"You ought to come back to us with some data" -- Dick Durbin dogwalks Peter Schweizer over his wild, evidence-free claims about a plague of Chinese "birth tourism"
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"You ought to come back to us with some data" -- Dick Durbin dogwalks Peter Schweizer over his wild, evidence-free claims about a plague of Chinese "birth tourism"
This is the same level of stupidity and ignorance that is currently judging exhibits at the Smithsonian and National Park Service.
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
Rep Eva-Dina Delgado is a gem! Ty!
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.
FBI: "We didn't zip tie children."
REPORTER: "Here's a photo of a zip tied 14 year old."
FBI" "OK, we didn't zip tie YOUNG children."
Folks, please note this. The top military official overseeing Trump's boat bombings recently resigned with no explanation, and now Republicans in Congress are refusing to press for his testimony even in a classified setting.
Lots of new behind-the-scenes reporting in this piece:
Uh-oh…it turns out JP Morgan Chase has flagged $1 billion in “suspicious” transactions involving Jeffrey Epstein and prominent Wall Street figures, and notified the Trump admin back in 2019.
SCOOP: The Trump administration acknowledged they don’t know the identities of the people they’re killing; can’t meet the evidentiary burden to prosecute survivors; and consider those survivors to be “unprivileged belligerents." theintercept.com/2025/10/31/t...
Shouldn’t take a court order to tell you to feed the hungry.
Thank you Congressman Neguse for laying it plain.
In the audience tonight is Charlotte Bennett, one of the 13 women that Andrew Cuomo is credibly alleged to have sexually harassed while they worked in his government.
She can't speak for herself because Cuomo's lawyers have hounded her.
So I confronted him.
Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!
Only 158 away from 1,500 let's go! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
ICE was an onslaught in our communities across Chicago yesterday, nonstop from 7 a.m.
www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
FULL STORY: “These federal agents are operating lawlessly, demonstrating utter disregard for our constitutional rights,” Ald. Mike Rodriguez said. @wttw.bsky.social
Threads post from julieceye At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.
For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.
Known Lethal U.S. Attacks on Civilian Vessels in the Caribbean Total reported killed: 34 people Notification Date Number Reported Killed Approximate Location Notification URL September 2, 2025 11 “in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility” (later revealed as between Sucre, Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago) View September 15, 2025 3 “in International Waters… in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility”; Colombian president claimed it was a fishing boat in Colombian waters View September 19, 2025 3 “in international waters… in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” near the Dominican Republic View October 3, 2025 4 “in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela” View October 14, 2025 6 “in International Waters… just off the Coast of Venezuela” View October 16, 2025 2; 2 reported survivors “in the Caribbean” View October 17, 2025 3 “in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility” View October 21, 2025 2 “in the Eastern Pacific” View
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
Merkley seems to be on the correct side of history and more people should follow his example
Hoan Huynh was alerting the community on the Northwest Side to the presence of federal agents when they blocked his vehicle on a residential street and an agent pointed a gun at him and others in the vehicle, according to a statement from his office.
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A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
While attending a U.S. protest over the war in Gaza, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said “I ask all the soldiers of the United States’ army, don’t point your rifles against humanity” and “disobey the orders of Trump.”
As a result, the U.S. revoked Petro's visa.
Why do Dems (and the media) keep putting him out there? Every time I see him, I throw up a little in my mouth.
