Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.

LOL. Why does he need to sign a bill to release the files when he can just RELEASE THE FILES?

Donald is such a man of the people, he ropes off his table at Mar-a-Lago to keep away the 500 people he let join and who paid a $1,000,000 initiation fee and $20,000 yearly dues.

Donald Trump urged House Republicans to vote on the Epstein files on Truth Social, adding, “I DON’T CARE!” “But we know Trump cares deeply about anything that bears his name, and his name is all over last week’s tranche of documents,” Jessica Winter writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/8cOeyp

Trump: "We know the addresses of every drug lord. We know the front door. We know everything about every one of them. They're killing our people. That's like a war. Would I do it? I'd be proud to. I'd probably go into Congress and say, 'Hey.'"

"Would I knock out those factories? I would be proud to do it" -- moments after threatening military strikes in Mexico, Trump threatens strikes in Colombia as well

MY guess is she said “well, if there’s a another explanation for these communications, it’s up to him to explain it at trial,” or words to that effect.

MJ Fitzpatrick: Here are 11 things you fucked up, from basic law to 4A to privilege. James Hayes writing for Loaner AUSA for Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer: Why would you think there were two indictments if Lindsey provided two indictments? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation? HASSETT: This is nothing new

For those asking, I have not reviewed the transcript from the Comey indictment return but here's a thorough report based on it. www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-j...

WATCH LIVE: Trump meets WH FIFA World Cup Task Force after calling on House GOP to release Epstein files youtube.com/live/_lOf2xq...

The rate of new #international #enrollment at US #universities dropped by 17% this #autumn compared to previous years, research released on Monday indicates. Read why: bbc.in/44eYxg2

My New Pet Project To Distract Me From The Really Stupid Timeline We Find Ourselves Living In: I'm reading the original novels that were the source material for a few of my favorite movies. And how are all of YOU coping these days....? 🤯

"But the exodus of lawyers has created an opportunity to understand what’s happening within the agency. We interviewed more than 60 attorneys who recently resigned or were fired from the Justice Department."

A #Nebraska man is on a mission to tell every small town's story:

#France is touting a plan to reinforce #Ukraine’s air power over the next decade with new #jet fighters and #missile-defense systems. But a major question remains unsettled: Who will pay for it?

When #Amazon began laying off 14,000 employees last month, some staffers learned of their fate via a #text at home telling them to consult their #inboxes. #Target told U.S. corporate employees to work from home the week it conducted #layoffs. Does any of that make job cuts less painful?

Folks were protesting in front of the White House saying, #TrumpMustGoNow! I love this but you know he was seething! Keep up the good work D.C.! #Pinks #SheShed

Scientist Vik Bajaj, who previously worked at Google X, the tech giant’s secretive research arm, will serve as co-CEO of the new company.

guy who shot himself in the foot yesterday wants credit for not doing it two days in a row

"Zee check clear. So bad man can pretend we like the other. But next times I vant zee jewelries."

The researchers found that the cuts disproportionately affected trials focused on infectious diseases, such as covid-19 and HIV, prevention and behavioral interventions. More than 100 of the canceled grants were for cancer research.

NEW: From the guy who brought you "just tell the courts to fuck off," we now have "just sink boats." www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...

"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..." www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

"The court is finding that the government’s actions in this case — whether purposeful, reckless or negligent — raise genuine issues of misconduct, are inextricably linked to the government’s grand jury presentation and deserve to be fully explored by the defense." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

BREAKING: FEMA head resigns after 6 months. Laura Barrón-López has the latest.

Just gonna leave this here. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-good-t...

Sanders: The wealthiest people on earth are pouring hundreds of billions into research and development for AI and robotics. You think they’re doing that because they’re thinking, “Oh man, this is going to be something that will improve life for working people, for low-income people.”?

🚨 BREAKING: Acting #FEMA #Administrator David #Richardson has #resigned, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵

Translation: “I will be impeached—again”

ICYMI - Epstein survivors dropped a warning shot at Congress. No more delays, no more cover ups, the truth is closing in. #SaveHealthcareNotPedophiles @housedemocrats.bsky.social @houserepublicans.bsky.social

⚠️ Hamas’s popularity has edged up among #Palestinians in Gaza since the cease-fire, posing a challenge to Trump’s plan to bring peace to the #enclave by disarming the #militant group.

Bluesky: your place for legal advice.

Robert George has resigned from the Heritage board of trustees.

The federal government’s extreme anti-immigrant agenda is putting people’s lives at risk – both in our communities and in detention. This must end. Demand that Congress exercise its oversight responsibilities and hold ICE to account at aclu.org/stop-fueling_ice

Let’s be clear: The DOJ has already been subpoenaed. They’re legally obligated to release the full Epstein files—and they’re still dragging their feet. It’s a shame we’ve even gotten to the point of needing a discharge petition. (1/2)

"No, really. We’re going to do this. So strap in. I promise you’re going to hate it." @jvl.bsky.social on MTG in today's Triad: www.thebulwark.com/p/marjorie-t...

“What is it like to be the head of the F.B.I.?” Joe Rogan asked Kash Patel. “How weird is that?” “It’s completely effing wild,” Patel said. “I mean, I don’t even know how to describe it.” Many of Patel’s past associates are similarly astonished. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/trF99R

🚨 BREAKING: A judge found evidence of "government misconduct" in how a prosecutor aligned with Trump secured criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to Comey's defense team.

Bill Barr Helped Lindsey Halligan Fuck Up the Comey Prosecution www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/17/b...

I don't understand the new arrangement either: Trump authorizing the House to vote to demand that the DOJ something that Trump would already have the authority to order DOJ to do (certainly under the Trumpian Executive Theory, arguably even under normal circumstances).