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WAPO EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. This suit confirms that American businesses pay American tariffs. .. And Costco’s suit is one of many that will be filed as the .. businesses robbed by the president seek their just recompense.”

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis 'Garbage' in Anti-Immigrant Tirade

Somali immigrants: President Trump unleashed a xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, calling them "garbage" he does not want in the United States in an outburst that captured the raw nativism that has animated his approach to immigration. Even for Mr. Trump - who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries - his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it came as he started a new ICE operation targeting Somalis in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.

Refreshingly clear language from the NYT

Major Pete Hegseth, in 2016: "... that's why the military said it won't follow unlawful orders from their Commander in Chief. There’s a standard. There’s an ethos.

Me in 2025: "You can refuse illegal orders."

Watch for yourself.

When Trump calls Somalis “garbage,” I respond: how many Somalis are in the Epstein files?

To give you an idea of how ridiculous the gerrymandering in Nashville is, here’s our district. They diluted a third of Nashville into a rural area about 50 times as large that extends north to the Kentucky border and about a third of the length of the state to the east.

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TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.

Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.

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YouTube video by Janeese for DC The DC I know

The DC I know is worth fighting for.

I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.

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Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“

The Trump administration will reexamine green cards issued to people from 19 countries "of concern." https://cnn.it/3M1L8C4

Per NBC News, the suspect in the National Guard shooting is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who last lived in Washington State.

He is 29.

FBI Director Kash Patel and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser say the Guard members are in critical condition. West Virginia’s governor, Patrick Morrisey, earlier said the two, who were shot, had died but now says he’s receiving conflicting information about their condition.

Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House, AP source says A suspect who was in custody also was shot and has injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, the source said.

Two National Guard members were shot Wednesday near the White House and are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.

Given she just signed off on federal occupation in DC, Bowser was not going to win anyways 🤷🏾‍♀️

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser announces she will not seek a fourth term

That’s a real sentence

A fine night for the guy who said Trump was in the Epstein files to return to the White House and sup with the Grifter-in-Chief and an autocratic murderer—and MBS, too.

Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.

Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race

He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Felony Murder: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Here’s last night’s story about felony murder – a way you can wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone – as well as a certain Minnesota law regarding slippery pigs. youtu.be/Y93ljB7sfco

60-40 C-SPAN vote screen

Under Schumer's leadership, eight Democrats (Cortez Masto, Durbin, Fetterman, Hassan, Kaine, King, Rosen, & Shaheen) joined the Republicans in moving forward a bill to reopen the government without ACA subsidies—Dems' stated key aim—or any other real concessions from the status before the shutdown.

Help me with this logic — we’ve given them everything so now they definitely will come talk to us about the thing they already said they definitely won’t vote for??

Senator, respectfully, y’all look crazy.

Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?

It doesn't actually matter if Chuck Schumer votes for this or not.

If he can't keep his caucus unified to protect healthcare for over 10 million Americans, he should resign as leader.

Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.

What can policy-oriented social scientists do in this moment?

POTUS has remade the GOP coalition anew in his image. Lines of conflict & opposition coalitions are scrambled. He's taking apart long-standing institutions & conventions, making the future is more fluid than ever in my lifetime....

The drop in gun violence in DC following the Federal deployment starting in mid-August has more or less completely subsided.

Just the face you want to see endorsing your campaign on the eve of the election