Morning, Kitties. The Supreme Court has again allowed the administration to move forward with third country deportations while litigation continues, more than three million people are caught in a Pentagon personnel data breach, and legal experts are questioning whether taxpayer funded Trump advertisements crossed the line into political propaganda. Meanwhile, Hegseth reportedly wants another major reduction in generals and admirals, America.gov is becoming part of the election information fight, Trump’s own chatbot is reportedly contradicting him, and Russell Brand has wandered into MAGA health politics because apparently this timeline has no fucking quality control.
The Shit Show Highlights
Supreme Court Allows Another Third Country Deportation
The Supreme Court has again allowed the administration to proceed with a third country deportation while litigation continues, intensifying disputes over due process and protections against sending people somewhere they could face serious harm. The ruling concerns what the government may do while the underlying legal fight continues rather than a final resolution of every issue.
Senate Sets Up Another Major Vote
GovTrack breaks down the Senate’s latest scheduled vote and the procedural steps required to get it to the floor. Congressional procedure may look boring until you realize those rules frequently determine whether legislation lives, dies, or spends eternity trapped in fucking parliamentary purgatory.
Rubio Hired Tech Firm Months After Government Deal
The PunchUp examines Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s relationship with a technology company following earlier government business involving the firm. The timing does not by itself establish improper conduct, but government contracts and subsequent political or private relationships deserve transparent scrutiny.
Russell Brand Joins MAGA Health Summit
Russell Brand appeared alongside figures in the MAGA health movement as political identity, wellness culture, and alternative health messaging continue merging. Celebrity status remains a surprisingly durable substitute for a medical degree.
America.gov Is Changing How Government Talks About Voting
The Drey Dossier examines changes to America.gov and the federal government’s increasing role in distributing election information. Election guidance becomes particularly sensitive when official government communication begins resembling political messaging.
Hartmann Warns of the Final Stage of a Strongman Takeover
Thom Hartmann argues that current developments resemble historical patterns of democratic erosion and authoritarian consolidation. That characterization is political analysis, but the underlying actions involving courts, media access, executive authority, and government institutions can be evaluated individually against the historical record.
Independent Media Needs an Information Hub
PoliticsUSA argues that independent media needs stronger infrastructure for distributing verified reporting outside traditional corporate platforms. Information is only useful to democracy when people can actually fucking find it.
Pentagon Data Breach Exposes Information on More Than Three Million People
A breach of the Defense Manpower Data Center exposed personal information belonging to more than three million people connected to the military, including Social Security numbers and employment information. The unauthorized access reportedly continued for months before discovery.
What Happens if AI Becomes Too Cheap to Ignore?
R. Howard Stone explores what happens if artificial intelligence becomes so inexpensive and capable that replacing human labor becomes economically irresistible. The danger may not require evil superintelligence when ordinary capitalism can simply discover that humans are the expensive fucking option.
Trump’s Government Ads Face Election Propaganda Accusations
The Nation examines taxpayer funded Trump advertisements airing shortly before the midterms and arguments that they constitute unlawful government propaganda or election related political messaging. The White House says the advertisements are legitimate public service communications rather than campaign advertisements.
Activists Target Don Jr.’s Prediction Market Interests
Charlie Angus focuses on Donald Trump Jr.’s connections to prediction markets and efforts to prevent politically connected investors from benefiting from expanded gambling style markets. Financial interests do not automatically establish improper government action, but they make regulatory decisions especially worthy of scrutiny.
Trump’s Own Chatbot Reportedly Debunks Trump
Popular Information tested a new administration chatbot and found that some of its answers contradicted claims made by Trump himself. Apparently artificial intelligence has already developed the one capability government officials feared most: reading the fucking source material.
Hegseth Plans Another Major Reduction in Generals and Admirals
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to reduce general and flag officer positions by as much as 20 percent as part of his effort to reshape senior military leadership. Supporters argue the ranks have become bloated, while critics question the scale, transparency, and potential politicization of the changes.
Closing RK Thoughts
Today’s stories are about something governments have always wanted more of: control.
Control over who can remain in the country. Control over government information. Control over election messaging. Control over military leadership. Control over enormous personnel databases. Control over artificial intelligence systems increasingly capable of answering questions without asking whether the answer is politically convenient.
The irony is spectacular.
The Pentagon cannot keep millions of personnel records secure, but government wants more databases. Politicians worry about AI misinformation while experimenting with government chatbots. Taxpayers are financing advertisements telling them what their government wants them to believe. And an administration chatbot apparently discovered that the easiest way to fact check a politician is to read the fucking evidence.
Follow the money. Protect your data. Verify election information independently. Read court orders instead of political summaries. Keep the receipts.
Claws out.
