Come on, Middle Tennessee. Let's do this thing.

TODAY IS THE DAY! GET OUT AND VOTE. Polls are open 7 AM - 7 PM WE GOT THIS!!!!!!

They flipped from the Democrat in 2020 - Biden - to Trump in 2024, because they thought "Trump" meant "strong economy." It didn't, and they're not impressed. @crampell.bsky.social joins @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social on this week's episode of The Focus Group:

CNN: “Black Friday sales surged but consumers paid more for less”

And with the ACA issue, as with every other issue under Mike Johnson, the House returns from many more days off to do a mad frantic scramble to get something done before 22 million people get screwed in 30 days, with Trump constantly posting and saying different things about it.

Trump: The stock market is booming! Only I could do this and it’s all because of me!

Trump’s recent decision to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost local residents tens of millions of dollars. It will hit a working-class region that voted overwhelmingly for Trump last year, helping him win the crucial swing state.

Sean Parnell is Hegseth’s spokesperson. He calls reporting about Hegseth ordering murders “fake news” and the media “enemy of the people.” Attacking sources is a tactic of fascist regimes. And abusers. In 2021, Sean’s wife accused him of spousal and child abuse. www.nytimes.com/2021/11/22/u...

The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV

“But we owe Specialist Beckstrom more than sorrow. We owe her remembrance—clear-eyed, grateful, and honest. At a very young age she chose to serve others before she served herself. She then took an additional duty so someone else could enjoy a few more hours away.” www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...

“Murder, war crimes, or both.” A working group of former JAG attorneys says the Hegseth/Trump Caribbean boat bombings are precisely the kind of illegal orders the military has a duty to disobey and can be prosecuted for following. www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...

🚨Trumps aggression with Venezuela is not about drugs at all: 1/2

I didn’t vote for war against Venezuela. How about you? 😡

USA today!

"If you look at job growth between January and September ... for the past 15 years, it's only been worse once, and that was during the pandemic ... It is the worst first nine months for the labor market in 15 years."

Trump went golfing as the attacked National Guard troops he deployed were fighting to survive in the hospital

REP. @crockett.house.gov: “Elon Musk is the real welfare queen.”

“Your costs are up… tariffs are raising prices…”

Trump dancing at his Mar-a-Lago Thanksgiving dinner as National Guard families grieve

Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.

Trump’s approval ratings are tanking. Even a Fox News poll found that only 38 percent of voters approve of how Trump is handling the economy while 61 percent disapprove. The New York Times reports: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"When you’re a kid, social obligations don’t make sense. Your parents say you have to go to some distant second-cousin’s funeral and all you can think is how boring it’ll be and how your life has never really intersected with these people in meaningful ways."

JD Vance loves nothing more than telling insane lies about this nation’s history

We Ain’t Buying It Day 1! Spend time with your family, tell them you ain’t buying it and why! #weaintbuyingit

Across America, families are having to cut back on their Thanksgiving dinners because prices are simply too high. When Trump & his White House try to lecture & gaslight us about how costs are coming down, do not fall for their con — believe your own eyes.

Great job, Donald

Fuck these arrogant millionaires who have the gall to tell ordinary Americans upset about high food prices that they should just substitute lower-quality generic food and quit complaining.

"I don't see how you can look at both of those angles and conclude anything other than Democrats, at least from a political point of view, won this shutdown."

The whole idea of civic virtue seems to have been murdered, and in its place, a culture of elite impunity has risen. trib.al/y87Q7ye

I wonder how much Trump crypto the turkey had to buy for the pardon?

Healthcare Week is the new Infrastructure Week!

"'The partisanship, the weaponization will be gone. America will have one tier of justice for all.' Since Bondi's promises, and Patel’s, many prosecutors have been fired, forced out, or moved to resign in protest."

Sen. Mark Kelly: "I think it's important for people to know that they need to be able to stand up and speak out... I don't think there's anything more patriotic than standing up for the Constitution. And right here, right now, this week the president is clearly not doing that."

MAGA Is A Foreign Influence Op...And Trump Isn't Putin's Only American Sucker www.againstallenemies.net/p/maga-is-a-...

Trump Is a Weak, Failing President, and the Media Is Finally Saying So As Trump’s downward spiral starts producing harsher media coverage, a writer who regularly dissects MAGA and political media explains why he’s entering a tailspin that will be very hard to reverse.

"Trump is seeking to go to war without the authorization of Congress or the support of the American people...It would be a total abdication of responsibility for Congress to sit by timidly as Trump unilaterally launches an illegal and unauthorized war of choice." www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...

Twice Donald Trump put his hand on a Bible and swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He’s been violating that oath, and lying nonstop in all conceivable venues, ever since. New from @jilldlawrence.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-admi...

Reposting this clip of Harry Enten talking about inflation to make clear that the numbers he cites comes from a poll about how Americans *feel* prices are going up, not percentages of prices increases themselves. It's still not good news for Trump politically.

Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with: -No casus belli -No authorization from Congress -No allies or international support -No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela -No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout

Remember the whole “China will by 25 Million Metric tons of soybeans” thing they said to calm Farmers down? So far? Not even close. And China never confirmed it. And Republicans are silent. @rustygrills @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett @GovBillLee @RepFaison

BLITZER: “I just want to be precise - should members of the military obey clearly illegal orders?” Republicans like @RepLisaMcClain now openly say the military should ignore their oath to the constitution, and follow Trump no matter what. This is how democracies end.

Republicans across the country are in a bind of Trump’s making: After voting to end the 43-day federal shutdown, they have yet to articulate a plan to tackle the upcoming spike in health care premiums. That’s coming into sharp relief in Georgia, a state with an especially high reliance on the ACA.

KERNEN: Do you see the administration getting down to 2% w/inflation? ROLLINS: The structure of what's happening is incredibly positive. We're already down to 2.9% K: That's about where it was when Biden left though R: That's right. It's continuing to come down though K: It's ticked up a little

Now that we’ve learned DOGE has been quietly shut down to save money (LOL), we should again ask, where are the arrests and indictments for all the fraud that DOGE found?

In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.

Genius

To anyone who justified their Trump vote by saying he’s good for the economy, what’s your excuse now?