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Excerpt: Senator Dick Durbin "attorney general Bondi has 'left an enormous stain on American history'.... Our nation’s top law enforcement agency has become a shield for the president and his political allies when they engage in misconduct,” Durbin said.

Pam Bondi spars with Democratic senator over Epstein ‘client list’ and national guard deployments in tense hearing – live Illinois senator Dick Durbin grills Trump’s attorney general on the Epstein investigation and Bondi tells him ‘national guard is on the way’ to Chicago

Pam Bondi spars with Democratic senator over Epstein ‘client list’ and national guard deployments in tense hearing – live. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Excerpt: Every day this shutdown drags on, our national parks will lose up to $1 million in visitor fee revenue, while gateway communities that depend on park tourism stand to lose as much as $80 million in visitor spending.

Parks Group Warns Shutdown Leaves National Parks Open and Unprotected, While Visitors Remain Confused and at Risk "It’s day six of the government shutdown, and our national parks are already feeling the strain. Nearly two-thirds of park staff are furloughed, leaving only a skeleton crew to protect resources and k...

Parks Group Warns Shutdown Leaves National Parks Open and Unprotected, While Visitors Remain Confused and at Risk. www.npca.org/articles/110...

Excerpt: “We’ve seen the irreparable harm that can happen when our parks go understaffed. Vandalism, trash and human waste will tarnish natural treasures that are the envy of the world. But apparently nothing says ‘Make America Great Again’ like turning Yosemite into one giant toilet.”

What to Expect When Visiting Museums and National Parks During the US Government Shutdown Key takeaways, along with a short list of what is and is not open during the ongoing government shutdown in 2025.

What to Expect When Visiting Museums and National Parks During the US Government Shutdown. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Civil rights jobs have been cut. Those ex-workers warn of ICE detention violations After layoffs, it's unclear how many people are policing civil rights violations inside the Department of Homeland Security, even as the Trump administration ramps up ICE detention.

After layoffs, it's unclear how many people are policing civil rights violations inside the Department of Homeland Security, even as the Trump administration ramps up ICE detention.

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Pay Attention .... 👇

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago. apnews.com/article/chic...

Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during China’s Golden Week holiday

Update >> Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues. At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during China’s Golden Week holiday, www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

HOLY SH*T.

There it is.

Trump says he will speak to the DOJ about giving Ghislaine Maxwell a pardon.

Trump is satisfied that she will never divulge any information which could incriminate him. All part of a massive cover-up.

The only persons untethered from reality is Trump and his lying mouthpiece. 👇

I do not want an AI doctor, or AI based healthcare - and being that it is my body and my money paying for my healthcare... the answer is, No.

"Liberty means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear."

Orwell emphasized that true freedom requires the courage to express uncomfortable truths, and any restriction on the dissemination of unpopular opinions represents a significant curtailment of liberty. ~ Orwell Foundation

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Typos.... most annoying.

Pretend Nazi who cannot stand up to criticism. Typical bully. But..... What does this tell us??? A. To keep criticizing him and and Trump and the whole rotten administration.

WP Word of the Day: Malfeasance - the performance by a public official of an act that is legally unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing (used esp. of an act in violation of a public trust). Source: Collins Dictionary

Thoughts - Seems obvious to me that We the People need the ability - and right - to sue our representatives, and even the president, for actions related to incompetence and malfeasance. No elected official should be beyond accountability while in office.

Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License Plate Data with Out-of-State Law Enforcement SAN DIEGO — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon over its refusal to comply with state law prohibiting the sharing of license plate data with federa...

Closer to home.... 👇

Attorney General Bonta Sues El Cajon for Illegally Sharing License Plate Data with Out-of-State Law Enforcement. oag.ca.gov/news/press-r...

Yep. Where I live. And the neighborhood I live in is pro-Trump.

Tidbit >> If you are a person over the age of 65, you can get the COVID shot in California. I got mine today at Costco. Easy peasy. ✔️ #CarryOn

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship

In a lifetime studying the behavior of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall became something of an authority on the aggressiveness of alpha male adults. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

If Trump’s Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal, Businesses Expect Refund Chaos President Donald Trump has warned of disaster if the Supreme Court overturns his signature tariffs. For starters, it would unleash a bureaucratic nightmare involving reams of refund paper checks. Sh...

If Trump’s Tariffs Are Ruled Illegal, Businesses Expect Refund Chaos. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-t...

Judge blocks Trump from sending National Guard from California to Portland The decision late on Sunday comes a day after the same judge barred the deployment of troops from the state of Oregon.

Judge blocks Trump from sending troops from California to Portland. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Illinois Attorney General sues to block President Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment The state of Illinois and city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas National Guard troops.

The state of Illinois and city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas National Guard troops.