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Numerous House Dems have now filed reports with the Capitol Police on Trump's call for their execution, WaPo reports. Rep Chrissy Houlahan discussed the need for this on our pod yesterday:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Democrats seek police action on Trump’s ‘threatening’ social media posts
Lawmakers responded to Trump writing that they should be arrested and potentially punished by death for encouraging service members to disobey illegal orders.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Numerous House Dems have now filed reports with the Capitol Police on Trump's call for their execution, WaPo reports. Rep Chrissy Houlahan discussed the need for this on our pod yesterday:
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1/ Today, ProPublica is running a piece I've been working on for a bit. It's about what happened with a devastating wave of bird flu earlier this year, as egg prices hit record highs.
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
And it's a story that illuminates the ways the U.S. is failing to control what could become the next pandemic. 🧵
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This entire Administration is smoking CRACK
JD Vance says Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize 😂😂😂 how many innocent fishermen in Caribbean waters has he blown up ??
JD Vance says Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize 😂😂😂 how many innocent fishermen in Caribbean waters has he blown up ??
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This entire Administration is smoking CRACK
JD Vance says Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize 😂😂😂 how many innocent fishermen in Caribbean waters has he blown up ??
JD Vance says Trump should get the Nobel Peace Prize 😂😂😂 how many innocent fishermen in Caribbean waters has he blown up ??
I love this song so much.
As I watch #trump and his coalition of haters crumble and turn on each other I just feel like watching #JonBatiste sing #Freedom.
We've fought for our #CivilRights and #HumanRights before. We will win them back again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHV...
As I watch #trump and his coalition of haters crumble and turn on each other I just feel like watching #JonBatiste sing #Freedom.
We've fought for our #CivilRights and #HumanRights before. We will win them back again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHV...
Jon Batiste - FREEDOM
YouTube video by JonBatisteVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I love this song so much.
As I watch #trump and his coalition of haters crumble and turn on each other I just feel like watching #JonBatiste sing #Freedom.
We've fought for our #CivilRights and #HumanRights before. We will win them back again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHV...
As I watch #trump and his coalition of haters crumble and turn on each other I just feel like watching #JonBatiste sing #Freedom.
We've fought for our #CivilRights and #HumanRights before. We will win them back again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YHV...
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NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
NEW: Sean Duffy frequently calls safety his “top priority” as transportation secretary. But I spent months wading through regulatory notices and found something far different: that USDOT has been delaying, weakening and killing dozens of safety rules, many opposed by the transportation industry.🧵
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New in PN: The lame duck dictatorship
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
The lame duck dictatorship
Trump is fighting his "war within" on multiple fronts and losing them all.
www.publicnotice.co
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: The lame duck dictatorship
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
"It’s increasingly clear that Trump & his captive political party are in the midst of a political reversal. Every major 'policy' of theirs is unpopular & the regime’s leader is a lame duck dictator who's poised to draw his party deeper into a political abyss."
So much irony in this headline. #Deathtoll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest #Israeli strikes in #Gaza since the "ceasefire" started.
What #ceasefire? Israel never stops killing. In Gaza, in #Lebanon, in the #WestBank.
apnews.com/article/mide...
What #ceasefire? Israel never stops killing. In Gaza, in #Lebanon, in the #WestBank.
apnews.com/article/mide...
Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start
Israeli strikes across Gaza over a roughly 12-hour period have resulted in the deaths of 33 people. The strikes late Wednesday and early Thursday have been some of the deadliest since Oct. 10 when the...
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So much irony in this headline. #Deathtoll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest #Israeli strikes in #Gaza since the "ceasefire" started.
What #ceasefire? Israel never stops killing. In Gaza, in #Lebanon, in the #WestBank.
apnews.com/article/mide...
What #ceasefire? Israel never stops killing. In Gaza, in #Lebanon, in the #WestBank.
apnews.com/article/mide...
We live in a surveillance state. All our data is mined constantly. Why should #senators have a special right to get #payola for that?
Also, fuck #LindseyGraham.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Also, fuck #LindseyGraham.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
House votes to overturn provision included in shutdown-ending bill
That measure was negotiated in bipartisan talks in the Senate, but was added to the funding bill without House Republicans’ knowledge.
www.yahoo.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We live in a surveillance state. All our data is mined constantly. Why should #senators have a special right to get #payola for that?
