KanMar
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Seeing "what do you expect them to do?" replies right now makes my blood boil.
THE THING THEY WERE ALREADY DOING. THAT WAS WORKING.
THE THING THEY WERE ALREADY DOING. THAT WAS WORKING.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Seeing "what do you expect them to do?" replies right now makes my blood boil.
THE THING THEY WERE ALREADY DOING. THAT WAS WORKING.
THE THING THEY WERE ALREADY DOING. THAT WAS WORKING.
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"This Week in Democracy – Week 42: Trump Pardons Crooks, Ignores Courts, and Threatens War"
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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This Week in Democracy – Week 42: Trump Pardons Crooks, Ignores Courts, and Threatens War
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
zeteo.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
"This Week in Democracy – Week 42: Trump Pardons Crooks, Ignores Courts, and Threatens War"
Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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Another week of Zeteo's project to document the ongoing growth of authoritarianism in Trump's second term.
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so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
so much suffering and sacrifice only to to agree to terms that will beget more suffering and sacrifice.
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i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
November 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
i’m ready for something different than whatever the fuck this is
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if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
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As Democrats get their votes lined up and talking points ready, it’s important to remember they’re working together to lessen the fallout from their angry base.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
"But Schumer and seven other Democrats who voted to advance the bill earlier Friday voted against passing it."
"Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) was the only Democrat who voted for the bill. King also voted for it. Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky) was the only Republican who voted against it."
"Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire) was the only Democrat who voted for the bill. King also voted for it. Sen. Rand Paul (Kentucky) was the only Republican who voted against it."
Live updates: Trump-backed bill passes Senate, averting a government shutdown
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
As Democrats get their votes lined up and talking points ready, it’s important to remember they’re working together to lessen the fallout from their angry base.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
In March (see below), Schumer voted to advance the bill but didn’t *technically* vote for final passage.
It’s dishonest bullshit.
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in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
in any case it is wild that voters just sent a huge message and a bunch of senate democrats are all, “it doesn’t look like anything to me”
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Donald Trump’s approval rating has tanked and Republican suffered heavy losses in last week’s elections. There’s never been a better time for Senate Democrats to cave on the ACA extension.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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My little cousin in Belgium is paying a few hundred dollars a year for university
Americans, we could have this too, actually 😭
Americans, we could have this too, actually 😭
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My little cousin in Belgium is paying a few hundred dollars a year for university
Americans, we could have this too, actually 😭
Americans, we could have this too, actually 😭
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The emerging deal will be that Democrats get fuck all and then go on thanksgiving break while 41.7 million people slip into food insecurity.
Fucking hell
Fucking hell
Senate Democrats are meeting behind closed doors to discuss the emerging deal. “Stay tuned,” Schumer tells us with a grin.
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The emerging deal will be that Democrats get fuck all and then go on thanksgiving break while 41.7 million people slip into food insecurity.
Fucking hell
Fucking hell
Of course they are
I know everyone is still holding out hope that Axios is wrong but there have been so many other reports from a variety of sources now.
Nothing is done yet, but it seems like the Dems are preparing to fold for peanuts.
Nothing is done yet, but it seems like the Dems are preparing to fold for peanuts.
Thune Plans Test Vote on Shutdown, Saying Deal Is Getting Closer
Senate Republican leader John Thune said a deal is “coming together” as he planned a test vote Sunday on a narrow spending package that would end the 40-day government shutdown.
www.bloomberg.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Of course they are
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Well look at that - An Appeal to Heaven Flag. Which Lancaster elected officials have connections to the same flag?
Let's take a look!
1/
Let's take a look!
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SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at Jan. 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC
The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
www.wired.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Well look at that - An Appeal to Heaven Flag. Which Lancaster elected officials have connections to the same flag?
Let's take a look!
1/
Let's take a look!
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NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
NEW: @govpritzker.illinois.gov's office says 3 masked ICE agents stopped & questioned an IL Department of Transportation employee working in Park Ridge about his immigration status & whether he had traveled to New York and his awareness of NYC Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social before leaving.
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The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.
