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Rep. Grijalva should’ve been sworn in WEEKS ago.
Release the Epstein files and swear her in ASAP, Speaker Johnson.
Release the Epstein files and swear her in ASAP, Speaker Johnson.
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Rep. Grijalva should’ve been sworn in WEEKS ago.
Release the Epstein files and swear her in ASAP, Speaker Johnson.
Release the Epstein files and swear her in ASAP, Speaker Johnson.
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This is why I’m standing up and voting NO on these spending bills. They do nothing to tackle the health care crisis that working families are facing.
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This is why I’m standing up and voting NO on these spending bills. They do nothing to tackle the health care crisis that working families are facing.
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Under the proposal, charter schools up for renewal would automatically receive 10 additional years without submitting paperwork or undergoing review.
Outgoing Douglas County School Board to vote on last-minute 10-year charter school extensions
Under the proposal, charter schools up for renewal would automatically receive 10 additional years without submitting paperwork or undergoing review.
www.9news.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Under the proposal, charter schools up for renewal would automatically receive 10 additional years without submitting paperwork or undergoing review.
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Trump pardoned a drug dealer with ties to the Kushner family, and today that man was sent back to federal prison for threatening to kill a woman, groping his family's nanny, and several other crimes.
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Trump pardoned a drug dealer with ties to the Kushner family, and today that man was sent back to federal prison for threatening to kill a woman, groping his family's nanny, and several other crimes.
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
Seems relevant, given Trump has admitted he has no idea who he's pardoning...
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"The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable."
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
—Federal judge Mark Wolf explaining why he has resigned, giving up his lifetime appointment
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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There’s no right or principle this administration respects.
“…the anonymous representative, told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.””
“…the anonymous representative, told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.””
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There’s no right or principle this administration respects.
“…the anonymous representative, told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.””
“…the anonymous representative, told a group of faith leaders and activists that “There is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.””
You have got to be kidding me. So embarrassing...
Flights are being cancelled. Food assistance is suspended. Government employees are going without pay.
But priorities are being taken care of:
But priorities are being taken care of:
November 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
You have got to be kidding me. So embarrassing...
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The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The most corrupt America Last President in history. Every day a new pardon worse than one the day before.
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American: “I’m paying more at the grocery store.”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
American: “I’m paying more at the grocery store.”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
Trump: “No you’re not.”
American: “I mean…I am. I have the receipt right here.”
Trump: “Prices are WAY down.”
American: “They’re just…not.”
Trump: “Are too!”
American: “…”
Trump: “…”
American: “…”
Trump: “I’ve ended 22 wars!”
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A federal judge has ruled that the partisan language the Trump admin added to the out-of-office emails of furloughed Education Department employees violates their First Amendment rights.
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A federal judge has ruled that the partisan language the Trump admin added to the out-of-office emails of furloughed Education Department employees violates their First Amendment rights.
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This piece on Texas Roadhouse is instructive in explaining restaurant weakness: commodity inflation up nearly 8% is crushing the group — but the consumer is in no mood to accept a pass-through.
@jonathandmaze.bsky.social $TXRH
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/be...
@jonathandmaze.bsky.social $TXRH
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/be...
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
This piece on Texas Roadhouse is instructive in explaining restaurant weakness: commodity inflation up nearly 8% is crushing the group — but the consumer is in no mood to accept a pass-through.
@jonathandmaze.bsky.social $TXRH
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/be...
@jonathandmaze.bsky.social $TXRH
restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/be...
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Fox: 70% of Americans say groceries cost more than they did a year ago, and about 60% blame Trump.
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Fox: 70% of Americans say groceries cost more than they did a year ago, and about 60% blame Trump.
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Trump may tell Americans — even his own supporters — that they won’t pay the tariffs.
But at the same time, his own lawyers are arguing before the Supreme Court that American businesses and consumers pay the tariffs.
Listen for yourself.
But at the same time, his own lawyers are arguing before the Supreme Court that American businesses and consumers pay the tariffs.
Listen for yourself.
