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I know we're all really jazzed up over the 427 to 1 House vote re: Epstein files, but damn, y'all, this is the best thing I've heard all day.
I'm not normally inclined to schadenfreude, but...
I'm not normally inclined to schadenfreude, but...
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he woul...
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I know we're all really jazzed up over the 427 to 1 House vote re: Epstein files, but damn, y'all, this is the best thing I've heard all day.
I'm not normally inclined to schadenfreude, but...
I'm not normally inclined to schadenfreude, but...
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Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk’s new pay package could amount to $100B per year.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
That's the same as 3.2 million cashiers’ paychecks combined.
It’s more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks.
It’s more than 2 million janitors’ paychecks.
Billionaire greed is out of control.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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Hours after Speaker Mike Johnson confidently declared that Senate Republicans would "fix" Thomas Massie's bill requiring release of the Epstein files, the Senate just passed the bill as is by unanimous consent without any changes. A massive, embarrassing debacle for Johnson.
It now goes to Trump...
It now goes to Trump...
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hours after Speaker Mike Johnson confidently declared that Senate Republicans would "fix" Thomas Massie's bill requiring release of the Epstein files, the Senate just passed the bill as is by unanimous consent without any changes. A massive, embarrassing debacle for Johnson.
It now goes to Trump...
It now goes to Trump...
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The Senate voted to pass the Epstein Transparency Act through unanimous consent.
Time to see where the cover-up lies: does Trump pocket veto, does Patel/Bondi invoke national security, or do they redact the files to cover for Trump and the billionaire elites pillaging this country?
Time to see where the cover-up lies: does Trump pocket veto, does Patel/Bondi invoke national security, or do they redact the files to cover for Trump and the billionaire elites pillaging this country?
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Senate voted to pass the Epstein Transparency Act through unanimous consent.
Time to see where the cover-up lies: does Trump pocket veto, does Patel/Bondi invoke national security, or do they redact the files to cover for Trump and the billionaire elites pillaging this country?
Time to see where the cover-up lies: does Trump pocket veto, does Patel/Bondi invoke national security, or do they redact the files to cover for Trump and the billionaire elites pillaging this country?
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Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation to put guardrails around private donations to fund construction on White House grounds and the vice president's residence.
Bill targeting White House ballroom donations introduced by Democrats
The bill aims to impose restrictions on ballroom donors seeking to influence the administration.
cbsn.ws
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation to put guardrails around private donations to fund construction on White House grounds and the vice president's residence.
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"They spent a month in detention before she gave up on her asylum case and asked to be sent back to Venezuela. Mejías later told me her son cried for his father and refused to eat the food served in jail. He lost weight."
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
NEW: The Trump administration’s slickly produced videos of an immigration raid at a Chicago apartment building in September showed federal agents rappelling from a helicopter and banging down doors.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
These are the stories of the people who were inside.
What the Trump Administration’s Videos From a Chicago Immigration Raid Don’t Show
Detained and deported Venezuelans tell their stories of what happened when immigration agents raided their apartment building.
www.propublica.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"They spent a month in detention before she gave up on her asylum case and asked to be sent back to Venezuela. Mejías later told me her son cried for his father and refused to eat the food served in jail. He lost weight."
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
Always read @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
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Yikes. I had missed this. What a brazen scheme to weaponize administrative burden against those who can least afford it. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yikes. I had missed this. What a brazen scheme to weaponize administrative burden against those who can least afford it. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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As tRump considers climate change a "hoax", the US did not send senior-level delegates, leaving it up to Gavin Newsom to step in.
"What the hell is going on here?"--Gavin Newsom in reference to Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Brazil #Newsom
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
"What the hell is going on here?"--Gavin Newsom in reference to Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Brazil #Newsom
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
Trump administration skips COP30 climate summit, leaving California's Newsom to hurl criticism from Brazil
The Trump administration sent nobody to the U.N. global climate summit, leaving California Governor Gavin Newsom to ask, "What the hell is going on here?"
www.cbsnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As tRump considers climate change a "hoax", the US did not send senior-level delegates, leaving it up to Gavin Newsom to step in.
"What the hell is going on here?"--Gavin Newsom in reference to Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Brazil #Newsom
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
"What the hell is going on here?"--Gavin Newsom in reference to Trump’s tariffs on Brazil.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #Brazil #Newsom
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-s...
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NEW: Newly-elected Rep. Adelita Grijalva has signed onto Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
NEW: Newly-elected Rep. Adelita Grijalva has signed onto Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein Files.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
It has now crossed the 218 vote threshold.
4 Republicans have joined 214 Democrats to make it happen.
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva said two victims of Epstein's abuse were in the gallery to watch her be sworn in: Elizabeth Stein and Jessica Michaels.
"Justice cannot wait another day," she said, referencing the Epstein files discharge petition.
"Justice cannot wait another day," she said, referencing the Epstein files discharge petition.
