" rel="tag">#RevengePolitics</a> <a href="/tags/culturewars/" rel="tag">#CultureWars</a> <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> <a href="/tags/immunity/" rel="tag">#immunity</a> <a href="/tags/executivebranch/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveBranch</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/02/us/trump-government-shutdown?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/02/us/trump-government-shutdown?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/0</span><span class="invisible">2/us/trump-government-shutdown?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
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