I agree with my colleagues. The government should not "embolden other public officials to exploit their offices for personal gain". That's as true for Madigan as it is for Honduran cocaine traffickers, crypto money launderers and Trump himself. chicago.suntimes.com/michael-madi...

It wouldn't suprise me if this were teue!

I don't know which is more stunning, the rise in cases or the Fox News emblem in the lower left corner.

In the United States, Jan 6 insurgents are pardoned, heroes who protected American democracy scorned & denigrated by Republicans, & immigrants who value their American citizenship demonized for being former Somalis & Muslims. In Australia a Muslim immigrant is defending Jewish citizens with his life

Everything about the shooting at Brown is horrific & should make America ashamed of the slaughterhouse we’ve become. But I’m especially holding in my heart the parents who were eagerly planning for their kids to get home for break. Getting them holiday gifts. Planning to cook their favorite meals.

This is exactly right.

Yep.

If telling troops they must disobey unlawful orders is sedition, you’re gonna have to hang all the military academy instructors, boot camp drill instructors and training manual authors, along with every member of congress that authorized the UCMJ by voting yes on the most recent NDAA.

At ACIP day 2, panel member Cody Meissner on hep B voting questions: "Thoughtful inquiry is always commendable. But that inquiry should not be confused with baseless skepticism, which is what I think we’re encountering here."

A gift link to a WaPo article about a pedestrian killed along with her dog on a busy 4-lane road in LA after a walk on the beach. This road had been reduced to 2 lanes & the man who hit & killed her had complained about the reduced traffic lanes for cars; 2 car lanes were restored. wapo.st/49WM4BI

One of these things is not like the other. Time from House special election to swearing in (2025): Patronis R-FL - 1 day Fine R-FL - 1 day Walkinshaw D-VA - 1 day Van Epps R-TN - 2 days (scheduled for Dec. 4) Grijalva D-AZ - 50 days

Children vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth are 22% less likely to die from any cause, according to to study of medical records from 1999-2018. Why wouldn't a parent want that vaccine for their baby? Why is a CDC vaccine panel considering taking it away? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits. That makes 214. We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.

By Michael Ramirez.

The two great horned owls that have been my neighbors for well over a decade are hooting so loudly I can hear them despite having to finally close my window to the cold. One has a deeper voice & the other higher & sometimes they hoot in harmony but mostly it’s like overhearing a conversation.

Old/new rule: you can’t complain about your government if you don’t vote.

Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.

I worked at a precinct near Sylvan Park. 2240 registered voters. 362 voted today. Another 260-odd voted early. About 25% turnout. Nashville, we could WIN a House seat back from MAGA. But only IF we show up to vote.

I’ll be working at the Park Avenue Elementary precinct Tuesday for the District 7 special election. If you live in district 7 and haven’t voted, maps.Nashville.gov has a precinct finder that will tell you where you vote based on your address. Voting has never been more important.

pretty amazing thread

Here are just a few of the things the Boring Company may not have wanted to be asked about at an actual “town hall” — instead opting for a virtual audio-only Spaces event about the nashville tunnel they then immediately deleted.

It's a lot easier to cover the soap opera of the Trump attacks on Comey & James than the destruction of NASA, the Department of Education, EPA, NOAA, the IRS, etc

This What's Next TBD podcast covers how data from license plate readers is used/misused & shared by police. Some states provide more protection than TN+police aren't always honest about how/when they share data. Worth a listen if you're uncomfortable w/govt surveillance: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

When the three Nashvillians you're talking to at a retirement party for a friend figure out we live within a 5-mile radius of each other and are in 3 different congressional districts due to Tennessee's shameless gerrymandering. If you're in District 7, get out & vote for Aftyn Behn.

Why predictable zoning that doesn't blindside neighbors with 3 stories is a good idea: No painful public fight. And no added cost for a teardown. wapo.st/487c62s

I'll be working at a poll for the District 7 House election Dec. 2. If you live in D7, vote! I don't live in D7 but neighbors half a mile from me do thx to a byzantine gerrymander that cracked Nashville into 3 House districts to favor Republicans & leave residents of TN's capital w/no representation

“I’ve got the best poll numbers I’ve ever had! Red hot!!!”

Y’all, the opinion and order of the Hon. Sara Ellis in Chicago Headline Club v. Noem granting the preliminary injunction is worth a read in its entirety. It’s 233 pages long, because that’s how many pages it took her to fully detail the Defendants’ misconduct.

"Sticks & stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me" no longer works in an era when POTUS feels entitled to rile up the crazies to shoot or assault judges & their staffs working on cases against him & his political enemies. Shame on Republicans for tolerating this nasty leadership.

Margo Price at the Ryman. Her warmup band, Rattlesnake Milk, from West Texas was really good.

Senator Bill Cassidy voted for this. What he says now doesn’t matter. His vote for RFK Jr’s antivax agenda does.

No, it’s not.

Tens of thousands of Charlotte families are keeping their kids home from school because they’re afraid of ICE and Border Patrol. Is this really the America we want to live in?

Any time Trump fears he might face consequences for crimes, he tries to sic his goon squad against his perceived enemies. Who know if they are convicted of a crime committed on Trump’s behalf, he will pardon them.

JD Vance on the same morning Trump calls for execution of elected Democrats: "He's not a violent person:"

Dems should also be demanding that Bondi, Blanche, and Patel confirm that DOJ and FBI will not follow this illegal order (yes, Truths can be orders).

I wonder who has been in charge of the House for the last 3 years?

NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵

MAGA welcoming long time enemies of democracy while alienating long time allies of freedom. It’s a lose-lose scenario.

Once again, the DNC steps in it to confirm it hasn't a clue about unification. With just one horse running in TN-7 they're not betting on it. FFS! 🤦‍♂️ Kamala Harris Visits Nashville, Encourages Voting Without Endorsing Democrat Aftyn Behn  nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/18/n...

Memphis’s streets are the most deadly for people on foot, according to the Post analysis. Its fatality rate more than quadrupled between 2010 & 2023. In the city, not including suburbs, deaths peaked at 82 in 2022, dipped to 57 in 2023 and fell to 47 last year. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Hope it holds.

Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems. "Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map." Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Rape-publican Party

NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House. By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro

Several Republican state senators in Indiana have blocked Governor Mike Braun’s attempts to gerrymander. Here is a quote from one them, Spencer Deery. It is a relief to know that some Republicans seem to understand the purpose of elections…albeit rarely. Trump is furious about it.

The official who insisted the Tate brothers’ devices be returned was Paul Ingrassia, their former lawyer, whose nomination by Trump to the office of special counsel was withdrawn b/c he’s a Nazi, but who is now joining Trump’s General Services Administration. Ingrassia should not work for any govt.

This is wasteful.