In 2017, Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself. She was a 17-yo human when the suicide occurred. The boyfriend, Conrad Roy, also killed himself in his vehicle while she was communicating with him.

They’re pushing this stuff onto kids from kindergarten to college.

This goes so far beyond creepy. “‘Rest easy, king,’ read the final message sent to his phone. ‘You did good.’”

We're at the point in the government shutdown where the entire Democratic congressional delegation from Colorado is urging the FAA to please let their state's biggest airport use its own funds to pay air traffic controllers.

How you can tell the shutdown is getting to Trump now

A terrific week for Democrats & a lousy week for Trump. We'll talk about that plus the latest on ICE/ CBP in Chicago Saturday on @heartlandsignal.bsky.social with: + @jillwine-banks.bsky.social + @royalpratt.bsky.social + @davidnir.com + @jbendery.bsky.social 🤳Stream 1-4 CT bit.ly/3DAcG8s

Court finds Trump Administration is violating its order to provide full SNAP benefits. I will discuss with Ana Cabrera at @MSNBC at 11:15 am ET. In our judicial system, losing litigants may appeal court orders with which they disagree, but they may not defy them.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

White House budget director Russ Vought joins the calls for Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster. Vought has argued that the government funding process should be less bipartisan; this would achieve that. But: Republicans still don’t have the votes.

Was it ham? Those can be indicted.

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At least someone has a Jobs Friday. 🇨🇦

BRUSUELAS: “.. The hope that June marked the bottom of the labor market is now in serious doubt.” @joebrusuelas.bsky.social

yeah this is the gallery where trump put a picture of an autopen for joe biden

Again … If a person assaults another person, it should not matter legally what their occupation is. This thing will only calm down when states begin to hold individuals responsible for breaking the law. Regardless of who they work for.

This is horrible. #Thugs

Democrat Danny Ceisler won the Sheriff in Bucks County and ran against a Republican who partnered with ICE. He said “that does send a message to law enforcement all over the country that partnering with ICE is a losing proposition.” whyy.org/articles/ele...

In September we reported on Catalina Santiago - a 28-year-old who was detained by ICE despite having legal DACA status. Santiago was released after 2 months in custody, after a judge ordered she be freed. Our story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Vt... Update: www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

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What might really help to end the shutdown is the HOUSE GOP COMING BACK TO WORK. Hard to negotiate across the aisle when the other side is on vacation. Everyone in America knows the shutdown won't end until AFTER the House GOP stops working on their tans and comes back to the office!

Johnson: 'Less optimistic' about ending shutdown soon youtu.be/0jHIJDWzwfQ

This piece on Texas Roadhouse is instructive in explaining restaurant weakness: commodity inflation up nearly 8% is crushing the group — but the consumer is in no mood to accept a pass-through. @jonathandmaze.bsky.social $TXRH restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/be...

It's not your money!

Economically stupid & callous…

Thinking?

What in the hell were people thinking a year ago, voting for this man?

Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."

Mockler: JD Vance needs to come out and condemn this. When the young Republican group chat leaked, he muddied the waters, do you not see the normalization that's happening?

"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"

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"No animal has a shorter memory than the American voter." - Clive Cussler

Exclusive: The parents of a man who killed himself are suing the company that created ChatGPT, claiming the product encouraged him to commit suicide.

Americans are bracing for potential flight delays and cancellations at 40 busy US airports ahead of the holiday travel season. The Trump administration has threatened to cut air traffic at 40 airports starting Friday if a deal isn’t reached to end the government shutdown.

JUST IN: The US military conducted another strike against a vessel in the Caribbean, killing three people. https://cnn.it/4hMUsFD

A Ukrainian court has found a Russian soldier guilty of killing a Ukrainian prisoner of war in a January 2024 incident and sentenced him to life in prison, in the first ruling of its kind.

As people go hungry. What a perverse society.

Trump under pressure on economy after Democratic election wins on.ft.com/4oVrcyJ

Airlines raced on Thursday to rework plans and prepare customers and workers for disruptions this weekend, when a reduction of flights is set to take effect at the nation’s busiest airports.

History tells us the party in power usually loses seats in a midterm election. That's why Tuesday's results were definitely not a good indicator for the GOP. More in my column for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Given the thousands of firings & layoffs, the hiring freezes, the outrageous costs of health insurance premiums, higher costs of electricity and HVAC, tariffs piling on the cost of vehicles & parts, grocery costs, cuts to Medicaid & SNAP- it all adds up!

I swear I thought this HAD to be photoshopped. Really, dude???

This Getty photo of Trump standing there in the Oval office, ignoring a guy who just collapsed behind him tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s character. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Trump claims he is "a dealmaker." Well, Mr. President: Let’s make a deal today. Stop the doubling of health care premiums for 20 million Americans. Stop 15 million from losing their health care. Immediately reopen the government. What are you waiting for?

Electing this guy - again - was the stupidest thing people in America have ever done. Eating Tide Pods was a distant second.

"US-based companies announced more than 153,000 job cuts in October, the research firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday. 'This is the highest total for October in over 20 years, and the highest total for a single month in the fourth quarter since 2008'" www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...

The data, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, shows that company layoffs soared last month to more than 153,000, marking the worst October for job reductions since 2003. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hit-wi...

Man, the Raiders’ O-line sucks!!

“I don’t wanna talk about affordability!” But he does want to talk about the gold-upgraded Lincoln Bathroom. Let Them Eat Ballrooms! www.mediaite.com/media/tv/i-d...

WATCH: New reporting shows Trump’s grip on the GOP slipping after Tuesday’s election rout marked the start of his lame duck era. Tim Miller joins to discuss.