The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.

I voted YES on Prop 50 because we cannot let anyone silence the will of the people. California is fighting fire with fire and standing up for democracy everywhere. Vote yes on Prop 50 by mail or in person on Election Day, this Tuesday, November 4.

We hold these truths to be self evident. At least … we used to.

MARGE: “I’m so angry at my own party, and these weak and pathetic men in house and senate leadership… I’m beyond pissed off.” 👀 #TrumpShutdown

Remember during oral argument on the presidential immunity case when conservative justices scoffed at and mocked the hypothetical that a president with immunity could just start killing whoever he wanted and there was nothing that could be done if he has immunity?

Today in Politics, Bulletin 239. Everything you need to know about what happened today in politics. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

IMMEDIATE FOLLOW. And yes, this is the exact same logic conservatives use for so-called "work requirements" for Medicaid as well as "drug testing" for welfare eligibility, where the administrative costs often far exceed the amount "saved" by kicking people off the program.

COLORADO: Analysis finds higher premiums & less help for CO health insurance customers (ya think?) acasignups.net/25/10/30/col...

Russia regularly targets the energy infrastructure of Chernihiv and Sumy. Residents of these cities have to survive through blackouts. Despite everything, they do not lose hope. 📹: Radio Liberty

The Trump regime thought the judiciary couldn’t keep pace, but they were wrong. Judges have been steadily building cases, blocking escape routes, and pushing back against the administration’s misconduct. The result? A series of court defeats that the White House can’t just sweep under the rug.

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Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.

Reporter: After Elon Musk took a DOGE-saw to the National Park Service, America's best idea was already understaffed. Then came the shutdown with furloughs and threats of more layoffs. Under Trump, parks stay open with no one at the gates and a skeleton staff, one of the worst ideas for park health

Refusing to obey illegal orders is an obligation of the oath. Dylan Blaha, the Illinois National Guard Captain who urged all military members to disobey illegal orders, has had his security clearance suspended by the Department of Defense. And he's running for Congress: www.dylanforillinois.com

Food pantry director: We've probably seen an increase of about 30% in our families just in the last couple of weeks in anticipation of what's going on with SNAP. For every one meal that a food pantry can provide, SNAP provides 9. You can't make up that kind of a difference.

Truth from @kendallyb.bsky.social

Good decision. This will help restore trust.

I agree "the system" must be tested over time, especially as new officers come and go; but there is absolutely ZERO need to detonate a warhead. There is no new science gained by doing so and we know that when they're supposed to detonate, they will.

Put simply, the president is impounding money already set aside by the Congress to fund the SNAP program. Put more simply, he’s stealing it.

Host: 2,300 gallons of milk. 29,000 pounds of turkey breast. 270,000 eggs. These are all orders cancelled by Donald Trump.

The non-military version of "stolen valor."

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Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin. Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered. 63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government. #GOPShutdown

BASH: Even Hawley says you should move money around to feed people. Why not consider it? JOHNSON: Because if you deviate from the goal of reopening the entire govt, Schumer & the radicals will continue to play games. If you do just part of this, it will reduce the pressure for them to do all of it

BASH: You all found ways to pay the military and WIC. But why are you drawing the line now on 40 million Americans who literally will not be able to eat with govt assistance? MIKE JOHNSON: If we had a contingency fund we could use, that would be done. BASH: They say that's not what the law shows

Leader Jeffries: The money currently exists to continue providing SNAP benefits to the American people, including 16 million children who might go hungry if Donald Trump successfully withholds these SNAP benefits. They're trying to weaponize this issue in the most callous and cruel manner possible.

Private equity gave $10M to Trump's inauguration. He gave them greater access to Americans' 401(k)s. DuPont and Dow Chemical gave $750K. Trump exempted them from an air pollution rule. Intuit gave $1M. Trump killed the IRS Direct File Program. Everything is for sale.

Buttigieg: Jack Ciattarelli knows that standing up for New Jersey would require standing up to Trump, and he doesn't have the backbone to do that. He says he agrees with everything Trump has been doing, gives him an A grade. How can you look at an attack on New Jersey and give it anything but an F?

Johnson admits that Republicans refuse to fund SNAP because it would "reduce the pressure" on Democrats

The state can strike the first blow against the president’s plan to subvert democracy.

Blue states are suing to get those funds released. Trump would rather see poor kids starve while he builds his ballroom.

👀😔 Three-star general pushed out after months of ‘sustained tensions’ with Hegseth, report claims www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

A (particularly) lengthy argument from New York Attorney General Letitia James is forthcoming... when she argues for dismissal of her criminal case for "vindictive prosecution" ===>

I’m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesn’t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

SIDE-BY-SIDE The original sentencing memo against Taylor Taranto Then... the new sentencing memo against Taylor Taranto, just submitted by Justice Dept Reference to Jan 6 is eliminated

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What’s draining tax dollars isn’t SNAP, it’s corporate welfare and billionaire tax breaks. FACT: Even people working two jobs still need SNAP. Where’s the outrage about that?!

I am from time to time reminded that Chuck Grassley is 92 years old and filed to run for yet another term in 2028 when he'll be 95 and if he finished out a 9th term he'd be 101 and no one cares because he's a Republican so its fine but every Democrat over 55 is an unacceptable risk of death

This is the way.

Today, South Korea presented Donald Trump with a golden crown. Did they not hear about the millions of Americans who marched against him in the #NoKings rallies? Maybe they are deviously trolling him. It is in Donald's favorite color.

Do they typically award Nobel Peace prizes to someone who murders people every day by blowing up their boats while claiming they deserved it for transporting drugs, but doesn’t give them due process, a fair trial, or present any evidence or proof of guilt to anyone?

In a sharp escalation of the long-simmering clash between federal immigration enforcers and state officials, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for local law enforcement in California to arrest ICE agents if they violate state laws during upcoming raids in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I'll be on MSNBC's @chrislhayes.bsky.social momentarily!

This is next level authoritarianism.👇 "Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."

I wish I saw this when he posted it 2 days ago. One of the rare times I regret that Roger Stone blocked me 5 minutes after his twitter account was reinstated when Musk bought twitter, despite the fact that I didn’t even post about him yet.

Hegseth’s disinvitation is just one more spiteful jab against primarily Black and brown military members who have already been the target of discriminatory anti-beard policies that were unveiled last month.

Tom Price??

The Senate voted 50–46 tonight to block Trump’s tariffs on Canada, and yesterday it voted to block his tariffs on Brazil. Now we need the house to vote. Where’s the House? Is Johnson still guarding the Epstein files?

Was a time when this would sound paranoid, but no more. With the Trump administration checking phones at the border for anti-Trump content, how safe is it to have Trump supplicant Jeff Bezos' Alexa in your home with its ability to listen to your conversations? immpolicytracking.org/policies/rep...