Would you expect anything else from Scott Bessent, hedge fund genius? He founded Key Square Capital in 2015, raising $4.5 billion-10 years later as the stock market (S&P 500) has increased 261%, Key Square has lost 90% of its assets.
www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2ecm...

ICE/CBP might be surprised when they get to Charlotte—

1) quite cold in late fall/winter...even now in early Nov.
2) traffic is a nightmare
3) the financial/RE/commercial elites of Charlotte will be very unhappy w/disruption of labor market & relatively placid social/economic status quo.

Chuck and gang, by not insisting that federal law and regulations related to federal employment are NOT subject to negotiation they failed in one of their primary duties: to uphold the law.

Definition of a gerontocracy: fatigue, lack of energy to fight, innovate and tired of doing their jobs but insistent on keeping their position in order to maintain their exalted privileges = Democratic leadership.

Tim Kaine: "Hi this is Tim Kaine--call back during office hours"
message from direct dial and via Senate switchboard.

2. While Trump meets w/press often, the content of his responses goes almost totally unexamined by @washingtonpost.com. His knowledge of issues/topics relating to the federal government range from shallow to non-existent. He constantly goes off in tangents unrelated to topics he's asked about.

Washington Post missing two big data points here:
1. This week's on-camera nap is only one of dozens of examples of Trump falling asleep during working hours. Where is the analysis of this ongoing pattern of disengagement and episodes of sleeping during working hours? (1)

Tremendous explainer--well written and to the point. Thank you.

Masonic Temple! (technically it's the G. Washington Memorial, but also used for lodge meetings)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_...

He's a failure (always has been re: business acumen) and a corrupt, ignorant blowhard to boot. All the Dems need to do is repeat that basic message creatively for next 2 years and they'll continue winning.
www.salon.com/2020/10/04/t...

"--Going into the election, the Democrats held a tight 51-49 majority.
--Now, they're poised to hold a 64-36 majority, per the state's unofficial results.
--The outcome means Democrats can move forward with their effort to redraw the state's congressional maps."

www.axios.com/local/richmo...

And with a supermajority VA Dems will move forward to redistrict in response to Republicans, with possible addition of 3-5 more Dem house seats. CA will have company. www.axios.com/local/richmo...

Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb (first pic, listening) is an occasional participant, @andreapitzer.bsky.social, also and @bethmacy.bsky.social too. Every Monday, 12-1 pm, corner of Jefferson and Franklin.

"Representative" Cline has failed to have a town hall or any public meetings in several years. He's instead chosen to pre-screen vert small groups of people and their questions before they're admitted to his royal presence. Roanoke and SW Virginia isn't buying it.
roanoke.com/news/local/g...

Weekly demonstrations in front of office of Rep Ben "Spineless" Cline (R) in downtown Roanoke, VA have evolved into a genuine civic space w/after-meetings at adjacent city library meeting space where everything from GOTV, women's health support, etc. are discussed. Plus pizza/snacks.

If nothing else (and there is much else), the Mamdani campaign has reintroduced Americans to the names Eugene Debs, Dorothy Day, and Fiorello LaGuardia, people they sure as hell aren't learning about in school any more. Who knows where ths might lead?

In SW VA, not traditionally Democratic--at all--there's widespread anger/rage. Hundreds demonstrating weekly outside spineless Republican Ben Cline's office. Watch the VA House races (Dems +1 now) as well as governor and top of the ticket.

"When George wishes he had never been born, Clarence takes him into an alternate timeline in which he never existed. George finds that Bedford Falls is now Pottersville, an unsavory town occupied by sleazy entertainment venues and callous people..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_...