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This is a fair question (the answer is no) but I am begging people to just quickly check out U.S. Const. art. I, § 9, cl. 7 because it's really not about counting dollars.

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

“Check the tariff shelf!” 🤡

“.. How can anyone in Congress — Democrats or Republicans — make a budget ‘deal’ with this administration if we now know the President is going to ignore implementing any part of the ‘deal’ he wants?”

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DuPont circle metro

$PSKY

My Bluesky profile. I've marked my follower count, showing 297.8K followers, with a pink rectangle.

My Xitter profile. I've marked my follower count, showing 297.8K followers, with a pink rectangle.

After probably 6 months of watching, I've reached parity (even though being an asshole on Xitter has boosted my followers back up there, probably all bots).

Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.

One point I made about the shutdown is that a lot of what Schumer and Jeffries are doing is not for YOU, but for annoying beltway journalists who see this as a competition but whose reporting actually matters to their colleagues.

Voila: "Republicans in disarray"

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Vindictive Prosecution? Comey & Abrego Garcia Listen now | Is there ever a legitimate reason to “perp walk” a high-profile criminal defendant like Jim Comey?

What happens when prosecutions become political theater? @preetbharara.bsky.social and I discuss reports that Trump’s DOJ planned a “perp walk” for former FBI Director Jim Comey on a new episode of @cafedotcom.bsky.social Insider: cafe.visitlink.me/HETzAj

“.. With Democrats having shown no signs of budging .. and a growing number of Republican lawmakers warning about potential blowback, the White House is now planning to hold off at least a little longer on sending out notices of Reductions in Force ..”

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Republicans ARE in disarray.

It's because Americans are realizing Republicans chose to shut down the government rather than work with Democrats to stop your health care premiums from doubling.

Chaos, higher prices, and shutdowns—that's the Republican agenda.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard orders U.S. intel agency leaders to stem leaks DNI Tulsi Gabbard issued a directive to review polygraph policies and curb press leaks, echoing actions taken by the Bush and Obama administrations.

My law partner @bradmossesq.bsky.social weighs in on the newly ordered polygraphs. Pure show.

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Republicans spent the day reminding everyone that Lindsey Graham and other GOP electeds were talking to Trump’s team during the effort to overturn a free and fair election. Not exactly the flex they think it is.

Jessica Tarlov: I'm stunned that Republicans want to draw attention to this because... the senators who were part of this investigation are not just random names that he picked off a list, but people who were named in Jack Smith's charging documents for trying to turn over a free and fair election.

This from @jessicatarlov.bsky.social may be the most efficient use of 76 seconds of Fox News airtime I've ever seen.

Grijalva: The frustration for me is that it seems as if Speaker Johnson is not willing to swear me in because our politics are a little different, or because I’m going to be the 218th signer—he can just continue to drag this along with no end in sight.

That is not a foundation of our democracy.

We have reached a level of authoritarianism, let’s use the word FASCISM, where the President, based entirely on lies about violence and disorder, and against the will of the governors of the states, can send hostile state’s National Guard to invade and sit on citizens

Public Safety Minister set to table new version of strong borders bill Human-rights groups have warned the bill in its current state could violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

This sudden reversal raises serious questions: why was the “safety” border bill rushed without consultation or due diligence?
Public safety legislation should never be driven by Trump or foreign politics. Canadians deserve better. #cdnpoli

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Bondi accuses Democratic senator of lying about military record in heated exchange https://twp.ai/9PXGY3

House Republicans haven't shown up to work in 18 days. But if they do decide to show up—I have a message for them.

3/4s of the families that rely on the expiring health care credits that you refuse to acknowledge live in red states.

Time to show up and do your jobs.

A purported leader reacting angrily to a country song seems weak, not strong.

Really looking forward to the @jasonleopold.bsky.social FOIA for the staffer's notes who put this together, DURING a shutdown.

Not least bc (as @whitehouse.senate.gov noted), the Reid Hoffman slur was false.

“.. the package won’t be coming out any time soon. The timeline has been further delayed because some USDA political appointees have been furloughed during the shutdown.”

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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

RE: Republicans making false claims about Portland violence? Are there no tourism-affected business in OR who'd like to make a very big stink about the GOP attack on Oregon businesses?

@wyden.senate.gov

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"Do something, bitch!"* Kristi Noem Dressed Russia's Useful Idiot Up to Cosplay CBP - emptywheel DHS is increasingly using overt propaganda to justify its invasions of Democratic states. It's horrible in real time--and possibly designed to feed Trump false claims about the states--but it could ba...

"Do something, bitch!"* Kristi Noem Dressed Russia's Useful Idiot Up to Cosplay CBP

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This strikes me as pretty bad

SEN. KENNEDY: “.. it’s not up to the president. I mean, his opinion matters, but Congress has got to appropriate the money. Read the Constitution.” 🤡

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170K views · 12K reactions | The American Constitution was signed #otd on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. 175 years later, JFK spoke to a group of students about how the Constitution was written i... The American Constitution was signed #otd on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia. 175 years later, JFK spoke to a group of students about how the Constitution was written in different conditions in...

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The lawyer equivalent of this is when you’re supposed to submit a joint document and one party won’t send their input.

Most recently I asked for everybody’s input and then sent an email “ima just file this and say you didn’t give me anything if you don’t by noon tomorrow”…
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