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U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
How Trump's support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted.
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
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King’s point is that it didn’t work because Trump was cutting SNAP benefits. But lower courts had required Trump to pay full SNAP, and while Trump *probably* would have won at SCOTUS, that outcome wasn’t guaranteed and would have been known soon anyway.
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
King’s point is that it didn’t work because Trump was cutting SNAP benefits. But lower courts had required Trump to pay full SNAP, and while Trump *probably* would have won at SCOTUS, that outcome wasn’t guaranteed and would have been known soon anyway.
The hero of the working class.
Trump on Newsom: "He did something even worse than that. He's now taking a big section of Palisades or some area and he's gonna build low income income where they used to have luxury housing."
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The hero of the working class.
One of the more depressing aspects of this cave-o-rama is that it's revived the tiresome navel-gazing and self-flaggelation that we had finally managed to get beyond. "The discourse" is right back to Groundhog day.
It's not the most important reason for being pissed but it's up there.
It's not the most important reason for being pissed but it's up there.
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
One of the more depressing aspects of this cave-o-rama is that it's revived the tiresome navel-gazing and self-flaggelation that we had finally managed to get beyond. "The discourse" is right back to Groundhog day.
It's not the most important reason for being pissed but it's up there.
It's not the most important reason for being pissed but it's up there.
It was always going to be so.
I thought we all knew this. No?
I thought we all knew this. No?
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It was always going to be so.
I thought we all knew this. No?
I thought we all knew this. No?
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This sounds like the start of a conversation to put Paw Paw in an assisted living center.
Pirro: "Mr President, there is in this room a group of people who love you, who believe in you, and who are so proud to be in this Oval Office and to be part of this amazing day because you have changed the course of America."
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This sounds like the start of a conversation to put Paw Paw in an assisted living center.
She does.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
This valuable @newyorker.com profile of Laura Loomer is a good example of why a certain kind of access journalism can be useful. Also? I hate rhetoric that dismisses fascist figures as "crazy." Mental illness is serious. But Loomer definitely seems genuinely unwell. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Laura Loomer’s Endless Payback
The President’s self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What’s behind her vetting crusades?
www.newyorker.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
She does.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
I always thought she had to have something on Trump to have as much influence as she has but after reading this it just seems that she's the kind of crazy he can relate to.
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Meanwhile, people unconstitutionally seized or brutalized by ICE agents can’t sue them because there’s no private right of action for them to do that.
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Meanwhile, people unconstitutionally seized or brutalized by ICE agents can’t sue them because there’s no private right of action for them to do that.
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Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Not a political consultant but I’m not sure “standing up to trump doesn’t work” is the best midterm message, even if if accurately represents senate dems position. Not much point in putting you in power then bsky.app/profile/atru...
This is why it's different. It was unfair that Biden was given no credit for the soft landing but people were still traumatized and still felt discombobulated. Trump promised to bring morning in America and not only hasn't the economy improved the entire culture is in chaos.
but also, Biden inherited something in rough shape and made it better and Trump inherited something in excellent shape and made it worse. But that said, people are mostly responding to nominal prices (CPI has ticked up post April) and deteriorating job market (which Trump is largely responsible for)
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This is why it's different. It was unfair that Biden was given no credit for the soft landing but people were still traumatized and still felt discombobulated. Trump promised to bring morning in America and not only hasn't the economy improved the entire culture is in chaos.
Could someone please ask him -- or any Republican -- how this is supposed to reduce costs?
Trump: "We want a healthcare system where we pay the money to the people instead of the insurance companies. We're gonna be working on that very hard over the next short period of time. Where the people get the money. We're talking about trillions and trillions of dollars."
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Could someone please ask him -- or any Republican -- how this is supposed to reduce costs?
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This is most directly about the fake electors (none of whom face any federal charges anyway) but the actual wording of it is much broader: it's effectively a full and complete blanket pardon for anybody who had anything to do with trying to steal the 2020 election, not just the Jan 6-ers.
