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Congrats to the Dems who voted to end the shutdown and were so convinced that they would get a deal.

FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of “Antifa” Well, this sure sounds like a confession that antifa’s designation as a domestic terror group was based on nothing.

FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of “Antifa”

Well, this sure sounds like a confession that antifa’s designation as a domestic terror group was based on nothing.

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Next year, Americans are expected to see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.

Still not sure we need Medicare for All?

Opinion | The Health Care Debate We Really Need The high cost of health care in America is suppressing wages, driving job losses and fueling inequality.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

"Subsidies alone aren’t a solution; they simply buy us time," Zack Cooper writes. "The point is to use that time to build a system in which coverage is affordable because care is affordable."

Yes, and what if your access to affordable healthcare was considered a right guaranteed to everyone by the government and not a bauble of certain types of employment or friggin club store membership? What then?

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

(Published Oct. 2025)

The Trump administration just announced they will refuse to release the October inflation report.

Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits - The American Prospect The veterans disability system has traditionally been a sacred cow for politicians of all stripes. Now, as part of the conservative war on the Department of Veterans Affairs, the administration is fal...

"The entire process can be so convoluted and cumbersome that veterans are always advised to get help from accredited veterans service or legal representatives. Without it, says Blecker, the game is too often stacked against the veteran." prospect.org/2025/12/08/t...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A couple of years ago, my wife and I attended the wedding of two people who had been friends of ours for years. One year ago, the woman left the man for another man. We heard all about it from the man but heard nothing from the woman as we live in separate towns. We received a little Christmas package from the woman who, in her note, made no reference to her infidelity -- an act that considerably affected all who were friends of the pair. I felt instinctively the need to thank her for the gift and card, but I didn't feel as if I should ignore the issue of her leaving her husband. In the end, I wrote a thank-you note and told her what I thought of the situation - not in excoriating terms but in bluntly honest ones. In your opinion, was this boorish? GENTLE READER: Yes. Had you wished to register your disapproval you could have written her a dry letter of thanks; had you wished to register extreme disapproval, you could have returned the present. Miss Manners is afraid that “Thanks, slut," is not a proper communication.

with the holidays upon us please enjoy my favorite miss manners column (circa 2002)

Putting Dr Høeg in charge "is like dropping an atom bomb," an agency source said.

"Multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations."

"It's an extinction level event. She's has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws &regulations."

Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.

Even ignoring Dr. Høeg's antivaccine views and obvious bias, she has no qualifications for the job. She does not know regulations, she does not know drug approvals, and she has no expertise in any relevant scientific area.
No wonder people are resigning.
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A beautifully illuminated structure with towers and pennants, looking a little like a fantastic castle. It is lit up in white against a night sky.

Hello from the Emerald City (the Hotel Del Coronado, which served as inspiration for L. Frank Baum's famous Oz books, and where he wrote a lot of them)

N We understand you have questions Carol, We recently announced that Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO. This unites our leading entertainment service with Warner Bros.' iconic stories, bringing some of the world's most beloved franchises like Harry Potter, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Casablanca, Game of Thrones and the DC Universe together with Stranger Things, Wednesday, Squid Game, Bridgerton and KPop Demon Hunters. What's changing? Nothing is changing today. Both streaming services will continue to operate separately. We have more steps to complete before the deal is closed, including regulatory and shareholder approvals. You'll hear from us when we have more to share. In the meantime, we hope you'll continue to enjoy watching as much as you want, whenever you want - all on your current membership plan. We know you might have questions. Check out our Help Center for more information or contact us at any time. Thank you for choosing Netflix. We're committed to bringing you more great TV shows, movies, games and live programming. The Netflix team

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There is a difference between inheritance and action. I cannot help who my ancestors are, but I can make my own choices. That so many Americans chose to place in power a man who holds people in contempt on the basis of race, religion, and national origin; that so much of the mainstream media conveys this bigotry through tired, obfuscating euphemisms; that there is so low a political price for the president’s racism that he and those around him see little risk in its expression—well, that does say something about America, and Americans. Immigration isn’t breaking our society. That’s a job Americans can do on their own.

The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Trump declares love for all US citizens during Christmas Tree lighting

Tuesday: Trump says Somali immigrants "contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country... we’re going to go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country."

Thursday: USA Today reports that "Trump declares love for all US citizens"

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.

A sickening moral slum of an administration. - By George F. Will

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

A Few Bad Men The Hegseth murder-on-the-high-seas scandal is only part of the story. This administration has put sadism at the heart of its policy and its politics.

“This is a government that is not only full of sadists, but has elevated sadism to a place of honor in politics and policy. If you’re one of Trump’s underlings and you aren’t publicly expressing glee at the prospect of punishing and abusing those with less power, then you won’t really fit in.“

If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:

ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.

A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

TN07 is a story about gerrymandering: the GOP cracked Nashville into 3 districts when it redrew the 2022 map, destroying the Dem seat there.

Fast-forward: a section of Nashville, which just 5 years ago had a Dem representative, is now voting Dem by huge margins but it's been designed to not matter.

Pardon the Corruption Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons

New, from me: Trump’s justification for invading American cities and other countries is to reduce the crime he is actively encouraging through his pardons.
It’s emblematic of how corrupt the pardon process has become under Trump.
Deep dive 🧵 to follow.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

Trump's overt-the-top response to Kelly and others has helped elevate their status. I've no doubt that they now have more legitimate concerns about their safety, but they've shown how picking a fight with Trump is good politics.

Trump Administration Fires 8 Immigration Judges in New York

NEW: Another purge of immigration judges just happened, this time in New York City. This latest purge includes one of the smartest people I know, an immigration judge who dutifully served on the bench for 10 years. She was unceremoniously fired in violation of civil service laws.

Pretty funny to see elected Republicans milk the “Aftyn hates Nashville” thing when Nashville has had 3 Republican congressmen and 2 Republican U.S. senators and between them they have held 0 town halls - as the GOP supermajority attacks & undermines Nashville constantly.

I have lived in Nashville since 2002 and have never seen excitement around a candidate like this ever.

Republicans are FREAKING OUT about how close this race is. We can elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social and send a massive message to MAGA - help GOTV here:

The 25 Elections to Watch This December - Bolts On the heels of their sweeping wins in November, Democrats have opportunities to gain further ground in December runoffs and special elections. They’re hoping for upsets in conservative territory, fro...

Quick reminder about this Tuesday's (12/2) Special Elections:

#TN07*
Atlanta, GA City Council & School Board
Roswell, GA Mayor*
Sandy Springs, GA Mayor
South Fulton, GA Mayor/City Council
Jersey City, NJ Mayor/City Council
Hoboken, NJ Mayor

*Races deemed 'flippable'
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‘We’re at a breaking point’: Health insurance premiums just keep going up, worsening affordability crisis - The Boston Globe Many employers’ premiums have risen by 10 percent or more, insurers and brokers say, straining families’ budgets.

We need a single payer health care system. Everyone in, nobody out.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/b...

“Orwellian shit going on in Tennessee — Republican voters are being threatened to vote, Democratic voters are being told to vote a day late.”

👋🏽 We are here. These mailers are real.

And secretary of voter suppression Tre Hargett seems unconcerned🤔