“If Schumer really wanted to use his considerable influence and leverage to stop this, he could have done that,” a senior Democratic Senate aide tells Zeteo. “He didn’t.”

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

I used and liked IRS Direct File. Unlike other free tools no AGI cap, could itemize, and complete schedules. So of course Trump killed it (and you have to file a form to request prior record if you didn’t save it). I’m going to use the IRS fillable form tool in 2026; eff the admin and the corps.

There was always going to have to be some trade-off. The thing is, without some leash on Russ Vought, anything in the minibuses could go bye bye in a hot minute Need some sort of boundaries for him, otherwise a lot could be for nought, with Vought

Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Great news.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

What does Venezuela possess that the U.S would be interested in controling? What does Nigeria possess that the U.S would be interested in controling? Venezuela has the world's largest proven oil reserves. Nigeria is Africa's largest oil producer. Remember Iraq? Don’t fall for the okie dokie.

Loevy plays a video of a woman's arrest. Hewson says the woman was "assaultive" because she kicked a can of tear gas that had been deployed. Loevy: "When you tear gas somebody … and they try to kick the tear gas canister away from them, that's assaulting?" Hewson: "Yes."

BREAKING: Democrats just broke the GOP supermajority in the Mississippi Senate! In a stunning victory, Democrats gained seats in court-ordered special elections and will now head to Jackson to represent and fight on behalf of their constituents.

Teen Vogue has been producing incredible content on social and political topics for years (detailed but engaging, well thought out and structured, with a lemme-prove-it point of view). This news sucks.

My rep bringing the 🔥🔥.

Not feeling hopeful about SAMHSA grants (HRSA does not have the type of expertise for SAMHSA grants, even if they survive-though could mean more capital funding for SUD/AUD/MH). This is obscene and sociopathic in the opioid era and while evidence of alcohol’s harm at levels considered safe builds.

@maddow.msnbc.com good opener on Avelo. I suggest your team look at Albuquerque’s CSI Aviation. Trump big donor & rally host got a 1/4 B $ NO BID deportation contract. They have roots in pushing Bush to fire people, involvement in NM’s fake Trump elector scheme, etc. www.pogo.org/investigatio...

Nightmare fuel. I hope Dr and Sen Bill Cassidy, “concerned” Lisa Murkowski, and the 51 Reps who didn’t have deep concerns before confirming RFK Jr. all get what’s happening, feel queasy about their party-over-polio vote… then wonder is that queasy feeling might be a novel virus.

This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

And now, our coverage turns to a live shot of the OMB Green Book.

In the first half of this year, the income of President Trump's family business soared 17-fold to $864 million, based almost entirely on new crypto ventures that have been a magnet for overseas cash, a Reuters investigation found. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

I hear people all around me saying, “They are going to crash the economy. Surely they don’t mean to crash the economy.” I beg to differ. This is curated failure. jesspiper.substack.com/p/i-know-exa...

Totally unfair to ask that interpreter to remember an essay of a question after translating for three players for six hours.

"American citizens are living in fear of a government that is sworn to protect their liberties and keep them safe. They have reason to fear." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...

Well, that explains why my curiousity about one table someone posted led to a rabbit hole that got "WTF?" very quickly. I would bet they did not pre-determine data analysis and what would be reported prior to surveying. It looks like quite a bit of work went in to developing skewed Qs and skewed As.

The posted dataset says the last poll (web panels) was April, not May/June. These summation tables and presentations are HELLA misleading when you read the actual polling questions, which are detailed items and specific to policy options. See tab 3 - this is wild. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Deciding to Win/Welcome report dropping today pushing centrism works hard to highlight a lot of names in ways that seem to suggest it's a collab report or some sort of relfection of those folks views (you'll see this list early in several places but author info on like page 55 of the abridged).

I continue to sincerely want the term “Kavanaugh Stop” to be a badge of shame for the rest of Brett Kavanaugh’s days; the only bit of writing he’s known or remembered for; his sole contribution to the Law; for him to perceive, in little stabs of self-awareness, that this will be his rancid legacy.

Well there you have it. This is one reason why he wants a war. He just said it.

NYT pushed its “Dems must go moderate” take again yesterday. In a new piece out today, @adambonica.bsky.social shows even more clearly why the data don’t support it. It also shows what a skilled empiricist and teacher Adam is. Very proud of my pal’s public work. open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

Great argument for voting early

Percentage Hispanic population Passaic County, NJ: 42.74% Kern County, CA: 54.9% Riverside County, CA: 49.72% Fresno County, CA: 53.61% Orange County, CA: 34.1% Los Angeles County, CA: 48% What happens when Kavanagh stops meet Roberts' disdain for the VRA

This is a much better rundown than my basic summary. Mine is roughly: Darren White is a POS who is corrupt and incompetent enough even in right-leaning circles to have gotten landslide LEO votes of no confidence at the city and state levels.

Yikes yikes yikes

To be clear, this story is NOT about another crisis pregnancy center. These exec level people—one said she was pro-life, another asked about partnering with an anti-abortion group—are now leading an actual PLANNED PARENTHOOD chapter. With @byninamartin.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

I feel like "prosecuting on STATE crimes" needs to be the big 2026 craze. #NoPardonYouMonsters

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Has the GAO Green Book self-immolated yet?

4 grounding questions [if useful at this moment]: 1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]? 2. Who's already doing work around this injustice? 3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them? 4. How can I be constructive?

New Mexican's who want more info before rate letters go out... here is a good compilation of health insurance information. By insurer: acasignups.net/rate_changes... ACA Specific with updated info: acasignups.net/tags/new-mex...

As someone who has written federal and state capital/infrastucture grants... I am eager to learn how the hell the White House project got permitted/approved. I know this is using corporate bribes/indulgences, not fed money (though really, not even a little?), but what about DC HPO and NHPA?

Thou shalt not let President Pedo defile the White House like this.

Trump's net approval in New Mexico is underwater -22/-28 points, versus slightly + in January. I guess a war on Hispanics and illegally seizing massive $$$ in a grant-heavy state is not popular. And no, the flyover video of the massive crowds in ABQ for NoKings was not AI. It was that big.

A picture worth a thousand words…

the image of a backhoe slamming through the walls of the white house is one of those things that's going to stick around, i think. enterprising partisans with a decent camera would probably do well to camp out lol

With alt text. Executive summary: the US killed at least 3 Colombian fishermen who’d put up a distress flag. In Colombian waters

This is the best political news I’ve seen in a very long time — so please pass it on👇 Each state can limit Citizens United in their own state & they don’t have to wait for other states to do it. Our new @rollingstone.com piece based on our new book MASTER PLAN. Get the book at LeverNews.com/book

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 74 out of the last 86 days. They have worked 12 days in 3 months. Epstein Shutdown.

The Alaska Native village of Kipnuk was due to receive a $20M grant from the EPA that they were going to use for flood protection. It was labelled “wasteful DEI spending” and canceled. The recent storm destroyed homes & flooded Kipnuk: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Parents of a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton went to visit her and were arrested by ICE on the militarybase. The father who was a resident of Oceanside, California was then deported. Neither of the parents have a criminal record, both have pending green card applications, and valid work permits

I’ve reached “rewatching Sense8” as part of brain-bleach self-care amid *all this abhorrent crap*