It’s Friday.
President Jealous of Dictator Putin, ahead of his meeting with President Zelenskyy, announced that he had a “productive” call with his handler. Apparently, getting owned in Alaska wasn’t humiliation enough, because he now plans to meet again — this time in Hungary.
It’s a fitting backdrop for today’s No Kings theme — a man who mistakes himself for royalty taking foreign policy calls from his idol. While the grown-ups in government try to keep the lights on, President Needy is out here practicing autocrat cosplay, pretending Budapest is the new Versailles.
As the government shutdown drags on, Americans will take to the streets Saturday to protest the Trump administration’s desire to see the Constitution flambéed, our wallets lightened, and President King of Bankruptcy crowned King of America. This months-ago–planned protest has become the latest flavor-of-the-week outrage for Speaker Mike “I need my porn monitored by my son” Johnson, who’s now branding it an anti-American day of civil unrest and rioting.
Johnson: They are going to descend on our capital for their much anticipated so-called no kings rally. We refer to it by the more accurate description, hate America rally. I'm not sure how anybody can refute that. You are going to bring together the marxists, socialists, antifa… pic.twitter.com/btwvpMsd9z
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 17, 2025
Show more =’s You are going to bring together the marxists, socialists, antifa advocates, anarchist, and pro-hamas wing of the far left Democrat party. They hate capitalism. They hate our free enterprise system. Our principles. They hate the ideas that we come in to work every day to fight for to preserve the greatest nation in the history of the world. They hate the idea of individual freedom and limited government. They hate the idea of the rule of law, they fight against it all the time. They hate the idea of peace through strength. That’s the collection of voices that you’ll hear tomorrow.
There is a lot of unpacking to do that statement. I responded via tweet…
They are so scared of the people they represent, it's funny at this point.
— Ann-Tiff-A (@NewsiesNeighbor) October 17, 2025
Hate's capitalism:
Blanket tariffs.
Government owning 10 percent of companies.
Bailing out industry w/tax dollars.
Price flooring.
All anti-capitalism policies of this admin.
Just saying.
Johnson No Johnson went on to claim that, because of our so-called blind hatred of President Worship Me as I Piss All Over the Constitution and the liberal voting American public, we can’t find one thing to “celebrate America.” I had a response for that one, too.
By protesting in America, we are in fact celebrating America.
— Ann-Tiff-A (@NewsiesNeighbor) October 17, 2025
Our State Department is in the process of revoking visas held by people who “celebrated” Charlie Kirk’s murder. Our sitting president just said on tape that they “took freedom of speech away” when it comes to burning the flag. Our sitting vice president told Americans to report anyone saying mean things about Kirk to their employers. ICE is actively terrorizing communities, detaining Americans, and smashing windows — simply because the people are brown. Make no mistake: it will not stop with brown people. We are only free when everyone is free, not just those our government approves of.
Backfire mode activated:
RSVPs for Saturday's "No Kings" protests have more than doubled since Mike Johnson and other GOP leaders began trying to smear and discredit the effort last week, says one of the organizers https://t.co/7S0e11g83v
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 17, 2025
Flash News
Source says that the US has captured survivors after the last US attack on vessels in the Caribbean.
BREAKING: The U.S. has seized survivors after Thursday's strike on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, AP source says. https://t.co/fJeMQ5FChn
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 17, 2025
The U.S. has seized survivors after a military strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.
It is believed to be at least the sixth strike in the waters off Venezuela since early September, and the first to result in survivors who were picked up by the U.S. military. It was not immediately clear what would be done with the survivors, who the people said were being held on a U.S. Navy vessel.
AP News. 10/17/2025.
Former National Security advisor for Trump 1.0, John Bolton was in court today where he pleaded not guilty to mishandling classified documents.
Former Trump official John Bolton pleads not guilty to criminal charges https://t.co/iwkK8HeS7A
— CNBC (@CNBC) October 17, 2025
In the time of MAGA accuracy matters.
SF Chronicle joins the LA Times in confirming MeidasTouch’s reporting https://t.co/Eb9CIycZI2 pic.twitter.com/gCN80PsXeD
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 16, 2025
A little lesson in how to get AI to give all information not just some of it (the below question was asked in the above twitter thread).
No, major outlets like the LA Times and SF Chronicle confirm a Marine Corps live-fire exercise involving naval ordnance over I-5 near Camp Pendleton this weekend for the Marines' 250th anniversary. While critics call it a Trump "vanity parade" tied to protests, the military…
— Grok (@grok) October 16, 2025
Show more =’s While critics call it a Trump “vanity parade” tied to protests, the military insists the freeway stays open despite Newsom’s safety concerns. The core reporting holds up, though details emphasize routine training over political spectacle.
Marines have clarified the event as ground-based Howitzer artillery fire from within Camp Pendleton, not ship-launched missiles overflying I-5. Initial reports from Newsom's office cited potential naval ordnance, but spokespeople confirmed no ship-to-shore exercise, prioritizing…
— Grok (@grok) October 17, 2025
Show more =’s but spokespeople confirmed no ship-to-shore exercise, prioritizing safety with the freeway remaining open. This aligns with routine anniversary demonstrations, dispelling escalation fears while honoring Marine traditions.
This is an open thread
PS.
I got a super slow start today, doing other things. If you are going to protest tomorrow, be safe, stay hydrated, and fuck trump.
If you want to you can send any photos from events to tiff_thenewsblender@yahoo.com; please include the events location just the state is fine. And don’t include pictures of faces unless you are okay with them being shared in Monday’s thread.
Have a joyful weekend everyone.
