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Johnson doing his presser. Says the House has three bills on the floor. Jeffries is calling for a debate with Johnson.

At 10am, Judge Xinis will hold a conference in Abrego Garcia’s civil (habeas) case. I’ll cover for @lawfaremedia.org. Expected mainly to be about whether to grant Abrego discovery into, e.g., how the govt chose to try to send him Uganda or Eswatini (former Swaziland). ...
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This is an old formula used by authoritarian regimes. Stoke chaos and blame scapegoats to justify the use of force.

JUST IN: Chicago journalistsa re suing DHS and ICE over force used against reporters:

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JUST IN: The Supreme Court has denied consideration of Laura Loomer's lawsuit over social media censorship:

BREAKING: Illinois has filed suit to block Trump's deployment of the military to Chicago.

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New poll reveals Dade voters’ views on Trump library deal, ending TPS and more Even most Republicans think Miami Dade College shouldn’t have given away land for Trump’s presidential library, according to a new poll.

Only 35% of Miami-Dade voters support the termination of TPS for Venezuelans.

Asked about using military force to pressure Nicolás Maduro to step down: 35% in support, 42% against, and almost a quarter of respondents were unsure.
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Trump tries to goad the Navy into booing "Barack Hussein Obama" but is met mostly with silence

Barack Obama was president in 2016. Trump was elected in 2016 and sworn in 2017.

Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior Venezuelans Americans in Florida who voted raise important questions about how race, cultural assimilation, and politics intersect.

I wrote this in 2021:
Magazuelans: How Venezuelan Americans Embraced Trump as Their Savior dev.nacla.org/venezuelan-a...

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling Americans are concerned about effect of shutdown on economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.

CBS News poll finds few feel shutdown is worth it; low marks for Republicans, Democrats, Trump's handling www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new... via @cbsnews.com

Nothing in the new CBS News poll should lead Dems to blink: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...

CBS POLL: “.. the number saying the economy is getting worse has ticked up again, as prices continue to weigh on perceptions.”

@cbsnews.com
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Opinion | The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats?

The N.F.L. Gets It. Why Don’t Democrats? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/o...

Bail Out Argentina The Trump administration got this one right.

Although Donald Trump’s motive for bailing out Argentina is “capricious favoritism,” the decision is smart, @davidfrum.bsky.social argues: “Argentina is progressing toward a more open economy,” and supporting that is vital.

The ‘Right Way’ to Immigrate Just Went Wrong The Trump administration has stripped the status of 600,000 Venezuelans who obeyed the law.

The Supreme Court has ruled again that the Trump administration can end Venezuelans’ Temporary Protected Status. In January, Gisela Salim-Peyer wrote about the Trump administration’s attack on TPS:

“Just as the left used [George] Floyd’s death to justify and hasten all manner of political ends, the right is invoking [Charlie] Kirk’s name to advance illiberal aims and silence opponents,” Thomas Chatterton Williams argues: https://theatln.tc/CBsfQRXm

Fentanyl Doesn’t Come Through the Caribbean The White House is using the opioid epidemic to justify lethal strikes and other policies.

Donald Trump is using the opioid epidemic to justify the use of lethal force against supposed smugglers in the Caribbean—but the United States “does not encounter fentanyl on the high seas,” @nickmiroff.bsky.social reports:

Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans Trump administration officials are considering eliminating age as a factor in deciding whether someone is capable of working.

Trump plan will limit disability benefits for older Americans www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

You want our votes, but you deny our humanity. It's not about the culture.

They're provoking people in blue cities so they can militarize the whole country.

They're not worried about the negative polls or the shutdown because there won't be elections.

They're not respecting our laws or the Constitution, because there aren't consequences.

U.S. Military Attacked Boat Off Venezuela, Killing Four Men, Hegseth Says It was the fourth strike in the Trump administration’s legally disputed campaign targeting suspected drug runners in the Caribbean Sea.

Breaking News: The U.S. struck another boat in the Caribbean, the U.S. defense secretary said, killing four men he accused of drug running, without offering evidence. He said he directed the strike on President Trump’s orders.

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

These are the lowest cost insurance options for a 62 year old Georgian making $65k.

2025: $228
2026: $1142

She will lose $704/month in credits because of GOP cuts to health care.

This is a crisis. We cannot wait to fix this.

"Of the 75 districts where at least 10% of the people are enrolled in Obamacare policies, 47 are represented by Republicans in the House, according to 2024 data compiled by KFF."

"Twelve million Americans in Republican-held US House districts are covered by health plans purchased through Affordable Care Act exchanges versus nine million living in Democratic-held districts."

GOP Districts ‘Supercharged’ Obamacare Use Is Risk in Shutdown Fight The health insurance subsidies at the center of the US government shutdown fight disproportionately benefit areas of the country represented by Republican lawmakers, posing a potential vulnerability f...

The health insurance subsidies at the center of the US government shutdown fight disproportionately benefit areas of the country represented by Republican lawmakers, posing a potential vulnerability for Donald Trump and his party www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🗞 ¿Cómo contrarrestar los efectos de la #desinformación y cuál es su impacto en la vida democrática?

🎙️ En #MiradaSemanal conversamos sobre este tema con @uraisa.bsky.social en compañía de Manuel Alcántara, @maripuerta.com y la conducción de Xavier Rodríguez Franco.

“.. His conclusion is very stark: not just that an economy already at stall speed will fall into recession as both the data-center and wealth effects plateau, but that they’ll reverse, just as in the dot-com bubble did ..”

@marketwatch.com
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