The language of this pardon is extremely broad.
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
It includes “all United States citizens for conduct relating to the advice, creation, organization, execution, submission, support, voting, activities, participation in, or advocacy for or of any slate or proposed slate of Presidential
electors…”
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This is most directly about the fake electors (none of whom face any federal charges anyway) but the actual wording of it is much broader: it's effectively a full and complete blanket pardon for anybody who had anything to do with trying to steal the 2020 election, not just the Jan 6-ers.
So what are we all betting will happen if the Senate Republicans do keep their word and allow a vote on the subsidies next month?
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 AM
So what are we all betting will happen if the Senate Republicans do keep their word and allow a vote on the subsidies next month?
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i suspect there’s some truth to this and also why we should be EXTREMELY skeptical that senate dems as currently constituted would ditch the filibuster should they ever have a trifecta again
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
i suspect there’s some truth to this and also why we should be EXTREMELY skeptical that senate dems as currently constituted would ditch the filibuster should they ever have a trifecta again
"Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, 'Well, shame on them.'"
FFS. I'm beginning to wonder if the Republicans already have 8 votes to kill the ACA completely and replace it with Trump checks in one fell swoop.
FFS. I'm beginning to wonder if the Republicans already have 8 votes to kill the ACA completely and replace it with Trump checks in one fell swoop.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"Sen Hassan, asked what will happen if Republicans don't carry out the deal, 'Well, shame on them.'"
FFS. I'm beginning to wonder if the Republicans already have 8 votes to kill the ACA completely and replace it with Trump checks in one fell swoop.
FFS. I'm beginning to wonder if the Republicans already have 8 votes to kill the ACA completely and replace it with Trump checks in one fell swoop.
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Sanders: 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.
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sanders: 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.
FFS...
CNN: “8 Senate Dem centrists reach a deal with GOP leaders and White House to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending ACA subsidies… NO GUARANTEE to extend subsidies, but Dems involved believe GOP leaders will negotiate…” www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
FFS...
So adorable. If the Republicans don't keep their word, they'll hear from the voters some time in the future.
That's the guarantee. Lol.
That's the guarantee. Lol.
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
So adorable. If the Republicans don't keep their word, they'll hear from the voters some time in the future.
That's the guarantee. Lol.
That's the guarantee. Lol.
This, from Tim Kaine is HILARIOUS:
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
This, from Tim Kaine is HILARIOUS:
Any "deal" with Senate Republicans for a future vote does not necessarily apply to the House. And even if Johnson goes back on his word that he would never put a subsidy extension on the floor, Trump hasn't signed on to anything.
Surely the Democrats understand this, right?
Surely the Democrats understand this, right?
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Any "deal" with Senate Republicans for a future vote does not necessarily apply to the House. And even if Johnson goes back on his word that he would never put a subsidy extension on the floor, Trump hasn't signed on to anything.
Surely the Democrats understand this, right?
Surely the Democrats understand this, right?
The only people who buy through the ACA marketplace even allowed to have HSA's are those who have high deductible plans. Most of them don't have them.
There will be a revolution if Dems agree to this insanity. It's ridiculous. Maybe it's being floated to make their actual cave look better.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The only people who buy through the ACA marketplace even allowed to have HSA's are those who have high deductible plans. Most of them don't have them.
There will be a revolution if Dems agree to this insanity. It's ridiculous. Maybe it's being floated to make their actual cave look better.
"A development that appeared to break the logjam: Republicans proposed that healthcare funding be provided directly to households rather than used to pay for a 1-year extension of ACA subsidies. That involves sending federal money into FSAs instead of insurance companies" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown
A proposal by GOP senators to send money directly to consumers’ health accounts rather than to insurance companies showed signs of breaking a stalemate on negotiations.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
There will be a revolution if Dems agree to this insanity. It's ridiculous. Maybe it's being floated to make their actual cave look better.
The Problem, as Schiff said this morning:
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Problem, as Schiff said this morning: