Prodigal Son

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🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee my law firm has filed to intervene to defend the new California congressional map from attack. www.democracydocket.com/cases/califo...

80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate.

Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?

'Godfather of AI' says tech giants can't profit from their astronomical investments unless human labor is replaced | Fortune "I think the big companies are betting on it causing massive job replacement by AI, because that's where the big money is going to be."

Geoffrey Hinton says tech giants can't profit from AI investments unless human labor is replaced | Fortune share.google/2flj6t9O7cXj...

WIRED headline reads: Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein

$5M in Shein stock is crazy. to put it in perspective, a child would have to work three billion hours in a Shein factory to earn a 1/10000th of this

12 Polling Places Move Before Mississippi Special Elections, 4 Close County election officials in Mississippi have moved 12 polling places and closed four since 2024, an MFP investigation finds.

Note: State election officials are not involved in changing precincts.

County boards of supervisors make decisions about polling place changes, at times with circuit clerks' involvement.
www.mississippifreepress.org/election-off...

12 Polling Places Move Before Mississippi Special Elections, 4 Close County election officials in Mississippi have moved 12 polling places and closed four since 2024, an MFP investigation finds.

NEW: 12 Mississippi polling places have moved and 4 have been closed ahead of the Nov. 4 legislative special elections, an MFP investigation finds.

Counties also have incorrect addresses in the state system for 11 polling places, risking sending some voters to the wrong location.

I'd respect Schumer more if he simply said, "Look, if I vote for & support Mamdani, then we lose immense funding from billionaire donors. I can't take that risk."

That way, while still abject cowardice, at least his view is honest. As low as the bar is, I prefer an honest coward to a deceptive one.

Politicians like Zohran Mamdani get out there and mingle with the people they want to vote for them. These politicians are more in touch with voters and their concerns.

Self-important, unstable Nancy Mace, on the other hand, uses cops to keep voters at a distance when she goes through an airport.

“.. Guests were seen mimicking ‘Roaring 20's’ era attire, a period just before the Great Depression that historians note for its staggering income inequity.” 🤡

@usatoday.com
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Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in D.C. Area Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moved into a home at Fort McNair traditionally reserved for the Army’s vice chief of staff. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others also now live in military housing.

Trump Moving His Cabinet Into Military Bunkers

Trump Officials Move Into Military Residences in DC

Pete Hegseth moved into a home at Fort McNair traditionally reserved for the Army’s vice chief of staff.

Marco Rubio & others also now live in military housing.
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We refuse to let neighbors go hungry while politicians posture. We can stand up a street-level safety net in days. Neighborhood plan: "Block Food Steward" model One steward per block. A volunteer with a single shelf or 2-3 totes of staples who coordinates quiet, no-shame help. Starter shelf (suggested): 10 lb rice • 10 lb dry beans • 8 lb pasta 12 cans vegetables • 12 cans protein (tuna/chicken/beans) 2 large peanut butter • 2 shelf-stable milk packs • 1 cooking oil Baby formula (sealed), diapers (mixed sizes), wipes, soap, toothpaste

How it works: 1. Steward posts once to the block group: "I've got a small shelf of staples. DM 'BAG' no questions asked." 2. Keep a simple in/out tally; rotate oldest first; replace what's used. 3. If demand spikes, steward pings the block: "NEED: 6 cans, 2 pastas, diapers size 4." 4. For larger needs, handoff to a local food bank. Privacy and dignity first—no photos, no public names. Comment to volunteer: STEWARD - [Your Street Name] Comment to donate: DONOR - [Item or $ pledge] Need help? DM me the word BAG. No shame.

Volunteer at food banks this week. Show up for a 2-hour shift. Sorting, bagging, intake, there's a role for everyone. Donate smart. Shelf-stable staples first; ask for priority items before dropping off. Be kind to clerks. They didn't create this mess. They're catching the fallout. Hunger is not a negotiating tactic. Contact your state and federal reps today and demand: An immediate SNAP/WIC bridge with retroactive benefits. No more hostage-taking of basic nutrition assistance.

