Kevin Grant

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 13h

now they've done it www.wsj.com/world/europe...

Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves

The Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of the tariffs it has levied.

www.wsj.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

A group of moms from the western suburbs were arrested Friday morning during a protest against the separation of families outside of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

14 suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility

The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street Friday to “demand an end” to Chicago-area federal immigration raids.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

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I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.

Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again.

An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next.

Understand what it is to pray in Chicago.

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.

“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”

They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer and all the diverse faith witness that has been at Broadview
because it is powerful - it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil. But we will not stop until the evil stops.
They have stolen our neighbors, they cannot steal our love and prayers for their return.

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 3d

Congress’ nonpartisan number cruncher says between $7 billion and $14 billion in economic activity could be permanently lost because of the shutdown. Depending on the Trump administration’s actions, it could be an even bigger hit.

How much could the federal shutdown cost?

buff.ly

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NOTUS @notus.com · 3d

ICE paid Palantir $51 million for software to help with criminal investigations and to track self-deportations and people who have overstayed their visas.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/corecivic-geo-group-palantir-revenue-trump-deportations

ICE Detention and Surveillance Translate Into Hundreds of Millions for Companies

“We've never seen anything like this before,” Geo Group founder George Zoley said.

www.notus.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

Fox goes with real-world math over WH gaslight.

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 3d

The whole forum is good. Different takes, but there is a lot of agreement that Trump's movement without Trump is in for a lot of trouble: www.notus.org/perspectives...

What issue poses the biggest long-term threat to the unity of Trump’s MAGA movement?

Matthew Continetti, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques, Jennifer Mercieca, Brittany Martinez, Reed Galen, Adrienne Elrod

www.notus.org

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 3d

The AP does exactly what professional journalists are supposed to do: identify and describe some of the 60 plus persons summarily executed by Trump and Hegseth. One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.

apnews.com

Reposted by Claudia Sahm, Menzie Chinn, Justin H. Kirkland , and 8 more Claudia Sahm, Menzie Chinn, Justin H. Kirkland, Trevon D. Logan, David R. Miller, Silvia Secchi, Scott A. Imberman, Dan Immergluck, Virginia Sapiro, Kevin Grant, Timothy D. McBride

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4d

Every month for the last 77 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has estimated Americans' unemployment rate

This streak dies tomorrow

Govt staff could not survey Americans about whether they're working or looking for work in Oct, the 1st time in 934 months

This blind spot will remain forever

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 4d

Here's the planned BLS data release schedule for Nov 2025.

On Tues, it couldn't release Sept job openings, hires, layoffs and firings data.

This morning, it couldn't release 2025Q3 business Productivity and Costs data.

Tomorrow, it can't release Oct 2025 #JobsReport
www.bls.gov/schedule/202...

Reposted by James Goodwin, Henry Jones, Kevin Grant

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 5d

Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.

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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 5d

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5d

Universal swing in action: "What we saw last night was a directional shift toward Democrats in 99.8% of counties that held partisan elections." www.gelliottmorris.com/p/seven-data...

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 5d

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon

Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.

buckscountybeacon.com

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 5d

UPDATE: Dems lead every city council race in Aurora, Colorado - and could flip a 7-3 GOP majority into a 6-4 Dem edge - including what would be a shocking upset of MAGA media star Danielle Jurinsky, whose claims of a "complete gang takeover" led Trump to call Aurora "conquered." #copolitics

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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 6d

Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 6d

BREAKING Leftist Trump foe Mamdani elected mayor of New York City, report US networks

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Matthew Wilson @mttwls.bsky.social · 6d

Might actually go up 14 seats. Huge. People are pissed. projects.statenavigate.com/25-26/states...

Matthew Wilson @mttwls.bsky.social · 6d

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 8d

just catching up on Bill Belichick’s disastrous year as UNC coach and discovering the exact mechanics of how he secured the job. www.theringer.com/2025/10/31/c...

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 9d

A spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party appeared to threaten @propublica.org — citing his “connections” to the Trump administration — over a story on a conservative state Supreme Court judge www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties

Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Beard @dabeard.bsky.social · 11d

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

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David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social · 11d

Trial set for Dec 1 over NPR's allegations that CPB unlawfully yielded to White House pressure as new evidence comes to light.

CPB contends it reversed course in 48 hours on a $36M contract with NPR on the merits.

My story:
www.npr.org/2025/10/30/n...

Trial set over NPR allegations that CPB yielded to White House pressure

NPR alleges that CPB unlawfully yanked away a planned three-year contract worth $36 million in the face of intense pressure from the White House to sever ties with the radio network.

www.npr.org

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David A. Graham @dgraham.bsky.social · 11d

NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 11d

USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP - NOTUS
www.notus.org/trump-white-...

USDA Quietly Deletes Its Contingency Plan for Funding SNAP

The 55-page “lapse of funding” document for USDA is no longer available online.

www.notus.org

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Charlottesville Tomorrow @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social · 12d

Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative is a temporary state-run program created from scratch to provide food benefits to eligible recipients during the federal government shutdown. Here's how it will work: www.cvilletomorrow.org/virginia-lau...

Virginia launches new emergency food assistance program amid federal shutdown

SNAP recipients will receive weekly assistance from the state starting in November until the federal government reopens.

www.cvilletomorrow.org

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 12d

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fund SNAP.

Landry asked the state legislature to authorize $150 million of state money to subsidize food stamps for children, the elderly, and disabled people for the next month.

The measure is expected to pass.

Gov. Landry declares emergency to fund Louisiana SNAP benefits amid federal shutdown

The move makes Louisiana the only state in the Gulf South attempting to fund SNAP benefits for residents next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.

www.wwno.org

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Caitlyn Rosen @rosencaitlyn.bsky.social · 13d

I’m here at Dirksen Federal Courthouse where U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is set to testify over allegations that he violated a federal judge’s TRO when he used tear gas on protestors in Little Village last week. Follow this thread for updates. @courthousenews.bsky.social

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 14d

In blue states, they're kidnapping them off the streets and from their homes.

In red states, they're doing sweeps through the jails and taking them.

Same outcome.

These people are literally being transferred to unknown places with no due process.

ICE is removing more people from Austin’s jails. Sometimes coming twice a day.

Data shows a growing number of people in Travis County jails find themselves facing deportation after sometimes routine run-ins with the police.

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