Doug Walter (he/his)

US ethics officials removed for inquiring into improper access of mortgage files Fannie Mae officers were investigating whether Trump ally inappropriately accessed mortgage details of Letitia James, Adam Schiff and others

"Ethics officials at Fannie Mae were removed from their jobs as they investigated whether a top Trump ally improperly accessed mortgage documents of Letitia James, the New York attorney general, and other Democratic officials."
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Nancy Mace @NancyMace As a survivor I find it deeply offensive that DEMOCRATS would use Epstein victims to bury headlines about the vote to reopen the government today. Today of all days. WTH is wrong with you people. You just keep reminding women and survivors you don't support us. 10:33 AM • 11/12/25

From her post it sounds like Nancy Mace is creating a weak pretense to remove her signature from the discharge petition. If so, it’s more proof that she’s a performative clown with no real conviction.

Trump administration planning to allow oil and gas drilling off California coast Plan, which Gavin Newsom, the governor, has said would be ‘dead on arrival’, will allow six lease sales from 2027 to 2030

“Offshore drilling is highly unpopular across the country and will increase the likelihood of yet another destructive oil spill off our coasts.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump demands a billion from The Beeb Luckily the dollar is down against the pound.

"Donald Trump owes his entire political career to defamation. Nevertheless, he routinely demands 10-figure settlements from media outlets who criticize him. And now his shakedown tour has gone international."

Could be too early but 95% is a large number.

its 9 am and so far today we have learned that jeffrey epstein was advised to blackmail donald trump who spent lots of alone time with children at epsteins house

Jeffrey Epstein: Donald Trump “Knew about the girls”

A tweet from J.J. Abbott (@jjabbott) says: “Narrator: He did not fight.” It quotes a 2022 tweet from John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) that reads: “Health care is a basic, fundamental human right. I will fight for health care like the health care that saved my life. #PASenateDebate.”

In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.

WATCH — @repstevenhorsford.bsky.social : “My amendment would redirect that $40 BILLION from Argentina to fund the ACA subsidies for two years… a far better use of taxpayer dollars.”

Why do we have money for Argentina while our own people lose their health care? How does this make us great?

Q: A provision was added allowing senators to sue the US govt for $500k. What do you say to that?

JEFFRIES: House Democrats are gonna offer an amendment before the Rules Committee to get that self-dealing sick provision out of the spending agreement

Israeli embassy writes to US senators defending detention of Palestinian American teen The document describes Israel’s case against Mohammed Ibrahim but omits key details about his treatment

'The document does not mention that Ibrahim later wrote in a sworn affidavit: “The interrogator threatened that if I did not comply, he would instruct the soldiers to beat me. Out of sheer fear, I ultimately confessed.”'
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end The high court's decision keeps in place a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing.

The high court's decision keeps in place a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing. n.pr/3WRo8HZ

the fuck

Utah judge approves map creating new House seat in Democratic-leaning area Decision breathes new life into Democrats’ attempts to reclaim the House in the 2026 midterm elections

Judge "Gibson approved an alternative proposal drawn by the League of Women Voters of Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government. It consolidates Salt Lake county – which includes the state’s largest city – largely within a single district."
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"You can bet that this deal, as well as whatever happens in January when we have to go through this all again, will be an enormous issue in the 2026 Democratic primaries." Also, if Kaine et al ever run again, their small-donor take will be much smaller.

I have to hand it to them, it's an incredible bit to publicly lose a game of chicken, admit that's what happened, and then spend the next day lecturing everyone about courage and tenacity

Feedback about race: Cortez Masto is "White" like many other Latinos, and brown to many who worry about "White purity." Similarly Rosen is Jewish which isn't "White" enough for them.
Now, they both sold us out for concessions that won't amount to anything, so I agree about "compromised."

The Overnight News Apparently, Sunday night is the new big news night.

Last night I wrote, “It’s going to be another blockbuster, high-stakes legal week. If you feel a bit overwhelmed...remember that I’ll be here for you all week to try and keep things organized and understandable.” I didn’t expect it to be this soon, but here we are. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Whip Clark statement on the reported Senate deal calls it a “grave betrayal of everyday Americans” and vows that House Dems “will continue to fight back”

New: Sens. King, Shaheen, Hassan led negotiations on a deal that will have enough Democratic support to pass in the Senate, I'm told. This is the package: - CR thru Jan 30 - A vote on a ACA bill by a December, on a DEM bill - Minibus WHICH INCLUDES reversal of shutdown RIFs and back pay and protections against them happening in the future PLUS SNAP is funded through the fiscal year 26

Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really

Of course these pardons are really about signaling to members of the current administration that are criming, “keep going, i got you”

Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities

"Many campaigns have sought to bring the disaffected back into the political process in huge numbers. ...In both the primary and the general, Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...

Yay! Minnesota library geniuses 💕🥰

Trump Finally Meets A Problem His Lies Cannot Overcome: Rising Grocery Prices Trump keeps claiming that prices are ‘way down’ — but with food inflation running nearly twice the rate as it was in Biden’s last year, Americans are not fooled.

"And unlike other of his frequent lies on topics about which most Americans have no first-hand knowledge...groceries and how much they cost is a subject that nearly everyone deals with at least once or twice a week." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.

Not pro-life.

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Outrage mounts in Oklahoma over plea deal for rapist: ‘That’s sketchy as hell’ Jesse Butler, 18, faced 78 years in prison, but judge reduced sentence to community service and counseling

'[D.A.] Thomas is an alumna of Oklahoma State University, where Butler’s father worked as a director of operations for the college’s football program. [Judge] Worthington is also an Oklahoma State University alumna.'
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Don't know if it is a turning point or another cul de sac. But a fine job of tracking the Heritage Foundation's meltdown, which might have future consequences.

There are real world results when you don't do science the right way, as an international collaborative evidence-based endeavor.