As Trump regime tries to take credit for reducing Medicare costs of certain drugs, Democratic Sen Ron Wyden, "architect of the program that created the negotiation program," sets the record straight. “Today’s announcement is a result of Democratic efforts to lower health costs for older Americans.”

Wordle 1,621 4/6 #Wordle1621 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I liked the way this one played out. You?

Trump legal argument for troops in Chicago: Misleading. Out of context. Inaccurate. Rife with errors. Ya think the Supremes read the Times? 🎁 article👇 Times Analysis Finds Errors in Trump’s Supreme Court Filing That Calls for National Guard in Chicago www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling. 🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states. This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺

God, if you’re listening …

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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.

Russ Vought is openly admitting this nomination is a front so he can stay on at the CFPB while he tries to shut it down. Instead of lowering costs for Americans, Trump and Vought want to make it easier for giant corporations to scam families out of their money.

A large Russian drone and missile barrage on Ukraine’s western city of Ternopil killed at least 25 people, including three children, authorities said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Turkey in search of diplomatic support for his fight against Russia’s invasion.https://to.pbs.org/4o0QZof

“Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” F Scott Fitzgerald The oligarchs assemble 👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...

“You ought to go back and learn how to be a reporter,” the president said. “No more questions from you.” No more soup for you! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b...

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open.substack.com/pub/anntelna... Soulless mates 🔪

The pro-Nick Fuentes Administration destroying people and institutions on the basis of “fighting antisemitism” has me losing my damn mind. The Nazi-sympathizers pretending to be protectors of American Jews has to be one of the most profound mindfucks in an era rife with them.

Some pig

"Knowing where these whales live can help mitigate the potential harm of sonar by avoiding military training in important beaked whale habitats." I'm old enough to remember when that still mattered. Sigh. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. I think Americans should be enraged. We all deserve better than this." Read about the chaos. Hold onto your rage🔥 (And try not to get tear stains on your keyboard) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Some of my favourite blurbs on the subject of neutrality. Generally speaking, believing you’re being neutral when one side is clearly being hurt.. you aren’t. There is no neutral. You’re essentially just telling the bad side to carry on. We must always clearly side with those who need us.

This👇 "Because they are inside a grift bubble," writes Snyder," [Trump and Vance] push for authoritarianism in their own interest, without reckoning with the possibility that their actions can wreck the country. For them, America is a limitless passive resource." open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

THE COMING ELECTION MAYHEM — AND THE WAY OUT! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Breaking: A Utah judge just tossed out Republicans’ gerrymandered map and ordered a new map that will include a new safe Democratic seat. Utah now joins California in helping to cancel out Trump’s gerrymandering.

“If Schumer were McConnell, he’d tell these Senators that supporting Trump (because that’s what this is) will lead to their immediate removal from committees, elimination of their staff down to minimal levels, taking away their “hideaway” offices, and a portfolio of other large and small cruelties…

Wordle 1,606 3/6 #wordle1606 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Whoa. That was a surprise! Good Tuesday all! Let's honor our veterans today by standing up for the democracy they risked life and limb to defend. (If you like your wordle neat, no politics added, you may want to scroll on by 😊)

The Mafia Presidency "But for now, Trump's extortion attempts are offers he has no authority to make, and the American people have every right to refuse them." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I’ve only posted one GFM, and it’s my intention never to post another. But this one is close to my heart. I know the family personally and have visited with them countless times. If you can help out, it would be great. If not, I completely understand - but a retweet is free. gofund.me/e44538b52

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... Inspiring. This from a Reagan-appointed judge ⚖️

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This. It was indeed a very bad night and a shamefully bad vote.

Thanks so much for the follow and the shout out, @bluewaveresister.bsky.social !

Thanks for helping us find each other, BobBC! #DefendDemocracy #StrongerTogether go.bsky.app/9rNc7dj

Trump “told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families” “States like NY, Oregon, PA and WI [had]raced to release the aid to residents, some of whom had been without nutrition assistance for days.” So … let them eat nothing? 👑

Democratic Governor Tony Evers made sure Wisconsinites got their FoodShare benefits. Imagine what a maga governor would have done 😬 Keeping a Democrat in the governor's mansion means keeping hungry kids -- and all other needy folks -- fed. It's not an abstraction www.jsonline.com/story/news/p...

So say we ALL!!

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Trump seeks immediate halt to feeding the hungry in America “Lawyers for the government said there was no “lawful basis” to force the president to find money in the “metaphorical couch cushions.”” Remind me — which are the shithole countries again? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

“Most of the officers forced out by Mr. Hegseth are likely to land on their feet, hired by defense contractors, big companies or universities. The biggest blow may be felt by those left behind.” … and by the country they swore to protect Thanks GOP Senators! gift👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"

Love this celebration of our democracy and those UNDAUNTED leaders who are defending her. The Contrarian is an amazing resource … in case it had escaped your notice open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

So this is worth considering ... www.wired.com/story/faa-pl...

US Attack Aircraft Flying Missions out of El Salvador! Per Adm James Stavridis: “The base [used in the past for disaster relief & humanitarian & counternarcotics operations] is very, very important for soft power, but is clearly being used for hard power today.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/w...

DOJ probes DC Mayor over Qatari 💰 Alexa, what is chutzpah? "In May, Trump ... accepted a 747 jetliner from Qatar. Valued at about $200 million, the plane is meant to be upgraded to serve as AF One, making it one of the biggest foreign gifts received by the govt." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Wordle 1,602 3/6 #Wordle1602 🟩🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Good morning, folks. So am I the only one who actually prefers a 3 to a 2? I mean, a 2 kind of feels like wordle interruptus, no? 😉 #DefendDemocracy

We have a winner 🏆 here 🤣🤣🤣

Good morning friends 🫶🏻☕️