BREAKING: A federal judge finds that there is evidence Kilmar Abrego was VINDICTIVELY PROSECUTED. The judge GRANTS Abrego's motion for discovery and a hearing, and the government must now PROVE it did not vindictively prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

The increasing outbursts of abusive behavior is a common dementia symptom.

And do we really think the billionaires who will be able to pick up millions of acres of farmland for pennies on the dollar are going to plant orchards? No. They will install data centers and pump the drinking water out of the ground to cool them.

No lie.

Don’t stop rubbing their noses in the teachings of Christ.

Those responsible for compiling the jobs report don’t have jobs anymore, hence there will be no jobs report this month. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Yes, the Project 2025 agenda that was wildly unpopular in every opinion poll during the campaign is 100% the policy blueprint of the Trump admin, which was obvious then to people who paid attention and obvious now to everyone else.

Trump is planning to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers. The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation fund has just $4 billion left in the account, which is not enough. Enter: tariff receipts.

The thing about Trump bailing Argentina out to the tune of 20 billion while shutting down the US government to kick Americans off healthcare… Argentina has universal healthcare. 😑

As I stand amid a dizzying swirl of destructive distractions, I'm reminded again of this simple fact: Whatever is in the Epstein files must be incomprehensibly bad. All of this - **waves arms wildly in all directions** - it in service to keeping those files hidden.

OMG! There is a house in Bedford, Iowa that has had a Trump flag flying since 2016. He also had a huge hand-painted Trump signs. They are gone. The flag and the signs.

BREAKING: Public Citizen has filed 7 new complaints against the the CDC, DOJ, FDA, HHS, OMB, USDA, and the White House for violating the Hatch Act with their partisan propaganda. Every agency that participates in this blatantly illegal scheme must be held accountable.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Jane Goodall. You made the world a better place.

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

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

The entire senior leadership of America’s military has now seen in person what kind of lunatic their Commander-in-Chief is. I'm sure they now have a great deal to think about.

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THE TRUMP ECONOMY: US private sector businesses LOST 32,000 jobs in September, far below the expected gain of 51,000, per payroll processor ADP. August has been revised DOWN by 57,000, to -3,000.

They look like they are in hell

My favorite part of the speech was when he threatened their careers. I’m sure he won a lot of support with that one.

He actually chided them for being silent when he came in after being introduced. He apparently expected a roaring applause and the generals were silent. Why? Because politics is not their function of course. And neither is soothing an ego.

I have a lovely family member just a few years into what she hoped would be a successful term of service as an officer in a military branch. I am heartsick and frightened for her, and all female service members. This Hegseth rant is sociopathic.

"Thank you, sir, for permission to applaud. We do not wish to do so. Carry on, sir."

This signature?

Republicans don’t need a single Dem vote to keep the government open. Yet here is the banner at HUD today.

Hey remember when the CDC dropped 6 of the 8 foodborne illnesses from the nationwide monitoring system in July and one of them was listeria? Mentioning for no particular reason www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

USDA handles inspections, but actual outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are (were) tracked by the CDC working in cooperation with state public health agencies. Removing listeria from Foodnet reduces capacity to detect, analyze, confirm, and track foodborne illnesses back to the source.

From Heather Cox Richardson (because we won’t repost the original video) We are WELL past “is he fit for office” and well into “is it safe for him to live independently” territory.

If I’m a General in the military I’m thinking the President of the United States needs to be removed from office Delusional leadership on display

Imagine getting flown out of your command to hear this idiot ramble about politics and the Gulf of America

If you think you’re having a crap day, take comfort in knowing there are multi-star Generals who were ordered to fly halfway around the world to listen to a nut job drone on about his election numbers.

Hundreds of generals and admirals had to fly in from all over the world so Pete Kegseth can live out his Patton fantasies.

“The oath says enemies foreign and domestic… well, we also have domestic.” Trump tells the generals he plans to use the military against Americans

Government funding runs out tomorrow and Republicans are cheering for a shutdown and pushing a terrible bill that would push healthcare out of reach for families. To the 29,000+ people in the #MA7 who would be impacted: I’m fighting for you.

The numbers don’t lie. We’re making Boston the best city to raise a family and that makes us the best city for business too.

We’ve had two vets conduct two mass shootings in a single day. It bothers me. Travis Decker killed his children. It bothers me. People serve to protect their country and when they’re separated from their uniform their country should be making sure their healthcare and mental health needs are met.

A silent, inter-faith march near the ICE detention center in Portland, Oregon. The marchers held flowers. 💐

* BLS: BLS WILL SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN * US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS * BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN @reuters.com

Florida now wants to force doctors to see unvaccinated patients, even when they pose a risk to everyone else. Dr. Rana Alissa nails it: “If you’re going to take the public health safety from our community and our state and our neighborhood, at least let me maintain it in my own clinic”.

Plus: Disappearing employer 401(k) matches, retirement plan contributions, capital gains and housing, a possible government shutdown, FBAR shakeup, tax trivia and more.

Big E Standout

I pay my taxes and I don’t get healthcare. I pay my taxes and schools are four days a week. I pay my taxes and my road is gravel. I pay my taxes and they close my hospital. I pay my taxes and then pay for college tuition. I pay my taxes and don’t have access to a library. Red state blues.

The Epstein Shutdown looms. Yes folks, the U.S. government must grind to a halt so that a vote to see the Epstein files can’t happen.