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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

“My fundamental concern with regard to how much voting control I have at Tesla is, if I go ahead and build this enormous robot army, can I just be ousted at some point in the future?... I don't feel comfortable building that robot army unless I have a strong influence.” – Musk, arguing for $1T

Speaker Pelosi set the gold standard for effective governance, always doing what’s right for California and our country. This may be the end of an era, but the policy and infrastructure she shepherded, her legacy, and leadership all leave us ready for what’s ahead.

This might be a hot take, but after last night? Yeah. The Senate is in play next year.

Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment

Tennesse voters, Epps will not commit to releasing the Epstein files. PLEASE share far and wide and tell your friends.

Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣

50% of workers can't afford healthcare. People are using buy now, pay later apps to go into debt to buy groceries. GoFundMe has 250k pages for medical bills and 40k for tuition. … and Elon Musk gets a $1 trillion pay out. And people think moms getting SNAP are the problem.

Republicans have been cutting education funding for decades.

BREAKING: A federal judge finds the Trump administration "did not comply" with his order.

The judge DENIES the government a stay. SNAP must be fully paid by TOMORROW.

Watch this episode of The @practivistpod.bsky.social on #YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3F0...

DC Sandwich guy Sean Dunn has been found not guilty in the felony footlong exploding onion and mustard case!

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.

BREAKING: SANDWICH GUY ACQUITTED. NOT GUILTY!

incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty

The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.” Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:

BIG. Judge Ellis' expanded preliminary injunction in Chicago aims to more aggressively limit DHS's use of riot munitions.

BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

SCOTUS, on the shadow docket, just 6-3 permitted the regime to require sex-at-birth identifiers on passports. Jackson, joined by Sotomayor and Kagan, dissents. Fuck this illegitimate court. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

I've been calling it the Blue Sharknado.

👀 WOW — “Speaker Johnson is stalling Grijalva until Van Epps gets there to cancel out her vote?” TN-7 nominee @aftynbehn.bsky.social tells us Johnson plans for Van Epps to help him cover up the Epstein files. (His weak answer to NC5 is another clue🕵️ )

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

She highlights deposition testimony by Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino. "He admitted that he lied about whether a rock hit him before he deployed tear gas in Little Village," Ellis says of Bovino.

Judge Ellis is on the bench this morning about to rule in the case about DHS's use of force in Chicago. Things are not going well for DHS — she just accused Gregory Bovino of lying under oath about his use of force.

Why did Trump get in return? Money for his ballroom? A free plane?

I thought there might be a hung jury. But what…what if they acquit him?

🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."

NEW: Sandwich guy jury has a note for the judge! What does it say? If it were me, I’d want to hear Lairmore’s testimony again, but read in a series of muppet character voices.

It got drowned out in all the good news from last night, but Boston Mayor Michelle Wu became the youngest person to be reelected in the city's history. She ran unopposed because her opponent--Patriots owner Bob Kraft's son--withdrew a few months ago after realizing he had no hope of winning.

Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party. I served under her speakership in my first term in Congress and I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we could get things done for our party like Nancy Pelosi was able to deliver for her party."

Oh reeeeeally?

Things I learned researching this week's episode on hybrid war (where your social media is a battlefield): *Propaganda spikes predict military actions * Hybrid attacks are calibrated to stay below legal definitions of war * Democracies use the same tools as their adversaries. bit.ly/UnSpunPod

“I’m working … my ass off on the Christmas stuff, that you know, who gives a fuck about the Christmas stuff and decorations? But I need to do it, right?” - Melania the patriot.

I had a blast talking with Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com on the @dailybeanspod.com, and just so thrilled to be with #MSWMedia. 💙 #TheMartinSheenPodcast #BehindTheScenes

The new Virginia congressional map should be 10-1. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

🚨New #Beans ☕️ with @muellershewrote.com & @dgcomedy.bsky.social #MSWMedia Listen: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com/episodes/the...

Micro Johnson is so angry that Newsome ASKED CA voters if they wanted redistricting, and that the voters shouted YES! But he's totally quiet and cool with any red state that forces redistricting on its constituents. A theme with Republicans.

New episode of the @ricksmithshow.bsky.social podcast. #MSWMedia Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

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We are not the frogs in the pot any longer open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Voters of color understood the assignment. And make no mistake, after 2024, Black voters said they were “resting”, not sleeping!

LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.” What are we doing?

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Congratulations to Caroline Simmons of Stamford and Roberto Alves of Danbury. Two more Democratic mayors re-elected in CT tonight!!

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.