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I think we need more than "can pass a civics exam" bc some bad guys can pass the exam then ignore all the laws, rules, and normes.

Hamas's tactical position is far worse than it was two years ago, total tactical failure in that regard. Also a total failure at preserving or saving Palestinian lives. But if you assume that they meant to provoke the response they got, well, Israel's standing in the world *is* much worse now.

Diddy got 4 years for over a decade of violent sex crimes. Below what prosecutors wanted. Below what Probation wanted. Below the Guidelines of 6-7 years. The judge called it substantial. I call it a betrayal.

Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.

BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.

Pam Bondi won't say if Tom Homan kept the $50,000 in the Cava bag, so it's safe to assume he did.

The subhed here is a master class in corporate journalism rewarding malfeasance via semantics

Bondi didn't valiantly fend something off, she refused to answer legitimate questions before Congress because the answers would be horrifying and politically inconvenient

And that's a profile in cowardice

Let me be clear: It’s ILLEGAL to deny federal workers back pay after a shutdown.

There’s a 2019 law that guarantees it, but Trump is once again trying to break the law.

You don’t get to punish people for doing their jobs just because you’re failing at yours.

Tyson Foods and Cargill have agreed to pay a combined $87.5 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by consumers who accused the companies of conspiring to inflate U.S. beef prices by restricting supply @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4o0KthU

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

I know invoking Latin terms can be a bit esoteric, and "dementia" is fine and accurate, but I think there's real merit in zeroing in on the relevant legal concept: he is non compos mentis. Not just that he's a batty old man, he is debilitated in a concrete legal sense, fit for conservatorship.

AG Bondi, here’s that correction you requested.

(Politico) - One week into the government shutdown, top Republican leaders appear to have lost the plot.

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Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?

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YouTube video by The Onion The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

Folks, it's happening.

We're releasing Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile this Thursday at 7 p.m.

Mark your calendars. Get excited to know even less about Jeffrey Epstein.

Her only preparation for testimony was opposition research of all dems on the committee so she could hurl dirt clods to make her master happy.

I'd love to see a picture of her notes with the bullet point zingers on each senator.

It’s not even smart whataboutism. This is akin to my kids complaining that I overcooked the chicken and I say, “what about the dark side of the force? Are they not the bad guys?”

And lies.

she is just a fire hose of whataboutism and deflection.

Schiff: This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

Bondi: What about the fires in California? Are the riots in LA serious?

Call to Activism - Joe Gallina

🚨HOLY SHIT: Pam Bondi REFUSES to answer whether the FBI found incriminating photos of Trump with half-naked young women.

She has a full theatrical meltdown- but we know what this is: PANIC.

RELEASE. THE. FILES. NOW.

Florida farmers struggle as legal foreign workers worry about immigration crackdown “I also don’t want to put anyone at risk because there are people being deported even with proper documentation. Every time they come or leave it’s worrisome, and you don’t …

“I can find people, but I also don’t want to put anyone at risk because there are people being deported even with proper documentation. Every time they come or leave it’s worrisome, and you don’t know if they’re going to make it back home. I would feel like it’s my fault.”

“No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.”

Alabama sheriff under fire for Halloween display with ‘ICE’ agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros The controversial display shows ICE agent skeletons chasing figures in sombreros, which the sheriff's wife defends as "tongue-in-cheek" while citing her own Cuban heritage.

The sheriff in Mobile, Alabama reportedly has a Halloween “display” featuring skeletons dressed like ICE agents chasing skeletons wearing sombreros and serapes. www.al.com/news/2025/10...

"Stay tuned for more details" -- Epstein survivor announces that survivors are creating their own list of Epstein-related abusers

On this day in 1966, Star Trek first beamed into living rooms across America. None of us could have imagined then the journey it would set us on. And not just the cast and crew, but the millions of fans who would find hope, inspiration, and community in its vision of the future.

Nigel Farage's Reform a Bigger Far-Right Threat Than the BNP, Says UK’s Leading Anti-Racism Campaigner Hope not Hate's CEO Nick Lowles says Reform's rise is mainstreaming ideas that were previously taboo even on parts of the far-right

The head of the UK's leading anti-racism campaign group Hope not Hate wrote to Keir Starmer to complain about his "silence" in the face of a rising far-right threat.

"At the time when people needed leadership there was silence.

“And for the far right, that silence just emboldened them further"

Reform say it is "disgusting and libellous" to suggest that Nigel Farage flirted with Hitler Youth when he was young.

Here's how a former teacher at his school remembers it