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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says. New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%. But Trump has halted those efforts.

Dude who just got the SV Bank bailout two years ago is back banging the cup. It’s a tell.

Mark Kelly has a spine. He is such a contrast to Criminal Prez.

GREAT ARTICLE to share with anyone complaining "No one is doing anything" or "Nothing ever changes". (This complaining usually comes from people who are, themselves, doing nothing other than complaining.)

The GOP does sophisticated propaganda. Or more likely, the Russians, heavily invested in seeing the right-wing take over the country, does sophisticated propaganda that benefits the Kremlin.

Link to full article in comments.

COMMENTARY: Donald Trump has dismantled a global order built over decades — one that brought Americans unprecedented prosperity, security and freedom, writes Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to NATO. 🔗 politi.co/3LKSnOB

Mamdani is a gifted communicator, but the people of NYC did not elect him to be a polemicist. They elected him to address the cost of living in the city. He gets it and likely won't forget it. But still, being Mamdani, he remains honest.

Criminal Prez & cronies believe this is not happening. They tell us climate change is a hoax. But as it progresses, it is coming to a neighborhood near you. I am in COLORADO, it is nearly Thanksgiving, we've been having 60-70 degree temps and I have summer plants that are thriving outside. NO SNOW.

Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

One has to wonder: if the economy was roaring, would these independents be cheering the demagogue and a dictatorship? If they now genuinely "despise" him (as any sane person would), it ONLY MATTERS IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE.

Believe Criminal Prez, and you are as dumb as a rock.

🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert

America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.

The Kyiv Independent is reporting that Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is "running a shadow operation inside the White House in an effort to sideline pro-Ukraine officials", cutting out Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an effort supported by Vice President J.D. Vance.

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

BREAKING: 30 young people were just arrested after blocking an ICE detention facility near Alligator Alcatraz. ICE is kidnapping our neighbors on behalf of fascist billionaires. It's time for every single American to stand up to their intimidation tactics. Let's shut it down.

The plan was leaked by the Russians and no one in America’s historically inept administration knew what anyone else was doing so people started getting behind it because they thought it was official policy. Putin totally played the US, knowing full well he was up against incompetents and idiots.

Such a betrayal of our children's future and of all future generations.

USA under Trump: CLUMSY. STUPID. INCOMPETENT. CLUELESS.

Periodic reminder that the original head of Hillsdale College divorced his first wife to marry his mistress, an employee. While married to wife #2 he was alleged to have had an affair with his own son’s wife who committed suicide on campus. They’d prefer you not know all that though.

#HoldFast seems to be spreading quickly today. The phrase carries its own power—an old call to steady yourself, brace against the storm, and stay true to core principles. No surprise it’s catching on in a moment like this.

The $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ pouring into control our political system is so overwhelming. But we must remember: there are 800 billionaires, but 350M of us. We must develop ever better ways to organize, USE OUR NUMBERS to fight this!!

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.

America needs a Swiss-style WEALTH TAX

And we can see it all around us in the wealth gap.

Great question here from The Steady State (about all the U.S. attacks on small boats, more than 80 persons killed so far).

It seems our own government (i.e. Criminal Prez & incompetents at State) had no idea what was going on here. This "peace plan" has been in the global news for DAYS.

Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged. Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.

Stephen Miller must be so disappointed.

The laughs keep us from going insane. Good one.

this presser, Mamdani: ✅ got Trump to call himself a fascist ✅ got Trump to commit to helping nyc ✅ got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries ✅ got Trump to say he’s a rational guy ✅ pissed off Elise Stefanik & maga ✅ allowed for the BEST Stephen Miller diss tracks/memes thus far

"As Mamdani shifts to policy, Trump drifts into autobiography... Mamdani is speaking a civic language Trump’s brain can’t decode... Mamdani moved the discussion into the realm of political analysis, and Trump’s instincts don’t live there." www.facebook.com/bruce.fanger

Mark Kelly: "He's talked about sending troops into more cities, he's talked about invoking the Insurrection Act. You don't have to go too far back to his 1st administration when he went to his Sec Def & said, 'Can't we just shoot these protesters in the legs.' That is an example of an illegal order"

How *dare* you take this as a sign that Trump and Musk and Thiel are planning to steal state and national elections using AI tech

China imports no US soybeans for second month, Brazil arrivals up 29% reut.rs/4ops9ip

"The UK and Nato allies are increasingly concerned about the risk Moscow poses to offshore cables, pipelines and other infrastructure critical to internet connectivity."

I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.

Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."

Surprised at the verbal abuse Criminal Prez publicly dumps on women (not to mention how he must talk when in private spaces)? Were you sleeping during the 2016 Inauguration? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZxs...

If the President can impose his own taxes and use the proceeds to spend on his own projects, all without Congress, we have a dictatorship not a constitutional republic.

(Sound on.) This would fall into the "things happen" category as defined by Criminal Prez. America actually once had a reputation as a friendly place.

320K airline seats to the U.S. not booked, plus a 30% increase in Air France & KLM bookings to Europe and vice-versa. Also, I am very sad to see it, but I have read a few Canadians (not resistance leader Angus) referring to the U.S. now as "the Fourth Reich". The democratic world is aghast at MAGA.

Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files

Enlightenment can come from the most unexpected quarters. This is the most thoughtful thing I have ever heard MTG say. And it is a return to the OBVIOUS: nothing gets done policy-wise, for the good of the American people, if our communications are loaded with propagandistic speech.

ICE is in my beautiful city, Charlotte, NC. ICE already detained at least one US citizen, and forced a beloved immigrant owned bakery to close their doors for the first time in 28 years. The guy gives away birthday cakes to the homeless. There has already been a big protest. It’s the first day.

This is definitely a younger crowd... good to see, and I ❤️❤️❤️ their energy and peacefully expressed outrage. Bravo, Charlotte!

So it is a beautiful day, you are an older woman sitting on your porch drinking your morning coffee while a couple of friendly Hispanic workers are setting up your front yard Xmas lights, and along comes heavily armed, masked ICE... 🙄