Looks like someone told him "Hey, go ahead and vote yes. Trump opened a sham investigation so nothing will come out. You're safe."

Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!

Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!

It gets even darker than that. 1/

(new piece)
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the myriad of ways that trump & his friends are raiding the U.S. treasury is astounding...

Yes.

The Subsidy Cliff coming back actually DISCOURAGES people from working because it forces them to actively TRY to keep their household income below 400% FPL.

The same would be true if they raised the Cliff level, but for far fewer people and far less dramatically.

Federal Agents Have Already Violated Judge’s Order Restricting Their Use of Force, Attorneys Claim Attorneys representing a group of Chicago journalists and protesters claim immigration agents have repeatedly violated a sweeping injunction limiting the use of “riot control weapons,” less than a wee...

Attorneys representing a group of Chicago journalists and protesters claim immigration agents have repeatedly violated a sweeping injunction limiting the use of “riot control weapons,” less than a week after it was put into effect by a federal judge.

https://to.wttw.com/4hVxrjQ

I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?

With Adelita Grijalva, Southern Arizona constituents are finally represented after a record delay Arizona CD7 representation restored as Adelita Grijalva sworn in after 800k constituents spent eight months without voice.

“Grijalva spoke in both English and Spanish from the floor of the House of Representatives to a cheering crowd, a nod to her legacy as the first Latina and Chicana to represent Arizona in Congress”
#USDemocracy #MomSky

the best case scenario here is that trump initiated a shambolic scandalous cover up across the federal government this year for his own political version of Frank on Always Sunny telling people correctly that he doesn’t diddle children but understandably causing everyone to suspect something

9 strategies to find free or low-cost food when money is tight Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food.

#USDemocracy #MomSky
This could be handy:

How Democrats Can Get Past the Shutdown Debacle The end of the shutdown was a disaster, but we have to put it behind us and move forward.

I’m as pissed as the next person about the Dems who surrendered over the shutdown, but in the interest of being constructive, I put together some thoughts on how we can move past this moment. messagebox.substack.com/p/how-democr...

US tariff announcements have been akin to rollercoaster ride throughout 2025
• Such permanent twists and turns are worst-case scenario for private firms, which crave predictability
• Constant changes in US tariff rates mean effective implementation of customs duties on US side is difficult

US Senate passes funding bill as historic shutdown nears end It will need to be approved by the House and then signed into law by the president before the government can reopen.

There is some good news, after some Senate Democrats collapsed like the empty, cheap suits they are.

The Speaker has to reconvene the House, and you know what that means.
Of course, we can anticipate even further attempts to continue the cover-up.

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The king of z’s

Apparently, the media is asleep too.

Where’s @jaketapper.bsky.social ???

They’re wearing masks so they can’t be prosecuted later. As long as they think they can’t be prosecuted, their crimes will intensify. They will torture, starve and kill, as they have already, on greater and greater scale.

Signed, someone who’s covered the unaccountable War on Terror for 23 years.

So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?

Women have ruined the workplace for mediocre men who have to rationalize over and over again the promotion of other mediocre men.

We’ve gotten to the how dare they try to feed the hungry state of the government shutdown.

I'm old enough to remember people saying they voted for Trump because "he fights"

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Zohran Mamdani with his mayoral transition team at a press conference on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.

Lina Khan — former Chair of the Federal Trade Commission

Maria Torres‑Springer — former First Deputy Mayor of #NYC

Grace Bonilla — nonprofit sector leader

Melanie Hartzog — expert in city budgeting

Elana Leopold — expert political strategist

Pavan Venkatakrishnan « And.... it's over. @ppav...• 1d Andrew Craft * @AndrewCraft • 1d Fmr. Biden FTC chair Lina Khan on Mamdani's mayoral transition team... 46 {7 14 436 ıhl 227K 企 sam @sam_d_1995•2m if you don't know who Maria Torres Springer is you should probably refrain from commenting on NYC politics 1 ill 21 贝 企 Pavan Venkatakrishnan ® @ppa... 1m G Non sequitur 1 ill 14 贝 企 X.com sam @sam_d_1995 if you think my reply was a non-sequitur you should probably refrain on commenting on NYC politics

it is very amusing that the DC abundance bros are mad about Lina Khan being one of Zohran’s transition co-chairs even though the other co-chair is Maria Torres Springer, NYC’s ultimate abundance YIMBY technocrat

Lots of focus on Lina Khan (because yay!) but the real exciting thing is that Maria Torres-Springer is on the team. Nobody knows city government better.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has named an all-female transition team – including Elana Leopold, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, Melanie Hartzog, and Linda Khan.

GOP Mini-Mike is not doing his fucking job.
GOP = Greedy Old Pedos
#Epstein #ChildRape

When I tell you *a lot* went into this story, I mean it.

- Recordings of internal meetings
- Leaked audio from phone calls
- Internal chat logs
- Drafts of secret policy papers
- Interviews with nearly two dozen sources

Thank you for supporting journalism that does this kind of work.

I feel such joy to have worked with surely the Greatest Legislator Of All Time.

Obamacare was just as much Pelosicare, and cap-and-trade would have saved so much hurt.

The legend was earned.

Going thru security this morning at DCA, I see the TSA officers working and the looks of anger on their faces are palpable. They haven't been paid in nearly a month (same with all government workers)
Working and not getting paid for it... tracks how donald likes to operate. Pay the workers!

The Hideous Symbol of MAGA Corruption The ballroom can trigger long overdue reforms

he ballroom is the most visible, easily explained, and visually disgusting evidence of Trump’s destruction of our democracy and the public’s ownership of our institutions.

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