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Trump may tell Americans — even his own supporters — that they won’t pay the tariffs.
But at the same time, his own lawyers are arguing before the Supreme Court that American businesses and consumers pay the tariffs.
Listen for yourself.
But at the same time, his own lawyers are arguing before the Supreme Court that American businesses and consumers pay the tariffs.
Listen for yourself.
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BREAKING: James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix whose work reshaped medicine, forensics and genetics, dies at 97.
James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, has died at age 97
Scientist James Watson, who shared a Nobel prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, has died. He was 97.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
BREAKING: James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix whose work reshaped medicine, forensics and genetics, dies at 97.
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This part here really bothers me:
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This part here really bothers me:
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My @protectdemocracy.org colleague Hayden Johnson did an incredible job explaining the importance of the legal win against ICE in Chicago yesterday. Give it a watch and repost and/or give a reply I can send to him and the rest of the legal crew!
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-aut...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-aut...
Is the authoritarian project faltering?
Trump is running out of options
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My @protectdemocracy.org colleague Hayden Johnson did an incredible job explaining the importance of the legal win against ICE in Chicago yesterday. Give it a watch and repost and/or give a reply I can send to him and the rest of the legal crew!
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-aut...
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/is-the-aut...
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Sick coal miners deep in Trump country fight back, saying they are being suffocated by government policies aimed at helping industry while stripping away worker health and safety regulations written in blood over decades.
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'
Lisa Emery, a respiratory therapist, is deeply concerned about West Virginia coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Sick coal miners deep in Trump country fight back, saying they are being suffocated by government policies aimed at helping industry while stripping away worker health and safety regulations written in blood over decades.
OK. She's lost the plot here. She very definitely has not "spoken nicely" to everyone. Not even close. If this is a new resolution, then I wish her every success in meeting the challenge, but it's certainly not how she's behaved in the past.
MTG: "I'm trying to lead by example to talk to everyone in kindness. We don't all have to agree but that's being an American. And thank goodness for that. Our freedom of speech, our 1A rights, allows us to do that. My personal belief is that I need to set an example by speaking nicely to everyone."
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
OK. She's lost the plot here. She very definitely has not "spoken nicely" to everyone. Not even close. If this is a new resolution, then I wish her every success in meeting the challenge, but it's certainly not how she's behaved in the past.
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Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
A jealous guardian? At his direction, his chamber hasn't even been in session for SEVEN WEEKS, and he does whatever Trump tells him to do. Johnson has lost all credibility.
Mike Johnson on the tariffs case before SCOTUS: "I'm cheering for the president that the executive will win on this. Now, I say that as a jealous guardian of the legislative branch of government, Article 1."
November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A jealous guardian? At his direction, his chamber hasn't even been in session for SEVEN WEEKS, and he does whatever Trump tells him to do. Johnson has lost all credibility.
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Minnesota Senator @amyklobuchar on Trump’s failure to bring Congress to the table on the shutdown: “You wrote the art of the deal. Show us your stuff.”
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Minnesota Senator @amyklobuchar on Trump’s failure to bring Congress to the table on the shutdown: “You wrote the art of the deal. Show us your stuff.”
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Every day this year has been a further reminder that Nancy Pelosi only made it look easy.
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every day this year has been a further reminder that Nancy Pelosi only made it look easy.
This is sick. Are we hiring sadists to serve as ICE agents? This is real life, not a video game, and that was a woman he shot. ICE is behaving in a criminal way and represents a true public safety threat.
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 7, 2025 at 6:24 AM
This is sick. Are we hiring sadists to serve as ICE agents? This is real life, not a video game, and that was a woman he shot. ICE is behaving in a criminal way and represents a true public safety threat.
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The administration is now APPEALING the court decision requiring it to provide full food assistance to Americans.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
BREAKING: The Justice Department said it would file an appeal after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to pay food stamps in full this month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The administration is now APPEALING the court decision requiring it to provide full food assistance to Americans.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.
There’s no other way to put it: They are doing everything they can to take food away from Americans in need. Shameful.