Trump and the Republicans have orchestrated the government shutdown that they are trying to blame on Democrats.
The military is being mobilized in American cities. Stephen Miller and Trump’s fascist advisors couldn’t be happier.
Links From the Week Ending 10.05.2025
New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass - The Washington Post
DMPS superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts detained by ICE
Heritage Foundation Uses Bogus Stat to Push a Trans Terrorism Classification | WIRED
Timing for Grijalva’s swear-in in question
Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order - The New York Times
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-george-floyd-kash-patel-8d18a1e6a5a36636cc2415fc492b3f52
Trump says he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities
Monday
Portland threatens to evict Ice from Oregon facility over permit violations
Post by @rparloff.bsky.social — Bluesky
Multiple victims in Michigan church shooting; church on fire, police say | CNN
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lzwh3vutn222
Oregon Sues Trump to Stop ‘Unlawful’ Portland Troop Deployment - Democracy Docket
https://bsky.app/profile/kyledcheney.bsky.social/post/3lzwo6pv5rs2u
Moldova's pro-EU party takes lead in vote plagued by Russian interference claims | AP News
Moldova’s Pivotal Election Projected to End in Victory for Pro-Europeans - The New York Times
America Brought to You by Bad Bunny - by Charlotte Clymer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/mormon-church-shooting-trump-sign
Trump’s Targeting of Soros Foundations Elicits Fear and Defiance on Left - The New York Times
Tuesday
Oregon mayors condemn Trump’s plan to send troops to Portland - POLITICO
U.S. Deports Planeload of Iranians After Deal With Tehran, Officials Say - The New York Times
Trump, Hegseth Address Military Leaders at Quantico in Unprecedented Gathering - WSJ
Wednesday
Reductions in Force During Shutdowns | Lawfare
N.Y. sues over DHS cutting counterterrorism funding
How Capitol Hill is set to feel the government shutdown pain - POLITICO
Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech
Federal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the Shutdown | WIRED
Trump calls for culling 'dead wood' in government amid shutdown - ABC News
https://bsky.app/profile/joshgerstein.bsky.social/post/3m25o77vkok2w
Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks - The Washington Post
Thursday
At least 170 U.S. hospitals face major flood risk. Experts say Trump is making it worse. - CBS News
Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative
Bonus 180: "Domestic Terrorism" and NSPM-7 | One First
US memo to colleges proposes terms on ideology, foreign enrollment for federal funds | Reuters
Rep Dean Post by @atrupar.com — Bluesky
US Supreme Court expands its 'emergency' docket - and Trump's power too | Reuters
Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean
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