Cynthia
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Now is the time for anyone in an at-risk group, those who communicate w/ them—or even those who want to normalize privacy & create cover for vulnerable people—to think about how they can upgrade their data security & surveillance resistance ahead of a 2nd Trump admin.
www.wired.com/story/the-wi...
The WIRED Guide to Protecting Yourself From Government Surveillance
Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to ev...
www.wired.com
Another Trump disaster.

“A 155-millimeter shell fired during a live-fire demonstration on Saturday prematurely detonated, dropping fragments of the shell on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of VP JD Vance’s protective detail."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...
Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
Thank you. I posted pics from my local No Kings rally yesterday. It was at 4pm Pacific time.
A recent transplant to Palm Springs commented that the local PD were not only looked comfortable at the #NoKings rally but also looked like they enjoyed themselves — yes.

They were there to protect, not arrest, attendees.
We had at least 10% of our population turned out in small Palm Springs, California.
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The No Kings Rally in Palm Springs @ Sunrise Park was huge, full of love and positive energy and was incredibly inspiring! Well done everyone! #nokings
☺️🐸💙 #NoKingsDay
#NoKings Day rally #2 today @ Sunrise Park, Palm Springs, California.
In solidarity, European #NoKings Day rallies.
#NoKings Day 🚫👑
Wisdom from Schoolhouse Rock.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is forced to close the I-5 due to live rounds being shot over the freeway for Trump’s vanity parade.

“The federal government also directed cancellation of train services, which run parallel to the I-5, Saturday between Orange & San Diego Counties.”
www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/18/w...
White House to fire explosive artillery over major roadway in Southern California, I-5 to be temporarily shut down on Saturday due to life safety risk | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
Zelenskyy’s patience and self control is exemplary.
Photo of the day.
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Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

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As Trump builds his ballroom and plans for an “Arc de Trump” in Washingyon DC, 42 million low income Americans may not get their food stamps in November due to the government shutdown — just in time for Thanksgiving.
www.businessinsider.com/shutdown-sna...
Millions may lose November SNAP benefits as the shutdown drags on
Forty-two million low-income Americans use SNAP. Benefits could shrink if the government shutdown drags into November.
www.businessinsider.com
I guess we know where the money for Argentina is coming from.

The Trump Admin. plans to withhold more than $40 million in grant funding originally earmarked for California after it claimed the state refused to enforce English proficiency standards for commercial truckers.
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Guess I’ll stay in the desert and attend our local #NoKings rally since the beach is now out of the question.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Trump may launch missiles from warships into California this Friday and Saturday as part of what is being described as a “vanity parade” and shut down portions of the I-5 during the No Kings protests meidasnews.com/news/exclusi...
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Controlling the narrative and release of information is propaganda, not news, and certainly not freedom of speech under the First Amendment.

Hegseth can release his own propaganda without the complicity of well established news agencies.
Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
Sunrise Park, Palm Springs, CA.
Antifa membership kit.
Reuters joined the news organizations refusing to sign Hegseth’s press policy.

Conservative propaganda outlets, Newsmax and The Washington Times are also refusing to sign.
LAX, Buffalo, Cleveland, Portland (Oregon), Phoenix, Seattle, Charlotte, Cincinnati, and 3 in NYC area are joining the ever-growing list of airports refusing to play Kristi Noem’s DHS video.
Multiple airports are now announcing they will refuse to play Kristi Noem’s government-funded video blaming “Democrats” for the government shutdown.

“We believe the Hatch Act clearly prohibits use of public assets for political purposes and messaging,” one airport said.
Controlling the narrative and release of information is propaganda, not news, and certainly not freedom of speech under the First Amendment.

Hegseth can release his own propaganda without the complicity of well established news agencies.
Breaking news: The Washington Post joined the New York Times, CNN and the Atlantic in refusing to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
Prominent news outlets reject Pentagon rules before signing deadline
The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy, citing First Amendment concerns.
www.washingtonpost.com
Didn’t Trump recently voice worry about getting into heaven?
Doocy: Does this help get you into heaven?

Trump: I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound.
“Democracy is a precondition for lasting peace. However, we live in a world where democracy is in retreat, where more and more authoritarian regimes are challenging norms and resorting to violence.” -Nobel Peace Prize Committee
They didn’t just NOT give Trump the Nobel Peace Prize, they wrote a citation that reads like an anti-Trump rallying cry.

(He’s gonna extra-tariff Norway now, isn’t he?)
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize