ICYMI: September 29, 2025

Below are some headlines we may have missed. Please feel free to share your finds as long as they are not from some Fake News cesspool.

Looming Government Shutdown Updates:

The federal government may shut down in less than 48 hours unless a bipartisan agreement is reached. House and Senate Democrats are in Washington working for the people. Why are House Republicans on vacation?

Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T15:18:07.428Z

Donald Trump and Republicans are continuing to gut healthcare.That’s why they have no interest in funding the government. Shameful.

Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T13:00:40.327Z

Cancel the Cuts. Lower the Costs. Save Healthcare.

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— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social) September 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM

DEMOCRATS: The funding deal needs to include extending the existing health care coverage for 20 million Americans.TRUMP: “Go Fuck Yourself”

Governor Newsom Press Office (@newsonpressoffice.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T08:20:05-05:00

SCOTUS:

The Supreme Court will meet Monday to discuss hundreds of appeals filed during its summer recess, including Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge to her criminal convictions for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2025-09-29T15:20:29.957Z

Supreme Court meets to discuss Ghislaine Maxwell appeal and other pending cases

The annual “long conference” is when the justices discuss all the cases that piled up over their long summer recess.

The Supreme Court justices are scheduled to meet in private on Monday to discuss hundreds of appeals that piled up during their summer recess, including Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge to her criminal convictions for recruiting and grooming teenage girls for Jeffrey Epstein.

The court only takes up a tiny percentage of appeals and will likely announce a list of those it has agreed to hear later in the week. Four of the nine justices have to vote in favor of hearing a case for it to be taken up.

The Fascist Felon and His Brownshirts:

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President. These Brutal New Polls Confirm It.

As new national polls show Trump’s approval tanking, a leading analyst explains how the data shows that Trump is far more unpopular than is commonly acknowledged—and details why this matters for 2026.

Repeat after me: people hate this mad king shit

Leah Greenberg ❌👑 (@leahgreenberg.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T14:50:26.780Z

DONALD TRUMP IS WEAK ON DRUGS!!!He illegally yanked @TheCalGuard troops off the border — undermining fentanyl enforcement.Now federal drug prosecutions have cratered to their LOWEST level in DECADES! INSANE!!! apple.news/AGjOxoVABS-m9q��

Governor Newsom Press Office (@newsonpressoffice.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T13:28:07-05:00

President Trump is set to meet with the top four congressional leaders in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down this week.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2025-09-29T14:20:13Z

A new record for the internet — correcting the Trump Admin in less than 5 minutes.WELL DONE PATRIOTS!! 🇺🇸

Governor Newsom Press Office (@newsonpressoffice.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T12:21:32-05:00

Trump and Republicans must want the shutdown, their actions haven’t proved otherwise. Damage to our institutions, ending and cutting programs that help feed children and support healthcare — like those first responders of 9/11 facing cancer and other illnesses. Fight back!#ThisIsTrumpsShutdown

🪷MsGrumpyBunny🪷 (@msgrumpybunny.bsky.social) 2025-09-29T16:12:40.187Z

Dems are being serious about saving healthcare for American families, while Trump is fixated on a fake issue. 📌 Undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for Medicaid or the ACA and he knows it! Trump and Republicans should just enforce the law. #ThisIsTrumpsShutdown STAND STRONG, DEMOCRATS

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) September 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM

Pudding Time!:

Trump is struggling today

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) September 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM

Real Americans dig coal, drive trucks, and know how to pronounce "Abraham."

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— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd.bsky.social) September 29, 2025 at 12:11 PM

World News:

Moldova’s pro-Western governing party wins a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in an election that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2025-09-29T19:00:27.859Z