WE WEREN'T THE ONES WHO STOPPED FIGHTING

A felon whose sentence Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term has been sentenced to 27 months in prison after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. Jonathan Braun had a long history of violence.

Democrats are so amateurish and naive to act on a promise of behavior in the future by people who shamelessly lie about their behavior in the past every single day.

Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion. WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out. Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why

Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

So inflation and cost of living has been going up every month since this administration took over…this administration that promised it would all come down on day 1? Now it’s because of the previous administration? The one that had nothing to do with tariffing the entire planet? Makes sense.

somebody, anybody, bellow 'HUGE TARIFFS' in this lying, god-botherer's ear.

This is the thing I have never understood.

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

Starring the mighty trio of Alexandra Mardell, @gmcgiv.bsky.social and @timdownie.bsky.social and a whole bunch of obscenely fine guests, and produced by @jonholmes.bsky.social, all of whom can expect approximately 35p in residuals.

Well, this is a lovely surprise. Next month* there will be another chance to hear a show I wrote called No-Platformed which I assumed had been consigned to audio oblivion. As I recall, it contains quite a lot of strange jokes. 📻 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... *assuming the BBC makes it to December

If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.

"This country’s taste for self-harm seemed to reach its zenith with the Brexit referendum, but maybe not." A good wrap up by @pollytoynbee.bsky.social 👇

Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for assisting in & participating in the rape of countless children & without explanation, the Trump admin moved her to a Club Fed where she is now being waited on hand & foot & they even gave her a fucking puppy. Anyone wanna explain that?

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now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...

We should start by taking healthcare away from Republican members of Congress, since they feel it’s a “fake economy” anyway

He's a doctor. He 100% understands how health insurance works and why risk pools are critical. He just doesn't care.

I’m not a highly paid political consultant, but it seems to me that “Republicans showed that they’d rather starve children and risk planes falling from the sky than lower health care costs” is a better message than this.

Most people aren't paying attention. To the extent they are, they just going to see Democrats being weak and incompetent. Again.

Trumpism is a deformation. www.axios.com/local/washin...

Ah well, just roll over and show your belly then, I guess.

Post Office Horizon IT contract extended for another year. PO to pay £41m to Fujitsu. Fujitsu was instrumental in persecution of innocent postmasters. £1.2bn compensation paid from public purse. More to follow. Fujitsu haven't paid a penny, no one has been charged. Why is Fujitsu being rewarded?

As of this morning, it is imperative that the Democratic caucus in the senate remove Schumer as Minority Leader, Durbin as minority whip and Cortez Masto as Vice Chair of Outreach. Replace them today with Van Hollen, Murphy and Merkley. Or anyone else who actually knows how to lead and discipline.

4 years

🚨🚨Striking and frightening that #Trump is also calling the shots over British #broadcasting and the #BBC. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/whit...

Absolutely right. I criticise BBC News, because we need it to be as good as we know it can be. People like Farage criticise the BBC, because they work for its competitors and don't want it to exist.

🎯 Davey is spot on. "We can have criticism of the BBC, but within that, we need to recognise how valuable an institution it is [and how] precious to our country. And that's one of the reasons why people like President Trump and Nigel Farage, want to undermine the BBC." 👏🏽~AA

Deep uncertainty for SNAP beneficiaries—39 percent of whom are children—continues, with President Trump seemingly doing everything he can to keep aid from reaching the country's neediest.

hooey.

She’s gonna Manchin her way into history.

Fresh insights from my colleagues @brookings.edu: fraud under universal vote-by-mail is extremely low They find that mail voting has substantial benefits 4 the election administration & millions of voters Find out more👇 –TN www.brookings.edu/articles/mai...

the sheer tonnage of stupidity and bad faith in Republican politics.

Media: it's really bad how young men don't read anymore Also media: Lol look at these dickheads READING in PUBLIC

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I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy. "I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."

passing on, haven't read yet as just had lunch and fear it may be emetic.

THIS. Hope some more rigorous analysis of this report and its author happens quickly. Davie threw in towel, surprised Turness quit so quickly.

sEE ALSO uk LABOUR

This is not a deal — it's an empty promise. Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families. Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

"Is there a more feckless, spineless opposition party anywhere in the democratic world? Why do Democrats insist on repeatedly snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?" Me for Zeteo's First Draft this morning on the Democratic surrender in the Senate:

I bet she does.

"Federal law enforcement staff working at the camp have been waiting on Ms. Maxwell hand and foot," says the letter signed by House Judiciary committee ranking member www.cbsnews.com/news/ghislai...

I do like how, in the bit of Prescott's memo where he criticises the BBC for editing together different parts of Trump's speech, his own quote of "what Trump actually said" is... edited together from different parts of his speech.

On Tuesday, Americans sent Democrats a resounding message. “Fight for us” “Fight for working class Americans” “Fight against Trump’s corruption, criminality and cruelty” 5 days later, Democrat Senators sent Americans a resounding message. “Nah”

"...but draft documents obtained by POLITICO show that officials are planning far-reaching changes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to the benefit of artificial intelligence developers."

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?