And you know what they say about Grand Juries? They will indict a ham sammich! I guess they all saw through this utter BS crap. #Victory #FirstAmendmentRights #FuckTrump #FuckDOJ

2,000 people sing directly to ICE agents in Minneapolis, beautifully imploring them to come together

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/2000-people-sing-for-ice-agents

Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook

Trumpism has been aided by divestment that hollowed higher ed out from the core, AAUP President Todd Wolfson says.

https://murica.website/2026/01/trumps-attempts-to-control-higher-education-follow-a-familiar-fascist-playbook/

Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook – The USA Potato

Texas teachers are being forced to deadname transgender students under a new state law

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-teachers-deadname-transgender-students

Trump's DOE sued (twice) for disqualifying LGBTQ+ nonprofit workers from loan forgiveness

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/student-loan-forgiveness-lgbtq-lawsuit

“More than 2,700 ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests and community events are scheduled to take place today, Saturday, October 18, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. And a majority of those events are in small and medium-size towns, as the grassroots pro-democracy movement spreads to all corners of the country.”

#Politics #USPolitics #NoKingsDayOct18th #NoKingsProtest #NoKingsInAmerica #PeacefulProtests #SmallTownProtests #FirstAmendmentRights #USConstitution

https://www.fastcompany.com/91424589/no-kings-protest-today-locations-list-events-october-18-cities-small-towns-chicago-boston-dc-nyc-seattle

'No Kings' is not just in cities like Chicago, Boston, and NYC: These small towns are the beating heart of today's protests

Today's 'No Kings' anti-Trump rally will have more than 2,700 events. The list of protest locations includes grassroots efforts in surprising corners of the country.

Fast Company

3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech

“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.

https://murica.website/2025/10/3700-nonprofits-sign-open-letter-condemning-trump-for-targeting-free-speech/

3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech – The USA Potato

Who's watching the watchers? Apparently nobody

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass https://search.app/8NBR6

#npr #pentagon #firstamendmentrights

Jimmy Kimmel to Return to ABC on Tuesday After Show’s Controversial Suspension

The Walt Disney Company in a new statement says the move was made "to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country."

The Hollywood Reporter