This. It’s pathetic

I do wonder if this is it. WTF is Donald Trump doing w Venezuela? Like we've had US presidents do crazy things. I mean we invaded Iraq and toppled its government more or less for no reason. But as someone who covered that story very closely they DID have reasons. They were bad ...

Whohooo

Before women, the workplace was perfect. It was full of trees. There was no need to labor with your hands. You didn’t have to wear pants, or any form of clothes. Every kind of animal was there. Hmm I may be thinking of something else women supposedly ruined www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Better yet: books.

The House takes 2 months off & finally reports back to work & promptly spends the next week filing censure motions against each other & attending black tie dinners w/Saudis while the clock counts down for 24 million people to have their health insurance premiums spike in 42 days.

Via Andrea Tinker: The governing body of Alabama Public Television (APT) Tuesday voted to continue its contract with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), rejecting a proposal to end its agreement with the broadcaster. https://ow.ly/X5nZ50XtRP0

19 Nov 2025 --The letter follows 130 Dems filing amicus brief with the Supreme Court last Monday in 2 cases on bans of trans athletes highlighted how “categorical trans sports bans harm ALL girls” & urging the court to “let kids play.” @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

Trump has clearly manifested himself as human garbage every hour of every day for 10 years. So while, yes, it's gratifying that more people seem to be finally noticing, a little, maybe, two questions come to mind: 1. What the fuck took you so long? 2. What are you going to do about it now?

a journalist asked a question about a fellow murdered journalist and there is simply no way to read Trump's response as anything other than a threat

This order from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Cummings is in. Read it here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/48/44/b1b85a...

Rod Dreher did not respond to emails from TPM asking why he is worried about Fuentes’ brand of bigotry and authoritarianism and not Vance’s, Orbán’s, or his own. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...

So all but two Republicans in Congress voted to pay $500k of taxpayer dollars to each of ten Republicans senators. That's a big payout. If I had $500k (possibly tax free?) dollars paying for college would be so much easier. $500k is a lot, right?

Lots of people are sharing my video from FRIDAY about the Senate deal of that day, thinking it's about the SUNDAY deal. It is not. They are two entirely different kettles of fish. A great reminder always to check dates, although I've now hidden it so it should stop circulating.

there it is

Michael Fanone: "I hope no American has to experience what I experienced. I've gone from dedicating 20 years of my life to the profession of law enforcement only to become a victim of the DOJ and our criminal justice system and have nowhere to seek relief."

fresh off caving, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is going on Fox & Friends

Republicans won't nuke the filibuster because they don't want to vote much (most?) of Trump's agenda. Why go on the record about unpopular policies when you can silently kill them instead?

It appears that the Senate has lived up to my expectations of the Senate. But I'm voting no on this bill once it gets to the House. Cutting Americans healthcare and locking in assaults on Congress' power of the purse ain't gonna happen with my consent.

People want their members of Congress to fight for them with everything we've got. Senate Democrats should listen and reject this funding deal that does nothing to stop healthcare costs from skyrocketing.

Any statement from @abigailspanberger.com yet?

The corporate media runs Democrats in Disarray stories, because it's the easiest route. Those stories don't get the GOP mad. Those stories channel executives' worries about socialism & taxes. Those stories are tried and true products. Who cares if there's no merit to them? Just run them again!

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential. www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...

Democrats didn’t cave. They boxed republicans in and made them own the shutdown. Watch.

Deleted my "Evil. Straight up evil" post because this looks like an intermediate procedural move for now. But read Ken White's posts for more context & please do know that this administration absolutely IS doing unspeakable evil by trying to kill SNAP payments. Yet to see if they'll fully succeed.

Supreme Ketanji Brown Jackson halts order requiring full SNAP payments, for now on Friday night... Jackson’s order pauses the payments until the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit can decide the Trump’s motion to block the order pending its appeal. thehill.com/regulation/c...

What happened today in the Senate:

#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits. The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Laura McNally authorized the visit as part of a lawsuit over conditions inside the facility. A temporary restraining order requires a clean mat and bedding for everyone held overnight, and that cells be cleaned twice daily.

Trump is sending our economy into free fall and his solution is to throw millions of Americans off their health care this fall.

serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them

Zohran needs to speech before we aunties fall asleep lol

If they had won he would’ve taken all the credit. He is always on the ballot.

California's elections are not rigged. Trump isn't even on the ballot today and he's still pushing baseless conspiracy theories to undermine confidence in our elections. But Californians are having none of it.

In what is the quickest call for governor in modern Virginia history, Abigail Spanberger has been elected the next governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. When we vote, we win. Congratulations!

There's massive turnout in NYC. It’s not just here, I'm seeing it in NJ and hearing that voters are showing up across the country. This is good news, voters want change. They want people to focus on affordability and opportunity. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

They fired every Black woman at Teen Vogue and every trans staffer. It is astonishing watching the American media ecosystem just falling like dominoes, bowing its knees to fascism.

Trump is trying to abuse National Guard & ICE powers across the country We're proud to be part of the coalitions fighting back Overall we have 200+ cases & matters @democracydefendersfund.org proving the rule of law still works I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social 👇

The assault took place on Friday October 31, 2025. The footage is credited to Laura Rodríguez Presa of the Chicago Tribune. The full story is below 👇

NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work. Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours. She was later released with NO CHARGE. A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”. You decide…

Well, there you go.

“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.” We didn't. Read the story that he wanted dropped:

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

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👀 @WPLN asking the right questions! @GovBillLee is playing hunger games with Tennessee families

Let them eat shit

Sen. Warren: So I think of it this way. Donald Trump is sitting around dreaming about eating his well-done steaks with ketchup, in a fancy new ballroom he has had encrusted with gold, while billionaire donors flatter him. And meanwhile, families, seniors, and veterans lose their healthcare.