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She is out of surgery, which went well, and while recovery may be a long road, we are hopeful for a good outcome and buoyed by the love and encouragement of family and friends.

Deeply grateful to all who have sent well wishes and prayers since hearing about Mom’s hospitalization—and to all of the medical professionals taking good care of her.

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That's true of US citizens too.

So apparently anyone should be suddenly seized and interrogated at any time in any setting to randomly prevent... child rape (QAnon lives on)?

And the entire Bill of Rights is just for losers?

Thanks -- easy block.

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.

The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.

Don’t give up the ship.

Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy' Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files

I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...

30th anniversary today!

One on One with Pete Buttigieg YouTube video by The Texas Tribune

Since he is gay, his "entire career has been due to his identity"?

Even though he was elected mayor and started a major economic turnaround for a city Newsweek called "dying," before he came out. Then he won reelection..

It was a good interview. I'd recommend it. www.youtube.com/live/J-CpZ7l...

I have a question. Was 2024 misinterpreted as more significant than it was?

Was it more like a team showing up for a game with an unfit quarterback, substituting someone else much too late, and then losing? A one-time fiasco but not a trend?

Or is it still a big red flag for the future?

I'm having a bad experience as I'm envisioning being invited over by her for Thanksgiving and then being booted out at 8:30 on the dot. "Thanksgiving is over, folks!"

Like, why would I be invited, and if I was, why accept the invitation? Time to take a deep breath...

Works fine for me. What isn't working?

Virginia's blue wave proves targeting trans students doesn't win, Democrats say Democratic leaders say the results of Tuesday’s election in Virginia prove attacking transgender student policies isn’t a winning strategy issue. Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears...

Glad to say that this strategy completely failed in Virginia this fall with a historic 15-point defeat of the GOP candidate, Winsome Earle-Sears, who spent months exclusively running anti-trans ads with zero results. www.nbcwashington.com/news/politic...

It's also weird in Virginia and elsewhere w/ so many "lost" groups (young men, Latinos, Asians, etc.) veering Dem-ward, contradicting groupthink.

Was 2024 simply a case of coming to an NFL game with a nonviable quarterback, subbing in a new one too late, and being shocked you lost? Plus inflation?

This would be a hard no from the commonwealth as a whole, and from the entirety of that Senate district in particular.

Arianna Huffington and Charlie Rose

1) The publicist Peggy Siegal in 2016, and 2) the scene at The Monkey Bar in 2011

Oh come on, if it weren’t a searing indictment but instead a nostalgia piece glorifying a bygone era, then it would be full of nostalgic photos of watering holes and celebrities who frequented them and a long soft-focus article full of almost longing for….. uh…. okay yeah yep.

Thank you to our volunteers. This victory is yours.

Seriously, it must be nice to have someone you care for stick up for you when you stand up to Trump

So in that scenario, nobody would have health insurance.

If they are healthy, they keep the money; if they have a serious illness or accident, they can't pay for treatment, go bankrupt, and experience serious harm or death.

Hmmm, seems like someone should be able to get health insurance instead.

This is the new me, do you like it?

I liked the interview. I can't put it better than @ Peter Sagal:

It is annoying to me how people leap on a sentence pulled out of (in this case) an hour-plus conversation and immediately slot the speaker into a pre-existing category of Enemy. Here is the entire talk.

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/14/p...

Do you like bridges, roads, and trains? Then, you should talk with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social!

Until the 80s or 90s, most newspapers ran black and white photos, so when you go to the archives, many news photos were taken that way. The first NY Times front page with color photos was in 1997.

You're absolutely right, though, that we should lift up any color photos or film, news or otherwise.

Watch Pete Buttigieg speak at the 2025 Texas Tribune Festival The former U.S. secretary of transportation sits down with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic at 9 a.m. Friday.

I think he's talking about combining both a focus on identity and an overarching message, while also talking about fighting for rights for all groups. Worth listening to. www.texastribune.org/2025/11/14/p...

Pete Buttigieg Suggests JD Vance Might Switch Political Sides — Again "Maybe later on, he’ll go back to being a Silicon Valley Democrat. He’ll be whatever he needs to be," the former transportation secretary said.

Pete Buttigieg Has Blunt Take On Whether JD Vance Is A Fascist
www.huffpost.com/entry/pete-b...

Well said.

Screenshot of Peter Sagal post: “It is annoying to me how people leap on a sentence pulled out of (in this case) an hour-plus conversation and immediately slot the speaker into a pre-existing category of Enemy. Here is the entire talk.”

www.texastribune.org/2025/11/14/p...

Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.

This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.

The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.

There’s one news story that affects everyone on Earth.