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John Cusack Has Fiery Message For Trump As He Tries To Turn Chicago Into A 'Fascist Hub'
Oct 21, 2025
A number of famous faces turned out to protest against the Trump administration on Saturday as millions across the United States—and across the globe—gathered for another day of "No Kings" demonstrations. Longtime Chicago, Illinois, resident John Cusack showed up in the Windy City to support his adopted hometown.
Cusack was born and raised in nearby Evanston, Illinois.
The star of such '80s hits as Better Off Dead and Say Anything documented the day on his own X account.
When CNN asked Cusack for his thoughts, the Con Air star said:
"The whole country was founded on no kings. We have masked goons roaming the streets, hiding their faces, abducting people. Go to hell. If he thinks this place is gonna be a fascist hub, no chance."
Addressing Trump directly, the High Fidelity star added:
"No, you can’t put troops on our streets. You can’t create enough chaos to invoke the Insurrection Act so you can stay in power. We all know what your plan is."
On the MAGAsphere, Cusack shared:
"It’s all upsetting. Seeing sort of a fascist authoritarian … seeing that sort of cosplay that the right wing has been fooling around with for so long. Seeing it kind of devolve into the real thing is predictable, but deeply saddening."
Alluding to the MAGA minions being pawns for Trump and his cronies, the star of 2012 and Grosse Pointe Blank added:
"Everyone knows the score, right? The authoritarians divide and conquer and they create an ‘other’ and then they pick on it, pick on the person, harass them, jail them, and that’s all used as a distraction so they can steal as much as they can [and] maintain power."
People appreciated the actor's candor and agreed with his sentiment.
Well if hell exists, he'll be on the express lift there
— Ian Palmer (@drianpalmer.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Carlsbad California massive turnout today!
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— Patrick J Flanagan (@patjflanagan.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
He's already there, and he wants to drag us in
— Chuck Darwin (@cdarwin.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Watch the pearl clutching from MAGA now. But OK for FOTUS to say Democrats are terrorists.
— mookie74-78.bsky.social (@mookie74-78.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Mad King already has said he doubts he’s going to Heaven, so Cusack was just getting a jump on the inevitable.
— zonk39.bsky.social (@zonk39.bsky.social) October 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Moscow would be far enough... 😏
— 4Speech (@4speech.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
First, tRump should go here…
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— Route60Plus (@route60plus.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Cusack has been vocal in his opposition to Trump for years, having previously called him a con man, a psychopath, and beyond shame.
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Mike Johnson Just Made A Surreal Admission About George Santos—And Yep, That Tracks
Oct 21, 2025
George Santos is out of prison and Mike Johnson is now facing significant criticism after telling Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy that he'd happily welcome the disgraced politician back to Congress.
Santos—who since arriving on the political scene faced allegations of fabricating his background, misusing campaign funds for luxury items and Botox, and leaving a trail of victims behind him as a known fraud and identity thief—received a seven-year sentence for crimes that the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of New York argued “made a mockery” of the electoral process.
The sentence Santos received sits at the high end of the sentencing guidelines, combining roughly four to five years for fraud-related charges with a mandatory two-year minimum for aggravated identity theft. However, he's now out of prison after he was granted clemency by President Donald Trump.
When asked by Doocy if he would welcome Santos back to Congress now that Santos told the network "he would not rule out a congressional bid," Johnson said:
“Well, of course. I mean, that’s our system. If the people duly elect a representative, then we will welcome them into the body. That would be the job of a speaker.”
"I was exposed to the expulsion of Santos initially because he had not been prosecuted, it had just been allegations against him. But look, again, if we're going to be intellectually consistent and if we're going to follow Scripture, if someone's turned their life around and if they want to do the right thing, then they should be open to that."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
However, Johnson's assurance that Santos would be seated under this hypothetical situation contrasts significantly from his response to threats of legal action from Democrats over his refusal to swear in Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva weeks after her election.
Though Grijalva was overwhelmingly elected by her constituents several weeks ago, Johnson has said the outrage "was a publicity stunt by a Democrat Attorney General in Arizona who sees a national moment and wants to call me out."
Critics have pointed out that delaying Grijalva’s swearing-in effectively prevented Democrats from forcing a vote to release the Epstein files, a move Republicans had been obstructing for weeks.
He was swiftly called out.
Santos' release came just weeks after he, in a letter to the South Short Press, said he was placed in solitary confinement after a right-wing group warned his lawyer that “people were plotting to kill me in prison.” He added that officials initially denied him his daily hour of outdoor time, a restriction that was lifted only after he filed a complaint.
However, Santos told his followers in April that "no matter how long I go away I want and demand I be kept in solitary confinement for the entire duration."
For months, Santos sought to generate sympathy, asserting that "no one on the outside ever thinks about what these places look like, let alone who’s inside" and that "society writes us off, labels us, forgets us.”
