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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1h

MAYBE?
A GROWING NUMBER OF GOP SENS ARE INDICATING THEY'RE OPEN TO EXTENDING THE ACA PREMIUM SUBSIDIES BUT REFORMS WILL BE NEEDED -- "It's got to be fixed." said Sen Kennedy (R-LA.). Around 10 GOP Sens have reached out exploring ways to address the premium increase. www.axios.com/2025/11/07/r...

Republicans quietly optimistic about fix for ACA tax credits

One senator said she is "certainly open" to voting for a deal.

www.axios.com

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1h

THEY CAN'T GET ANY FURTHER APART
GOP OFFER: Pass stopgap CR; military construction, Vet Affairs, USDA & legislative branch funding; ACA subsidies vote
DEMS WANT: ACA subsidies extension with approval from Trump
💩HEAD Johnson (R-LA) refuses to have ACA vote in House www.axios.com/2025/11/06/d...

Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown

Senate appropriators are hustling to finish language on a three-part appropriations package.

www.axios.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1h

GOP NOT TAKING ELECTION LOSES WELL

💠Trump refuses to take responsibility.
💠Vance is pretending that GOP didn’t lose in some of the reddest districts in the country.
💠💩HEAD Johnson dismissed GOP losses as blue states & blue cities voting blue.

NO APPARENT CHANGES TO POLICIES TO AVOID FUTURE LOSES

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2h

1,000,000+ JOBS LOST SO FAR
The govt cut the most jobs (300K+) followed by the technology, warehousing, retail & service. Job cuts have surpassed 1M in a year only 4 other times in the last 32 years: 2001 (dot-com bubble burst), 2008 & 2009 (Recession) & 2020 (COVID).
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...

Job Losses Pass 1 Million For 2025, With Grim Outlook For Seasonal Hiring

A new report largely blames "disruptive technology” and cuts to government spending for a high number of job losses this year.

www.forbes.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2h

WINNING IN 2026 & 2028: AFFORDABILITY
This week, Democrats won races around the country by pushing affordability. If the economy keeps going the way it is under Trump, Dems need to point to his disastrous policies to win in next year’s midterms or in 2028. newrepublic.com/article/2027...

Are Voters Finally Starting to Believe Democrats on the Economy?

Tuesday’s election results could suggest that the party is finally settling on a coherent, effective economic message. But the Democrats have blown these opportunities before.

newrepublic.com

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2h

ICE OUT OF CONTROL
A recent report documents the detentions of 170 American citizens by ICE. About 130 were for allegedly assaulting officers giving rise to questions about whether ICE is abusing its power to arrest law-abiding protesters & ignoring the 4th Amendment. newrepublic.com/article/2026...

Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It

A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.

newrepublic.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 11h

TRUMP DOES NOTHING AS MAN SUFFERS MEDICAL ISSUE IN OVAL OFFICE

An event in the Oval Office on Thursday was suddenly halted when a WH guest collapsed behind Trump. The WH medical team acted promptly as Trump continued with his speech as if nothing happened. abcnews.go.com/Politics/gue...

Guest collapses near Trump during Oval Office weight loss drug event

A White House event was suddenly put on hold after a man collapsed near the president.

abcnews.go.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 23h

AFTER THE INCIDENT EXUM DROVE THE DAMAGED GOVERMENT-ISSUED VEHICLE TO MAINE FOR REPAIRS BEFORE ANY INVESTIGATION COULD TAKE PLACE OR BEFORE THE DEFENSE COULD EXAMINE THE DAMAGE.
newrepublic.com/post/202824/...

Border Patrol Agent Bragged in Texts About Shooting U.S. Citizen

“I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”

newrepublic.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 23h

PROSECUTORS CLAIM THAT EXUM'S ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE SHOOTING, WERE MADE IN SELF-DEFENSE.

At the hearing, SIGNAL CHAT MESSAGES SENT BY EXUM TO OTHER AGENTS BRAGGED ABOUT THE SHOOTING -- “I FIRED 5 ROUNDS & SHE HAD 7 HOLES. PUT THAT IN YOUR BOOK BOYS.”

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 23h

US CITIZEN SHOT -- VIDEO SHOWS ICE LYING

A US CITIZEN Marimar Martinez FACED CHARGES OF IMPEDING A FED OFFICER WITH A DEADLY WEAPON (the car she was driving!)

THE VIDEO SHOWED CBP AGENT CHARLES EXUM SHOT HER AFTER HE RAMMED HER BECAUSE SHE WAS WARNING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS OF IMMIGRATION AGENTS.

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

AMERICANS' HOUSEHOLD DEBT LEVELS (mortgages, car loans, credit cards & student loans) ARE AT A NEW RECORD HIGH, according to data released by the Fed Reserve Bank of NY.

