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“I think it’s a terrible mistake,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren says of the deal. “People want us to stand and fight for health care, and that's what I believe.” (via Igor Bobic, HuffPo) x.com/igorbobic/st...

Manu Raju tweet describing for Senate dems are signalling the potential deal to reopen the government so long as they get a "guaranteed vote in the Senate" on extending ACA subsidies

I am so weary of running around explaining contemporary politics to Democratic senators but Trump has taken the power of the purse from Congress and has made good on his promise to not fund anything he doesn't want to so "guaranteeing a vote in the Senate" is not a thing.

#GVerse Um. WTF???

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy: "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings."

This is the stupidest and most dangerous administration in history.

Greed 16.10

Trump is now telling states to “UNDO” food assistance

He’s literally taking food from hungry Americans as he throws Gatsby parties with giant seafood towers

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Quite the contrast.

nytimes.com homepage

Well... at least we know where Red Panda is tonight...

If a man doesn't care about logic, I don't care about his opinion.

Just stop arguing or interacting with people who reject logic.

No

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 TOLEDO TOUCHDOWN TANK

Since Pete left it for us to look up:

Luzerne County Presidential Results:

2016 +19R
2020 +14R
2024 +19R

Bulwark's Election Night Coverage YouTube video by The Bulwark

@sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social

Thesr three are so professionally out of control and it is FANTASTIC....

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Really good read at @lawfaremedia.org

It is all too appropriate — and overdue — for Dickie V to have an annual basketball event named in his honor. Very cool stuff tonight on ESPN. Some of these videos are taking me back to times that made me fall in love with college basketball.

YouTube video by Off The Court MEMPHIS IS COOKED!!!!!

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PEPI

Trump announces he will refuse to follow the court order to provide SNAP benefits to needy families.

YouTube video by What A Day Why Today's Elections Matter More Than You Think

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YouTube video by The Bulwark Trump’s Corruption Is So Gigantic That People Can’t Grasp It (w/ Bill Kristol) | The Bulwark Podcast

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A multiple line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Approval of Donald Trump's second-term job performance among U.S. adult citizens, and among white, Black, and Hispanic Americans." The chart has the sub-headline: "Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as President? (% who strongly or somewhat approve minus the % who strongly or somewhat disapprove)." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown."

NEW Economist/YouGov
Net job approval for Donald Trump [at the start of his second term | now] among...
White Americans +17 | 0
Hispanic Americans -5 | -39
Black Americans -31 | -75
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Facts

I feel like @sickoscommittee.org will weigh in on this very important information...

Laura Loomer is now officially part of the Pentagon press corps.

We live in Idiocracy.

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened Donald Trump apparently feels he can now dictate CBS News’s content.

Trump Told CBS What to Cut From 60 Minutes Interview—And They Listened newrepublic.com/post/202618/...

Trump’s Plan Is Now Out in the Open It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.

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Really worth reading the entire 60 minutes interview transcript but admit this part got me laughing out loud.

College basketball finally returns today😃

Bluesky's CBB activity is FAR too low, but I'll keep posting here all the same. Here's a big Starter Pack I created about a year ago. Share it! If there are accounts posting about ball near-daily that should be added, let me know and I'll share tonight.