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Rand Paul tells me that he wants the full video of the Venezuelan boat strike released.

“And I think if the public sees images of people clinging to boat debris and being blown up, I think that there is a chance that finally, the public will get interested enough in this to stop this.”

UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...

This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream

It's always hard to pick a worst day politically, but today the president called for the death of members of the opposition party, and the administration decided that people were being too hard on the swastika

Yes, also when you are meeting an artist at an opening, or a musician at a concert, an author at a book event, etc., you're meeting their public persona, which is (usually) a distinct and modulated version of themselves. Not fake! But designed to help them get through being the focus of attention.

VOTE YES for Saint Paul Public Schools

St Paulites - don't forget to flip over your ballot and vote yes for kids!

Two young St. Paul residents hold signs, one that says: “Vote yes for Saint Paulites Public Schools” and the other one says “Vote Yes for a Fairer St. Paul”

👋 St. Paulites: #VoteYesTwice to build the city our young folks deserve by 8pm on Tuesday, Nov. 4! 🗳️

✅ YES on City Question 1 to protect workers, renters & our neighborhoods.

🍎 YES for SPPS — because every student deserves the resources to thrive.

Public workers could be denied loan forgiveness if cities defy Trump, lawsuit alleges A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.

A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump's policies.

Reporters must stop accepting this. Options:

-Laughing at him. Long and hard (combine with others)
-"It's your job to be informed"
-"How can Americans take you seriously when you always claim ignorance?"
-"I've never heard a speaker claim ignorance so often"
-"Nancy Pelosi knew what was happening"

Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...

The anti trans hysteria is killing male veterans with cancer.

www.propublica.org/article/vete...

Democracy requires decency.

Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.

It’s not just the facade: Team Trump has wrecked much of the White House’s East Wing By Tuesday afternoon, it appeared obvious that a significant portion of the East Wing has been demolished, the president's earlier vows notwithstanding.

If republicans are fine with this, is there any reason why he couldn't just... knock down the lincoln memorial? or the vietnam wall?

What else might he want to do to arlington cemetary besides putting his big weird french arch with gold dingleberries in front of it?

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Veteran holds sign

World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

Marine colonel quits after 24 years citing concern for future of US under Trump

Election 2025: Saint Paul Mayoral Race The incumbent, Melvin Carter, is running again and is endorsed by the DFL. On the ballot: Melvin Carter (incumbent, DFL-endorsed)Kaohly Her Yan ChenAdam DullingerMike Hilborn This is a ranked-choic…

Election 2025: Saint Paul Mayoral Race.

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Trump wraps up a speech to military leaders that represented a major escalation of his effort to weaponize the armed forces into a tool he can use to violently quash domestic dissent. Hard to imagine how anyone with a shred of dignity can keep serving after this, which of course is the point.

The headline here is “Hegseth announces changes that will protect domestic abusers in the military.” Even though this is incontestably true, no news organization will use this headline, because telling the truth is deemed impermissible if the truth hurts the right too much

Trump is brazenly flaunting his corruption – and getting away with it President has shouted from rooftops what his predecessors would have tried to cover up for fear of ending their careers

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Disney+ cancellation page crashes as customers rush to quit after Kimmel suspension Thinking of canceling Disney+? You’re not alone—after Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, so many people rushed to quit that the cancellation page itself started crashing.

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screen shot of Hulu subscription cancellation confirmation

Checking in on this

The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.

In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.

Trump Truth social post: “I love the smell of deportations in the morning…” Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR 🚁🚁🚁

Take off that Cavalry hat, you draft dodger.

You didn’t earn the right to wear it.

Stolen valor at its worst.

NEW: L.A. and D.C. are only the beginning, as Trump's team has been drawing up plans to unleash federal forces in other Democratic strongholds.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The thing that everyone said would happen is happening

US veterans agency lost thousands of ‘core’ medical staff under Trump, records show Departures are exacerbating existing shortages and creating ‘very unsafe’ conditions for patients, veterans and health workers say

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This is being misreported, and I think it's important to correctly frame it, so that folks don't sound clownish when they're advocating for trans service members.

The Air Force is denying *early retirement* to trans service members who have served 15-18 years and are being forced out.

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Tough week for Gen X's childhoods. Somebody ought to do a wellness check on all of the Goonies ASAP.

Bright orange and pink peony flowers with green leaves over blue in the background. Beige box with black text in center “May life treat you exactly the same way you treat servers, store clerks, senior citizens, children, and farm workers.”

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pictured in a baseball cap and black shirt at a news conference in Kernville, Texas. Headline reads: "FEMA Didn't Answer Calls From Thousands of Flood Survivors, Documents Show." Photo credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The New York Times.

Two days after catastrophic floods roared through Central Texas, FEMA did not answer calls from thousands of survivors, documents show. https://trib.al/c6y1tNU