Pritzker Slams Trump, Stephen Miller Watches AOC Call Him A Clown, Zeldin Slammed At A Gala, and The Regime’s Troop Deployment Backfires Their clown show collapses under our resistance Scott Dworkin Oct 12 While Trump is “busy” golfing, I’m glad to have some good news for you today. I hope it gives you some relief from all the chaos—even if just for a moment. I can’t do this work without your support! If you haven’t yet, I hope you’ll join our community as a paid subscriber today: DE NIRO INVITES YOU As we covered yesterday, the October 18th “No Kings” protests are expected to be the largest mass demonstration in US history. Legendary actor Robert De Niro urged folks to participate, saying: “We’ve had two and a half centuries of democracy … often challenging, sometimes messy, always essential … we fought in two world wars to preserve it. Now we have a would-be king who wants to take it away—King Donald … F**k that!” De Niro added: “We are rising up again this time, non-violently raising our voices to declare no kings … we’re all in this together, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” AOC CALLS STEPHEN MILLER A CLOWN Dem Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Trump regime this week, stating: “They are scraping and grasping at straws because they have nothing else.” Calling Stephen Miller a “clown,” AOC said “Laugh at them,” because it’s “one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men.” Better yet—Fox “News” forced Miller to watch the clip during an interview, and his flustered reaction proved AOC’s point. PRITZKER’S GOT JOKES Gov. JB Pritzker showed his funny side when reporting from the “frontlines,” in a bit for Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week. Pritzker wore a vest as if he were reporting from a war zone, while a peaceful scene played out behind him. Joking that residents are “being forced to eat hot dogs with ketchup,” he quipped: “It’s a challenge to survive here in the city of Chicago, but there’s no hellscape that I’d rather be in.” And in other good news, an appeals court ruled yesterday that the National Guard cannot be deployed to protect buildings or go on patrol in Illinois—for now. INTERRUPTING LEE ZELDIN Comedian Walter Masterson—one of the best at infiltrating maga with satire—got into a gala honoring EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. Masterson interrupted Zeldin’s speech, proposing a toast to him “for destroying our access to clean air and clean water. This is a cancer charity, and Lee Zeldin is going to be responsible for giving cancer to so many people.” As he was escorted out, Masterson yelled: “When I say cancer, you say enabler!” Zeldin was then interrupted by a member of the group Climate Defiance, who asked: “Isn’t it nice we’re here honoring him? What’s next—Ghislaine Maxwell for the women’s empowerment summit? ... You guys are such hypocrites.” Good trouble. SOME REPUBLICANS CRACK Serious cracks are beginning to show in the Republican Party. Take GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, who has pushed hard to release the Epstein files. In Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized Trump’s troop deployments, saying folks “would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma.” And Vermont Gov. Phil Scott called the deployments “unnecessary” and “unconstitutional.” Even Marjorie Taylor Greene has been speaking out, recently saying she couldn’t find two things at the Capitol this week: “The Epstein files and … the Republican plan to fix the health insurance industry.” To be clear: While dissent exists, the vast majority of Republicans are not pushing back against Trump. And the few who do, aren’t doing enough. Unlike the fearful GOP, we’ve been working hard against Trump and his accomplices for nearly a decade—and we’re not stopping now. We’ll continue delivering fearless news coverage, while operating the longest-running social media push against Trump, and our enormous Contact Congress campaign. All of our work is funded by our readers on Substack—not billionaires or advertisers. So if you haven’t already, please join us as a paid subscriber today: Onward! Scott Help this news break through the noise—like this post and re-stack using the ♻️ button below! I have two questions for you today. If you were making the main sign for the “No Kings” protest, what phrase would you put on it? What do you think about the comedian who interrupted Lee Zeldin’s speech to “make a toast?” GET INVOLVED & SPEAK OUT:  Find a No Kings protest near you: https://www.nokings.org/#map NEW: Cancel GOP healthcare cuts and end Trump’s shutdown: https://tinyurl.com/2z8s7hdh Demand Brendan Carr Resign: https://tinyurl.com/35xjx8dj Demand Tom Homan Resign: https://tinyurl.com/3e5ku3um Pass the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act: https://tinyurl.com/3yfw2m7a Demand answers about Trump’s visibly deteriorating health: https://tinyurl.com/sk9xm38v Protect our use of voting by mail: https://tinyurl.com/bde676xm Push back on Trump’s DC takeover: https://tinyurl.com/2jpp94yk Support law to unmask ICE: https://tinyurl.com/bp8cau82 Investigate the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case: https://tinyurl.com/4pfh2p4f Links to everything we are doing: https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/how-were-fighting-trump Here is my interview with James Talarico: https://tinyurl.com/mmu4eydj A FEW COMMENTS:  If I were holding a sign at the “No Kings” protest, it would just say: “Thou Shalt Not Worship Orange Idols.” And that Lee Zeldin interruption? That’s modern prophecy with better lighting. Nothing says “speak truth to power” like raising a glass and reminding the crowd their hero’s idea of clean energy is a gaslight. Blessed be the comedians who crash galas, mock tyrants, and make the empire choke on its own punchlines. I think it is time to start doing a series of profiles of Republicans in the Congress and Senate (with pictures) who are Trump's main enablers - one by one - with a simple, easy to understand message showing how their complicity has hurt their constituents. Emphasis on brevity and simplicity. My no kings sign will be an image of the American cemetery in Normandy, France near Omaha Beach with the headline ANTIFA HEADQUARTERS Trump, Miller and company give us a lot of laughs but folks are suffering under these foolish, prideful men and must be supported and protected. Laugh loudly and often at their evil antics, but continue pushing hard for positive change and democratic restoration. Thought I'd share my latest letter to the editor, which was published today in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Your October 7, 2025 editorial refers to your hope "for the country's sake" that Trump will be "immensely popular in 2029." What a ghastly thing to hope for. If Trump is indeed popular by 2029 it would be because a large majority of the population has come to not only accept but actually embrace his arrogant disregard for constitutional restraints and norms. Far more patriotic things to hope for by 2029 would include the courts and Congress fully reasserting their authority and reining in a lawless White House. True Americans will also hope that by 2029 Donald Trump will have been removed from office by constitutional means, and that he and his toadies are both out of power and facing justice. Most of all, we should hope that an engaged citizenry has flocked to the polls in 2026 and 2028 and elected decent, upstanding men and women to replace the sniveling majority that presently enables Trumpism. Lee Zeldlin’s toast was great! Been trying to think what to put on my signs. A couple of ideas: Trump is no king. Trump is no President. Trump is a convicted felon and wannabe dictator. Restore our Constitution! Got my signs. Protect Democracy…No Dictator Not only does comedy make the currently powerful uncomfy but it gives the less powerful hope and joy to fight through the storm. We need to have as many moments of joy as possible to keep up the strength to resist and not just be afraid and sad. Thank you Scott great news NO KINGS sign Freedom of speech is a first amendment right Great job on the comedian comment!