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You want to know what a couple of decades of standardized testing has done to literacy rates?

Look around, friends.

I heard from David's family that he is in Jordan and released. So are all Americans who were on the flotilla. They will be sleeping through the night, and their flights home are arranged for the morning. Thank you to the thousands of activists and journalists across our nation for your advocacy.

House Republicans have been on vacation for 18 days.

The government is shut down and health care costs are exploding. 

Cancel the vacation, and let’s get back to Washington. We have work to do.

YouTube video by Gregory Meeks Rep. Meeks on the Trump Administration Freezing $18 Billion in NYC Infrastructure Funding

The Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $18 billion in NYC infrastructure funding already approved by Congress isn’t about saving money, it’s political payback. These projects mean good paying jobs for New Yorkers and Trump is standing in the way. youtu.be/WTaJ5kWRsL8

Draw on your own experience:

Is there any situation you've ever been part of, with you or anyone else in the hot seat, in which a person who does NOT have something to hide, reacts the way Bondi does?

I've been on trial juries that concluded "we can't trust that witness," after evasions like this

Listening to Utah GOP lawmakers scold us while claiming they avoided partisan data to draw new congressional maps is rich.

Somehow, we are to believe they were unaware of an effort FROM THEIR OWN PARTY to support the map that gave them the biggest electoral edge.

Guess which map they passed. 🤔

Shaheen, a retiring Dem Rs are looking to flip on shutdown, says of OMB threats on back pay: “It would be a lot easier to resolve the situation if Russ Vought would stop talking.”

I'm on the record saying that Russ Vought will do things during the shutdown that will make his illegal rescissions visible in the way they otherwise weren't. And boy howdy, threatening to ignore the law on backpay is a great example. [corrected]

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Hostages are still being held by Hamas.

It is long past time for this war to end. The hostages must be reunited with their families, humanitarian aid and food must be allowed to flow freely into Gaza.

Today marks two years since Hamas brutally attacked Israel, killing 1200 and taking hundreds more hostage.

Since then, the toll of this conflict has been devastating. More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, nearly a half a million are facing starvation, Gaza has been reduced to rubble.

The Justice Department is now investigating grand jurors’ political views?

Bondi refuses to answer questions about allegations Trump's border czar Tom Homan took $50K in cash in exchange for his promise to funnel government contracts to "businessmen" who turned out to be FBI agents in 2024. After Bondi became AG, the investigation was terminated.

"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing

Whoa! The shutdown’s ripple effect starting to hit.

Burbank Airport in LA County has no air traffic controllers on duty due to sick calls, last-minute day-off requests, and staffing shortages.

If you’re flying anywhere in the country, check for delays.

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

Over 1.3 million Americans have been shot since Sandy Hook.

We invite gun violence survivors impacted by all forms of gun violence from all corners of our nation to register for a 3-day trip to DC to attend the National Vigil For All Victims of Gun Violence.

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So pro-life they’ll kill women

wild @MarshaBlackburn & Hagerty are making a big deal of this. calls from WH/Giuliani to Senators after 1/6 to halt certification is described in the Trump indictment

By all means let’s see every doc/grand jury testimony mentioning them to confirm if phone records were relevant!

LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears case on Colorado’s conversion therapy ban Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people also are on the agenda.

Pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people are on the Supreme Court's agenda. https://to.pbs.org/3IB6K70

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A $50 billion government bailout for farmers who are impacted by Trump's tariffs and one of the biggest beneficiaries will be his Treasury Secretary. Same folks who otherwise call this stuff socialism but hypocrisy is their game and shoulder shrugging it off is the media's.

Words & Phrases We Could Do Without ‘Armed Conflict’? Trump declares war on all of us

Trump’s warped language may be aimed at domestic, use of force. If, say, Chicago drug dealers getting shipments from overseas were part of an “armed conflict” can Trump summarily execute a suspected drug dealer? Liberal protesters he claims have ties to ANTIFA? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Durbin to Bondi: "Although you've been a registered foreign agent for Qatar, you didn't recuse yourself from signing off on Trump's solicitation of a free jet from the royal family, even though this gift was clearly illegal. Connections to Bondi seem to yield more favorable outcomes for defendants."

The devolution of CBS News A network once revered for fact-based reporting is embracing right-wing pseudo-journalism

1. CBS, once one of America's most trusted sources for news, has hired anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss as its Editor-in-Chief

With Weiss, CBS is embracing someone who talks a lot about honesty but has a history of distorting the truth to conform to her right-wing ideological agenda.

Let's review.

The entire US government is being redirected to attack innocent residents

Democrats are winning the shutdown Republicans, meanwhile, are bumbling and stumbling.

New in PN: Dems are winning the shutdown

"If Republicans are on board with Trump’s effort to become a dictator, there’s not much point in negotiating. You might as well force them to own their priorities, including hugely increasing healthcare costs, then use it against them on the campaign trail."

Pair of lawsuits challenging Trump's targeting of Chicago get first hearings The lawsuits challenge the Trump administration's military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists. More hearings are set for later this week.

A pair of lawsuits were filed in Illinois challenging two divergent aspects of Trump admin’s immigration enforcement policies that have already been blocked elsewhere — military deployment efforts and harsh treatment of protesters and journalists.

What happened so far? I have you covered:

Jeffrey sold rape tapes of Trump to Putin & Netanyahu
apparently. It was retribution after the pedo bros with a beautiful secret had a falling out over Trump screwing Epstein out of a FL real estate deal
Michael Wolf has 200 hrs of interviews w/JE discussing why the friendship ended & other things

Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to backpay A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

A new draft Trump memo argues that furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown.
 
Those who represent federal workers or advocate on their behalf say the White House is misreading the clear intent of the law.