'The worst time' to be a federal employee: Workers question whether the shutdown was worth their sacrifices Many are left feeling that their livelihoods served as political pawns in the fight between recalcitrant lawmakers in Washington.

“It’s very frustrating to go through something like this,” said Jessica Sweet, a Social Security claims specialist and union steward. “It shakes the foundation of trust that we all place in our agencies and in the federal government to do the right thing.” https://to.pbs.org/43vGMsN

Trump Just Bragged That Everything In The Oval Office Is 'Real Gold'—And Even Laura Ingraham Isn't Buying It

When you've lost Fox...

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To the 8 senators who voted to give up the only leverage they had and trust the GOP:

🧵 What a week! Tuesday’s wins, the regime’s tug of war over SNAP $ despite $40B to Argentina; ~8 weeks of the House on paid hiatus; Rep. Grijalva still not sworn in; Feds missing another paycheck; & GOP shooting down a reopen deal that would extend ACA subsidies (more below), and going on vacation.

Excessive force. PERIOD!

They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.

📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.

Pennsylvania voters retain Supreme Court justices Dougherty, Donohue, Wecht NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

BREAKING: All three PA Supreme Court Justices will RETAIN their seats!! www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Travelers Could Face ‘Mass Chaos’ If Shutdown Lasts Another Week, Transportation Secretary Says As air traffic controllers face a second missed paycheck next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sounds the alarm that the system is nearing its breaking point.

As air traffic controllers face a second missed paycheck next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sounds the alarm that the system is nearing its breaking point.

BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk

CARTOON OF THE DAY

(From @deadder.bsky.social )

Looking at this page on the White House website, it’s impossible to ignore how utterly juvenile the Trump administration is, it’s being run by children.

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Trump says it’s “probably illegal” for seth meyers to be anti-Trump

(Hard to imagine a better endorsement of Seth’s show)

What to know about the recall of atorvastatin pills for lowering cholesterol If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic ...

If you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the generic version of Lipitor. (@us.theconversation.com)
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www.counterpunch.org Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won't Win the Drug War

Blowing Up Fishing Boats Won’t Win the Drug War

No surprise there! 😡

Epstein survivor: “I was raped three times a day and I wasn’t the only girl. It was a conveyor belt of abuse.” - London Daily When a government shields the monsters behind that conveyor belt instead of locking them up, the system itself is the crime scene. Tear it down, start over, and finally put the predators in cages, not...

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Senator Gallego - “How can I negotiate? The president’s in Asia for five days. Johnson’s keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with?"

Reminder: November 4th is extremely important, don’t forget to vote!

thehill.com US ship heads to Trinidad and Tobago amid Caribbean tensions

US ship heads to Trinidad and Tobago amid Caribbean tensions

Wide shot of a packed stadium.

Good evening from Queens.

New York is not for sale.

Did you know that over 1.3M active duty service members and veterans rely on SNAP benefits to feed themselves and their families?

Now you know.

BoycottSpotify.com

I haven’t seen anyone talk about how Jane Doe - an Epstein survivor - just sued the Bank of New York Mellon for funding Epstein and failing to file a Suspicious Activity Report. A Mellon heir is the one who gave $130M to pay the troops. Seems bribey to me.

White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

Well this is great for conservation.

(Sarcasm intended)

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

ABC News released before-and-after satellite images of the White House demolition.