"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." - Frederick Douglas

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Great to catch up with @chrislhayes.bsky.social. Watch our conversation on tonight at 8pm on @msnbc.com.

Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.

As millions of Americans lose food assistance in this shutdown, the president could act — but won’t. Why? Because he wants the pain. This isn’t governing. It’s moral decay. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

It’s not complicated. If your nurse is juggling too many patients while you’re in the hospital, it’s that much harder to keep you safe.

I rode the 1 train with Linsey Davis on the way to our ABC News interview yesterday, and talked about how in the wealthiest city in the world we can't simply accept that people have to sleep on the streets or the subways. It's not a question of resources. It's a question of political will.

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The day clownish Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a ridiculous, performative lawsuit against Tylenol seems a good day to re-post this:

"Mamdani's proposals, such as freezing the rent for some New York tenants, free buses and free child care, are not only feasible but also build off the foundations of previous New York City laws, political analysts told ABC News."

Hours before this he was bragging about how he supposedly aced a cognitive exam.

BREAKING: A Department of Homeland Security officer shot at an unarmed black man during a traffic stop in DC, and the DC police officer said he was told by superiors not to mention the shooting in his incident report. 1/ www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

"Canada was at war with Nazi Germany two years before us—and declared war on Imperial Japan the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor. On June 6, 1944, the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division landed on Juno Beach in conjunction with U.S. and British forces."

Don't watch Maddow tonight if you own a smart phone and ever want to sleep again. All about the spyware ICE is using. And that this Admin is using on all of us. JFC.

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In Old Irving Park, the “new normal” for residents on Saturday included federal agents deploying tear gas as parents and costumed children were leaving their homes on their way to a neighborhood Halloween parade. www.rawstory.com/ice-chicago-...

More Proof That Everything Chump Touches Dies.......

CANADA’S DOUG FORD: “.. We achieved our goal. As we say, ‘mission accomplished. .. They’re talking about it in the U.S., and they weren’t talking about it before I put the ad on. I’m glad that Ronald Reagan was a free trader.” @politico.com #ElbowsUp 🍁 www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Amazon announces they are laying off the largest amount of workers ever in the company’s history. 30,000+ workers will lose their jobs.

The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies. Trump just won’t release it. 440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.

Parking spaces in my building go for $18 an hour which means the parking space earns more than the parking attendant.

CNN is certainly Compromised. I quit watching years ago. 👍 if you quit watching too. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

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The new AI-powered Wikipedia competitor falsely claims that pornography worsened the AIDS epidemic and that social media may be fueling a rise in transgender people.

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

dickerson is one of the best broadcast journalists in the game, and someone who would clearly be a real asset to a new leader interested in strengthening the network's journalism. but, of course, we know weiss isn't actually interested in journalism as such.

Oh?

While Donald Trump builds his knock-off Versailles on White House grounds, his government shutdown is depriving millions of Californians of federal food assistance. Trump and his lapdog Congress just don't care, period.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

GOP’s refusal to swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is a continuation of Jan. 6 and GOP’s rejection of democracy open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...

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AOC: There was a day before his presidency, and there will be a day after — and it belongs to us.

Last night I dreamed I was in a room w/other people (a classroom?) when suddenly we saw—out the window—massive trucks & troops go by, who then rushed into a building across the street, pulled someone out, threw him to the ground, & I was thinking WHERE IS MY CAMERA Sometimes reality is a nightmare.

Thank you, New York City. Now let’s win.

I don’t really think the framers intended for a president to have the power to slap a tariff on products from a particular country because he didn’t like a TV commercial they ran about him, but I suppose it is presently up to the Supreme Ct to decide how far the Mad King can go.

Everything Chump Touches Dies, Including and Especially The United States.......

Meiselas: Scott Perry says that Democrats join the military just so they can run for office — and that Democrats hate the military. Deluzio: Just an unbelievable load of bullshit. I’d dare him to go say that in front of the Democrats in his district who are veterans — there are thousands of them.

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