Propaganda Barbie is going to blow her top one of these days, and I am here for it. I can already see chinks in the armor.

Hakeem seems to be getting his mojo back.

Based on the emails released today and what’s yet to come, I wouldn’t be surprised if Mike Johnson sends the House back on vacation until the end of time.

November Shadows: Square 10 Another from my trip to Seville last year. I originally intended to stay at Hotel Alfonso XIII, am so glad I didn't. Not that there's anything wrong with Hotel Alfonso XIII, but the place I found was just around the corner from my friend's place, and felt like a real…

"The Democrat shutdown is finally over. I'm really sorry that it took so long and caused so much pain." -- Mike Johnson Liar.

It’s a yes or no question, Karoline Leavitt. #Epstein

I caught a 2-minute clip of Karoline Leavitt on cnn, my 1st glimpse of her in MONTHS. Oh my, she has certainly intensified her emotive lying. The exaggerated breathing, the audible intakes of breath -- girl, I never knew a WH press conference could be a form of performance theatre.

Currently Reading: Of Human Bondage, by W. Somerset Maugham Am about a fourth of the way in, and am enjoying this very leisurely coming-of-age tale. I haven't read any W. Somerset Maugham in a very long time -- probably, decades. I wasn't particularly looking forward to reading this novel. It's…

DeLauro: The president went to the supreme court to deprive kids of food. Unbelievable. And now wants to deny their parents healthcare.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶

Jeffries: Democrats are going to offer an amendment to get that self dealing sick provision out… The notion that Republicans would give themselves the ability to rip millions of taxpayer dollars away so they can line their pockets, because these people were insurrectionist sympathizers is insanity.

November Shadows: Square 9 British Museum Posting for Becky's November 2025 Squares Challenge.

🚨BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature’s congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power — restoring a fair map for the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

cnn does it again: trots out Fetterman to get his take on the shutdown ending. Fetterman is a DINO. He does not speak for any of us.

Mike Johnson on cnn: "This was a shutdown about nothing." Healthcare premiums are not nothing, Mike.

I am proud that my legal team and I are leading the fight in this case against the Republican Party’s effort to throw out lawful ballots. Everyone needs to recognize this as the next step in the GOP plan to ban mail-in voting entirely and to eventually target early voting as well.

I don't know why, but I feel that, despite Schumer, despite fresh outrages (pardon of Giuliani etc) the end of the Age of Trump is in sight? There's just something that feels different. For 1 thing, Mike Johnson has quite the dilemma. And Mamdani, Spanberger & Sherrill were not flukes.

Lens-Artists Challenge # 363: Re-Visit LAC # 31 (Landscapes) Egidio, this week's LAC host, decided to re-visit a prompt by Amy of The World Is a Book. He gives different pathways to posting about landscapes on his blog, Through Brazilian Eyes. Check them out! My landscape are woods, on the grounds…

The Supreme Court has DENIED Kim Davis’s petition to overturn its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage across the United States.

This is a win.

As soon as a deal was announced, Trump knew how to steal back the thunder. Pardoned Giuliani, my jaw is dropping from the audacity. Exquisite twist of the knife as usual. Schumer back 2 explaining himself. We need another Mamdani moment. On the bright side, cringy Stefanik left in the dust by Hochul

He's going to commute her sentence.

John Fetterman is all over the media promoting his memoir, which will be available tomorrow, but it's stuck at #62,983 on the Amazon bestseller list. That's not much of a silver lining today, but I'll take it.

November Shadows: Square 8 Shakespeare's Garden, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Posting for Becky's November 2025 Squares Challenge

That was the WORST landing I have ever experienced in a long life of traveling. It felt like the pilot thought we were in a Bouncy Castle. Or maybe it was his 5th short-haul flight of the day. Who knows. Luggage came out on the wrong carousel. Hey, but at least I'm home in one piece.

Portland, Oregon was so beautiful this weekend. I attended the Portland Book Festival (lines for the events went around the block)

Trump is now telling states to “UNDO” food assistance He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers

Politico: Trump tells states to stop guaranteeing full SNAP benefits. He says HE will issue $2000 to every American citizen. Right. Govt by patronage. Like he's doing us all a big favor. It's our right as American citizens not to starve. We're not asking for handouts. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump tells states to stop guaranteeing full SNAP benefits. Oh right -- because he's the only one authorized to guarantee SNAP benefits. Everything flows from the center. I think he needs to refresh his memory on what a democracy is. It's not govt by patronage. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

This is a lie. All 31 Moms for Liberty candidates in contested races lost their 2025 elections. The only "wins" were in uncontested races. Apparently, being hypocritical, book-banning scolds isn't so popular.

Newsom is harnessing the post-Mamdani energy and going full-throttle (as every Democratic politician should be doing rn);

November Shadows: Square 7 Annaghmakerrig Lake, County Monaghan, Ireland Posting for Becky's November 2025 Squares Challenge

Trump: Democrats are lying. Which means he's lying. Trump: They're trying to cover up their lies. Which mean's he's trying to cover up his lies. We all know that's what's really happening here.

On msnbc, they're conducting very intense analysis of how Abigail Spanberger won Virginia. Two words: federal lay-offs.

I refuse to bash Biden. And I refuse to vote for anyone who bashes Biden. Anyone who kept us Trump-free for four years deserves respect. Mamdani never once bashed Biden. He didn't need to. All he had to do was perfect his ground game. And it worked.

The one who refuses to bash Biden, who calls Biden a great president, IS THE ONE WITH THE PLAN. And that, right now, is Gavin Newsom. The GOP are right to target him. That's the one thing the GOP are good at, identifying a threat.

Constantly bashing Biden and DEI is code for: WE HAVE NO PLAN. Don't even try to deny it.

The top brass are allegedly "rattled" -- This is code for: we have no plan for how to deal with this. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

November Shadows: Squares 6 Main House, Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Annaghmakerrig Posting for Becky's November 2025 Squares Challenge.

Friday evening in Kyiv. Air raid alert. Missile threat. There were launches. Everything will be fine. It must be.

Same, Lane, same.

Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨

We make references to Louis XVI and his wife fairly often but the SNAP card shutdown for hungry people while Trump build's a gilt gold ballroom sure is something

They can't hide from the Epstein files forever. I have some new information about them that I'll reveal on this Sunday's Breakdown over on @meidastouch.com at 3:30 PM PT.

This is ridiculous: the country is in crisis and the POTUS flies to Mar-a-Lago. I hope he's greeted by demonstrators.

Trump appeals to Roberts Court to stop food stamp aid www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

Erin Burnett: Some Republicans are starting to break from Trump. Hello, they should have done so after Jan. 6! That they waited this long only highlights their cowardice. #Republicancowardice

If we don't test for COVID, then there's no COVID! If there's no flights, then there's no late flights! Brilliant!

Harry Truman: If it benefits all the people, they call it socialism.

This is not a Democrat shutdown. This is a Mike Johnson shutdown. He keeps calling it a Democrat shutdown because he has NO integrity.