Brian Elliott
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A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
Judge questions the Trump administration's plan to suspend SNAP benefits for millions
During a hearing over a request by 25 Democratic-led states to keep the funding flowing, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers that if the government can't afford to cover the cost, there's ...
www.pbs.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday seemed skeptical of the Trump’s administration’s argument that SNAP benefits could be suspended for the first time in the food aid program’s history because of the government shutdown. https://to.pbs.org/47wCHFF
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"The White House was never meant to be a palace, nor the Oval Office a throne room." -@therickwilson.bsky.social
https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/the-east-wing-obscenity?r=1ne2d&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true
https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/the-east-wing-obscenity?r=1ne2d&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true
The East Wing Obscenity
Trump's Ballroom Is a Tumor On The People's House
therickwilson.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"The White House was never meant to be a palace, nor the Oval Office a throne room." -@therickwilson.bsky.social
https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/the-east-wing-obscenity?r=1ne2d&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true
https://therickwilson.substack.com/p/the-east-wing-obscenity?r=1ne2d&showWelcomeOnShare=false&triedRedirect=true
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The Dems are trying to save our healthcare. Even Trump knows it. It’s why he won’t even negotiate.
October 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Dems are trying to save our healthcare. Even Trump knows it. It’s why he won’t even negotiate.
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Yesterday, No Kings protestors showed out in record numbers and demanded an end to Trump's authoritarian overreach.
@neeratanden.bsky.social explains what our elected leaders should take away from this moment:
@neeratanden.bsky.social explains what our elected leaders should take away from this moment:
October 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Yesterday, No Kings protestors showed out in record numbers and demanded an end to Trump's authoritarian overreach.
@neeratanden.bsky.social explains what our elected leaders should take away from this moment:
@neeratanden.bsky.social explains what our elected leaders should take away from this moment:
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October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The Epstein Files must be really bad for his boss.
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Epstein Files must be really bad for his boss.
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Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
WATCH: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work.
www.pbs.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
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Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson both present at a protest against Trump’s plans to deploy National Guard troops to Portland. “Oregonians know this is bullshit,” Kotek says.
September 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Governor Tina Kotek and Mayor Keith Wilson both present at a protest against Trump’s plans to deploy National Guard troops to Portland. “Oregonians know this is bullshit,” Kotek says.
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Despicable.
Conservatives Get Brutal Reminder After Trying To Blame The Left For Charlie Kirk's Murder
www.comicsands.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Despicable.
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Oregon has been the national leader on vote-by-mail for decades. Now Donald Trump thinks he can undermine our elections for his own benefit. Hell no.
Trump administration sues Oregon to force it to turn over full information about every state voter
"I look forward to seeing them in court," Oregon's secretary of state said.
www.oregonlive.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oregon has been the national leader on vote-by-mail for decades. Now Donald Trump thinks he can undermine our elections for his own benefit. Hell no.
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First Colbert, now Kimmel, and Trump says Fallon and Meyers are next. We now join the ranks of Russia, Nazi Germany, and North Korea—places that persecute comedians and media personalities for dissent.
We won't back down. Make a contribution and join us: https://t.co/7rjiOaij8i
We won't back down. Make a contribution and join us: https://t.co/7rjiOaij8i
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t.co
September 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
First Colbert, now Kimmel, and Trump says Fallon and Meyers are next. We now join the ranks of Russia, Nazi Germany, and North Korea—places that persecute comedians and media personalities for dissent.
We won't back down. Make a contribution and join us: https://t.co/7rjiOaij8i
We won't back down. Make a contribution and join us: https://t.co/7rjiOaij8i
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Checking in on those lower grocery prices Trump promised.
September 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Checking in on those lower grocery prices Trump promised.
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Newsom’s people are so good at this.
September 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Newsom’s people are so good at this.
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Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!
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"American democracy is under threat" was the starting point for a task force assembled by the American Bar Association two years ago.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who helped lead the initiative, discusses the task force's findings. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who helped lead the initiative, discusses the task force's findings. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
Former Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson issues urgent call to protect U.S. democracy
"American democracy is under threat" was the starting point for a task force assembled by the American Bar Association two years ago. Their mission was to investigate the causes and potential solution...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"American democracy is under threat" was the starting point for a task force assembled by the American Bar Association two years ago.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who helped lead the initiative, discusses the task force's findings. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who helped lead the initiative, discusses the task force's findings. https://to.pbs.org/41NsHGd
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Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
President Johnson, in a November 9, 1968 letter to the Smothers Brothers:
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
“It is part of the price of leadership of this great and free nation to be the target of clever satirists . . . May we never grow so somber or self-important that we fail to appreciate the humor in our lives.”
