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The “great deal” is that we have a “framework” to return to where we were a few months ago before Trump has his last tantrum, which is still worse than what we had in place a year ago.

YouTube video by The Sheridans It's Halloween! - Spooky-fun song for kids of all ages by Steph and our 3 year old son

Our Halloween-obsessed 3 year old has been really into making up his own songs, so my wife Steph worked with him to write and record a full original Halloween kids' song with some of his little friends. He was so proud to share it with his preschool class. Enjoy the cuteness:

Every day, the criminal gangster in the WH shatters norms and practices and ignores the Constitution and laws, while Republicans in Congress join him as co-conspirators. Did any Republican senators speak up about this? Hell no. Cowards all. Vote every one out that you can.

DOJ Scrubs Jan. 6 Attack From Court Record After Suspending Career Prosecutors Read more here.

NEW: Trump's DOJ rewrote a federal sentencing memo — erasing all references to the Jan. 6 attack and Trump’s social media post that shared Barack Obama’s address.

The career prosecutors who wrote the original memo have been suspended.

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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.

During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.

To put the scope of the problem in context, consider the corruption scandals that have emerged just over the last week.

It was a beautiful golden start to Sunday here in Glastonbury.

Despite the fact that everything Trump does is designed to enrich himself and the billionaire cronies who paid hundreds of millions to get him elected, his greatest trick was convincing working class rural Christian white people that he’s one of them and on their side. bsky.app/profile/ronf...

We never needed a list. Women came forward and named their abusers. It doesn’t matter to people who don’t believe women in the first place. And these women will never receive justice under this regime.

When you talk to voters, talk about the Trump taxes (tariffs) and the Trump recession. Economics.

Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown

If That’s a donation, it goes to the treasury and only congress can decide how to spend it. No such (lawful) thing as private payment of government obligation.

Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

The company brought Junior in right after the election as part owner. They just won the largest drone motor contract awarded by the Pentagon.

THIS! 👇

I hear the Epstein Ballroom will be illuminated solely by gaslighting.

Alaska: $25 million
Argentina: $40 billion

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“The White House on Tuesday did not answer questions about the bunker, but one of the administration officials said the new structure would also have enhanced security features.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

Jeffries: "He's found time to demolish the East Wing in the most horrific way possible bc he wants to erect a ballroom so he can be celebrated like a king. He's found time for all of these different things, but somehow can't be bothered to find a dime to extend the ACA tax credits."

In case you missed it...

#FridayVibes #FridayMotivation

Updating my LEGO White House

@pmskinner.bsky.social MeanCat's cousin is in construction.

Trump posted a clip about prosecuting Obama, lied about a summit with Putin, took a foreign made excavator to the East Wing of the White House while he dined with GOP Senators on a paved over Rose Garden a month into a government shutdown but tell me again how Biden was old.

Revised headline: Trump wants to steal another $230 million from taxpayers

No Kings organizers just announced they are planning a THIRD round of historic marches after Trump melted down over last weekend’s protests.

Young Republican group chat shows JD Vance’s double standard on ‘kids’ | Opinion To the vice president, men — like the one who worked for Kansas AG Kris Kobach — are men until they do something stupid. Women are women from conception. A new guest commentary from Jess Piper:

Here is a piece I wrote for the Kansas City Star.

I’d love for you to read it and share it.

www.kansascity.com/opinion/read...

Our essay on the standard for responding to racist and antisemitic texts:
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"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Someone should just randomly name 3 common grocery store items and ask Trump how much they cost.

Olga Nesterova @ @onestpress • 7/11/24 Well, I guess the "media" will have a topic for the next month. Phew! Now, to the actual news for today: • new aid for #Ukraine • IRS/Treasury got $1B from millionaires in taxes • #Biden Administration Unveils $2 Billion Investment to Revitalize American Auto Manufacturing • #BidenHarris Administration Launches ICE Pact with Canada and Finland to Strengthen Polar Capabilities • #POTUS Biden receives endorsement from the world leaders • #USAID Announces $100 Million for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank • US Expects to Surpass Ambitious Tourism Goal Ahead of Schedule, Anticipating 91 Million Visitors by 2026 • June Consumer Price Index (good news!) But if you'd like to troll about gaffes, you do you. I see you at 8pm. For the news.

Someone just liked my tweet from 2024, and hence, I saw it now, too.

Just imagine..