Poem of the day: Monet's Waterlilies by Robert Hayden Today as the news from Selma and Saigon poisons the air like fallout, I come again to see the serene, great picture that I love. (🧵 1/3)

Of course they did, and as someone who's been in front of many juries as an attorney I'll tell you why: jurors hate government overreach more than anything, and this case was such a blindingly obvious instance of serious government overreach that everyone associated with it should probably be fired.

What a sociopath does when another human being collapses in the room and so rudely interrupts his gloating:

Impressive out of the gate website and powerful female strong leadership on this team...

I 💙 @altnps.bsky.social - Your socials and follower comments always lift my spirit, no more than today "America didn't speak ... she shouted." 💙💙💙

Here’s a gift copy: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future. It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.” It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics. gift link: wapo.st/3Jsvgrl

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults in several states, warns an FBI bulletin to law enforcement agencies issued last month. The bulletin urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

🔥THIS! A pardoned J6 rioter tried to assasinate Obama and guess who gave this domestic terrorist the address? Trump! When DOJ attorneys submit a sentencing memo (they caught the guy) it had these facts before the court. Until Trump FIRED the attorneys and scrubbed the court record. So scandalous!

10/ And that is what happened here. Two career public servants are having their lives destroyed for doing their job. And that very fact allows us—because these were two smart, careful, self-aware conscientious lawyers—to have a sense of the considerations they must have been dealing with all along.

(🚨) NEW at PROOF: It is 8PM the night before Election Day, and *this* is the breaking news the whole world should be talking about.

Circular payment schemes have market watchers on edge... "Data-center build-outs aren’t the same as subprime mortgages. Still, there is plenty of precarity baked into these investments." #AI #datacenters #stockmarket www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

the password to the louvre surveillance server was "louvre" www.thesocialpost.it/2025/11/02/f...

{gift article} Today strongmen around the world often use vague laws to constrain groups that challenge their power. these measures have tightened the grip on the opposition under the guise of stamping out foreign influence, terrorism or activity that destabilizes society archive.is/2025.10.30-1...

"What happens when you tell employees and contractors at a federal agency to stop working? Things stop working..." #CFPB #SaveCFPB www.americanbanker.com/news/cfpbs-c...

"Two new prosecutors, withdrew the initial sentencing memo on Wednesday and replaced it with one that made no mention of the attack on the Capitol and removed a reference to Trump posting Obama's address." 🔥 #DOJ is a disgrace - it WAS a riot on J6 - No whitewashing www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Who is deceptively edited outbof a #60Minutes interview now??? Thank you Bari Weiss newrepublic.com/post/202584/...

"Which financial products are most likely to attract predatory practices? Auto loans, payday loans, mortgages, credit repair services and a host of fintech products are prime candidates." #CFPB #SaveCFPB www.forbes.com/sites/jeffka...

“People being summoned to the US Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.” Another COM official added that diplomats returned home rattled after the meetings: “We had feedback from a number of people involved in the negotiations

Donald Trump’s chosen method for financing his White House East Wing vandalism and construction of his gilded ballroom is an open invitation for massive corruption. Sadly, Iowa’s “Silent Six” congressional delegation doesn’t care. Read more below.

Man stops his car to ask ICE to move because they are blocking a school bus stop. So they shot him in the back. The statute of limitations for attempted murder is longer than this regime. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Read @pkrugman.bsky.social describe how Trump sold out America for a hill of [soy]beans. If only there were a way to convey to MAGAts how Trump has made America weak. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/were-numbe...

