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Gee.

How nice.

Make that nine anti-abortion judges: Collins just voted to confirm Joshua Dunlap to the First Circuit court of Appeals

Trump has no idea what’s going on. He’s turned the WH into a gilded Assisted Living Facility with court jesters and a ballroom.

The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.

rightwing guy inherits insurance empire from his dad.

struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".

builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.

profits!

gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.

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Sam Corcos, who entered government with DOGE earlier this year, decided to kill DirectFile after one meeting with with tax software lobbyists.

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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...

Six months after ICE apprehended 47 people, including nine kids, in Hays County, Tex., County Judge Ruben Becerra says DHS has ignored his attempts to get answers:

“We’re not told why they took them, and we’re not told where they took them. By definition, that’s a kidnapping.”

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."

FBI Conducts Whiplash Firings, Rehirings Linked to Trump Probe The FBI fired at least six agents who worked with Special Counsel Jack Smith, only to quickly restore employment Monday for some of them who are pursuing a high-priority public corruption investigatio...

Chaos in the FBI Continues. Four FBI agents who were fired yesterday over Arctic Frost, then reinstated because US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said they're critical to an active public corruption probe, have been re-fired and walked out today. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Mike Johnson's lies keep getting lost in the facts The shutdown is exposing the speaker's slimy disingenuousness.

"The Republican Party has created an entirely avoidable mess for itself. By taking a resolute stand in favor of making healthcare unobtainable for many Americans, and now threatening to starve children to achieve that perverse goal, they have made performative cruelty their political calling card."

Dumbass

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

Millions of Americans, including 1.4 million North Carolinians, rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. I’ll continue to do everything in my power to keep families fed, but the Administration needs to release these critical funds.

Week 6 of the shutdown and we want solutions – not images of Trump's Halloween party or an empty House chamber.
 
People are missing paychecks, losing healthcare, and struggling to feed their families.
 
It's time Republicans get back to Washington and do their jobs.

(between an image of Mikie Sherrill and the Indivisible logo) CONGRATULATIONS Mikie Sherrill NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR

Congratulations to Governor-elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social and the New Jersey Indivisibles who worked so hard to secure this big win! This is a huge night for Democrats and a humiliation for Trump. The message from voters is clear: There is a political cost to siding with the regime.

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

Callers to Social Security wait for hours to get help. Hear their ordeals. Millions of seniors and disabled people call Social Security’s 1-800 number every month. What they experience is often maddening.

This is absurd. Our seniors deserve so much better than jammed phone lines, glitchy websites, and shuttered Social Security offices.

I introduced the Social Security Access Act to ensure every American can access online, over the phone, and in person Social Security services.

New Poll: Voters Prefer Democratic Candidates Approach To Trans Rights Over Republicans A new poll, which surveys voters who will partake in the New Jersey and Virginia governor races, found that voters were not impressed with Republican anti-trans positions.

wait, are you telling me that all the centrist pundits who insisted that Dems wouldn't win any future elections unless/until they threw trans people under the bus turned out to be wrong? how could this be?!? 😱
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-poll-v...

a screenshot of NYC charter amendment election results

All YIMBY ballot measures are currently winning in NYC by 10-point margins at least

Another FLIP!

BIG WIN FOR GUN SAFETY! Voters are sending gun sense champion Mikie Sherrill to the governor’s office! 🧵@mikiesherrill.bsky.social #NJPolitics

Sandwich Guy is in the courthouse cafeteria eating a soup.

Basically going about as well as progressives/Democrats could possibly hope.

If you're a business or a law firm or a university that caved to Trump, you're now seeing that your customers, clients, and the community you serve do not agree with you.

Such an important point & one of the things I love about Zohran is his support for trans folks has been unequivocal.

I expect to see Schumer's resignation letter on my desk in the morning.

Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.

Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.

SUPREME VICTORY IN PA! Pennsylvanians have re-elected Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht — reaffirming their support for fair, independent courts that stand up to the gun lobby’s dangerous agenda. 🧵

That’s Mayor Mamdani to You It’s official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

It’s official: Zohran Mamdani has been elected the next mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

Congratulations to Governor-Elect @abigailspanberger.com — Virginia is in good hands!!

Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%