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva said two victims of Epstein's abuse were in the gallery to watch her be sworn in: Elizabeth Stein and Jessica Michaels.
"Justice cannot wait another day," she said, referencing the Epstein files discharge petition.
"Justice cannot wait another day," she said, referencing the Epstein files discharge petition.
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As a proud TUCSONAN
Along with @cajunblue.bsky.social
WE CONGRATULATE OUR FINALLY SWORN IN
CONGRESSWOMAN
ADELITA GRIJALVA 🏜
We are so proud of you Adelita
And we know your papi` the great Raul Grijalva is smiling with love
Adelita now signs the 218th discharge petition !!
Bravo Adelita
Along with @cajunblue.bsky.social
WE CONGRATULATE OUR FINALLY SWORN IN
CONGRESSWOMAN
ADELITA GRIJALVA 🏜
We are so proud of you Adelita
And we know your papi` the great Raul Grijalva is smiling with love
Adelita now signs the 218th discharge petition !!
Bravo Adelita
November 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
As a proud TUCSONAN
Along with @cajunblue.bsky.social
WE CONGRATULATE OUR FINALLY SWORN IN
CONGRESSWOMAN
ADELITA GRIJALVA 🏜
We are so proud of you Adelita
And we know your papi` the great Raul Grijalva is smiling with love
Adelita now signs the 218th discharge petition !!
Bravo Adelita
Along with @cajunblue.bsky.social
WE CONGRATULATE OUR FINALLY SWORN IN
CONGRESSWOMAN
ADELITA GRIJALVA 🏜
We are so proud of you Adelita
And we know your papi` the great Raul Grijalva is smiling with love
Adelita now signs the 218th discharge petition !!
Bravo Adelita
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The Trump regime is declaring that funding for the CFPB is illegal.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
Remember: This is the agency that protects Americans from financial predators.
Anti-CFPB oligarchs, who spent millions to re-elect Trump, will now have an easier time padding their pockets by ripping you off.
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Finally! Speaker Mike Johnson just swore Representative Adelita Grijalva.
November 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Finally! Speaker Mike Johnson just swore Representative Adelita Grijalva.
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House Democrats just released Epstein’s emails with new mentions of Trump.
And today, Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in could finally make DOJ show us the rest.
Sunlight’s coming. ☀️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
And today, Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in could finally make DOJ show us the rest.
Sunlight’s coming. ☀️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
House Democrats just released Epstein’s emails with new mentions of Trump.
And today, Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in could finally make DOJ show us the rest.
Sunlight’s coming. ☀️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
And today, Adelita Grijalva’s swearing-in could finally make DOJ show us the rest.
Sunlight’s coming. ☀️
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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CA voters: Vote Yes on Prop 50 & text friends to VOTE YES 🗽
To defend democracy & stop #Felon vote YES on Prop 50: The Election Rigging Response Act-it is a measured, careful, & TEMPORARY redistricting that neutralizes 🦆 attempt to rig the 2026 elections via Texas. Your yes vote is super important!
To defend democracy & stop #Felon vote YES on Prop 50: The Election Rigging Response Act-it is a measured, careful, & TEMPORARY redistricting that neutralizes 🦆 attempt to rig the 2026 elections via Texas. Your yes vote is super important!
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 AM
CA voters: Vote Yes on Prop 50 & text friends to VOTE YES 🗽
To defend democracy & stop #Felon vote YES on Prop 50: The Election Rigging Response Act-it is a measured, careful, & TEMPORARY redistricting that neutralizes 🦆 attempt to rig the 2026 elections via Texas. Your yes vote is super important!
To defend democracy & stop #Felon vote YES on Prop 50: The Election Rigging Response Act-it is a measured, careful, & TEMPORARY redistricting that neutralizes 🦆 attempt to rig the 2026 elections via Texas. Your yes vote is super important!
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Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.
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-Sep 30: USDA releases guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
-Sep 30: USDA releases guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
-Oct 10: USDA tells states to prepare for lapse
-Oct 23: USDA deletes guidance saying they can use contingency fund
-Oct 24: USDA says it can’t use contingency fund
-Oct 31: Courts tell USDA to release funds
-Nov 1: no funds go out
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Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes.
DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.
It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.
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DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.
It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.
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Dissecting the Trump Administration’s Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes
Analysis of Trump administration's claim that War Powers Resolution's regulating US troops in "hostilities" does not apply to boat strikes.
www.justsecurity.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Today, Trump-Hegseth run out of time on War Powers Resolution and boat strikes.
DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.
It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.
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DOJ has come up with a theory why the law does not apply.
It's wrong, and per this article, several GOP Senators and a Trump cabinet member flat rejected that theory when Obama tried it in 2011.
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Facts matter…this is true. 💙
November 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Facts matter…this is true. 💙
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Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that…
www.propublica.org
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com
By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com