De-link food aid from unrelated fights. Fix the pipeline, then debate policy. No politics at the pantry door. We help first, argue later. No purity tests. If someone says they're short on food, we feed them. Dignity and privacy. DM, porch drop-offs, initials only. Safety: sealed formula only, check dates, store cool/dry, pet-safe. The Timeline? Tonight: Name stewards; seed each shelf with a starter kit. Within 48 hours: Every block has at least one steward, a group text, and a small reserve.

HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE END OF SNAP

This is important. This came to me overnight through a group organizing in the PNW. Please consider adopting these strategies where you live. YOU WILL SAVE LIVES. SNAP runs out 11-1.

Start a block/neighborhood channel on Signal and get to work.

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump HUMILIATED as Miami LAND GRAB BLOWS UP in COURT

Dr. Marvin Dunn got mad. So he did something about it: he sued to stop the transfer of land from Miami-Dade College to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation.

We also discuss why we’ve got to “get in the way” of those who are trying to rewrite our history.

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In a shocking new ad, Sherrod Brown just exposed how farmers are getting screwed by Republican politicians. Wow.

She’s such a toad.

DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are among the 15 biggest advertisers on Facebook and Instagram over the past seven days. See their ads and who they are targeting here: app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...

The local activists and organizers who were the beating heart of No Kings Day are continuing to lead the fight on the ground in your community. Check out our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local organizers: indivisible.org/groups

Treasury Dept employees got a second email last night telling them again not to take pics of the demolished East Wing of White House, a Treasury employee tells me.

Why? Because the images are devastating, of course.

Demolition of the East Wing is complete as of Thursday.

Presidential historian on why Trump's White House renovation isn't the first or the biggest As images of the East Wing demolition spark debate, historian Alexis Coe joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to put the latest White House renovation in perspective — from Truman's full interior overhaul to Nix...

Taking apart Karoline Levitt’s defense of the East Wing demolition on CBS Mornings felt like grading a book report written in crayon

www.cbsnews.com/video/presid...

ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.

"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.

"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.

Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
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This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic Party. It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic Party. Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. Some thoughts...

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-mamdani-moment

Trump plans to send federal agents to San Francisco ‘right out of dictator’s handbook’, says Newsom – US politics live California governor condemns latest immigration enforcement operation, expected to cause showdown between administration and local leaders

Trump plans to send federal agents to San Francisco ‘right out of dictator’s handbook’, says Newsom – US politics live
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‘They were just girls begging the world to fight for them’ – Virginia Giuffre’s family Earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre took her own life. Before she died, she wrote a memoir. We speak to her brother and sister-in-law about what should happen next.

"They were just girls begging the world to fight for them" – Virginia Giuffre’s family

Earlier this year, Virginia Giuffre took her own life. Before she died, she wrote a memoir. We speak to her brother and sister-in-law about what should happen next.

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I am going to piss people off but its time I say it.

Stop fucking listening to these people. If Black people, especially Black women are telling you that a candidate looks suspect, yoi need to fucking listen

This is the same General Counsel who said withholding funds to Ukraine, the basis of Trump's first impeachment, was perfectly legal, and this sounds like similar bullshit.

Hey the house of reps has had all of Oct and most of September off because Speaker Johnson is desperate to not release the Epstein files.

Have they been filling the time with town halls? I mean they have a full month off… maybe a couple town halls each right?

Shooting by ICE officer in Los Angeles wounds motorist, U.S. marshal Federal authorities said the driver had threatened officers with a vehicle while trying to flee an arrest.

ICE fired shots again, hitting a civilian and a U.S. marshal. DHS, once again, is claiming the man rammed ICE with his car. Let’s see how long before that version of events unravels. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Listen, we can’t send this guy enough of our money. Most trustworthy investment ever.