Trump is now threatening to prosecute people over the high beef prices in his economy

I am so damn happy to see Nicolle Wallace and guests spend some time on Sleepy Donald Trump.

ArsTechnica - After Russian spaceport firm fails to pay bills, electric company turns the lights off “If you increase the cost, you’ll get everything in two years. If not, I’m sorry.”

"Warehouses" NBC - 'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immigrants....

A new episode of @themartinpod.bsky.social drops this weekend. In the meantime, do yourself a favor and listen to this week's story about Fellini and Ava Gardner that includes an interview with Martin's son and namesake, Ramon. It's soooo good! I'm obsessed! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"The Trump administration has secretly authorized the C.I.A. to conduct covert action in Venezuela, according to U.S. officials, stepping up a campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the country’s authoritarian leader." NYT, October 15, 2025

New freshman course debuts at Cornell: Capitulation 101. CNN - Cornell University reaches $60 million deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

I have no doubt about it. This or he'll demand it be painted gold.

Several states (including California, Michigan, Oregon, and Wisconsin) have announced that they’ve begun processing full food stamp payments. Thank you to those states for stepping up to support families in need!

Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.

Fuck these fuckers. AP/PBS - Trump admin tries to stop SNAP food aid payments amid court order

Guardian - US strikes another alleged drug boat bringing death toll from campaign in Latin America to 70 US strikes have destroyed at least 18 vessels, but Washington has yet to make public any concrete evidence that its targets posed a threat to America.

NBC - House cleaner, mother of 4, fatally shot in Indiana after showing up at the wrong address Maria Florinda Rios Perez, a 32-year-old immigrant from Guatemala, died in her husband's arms, her brother said.

NPR - The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.

Mike Luckovich: Insincere sisters www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...

Independent - Congressional Budget Office hacked by suspected foreign entity: report The breach could expose sensitive government data and communications with House and Senate offices.

Word of the Day 11.07.25 -- Pluralism (noun | PLOOR-uh-liz-uhm): The concept that society, a government, or reality can and should embrace and thrive on diversity. "Schools that have demonstrated ideological pluralism among the faculty received higher marks." - Wall Street Journal

The Verge - FBI subpoenas the web registrar behind Archiv.is The order demands the name and address of the snapshotting site’s mysterious owner.

A girl can dream. right?

CNN - Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say

1/2 NYT - To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots

Politico - Newsom will rally Democrats in Texas Saturday on heels of redistricting win The California governor also returned $3 million from his campaign account to the House Majority PAC.

Drinking on the job? Figures. Chicago Sun-Times - ICE agent facing DUI in Oak Brook after driving into tree line: 'This doesn't look good'

Shit I Read Yesterday - November 6, 2025 Dispatches from the Shit Show

Guardian - Ella Baron on Zohran Mamdani’s New York City mayoral victory www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Texas Tribune - Cornyn “open to” changing Senate filibuster, Hunt and Paxton back Trump’s call to scrap it The president has sharpened his calls for Senate Republicans to kill the longstanding legislative maneuver, saying the GOP’s electoral success could hinge on it.

“Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.” ― Timothy Snyder

Guardian - Orbán to visit US to try to broker another Putin summit but questions raised over motives Hungarian PM also seeking exemption on US sanctions on Russian oil as he faces domestic challenge before elections.

🤬 BBC - 'My skin was peeling' - the African women tricked into making Russian drones

Trump yesterday: They have this new word called "affordability" and [Republicans] don't talk about it enough. Democrats did. Trump today: I don't want to hear about the affordability.

Govt doesn't want Comey to look at grand jury transcripts. Way to look guilty, guys. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Please oh please!

AP - New Mexico lawmakers propose a Jeffrey Epstein probe of activity at secluded desert ranch

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Diaper is full. Can't move or it'll leak down the leg.

Sandwich Guy for the win! Lettuce celebrate! NBC - Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

My electric bill has gone up. My gas bill has gone up. Rent went up $100/month in January. Insurance is going up. Food prices are through the roof. These people are fucking clueless.

They went from “we’re going to bring prices down on day 1” to “prices always go up” inside 10 months.

NEW: Judge Ellis will be issuing a preliminary injunction against federal agents in Chicago - a more permanent version of her earlier temporary restraining order.

According to a memo that was sent to federal agencies on Wednesday night, the Trump administration will provide recipients of the nation’s largest food SNAP aid program with 65% of their monthly benefits in November, an increase from the 50% initially planned. Pathetic.

A sleepy Senate Commerce hearing on transportation nominees devolves into a heated fight between Sens. Jacky Rosen (D) and Bernie Moreno (R), with Rosen accusing Moreno of tracking her team’s car VIN numbers. Rosen: That seems a little creepy Moreno says he’s exposing hypocrisy

Fuck these assholes! Forbes - IRS Kills Off Popular Free Direct File Option For The 2026 Tax Filing Season

Question: Pundits are contemplating if the Trump admin would have to refund tariffs to COMPANIES should SCOTUS rule against him. But my brain is: Woah wait. What about refunds to us, the consumers? Would that be on the companies to figure out? Or would the government have to issue checks again?

Guardian - Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty Team includes Lina Khan, the FTC commissioner under Biden, and other Democratic former city officials.

Announced job cuts last month climbed by more than 153,000, up 175% from the same month a year earlier and the highest October increase since 2003. Layoff announcements surpassed more than a million in first 10 months of this year, an increase of 65% compared to the same period last year.

Word of the Day 11.06.25 -- Panache (nun | puh-NASH): A grand or flamboyant manner. "He has no imagination in his criminality; no panache, no style, no originality." - Brian Karem, Salon Synonyms: brio, charisma, dash, flair, flourish, style, swagger, verve, vigor

Her service is much appreciated. NBC - Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress The California Democrat led her party in the House for two decades. Her decision will open up her San Francisco-based seat for the first time in nearly 40 years.

🤬 AP - Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children