Rachel Van Patten

White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers

Not paying people remains one of the biggest through-lines of Trump's career.

That plus corruption, racism, and sexual assault.

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Miles was chief of staff at DHS in Trump’s first term 👇🏽

Sorry, 62-17 and 30-10 (still a supermajority) legiscan.com/CA/votes/AB8...

Also, call your state representative and ask them to override the veto, especially if your rep is in leadership because they are the ones who initiate the veto. California's veto override is a simple supermajority and this passed 72-7 and 36-3, the only thing stopping an override is political will.

at the very least he can leave them alone and let them become law without his signature

to be clear: he can still sign the other bills and he should

call his office now

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

Of course getting upset about a country song seems fairly normal for someone struggling with dementia.

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

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Who do Americans blame for the government shutdown? Our polling of 1,600 people with YouGov suggests which party might blink first

The message being put forth by the Trump administration is that Congressoinal Democrats care more about expanding health-care benefits for undocumented immigrants than about existing government health programmes. Not only is it totally untrue, it's a lie that no one believes, including Republicans.

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
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Schiff gets Bondi so flustered that she starts blurting things out while he details what a farce this "oversight" hearing has been and the Republican members' lack of interest in doing their jobs

it's been repeatedly proven that giving people free money is cheaper than not doing it

Trump administration considers sale of federal student loan debt The discussions have taken place among senior Education Department and Treasury Department officials.

Trump comes for the student loan industry: “Selling federal student loan debt raises significant logistical and legal concerns, adding new uncertainty for borrowers.” Via Politico

SEN. HIRONO: “Did you approve shutting down the bribery investigation into Homan?”

BONDI: “Are you Antifa?” 🤡

(That’s a yes)

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

We’re getting very used to this but the statement is unusually unhinged.

Did I miss this on CBS?

Man she’s in his head

This strikes me as pretty bad

INBOX: The Chicago News Guild joined others in suing ICE for attacking journalists at the Broadview facility.

“Our members have a right, protected by the First Amendment, to do their jobs and report the news. They should not be targeted, injured or arrested for doing their jobs.”

Why isn't Pam Bondi releasing the Epstein Files?

Over 80% of Americans want them released. Its the only thing that a majority of this country agrees on.

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

WATCH — @whitehouse.senate.gov : “What became of the $50,000 in cash in that Cava bag? Did the FBI get it back from Homan?”

AG PAM BONDI: *LASHES OUT aggressively, avoids answering entirely* 🤷🏼‍♀️

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

if you've ever found value in the work of any anti-fascist writer or researcher today, you owe something to Leonard Zeskind. he was absolutely foundational.

🚨 Trump officials propose replacing deported immigrant farm workers with Medicaid recipients, raising alarms over feasibility, fairness, and food security.
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Mike Johnson is actively stealing representation from the citizens of Arizona. This district voted in Adelita Grijalva weeks ago but Johnson refuses to swear her into office as a political stunt. Call his office every day and ask him where our Congresswoman is. 202-224-3121 ☎️

RAJU: You swore in 2 GOP members during pro forma session. Why not swear in Grijalva? Does it have to do w/her signature on Epstein petition?

JOHNSON: It has nothing to do with that. We'll swear her in when everybody is back

R: Why not now?

J: Uh - we'll schedule it, I guess, as soon as she wants