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As we noted in our Election night coverage, Katie Wilson is very much still in the race since so many ballots remain to be counted, most of which were drop box turn-ins on Election Day. Such ballots usually favor progressives pretty strongly. www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/05/w...
Wilson Trails in Early Results, Seattle Mayor’s Race on Nailbiter Course » The Urbanist
# Challenger Katie Wilson trailed Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell by seven points on election night, but progressives have closed such margins in the past. A comeback in late returns could be in the cards...
www.theurbanist.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
As we noted in our Election night coverage, Katie Wilson is very much still in the race since so many ballots remain to be counted, most of which were drop box turn-ins on Election Day. Such ballots usually favor progressives pretty strongly. www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/05/w...
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To show how bad things are — and, no, I am not even saying this is new, but — here is the latest from the Trump admin on conditions at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
To show how bad things are — and, no, I am not even saying this is new, but — here is the latest from the Trump admin on conditions at the Broadview ICE facility outside Chicago.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
A humane govt would be addressing bedding and food before starting detentions — not needing time after a TRO to do so.
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This matters because the "illiberal renaissance" we see today on the right--in everyone from Nick Fuentes and his basement dwelling groypers to JD Vance in the White House--taps into deep intellectual currents that we ignore at our peril...currents that have long had purchase with many Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This matters because the "illiberal renaissance" we see today on the right--in everyone from Nick Fuentes and his basement dwelling groypers to JD Vance in the White House--taps into deep intellectual currents that we ignore at our peril...currents that have long had purchase with many Americans.
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“I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
Revolutions have been started over less than the shit this guy says every single day
Revolutions have been started over less than the shit this guy says every single day
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“I don't want to hear about the affordability.”
Revolutions have been started over less than the shit this guy says every single day
Revolutions have been started over less than the shit this guy says every single day
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Nothing to this one but venting: The transphobes are the most cowardly of bigots, people so terrified of what's in their pants & what's not in their hearts that they make it a calling to terrorize those who've done the work to know who they are. Mice have more courage, slugs have more grace.
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nothing to this one but venting: The transphobes are the most cowardly of bigots, people so terrified of what's in their pants & what's not in their hearts that they make it a calling to terrorize those who've done the work to know who they are. Mice have more courage, slugs have more grace.
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Heartbreaking. I’ve asked subscribers to send me screenshots of their premium increases, and I can’t even tell you how many emails I’m getting like this.
Folks can’t pay these rates. This family is in TX, but it’s happening everywhere. Congress MUST extend the ACA tax credits.
Folks can’t pay these rates. This family is in TX, but it’s happening everywhere. Congress MUST extend the ACA tax credits.
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Heartbreaking. I’ve asked subscribers to send me screenshots of their premium increases, and I can’t even tell you how many emails I’m getting like this.
Folks can’t pay these rates. This family is in TX, but it’s happening everywhere. Congress MUST extend the ACA tax credits.
Folks can’t pay these rates. This family is in TX, but it’s happening everywhere. Congress MUST extend the ACA tax credits.
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Trump's latest pardons:
"The former speaker was sentenced in September to 36 months in federal prison on wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, using fake names to carry out a fraud and money laundering charges earlier."
"The former speaker was sentenced in September to 36 months in federal prison on wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, using fake names to carry out a fraud and money laundering charges earlier."
OH MY GOD
www.wsmv.com/2025/11/06/p...
www.wsmv.com/2025/11/06/p...
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions
President Donald Trump has pardoned the disgraced former Speaker of the Tennessee House Glen Casada and his co-conspirators after their corruption convictions and sentencing.
www.wsmv.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Trump's latest pardons:
"The former speaker was sentenced in September to 36 months in federal prison on wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, using fake names to carry out a fraud and money laundering charges earlier."
"The former speaker was sentenced in September to 36 months in federal prison on wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, using fake names to carry out a fraud and money laundering charges earlier."
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November
Trump Administration Ordered To Fully Fund SNAP Benefits In November
The program serves about 1 in 8 Americans and is a major piece of the nation’s social safety net.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November