I'm sure this is well thought out --not! What could go wrong? www.themirror.com/news/politic...

So, ICE et.al. will be surfing our social media. Dear ICE & Assoc.: Fuck Off, you jackbooted thugs, you enemies of Liberty, Democracy and Freedom. theconversation.com/always-watch...

Crapola Preview: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...

Something Entertaining! youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...

Important Story-- High Priority Read/Listen, >>from NPR www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

Well, this is interesting... theconversation.com/singles-day-...

A bit of background on Putin's claim of a successfu; test of a nuclear powered missile, a technology that we abandoned development of in the 1960s in part due to environmental concerns. theconversation.com/nuclear-powe...

More current-event blurbs for a happy day! www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/s...

Zohran Mamdani ran on freezing the rent in NYC. Abigail Spanberger ran on supporting fired federal workers and lowering the cost of living in VA. Mikie Sherrill ran on lowering utility bills in NJ. Ensuring people can afford to live a decent life is the path forward.

5 takeaways from Democrats’ big night - The Washington Post The party won the governor’s race in both states and a state attorney general’s contest that was up in the air, as voters delivered a rebuke of President Donald Trump.

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

Oopa! www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Join me and the legendary Diane Rehm tomorrow on Substack Live!

Your Major Race Scorecard for today! www.semafor.com/article/11/0...

Recommended Read. www.semafor.com/article/11/0...

That horrific thing Lindsey Graham said. And how we take our power back.

The classified Docs in the Crapper Caper-- don't forget! www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Imagine spending 40 days in jail because you post an anti-Charlie Kirk meme on Facebook. I talk about the criminal case of Larry Bushart, Jr. with 1st Amendment lawyer, Adam Steinbaugh, and why protecting our free speech rights is so critical in this Trump Regime. youtu.be/nAP7pDqyp44?...

As a diplomat I have studied how authoritarians fail all over the world When dictators overreach, autocracy fails Trump is overreaching big time & the people won't let him get away with it I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.social 👇

An excellent read, from @mollyjongfast.bsky.social in NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’

It's The Widow's (tight) leather pants. Reminds him of a couch. newrepublic.com/post/202528/...

Thank Heavens! With MTG's recent criticisms of Trump and MAGA, I was worried that I'd need to take a more positive approach to her state of crazy, but with this, she once more is beyond rehabilitation in my eyes! metro.co.uk/2025/11/02/u...

Good morning, friends!

While waiting my tab of Benadryl to kick in, I stumbled across this... A Third Happy Stroy (best for those old enough or retro enough to remember MASH tv show of Red Skeleton) youtu.be/d4DUKxV4QKQ?...

Zohran Mamdani is getting a new generation of young people excited about politics. My own granddaughter is knocking on doors for him in the final stretch of the NYC mayoral race. I was pleased to speak with him ahead of Tuesday's election. https://youtu.be/rqU0DAjg0RA?si=ZYVwyxSyA9xdR4bj

& yet >another< planned US Invasion of a sovereign nation. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

"Fuck Ice. "Forever." -Chappell Roan www.msn.com/en-us/politi...

Re: The Nigerian Thing "The threat and designation came after U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz... and some American celebrities alleged that Christians are being persecuted in Nigeria, without evidence. Some went as far as alleging a “Christian genocide.” apnews.com/article/nige...

Semafor reports that elements of what's needed for House MAGA to make a budget deal are now starting to fall into place. www.semafor.com/article/11/0...

A second Happy Story, with relevant music! FIrst: Music archive.org/details/Mess... Now the story: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Integrity, humanity, generosity, and empathy. This last essay is both eulogy and hope. Thank you, @jdickerson.bsky.social. Keep the flame lit from your next hilltop.

I know the 60 Minutes isn't a Grateful Dead Concert, but... Someone's gotta have a bootleg of Mango Mussolini's tantrum over the mention of the crypto scam corruption in his admin! archive.ph/Ukt7c Transcript in ALT

House MAGA Party looks to The Insurrection Clause to nullify the NYC Mayoral Election. Because, like, voting in opposition to their baloney is insurrection. (What crap.) nypost.com/2025/11/01/u...

Hopeful Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/n...

Today's Happy Story: We look at how architects bound by rules preserving historic ruins are incorporating preservation into modern (and quite posh) living space. Via Archive.is archive.is/kPkCc

Trump opened that f-ing email and this is what happened....

I've given my new Senator a lot of shit on here. But I don't think anyone with power has laid out the stakes of what we're facing as clearly as she does right here. And if she's saying this, it's because she feels she must.

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Kat Abughazaleh on the Right to Protest theintercept.com/2025/11/01/b...

Yes, I’ve been indicted. But I don’t want people to lose sight of what got us here. Thank you for having me, @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social to discuss why these atrocities need to end and why there needs to be real accountability.

he he he www.mediaite.com/media/tv/sou...

You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says.... by JOSEPH COX Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says. --via Archive.is from 404media

Cruelty in all things, great and small. www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna241...

@katiephangshow.bsky.social is on the case! (always a good time!) youtu.be/MgEpZn5DhRU?...

he he he youtu.be/VzmdPhc73Kw?...

Judge orders Admin to keep paying SNAP during the shutdown. I did some Hunger work in the '80s, running a food pantry in a rural city, and I saw some of it firsthand. Roughly 42 Million people rely on SNAP benefits. Hungry people have no politics. www.cbsnews.com/news/snap-fo...