Obscene - what this actually means is that because money is power too much power is concentrated in too few hands and democracy is at risk - as evidenced by the slow moving Trump coup taking place before the world’s eyes currently

If you ❤️⚾️🧢.... This is poetry. Left out the story arc of the "dead ball" and the Jay's denied run at home plate (so close I could smell it!), but brings back all the feels #worldseries #bluejays

ICE has beaten, detained & arrested 170 citizens, at least 3 of whom were pregnant George Retes is a US veteran who was held in solitary for 3 days Kristi Noem says it’s not happening, but @motherjones.com has done the reporting If they treat citizens this way, imagine what they do to immigrants

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to ‘break the law’ in Caribbean strikes New billboards have been put up near Miami, Chicago, and Memphis, Tennessee. taskandpurpose.com/news/vet-gro...

#CFPB worker's lawfirm has chalked up an important win - not our case - against Monsanto and their "forever chemicals" 👏👏👏 - Just goes to show you that the giant slayers can WIN folks! www.reuters.com/world/bayers...

Thousands of you shared heartbreaking and maddening stories with me about rising health care costs. But the fight is far from over. If you're willing to record your story, we can make sure GOP lawmakers see and hear the direct impact of their policy failures: wintheera.myctbl.com/share-your-s...

NEWS: In the Rhode Island case, per the minute entry, "the Court orders the USDA to distribute contingency funds; report to the Court by 12:00 PM on Monday, November 3, 2025, regarding the status of the distribution; and to honor the existing waivers."

So the Trump administration lied to federal courts about its ability, authority, and willingness to continue to fund SNAP because it wanted to spend Halloween and Thanksgiving using hungry kids as pawns. These people are monsters. And none are Christian.

Breaking: apnews.com/live/donald-... Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule 🔥

2/ "a male correspondent was initially included on the layoff list but was removed after he appealed directly to the new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, leading to another female correspondent being added to the list at the last minute." www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Karen Petrou is doing some truth talking about the dangers of non-banks getting the power of becoming banks. The regulators are undergoing a sea change and it is NOT a good story for consumers fedfin.com/karen-petrou...

“.. The mortgage contract James signed does not prohibit renting out the house, according to POLITICO’s review of the contract and legal and real estate experts. In fact, .. the contract expressly allows renting under certain conditions.” @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Lawmakers wrote to #CFPB acting director Russell Vought demanding answers to the discrepancies between what he tells the court and what he spews on right wing media "your brazen admission last week confirms You are working to shut down the CFPB" - unlawfully www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/min...

“It is critical to send a message to the public and current bank employees that this type of egregious misconduct has no place in the American banking system,” @warren.senate.gov ’s letter said. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide. Details in my new piece: newrepublic.com/article/2023...

Exhibit F: NBC 5 INVESTIGATES Videos raise questions about if feds violated use of force policy, judge's order Agents struck protesters in the head and back with pepper balls. www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/v...

"The next presidency is going to have to embark on a sweeping de-Trump-ification of the entire federal government to purge it of the culture of abuse and lawlessness that has taken hold, and there are few more vivid examples than ICE." www.publicnotice.co/p/abolish-ice

can someone ask the world series umpire crew if there's a rain delay rule but for "i'm sleepy"

Three intentional walks for Ohtani!!

Soon all manequins will walk

@variety.com ““Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a popular maxim for a reason: There is ample evidence that culture lays the groundwork for policy progress by changing public beliefs and societal narratives — even on nuclear weapons.” - Ernie Moniz writing in @netflix.com House of Dynamite 👀

God bless @governor.ca.gov 🙌 This is what leadership looks like

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

This is another lie. Trump & Republicans find every conceivable way to plunder funds and redirect them to things they weren’t appropriated for, but money specifically set aside to feed people in a shutdown situation are now untouchable. DIDN’T JESUS SPEAK ABOUT THIS SUBJECT. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Rep. Burlison's congressional district (MO-7) gets about $4.8 billion in federal spending that comes from taxpayers, but if he wants to reject that on behalf of his truly independent and freedom-loving constituents, he can send it back anytime.

Dear CBS News personalities: The Canadians' ad did not portray Reagan's tariff policy fraudulently, and you do not have to repeat the president's false characterization of it. Or if your new boss insists that you do, you can at least point out that it's false. www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-b...