Featured Resisters and Resources
- Virginia Appalachian People’s Alliance maintains the Virginia ICE Raids & Enforcement Tracker, a community reporting network that documents and shares Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity across Virginia and surrounding areas. The project allows residents, volunteers, and advocates to submit sightings and warnings so immigrant communities can respond quickly and safely.
- The Cornell 7 is an advocacy and information resource focused on seven Cornell University students who faced disciplinary action connected to pro Palestinian campus demonstrations and activism. The website documents their cases and provides information about the broader issues of student protest, university disciplinary systems, free expression, academic freedom, and campus organizing.
What We Are Watching Today
- 7:53 AM MDT
Senate Health Committee Votes on Nominations for Surgeon General & Other Public Health Officials - 8:00 AM MDT
Governor Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA) Holds Press Conference on Gas Prices Live - 8:00 AM MDT
Health Committee Sends Surgeon General Nomination to Full Senate Live - 8:15 AM MDT
U.S. Senate - 9:30 AM MDT
Justice Department News Conference on Election Integrity - 10:00 AM MDT
U.S. Senate Candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) Holds Press Conference - 10:30 AM MDT
Speaker Johnson (R-LA) Rallies with CA Congressional Candidate Kevin Lincoln (R) - 11:00 AM MDT
President Trump Hosts Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration - 11:00 AM MDT
U.S. Senate Candidate James Talarico (D-TX) Speaks at Hispanic Business Council - 12:15 PM MDT
Senate Candidate Mike Rogers (R-MI) Holds Press Conference on Public Safety - 12:30 PM MDT
Industry Advocates Testify on Risks of Artificial Intelligence - 1:00 PM MDT
Defense Secy. Hegseth Delivers State of the Force Address - 1:15 PM MDT
Senate Candidate Mike Rogers (R-MI) Holds Press Conference on Farming with Local Corn Growers - 1:30 PM MDT
President Trump and Secretary Lutnick Make Announcment - 1:30 PM MDT
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Holds News Conference - 3:00 PM MDT
NASA Officials Hold Crew-13 Prelaunch News Conference - 4:30 PM MDT
Governor Candidate Zach Lahn (R-IA) Holds Rally with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions | 9:45 AM (EDT) | Meeting Details
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources | 10:00 AM (EDT) | Meeting Details
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary | 10:15 AM (EDT) | Meeting Details
Today’s Call to Action
1. Read Today’s Resistance Survival Guides
2. Sign these Petitions and Send These Pre Written Letters
- Tell Congress: Pass the Youth Voting Rights Act
- Don’t let Congress cut off affordable birth control again
3. Verify your voter registration status and help at least one other person check theirs
4. Save contact information for local legal aid and voting support organizations
5. Attend a Virtual Event
- Wednesday, September 30, 4 to 5 p.m.:Black Voters Matter 10K26 phone bank. Help reach new and infrequent voters in Texas, Alabama and Louisiana. 10k26 · Common Cause
- Wednesday, September 30, 4 to 6 p.m.:Help Protect the Vote in North Carolina. Join the virtual voter protection phone bank.
6. Contact Your Lawmakers Directly
- Call your House representative about the Epstein files: “Hi, my name is [name], and I live in [ZIP code]. I’m asking Representative [name] to demand a public accounting of which Epstein records remain unreleased, why they are being withheld, and when they will be reviewed for release. Please protect survivors’ identities while making the government’s decisions transparent. Can you tell me the representative’s position?”
- Call your senators about oversight: “Hi, my name is [name], and I live in [ZIP code]. I’m asking Senator [name] to support hearings on how the DOJ and FBI handled Epstein evidence, including missing or withheld records. Survivors deserve answers, and the public deserves a documented explanation. Will the senator press for a hearing?”
- Call your lawmakers about survivor protections: “Hi, my name is [name], and I live in [ZIP code]. I’m asking [representative or senator] to put survivors first in every Epstein records review. That means protecting identifying information, consulting survivors before sensitive material is released, and explaining redactions without hiding institutional failures. Will [name] commit to those safeguards?”
7. Who Are We Boycotting This Week?
- Starbucks corporate stores: Skip a corporate Starbucks this week in solidarity with its workers. The AFL CIO’s current boycott list specifies corporate stand alone stores.
- Breyers, Klondike, Talenti and Yasso: Skip these Magnum ice cream brands. Ben Cohen has called for the boycott to pressure Magnum to sell Ben & Jerry’s to an independent owner; he has asked supporters to keep buying Ben & Jerry’s.
- Mondelēz and Nabisco snacks made in Mexico: Check the package and skip the products covered by the AFL CIO boycott. This is a targeted boycott, not a call to avoid every Nabisco product.
