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Grijalva Signs Epstein Petition, Starting Clock Toward a Vote Representative Adelita Grijalva, the Arizona Democrat who had waited weeks to be sworn in, provided the 218th and final signature needed to force action.

Adelita Grijalva, Democrat of Arizona, was sworn into office on Wednesday, weeks after she won a special election in September. Moments later, she provided the final signature needed on a petition to force a House vote on releasing the Trump administration’s investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Now it’s Epstein forever The Trump administration's ham-handed moves have ensured that Epstein conspiracy theories will never really end.

“Time is running out. And the president who promised to ‘demolish the Deep State’ is watching from the White House.”

Mike Johnson Will Finally Swear In His Worst Nightmare Adelita Grijalva will be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files.

More Epstein files could, in theory, be coming soon.

That’s because, at 4 p.m. ET, Mike Johnson will finally swear in Rep. Adelita Grijalva, the Arizona Democrat who has promised to provide the final congressional signature on a petition to force a vote on a bill to release the Epstein files.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

(Published October)

Newsom Wows the Climate Conference That Trump Decided to Skip The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California cast himself as the “stable and reliable” American partner to the world, called a reported White House proposal to open offshore drilling in the waters off California “disgraceful” and urged his fellow Democrats to recast climate change as a “cost of living issue.”

Jeffries is whipping NO votes in the House on the shutdown deal. From Jake Sherman at Punchbowl:

Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."

Climate negotiations have started. Here's how far countries need to go Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.

Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change. n.pr/3XsXgy9

Cutting 30,000 jobs at the VA, which will put veterans' services at risk.

Firing federal workers across government, many of whom are veterans.

Gutting SNAP & Medicaid, which millions of veterans need.

Our vets defended us, and this is how the Trump regime is repaying them?

Supreme Court Won’t Consider Overturning Same-Sex Marriage The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.

The petition had garnered widespread fears that the court could overturn its precedent on same-sex marriage.

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies What one Arizona doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies.

What one doctor’s quest to stop valley fever says about America’s preparedness for climate-driven disease.

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#Arizona #AZ #Health #Fever #PublicHealth

The voices of SNAP Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.

SNAP benefits are currently being held hostage by the Trump administration and their fate now lies with the Supreme Court.

Beneath the legal arguments are real people who simply need food—a former federal worker, a single mother of 4, a disabled man. I spoke to them. Here are their stories:

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30

“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders LIVE: I Won't Support Doubling Health Care Premiums

I’m voting no on the continuing resolution that would double healthcare premiums for 20 million Americans, kick 15 million people off Medicaid & allow 50,000 Americans to die unnecessarily every year.

All to give $1 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires.

Super Typhoon slams Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million - New Zealand News Beep Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore overnight on the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had already left at least two people

Super Typhoon slams Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million

https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/127339/

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore overnight on the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had…

Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.

Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.

No president in the history of this country has ever tried to leverage food assistance in this political way.

The fact that we have to go to court to try to get people fed… it’s incredibly disheartening.

But we’ll continue to fight for Oregonians & basic human decency every day.

#SNAP

The Democrats are cracking like dogs on the Shutdown because they are deathly afraid that I am making progress with the Republicans on TERMINATING THE FILIBUSTER! Whether we make a Deal or not, THE REPUBLICANS MUST “BLOW UP” THE FILIBUSTER, AND APPROVE HUNDREDS OF LONG SOUGHT, BUT NEVER GOTTEN, POLICY WINS LIKE, AS JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE, VOTER ID (IDENTIFICATION). Only a LOSER would not agree to doing this!

still hasn't figured out what dogs do

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fruit.

NEW: Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.

“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.

A Border Patrol agent bragged about shooting someone, texts show "Sweet. My fifteen mins of fame. Lmao."

An ICE officer who shot a US citizen in Chicago last month bragged about the incident in texts afterwards, according to court documents.

It’s just one of the latest examples of how, contrary to the Trump administration’s own narrative, the agents supposedly helping are posing a danger to residents.

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.

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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

(Published February)

The current government shutdown is now officially the longest in U.S. history, surpassing the 35-day shutdown of President Trump’s first term. The impact of the shutdown, having lasted 35 full days, has already been felt across the country. nyti.ms/3Xaygvt

Trump illegally withheld $5.5 billion in SNAP funds, defying Congress & the courts.

He’d rather let 16 million kids go hungry than obey the law.

After threats & delays, the WH now says it will “comply" w/ a court order to fund SNAP.

This is chaos. No way to run the government.

Bird flu's comeback raises fears about readiness The virus is continuing to evolve and spill over to other species.

For too many, COVID seems like a distant memory. (For those suffering with long COVID, however, that could not be further from lived reality).

But COVID aside, it is only a matter of time before we are hit with another infectious disease outbreak. Are we ready as a country? All signs point to no.

Jamaica cowers as Category 5 Melissa bears down, supercharged by warming seas That climate change is making this and other major hurricanes far more dangerous is "undeniable."

“When you get a storm like this that is approaching the higher echelons of what we have observed, it’s harrowing," one scientist told @mrmattsimon.bsky.social. And rapid intensification caused by warm water makes a storm like this incredibly more dangerous. Story via @grist.org / @climatedesk.org

will there be any followup to this fascinating story by the president of the united states that a friend of his sent him a check for $130 million dollars and the president is going to give the money to the military because i for one am fascinated about the details tbh