NEW: California now has nearly 17,000 megawatts of battery storage – reaching one-third of the way to our 2045 goal. We're deploying more battery storage than any state in America, building a stronger grid, cutting pollution, and securing a safer future for our nation.

Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness. I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.

More on this story: this 29 yo CBP agent died in August from a drug overdose, possibly suicide. He also complained his family had been doxxed and said “everyone fucking hates us [CBP].” That $50,000 bonus is not worth selling your soul

It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!

“I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day”…

Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year. That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare. Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: Trump is lost in his own fear about the Epstein emails. His silence proves it. youtu.be/5VbD42fzIS4?...

wow, washington post. lol that’s the actual headline: comma, epstein. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

He can call it a hoax all he wants. The Epstein files are sticking to Trump like a bad rash that he will never get rid of. This is brilliant 🏆

Stephanie MIller uses her appearance on Hannity to say Trump is all over the Epstein Files to the Fox audience..

ROGAN: “Trump is saying they stole the f*ckin’ election. And I feel like if you say that, you've got to have some really good evidence — 4 years later, no one has an answer... and now a Republican bought the Dominion voting machine company.” Joe is finally starting to get it.

As more and more files come out, Ghislaine Maxwell has less and less leverage for a pardon or commutation. Things are really going to start heating up.

ACCURATE.

A normal reaction to today's news, dear Nancy, would be to express shock and horror at the significant possibility that the president of the United States is a child molester.

As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?" She did not respond.

I'm not a professional commentator. No one pays me for my political opinions and they aren't for sale. I'm a lawyer who fights for democracy who built Democracy Docket from scratch because we need independent pro-democracy media. For $10 a month you can help it do its vital work. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

Jeffrey Epstein to Peter Thiel: trump delegate? fun

Members of the House Oversight Committee released evidence this morning that the President of the United States knew about, and likely participated in, a massive pedophilia ring which victimized over a thousand young girls. That’s not news?

Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”: wapo.st/448fDw6

Republican senators refused to include an extension of ACA tax credits in the new spending bill, but they did include a clause allowing them to sue for $500,000 per “violation” from the U.S. government over January 6. Money for themselves – none for your healthcare.

Us looking at the Tennessean site for a story about @MarshaBlackburn & @SenatorHagerty being 2 of 8 senators sneaking a provision into the government funding bill to enrich themselves for getting investigated in relation to Trump’s insurrection… Let us know if y’all see it!

Rep Jim McGovern taking no prisoners is giving me life! 🔥 Brilliant snark.

Raskin: If this were to pass, this astounding provision would give eight Republican senators a personal payday of at least a million dollars each, paid for by the U.S. Taxpayers at a time when we are throwing millions of people off of their health care…

Your employees showed up to work today after eight weeks of work from home. But that one file has been sitting on their desk in the US House of Representatives the whole time. The file marked Epstein.

Jimmy Kimmel’s eulogy for his lifelong best friend and band leader Cleto Escobedo is beautiful on every level. Showing the gutting emotion so many men suppress and knowing just when to bring comfort through laughter when the grief overwhelms. youtu.be/0xlVAr6JZ9A?...

Nancy Pelosi announced she would not run for reelection last week. The folks at Fox News seemed angry about it. Imagine if she said she would run again. The outrage machine is always churning at the Murdoch owned media empire.

Vote these democrats out

What was the damn point of the shutdown? People missed paychecks, families went without SNAP, and Democrats walked away with nothing. This isn’t about moderates versus the far left. It’s about who’s actually fighting for people who are struggling. She nails where so many of us are right now.

For those who don’t know, Jeffries is on the House floor *right now* whipping NO votes!

I’m so proud that @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is our House Leader! He is holding our entire Democratic caucus together to insist the Affordable Care Act be supported in any bill to open the government. Rep Jeffries is taking no prisoners on this crucial issue!!

Senate Democrats walked away empty-handed, and don’t let anyone tell you different. Tim Kaine and the others bought the lie that Republicans would negotiate on extending the ACA subsidies. They won’t. Dems got played, Schumer failed to keep his caucus together, and the American people got nothing.

People understand that the Democrats can’t stop every bad thing from happening. But they’re also scared and angry and want leaders who will stand up and fight with everything they’ve got. That’s the bare minimum we deserve.

Religion is often the handmaiden of authoritarianism & Trump is pushing a white Christian Nationalism agenda. @raushenbush.bsky.social joins Katie Phang to talk about the power of religion to fight for democracy and how religious leaders are speaking up and speaking out. youtu.be/yfEmrZPi55M?...

Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans. The American people need more from their leaders.