I renovated the Lincoln Bathroom in the White House. It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and white polished Statuary marble. This was very appropriate for the time of Abraham Lincoln and, in fact, could be the marble that was originally there!

sure, you might not be able to eat or go to the doctor, but check out how nice Trump's new marble shitter is

Rep. Jason Crow: "They don't care about hunger in America. Donald Trump is weaponizing hunger."

Reuters: US JUDGE RULES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN TO SUSPEND SNAP FOOD AID BENEFITS DURING SHUTDOWN IS LIKELY UNLAWFUL

Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.

Why the delay from Mike Johnson?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

Rep. Jason Crow: "Trump is using tariffs to enrich himself and his family. They are using the threat of tariffs to strike golf course deals around the globe…Trump is personalizing American power and our economic system for his personal benefit and the enrichment of his family."

Rep. Jason Crow: "While Americans suffer and kids go hungry, Trump's building a $300 million gold plated ballroom. He's found money for $170 million in new private jets for Kristi Noem."

Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown.

BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

"Whatever the reason - maybe it's different for different people - the Trump administration has just made a decision, on their own, that they're okay with people not having food." No reason to not put it plainly. @timmiller.bsky.social:

Jason Kander posts: “Dems: We’ll vote for a budget if you let sick people go to the doctor. Republicans: Let us take doctors away from sick people or we’re gonna take food away from poor families.” He ends with the hashtag #shutdown2025.

Essentially it is this, yes.

Jumpscare.

UN human rights chief: US military strikes on alleged drug boats 'unacceptable' The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop.

The UN human rights chief says US military strikes against vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are “unacceptable” and must stop. The condemnation marks the first of its kind from a United Nations organization.

Out of respect for the decision taken by His Majesty King Charles of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and in furtherance of the special relationship between said Kingdom and the United States of America, I wish to humbly suggest the latter

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

Trump administration gave GOP senators secret details about strikes on alleged drug boats, leaving Dems on outs The Trump administration gave Republicans a legal rationale and secret target list on its military campaign against drug cartels in the Caribbean, icing out Democrats.

A telling absence:

"On the House side, the administration briefed both Republicans and Democrats on Thursday from the House Armed Services Committee, although lawyers were not on hand to discuss the legal rationale."

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I know Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com doesn't want kudos. He is too humble for that.

But he must know, (even before I watched "The Last Republican), I consider him what in Judaism we call a "Tzadik".

A righteous person, a person of integrity & kindness.

Thank you, Adam. 🙏🏼❤️

I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

#Thugs

Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.

Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.

63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.

#GOPShutdown

This Man Is the Face of the Future Greg Bovino is next.

"Bovino wants the community to see him as an occupying military commander. Going out of his way to look like the driver of a military operation is part of the attempted subjugation. This is how fascists behave during the consolidation phase of their drive to power."
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Trump's FCC just scrapped a Biden-era cap on the maximum price of prison phone calls between inmates and their families.

Telecom and private prison companies — which donated to Trump's campaign — lobbied for the rollback.

This regime's cruelty and corruption knows no bounds.

Republicans say they’re “pro-life.”
They lie.

BREAKING: Furloughed employees at CDC just received an email about the shutdown, but has REMOVED language about backpay that appeared in a similar email sent out a month ago. On the left is the Oct 1st email with the backpay language, on the right is the email they received today.

David Sirota writes: “A group of literal oligarchs bewailing socialism at a gathering inside a kingdom ruled by an actual monarch is a bit too on the nose.” The embedded post from Bloomberg TV quotes Bill Ackman saying: “‘Having a socialist mayor would be catastrophic,’” referring to his opposition to Zohra Mamdani’s campaign for New York mayor. The image shows a panel of business leaders seated at a lavish conference in Saudi Arabia.

You know what’s catastrophic? Being sold out by the billionaires in that room.

Trump just ordered the Pentagon to resume nuclear weapons testing, a move that could reignite a dangerous global arms race.

He's also furloughed nearly all federal workers responsible for overseeing and safeguarding America's nuclear stockpile.

Hello?

The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.

Pathetic.

A tweet from Adam (@AdameMedia) reads: “JUST IN: A moment of disgrace for America on the world stage. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz hurls a barrage of misinformation about Cuba and gets cut off: ‘This is the UN General Assembly, not a Signal chat.’” The image shows Mike Waltz speaking at the UN General Assembly podium with his name and title displayed on-screen.

That’s gonna leave a mark!

Give me a break.

Whether millions of Americans go hungry or lose their health care shouldn't be some kind of game in the GOP government shutdown.

HOA Under Fire After Letter Outlining Plan To Ban 'Outsider' Trick-Or-Treaters From Their Neighborhood Leaks

Well, that's just sad.

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.