Expedition Works
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Led by Randy Plemel, we’re a service, experience, environments, and systems design consultancy. We focus on resident engagement and livable communities.
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-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
-Oct 18, more than 7 million Americans stand up and stand together.
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
-Nov 4, millions of Dems turn out for landslide wins in VA, NJ, NY, CA, GA, many other places.
-Nov 9, eight "Dems" say "Oh, this nice Mike Johnson and Mr. Trump say they care about health. If they don't, well shame on them..."
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Question Presented:
Can the President illegally withhold mandatory Congressional appropriations from States because he thinks it's politically advantageous to starve people?
The answer is plainly "no" but there are several guaranteed "yes" votes on SCOTUS, potentially even a majority.
Can the President illegally withhold mandatory Congressional appropriations from States because he thinks it's politically advantageous to starve people?
The answer is plainly "no" but there are several guaranteed "yes" votes on SCOTUS, potentially even a majority.
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Question Presented:
Can the President illegally withhold mandatory Congressional appropriations from States because he thinks it's politically advantageous to starve people?
The answer is plainly "no" but there are several guaranteed "yes" votes on SCOTUS, potentially even a majority.
Can the President illegally withhold mandatory Congressional appropriations from States because he thinks it's politically advantageous to starve people?
The answer is plainly "no" but there are several guaranteed "yes" votes on SCOTUS, potentially even a majority.
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
They always fold.
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
Supermarket Billionaire Reacts To Mamdani’s Win
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
www.forbes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
They always fold.
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Prices since Trump took office:
-Groceries: ⬆️ 2.7%
-Utilities: ⬆️ 11%
-ACA premiums: ⬆️ 26%
-Overall consumer prices: ⬆️ 3%
Trump: “I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
-Groceries: ⬆️ 2.7%
-Utilities: ⬆️ 11%
-ACA premiums: ⬆️ 26%
-Overall consumer prices: ⬆️ 3%
Trump: “I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Prices since Trump took office:
-Groceries: ⬆️ 2.7%
-Utilities: ⬆️ 11%
-ACA premiums: ⬆️ 26%
-Overall consumer prices: ⬆️ 3%
Trump: “I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
-Groceries: ⬆️ 2.7%
-Utilities: ⬆️ 11%
-ACA premiums: ⬆️ 26%
-Overall consumer prices: ⬆️ 3%
Trump: “I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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When Republicans win elections: The people have spoken, we must let them implement their agenda.
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
When Republicans win elections: The people have spoken, we must let them implement their agenda.
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
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Need a 1000% tariff on Mayors race commentary from people who don’t actually live in New York City
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Need a 1000% tariff on Mayors race commentary from people who don’t actually live in New York City
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Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Early vote numbers in NYC paint a picture of an electorate I don’t think anyone could have predicted.
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For the love of God, can just one interviewer push back on this insanity?
There are people seeking political asylum in America. They were not taken out of mental asylums in other countries and brought here.
It's a big mistake with big ramifications, but no one wants to correct Our Special Boy.
There are people seeking political asylum in America. They were not taken out of mental asylums in other countries and brought here.
It's a big mistake with big ramifications, but no one wants to correct Our Special Boy.
O'DONNELL: Are we going to war against Venezuela?
TRUMP: I doubt it. They emptied their mental institutions and insane asylums into the United States of America
TRUMP: I doubt it. They emptied their mental institutions and insane asylums into the United States of America
November 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For the love of God, can just one interviewer push back on this insanity?
There are people seeking political asylum in America. They were not taken out of mental asylums in other countries and brought here.
It's a big mistake with big ramifications, but no one wants to correct Our Special Boy.
There are people seeking political asylum in America. They were not taken out of mental asylums in other countries and brought here.
It's a big mistake with big ramifications, but no one wants to correct Our Special Boy.
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"HOW WILL ZOHRAN PAY FOR FREE BUSES" screamed the Staten Islanders who have a free ferry
November 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"HOW WILL ZOHRAN PAY FOR FREE BUSES" screamed the Staten Islanders who have a free ferry
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If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
ICE is planning to offer private sector bounty hunters cash bonuses for quickly tracking down the home addresses of immigrants across the US, according to a DHS document I reviewed. ICE encourages potential contractors to use "all technology systems available.” theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants
Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate.
theintercept.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
If you thought masked, unidentified federal agents grabbing people off the street were a frightening step toward dystopia, wait until it's private contractors chasing cash bonuses for rounding up human beings at scale
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My hypothesis: Not a single person at this party has actually read Great Gatsby.
Of, for 1% that have, it was in high school, and they never thought about it.
It is *not* a happy-ending book. Or one flattering to dressed-up Mar-a-Lago type crowds.
Or to greedy rich desperate for social approval
Of, for 1% that have, it was in high school, and they never thought about it.
It is *not* a happy-ending book. Or one flattering to dressed-up Mar-a-Lago type crowds.
Or to greedy rich desperate for social approval
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My hypothesis: Not a single person at this party has actually read Great Gatsby.
Of, for 1% that have, it was in high school, and they never thought about it.
It is *not* a happy-ending book. Or one flattering to dressed-up Mar-a-Lago type crowds.
Or to greedy rich desperate for social approval
Of, for 1% that have, it was in high school, and they never thought about it.
