Author | Lightnews

Reposted

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth doesn't dispute the existence of a memo planning for the establishment of a "National Guard response force that's gonna be trained in crowd control and civil unrest and deployed in all 50 states by April 2026."

190 750 1.3K

Reposted

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 3h

Conveniently, right before the midterms!

This isn’t going to go the way they think it is.

The National Guard isn’t going to allow themselves to be used as Trump’s voter suppression force.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth doesn't dispute the existence of a memo planning for the establishment of a "National Guard response force that's gonna be trained in crowd control and civil unrest and deployed in all 50 states by April 2026."

150 380 1.2K

Reposted

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 3h

As Republicans keep up attacks on congressional maps, they should get used to seeing my law firm in court. On Wednesday, North Carolina Republicans enacted a newly gerrymandered map that targets Black voters to create an additional seat for a white Republican. The next day my law firm sued.

Republicans Keep Gerrymandering and I Keep Suing

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

71 560 2.5K

Reposted

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 1d

Longest government shutdown in US history - 35 days (Dec ‘18 - Jan ‘19)

Second longest shutdown - 22 days+ (Oct 1st ‘25 - present day)

Both shutdowns occurred under Trump.

How Americans let this criminal lunatic keep failing upwards will vex historians for generations to come.

130 1K 3.7K

Reposted

Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 14h

President Manbaby Vulva Neck has cut off trade negotiations with Canada because they played clips of Ronald Reagan warning against the indiscriminate use of tariffs.

360 1.7K 7.1K

Reposted

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12h

1.2K 7.9K 20K

Reposted

The Ronin @the-ronin.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago, IL: Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally joined an ICE raid at a laundromat in the city, but the owner locked the doors and refused entry, halting the operation on site

150 630 2.4K

Reposted

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis is allowing the deposition of Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino to expand to FIVE hours (she'd limited it to 2), and she wants to hear about use of force by CBP in Little Village on Wednesday and Thursday.

Plus a reminder to "preserve all body-worn camera footage."

24 460 1.5K

Reposted

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h

Good. Took too long, but I’ll take it.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8h

Breaking: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries just endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...

Hakeem Jeffries Gives Mamdani Last-Minute Endorsement for N.Y.C. Mayor

www.nytimes.com

690 1.9K 12K

Reposted

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

910 8.5K 22K

Reposted

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15h

Trump’s hissy fit on Canada hurts Susan Collins more than just about any other US politician so at least there is one positive.

88 330 2.2K

Reposted

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 9h

Trump: “I don't think we're gonna ask for a declaration of war. I think we're just gonna kill people. Okay? We're gonna kill them. They're gonna be, like, dead.”

What. The. Fuck?

180 600 1.5K

Reposted

StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 9h

ICE goons (Temu cops) at an immigration court, hoping to kidnap poor immigrants as they attempt to go through the immigration process properly, get roasted by an NYPD cop who is tired of their shit.

They seem to be harassing him because of his skin color: America, land of the free. 🙄

45 310 560

Reposted

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 9h

It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.

(📸 Getty Images)

A picture of the garden in front of the east wing of the White House. A mix of colorful flowers and small trees

26 3.4K 9.9K

Reposted

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 9h

On Monday, I will officially file my petitions to get on the ballot. But I want to take a second to highlight the work we’ve been doing to get here.

This is what a people-powered, community-focused campaign looks like: youtu.be/HUWZl22Pp3k

Summer Wins for the Campaign | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois

YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh

youtu.be

63 600 2.9K

Reposted

Miranda 🖤🤍💜 @doomscroling.bsky.social · 9h

Several food banks have begun issuing statements to communities asking for donations as the need for food assistance has increased and is expected to increase even more in November as the USDA has announced that SNAP benefits will not go out.

#Pinks

9 150 230

Reposted

zensoul.bsky.social @zensoul.bsky.social · 9h

#ProubBlue Isn’t 47 the guy who was going to end all wars & not start any new ones?! 😳🤬

US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup

apnews.com/article/trum...

US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the U.S. military is deploying an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America.

apnews.com

23 68 110

Reposted

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 9h

The Trump administration has repeatedly blamed offshore wind farms for whale deaths, contrary to scientific evidence.

Now the administration is quietly abandoning key research programs meant to protect marine mammals living in an increasingly busy ocean.

Trump claimed wind farms kill whales—and then quietly axed research into the issue

Programs that tracked the beloved marine mammals near offshore wind sites are now like "a body without a pulse."

www.motherjones.com

11 120 270

Reposted

The Daily Beans Podcast @dailybeanspod.com · 9h

15 170 520

Reposted

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 9h

We’ve become a bad joke.

390 1.6K 5.5K

Reposted

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 9h

President Macron:

I want to confirm, Volodymyr, that we will deliver in the days to come additional Aster missiles, new training programs, and new Mirage.

Thank you, France! 🇫🇷🇺🇦

21 190 1K

Reposted

Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 9h

Good to see. This shouldn't be a partisan issue.

"A growing number of Republicans on Capitol Hill has raised concerns about President Trump’s expanding war against drug cartels carried out without consultation or authorization by Congress."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

Republicans Who Have Rarely Opposed Trump Raise Questions About His Drug War

www.nytimes.com

37 110 340

Reposted

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h

Would have loved to see the due-diligence on this one. 🤡

@financialtimes.com $UMAC
www.ft.com/content/4ced...

390 1.7K 4K

Reposted

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 9h

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.

Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).

*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”

youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

youtu.be

710 12K 23K

Reposted

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Trump: “I fixed inflation”

Reality:

40 350 930