Susan Mafnas

WATCH: Barack Obama just surprised an entire aircraft full of veterans on Veterans Day.

I’m proud to represent a state with more than 1.6 million veterans—including the largest population of women veterans in the country. This resolution is about more than recognition; it’s about ensuring veterans get the care, benefits, and respect they’ve earned. #VeteransDay

Newsom: "He is not screwing around. He's changing the rules. He's rigging the game because he knows he'll lose if all things are equal. He did not expect California to fight fire with fire."

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

I ❤️ my hometown.

Well done…

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

One of the wonderful aspects of participating in an action like today's No Kings march and rally is being around so many beautiful people of like mind. All I felt from everyone was love, acceptance, and a sincere love of democracy and freedom for all.

Finally came across video of an arrest at a #NoKings event yesterday. 🙄

"For the first time since the civil rights era, the president of the United States is sending in troops over the objection of a local state. The big difference between now and the civil rights era is that the president is doing that based on their desire for power only."

It’s now FINALLY time to announce a new thing I’ve been working on. Welcome to the soft open for Wear Them Out Products, at www.wearthemoutproducts.com! It’s a whole bunch of cool stuff! Take a look and show people that you rock!

Sen. Coons: “You can only benefit from the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid if you have legal status in this country. We are not fighting for health care for people here illegally. That’s not true. We are fighting for health care for Americans.”

MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.

Please everyone in #WarRavagedPortland post your best photographs of the devastation there so that you will not suffer alone!!

Interesting that Trump would announce he's sending troops to Portland with authorization for "Full Force" days before the nation's top military brass have been called to Quantico. A test to see who will oppose unlawful orders? Strikes on Venezuelan boats have already met resistance....

Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

Ellen Mitchell (@ellenmitchell2)

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Outside of Mar-a-Lago at the moment.

Deseret News condemns Lee’s posts about Minnesota shooting The editorial board of the Utah-based publication said the Utah senator cast a “poor light”’ on the Beehive State.

The editorial board of a publication in Sen. Mike Lee's home state of Utah called on him to apologize for his posts about the Minnesota shootings, writing that they “were unacceptable for anyone, let alone from a member of the Senate.”

House Republicans passed the biggest health care cut in U.S. history. Senate Republicans’ response? Hold my beer.

Now they’re pushing even deeper Medicaid cuts—knowing it’ll shut down rural hospitals, strip care from their own voters, and leave millions hanging.

The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons.

Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

One attorney, Lizbeth Mateo, said ICE officials slated several of her clients for check-ins at the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in downtown L.A. but when they showed up on Tuesday, they were detained and immediately escorted to the basement. Mateo said a couple and their two children, one of whom is a U.S. citizen, spent the night in a room with no beds and limited access to food and water. Mateo said the father had previously been issued a stay of removal, barring him from deportation but he and his family were detained anyway. His wife was released Wednesday evening along with their children since she needed medical attention due to a high-risk pregnancy. He was still being detained early Friday, Mateo said.

🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles.

Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.

Happy Friday!

Kilmar Abrego Garcia on way back to US to face criminal charges: Sources Mistakenly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia is on the way back to the United States to face charges of transporting undocumented migrants within the U.S., sources say.

The government is returning Abrego Garcia to the US where he will face criminal charges. In other words, due process, including an opportunity to defend himself in court. abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

1/ New in the Abrego Garcia case, the Judge has just granted his lawyers' request for permission to file sanctions against the government, which is very unusual.

Social security employees warn of delays: What the new priorities means for your benefits Social Security employees fear that adding complicated unpaid pension claims to their priority list will push routine needs to the back burner.

"If you need to update Social Security about a move or bank account change, it could take longer than usual...

"Changes like these may take longer, and thousands of Americans could see delays or even stopped checks in the meantime, employees warned USA TODAY..."

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