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Trump shutdown.

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#shesonsomereallyexcellentmedicationsor #shesrunningforsomethingor #sheseesthehandwritingonthewallor #itstheholyspiritandnoonesholdeverquestiontheexistenceofanalmightyagainor #maybeweareallactuallytheoneswhoareonseriousdrugs

This is horrible. #Thugs

Sarah Matthews: "I get my healthcare from the ACA marketplace. I got my letter in the mail telling me…I'm going to see my premium go up $600 next year. And that's a small number compared to what a lot of other Americans are facing."

Sarah Matthews: "It's telling that Republicans, after seeing the results on Tuesday, are now worried about the effects of the shutdown…They're seeing just how upset the American people are with the Trump agenda…Voters are upset with how long this shutdown is dragging on."

It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”

That photograph captured in the oval office yesterday sums up Donald Trump perfectly. He doesn’t give a fuck about anyone but himself. youtu.be/ru6xsLirFrQ?...

It’s a helluva “flex” to lie about Thanksgiving dinner being cheaper when you’re literally letting 42 million people starve.

TGIF! *slams government shut*

Can't top this one I got in a text

Truth

She’s a boss! No. She’s a boss’ boss

Had a good conversation with Calgary’s new Mayor @jeromyyyc.bsky.social yesterday about working together to build more homes, safer streets, and stronger communities — creating more prosperity and security for Calgarians and all Canadians.

Trump and far-right Republicans are unlawfully denying SNAP benefits to millions of children and veterans. The American people have had enough. And Democrats continue to fight back. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Honestly, I thought even after that guy fainted he still looked healthier than Trump in that press conference.

A friend's incisive take

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President Trump promised to go after the “worst of the worst.” His ICE agents just went into a children’s preschool and abducted their teacher in Illinois. When will this Administration stop terrorizing our families?

Preschool is supposed to be a safe place where children can grow and learn. But because of “Operation Midway Blitz,” it’s now a place where children see masked, armed federal agents looking to disappear their teachers.

The Trump Administration must use contingency funds, set aside for this very purpose in emergencies, to pay SNAP benefits to hungry kids, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Long live the jury trial in America.

I led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees urging them to preserve provisions that support our Baltic allies in the FY26 NDAA. The Baltics are essential to NATO’s collective defense in the face of Russian aggression.

They unanimously acquitted sandwich guy, even though this was probably misdemeanor assault. I know I joke a lot about this case, but this jury nullification is actually really embarrassing for Pirro/Trump/Bondi.

A troubled nation breathes a sigh of relief as the Hoagie Hurler case is finally adjudicated. #NotAllHeroesWearCapes

Rep. Brendan Boyle: "Food prices have gone up under the Trump administration...Trump was elected to bring down costs, especially food prices. He hasn't. In fact, through his tariff policy, things have only gotten much worse."

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

Rep. Jason Crow: "Donald Trump has the money to feed these families. Congress appropriated $6 billion to put towards SNAP...that Donald Trump has decided he does not want to spend because he has decided he wants to weaponize hunger...How sick and grotesque is that?"

ICE is now dragging daycare teachers out of their classrooms. Is THAT what you voted for MAGA? Is it?

Have y’all seen the nonsense with the candidate who failed to get honorable mention on Nov 4th going off on a voter calling her a Jasmine Crockett “type?” Well I’m going to drop a Tshirt. If you have design ideas drop them below 😍👇🏾

This picture is worth 1,000 words.

BREAKING: SANDWICH GUY ACQUITTED. NOT GUILTY!

I’m sure the defendant is salty he had to go through this ham-handed trial, but he’s relishing the spicy coverage of his acquittal www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Holy shit this photo!!!

Palantir CEO Alex Karp once called himself a socialist. 
 Now his tech company powers U.S. surveillance for the Trump administration. Read our conversation with an author who had a six-year window into Karp’s shift from progressive to MAGA ally 👇

Did Republicans about to lose their seats in CA remember to thank Greg Abbott and Donald Trump?

TARIFFS ARE TAXES

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I don’t understand camps saying: Dems need to follow the Mamdani model to win the midterms; or Dems need to follow the Spanberger model to win. It’s a big country. Different approaches work in different places. Candidates who connect w/their specific constituencies is the model.

Nancy Pelosi will retire from Congress next year. At 85, she announced her departure two days after voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to redraw California's congressional map to favor Dems.

BREAKING: Layoffs rise to recession-like levels in October as employers have announced 1.1 MILLION JOB CUTS so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...