In DC it will be referred to as "National" stadium if this ever happens.

FYI, we are collecting food for Manna Food Bank at the Rockville Panera until 1pm. Stop by and say hi!

He and the Republicans could really truly solve this conundrum if they were just willing spend a bit of our tax dollars to let people eat food and go to the doctor but they’d rather do this

A list of things actually ruined (at least in part) by men.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 95th day out of the last 107. 12 days of work in 107 days. With full pay and benefits. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

"We have bowed at altar of caution and we have paid a mighty price." Zohran Mamdani

"We didn’t get here because Democrats failed to talk about “kitchen-table issues” on the campaign trail. We got here because Democrats believed talking about kitchen-table issues was the only thing they needed to do," writes @davekarpf.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2023...

Long live the jury trial in America.

this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"

Thoughts are with the families of the pilots who died in this crash. 😭

im no 6 figure political consultant but if i were id run a national commercial a million times a day that was just this bar chart on the screen for :30 until it was burned into americas eyeballs

“every time theres a republican president the economy collapses” feels like pretty easy messaging on the economy

Jimmy Carter Walked The Walk.....

🧵1/7. More blows to science. Dr. Rachel Riley, a 33 year-old DOGE staffer and former McKinsey consultant, replaced a Rear Admiral as the head of the Office of Naval Research. The ONR, with a budget over $2B, oversees Navy and Marine Corps research programs in science and technology.

The NIH has insisted there are no banned words But, an analysis by @jeremymberg.bsky.social found over 700 hundred grants changed their titles from '24 to '25 Some see it as a small price to pay to keep their grant, but others are worried about what comes next www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n...

Massachusetts SNAP page is reminding recipients of who holds the power over their benefits. www.mass.gov/snap-benefit...

WE FOUND THE WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE: FBI Director Kash Patel used a $60 million government jet for a booty call during the shutdown. Not the first time. In April, he made multiple trips to Nashville to see his 26-year-old country-singer girlfriend and even flew her around to hockey games.

I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

Antisemitism and Transphobia will both just completely destroy your ability to think or function normally in society like some kind of memetic prion disease

Hell of a job, Secretary Duffy. Can’t wait to see what you do with NASA.

Has @markhamillofficial.bsky.social seen this?

Preaching to the choir, but, again, for my own sanity: this is illegal. Congress did not appropriate this donation for military pay By Constitution and by statute, such donations should be deposited into the Treasury until such time as Congress appropriates them

Omg, this detail from CNN about the ICE hiring snafu is wild. This seems like an HR 101 level thing to get right. They turned a hiring bonus into something much closer to an application bonus. Seems like a great way to burn a ton of cash. Also? Here’s some waste for sure!

The most Republican guy is the guy who owns the used car dealership, a tanning salon, and a boat in a place that has been economically decimated by deindustrialization See, for instance:

Thinking of my many, many neighbors not getting their pay today

Trump: "I don't think we're necessarily going to ask for a declaration of war, I think we're just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country. We're going to kill them. They're going to be, like dead."

Not the WSJ having the only even moderately acceptable push alert here. NYT and NBC with basic journalism fails here.

Updating my LEGO White House

Just as a reminder, people in our region are really hurting while Republicans take vacations paid for by tax dollars. If you're a DMV local with extra means please consider donating to food banks (including at our weekly NIH vigils on Saturdays at 10)

Some people truly do change the world. Dr. Bartlett was one of them ❤️‍🩹

CNBC: Is importing beef from Argentina a possibility? BROOKE ROLLINS: Yes, the president has said he's in discussions with Argentina. It will not be very much. Argentina is also facing a foot and mouth disease issue.

Important to note that it's New York STATE that brought charges against the J6er that threatened Hakeem Jeffries. Not the DOJ.

Just a reminder that — in the middle of a shutdown — House Republicans are on a paid vacation solely to avoid releasing the Epstein files and lowering your health care costs.

Raskin: "Speaker Johnson described the exercise of 1st Amendment rights across the country by 6 or 7 millions Americans as part of No Kings as a 'Hate America Rally.' The Hate America Rally happened on January 6 ... there were more than 140 police officers who were wounded."

Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.

Thought experiment, how much of the White House could the president tear down before anyone in power did anything meaningful to stop it? Like if he just kept going?

Trump is referring to Russ Vought as Darth Vader and I think it's apt. Vought wouldn't think twice about destroying an entire planet or slaughtering a bunch of children if he thought it would bring him more power. But like Vader, Vought is not invincible. Good people can and will bring him down.

both myself and my band @ekkoastral.bsky.social stand with the many dc venue workers who are tonight demanding their union be voluntarily recognized for too long their labor needs have been ignored @930club.bsky.social @theatlantisdc.bsky.social @theanthemdc.bsky.social

Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."

Received my @nihvigils.bsky.social merch today! So proud to be a part of this brilliant group.

Federal workers aren’t getting paid, but of course Kristi Noem gets two private jets costing taxpayers $172 million. Nothing new from the people who are also sending $40 billion to Argentina while refusing to fund our own government. Shameful.

www.nbcnews.com/health/cance... Early-phase research shows Covid mRNA vaccines could give immunotherapies a cancer-fighting boost. Researchers found that among cancer patients getting immunotherapy, those who got an mRNA Covid vaccine within 100 days before starting their treatment lived longer.