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A late night message from Gavin Newsom

PLEASE teach your sons to say:

1. that isn't funny
2. my emotions are not a weakness
3. no means no

No more purity tests. No more infighting. There’s a dictator in office, and we need to act like it. We've got a country to save.

“Small men hide from history’s giants.”

Gavin Newsom torches Trump for moving President Obama’s official portrait to a restricted area of the White House where it can’t be seen by the public.

More from Newsom’s press office.

Congratulations! Hip hip hooray! 🎉

YouTube video by MSNBC Newsom trolls Trump: ‘THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAYBACK YOU’VE EVER SEEN!!!’

Gov. Gavin Newsom is mocking Trump with all-caps posts promoting California’s move to redraw state maps as a counter to the Texas GOP’s redistricting ploy: “DONALD TRUMP (THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT) GET READY FOR THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PAYBACK YOU’VE EVER SEEN!!!”

Newsom says California to draw congressional maps to 'END TRUMP PRESIDENCY' Newsom said the new maps will "END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will move forward with drawing new congressional maps that he said "WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY" and allow Democrats to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...

Acting on the courage of one’s convictions is a messy, heavy, often lonely process. But the outcome is priceless.

Stunning! This Rainbow Waterfall at Yosemite National Park.

A Girl in Portugal accidentally captures a falling meteorite.

Connections
Puzzle #794
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Wordle 1,516 4/6
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Funny how that works.

US BUDGET DEFICIT SOARS

The deficit jumped 19% to $291B in July. This is despite $21B collected from Americans due to higher import taxes, which led to higher costs on goods like furniture, footwear, and auto parts.

The deficit for 2025 is already $1.63 trillion, up 7% from the last year.

We must insist the Supreme Court protect voting rights and democracy. In 2015-17, I litigated and won 4 redistricting cases in the Supreme Court. In the last few years my firm has litigated two others in the Court and won both.

Don't give in to the cynics. When we fight we can win!

Ahem

Manhattan sunset views from Queens, 7 train
Queensboro Plaza
New York City

Connections: Sports Edition
Puzzle #323
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Source: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A temporary win! A federal judge in California has sided with a group of states, issuing an order that temporarily stops the Department of Health and Human Services from providing Medicaid recipient data to the Department of Homeland Security for immigration enforcement purposes.

I love this trolling of Mango Mussolini. 🤣

Connections
Puzzle #793
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🎉🎉🎉 (thx)

Wordle 1,515 3/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 whoo-whee! Another 3!

What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.

No, JD, belonging in America does not depend on how many generations of your family have lived here. The values of this country matter - deeply - to who we are and what it means to be American.

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

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LIVE: 3 dead, suspect arrested in shooting at North Austin Target Three people are dead after a shooting at a Target in North Austin. A suspect is now in custody.

BREAKING: Multiple people have been shot & killed at a Target in Austin, Texas. Others are injured, including a child.

We don’t even have time to grieve in between mass shootings in America. Our hearts are with all those impacted in yet another tragedy.