Melissa

I have come to realize that I will never be the bigger person in most situations.

Not because I am petty.

Because I am 5'4" and need help getting things from my own kitchen cabinets.

Judge says Trump administration is required to continue paying some SNAP benefits A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is required by law to use contingency funds to pay at least partial SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

Judge Indira Talwani has ruled the Trump administration is required by law to use contingency funds to pay at least partial benefits for the SNAP program during the government shutdown.
www.cbsnews.com/news/snap-fo...

New Ohio congressional redistricting map introduced to criticism, but may have support to pass • Ohio Capital Journal A new map was introduced Thursday at the second meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission, one that leaders say was a compromise between the Democrats and Republicans on the commission. A vote coul...

Leaders of the Ohio Redistricting Commission introduced a new map they claim was a compromise between the Democrats and Republicans.

This map increases the number of GOP districts to:

12 Republican-leaning.
3 Democratic-leaning.

That's compromise? 🚫
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/n...

Happy Halloween!

For the record, the Kaiser Family Foundation has NOT retracted it‘s prediction. Oz was either mistaken, or, more likely, lying.

UN Human Rights Chief Says US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Are ‘Unacceptable' The U.N. human rights chief says U.S. military strikes on vessels allegedly carrying illegal drugs from South America are unacceptable and must stop.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, believes that U.S. military strikes against boats allegedly carrying illegal drugs violate human rights laws. Türk says the U.S. must stop to prevent extrajudicial killing.
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."

We’re stuck with that babbling orange buffoon until all that’s left of the fluff on his head is peach fuzz, aren’t we?

How’s was your commute today?

FOX: Pritzker has asked you specifically to pause immigration enforcement operations in Chicago so kids can safety celebrate Halloween. Do you have any plans to alter activity tomorrow?

NOEM: No. We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe.

Leaked document. Yikes, things are about to get much worse. It looks like we’re on the verge of becoming a military state across the country. Step out of line, and the man come and take you away.

Trump sets refugee admissions cap for coming year at record low The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000.

Donald Trump will limit the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. to just 7,500 annually.

A notice on the Federal Register claims it is “justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.”

Most will be white South Africans.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Comey seeks to have indictment tossed, arguing senator's questions were "confusing," "ambiguous" Former FBI Director James Comey is arguing his testimony in response to Sen. Ted Cruz's questions was "literally true" and cannot support a conviction.

Former FBI Director James Comey seeking to dismiss federal charges related to allegedly false testimony given to Congress.

His attorneys argue questions by Sen. Ted Cruz were “confusing” and “fundamentally ambiguous."
www.cbsnews.com/news/comey-s...

INTRODUCTION Count One of the indictment seeks to punish Mr. Comey for seconds of testimony he gave in response to compound and ambiguous questioning. But longstanding principles of criminal law make clear that the government cannot prove a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001(a)(2) unless it establishes that the defendant gave false answers to precise questions. Here, the indictment conspicuously omits the lengthy, confusing questions that prompted Mr. Comey's testimony. Specifically, after speaking for more than a minute, Senator Ted Cruz asked Mr. Comey to recall statements he had made three years earlier and to simultaneously address statements that Senator Cruz incorrectly claimed were made by Andrew McCabe, the former Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI. In doing so, Senator Cruz never indicated that he wanted Mr. Comey to address the statements or activities of any person except for Mr. McCabe. Viewed in context, Senator Cruz's questions cannot form the basis for a violation of Section 1001(a)(2) because they were fundamentally ambiguous. And, regardless, Mr. Comey's answers to them were literally true. Count One thus must be dismissed under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 12(b)(3)(A). Count Two should be dismissed for the same reason to the extent it rests on those same alleged false statements, and for the independent reason that it deprives Mr. Comey of his right to notice of the charge against him.

NEW: James Comey asks the court to dismiss the indictment against him because he responded to Ted Cruz’s "fundamentally ambiguous questions with literally true answers." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Analysis: Ohio GOP remains determined to get its way on redistricting Ohio Republicans are once again running out the clock drawing new congressional district maps.

Ohio’s redistricting commission has until Halloween night to agree on a map that wins one Democratic vote. Republicans haven’t proposed a plan.

If no deal is reached the GOP-controlled General Assembly can approve a preferred map on a simple majority.
www.wvxu.org/politics/202...

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Amazon announced plans to lay off 14,000 employees as it looks to invest more in AI.

Wall Street cheered the news, sending Amazon stock prices higher.

This will boost Amazon's CEO pay and bolster Jeff Bezos's net worth, which is now $250 billion.

The system is rigged.

Ninth Circuit Restores Block on Trump’s Portland Guard Deployment Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals voted to rehear President Donald Trump’s Portland National Guard case Tuesday — a step that vacates an earlier ruling that allowed Trump to federalize Oregon’s troops and deploy them against local protests. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The OSS commissioned a psychological profile of Hitler in 1943 to help Allied leaders predict his moves.

His propaganda “rules” included never admitting fault, never conceding good in enemies, blaming one target for everything and repeating lies until people believed them.

US launches strikes on alleged drug-running boats off Colombia, killing 14 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean against boats accused of carrying drugs, killing 14 and leaving one survivor.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. military carried out three strikes on four Columbia boats allegedly carrying drugs.

14 people killed.

1 survivor.

U.S. Military notified the Coast Guard about the survivor.
apnews.com/article/drug...

ICE followed the mother into a school and aggressively detained her along with her children.
This is so heartbreaking 💔

Parking spaces in my building go for $18 an hour which means the parking space earns more than the parking attendant.

A short term deal to extend ACA subsidies one year isn’t ideal but it would instantly make another extension a central issue in the midterms which wouldn’t be the worst thing for Dems.

He has the gall to tell her to do her job working for her constituents when she can't get an office or staffing until HE swears her in! She is trying to do her job by continually asking him to do HIS job and swear her in! He is treating the American people that are her constituents like idiots.

Studies show people with a larger vocabulary of curse words have a richer overall vocabulary.

Cursing isn’t a sign of ignorance, it’s a sign of linguistic range.

Turns out the potty mouths are the poets.

Fuck that explains a lot.

Judge Crenshaw grants Abrego Garcia's motion to compel to extent of requiring govt to let him review extensive materials privately (in camera) to decide whether to give to Abrego. Includes emails from Dep AG Blanche's office & emails/memos from AUSA Ben Schrader, who quit over case.
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