September 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL — “Nah, wouldn’t be prudent” — the President called him up and they became friends. .
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a “dueling Presidents” gag.
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Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
ProPublica and Other News Organizations Fight to Unseal Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Divorce Records
A group of eight state and national media organizations are arguing that the records are of public interest, especially in light of Paxton’s bid for a U.S. Senate seat.
www.propublica.org
September 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Angela Paxton filed for divorce from Texas AG Ken Paxton in July, accusing her husband of adultery.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
The records were placed under seal, but a group of 8 news organizations—including ProPublica, @kutnews.bsky.social and @texastribune.org—are arguing in court that the records are of public interest.
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The chameleon of rock, David Bowie, left behind a profound and colorful legacy. We zoom to London, virtually, to visit the new home for the British star’s archive that opened recently. https://to.pbs.org/4pnMsy5
New archive in London celebrates David Bowie’s dazzling career and legacy
The chameleon of rock, David Bowie, left behind a profound and colorful legacy. We zoom to London, virtually, to visit the new home for the British star’s archive that just opened this weekend.
to.pbs.org
September 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The chameleon of rock, David Bowie, left behind a profound and colorful legacy. We zoom to London, virtually, to visit the new home for the British star’s archive that opened recently. https://to.pbs.org/4pnMsy5
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Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
September 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Earlier this year, ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% under Texas’ abortion ban.
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
Here’s how we did our analysis.
(Published Feb. 2025)
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Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer for the CDC, testified Wednesday that the United States “is on track to see drastic increases in preventable diseases and declines in health” as a result of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions.
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
WATCH: Former CDC doctor says U.S. is on track to see uptick in preventable diseases under Kennedy
Houry pointed to multiple examples, including Kennedy's decisions to halt a flu vaccine campaign and to replace public health experts with vaccine skeptics on the CDC's advisory group on immunization ...
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September 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Dr. Debra Houry, former chief medical officer for the CDC, testified Wednesday that the United States “is on track to see drastic increases in preventable diseases and declines in health” as a result of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions.
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
https://to.pbs.org/46v1h9z
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Several thousand people marched through central London to protest President Donald Trump's trip, which includes a lavish banquet in his honor hosted by King Charles III and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. https://to.pbs.org/3ImeLwn
Trump's second state visit to the UK meets with protests and arrests
Thousands of people marched through London on Wednesday to protest his trip, which includes a lavish banquet hosted by King Charles III in his honor.
www.pbs.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Several thousand people marched through central London to protest President Donald Trump's trip, which includes a lavish banquet in his honor hosted by King Charles III and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. https://to.pbs.org/3ImeLwn
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Prices are up and better yet, the jobs are going away. Trump’s shitshow economy is becoming a double-flusher.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-u-s-companies-plan-to-slow-hiring-in-second-half-of-2025-183c4c5f
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-u-s-companies-plan-to-slow-hiring-in-second-half-of-2025-183c4c5f
More U.S. Companies Plan to Slow Hiring in Second Half of 2025
Twice as many employers as last year say they are planning to pull back on filling jobs, according to a new Conference Board survey.
www.wsj.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Prices are up and better yet, the jobs are going away. Trump’s shitshow economy is becoming a double-flusher.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-u-s-companies-plan-to-slow-hiring-in-second-half-of-2025-183c4c5f
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/more-u-s-companies-plan-to-slow-hiring-in-second-half-of-2025-183c4c5f
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Inquiring minds want to know...
August 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Inquiring minds want to know...
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The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal.
Russia and Ukraine stick to their demands ahead of planned Putin-Trump summit in Alaska
The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has maintained Moscow's uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a…
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August 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The threats, pressure and ultimatums have come and gone, but Russian President Putin has maintained Moscow’s uncompromising demands in the war in Ukraine, raising fears he could use a planned summit with U.S. President Trump in Alaska to coerce Kyiv into accepting an unfavorable deal.
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The VA is down 600 doctors and about 1,900 nurses so far this year, the first time the agency has seen net losses in years.
At several facilities, more than a third of the positions for doctors are unfilled.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
@ericumansky.bsky.social
At several facilities, more than a third of the positions for doctors are unfilled.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
@ericumansky.bsky.social
Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals
Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of…
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The VA is down 600 doctors and about 1,900 nurses so far this year, the first time the agency has seen net losses in years.
At several facilities, more than a third of the positions for doctors are unfilled.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
@ericumansky.bsky.social
At several facilities, more than a third of the positions for doctors are unfilled.
By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social
@ericumansky.bsky.social