It is *not* a happy-ending book. Or one flattering to dressed-up Mar-a-Lago type crowds.
Or to greedy rich desperate for social approval
European guy who thinks he’s de Tocqueville has something to say.
(derisive. ignore him)
(derisive. ignore him)
The educated liberal big city US folks outraged at Trump's renovation of Lincoln bathroom really need to scroll some Facebook of their less established relatives and friends to see what kind of aesthetic resonates with Trump's target audience.
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
European guy who thinks he’s de Tocqueville has something to say.
(derisive. ignore him)
(derisive. ignore him)
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Listen, if those 400,000 New Jerseyans want a say in the mayoral election, allow New York to annex your counties into the city and pay city taxes.
Ditto Nassau, which broke off from Queens at the merger because it didn’t want to be part of the city.
Ditto Nassau, which broke off from Queens at the merger because it didn’t want to be part of the city.
A TIME reporter spent a day with Jack Ciattarelli, Republican in tight race for Jersey Governor.
Ciattarelli brought up Mamdani at every campaign stop.
When asked about it, he said Mamdani is threat to NYC safety, which impacts commuting NJers: "Are these 400,000 New Jerseyans going to be safe?”
Ciattarelli brought up Mamdani at every campaign stop.
When asked about it, he said Mamdani is threat to NYC safety, which impacts commuting NJers: "Are these 400,000 New Jerseyans going to be safe?”
How Ciattarelli Turned the N.J. Governor Race Into a Nail-Biter
The Republican sat for an interview with TIME about his "solid relationship" with Trump and why he's gaining in polls in the governor's race
time.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Listen, if those 400,000 New Jerseyans want a say in the mayoral election, allow New York to annex your counties into the city and pay city taxes.
Ditto Nassau, which broke off from Queens at the merger because it didn’t want to be part of the city.
Ditto Nassau, which broke off from Queens at the merger because it didn’t want to be part of the city.
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Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.
Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
October 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Maaaaan, this. So much this. Every time there's any kind of actual in-depth survey we find that the American people are *abysmally* ignorant about even the most basic political facts, but the pundit class just immediately forgets & proceeds with political analysis based on subtle policy differences.
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Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
October 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Feels like so many of our convos are revolving about how voters respond to what politicians are doing, or what parties’ positions on issues are, without much actual empirical sense of what they actually know about those topics.
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If I were the DSCC, I would make a spreadsheet of TX counties by '24 Trump vote and people receiving SNAP. I would then sort those columns and blast IG, TikTok and YouTube with ads showing that the GOP thinks those who lose SNAP are going to "chimp out," i.e. be a Black person having an outburst.
if you're wondering how things are going in texas, the chairman of the Tarrant County GOP is joking that Nov. 1st, the day SNAP benefits are poised to run out, is "National Chimp Out Day"
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If I were the DSCC, I would make a spreadsheet of TX counties by '24 Trump vote and people receiving SNAP. I would then sort those columns and blast IG, TikTok and YouTube with ads showing that the GOP thinks those who lose SNAP are going to "chimp out," i.e. be a Black person having an outburst.
It’s not a flex to say that you “passed” a dementia test, when there’s a reason your medical team choose to perform such test.
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
It’s not a flex to say that you “passed” a dementia test, when there’s a reason your medical team choose to perform such test.
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Walz: "We have a federal system that we're all in it together, we help other states when they need it, but we have a situation where they're trying to divide us & provide specific aid to states that they like at the moment, which is absolutely unconscionable... either that or give us our money back"
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Walz: "We have a federal system that we're all in it together, we help other states when they need it, but we have a situation where they're trying to divide us & provide specific aid to states that they like at the moment, which is absolutely unconscionable... either that or give us our money back"
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On the new 10% tax on Americans who buy stuff from Canada: "The powers he would be using are the Emergency Powers Act. The Emergency Powers Act both says nothing about tariffs and requires a national emergency. And the president having his feelings hurt is by no means a national emergency. "
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
On the new 10% tax on Americans who buy stuff from Canada: "The powers he would be using are the Emergency Powers Act. The Emergency Powers Act both says nothing about tariffs and requires a national emergency. And the president having his feelings hurt is by no means a national emergency. "
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“The boat strikes constitute murder,” Eugene R. Fidell told me. He used to be a JAG in the Coast Guard and is now at Yale Law School. The entire operation amounts to “treating the world as a free-fire zone,” he said.
If you're still not sure whether America risks sliding into authoritarianism, we talked to some Americans who know all about the improper use of violence
Hegseth Is Waging War Against the Laws of War
If you’re still not sure whether the United States is at risk of sliding into authoritarianism, talk to some Americans who know all about the proper and improper uses of violence. They are the men and women who are or were in the military’s so-called Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
bloom.bg
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“The boat strikes constitute murder,” Eugene R. Fidell told me. He used to be a JAG in the Coast Guard and is now at Yale Law School. The entire operation amounts to “treating the world as a free-fire zone,” he said.
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Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
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I’m not for free buses, but I think it’s funny that free transit in NYC is socialism unless it’s a 24/7 ferry to +30 Trump Staten Island lmao
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’m not for free buses, but I think it’s funny that free transit in NYC is socialism unless it’s a 24/7 ferry to +30 Trump Staten Island lmao