Steven Lemongello
@stevelemongello.bsky.social
Senior Editor at the Orlando Sentinel. Jersey native, Florida convert
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There has never been any question about this, it has been Johnson's stated position this whole time, and it's what House rules and precedents unambiguously require. Seating new members takes automatic priority over any other business. They've only been delaying by not doing any business at all.
BREAKING via Punchbowl
“Speaker Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) before the House votes on a government funding package, according to sources familiar with the planning.“
“Speaker Mike Johnson plans to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) before the House votes on a government funding package, according to sources familiar with the planning.“
November 11, 2025 at 4:48 AM
There has never been any question about this, it has been Johnson's stated position this whole time, and it's what House rules and precedents unambiguously require. Seating new members takes automatic priority over any other business. They've only been delaying by not doing any business at all.
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Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
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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.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Felony charges for “attempting to hang a five-foot-tall cardboard bug,” in case you want to know how free speech is going at our nation’s universities.
Felony vandalism charges and bail of $10k to $20k for an art installation aimed at TPUSA.
Anyone heard from Matt Taibbi or Bari Weiss on this one? They’re usually quick to address campus issues.
Anyone heard from Matt Taibbi or Bari Weiss on this one? They’re usually quick to address campus issues.
4 UC Berkeley students arrested on felony vandalism charges for anti-TPUSA art installation
UCPD arrested four students early Monday morning for felony vandalism, according to information from campus administrators.
www.dailycal.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Felony charges for “attempting to hang a five-foot-tall cardboard bug,” in case you want to know how free speech is going at our nation’s universities.
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NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NEW: President Trump's pardon of his alleged 2020 co-conspirators was less about shielding them from past crimes, his adversaries say, than about signaling to others that he has their back if he needs them again in 2026 or 2028.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
oh the paul amendment is going down 78-22
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
More than 15 Senate Democrats join GOP to advance nationwide ban on hemp products, including CBD gummies,
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
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But like actually where did the political will to take the hemp industry out back and shoot it come from
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
But like actually where did the political will to take the hemp industry out back and shoot it come from
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump literally says "shhhhhhhh" after Laura Ingraham notes that the cost of beef, coffee, and auto repairs have gone up.
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It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
Trump claims that food stamps "puts the country in jeopardy. People that are able-bodied can do a job, they leave their job because they figure they can pick this up, it's easier."
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is incredible — the blind spots you develop when you’ve never, ever been poor.
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Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trump says that HBCUs would be "all be out of business" if fewer Chinese students were allowed to go to American universities
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Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Update: In 3 recent editorials, WaPo failed to disclose owner Jeff Bezos's interest in the matter under discussion.
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
WaPo added one disclosure after @bgrueskin.bsky.social called it out.
Two weeks after my story, the other two editorials still have none. And the paper still won't say why
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“Wilson now leads”
🚨 In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has once again gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race and officially taken a narrow lead. Today's batch broke 55.57% for Wilson and 44.13% for Bruce Harrell. Wilson now still leads with 49.83% of the vote while Harrell still trails with 49.79% of the vote.
In the latest tally, Katie Wilson has gained vote share in the Seattle mayoral race. Today's batch broke 54.85% for Wilson and 44.86% for Bruce Harrell. Harrell still leads with 50.74% of the vote while Wilson still trails with 48.86% of the vote.
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
“Wilson now leads”
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If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you’re seeing this viral claim that Trump is working on 15-year car loans, it’s fake.
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House Dems' caucus call today was full of anger, three sources tell @axios.com
Stansbury: "People are f**king pissed."
Jayapal said Schumer either "can't control his caucus" or he "gave his blessing to the deal."
Susie Lee pushed back.
More here: www.axios.com/2025/11/10/d...
Stansbury: "People are f**king pissed."
Jayapal said Schumer either "can't control his caucus" or he "gave his blessing to the deal."
Susie Lee pushed back.
More here: www.axios.com/2025/11/10/d...
"People are f**king pissed": Democrats' shutdown civil war spills out in private call
Nearly "everyone was strongly against" the deal, a House Democrat told Axios.
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
House Dems' caucus call today was full of anger, three sources tell @axios.com
Stansbury: "People are f**king pissed."
Jayapal said Schumer either "can't control his caucus" or he "gave his blessing to the deal."
Susie Lee pushed back.
More here: www.axios.com/2025/11/10/d...
Stansbury: "People are f**king pissed."
Jayapal said Schumer either "can't control his caucus" or he "gave his blessing to the deal."
Susie Lee pushed back.
More here: www.axios.com/2025/11/10/d...
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Plastic surgeons in DC are being asked by Trump insiders to get plastic surgery that's obvious and in keeping with "Mar-a-Lago face."
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in "Mar‑a‑Lago face" requests from Trump insiders
"[They] want to look like they had something done."
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Plastic surgeons in DC are being asked by Trump insiders to get plastic surgery that's obvious and in keeping with "Mar-a-Lago face."
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
Paging @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social, whose episode on Republican Makeup (another term for the same tendency) was an eye-opener for me.
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Yes this sounds very safe and real
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yes this sounds very safe and real
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Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign
Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.
www.msnbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Breaking MSNBC:
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting this afternoon, following the resignations of two prosecutors who were asked to take part in a vast "conspiracy" investigation into former intel and law enforcement officials.
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The server I keep my “Imagine If Biden Had Done This” file on is using more energy than all AI models combined.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The server I keep my “Imagine If Biden Had Done This” file on is using more energy than all AI models combined.
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I regret to inform you he did the meme
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I regret to inform you he did the meme
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From a bit earlier on Twitter: Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican member in the House and THC's chief adversary there, says if Paul successfully strips hemp ban language out in the Sentate, he'd vote against the deal in the lower chamber: x.com/liz_elkind/s...
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
From a bit earlier on Twitter: Andy Harris, Maryland's only Republican member in the House and THC's chief adversary there, says if Paul successfully strips hemp ban language out in the Sentate, he'd vote against the deal in the lower chamber: x.com/liz_elkind/s...
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The Trump administration has asked the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals to stay District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction restricting the use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Trump administration has asked the 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals to stay District Judge Sara Ellis’ preliminary injunction restricting the use of force against protesters and journalists in Chicago.