Give it time—it won't be too long before he's embroiled in his next scandal.
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JD Vance Just Visited California—And Gavin Newsom Gave Him A Petty Welcome For The Ages
Oct 21, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom had a hilariously petty way to "welcome" Vice President JD Vance to California—once again using a viral rumor about Vance's love for, ahem, couches to comedic effect.
Vance visited Camp Pendleton over the weekend for the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps and Newsom took the opportunity to mock Vance by hinting at the now-infamous—though untrue—rumor that Vance wrote about having sex with a couch in his memoir, Hillbilly Elegy.
Newsom—who has been trolling the Trump administration for weeks via his personal account as well as the account for his official press office—shared a video of a couch with the words "JD WAS HERE" spray-painted on it.
Newsom captioned the video:
"JD — WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, WE MADE SURE YOU FEEL RIGHT AT HOME."
You can see Newsom's post and an image of the couch's message below.
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It was shady as hell—and people loved it.
Newsom also targeted Vance and his love of couches earlier this month with an AI-generated video to troll him over the rising costs of goods due to President Donald Trump's retaliatory tariffs.
Newsom's video came after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs: 10% on softwood timber and lumber, and 25% on “certain upholstered wooden products,” that took effect October 14. The move follows Trump’s announcement in September of additional tariffs on kitchen cabinets, vanities, and other upholstered products, which took effect October 1.
That prompted Newsom to share a video featuring a viral meme of Vance with a round face and long, curly hair, mockingly presenting “A History of Couches.”
In it, "Vance" discusses the history and "elegance" of the Chesterfield style of leather sofa before hinting at the viral rumor, saying that "the Chesterfield isn't just furniture, it's an experience—and some of us know that a little too well."
Well played, Gov. Newsom. Well played.
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People Call Out The Industries That Only Exist To Service The Very Rich
Oct 21, 2025
The only private jet I've been on was the Lisa Marie, Elvis Presley's plane on display at Graceland. I've never been chauffeured around in a limousine, arrived at a party by helicopter, or had a jeweler bring a case full of diamonds to my home for me to select from.
There's a saying about seeing how the other half lives, but it's much closer to the other 1% than it is 50%.
Reddit user JellyBellyB*tches asked:
"What's an industry that exists only to service the very rich?"
Luxury Villa Rentals
"Luxury villa rentals....think Airbnb for the wealthy. I worked in the space for 5 yrs."
"These mansions are owned by the ultra wealthy and rented to the ultra wealthy. 500k/wk for a Christmas villa rentals. Private islands for 60k a night."
"And, full concierge service for the guests. Want unlimited jet skis, no problem. Stocked fridge with booze and food on arrival, check. Want to butcher a goat on the beach according to your religious practices... no problem."
~ jhachko
Travel Stagers
"Those people who are paid to travel with luggage ahead of a person/family and unpack everything/set up the accommodation before the guests arrive."
~ ClumsyOracle
"My friend was the on-call for a prominent tech company co-founder’s family division for years up until a year after his passing."
"He was sent out to vacation homes before that person traveled to set up iPads and make sure all the remotes in the home had batteries and were operating, and the home's wifi had no dead zones."
"He was a SWE at Microsoft before that role."
~ awkwardnubbings
Family Office
"Family office in banking - an entire department that's catered to handling all finance, logistics, investment management, and many other things for 1 specific family, or to a specific high net-worth individual."
"Especially for Old Money."
~ SeaSeaweed3384
"I work in the Family Office division of an investment bank. I personally don’t deal with anyone’s finances (I’m in IT), but I know our clients aren’t considered important unless they have at least 50M USD in investments."
"The other day, I had to fix an internal form because the client’s assets’ value was more than the form allowed. I feel somewhat insignificant whenever it comes to my attention how rich our clients are."
~ poormidas
Bespoke Tailor
"I've done some catering and personal chef work for some very wealthy people. They had their own personal stylist/tailor who made their clothes."
"They had a tailored chef coat made for me."
"It wasn't just suits and dresses. They made their whole wardrobe."
~ instant_ramen_chef
Specialty Tourism
"Space tourism."
~ Senior-Donkey-2982
"Don't forget deep-sea tourism."
~ victorthevagabond
"I’m crushed I forgot that."
~ demwoodz
"Industry is imploding as we speak."
~ Upper_Proposal6734
Luxury Healthcare
"Healthcare has entire different divisions for different classes. I work for a large Hospital network, and one of the bigger campuses has private offices, waiting areas, bathrooms, and even hotel rooms for certain clientele."
"They're pretty cleverly hidden, too. We've even been told that if we see body guards or Secret Service, that we mind our own business."
~ DerpsAndRags
"A hospital near me has an entire secret floor that was built out and paid for by a Saudi prince who comes in a few times a year for treatment. It is dark and unused outside of those visits."
