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“Here's why the new White House ballroom project is not real. (The demo is obviously real.) Some background - I am a licensed Architect with 20+ yrs of exp. I have worked on multiple Federal projects w sensitive building programs that required background checks

#Caturday chillin

2025: The real horror show, just in time for Halloween.

Hurricane Melissa could be Jamaica's most powerful storm in history “There is nowhere that will escape the wrath of this storm,” said Evan Thompson of Jamaica’s Meteorological Service. Melissa is already blamed for four deaths.

Praying for the Jamaican people tonight.

www.nbcnews.com/weather/stor...

GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”

Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...

Ontario ran the tariff ad again during the World Series. It’s a damn good one.

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations. Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County was one of the first testing grounds for ICE’s 287(g) program, which lets local police enforce immigration laws. Many Arizonans say those abuses parallel what...

Many Arizonans who lived through Joe Arpaio’s 287(g)-fueled immigration-enforcement effort more than a decade ago see parallels between what happened in Maricopa County and what’s now playing out across the country as local officers join forces with ICE. @azluminaria.org

I don’t really think the framers intended for a president to have the power to slap a tariff on products from a particular country because he didn’t like a TV commercial they ran about him, but I suppose it is presently up to the Supreme Ct to decide how far the Mad King can go.

🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2

While we’re on the subject of Ronald Reagan.

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Congress basically doesn’t exist at this point

A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “No words. If you think a golden ballroom is more important than childhood cancer research... I have nothing left to say to you.” The image shows an illustration of a bald child in a hospital gown, holding an IV pole and looking into an opulent golden ballroom filled with formally dressed adults.

It’s more than just bad priorities. It’s about lack of basic decency.

Robert Reich The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

A new report finds corporations like Kroger and McDonald's are using digital loyalty programs to track your data and potentially charge you more.

It's a tactic known as surveillance pricing.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?si=GPRt5_WnLehnjgWR

Cartoon by @claybennett.bsky.social.

They don’t even pretend to care. This is the only story. You can’t open the government if the House refuses to show up.

GOP Sen. Rand Paul: I support America First. I support the idea that when we're $2T in the haul, we shouldn't be sending $20B to Argentina. We don't have it. It's borrowed. That's not America First. That's Argentina First.

As Toni Morrison said, "the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." But she also reminded us never to lose our capacity to be shocked.

Part of my conversation on @ayman.msnbc.com earlier today.

A splendid-looking orange boy (orange tabby cat) resting as he surveys his kingdom.

Behold my magnificence. #Caturday

I'm starting to think maybe we shouldn't have voted this guy in as President of Earth

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I'm just a little butterfly flapping its wings trying to create a tsunami of Truth. The more butterflies flapping the faster and bigger the tsunami will be.

Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.

If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.

Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?