Not a “War.” Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...

Remember #Judge #Aileen_Cannon? Here’s the #Update. Fight Over Hidden Report on #Trump #Documents Case Goes to Appeals Court. #MaraLago www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Who is #James_Talarico? He’s Young, Talented and Openly Religious. Is He the Savior #Democrats Have Been Waiting For? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Here he goes again. Even GOP protests #Trump Administration #Defunds #Federal_Watchdog Office www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Wrong: “The Defense Department, which Trump has rebranded the Department of War, argued the event boosted morale and empowered military leaders.” www.po yeahlitico.com/news/2025/09/30/hegseth-meeting-pushback-00588181 doesn't smell bad

A followup: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Devil is in the details: who gets a cut? And how big? Hint: look at those big smiles. www.wsj.com/health/pharm...

Birth rate hits historic low, and #Surprise! “In the long term, #Japan has a growth trajectory.” www.ft.com/content/b57c...

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

Elizabeth Warren: "If fighting to reduce the cost of healthcare and avoid a coming catastrophe is not worth fighting for, then I don't know what is."

Ok. So. A lot of congress will say they “submitted a letter to forgo pay during shutdown.” Congress is paid once a month so they have 30 days. Secondly, they want you to believe they are saying they will give up their pay. No. They just hold it until it reopens

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Daylight Saving Time results in “light exposure at the wrong times”, which can harm immune systems and energy levels. #DitchDST

Impressive how one political party can control the White House, the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court, but not bear responsibility for whether the federal government functions. Neat trick.

What a line from the Pope! I am so pleased he is carrying on Pope Francis’ advocacy for immigrants.

Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year. They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency. Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.

One of my favorite hikes Bush Bay Trail on Lake Huron Cedarville, Michigan #rockintuesday #tidesouttuesday #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #michigan #photography

Lawrence: One of the examples you've put out is in Speaker Mike Johnson's Louisiana district, a 60 year old couple earning 82,000 a year. Their health care premiums will rise by almost $20,000 by 300% because of what their congressman is doing.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has become an enabler of environmental polluters: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Generals getting lectured by a draft dodger and a drunk. Welcome to MAGAmerica.

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#resist #notmypresident #pushback #speakupandspeakout

Thorough and historic ruling for the #First_Amendment strengthens the case. Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Good to know facts about Puerto Rico, USA news.fiu.edu/2023/puerto-...

A lovely real-life lesson. www.msnbc.com/deadline-whi...

Someone is leaking key parts of the FBI's pipe bomb investigation, things that if authentic are big. Have long suspected the RNC bomb was placed or at least moved on Jan 6. It was in too prominent a place to be overlooked, then found at too convenient a time (or rather, just minutes too early). 1/

This has always struck me as the weirdest part of 1/6. That it stalled when there was a direct threat to the incoming VP, that there was so much in such small areas, just seemed odd. Odder even than the Capitol plotting, which seemed pretty open, if poorly coordinated.

We already know that the bombs at the DNC and the RNC were placed separately. The person in the famous Jan 5 night-time video appears to drop the bomb at the DNC. They also walk through the RNC area and, if they had picked up a second bomb, could have dropped it - but it's never seen on video.

There was no single published article about this (to my knowledge). Some info was leaked on twitter (no idea if anything is still there) and he quickly went on a PR tour to 'clear his name' www.politico.com/news/2023/06...

Note: FBI Steve D'Antuono- Trump supporter, later exposed as corrupt (delayed multiple investigations) & forced to resign

It is just hard to believe this is even happening. This subject is incredibly hot - it's an ongoing investigation, and a very small step to sitting Congressmen. You could see Thomas Massie burning the house down on principle. But Kash Patel cannot be trying to do that. What is he doing? 9/

It's just as mind-blowing that the public was asked for 4.5 years to help find someone placing a bomb at the RNC the night of Jan 5, when a witness had said it wasn't yet there at noon the next day. But again, if that was a mistake, Kash could have fixed it. If this was 3D chess, he's blown it. 8/

Adding: Just the News says in plain language that Kash Patel leaked the documents himself. Which is mind-blowing. Why would the FBI Director leak previously secret material relevant to an ongoing investigation? He could have issued an official update, held a presser. Why undercut his own team? 7/

Before he destroys everything. The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121.

I'm not a political genius, but I'm pretty sure the party that published a 600-page manifesto on how they want to shut down the federal government are the ones who shut down the federal government.

US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better." Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better. Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand. We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance However, they are weaker than they look…

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

So proud of my brilliant Sis @barbmcquade.bsky.social

CNBC: Is it true that you want to restore American taxpayer benefits to illegal immigrants. JEFFRIES: This is also an outright lie. Federal law prohibits the use of taxpayer dollars to provide medical coverage to undocumented individuals. That's the law.

Dems’ shut-down demands should be as follows: 1) swear in Grijalva now and pass a rule that says all new special election members must be sworn in the next business day after their election win, regardless of party. 2) release the entire unredacted Epstein files. 3) get ALL military troops out

"It would be good if all the general and flag officers present could quietly agree ahead of time not to let themselves be used as pawns for political purposes." This is really not too much to ask. In fact, it's a bare minimum for a liberal democracy. www.thebulwark.com/p/remember-t...

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“Unitary executive” sounds so much better than “dictator”, doesn’t it? Guess what word you won’t find in this NYT article? Yeah, you guessed, it’s “dictator”. And guess what phrase you won’t find when the NYT writes about, eg, Kim Jung-Un? Yeah, it’s “unitary executive.”

Ouch: The ruling by a Reagan appointed judge is dripping with disdain for @karilake www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...