NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

it is darkly humorous that after all these years, the Republican health insurance plan ends up being to end health insurance

Merkley: "We were hearing the president yesterday saying, 'Well, I don't want to do these tax credits. Maybe I want to send out checks instead.' Ok, Mr President, you have a new plan? Let's get these tax credits out now & you'll have a year to develop the details & not have people left in the lurch"

US front pages are dominated by headlines about 1) no food assistance and 2) traumatic #ICE detentions. @bostonglobe.com

LET THEM EAT OZEMPIC! Trump and the Oligarchs Have Made America Broke Again Trump and his billionaire friends have driven America to a recession, shut down the government, removed all of Biden's economic gains, and they won't even leave us cake crumbs. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt? He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.

“More and more cabinet members — Rubio, Miller, Noem — live on military bases now, & it's another parallel to Iraq, where the administration lived in the Green Zone. There’s something deeply unhealthy about a society where leaders are literally shut off from the communities that they govern.”

So to cap their horrible week, Senate Republicans refused a deal to reopen the government in exchange for just helping people with health insurance and now the president wants the Supreme Court to say he doesn’t have to obey the law and feed the hungry. Amazing.

Fox: 70% of Americans say groceries cost more than they did a year ago, and about 60% blame Trump.

Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response

‘Stop playing politics’: Democrats rip court-extended pause to SNAP funding

99% of the equipment used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine were made in Ukraine, and were not sourced by Western countries. All help is welcome, but let's not be ridiculous about the scale of military aid provided.

Image a President of the United States going to the US Supreme Court to get a ruling so he can voluntarily NOT feed hungry children during the holidays. Guess What? You don't have to image it any more...

Trump’s new attack against health insurance companies will all go away after they buy some Trump crypto and donate to the ballroom.

“.. CarMax just dumped its chief executive officer .. and saw its share price tumble as much as 20% .. Now it suddenly expects to report a drop in comparable sales of 8% to 12%. No wonder shareholders are running for exits.” @liamdenning.bsky.social $KMX www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.

Oh, we finally found Trump’s healthcare plan! It’s: kick everyone off their insurance, send them a couple thousand dollars, and wish them luck with their medical bills. Wouldn’t universal healthcare be far easier if you truly don’t like the “big, bad” insurance companies?

LendingTree: 70.5% of new tariffs were passed on to consumers, and U.S. consumers will pay $28.6 billion more in tariffs this holiday season.

WOLFERS: “.. I can’t tell you why the president lies, but I can tell you that everything he has said about prices being lower is a lie. .. I’m starting to think that he doesn’t actually care about the cost of living.” @justinwolfers.bsky.social @svdate.bsky.social www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The Republican brand is toxic among regular people, thanks to Trump. Republicans have nobody else to blame. ICYMI @saletan.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/hey-republ...

"We admit being a hair surprised at the acquittal, to be honest. People have been booked for assaulting officers for less than a hoagie to the chest. But you have to imagine jurors were struck by the incongruity of it all."

“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be “no more prayer” in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility…” Is there any part of the First Amendment the Trump administration isn’t happy to violate? blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

It was awesome and an honor to be part of the program with you @markhertling.bsky.social.

Senator Calenda and Ukraine 🇺🇦 Thanks for support!

Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways: First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices. Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.

They're still praising the emperor's imaginary clothes even as he's losing them elections

Food served at Mar-a-Lago as Trump fights for the right to starve Americans

Hungarian PM Viktor Orban asked Trump if he could hire WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt after she lashed out at a reporter during Orban’s visit to the White House. Orban, known for cracking down on independent media in Hungary, seemed impressed

‼️ Russia: “Saudi Arabia has announced discounts on oil for India and China to replace Russian barrels.” How much more can Russia mark down their oil in response? www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/11/07/s...

"There’s a reason Sarah does these interviews and not me. Because if it had been me, I would have explained that our 'exit strategy' is to crush the compromised, desiccated old media because this moment requires something better."

Trump is such a bitch

Well, well, well. L - October 27 R - Today

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro wasted our money pursuing sandwich thrower To establish a forcible assault, jurors were required to find that Dunn caused “reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.” That allegation was laughable.

The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025? Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving. But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.

Of course a plain reading of the Constitution and precedent says Trump can't use the military as domestic law enforcement. But the right isn't into plain readings of the Constitution these days. www.thebulwark.com/p/founders-t...

🚨I can’t tell where this officer who swore to “protect and serve” by way of starvation is being filmed, but I can see he takes great pleasure in depravity. What a disgrace to humanity! Shame!

Trump is worried that if he feeds the hungry and he didn’t have to, that he won’t be able to get the money back. Our money. Appropriated by Congress. To feed the hungry.

JD Vance was raised on government assistance. Perfect snapshot of who he really is…

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Translation: “We will let your health care premiums skyrocket and have no plan to help alleviate the pain”

Economists have warned of a divided economy in recent weeks, with high-income Americans driving consumer spending.

When it comes to shutdowns, stocks “aren’t holding up as well as they did during 2018-2019, according to Bloomberg Intelligence. And missing paychecks and data delays may make the situation worse.” @bloomberg.com

Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for. @wsj.com

US Senate to consider war powers resolution to block strike on Venezuela https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/us-senate-consider-war-powers-211737292.html

A jewelry auction at Mar-a-Lago as Trump’s White House fights in the courts to deny food to poor families