According to Thune, the Senate will vote on "something" today regrading ending the shutdown. It's expected to be a procedural matter.

History Notes November 9, 1938: The Nazis launch Kristallnacht.

Gutfeld is a REALLY bad guy. He spreads bigotry and hate. This kind of coverage normalizes him. Rather than let fascist propagandists spew lies and hatred, publish takedowns that expose their evil. Maybe that's less "fun," but these are serious times. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/m...

Keep an eye on this guy: Miami US Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones, the latest out-of-control MAGA prosecutor with a license from Trump's utterly corrupt DOJ to go after perceived political enemies. This is the face of full-on fascism. Resist! news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari outside of Speaker Mike Johnson's office because he is starving families and gutting health care to cover up the Epstein Files.

Listen to @jbf1755.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social. They know stuff. www.youtube.com/live/xCh2H5Q...

Watching Frankenstein in the hope it is more like the original 1818 manuscript or at least the Branagh film version.

Highly recommend.

History Notes November 8, 1864: Abraham Lincoln is elected to a second term. November 8, 1906: President Theodore Roosevelt leaves on a 17-day trip to Panama and Puerto Rico, becoming the first president to make an official diplomatic trip outside the continental US.

Letitia James, seeking a dismissal of fraud charges, calls Trump's prosecution of her a form of unlawful retribution. In other news, the sun is expected to rise in the East tomorrow and set in the West. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Here it comes: MAGA homophobes ask the Supreme Court to reverse its own historic gay marriage ruling. Unfortunately, I think there may be four votes to take the case. Are there five to flip-flop on the constitutional question? Meanwhile, look at the face of hatred. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

And SCOTUS lets him have his way, at least temporarily.

NEW: “To read it is to spend 48 pages understanding the depth of corruption in the Justice Department in the second Trump administration.” @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and I break down DOJ’s response to James Comey’s vindictive prosecution motion. ⬇️ www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

What an effin’ arse. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...

NEXT WEDNESDAY - 11/12 - Washington DC- Separation of Church & Hate Tour w/special guest moderator @glennkirschner2!!! The show's being filmed for a PPV & all guests receive a hardcover copy of the book- VIP seats almost sold out! Join us at Union Stage: www.unionstagepresents.com/shows/john-f...

Truly disgusting!

USDA tells states full SNAP funds will be available later today.

First they came for our trans and non-binary siblings. And we spoke out because we care about our fellow human beings and we recognize the hallmarks of fascism. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

UPDATE! 🌹🎉 I realize not many people have access to much right now, so I put the eBook version of Beyond The Mark down to the lowest I could on Amazon, which is $0.99 Hope this helps it become more accessible, I'd rather continue the story than make money, so I hope you enjoy! #Fantasy #Author

I've tried Nanowrimo a few times but never met my goal. I joined Accepted Society a few months ago primarily for its community, support, and accountability aspects. I was happy to see there's a writing challenge this month, and you set your own goals. I'm in! My project, at least one of them,

Supreme Court considers Miserable bitch Kim Davis petition to overturn same-sex marriage ruling www.msn.com/en-us/politi... #SheShed

The Trump administration is suing so they don’t have to pay for food stamps. Happy almost thanksgiving!

A new record! The Oath and The Office just hit #4 on Apple’s Government chart. Best birthday gift from our amazing listeners. Grateful to my co-host @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and to our guest @dahlialithwick.bsky.social for such a powerful episode.

No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison. So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.

It’s going to be a long campaign. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

History Notes November 7, 1916: Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin is elected to the US House of Representatives, the first woman in the country’s history to win a seat in Congress.

A heartening piece from HCR. We can win. We will win — if we fight. As legendary (albeit MAGA-loving) athlete Wayne Gretzky once said: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Let’s join together, steadfastly and nonviolently, and take our shot against this regime.

After a screening of the powerful new doc HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, Amy Goodman, LaVerne Cox, and Planned Parenthood prez Alexis McGill Johnson draw the connections between trans rights and reproductive freedom.

GOP before Tuesday: the Democrats are making this election all about Trump, a huge mistake because he’s so popular. GOP after Tuesday’s drubbing: “Trump wasn’t on the ballot.”

apnews.com/article/trum... Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers

Did the New York Times ruin journalism?

Leaders @ezralevin.bsky.social and @leahgreenberg.bsky.social of @indivisible.org have a name for Tuesday's elections: No Kings 3! "Celebrating our victories is an act of defiance!"

WOOHOO!

Hey ChatGPT: Please generate an image of a man thoroughly devoid of any and all human empathy.

Discover the full story behind Stephen Miller’s “plenary authority” claim and its threat to our democracy. Dive into the analysis of presidential power limits in Project 2025. Stay informed and share! Read here: open.substack.com/pub/exoteric... #Exoteric #UsDemocracy

Fox News heavily attacked Joe Biden’s use of the autopen to sign pardons in his final months in office. They've aired only 3 minutes of coverage on Trump's pardon of founder of Binance that he claimed to know “nothing about.”

History Notes November 6, 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected the sixteenth US president. November 6, 1977: The Toccoa Falls Dam in Georgia gives way. Thirty-nine people die in the flood that follows.

All of a sudden, Instagram thinks I need to be inundated with posts/ads offering matchmaking services.

Having @dahlialithwick.bsky.social on is a bonus!

On his first day in office, he decided to allow ICE in child care facilities? For crying out loud. Really loud.

The question being asked by the NYT after an election that promoted MANY women to power. It’s not a question. It’s a comment. An attack.