Eugene Bluegrass
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Basically a weirdo
Basically a weirdo
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November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
November 10, 2025
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I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I can't tell you how many interviews I've done where I've been asked: If Trump's policies are so problematic, why are U.S. stocks rising so rapidly.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
A bit of international context illustrates the real issue here.
U.S. stocks have dramatically underperformed other advanced economies.
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Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Great job, @schumer.senate.gov. You've changed the story from "GOP hurting millions of Americans to please unpopular, failing, delusional despot who's destroying his party" to "Dems are too weak and divided in the face of Trump's strength to take a stand and protect Americans"
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We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
We just launched the biggest primary program in Indivisible’s history. Help us (literally) send Schumer and the surrender caucus a message. open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
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Start sending messages now for the (hopefully) December vote. Simple like, “I look forward to your yes vote to pass the extension of ACA premium subsidies that roughly 3/4ths of the country support.”
Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Nokings) as a resource to hold Congress accountable to the vote.
Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Nokings) as a resource to hold Congress accountable to the vote.
Contact Congress, Cabinet and News Agencies: phone numbers/addresses/emails
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Start sending messages now for the (hopefully) December vote. Simple like, “I look forward to your yes vote to pass the extension of ACA premium subsidies that roughly 3/4ths of the country support.”
Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Nokings) as a resource to hold Congress accountable to the vote.
Use/share this spreadsheet (bit.ly/Nokings) as a resource to hold Congress accountable to the vote.
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I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
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I will not let people forget that the same Republicans who did everything in their power to make tax breaks for billionaires PERMANENT refused to even negotiate ONE YEAR of health care tax credits for working families.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I will not let people forget that the same Republicans who did everything in their power to make tax breaks for billionaires PERMANENT refused to even negotiate ONE YEAR of health care tax credits for working families.
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It can be hard to do math in your head, while standing up, on national television. Nerve-wracking, too. But even so, in twenty seconds on the air, I did a better job than the President in costing his latest idea and figuring out whether his new idea of a $2,000 rebate check will work. (It won't.)
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It can be hard to do math in your head, while standing up, on national television. Nerve-wracking, too. But even so, in twenty seconds on the air, I did a better job than the President in costing his latest idea and figuring out whether his new idea of a $2,000 rebate check will work. (It won't.)
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Since adultery & lying
are in the Ten Commandments
but being gay isn't,
why are y'all more disgusted w/the gays
than you are with Trump?
are in the Ten Commandments
but being gay isn't,
why are y'all more disgusted w/the gays
than you are with Trump?
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Since adultery & lying
are in the Ten Commandments
but being gay isn't,
why are y'all more disgusted w/the gays
than you are with Trump?
are in the Ten Commandments
but being gay isn't,
why are y'all more disgusted w/the gays
than you are with Trump?
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Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽♂️
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽♂️
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The Washington Post editorial board can collectively go fuck themselves.
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The Washington Post editorial board can collectively go fuck themselves.
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“Describing rapid response networks and neighborhood moms as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are, and how extreme their views are.”
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
FULL STORY: Finding that federal agents repeatedly used force that “shocks the conscience” and lied about their actions, a federal judge issued a sweeping injunction designed to permanently rein in agents’ use of tear gas and pepper balls. @wttw.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“Describing rapid response networks and neighborhood moms as professional agitators shows just how out of touch these agents are, and how extreme their views are.”
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
— U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis
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Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Good grief. This administration is so soft on crime.
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JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#11 in In re: Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia Unive (11th Cir., 25-13403) – CourtListener.com
ORDER: Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner American Oversight is HELD in abeyance. [10567702-2] in 25-13400, Motion for writ of mandamus filed by Petitioner Knight First Amendment Institut...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
JUST IN: 11th Circuit politely tells Judge Aileen Cannon to get moving on motions seeking to unseal remainder of Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report. Basically, gives her 60 days to act or appeals court will take further action. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
November 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
People fucking hate this guy. They fucking hate ICE. They fucking hate how much power he has. He is at 63% overall disapproval to 37% approval. That's lower than their poll after January 6th. And this poll was done before he started intentionally starving people. I wish our media would reflect this.
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News
The federal judge presiding over the challenge to Lindsey Halligan's appointment says the government didn't provide the "complete" grand jury info that she ordered.
They have until Weds to provide it.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The federal judge presiding over the challenge to Lindsey Halligan's appointment says the government didn't provide the "complete" grand jury info that she ordered.
They have until Weds to provide it.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
News
The federal judge presiding over the challenge to Lindsey Halligan's appointment says the government didn't provide the "complete" grand jury info that she ordered.
They have until Weds to provide it.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The federal judge presiding over the challenge to Lindsey Halligan's appointment says the government didn't provide the "complete" grand jury info that she ordered.
They have until Weds to provide it.
Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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As always, @stevevladeck.bsky.social explains everything clearly and clear-eyed
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
As always, @stevevladeck.bsky.social explains everything clearly and clear-eyed
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It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
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Who says the man has no empathy? He has expressed what is obviously deep and sincere sympathy for, among others:
✳️ Prince Andrew
✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell
✳️ Jair Bolsonaro
✳️ Vladimir Putin
✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu
✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists
✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
✳️ Prince Andrew
✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell
✳️ Jair Bolsonaro
✳️ Vladimir Putin
✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu
✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists
✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
Trump on Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal: "I feel very badly. I mean, it's a terrible thing that's happened to the family. That's been a tragic situation. And it's too bad. I feel badly for the family."
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Who says the man has no empathy? He has expressed what is obviously deep and sincere sympathy for, among others:
✳️ Prince Andrew
✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell
✳️ Jair Bolsonaro
✳️ Vladimir Putin
✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu
✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists
✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
✳️ Prince Andrew
✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell
✳️ Jair Bolsonaro
✳️ Vladimir Putin
✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu
✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists
✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
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Facts matter…this is true. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Facts matter…this is true. 💙
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If we were a Republic functioning as intended with separation of powers, checks & balances, House Oversight would be conducting an investigation into the Zhao pardon that Trump doesn’t remember, his involvement with Trump’s crypto company, & the foreign investors. But we aren’t.
November 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If we were a Republic functioning as intended with separation of powers, checks & balances, House Oversight would be conducting an investigation into the Zhao pardon that Trump doesn’t remember, his involvement with Trump’s crypto company, & the foreign investors. But we aren’t.
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it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"
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ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ICE shot an American citizen and food bank worker who tried to block them arresting an immigrant by pulling his car in front of them.
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...
After being released from hospital: "He is now facing charges for assault on a federal officer."
www.calonews.com/featured-top...