Total household debt reached $18.59T in the 3Q of this year, up $197B from the 2Q of this year. abcnews.go.com/Business/ame...

Americans' household debt hits new record high, according to report

The debt includes mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student loans.

abcnews.go.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

OCTOBER JOB CUTS SURGE! 😱
Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports OCT JOB CUTS TOTALED 153,074, a 183% gain from Sept. The report provides a glimpse into the labor market at a time when the govt has suspended data gathering & release during the shutdown. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...

Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says

Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.

www.cnbc.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

ICE WANTS TO USE BOUNTY HUNTERS
ICE may hire private bounty hunters to help locate immigrants. Under the plan, bounty hunters can receive “monetary bonuses” depending on how successfully they track down their targets & how many immigrants they then report to ICE. theintercept.com/2025/10/31/i...

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants

Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.

theintercept.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

POPE CRITICIZES TRUMP
Pope Leo called for "deep reflection" 🙏 on how migrants are being treated in the US saying there are people who have lived in the US "for years & years never causing problems, who have been deeply affected" by Trump's hardline policy on migration.🙏 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pope Leo offers his strongest criticism of Trump yet

The Pope, who is American, called for "deep reflection" on how migrants are treated, and spoke against US bombing of Venezuelan vessels.

www.bbc.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ❤️

NANCY PELOSI (D-CA) has announced she WILL NOT SEEK REELECTION to the US House, bringing to a close her storied nearly 40yr career has representing San Francisco. She will maintain a robust schedule of public events & party fundraising. apnews.com/article/pelo...

Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

Powerful Democratic former speaker Nancy Pelosi won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House. Pelosi’s announcement Thursday brings to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker’...

apnews.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

SENATE GOP CONTINUE TO PUSH BACK ON TRUMP'S DEMANDS TO END THE FILIBUSTER
Trump is finding that the Senate has a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster. Thune held firm. “I know where the math is on this issue in the Senate and it’s not happening,” 🚫he said. www.kiro7.com/news/politic...

Trump faces rare Republican pushback as he presses Senate to scrap the filibuster

President Donald Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster

www.kiro7.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

TO GAIN PEOPLE'S RESPECT SCOTUS NEEDS TO END TRUMP'S TARIFFS

SCOTUS appeared skeptical of the Trump’s claim of unbounded tariff authority -- a majority of the justices appeared skeptical of the broad interpretation of the 1977 law governing emergency economic powers. abcnews.go.com/US/supreme-c...

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's tariffs, but some may give leeway

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the president’s claim of unbounded tariff authority.

abcnews.go.com

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 1d

ISN'T THAT HOW WE KEEP KINGS OUT??

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

Elections are the one way we have to see what the people think. What they think is: TRUMP SUCKS

A poll that came out the day before elections showed Trump's disapproval rating is 63%. People are deeply sour about nearly everything & they blame Trump for all of it. newrepublic.com/article/2027...

Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump

Elections are the one opportunity we have to see what the people think. And what they think is clear: Trump sucks.

newrepublic.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

MAGA UP IN ARMS OVER MAMDANI'S WIN IN NYC!! 🤣🤣🤣

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

MAGA Collectively Loses Its Mind Over Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayor Win

Donald Trump’s supporters cannot handle the historic victory.

www.yahoo.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

MILLER'S OVERT THREAT TO DEPORT CHILDREN BECAUSE NYERS VOTED FOR MAMDANI

DHS Adviser 👿EVIL Miller posted an ominous captionless threat after Mamdani won the NYC Mayoral election. Miller posted a screenshot (below) from NYC.gov about households by immigration status. newrepublic.com/post/202708/...

Stephen Miller Posts Cryptic Threat After Zohran Mamdani’s Win

The Trump administration is already vowing to go after New York following Zohran’s election win.

newrepublic.com

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mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

DEM CRUSHES GOP IN ALL ELECTIONS 👏👏👏
Trump’s name may not have been on the ballot, but his presence was felt as Democrats executed stunning victories in elections in GA,NJ, CA, PA, NYC and VA. 👏👏👏 newrepublic.com/post/202706/...

Trump Melts Down as Republicans Suffer Massive Losses Everywhere

Donald Trump posted his way through his party’s humiliating losses.

newrepublic.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

Most GOP Sens have no interest in nuking the filibuster & Trump is starting push them - "He will call them at 3AM...blow them up in their districts...call them old creatures of a dying institution... he's going to make their lives just hell," one advisor said. www.axios.com/2025/11/04/t...

Scoop: Trump readying "living hell" for GOP senators over nuking filibuster

"He will call them at three o'clock in the morning," one adviser told Axios.

www.axios.com

mistermandu.bsky.social @mistermandu.bsky.social · 2d

A record number of House incumbents have already decided not to return to Congress.

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