President Trump’s troop deployments in Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, and other cities pose real threats to civil liberties and the rule of law.    Experts will discuss the legality of Trump's domestic military deployments. Join us for a virtual event on Mon., Nov. 10, at 3pm EST. RSVP: bit.ly/4hJjSnB

CBS’s 60 Minutes aired an exclusive interview with President Trump on Sunday, but cut out a contentious portion regarding Trump’s pardon of a cryptocurrency billionaire. It’s telling that video of this portion is nowhere to be found online, only in the published transcript. trib.al/eNGO73n

Dean Baker on why the unemployment rate is a much bigger deal than "4.3%" sounds like. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Depressing new evidence on work conditions for Amazon delivery drivers (and interesting comparisons with UPS), by Danny Schneider and David Weil theconversation.com/the-unraveli...

Not a single sign of Republican President Donald Trump in this Elise Stefanik launch video for New York governor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=heAS...

It's turtles all the way down.

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate This streak dies tomorrow Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months This blind spot will remain forever

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, sex assaults in several states, FBI says FBI urges agencies to ensure officers clearly identify themselves and cooperate when civilians ask to verify an officer’s identity—including by allowing calls to local police

If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.

Imagine having a kid in this daycare who watches as their teacher is bodily dragged away by masked goons.

Trump pardoned Binance cofounder Changpeng Zhao after Binance made a $2 billion investment in his family’s crypto venture. Now Trump is claiming he has no idea who Zhao is. Hello?

"The World’s Highest Incarceration Rates (Including U.S. States)" via Visual Capitalist www.visualcapitalist.com/the-worlds-h...

www.linkedin.com/posts/davegu... @allafarce.bsky.social via LinkedIn re: Propel’s internals. This is illegal.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

NEW from me: Political hostility, high visa fees and (in the case of the UK) stagnant incomes are making the UK and US less attractive destinations for top international talent. That steep decline in the appeal of moving to the US after 2016 is 👀

It's that time of year again... #EconSky

A national treasure on our national nightmare.

This was published one year ago. Everything is, sadly, true today.

The federal criminal justice system is being systematically dismantled and destroyed piece by piece and turned into a mob boss’s network of corrupt consiglieres and thugs, where good people simply doing their jobs are rooted out and eradicated.

"Apparently I have to go into a SCIF to find out the Republican healthcare plan!!!" -Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14)

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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

Hear what it’s like to spend hours waiting for help with your Social Security wapo.st/4hC161y

I have a very bad feeling about this...

Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people: Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)

Interviewer: “How long is this sustainable?” Food Bank Director: “Wow, um, it’s not—it won’t be from the first day. For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides 9… It’s not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this.“ This is absolutely tragic.

I'm having a lot of trouble understanding why this seems to matter so little to Congress, the courts, and especially voters. I'm old enough to have voted for the guy who sold his peanut farm to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. www.americanprogress.org/feature/trum...

One thing that often strikes me about Europe is that Germany combines one of the world's strongest labor movements with rigid orthodoxy in economic policy. Meanwhile, France combines a well-run and generous welfare state with one of the largest concentrations of inherited wealth. on.ft.com/476XqkC

Excellent essay in Dissent (@dissentmag.bsky.social) by USC sociologist Manuel Pastor (@profmpastor.bsky.social) on why the Democrats and the left have been losing ground with Latino voters. www.dissentmagazine.org/article/por-...

Stunning. Even after everything else that has happened.

The latest #UIClaims show much higher continued unemployment insurance claims for federal workers, up 270% for the week ending October 11—compared to the same week last year. The growth this year is due to federal layoffs, exacerbated this month by workers leaving federal payrolls and the shutdown.

Without BLS monthly jobs and JOLTS reports, unemployment insurance claims data provide the most up-to-date read on the labor market. As the shutdown continues, initial claims by federal workers shoot up for the third week in a row. Over 10k initial claims reported nationally last week. #EconSky

Who are the private companies paying for Trump's massive party space? "Donors include Amazon, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft and Meta...Palantir, Micron, Coinbase, Lockheed Martin, Continental Resources founder Harold Hamm, and Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss." Via CNBC

ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE re:the horror show demolition of the WH East Wing 🧵 (thx to bsky.app/profile/cali... ) SUMMARY: they rushed through demo during shutdown with zero permits, probably grift for Trump (ofc) but there are two major concerns (beyond obvious horror) & a few actions you can take: 1/n

A lovely tribute to Daniel Naroditsky. Very much worth reading even if you’re no expert—as I’m certainly not—on chess. www.joeposnanski.com/p/daniel-nar...

CBS, NYT, NPR and CNN were granted interviews with former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy — and not one of them asked even a single question about his Citizens United ruling. Not a single question. LeverNews.com/book

Wow. Sidney Reid, the DC woman just found not guilty of assaulting an FBI agent, issues a withering and gutsy statement on Trump through her attorneys. "I feel sorry for the prosecutors really, who must be burdened by Trump's irrational and unfounded hatred for his fellow man." It's a must-read:

Argentina edition of Libertarian bible

New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.

This is a big deal

1. ICE has sharply increased its spending on weapons in 2025, according to an analysis of federal gov't data by Popular Information. Records reveal ICE has increased spending on “small arms" — a category that includes guns, armor, chemical weapons, and explosives — by 700% compared to 2024 levels

A new study lands squarely in current news and finds that providing homeless people with shelter reduces crime (also emergency room visits and mortality). "Shelter functions as a public good with high social benefits." www.nber.org/papers/w34376

“.. Some 47% of U.S. adults are ‘not very’ or ‘not at all confident’ they could find a good job if they wanted to, an increase from 37% when the question was last asked in October 2023.” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/poll...

Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

I don’t watch baseball like I used to. Which I guess is a shame for me b/c Ohtani may just be the best baseball player to ever live. 10ks as a pitcher and 3 HRs as a batter? Once in a lifetime stuff.

The latest #UIClaims show much higher continued unemployment insurance claims for federal workers, up 156% for the week ending October 4—compared to the same week last year. The growth this year are due to federal layoffs, exacerbated this month by workers leaving federal payrolls and the shutdown.

There are at least 170 incidents where ICE held US citizens against their will. This includes 20 children, including two with cancer. That includes four who were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened.

No Democrat should vote to keep the government open unless ACA funding is restored for the millions of Americans at risk of losing health coverage next year. Remember that this funding is on the chopping block because Trump and Republicans want to give the richest Americans a giant tax cut.

As the shutdown continues, Republicans continue to reject proposals to extend the premium tax credit enhancements. Without action, 22M people with marketplace coverage will face premium spikes next year. These are the people who would be harmed: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...