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Mikey Johnson says he won't stop his tantrum until those mean old Democrats promise that only really rich people get to have any health care insurance.

I call it “the circle of stupid“
1.create a problem. 2.Everyone is concerned. 3. send staff to fix it.
4. It’s still a problem.
5.Then you close the circle by trying to get credit for what staff did.
6. It would have been way better if you left it alone in the first place.

Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."

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Donald Trump is trying to normalize authoritarianism. We cannot let that happen. We cannot take the bait that normalizes things that are fundamentally wrong.

So when do they start loading them into cattle cars?

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @mluckovichajc)

ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico A longtime former employee at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs was mistakenly deported to Mexico, The New York Times reported — sending U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a mad sc...

Here it is.

Proof that Trump hires illegal immigrants.

Alejandro Juarez showed up at his routine ICE check-in and was deported to Mexico.

Turns out he was a 10-year Trump golf club employee.

Noem now saying it was a deportation mistake & scrambling to get him back.

Speaker Johnson needs to stop being on vacation, admit that Americans need healthcare assistance, strike the draconian health cuts from the ugly budget bill, and get back to work so he can swear in Arizona's newly elected Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva.

Survivors — and family of survivors — of Epstein and Maxwell's abuse are urging Mike Johnson to swear-in Adelita Grijalva:

"Every day you stall is another day survivors are denied justice, and the American people are denied the truth. Swear in Representative Grijalva and let democracy speak."

“They think that they’re tough. They have no idea how tough we are. They think that they’re hardcore. We are so much more hardcore than they are.”

--Stephen Miller speaking to Memphis police earlier this month.

So billions for Argentina; plenty $ at Justice Dept for Trump to ask for hundreds of millions for himself; funds running over for a luxury foreign trip; plenty to pay House members who are on a longer vacation than anyone;but nothing for hungry kids & health insurance for millions.
Yes on 50 in Ca.!

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Old man shakes fist at China! China doesn’t blink.
Old man declares victory!

Jacob Shamsian @JayShams X.com A group of 20 Jeffrey Epstein victims is urging Mike Johnson to immediately swear-in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. "We, the Survivors of the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell abuse, call on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to immediately move forward with the swearing-in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. "Grijalva was duly elected and certified to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Her constituents have spoken, and their voice deserves representation without further delay. The continued refusal to seat her is an unacceptable breach of democratic norms and a disservice to the American people. Even more concerning to us as survivors, this delay appears to be a deliberate attempt to block her participation in the discharge petition that would force a vote to unseal the Epstein/Maxwell files. The American public has a right to transparency and accountability and we, as survivors, deserve justice. Any attempt to obstruct a vote on this matter-by manipulating House procedure or denying elected members their seats—is a direct affront to that right and adds insult to our trauma. "Speaker Johnson must stop using procedural tactics to protect the powerful and instead uphold the integrity of our democratic institutions. Our trauma is not a pawn in your political games. Every day you stall is another day survivors are denied justice, and the American people are denied the truth. Swear in Representative Grijalva and let democracy speak." Signers include: Danielle Bensky, Liz Stein, Haley Robson, Jena-Lisa Jones, Jess Michaels, Lara Blume McGee, Marina Lacerda, Wendy Pesante, Marijke Chartouni, Rachel Benavidez, Annie Farmer, Juliette Bryan, Lisa Phillips, A.F.R (initials), A.W. (initials), S.R. (initials), Anonymous, Anonymous and Sky & Amanda Roberts and Danny & Lanette Wilson (family of Virginia Guiffire)

Speaker Johnson is turning his back on survivors of horrific sexual predation and human trafficking.

The largest war ship in the world has been moved to the Caribbean, along with other ships, bombers, amphibious vehicles and more.

That’s a lot of firepower to stop small vessels carrying drugs.

It looks a lot more like preparation for war.

Congress needs to get involved before it’s too late.

REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”

Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…

Question: “How long is this sustainable.”

Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”

Vladeck: Even if you accept the predicate that these drug cartels are foreign terrorist organizations, that still doesn’t get you anywhere close to legal authority to use military force. They’re trying to blur and sort of collapse the distinction between two regimes we have…

rednote makes me smile.

Powerful and moving interview with Virginia Giuffre's brother Sky and sister-in-law Amanda:

"He's just Andrew. He's no longer a prince... This normal girl, from a normal family, has taken down a prince. We are so proud of her."

"She was extraordinary. She did the extraordinary."

It’s just stunning how much this administration despises the American people.

A president who routinely gives orders attempting to rewrite history, is a president who's planning to commit atrocities.

The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.

Pathetic.

Ettingermentum writes: “Actually what on earth is in those files bro.” The image from Courier Newsroom headline reads: “Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva is now the longest Rep-elect in history to not be sworn in. Mike Johnson still refuses to swear in Rep-elect Grijalva over fear of releasing the Epstein files.” The picture shows Grijalva in a red jacket beside Speaker Mike Johnson.

Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.

In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.

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