Kathy M. Newman

The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.

A lot of influential people are really pissed off.

Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.

When you flee one state to another to avoid giving testimony and/or being prosecuted, there’s a name for that.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/10/f...

Judge Orders ED Remove Partisan Out-of-Office Messages A federal judge sided with the American Federation of Government Employees in its challenge to the Trump administration sending partisan, automated out-of-office messages from Department of Education ...

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the Department of Education to remove from all unionized employees’ emails automated messages, which blamed Democratic senators for the shutdown

The responses violated the employees' First Amendment rights, Cooper ruled.

Trump to FAA workers: “The beatings will continue until morale improves.” The irony is, most are retiring, so good luck finding replacements.

In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."

The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.

And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.

Trump is claiming credit for ending the government shutdown, boasting that he “broke the Democrats.”

We want this #shutdown to end as much as anyone, but giving in to promises of a future vote on ACA subsidies is weak sauce. The House pen won’t even allow it and we can do this shutdown dance again in January. 😩

Senators, don’t make all this pain for nothing. Be bold. HOLD. THE. LINE.

More here:

THE SUPREME COURT WON’T REVISIT GAY MARRIAGE

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LOVE IS LOVE
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LOVE WINS. AGAIN AND AGAIN.
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(and a big fuck you to Kim Davis. Babe, it’s over. Go find another hobby. Buhbye)

The only silver lining to last night’s cave.

Your results may vary, but still…

Trump administration renews Supreme Court appeal to keep full SNAP payments frozen The Trump administration is again asking the Supreme Court to keep full food aid payments on hold. The request Monday is the latest in a legal fight over how the program that helps 42 million American...

There is no bottom to Trump's evilness. apnews.com/article/snap...

at least the supreme court rejected the bid to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges

If you really have to put it in all caps, I would suggest this framing instead

SHOCKINGLY, CORRUPT MAGA SUPREME COURT COURT DECIDES NOT TO DISCRIMINATE FURTHER AGAINST THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY BY RESCINDING SAME SEX MARRIAGE

Don't celebrate SCOTUS for this decision. They don't deserve it

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

Hey, have some *good* political news this morning: SCOTUS has declined to hear a case that was viewed as a possible vehicle to overturn Obergefell and gay marriage:

apnews.com/article/supr...

Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war

Senate Democrats caved at their point of maximum leverage. A bizarre and bewildering choice that embodies so much of the party’s struggles in the Trump era. Some thoughts on what went wrong and where we go from here www.messageboxnews.com/p/thoughts-o...

Time to swear in Adelita Grijalva, let her cast the final vote to release the Epstein files!

BERNIE ON THE *DEAL* with Centrist Dems: “That is a totally meaningless gesture. You can get 100 votes here and it won't mean anything because the House is not going to take it up.”

New slogan for New Hampshire:

Live free or…
Never mind, we’ll cave

Sanders: Let’s be clear… If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling in their premiums… if resolution is passed tonight, we are on a path way to throw 15 million Americans off of medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million.

And if that doesn’t work, try 202-224-3121

I’m sorry to everyone who’s going to die because Democrats are cowards. They pretended to care. They knew what was at stake. And they still folded.

And it’s funny how they always manage just enough votes to pass the horror. From here, it doesn’t look like compromise. It looks like collusion.

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.

If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.

Federal Websites Are Plastered With MAGA Propaganda. Is It Legal? The Trump administration is plastering federal websites with propaganda blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Does it violate the Hatch Act?

FEDERAL WEBSITES ARE PLASTERED WITH MAGA PROPAGANDA.

IT IS'NT LEGAL

The Trump administration is using taxpayer money to blame Democrats for the shutdown

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Bovino is laughing in front of the protestors in Chicago.

Obamacare is far superior to Trumpcare, which consists of all us going broke and dying prematurely.

Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.

New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.

The most corrupt administration in American history.

Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.