"I only know because the company I used to work for did all the security device installation for this hospital system."
~ pogulup
Yacht Cleaning & Storage
"When I drove through the south of France near Cannes, there were ads on the radio all in British English that were for Yacht cleaning and storage services."
"Very posh!"
~ briebert
Family Compound Logistics
"There’s a rich guy nearby who has a 'family compound'. This is in a moderate-sized west coast city with a view of the bay."
"Once you get in the gate, there’s a 'family office building' which operates all the groundskeepers, maintenance, dog walkers, pest control, scheduling the private jet and helicopter service to Boeing field, accountants, and all the other 'hired help'."
~ TwinFrogs
Watches
"Luxury watches. And I’m not talking about Rolex, that’s for upper middle class folks who are breaking into the watch game."
"Brands like Patek Philippe, FP Journe, A. Lange & Sohne, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, etc..."
"Most people have likely never heard of them, but most of their entry-level watches can cost more than an average person's yearly mortgage."
~ immaSandNi-woops
Tree Relocation
"My dad used to work on cranes, and one time he, his crew, and his crane were shipped out to an island for a couple of days to move an old-growth tree a couple hundred feet to improve the oceanfront view of a private residence."
"Not remove the tree - literally move and replant it."
"So probably that."
~ smokeydevil
Race Car Fantasy Camp
"I met a guy who owns a bunch of F1 race cars. He moves them around the US to different tracks and he runs races for the super rich who jet in, race, have a party, then leave."
"He takes care of everything with the cars. He makes serious dough doing this, but nothing close to what his customers have."
~ dcwhite98
Private Jet Coffeemaker Repair
"I would say that pretty much every single industry branch, you know, has its own 'for rich only' alternate dimension."
"a friend of mine works for a conpany that repairs coffee machines… not any machine. one brand. not a brand you can normally buy: a brand of coffee machines that are made only for certain private airplanes."
"company is like 50 people. the whole company exists to repair and maintain a coffee machine of a single brand in the airplanes of the ultra rich."
"he travels a lot."
~ howardhus
Yacht IT
"I know someone who designs the IT and security systems for mega yachts. Not those piddly 100-foot yachts, the $300 Million+ yachts."
"I found out that one of the contracts he won was like a $10 Million contract. I'm in IT, so I had to ask how that much IT can go into yacht."
"He said it's not the quantity, but the quality. For example, the electronic door strike for card access isn't the off-the-shelf model. It's custom made with 316 stainless steel that gets milled by hand and fitted perfectly to a door that's made out of mahogany."
~ BaconReceptacle
Mattress Fluffer
"I learned recently that there is a mattress that costs $600k and there is a person whose job is to come over and fluff the horse hair filling of the mattress for the lifespan of the mattress."
So, I guess, mattress fluffer."
~ lukethedog
Seat Warmer
"I once catered an event years ago—before smart toilets—where the host had a guy whose ONLY job was to pre-warm the toilet seats before guests arrived."
"That’s… a whole career path, I guess. Or at least it used to be."
~ realmilkscript
Is there anything you'd add to the list?
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Gavin Newsom Hits Trump Over His Threat To Send National Guard To San Francisco With A Blunt Reality Check
Oct 21, 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom shut down President Donald Trump's claim that the people of San Francisco "want" the National Guard there as the Trump administration's immigration crackdown continues.
In a Fox News interview, Trump said "I think they want us in San Francisco," contrasting this claim with ongoing ICE operations in Chicago, where citizens have clashed with immigration agents over the last several weeks.
Trump told anchor Maria Bartiromo:
"San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world, and then 15 years ago it went wrong, it went woke. Remember my statement? Anything woke is broke, is filthy ..."
"But it's true, we're going to go to San Francisco and we're going to make it great. San Francisco is a great city. It won't be great if it keeps going like this."
Trump did not elaborate on what he meant by "if it [San Francisco] keeps going like this" but Newsom, who served as mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011, wasn't having it, replying with the following on X:
"Fact check: Nobody wants you here. You will ruin one of America's greatest cities."
You can see Newsom's response and hear what Trump said in the video Newsom shared below.
Others joined Newsom in pushing back against Trump's latest effort to encroach on liberal cities.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has largely avoided directly addressing or responding to Trump’s remarks about him, emphasized at a Friday news conference that the city’s crime rates were falling and homicides had reached a historic low.
Lurie, referring to his team, said “This united front of public safety leaders and city leaders behind me is keeping San Francisco safe every day," emphasizing that it was "a public safety success."
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi also stressed that San Francisco "does not want or need Donald Trump’s chaos," adding that San Francisco "takes great pride in the steps we’ve taken to significantly increase public safety and reduce crime in partnership with community and state officials — without the interference of a president seeking headlines.”
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