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Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People “What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”

dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?

great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

This is an excellent idea!!!

The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!

YouTube video by Adam Kinzinger Government Shutdown, Global Tensions, and 2026 Warning Signs | Week in Review

Government Shutdown, Global Tensions, and 2026 Warning Signs | Week in Review
youtu.be/9hkX2G33qBA

Newsom: I cannot wait for all the punditry. Historic victories all across the United States of America. Proposition 50 winning by double digits. A new governor of New Jersey, a new governor in Virginia.

I’ll end as I began: thank you for giving a damn.

Yamtits is mocking us. He knows no one will fight back. He believes we are too cowed, too weak, too empty. You know that old cheer?
"What do we want? " and "When do we want it?".
How are we going to answer that call and response? 🤔

Independents blame Trump and the GOP for the shutdown by a 2:1 margin.

Trump’s approval with people under 30 has completely cratered.

63% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s management of the federal government.

#GOPShutdown

Interesting. Now that polling shows that voters are largely blaming the GOP for the shutdown, Trump is calling for the Senate to use the nuclear open and reopen the government.

Before, he was telling us he GOP to “hold firm” and not cave to anything Dems wanted.

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Courts have given the administration until Monday for compliance.

Trump appears to be defying the court order. Millions of families across the country are still seeing the message: “NO BALANCE FOUND.” Time will tell if the administration ultimately complies.

Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration cannot use the government shutdown as a reason to suspend food assistance for 42 million Americans. Yet, as SNAP payments were set to be disbursed,

This guy is not playing with a full deck.

Anyone who thinks otherwise, needs a padded room of their own.

At some point we might have to consider the fact that he might be mentally unstable.

Why do people buy pizza with EBT?

Because cauliflower is five dollars a head and you can buy five pizzas with the same money.

It’s not that folks don’t want to be healthy. They can’t afford to be healthy.

Wishing you all a HAPPY HAMILLWEEN !!! 🎃 👻 😱 💀 🧙‍♀️ 🐈‍⬛

My costume this year is from one of my favorite Disney movies: Pinocchio.

How do you like me as Geppetto?

BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

UN Says Emissions Will Drop In The Next 10 Years But Not ‘Fast Enough’—Bill Gates Urges New Approach The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

The projections still fall short of the 60% reduction in emissions needed to prevent global temperatures from rising by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels.

Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in common—Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the list—it’s about food, about serving those who are hungry. It’s not a suggestion; it’s core and essential to what it means to align with God’s will.

Missing the days when, if a scary masked man approached us on the street, WE pepper sprayed HIM, not the other way around.

A federal judge has extended her initial order barring the White House from firing federal workers in a ruling on Tuesday. assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

We’re told never to say “Hitler.” But what if avoiding that name is exactly how history repeats?

My latest Substack asks when — and why — it’s time to sound the alarm. brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/when-is-it...

Still awaiting my George $oros payment for showing up at #NoKINGS_Day & staying until noon.

Somebody slipped this 20 under my door, but something about it seems fake.

HOLY SHIT!! Internment camps are being built in this country for the homeless. Who didn't see this coming?

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BREAKING: The Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not be issued on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown.

It said: “Bottom line, the well has run dry.”

Amazon plans to lay off up to 30,000 corporate employees

BREAKING: Representative Ro Khanna is introducing legislation to ban the president, his family, members of Congress, and all elected officials from trading crypto or stocks.