A TweeXt

Stupidly lame excuse du jour:

Unidentified ICE asshole says he's wearing the mask because he doesn't want to get COVID.

ICE refuses to take off mask and identify himself—"I don't want to get Covid."

Agent then threatens to arrest U.S citizen driving car—pulls out gun and points at neighbors asking questions.

Directly violates Chicago Mayor's executive order requiring agents to not conceal their… pic.twitter.com/QlhaCGyeFh

— LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 (@LongTimeHistory) October 13, 2025

How It's Going

It's been going on for a few years.

IMO it was kept going because CEOs discovered they could blame COVID, and Biden, and supply chain problems, etc, and never adjust their prices back down to reflect lower costs once the upward pressure caused by the crisis du jour began to ease.

And now we've got people turning to GoFundMe and Payday Loans to make their rent and buy groceries.

GoFundMe CEO says more people seeking help with basic needs like groceries, rent

Platform CEO notes trend spans multiple countries despite easing inflation in recent years.
Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket

More people are turning to the popular fundraising website GoFundMe for help with basic necessities like groceries, rent and utility bills, according to the platform's CEO.

Tim Cadogan said Monday on the Opening Bid Unfiltered podcast that users are increasingly seeking assistance for essential needs including car payments and other bills.

"We're seeing that more and more," Cadogan said.

The trend extends beyond the United States to many Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries, which include much of North America, Western Europe and East Asia, according to Cadogan.

This pattern has increased over the last three years, even as inflation figures have eased in the U.S. during that time, Cadogan said.

The consumer price index shows costs for the ordinary American increased 2.9% in the 12-month period ending in August. September figures have been delayed due to the ongoing government shutdown.

However, in the four years since August 2021, prices for goods and services in the U.S. increased 18%.

Cadogan noted that in 2024, there was a 6% increase in the amount of money raised by GoFundMe for campaigns. The overall number of donors actually declined during that period.

With potential cuts in government programs, Cadogan sees an opportunity for services like GoFundMe to help fill gaps in assistance.

"As you see this shift in maybe governments doing less, we think there's a real opportunity to help increase that percentage, specifically in the U.S.," Cadogan said.

If It's Tuesday, It Must be Amanda

An 'L' for Trump is a 'W' for 335,000,000 of us.

Gina Bonanno-Lemos

It occurs to me that with all the bluster and blather about rugged individualism that we've been fed for 50 years, or 80 years, or whatever - everything they've hit us with for as long as I've been alive - it's nothing but a sales pitch, filled with empty promises and illusions designed to keep us in thrall to an unfulfillable dream.

We're not looking for handouts and unearned benefits. All we really need is to feel that somebody has our back. That we'll have some way to bounce back when our inevitable fall comes from being enticed to take the risks that end up destroying most of us while serving no real purpose but putting more dollars in billionaires' pockets that are already overflowing.

We had that kind of backup system once upon a time. But it's been all but completely stripped away, and we're being blamed for the problems created for us by powerful people we're not even allowed to see.

But we may be seeing the beginning of a turnaround now, in favor of some of the old school aspects of a society that knows we have to look out for each other - at least to a certain extent. 

Maybe we can get back to arguing about the extent, instead of whether or not we should even give a fuck about each other at all.

Jon Stewart

Tried-n-true. Like one of their favorite J6 myths about how the Dems attacked the Capitol in order to prevent the certification of an election their guy won.

Daft motherfuckers.

Today's Belle

On that shutdown thing. Let's look at a little history.

Pushback

Today's Today

Happy Indigenous People's Day

Indigenous Peoples’ Day occurs on the second Monday in October in many parts of the United States. In 2025, it is observed on Monday, October 13. What is Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Why is it celebrated on the same day as Columbus Day? Here is a bit more information about the holiday and its history.

What Is Indigenous Peoples’ Day?

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived on the land now known as North America. They existed in these areas for thousands of years before the first European explorers arrived. This day promotes awareness of Indigenous peoples’ struggles, resilience, and unique traditions, fostering understanding and unity among diverse cultures.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday in October.

Farming

Why did they vote against Biden? Because he fucked with their slavery operations in 2021 and 2022.

And I don't know how Trump's fuckery will pan out, unless what we're seeing with the ICE raids is part of a plan for Rent-A-Con Prison Labor - and that's a definite probability.

Why We Fight