Bloomberg's Ben Bain, discussing the document dump this afternoon, is unserious and unimpressive.

For those seeing this for the first time and curious how the gov has authority to stop these wind projects, the CFR section which allows lease suspension is here: www.ecfr.gov/current/titl... It's surprising any developer would enter into a contract at such a disadvantage.

LOL "Bari killed this meticulous story because it was unfavorable to the Trump administration" is literally the story they're giving to their stenographer

Wondering if Bondi plans to release Maxwell before the files....

Negotiations between US & Ukraine have begun. It will be embarrassing for him if Witkoff starts to read his statement in the original Russian.

“The Biden administration’s original sin was believing that January 6th was the end of something, rather than the beginning. We must ensure that once it falls, Trumpism and authoritarianism cannot rise again in America.”

@wdavidmarx.bsky.social Filling airplane time listening to the first part of Blank Space and then arriving home to news Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry are dating wraps it up with a bow.

We have a couple mil in new work backlog. But almost all of it is on indefinite hold because it doesn't pencil out in these conditions. Labor, tariffs, and financing. Why would we hire? As a matter of fact, we've been hoarding talent without enough work and that's not going to last. #jobs

Once again @theonion.com turns out to be prophetic (article published in January 2025) theonion.com/jd-vance-beg...

Virginia State Bar looks inexplicably weak here.

Trump/Duffy want to tear down the landmark Dulles main terminal. As Docomo executive director Liz Waytkus stated, "It is a preposterous suggestion to tear down Dulles.... they'll have a circle of architects one hundred deep to get through with any bulldozers."

There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first. But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”. If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.

Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."

"If it weren’t for Ukraine, Russian tanks would already be in Poland. For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for all of Europe, and we are still debating whether to admit it to NATO." - Kasparov criticized NATO at the International Security Forum in Halifax.

@raskin.house.gov Not a big enough tent for Fuentes supporter MTG. Take care of the left, not the right.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Dear Leader Jeffries. Nuke the cave bill. Schumer's about to lose his job. You'll have a better chance of keeping yours if you don't throw away our sacrifice.

@jasonreynoldsforsenate.com Come on man, fix your profile pic so it looks like you're up to the task.

Cowards die many times before their deaths, The valiant never taste of death but once.

@markwarner.bsky.social and @kaine.senate.gov DO NOT CAVE for a crappy deal. Hold fast.

I want @chrismurphyct.bsky.social for senate leader.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov HOLD the line. You are winning. You are watching Dems sweep the floor and Repubs crumble. Do not give in. Do not CAVE. Listen to Chris Murphy.

@fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy You had an anti-ACA lawyer on this morning gaslighting your viewers about healthcare premiums. Your local team used to buck the Murdochian BS pretty well but it has taken a firm right turn over the past few months. Don't think we haven't noticed and turned the TV off.

Sorry, ladies, he’s taken… ☠️😉

@bsky.app Can you PLEASE stop showing half naked people in my feed?! I keep telling you to show less like this and blocking boob accounts, but you persist. It's fcking annoying and not healthy for the platform. Nobody wants to see nearly naked dudes, or nearly naked boobs. I don't get it.

One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan. I never made it out of the House.

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

💡Did you know: SNAP benefits have a contingency fund that can be used during a gvt shutdown? This 💵 has already been appropriated by Congress. The Rs refuse to use the 💵 so they can force their fucked up agenda down our throats. apnews.com/article/snap...

This is how they claim you were 'over the line'. They pull you over and start the riot for themselves.

Refusal of service is an effective tactic against the forces of fascism. The wall of constant unfriendliness undermines the enemy's confidence in their authority and wears down their morale. Psychological beatings are often more damaging than physical attacks. Make them pay.

On the plus side, the new "ballroom" has ample room for Nuremberg 2.0 trials. I suggest they be Russian style, with the defendants held in cages during court proceedings.

@ezraklein.bsky.social Come on, man.

Let us not forget: Close the borders - both in AND OUT.

Noticing a lot more obvious bot accounts around here lately. Tip: it's a good idea to quickly vet new follows for a couple of bot-like characteristics: New account, following thousands of other accounts, posts nothing but reposts without comment, creates lots of activity with the same timestamp.

If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

@jbpritzker.bsky.social Use your authority. Quit stalling.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social you wasted your time on meet the press this morning talking about healthcare without even a mention of the fascist takeover of this country. Shame.

My hair is having an Art Garfunkel morning.

This is the crux of the shutdown. Not healthcare subsidies.

@gene4va.bsky.social Healthcare subsidies are not the issue. Hold the line for dear life.

Did Hegseth consult the the anti trans girls in women's sports people before implementing a unisex fitness standard?

As of this morning #GSA is operating business as usual.

As long as I am a member of the United States Congress, I will NOT fund authoritarianism. I will NOT support Fascism. And I will NOT vote for a continuing resolution that steals from American families.

When what's happening is not actual binding legislation and appropriations, but a fake rubber stamp for lawless tyranny, nothing Trump and his GOP can or will pretend to offer is worth giving them the cover of constitutionally legitimate normalcy or bipartisan agreement. @theunpopulist.net

Amid an ongoing wave of conspiracy theories and bogus claims about Jan 6, I’ll note this from our reporting: Rioters made all kinds of claims and defenses in court … and jurors convicted 100% of the defendants who went to trial 100%

@kristenwelker.bsky.social As Majority Leader Thune was bragging about how his Congress holds the power of the purse via appropriations, you failed to press him on the executive branch's takeover of appropriations via impoundments and pocket rescission. Republicans are letting this happen.

@govwesmoore.bsky.social Prosecute ICE agents for violating Maryland laws. Federal supremacy doesn't protect them from unlawful activity. We demand that you and Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown protect us from kidnapping and assault perpetrated by supposed federal agents.

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

Is Chicago? Is not Chicago.