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UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
An important vote in this series: Tammy Baldwin’s proposal to extend ACA expiring funds for 1 year. It’s structured as a motion to table (i.e. scrap it from the amendment tree). But it’ll show the appetite (or lack thereof) in the Senate to address this issue.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
UPDATE: The Senate votes 53-47 to shoot down the Baldwin amendment to extend ACA funds for 1 year. A party-line vote with every Republican rejecting it.
It would be much easier to codify Bivens and allow everyone -- not just Republican senators -- to sue federal officials for alleged rights violations
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.
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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 10:54 PM
It would be much easier to codify Bivens and allow everyone -- not just Republican senators -- to sue federal officials for alleged rights violations
According to the government's own recent numbers, the tariffs at issue in the Supreme Court case have so far generated about $89 billion in revenue.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
According to the government's own recent numbers, the tariffs at issue in the Supreme Court case have so far generated about $89 billion in revenue.
Trump:
Trump:
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Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Trump has threatened to bomb or invade 7 countries with a shot to play in the 2026 World Cup. He *has* bombed one (Iran) and said he'd deny them visas. He's preparing for war with another (Venezuela). He has summarily executed citizens from at least 3. He has imposed tariffs on nearly all of them.
Supreme Court did not seem very receptive to the idea that a Rastafarian man should be able to seek damages under a federal law called RLUIPA from Louisiana prison officials who cut his locks in violation of his religious rights:
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court skeptical of Rastafarian man's religious rights claim
Damon Landor is seeking damages after Louisiana prison officials cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Supreme Court did not seem very receptive to the idea that a Rastafarian man should be able to seek damages under a federal law called RLUIPA from Louisiana prison officials who cut his locks in violation of his religious rights:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
I never crash my car so why do I have to pay for car insurance vibes
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I never crash my car so why do I have to pay for car insurance vibes
At 10am, Supreme Court hears arguments in this religious rights case involving a Rastafarian prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off against his wishes:
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court weighs Rastafarian man's religious rights claim over shorn dreadlocks
Damon Landor is seeking damages after Louisiana prison officials cut off his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
At 10am, Supreme Court hears arguments in this religious rights case involving a Rastafarian prison inmate whose dreadlocks were cut off against his wishes:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day:
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www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case
The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
NEW: Supreme Court takes up major new election case on whether states can count ballots that are received after Election Day:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEW: Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn ruling that legalized gay marriage:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
The Trump war on the press has reached the UK too. The BBC is being torn apart because of a dispute over how a video of Trump speaking on Jan 6 was edited. The pro-Trump crowd say it makes it seem like Trump was egging on his supporters to go to the Capitol -- which is exactly what happened.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Trump war on the press has reached the UK too. The BBC is being torn apart because of a dispute over how a video of Trump speaking on Jan 6 was edited. The pro-Trump crowd say it makes it seem like Trump was egging on his supporters to go to the Capitol -- which is exactly what happened.
It's certainly timely for there to be a new "Frankenstein" movie considering the stuff our tech overlords are working on, but something a bit more contemporary than a straightforward 19th century gothic retelling might have been in order.
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It's certainly timely for there to be a new "Frankenstein" movie considering the stuff our tech overlords are working on, but something a bit more contemporary than a straightforward 19th century gothic retelling might have been in order.
Probably not because some people want to destroy the BBC and won’t be happy until it’s dead.
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Will Tim Davie’s resignation be enough to restore public trust in the BBC?
Senior insiders admit concern about big editorial errors and fear attacks are part of ongoing campaign to undermine the broadcaster
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Probably not because some people want to destroy the BBC and won’t be happy until it’s dead.
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With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
It took me a while to come around. That happens when Rumours is played endlessly in the background for your entire childhood.
1) This is correct 2) IMO, the most reliable tell of how old someone is online is are they part of basically, the one ten-year cohort not to think Fleetwood Mac are a great band.
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It took me a while to come around. That happens when Rumours is played endlessly in the background for your entire childhood.
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The president seems to have been briefed on how the tariffs oral argument at SCOTUS went:
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The president seems to have been briefed on how the tariffs oral argument at SCOTUS went:
I'm confused by this as it seems to suggest the president doesn't understand how the healthcare system works.
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I'm confused by this as it seems to suggest the president doesn't understand how the healthcare system works.
Interesting that people still have to get vaccinations, though
The Trump administration has ordered visa officers to deny immigrants who are obese or have certain health issues, in yet another instance of the president’s strange obsession with physical traits. trib.al/b0AtL8r
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
trib.al
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Interesting that people still have to get vaccinations, though
It's refreshing to see former sports stars admit that they aren't these superheroes that everyone can learn from (as we hear from the TED Talk/LinkedIn crowd).
The road to becoming an elite athlete is very different to the one that leads to success in life.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
The road to becoming an elite athlete is very different to the one that leads to success in life.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It's refreshing to see former sports stars admit that they aren't these superheroes that everyone can learn from (as we hear from the TED Talk/LinkedIn crowd).
The road to becoming an elite athlete is very different to the one that leads to success in life.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
The road to becoming an elite athlete is very different to the one that leads to success in life.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...
From last night:
NEW: Supreme Court -- via an order issued by Justice Jackson -- temporarily blocks the judge's ruling that would require the SNAP payments in full.
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
From last night:
NEW: Supreme Court -- via an order issued by Justice Jackson -- temporarily blocks the judge's ruling that would require the SNAP payments in full.
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
NEW: Supreme Court -- via an order issued by Justice Jackson -- temporarily blocks the judge's ruling that would require the SNAP payments in full.
I kind of feel like if the U.S. ends up with a Democratic socialist president it will be in large part because of Trump.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I kind of feel like if the U.S. ends up with a Democratic socialist president it will be in large part because of Trump.
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
NEW: Trump is asking Supreme Court to act by 9:30pm tonight to block the ruling that requires SNAP payments to be made.
Departmentalism in action
This is JD Vance, a licensed attorney, confessing to contempt. Which means he should probably lose his license.
The Trump administration is doing everything in its power to deny food assistance to Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Departmentalism in action