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Mike Johnson Struggles to Explain Delay in Swearing In Democratic Rep The House speaker claims the delay in swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. He can easily prove it.

The House speaker claims this has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Then why delay the swearing in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who handily won a special election in Arizona *two weeks* ago?

He can easily prove it. trib.al/yUJZ0OT

Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own. Despite relatively little investment from Washington, Missouri and Ohio Democrats are looking to block new Republican-drawn maps through uncertain avenues.

Update on Missouri Democrats’ efforts to stop redistricting in that state.

@peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social continues to lead the charge on gathering enough signatures for a referendum vote by December 11th, but they need more support.

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Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.

Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

Egg prices could skyrocket as bird flu cases are spiking earlier than expected Culls of millions of birds are sending egg prices soaring, with experts warning there’s no end in sight

"Bird flu cases are spiking earlier than experts expected — and that could cause egg prices to skyrocket" www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

With all the noise this week, let’s focus on something that actually matters—the cracks inside the Republican Party.

In Berlin they have Stolpersteine marking where Jews, Gypsies and others were abducted off to concentration camps. In the US, we now have site of abduction notices.

a woman is standing in front of a bulletin board with a sign on it that says ' where can i help you ' ALT: a woman is standing in front of a bulletin board with a sign on it that says ' where can i help you '

Diane Keaton, R.I.P.
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@repstansbury.bsky.social: "This is gangster activity. The president is trying to shield pedophiles by calling and threatening members of Congress. We need more members of Congress, whether it's the Epstein files, the shutdown, health care, democracy, the rule of law, to just fucking do their jobs."

Nice recap

Opposition Filed Against DOJ Effort to Strike Context from Complaint About Qatar’s ‘Gifted’ Jet to Trump Administration - American Oversight As the DOJ refuses the prompt release of a memo clearing the Qatari jet ‘gift,’ Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, argues against erasing this context and the agency’s continued delays.

Censoring the press isn't enough for the Trump administration. Now they're even trying to censor court records that discuss the press's reporting.

This is unheard of.

"A WGN creative services department employee was detained by two Border Patrol officers and later released after federal agents swarmed a busy intersection on Chicago’s North Side Friday morning, at the height of rush hour." @wgntv.com
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This is a real video of a journalist in Chicago being arrested.

A diseased population is easier to control

“.. Since the pandemic, he has mostly lived on the Big Island of Hawaii, where he has bought up numerous parcels of land. He said that he wasn’t sure how many days he spends each year in San Francisco ..”

@nytimes.com $CRM
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Military families literally waiting on long lines at food pantries.

Meanwhile, Mike Johnson won’t reconvene the House to save their troops’ paychecks, Senate GOP won’t stop huge health care premium increases, and Trump is gleefully firing 1000s of workers.

The GOP is cruel, through and through.

Jeffries: "Donald Trump's strategy during this government shutdown that he has created has been to play golf and issue deep fake videos. Mike Johnson's strategy is to keep House Republicans on vacation."

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

It should inspire those engaged in similar struggles around the world - and remind those of us lucky enough to live in America that we have a solemn responsibility to constantly preserve and defend our own hard-won democratic traditions.

YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane CBS THE DAY AHEAD: More questions about the Epstein case and files haunt Washington

Epstein continues to menace

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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read More

The GOP hopes to flip two swing districts in Washington's state Senate in November. In the first round in August, Democrats finished narrowly ahead of GOP opponents but margins were narrow.

All part of our guide of the races to watch this fall.

Retribution Is Here The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.

“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

They list @chirla-org.bsky.social as one of the groups they’re going to go after. CHIRLA has been fighting for immigrant rights since the Reagan admin. I’ll be standing by them if the admin comes after them.

“.. Foreclosure rates have surged across the country and are up almost 20% from this time last year.”

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Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump THREATENS His Own VOTERS With DEVASTATING Funding CUTS

Trump is slashing $$$ for essential energy projects across the US. Millions of Americans will lose their healthcare coverage b/c of the GOP at the end of 2025.

@casten.house.gov on the importance of cheap clean energy & how Illinois is under siege from the Trump Admin.

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In a few days, you may be notified that your health insurance premiums will double, because of Republican cuts to health care. Democrats are fighting to change that before it's too late.

Sen. Mark Kelly: "Mike Johnson has to get Republicans back to Washington, D.C....He doesn't want to deal with this. He doesn't want to deal with Epstein issues. He doesn't want to swear in Adelita Grijalva...The Speaker of the House just doesn't want to do his job."