I.M. Lumpenplebe

The judge was appointed by Trump too

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore.

Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard in Portland, Ore. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

Useful review of Trump 2.0 as well

Norm Ornstein on Another Chaotic Week in DC Podcast Episode · The Al Franken Podcast · 10/05/2025 · 51m

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war-ravaged

The authoritarian president who staged a coup attempt is now an expert on which party is aligned with Satan.

JUST IN: A federal judge in Puerto Rico has *blocked* President Trump's attempt to fire members of P.R.'s Financial Oversight and Management Board.

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NEW: A 20-year federal prosecutor, fired abruptly this week even as he lead case against Abbey Gate bomber, warns his colleagues: the Trump administration is sacrificing national security to purge Trump's perceived adversaries.

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BREAKING: The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 100-page opinion -- says it is unequivocally, lopsidedly easy to determine that the Trump administration's view of birthright citizenship is wrong.

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NEW: The Supreme Court, for the second time in five months, stripped away legal status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans granted protection by the Biden administration.

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BREAKING: Judge William Young, a Reagan appointee, delivers the most scathing legal rebuke of the Trump era, ruling that Trump and his cabinet illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation to "strike fear" into First Amendment protesters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

What Happens if the Fed is Compromised — ft. Claudia Sahm — Prof G Markets Ed and Scott are joined by Claudia Sahm, chief economist at New Century Advisors and former Fed Section Chief, for a conversation on the Fed’s independence. Claudia weighs in on the health of the U.S....

The @profgalloway.com Markets podcast interviews @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for a take on Fed independence and market reactions overcast.fm/+ABIYtSt8U4I

The President could have designated a handful of BLS employees essential and given us the September employment report today. Instead, we got this ...

A Conversation with Gov. JB Pritzker Podcast Episode · The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart · 09/11/2025 · 1h 12m

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White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities The White House appeared to fire all but four members of the National Council on the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency.

The White House abruptly terminated a large share of the council members advising the National Endowment for the Humanities, an advisory board to the head of the government’s grantmaking agency, retaining only four Trump appointees.

As stock market booms, Americans have more at stake than ever Small investors are riding a wave, even as Wall Street’s gains overlay a mixed economic picture and some analysts think the market is overheated.

Households and nonprofits invested about 45 percent of their assets in stocks as of the second quarter of 2025 — the highest exposure to stocks ever, data shows.

Pentagon plans widespread random polygraphs, NDAs to stanch leaks The Pentagon is planning to require thousands of uniformed and civilian officials to sign nondisclosure agreements and submit to random polygraph testing.

Exclusive: The Pentagon plans to impose strict nondisclosure agreements and random polygraph testing for scores of people in its headquarters, including many top officials, escalating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s war on leakers and internal dissent.

Attorneys general sue Justice Department to block cuts to crime victims funds The lawsuit opposes requirements by the Justice Department expected to block victim assistance and legal services in states that have relied on federal grants.

New York Attorney General Letitia James and about 20 of her counterparts from other states and Washington, D.C., sued to try to block new Justice Department rules that would limit services for crime victims and others based on their immigration status.

Shutdown fight halts $18B for New York’s largest subway, rail projects The move appeared designed to pressure Senate Minority Leader Schumer and Democrats to support a GOP plan that would have averted the shutdown.

The Trump administration announced it would pause roughly $18 billion for two New York transportation projects — a move that appeared aimed at punishing Democrats for their refusal to back a plan to avert a government shutdown.

Shutdown guts U.S. cybersecurity agency at perilous time The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its staff.

The lead U.S. agency for protecting the electric grid, water supply and other critical services from hacking has furloughed most of its already trimmed-down staff in the government shutdown.

Government shutdown continues with no end in sight amid partisan divide Rank-and-file senators began discussing potential solutions Wednesday, though a compromise remains out of reach.

The government shutdown has temporarily furloughed around 750,000 federal workers, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.

The Trump administration has also begun canceling or withholding funding for projects in Democrat-led states.

U.S. assigned a specialized immigration team to target campus protesters A Tufts University graduate student was among those targeted after the Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists.

The Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists, relying on an investigative arm of DHS whose work traditionally has focused on crimes such as drug smuggling and human trafficking.

Democrats are putting money into solidly red Mississippi. Here’s why. The DNC is investing in low-profile state races there as the South is on track to wield more power in future elections. Will it work?

The Democratic National Committee is investing in low-profile state legislative races in ruby red Mississippi as the party tries to make inroads in the South — a Republican-dominated region expected to wield more power in future elections.

Trump claimed a win on drug prices, but Big Pharma also scored Government efforts to bring down prices have made only halting progress in recent history.

President Trump said he used the threat of tariffs to prod Pfizer into cutting U.S. drug prices.

But the deal delivered a win for Pfizer: the stock jumped 14 percent as investors realized the lower prices posed little threat to profits.

Actor and activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment first backed by her father Henry Fonda in 1947, to fight against what the group calls a “coordinated campaign” from the Trump administration to curb freedom of expression. https://wapo.st/4nxKYQw

Firings and resignations roil U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting Comey Four people have been forced out of leadership roles in the U.S. attorney’s Eastern District of Virginia office that secured an indictment against James B. Comey.

Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what they see as an unprecedented push by President Trump to inject politics into their staffing and charging decisions.

U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress President Donald Trump has determined the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels who are distributing narcotics, according to a notification to Congress.

President Trump has determined the U.S. is in “armed conflict” with drug cartels who are distributing narcotics, following multiple strikes against what the administration has claimed are Venezuelan boats in international waters.

Israeli bulldozers in West Bank carve up hopes for Palestinian state - Reuters