He’s flipping the White House, isn’t he?

'You cannot crowdsource $8 billion.' Here's what to know about the lapse in SNAP benefits Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 million SNAP recipients are unlikely to get their benefits on time.

As the federal government shutdown drags past 30 days, experts say the Trump administration’s refusal to fund SNAP on Nov. 1 could leave the nearly 42 million recipients without access to food assistance for the first time in the program’s history.
https://to.pbs.org/3LDW7Bd

I was part of the internal Trump administration team trying to convince the president to end the shutdown in 2018 - 2019 — for 35 days — before people went hungry, workers lost pay, and government services collapsed.

Here’s what I learned: he doesn’t give a shit.

Last-minute scramble over pay takes a toll on military families during the shutdown The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation's military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive.

The government shutdown is exacting a heavy mental toll on the nation’s military families, leaving them not knowing from week to week whether their paychecks will arrive. https://to.pbs.org/3LCi03O

Pete Hegseth just murdered more people and we have to take his word for it that they deserved it.

As of today, Adelita Grijalva has gone un-sworn-in for longer than any representative-elect this century. (Data from @greggiroux.bsky.social)

Like a "third world war lord" Trump and his cronies are weaponizing food to get what they want.

Jen's piece showcases their cruelty further: contrarian.substack.com/p/maga-uses-...

A reminder here that these men and women have jobs, lives, and families they’re away from.

DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors Read more here.

This is next level authoritarianism.👇

"Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."

Democratic congressional candidate Abughazaleh indicted over ICE protests in Illinois A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, accor...

A Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois has been accused of blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside an immigration enforcement building in suburban Chicago, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/48YWHn3

3 words in Letitia James’ mortgage contract could doom the fraud case against her James is charged with illegally collecting rental income on a second property. But her contract permits renting, according to POLITICO’s review of her contract and legal experts.

The indictment of Letitia James is legally weak & politically motivated

Her contract allows short-term rentals, meaning the case rests on a misreading of the law

This prosecution is baseless & this weaponization of the DOJ cannot stand

Read 👇 - TN
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

It just seems we’re struggling to keep alive the American Way.

DOJ Puts Prosecutors On Leave For Accurately Describing Jan. 6 Attack Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week placed two federal prosecutors on leave after they wrote in a court filing that on Jan. 6, 2021, “thousands of people comprising a mob of rioters attacked the U.S. Capitol,” a source familiar with the personnel moves told Democracy Docket.

Over the next few weeks, millions of Americans are going to receive notices that their healthcare costs are set to explode in 2026. Many more will log onto online insurance marketplaces only to find that they’ve been priced out of the coverage they rely on.

Thursday: Target to lay off 1800 corporate jobs
Monday: Amazon to lay off 30,000 corporate jobs
Tuesday: UPS to lay off 48,000 operations and management jobs

You'd think with all these layoffs, CEOs and CFOs and COOs would also be fired. Alas.

Today at 4pm ET: Substack Live with Heather Cox Richardson Heather Cox Richardson and I will get together at 4 pm ET (my apologies; I said 5 pm last night, the downfall of trying to convert from PT to ET on not enough sleep!) to discuss history, law, and the ...

Today at 4pm ET, @heathercoxrichardson.substack.com.web.brid.gy joins me on Substack Live open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

ICE deploys tear gas as costumed children head to Halloween parade A former Cook County prosecutor said he had collected a tear gas canister from his own front lawn in a residential Chicago neighborhood and submitted it to a law firm that is preparing a lawsuit over ...

In Old Irving Park, the “new normal” for residents on Saturday included federal agents deploying tear gas as parents and costumed children were leaving their homes on their way to a neighborhood Halloween parade.
www.rawstory.com/ice-chicago-...

#MSNBC #Inners #Deadlinewh #Maddow #lastword

#MSNBC #DeadlineWH #Maddow #LastWord

Democrats should run a STOP THE STEAL campaign warning that Trump is lying about election fraud AGAIN! Dems should inoculate the public against the new spate of lies that will be disseminated by the “election monitors” DOJ is sending 2 minority voting districts in CA & NJ. #Maddow #LastWord #MSNBC

No amount of historic revisionism can change the fact that Donald Trump bulldozed the East Wing. #lastword

👇🏾 #Maddow #LastWord #DeadlineWH #TheWeeknight #TheBeat #MorningJoe #inners #PsakiBriefing #11thHour #MSNBC

#lastword #proudblue #demvoice1 #RageAgainstTheRegime

Another poster (sorry forget who) pointed out the other day that people on Flight 93 DIED so that the WH would not be hit that day — 9/11. And Shitler just demolished it — completely disrespecting Congress and all Americans.

#lastword #demvoice1 #proudblue #RageAgainstTheRegime
#RiseUp #Bluecrew

Rachel makes a good point: we have to do ALL KINDS of things to push back against this regime. Protests are great — but not enough. Strikes? Economic black outs, etc.

Think: Everything Everywhere All at Once

I never expected to write about my time rigging card games. Then I watched him get elected in 2016. I hinted at it with a post. When Kavanaugh was sworn in, I’d had enough. The book is set in the world of crooked poker, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s about what’s happening to all of us now.

True David Rothkopf, about worry about Trump's control over many dangerous things, like the nuclear codes. But, as long as John Roberts and the other 5 Jurists protect Trump what can we do? Roberts created and gave us a dictator Trump with his immunity ruling and other questionable rulings.

As odd as it sounds, we may have to rely on the rationality and common sense of Putin, Xi and Kim to ultimately protect us all from the global misjudgments of Trump.