Recap of this week in the revolution: Americans hold largest protest in U.S. history and Illinois Governor creates ICE Accountability Commission. Trump dismantles east wing of the White House. Both parties collude in a desperate plot to stop Zohran Mamdani.
The good...
The largest protest in American history was held on October 18, 2025, when over 7 million Americans turned out to protest the Trump regime's systematic dismantling of American democracy.
Across the United States, massive crowds gathered to let the world know: "We have no kings in America."
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Image by Gage Skidmore from Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
As he promised, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed an executive order to create The Illinois Accountability Commission..
The Commission has three primary missions:
- Create a public record of abuses
- Capture the impact of ICE activities on families and communities
- Recommend actions to prevent further harm and to pursue justice
Pritzker is known to be a champion of human rights, and this latest executive order is an example of him standing up for those very values as they are being trampled by the Trump regime.
The bad...
After Donny 2-Dolls promised that building a golden ballroom on the White House grounds "wouldn't touch" any of the historic White House, his construction crews have begun completely demolishing the east wing because it's "cheaper" than building an addition. For some reason, this "cheaper" alternative is also tacking a full $50 million onto the total project cost, which is now projected to top $300 million.
But don't worry, because 2-faced 2-Dolls has also promised that he would pay for the project himself. Except, that's not true either: White House officials have recently released the list of individuals and corporations who "contributed" to the project, and Trump's name is not on the list.
I can only assume these donors contributed money to the project because they really want to see a gilded monstrosity dwarfing the White House, and not because they want to curry favors from King Don.
It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it, and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.
It’s my favorite. It’s my favorite place. I love it.
Donald Trump
The ugly...
Zohran Mamdani is one of the most popular political figures in the United States. He is also a Democratic Socialist like Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who are also wildly popular political figures.
Mamdani is running on a platform of making New York more affordable to the people who live there. But pro-capitalist politicians and donors are not going to let him win without a fight. Top Democratic Party members are refusing to endorse Mamdani, despite the fact that he won the Democratic primary nomination. Republicans are doing everything they can to try to dig up real or imagined dirt on Mamdani, who they continue to refer to as a communist.
These anti-Mamdani efforts have nothing to do with political party. Instead, they come from wealthy Americans (of both parties) who are afraid that Mamdani-like candidates will threaten the balance of power. As the election grows closer, Mamdani's popularity continues to grow and the wealthy elite are growing more and more desperate. Wealthy donors are pouring money into campaign funds to support anyone other than Mamdani. Donny 2-Dolls has even promised to get involved, threatening to arrest and/or deport Mamdani if he is elected.
Our goal is anybody but Mamdani.
Marty Burger, chief executive of Infinite Global Real Estate Partners
Keeping you informed...
Image by Karamccurdy from Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
Despite bipartisan attacks against Zohran Mamdani (described above), he has a chance to fundamentally rebuild the dysfunctional Democratic Party into a people's party that can stand up to the Trump regime.
Mamdani's campaign is built on an understanding of what the people of New York need and want for their city. His proposed solutions to fixing New York City are bold and daring, but simple and straightforward. There are no talks about offering tax credits with strict eligibility requirements, complicated plans that no one understands rolling out over decades, or vague promises of a better tomorrow. Instead, he is tackling the everyday problems faced by New Yorkers, centering around one simple rallying cry: New York is too expensive. And he has plans to fix it.
His plans include offering free public transit, free child care, a four-year rent freeze, and a $30 minimum wage. Can he do all that? No one knows. But there's one thing we all do know: It's about time someone at least tried to do it. And if he can do it and it doesn't fix the problems, he's the kind of person who will try something else until he gets it right.
More important that what Mamdani is proposing or whether he succeeds or fails is the simple fact that he is inspiring a new generation of Americans. Young New Yorkers are flocking to support his campaign because they believe in him and his vision for their future. And Mamdani is threatening the status quo within his own party. Corporate Democrats who claim to represent the working class and defend the poor without delivering any real solutions have no chance of standing up to a well-loved candidate who actually delivers results for his constituents.
Sounds of the revolution...
The Resistance [Link]
Bryan Andrews [Link]
