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Everyone commenting that nobody wants this — nor does it address the reasons people no longer shop there — is obviously right! But I wanna point out another thing:

This very nefariously transfers ~blame~ for the company’s performance (ahem, repercussions for its choices) onto store employees

Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.

The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire

Our politicians did more to regulate Prince and Twisted Sister songs than glacier melting chatbots that promote suicide

it does seem like there’s a major—though potentially fleeting—opportunity to invest in left-wing media. more than a million people in the most populous city in america just enthusiastically elected a democratic socialist and the world is watching. putting $$ towards left media rn is good business.

These Chicago restaurants are offering free meals to SNAP recipients Here's where you can find free food in Chicago right now.

Spreading the word in case this is new info.

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings, sex assaults in several states, FBI says
FBI urges agencies to ensure officers clearly identify themselves and cooperate when civilians ask to verify an officer’s identity—including by allowing calls to local police

Once upon a time, American soldiers handed out food to Germans because *they* had followed a fascist madman into national ruin.

How times change.

New favourite example of structural ambiguity

The Group Behind Project 2025 Wants RFK Jr. to ‘Study’ the Pill 11.4.25

I know we're all watching election returns but don't let this get lost in the mix: the Heritage Foundation is calling on the HHS to conduct a 'safety' review of oral contraception

jessica.substack.com/p/the-group-...

This is like every single one of your favorite teams playing at the same time and actually so far pulling it off.

Elections, the most important sport of your life.

Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts Three Democratic justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have defeated an unusually high-profile Republican bid to unseat them. They secured large statewide victories on Tuesday, following an histo...

Democrats have successfully defended three seats on the all-important Pennsylvania Supreme Court. This means the court will be controlled by Ds through the midterms, and almost definitely through 2028 as well.

My story on the result: boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...

Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...

as always, the best resource for local and state election coverage @taniel.bsky.social & @boltsmag.org

Some rare great abortion news in tonight’s newsletter:

- A federal court ruled that the FDA violated the law by imposing unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone

- The New York Supreme Court rejected Texas’ attempt to issue a judgement against an abortion provider here

Happy Halloween!

I recall around 1990 an elderly supply teacher explaining to my class what war is actually like, macho mythology aside. The sound bullets make. Men crying for their mummys as they die on the battlefield. It's haunted me ever since, and certainly played a role in politicising me.

Can't overstate how fucked up it is that unraveling what is arguably the greatest achievement in the history of humanity is now a motivating issue of one of the two dominant parties in the U.S.

Just want to reiterate that there’s no reason for this. There is no increase in crime. There are no riots. There’s no insurrection. They’re doing this without provocation. At least until they create one.

However much you, a politically engaged person, think the average American knows about what's going on, I can promise you: it's way less than that. No matter how low your estimation. It's lower than that.

WaPo - The White House has fired all six members of the independent federal agency that had expected to review some of President Trump's construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch and East Wing ballroom. www.washingtonpost.com/politi...

and yet still, TODAY, Democrats in the Senate are voting in favor of Trump's judicial nominees

Federal Agent Told Combat Veteran 'You're Dead, Liberal' At Little Village Encounter, Attorneys Say The allegation comes as ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly facing pushback for using tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and other measures against peaceful protesters and bystanders.

People are not paying enough attention to what the govt is testing in Chicago.

“A federal agent pointed a gun at a combat veteran’s face & said “bang, bang” and “you’re dead, liberal”… the agents, including Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino [also threw] tear gas”

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/f...

Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.

The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.

No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.

These guys get $50k signing bonuses.

Stephen Miller is telling them they have immunity and encouraging them to create chaos.

They get almost no training, many couldn’t pass an open book exam & they’re allowed to hide their faces.

They’re swinging assault rifles around in public.

Abolish ICE

I’m getting a lot of, “but maga just says the approval is proforma and everyone renovated the WH.” Put aside that you don’t listen to people in the throes of mind control, the point is that this admin won’t even PRETEND that oversight governs them. the lack of pretense is the huge flag to me.

Can someone please tell the AIA that the historic East Wing of the White House was not simply a "facade" but a full structure, with about the same size footprint as the West Wing, of rooms, offices, and other spaces?

to keep functioning a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

First ladies made history in the East Wing. It was razed for Trump’s ballroom. The East Wing is home to the Office of the First Lady and has played a key role in women’s visibility in the White House.

A good summary with photos of the history lost

19thnews.org/2025/10/east...

If you are a 60 year old couple living in the 3rd District in NE making $85,000, your monthly ACA premium payment could jump 434% thanks to Pete Ricketts letting health insurance tax credits expire. Your $602 monthly payment could turn into $3,216.

STORY: nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...

It’s far from the most important thing, morally right now, or in terms of the human stakes, but the ballroom thing is really breaking my brain.

Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View

34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.

adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/