Uncle Pook

Tonight was a very bad night.

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person. The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person. People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders.

You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’s DOJ. We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights. Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

A group of women is intentionally dating ICE agents to take photos of them without their masks. These women deserve recognition as true heroes.

The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

When this is all said and done, and this presidency is over, people need to go to jail, no questions, no debates, no drawn-out hearings… to jail, for the atrocities caused to the American people.

To all those “Let them go without food for a month, maybe they’ll get a job” people: Most SNAP recipients have jobs. Exploitative jobs that keep them living just below the poverty line. — Should they starve to death? And then what?

Trump regime ICE thug smashes a US woman to the ground, 2025. ICE has increased its use of violence against its victims and US citizens alike.

Remember how 20-year-olds barged into federal buildings and stole our most sensitive data? Shortly after, a masked army kidnapped hundreds of people and trafficked them to a concentration camp overseas. That secret police—along with the military—now occupies our cities. This is an attack on the U.S.

My statement on redistricting in New York:

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt. Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt."

I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this. But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

A group of US women kicked out a Nazi, while a group of US men stood around doing nothing. People around the world are noticing that it is women who are leading the fight against fascists in the US. Whether it is Nazis or ICE.

Gavin Newsom: “The hell is going on in this country? None of this is normal. You will be seeing on my patriot site new signature kneepads for all these CEOs for bending their knee. For those lawfirms, universities, media companies. Wake up everybody” @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

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Primaries are there for a reason. I'm not interested in "vote Blue no matter who" especially as its given us people like Fetterman. Push to make Democratic candidates better or replace them. And with that, I think its time to drop Platner.

“.. It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

New York stands up to the Trump regime’s ICE troopers

We can shut it all down. Start organizing your communities. We will need to prep with strike funds and mutual aid networks. #50501Movement #GeneralStrike

If a fascist takes over your government then overthrow him, if a fascist invades your country then destroy him, if a fascist exists it is your duty to defeat him. There are no negotiations with fascists.

Three young children fled from an ICE raid in Idaho and managed to reunite with their family. "I didn't get caught," boy says

Yes, AIPAC. I do support human rights. Thanks for noticing!

I would rather not get involved in the goings-on in the deeply un-serious rogue state of America, but this definitely got me when I saw it #shitpost #politics #NoKings #TheBigLebowski

George Soros paying protesters is like Elon Musk paying voters, except the Elon Musk payments are real.

The international boycott on the US under Trump continues. We call on our international allies to continue boycotting the United States. Canada alone has reduced alcohol purchases by 85%. The US is welcome to join us by launching a general strike. #3E #BoycottUSA

It's no longer left versus right or even Democrat versus Republican. It’s now democracy versus oligarchy. Freedom versus dictatorship. Right versus wrong. Millions hit the streets this weekend in solidarity with each other and to affirm the foundations of the common good.

This is how I felt at No Kings, tbh.

Cops on horseback aggressively confronting protesters.

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare. And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

Enough!🤬 #MotiontoVacate

The most reckless, stupid administration E-V-E-R. Nothing comes close.

Another diabolical first! There's really no question 👇🏼

Media outlets who refuse to describe in plain terms what the president did because they find it objectionable are lying to their audiences and running cover for the president. It's as simple as that.

WAKE UP PEOPLE !!!