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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

Hey New Jersey:
Today is the last day that you can register to vote in the November NJ Gubernatorial election
Remember that State government is rapidly becoming our last line of defense
PLEASE get it done!
And definitely vote on or before November 4th!

Register here:
iwillvote.com

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Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 14h

Senate Minority Whip Durbin says Thune/Johnson/Schumer/Jeffries/Trump all need to meet ASAP to end shutdown

“it's time for us to sit down and resolve this”

He said Dems are not going to change their votes on the House CR at this point: “I don’t believe that’s going to happen"

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 16h

Someone really seems to be trying to influence the NYC Mayoral election
First getting Adams to completely drop out
Which increased Cuomo's poll numbers
And now .. threatening to pull federal funding if Mamdani is elected 👇

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump: "The funding for New York, and for every place, comes through the White House. And I'm very generous, and I was always very generous with New York. But I wouldn't be generous to a communist that's gonna take the money and throw it out the window."

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

AZ-07 House Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva's election results will be certified today
Word is she's spoken to the AZ AG about legal remedies re Johnson's refusal to swear her in during a House pro-forma session
-which he done twice before with House MAGA Repubs

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

FOX: You said last week that you would swear in Grijalva whenever she wants. She has written a letter to your office. You have not sworn her in. Doesn't your resistance add fuel to the fire that this is about Epstein?

MIKE JOHNSON: No. This is another partisan manufactured thing

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

They. Are. Obsessed.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Scalise: "Chuck Schumer is throwing a temper tantrum here at home just to appease the most radical elements of his base so that on the 18th when they have the Hate America Rally that everybody knows is coming ... "

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

I mean ..

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Mike Johnson: "I don't have any strategy"

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Hegseth's deadline for media orgs to agree to the new Pentagon coverage restrictions is 5pm today
Refusing to sign:
WaPo, NYT, Newsmax, The Atlantic, WSJ, NPR, the Guardian, The Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, Reuters, Politico, Task & Purpose, Breaking Defense
And these guys👇

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Slick Mike's presser this morning:

Manu Raju:
"You’ve been doing this every single day.., at what point for the good of the country do you need to change your strategy?"

Johnson:
"I have no strategy"

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

She did
And I am grateful
She's just too damned old
And once she's in she'll be the likeliest to beat Collins
But there are THREE other really good candidates in their 40s
I feel like she should have declined Schumer's pressure to run
And yea .. this is Schumer's doing

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Here's something truly disgusting:
MAGA Repub WVa Senator Jim Justice (Manchin's replacement) flies to DC in a private plane every single day that they're voting
And flies back to WVa every single night
His excuse:
He can't find a place to live in DC
(it's been 10 mos)
punchbowl.news/article/sena...

Jim Justice is still commuting almost daily to D.C. from W.Va.

In January, we reported that Sen. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) had the best commute in Washington. Apparently he still does.

punchbowl.news

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Maine Governor Janet Mills will launch her campaign for Susan Collins US Senate seat today
Mills will be 79 years old at the beginning of the 120th Congress in January 2027
More:
punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Mills to join Maine Senate race

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is set to launch a campaign today against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in what will be a blockbuster midterm race.

punchbowl.news

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Maine Governor Janet Mills will launch her campaign for Susan Collins US Senate seat today
Mills will be 79 years old at the beginning of the 120th Congress in January 2027
More:
punchbowl.news/article/camp...

Mills to join Maine Senate race

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is set to launch a campaign today against Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in what will be a blockbuster midterm race.

punchbowl.news

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 22h

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

More on MAGA Repub leadership eyeing "early, informal" talks with the WH to develop framework for ACA extensions

They're getting a lot of pressure from inside MAGA Congress rank & file to move on this as Nov 1 open enrollment pressure grows

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Four GOP ideas for an Obamacare subsidies compromise

Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the White House are quietly mulling proposals that could unite members on Obamacare subsidies.

www.politico.com

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 20h

Day 14:
Senate is back
House still out
House MAGA rank & file aren't happy
Johnson will hold a MAGA Conf call
Word is they're eyeing 'informal' WH ACA talks 👇

Senate will hold their 8th CR vote -which will fail- at 5:30pm
They're no longer allowing votes on the Dem CR
House Dems are in DC

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

Hey New Jersey:
Today is the last day that you can register to vote in the November NJ Gubernatorial election
Remember that State government is rapidly becoming our last line of defense
PLEASE get it done!
And definitely vote on or before November 4th!

Register here:
iwillvote.com

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

No, it isn't
Look at it again
This is from one day ago

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

They are super freaked out about the massive No Kings marches planned for this Saturday 👇
Do not be intimidated
Don't let anyone provoke you to violence
Be peaceful
Definitely show up and exercise your right to free speech!
Find your location here:
www.nokings.org

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

Chris Christie on ABC last Sunday:
"The Department of Justice is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America. What it is now is a Capo regime who goes out and executes hits when directed by the Don to do so. That's what it is."

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

Yea, so
For about a week now Eric Trump has been whining that Jack Smith planted classified docs at Mar-a-Lago
It was only a matter of time before one of them started with this nonsense
..I'm just going to leave this here:

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 21h

We aren't "paid Marxists"
We don't "hate America"
We wouldn't exercise our right to free speech in this climate if we didn't care about what's being done to our country

And No Kings isn't just being held on the Mall in DC
There are more than 2800 marches all over the country on Saturday
Show up!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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George Hahn @georgehahn.com · 21h

This is the way. So far, Washington Post, NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Reuters, NPR, Associated Press, HuffPost and more. This is the way.

US news outlets refuse to sign new Pentagon rules to report only official information

Defense department policy requires outlets to vow not to obtain unauthorized files and restricts access to some areas

www.theguardian.com

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 1d

"The American founders expected better leaders than Johnson. They thought Congress would check the president. They didn’t think one branch would surrender completely to another."

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 1d

The Bulwark on Mike Johnson:
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public..that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Trump’s takeover."
www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 1d

The Bulwark on Mike Johnson:
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public..that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Trump’s takeover."
www.thebulwark.com/p/speaker-mi...

The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism

Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.

www.thebulwark.com

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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 1d

Billy House:
"He said it. Speaker Johnson says he and many Republicans are now skeptical they will ever be able to scrap Obamacare, altogether. They have lots of ideas on how to fix it, he says, but it's now "so deeply rooted," and, 'You can't just rip it out at the roots and start over.'"

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