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"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists." www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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I’m taking a victory lap for my coverage of young voters over the last year. I’ve argued that Trump’s 2024 gains with voters <30 stemmed mostly from anti-incumbent sentiment from high inflation — and that “GOP gains” / a youth “realignment” was a mirage. Tuesday’s results suggest I was right.
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections
Democrats outran their polls and swept statewide races from Georgia to New Jersey, on an agenda of affordability and a broad anti-Trump backlash
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Supreme Court justices weigh refund process for Trump tariffs
Supreme Court justices weigh refund process for Trump tariffs
Justice Amy Coney Barrett cautioned during oral arguments Wednesday that the logistics of refunding companies that have paid the disputed duties would be “a mess.”
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Who says the man has no empathy? He has expressed what is obviously deep and sincere sympathy for, among others:

✳️ Prince Andrew

✳️ Ghislaine Maxwell

✳️ Jair Bolsonaro

✳️ Vladimir Putin

✳️ Benjamin Netanyahu

✳️ the convicted January 6 insurrectionists

✳️ the Nazis who marched in Charlottesville
Trump on Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal: "I feel very badly. I mean, it's a terrible thing that's happened to the family. That's been a tragic situation. And it's too bad. I feel badly for the family."
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Meanwhile, in South Korea: "Starting at the end of November, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. This obligation applies not only to newly constructed parking lots but also to existing ones."

cm.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2...
Mandatory Installation of Solar Panels in Public Parking Lots to Apply Retroactively to Existing Facilities
Starting at the end of November this year, public parking lots with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar power generation facilities. ...
cm.asiae.co.kr
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.
October 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM
venturebeat.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our most sensitive research
(in terms of threats to Russia).
thehill.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What "Red State" means...
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This day in 1938
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Being gay is everything, evidently.
Karine Jean-Pierre and a Book Tour Most Authors Would Not Dream Of
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The beginning of level of the playing field and making Congresses fair.
California Republicans retreat as anti-Prop 50 campaign collapses
Opponents of the Democratic gerrymander start casting blame for defeat at the ballot.
www.politico.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I watched a few minutes of an interview and was a bit startled at how tone-deaf she was. I can't recall what specifically she said to prompt this reaction, unfortunately.
Karine Jean-Pierre's book tour is non-stop cringe. Her former colleagues can't look away.
Democrats, who'd like to close the book on Biden, are horrified at the former press secretary's struggles to explain herself.
www.politico.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
October 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
thehill.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM