A reminder - last March, republicans promised to restore $1.1B in funding to DC in exchange for funding the government, and Mike Johnson never took it up in the House.

Tonight was a very bad night.

"...said weather service meteorologist Kevin Doom..." 🙂 “This band is going to drop some very heavy snow and some hairy scenarios for the Monday morning commute,” said weather service meteorologist Kevin Doom in Romeoville, Illinois. apnews.com/article/wint...

Nice piece. "In the rolling meadows and snow-dusted peaks of Stowe, #Vermont, 86-year-old Johannes von Trapp child still helps run the lodge his mother, Maria von Trapp, founded 75 years ago after the family fled Nazi-occupied Salzburg." www.bbc.com/travel/artic...

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

KeEpiNG mEmORIals iS AbOUt PrEsErVinG hIsTorY

"Trump and his MAGA world saunter forward in confidence. They live in a daydream; a fantastical bubble where Trump can say that his polls are great, the economy is the best ever, the tariffs are working miracles, energy prices are low, and his ICE agents are following the law."

Such bullshit, CDC. Just stop it. 😡 "...during the Democrat-led government shutdown." ? "The Trump Administration is working to reopen the government for the American people. Mission-critical activities of CDC will continue during the Democrat-led government shutdown." www.cdc.gov/botulism/out...

Do not use certain lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. FDA’s Investigation is ongoing. Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism www.fda.gov/food/outbrea... Lot: 206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”) Lot: 206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”)

The old oak is holding tight to its leaves as the wind picks up here in #Vermont before tomorrow's snowfall arrives.

Another day that our neighbors in AZ CD-7 are going without representation in Washington. Seat Adelita Grijalva! What are you so afraid of, Speaker Johnson?

Great explainer

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Judge Immergut rules against the administration in the Portland Nat’l Guard case, granting a permanent injunction even after giving Trump’s decision “great deference.”

Watch how government propaganda techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds

I have long argued that the single best thing you could do to improve the functioning of the US government is double the salaries of everyone working on Capitol Hill. Serving Congress shouldn’t involve poverty wages in DC. You could attract a much wider set of perspectives netting a better result.

Fox goes with real-world math over WH gaslight.

This thread is horrifying, and is only happening with the complicity of Congress and the Supreme Court

Monday webinar, courtesy of USC's Center for Health Journalism @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social How Medical Debt Is Pummeling Americans November 10, 10-11 am PST/ 1-2 pm EST centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/web...

Something to look forward to…

The Federal Aviation Administration‘s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning. Follow AP's live updates.

Auroras could be visible..in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine & northern parts of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania & Massachusetts. apnews.com/article/nort...

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"In Trump’s Washington, however, any check on power is seen as a flaw, not a feature. Eliminating the Senate filibuster now would increase his power considerably." Message Sent Loud and Clear by @thedanrather.bsky.social steady.substack.com/p/message-se...

"The gutting of the workforce coincides with other actions the administration has taken that are poking holes in the nation’s food safety net." Very important work here by @propublica.org's @anniewaldman.bsky.social & Brandon Roberts

👀 Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the US has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for vast majority of the nation’s seafood & more than half its fresh fruit. www.propublica.org/article/fore...

BREAKING: Typhoon Kalmaegi makes landfall in central Vietnam, bringing destructive winds and heavy rains. The storm has killed over 100 people.

“The bizarre series of posts could raise further questions on Trump’s mental acuity. Additionally, they come just one day after Democrats swept statewide contests in Virginia, New Jersey, California and Pennsylvania.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin. How times change.

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

oh my god they actually did it lmao

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

"Brazil must adopt a proactive public health strategy to mitigate the growing impact of climate change on the spread of infectious diseases." Climate change is driving a surge of infectious diseases in Brazil via @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Since Trump took office, virtually all CFPB investigations have ground to a halt, including three probes into Andreessen-backed companies, according to the records and the people familiar with the cases. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Did you know? Every year, the Supreme Court’s nine justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people. Our database allows you to search for organizations and people that have paid them, reimbursed them for travel and given them gifts.

Fox: A new poll finds about 70% of Americans say groceries are more expensive now than they were a year ago. About 60% of them are blaming Trump.

LMAO he's trying to be Mamdani!

CDC tracking paused amid shutdown, pharmacies fill data gaps www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/cdc...

If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.

President Trump and his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Portland to protect a local ICE office that he described as being under siege. Our review found no evidence of what could be termed a coordinated assault.

The Mamdani Era Begins His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani. www.newyorker.com/news/our-loc...

Zohran Mamdani wins! @apnews.com race call at 9:34 p.m. on Nov. 4, 2025. apnews.com

"...the city’s first Muslim mayor and its youngest since the five boroughs were consolidated under New York City in 1898. His platform, which energized thousands of young volunteers who fueled his campaign, includes enacting a universal childcare program and eliminating the fare for NYC buses."

"...campaign’s extremely robust canvassing operation. Mamdani ticked off the statistics in rapid-fire: 52,000 volunteers knocking on 1.6 million doors and making 2.1 million phone calls during the primary; today, he claimed, some 90,000 volunteers." www.teenvogue.com/story/zohran...

For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.

Wait...what?!? 😂 Texas Gov. Abbott says he’ll ‘impose 100% tariff’ on New Yorkers who move in thehill.com/homenews/sta... "The power to impose tariffs falls within the federal government’s authority in the Constitution, not the states."