Also, fuck #LindseyGraham.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Also, fuck #LindseyGraham.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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My god. My god.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My god. My god.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
Oh fucking hell.
God.
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NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Surprising no one, #trump has the emotional maturity of an 8-year-old playground bully.
What an embarrassment.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
What an embarrassment.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
White House Tries to Defend Trump’s ‘Piggy’ Insult
The White House is not retreating from the intense backlash to President Donald Trump’s disparaging insult of a female reporter. Trump, 79, drew outrage when he snapped at Bloomberg White House corres...
www.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Surprising no one, #trump has the emotional maturity of an 8-year-old playground bully.
What an embarrassment.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
What an embarrassment.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
This needs to happen. #AirTrafficControllers pay should not be at the mercy of government shutdowns. We have a shortage of controllers as it is. It takes a lot of skill and who wants a job where you might not get paid?
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
Bipartisan bill aims to pay air traffic controllers during future shutdowns
The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown have inspired a rare act of bipartisanship.
apnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This needs to happen. #AirTrafficControllers pay should not be at the mercy of government shutdowns. We have a shortage of controllers as it is. It takes a lot of skill and who wants a job where you might not get paid?
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
#trump almost got there but, as always, was too stupid to make the leap to the correct conclusion.
What we need is #Medicare4All.
Cut out all "insurance" aka #HealthDenial companies and give us universal healthcare. Like all the other functioning countries have.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
What we need is #Medicare4All.
Cut out all "insurance" aka #HealthDenial companies and give us universal healthcare. Like all the other functioning countries have.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
#trump almost got there but, as always, was too stupid to make the leap to the correct conclusion.
What we need is #Medicare4All.
Cut out all "insurance" aka #HealthDenial companies and give us universal healthcare. Like all the other functioning countries have.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
What we need is #Medicare4All.
Cut out all "insurance" aka #HealthDenial companies and give us universal healthcare. Like all the other functioning countries have.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Minnesota for soliciting sex from a minor
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This might be something more, on Monday over 20,000 students stayed home as well
Young people are making their voices heard!
Young people are making their voices heard!
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This might be something more, on Monday over 20,000 students stayed home as well
Young people are making their voices heard!
Young people are making their voices heard!
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If ICE agents can’t operate without masks and no IDs, maybe the problem isn’t California, it’s whatever you’re trying to hide.
📌 The Trump administration is suing California over its new laws banning ICE from hiding behind masks and forcing them to show IDs while they run operations in the state.
📌 The Trump administration is suing California over its new laws banning ICE from hiding behind masks and forcing them to show IDs while they run operations in the state.
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If ICE agents can’t operate without masks and no IDs, maybe the problem isn’t California, it’s whatever you’re trying to hide.
📌 The Trump administration is suing California over its new laws banning ICE from hiding behind masks and forcing them to show IDs while they run operations in the state.
📌 The Trump administration is suing California over its new laws banning ICE from hiding behind masks and forcing them to show IDs while they run operations in the state.
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Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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If you know what striving for proximity to whiteness does to people, you already know what this is about.
I don’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene for even a split second. And before you hand her grace she has not earned, hear this gentleman first.
I don’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene for even a split second. And before you hand her grace she has not earned, hear this gentleman first.
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 AM
If you know what striving for proximity to whiteness does to people, you already know what this is about.
I don’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene for even a split second. And before you hand her grace she has not earned, hear this gentleman first.
I don’t trust Marjorie Taylor Greene for even a split second. And before you hand her grace she has not earned, hear this gentleman first.
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This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
"Quiet Piggy!"
Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes we have the power to save democracy, and that we don’t have to obey a president who wants us to give up our rights so he can b...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
I hate to admit it but I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. #trump and #PamBondi will tie up or redact all the #EpsteinFiles that relate to trump.
Either pull the files outright (if they haven't already burned them) or claim they're needed to hunt Democrat enemies.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Either pull the files outright (if they haven't already burned them) or claim they're needed to hunt Democrat enemies.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I hate to admit it but I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. #trump and #PamBondi will tie up or redact all the #EpsteinFiles that relate to trump.
Either pull the files outright (if they haven't already burned them) or claim they're needed to hunt Democrat enemies.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
Either pull the files outright (if they haven't already burned them) or claim they're needed to hunt Democrat enemies.
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...