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🔥CNN ON ZOHRAN: “The most popular NYC Dem in a generation… most popular Democrat STATEWIDE… President Trump isn’t the only one who has the vapors about Zohran Mamdani.”

KHANNA: “They fought us every step of the way. They chased MTG out of Congress.” @khanna.house.gov talks to @channel5bluesky.bsky.social about his bipartisan struggle with RepThomasMassie to get the Epstein files released. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp

There’s no reforming this

'It's terror at this point': Explosive warning as Trump weighs nuclear option in Minnesota

New report card from current and former agents trashes Patel ("in over his head") and Bongino ("something of a clown.") FBI is described in the 115-page report as a “rudderless ship” and “all f–ked up.” Rumors abound in DC that Patel may get the boot soon.

We're going to build a city that everyone can afford — and with about 40 days until I become the next mayor of the city, we're hard at work on the transition. (And if that's something you want to be a part of, visit our website!)

"People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any other instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details..." www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...

President Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has "no talent" and called for NBC to fire him. n.pr/4pe41Ql

Goldman Sachs says the U.S. lost 50,000 jobs last month—which is why Trump’s refusing to release the jobs and inflation reports. They don’t want you seeing how bad the economy really is, but everybody knows.

Read/watch the full conversation at @thenation.com

Two psychologists have warned that Trump shows signs of dementia—specifically frontotemporal dementia, linked to deteriorating psychomotor functioning. The blurry photos released today do nothing to dispel the growing speculation that something is seriously wrong with Trump.

This is never going away, is it?

Little kids with brain cancer. That’s who Donald Trump and RFK Jr. are screwing over by cutting health care.

Trump shows off to the Azerbaijan dictator a section in the White House dedicated to Trump 2028 merch, as they discuss Trump unlawfully pursuing another term

Good Lord.

The jobs numbers are bad so I fired the guy who does the counting

The federal Bureau of Prisons said Friday that Maxwell had been transferred to a prison camp in Texas, but did not explain the circumstances.

The Smithsonian says a reference to President Trump's impeachments that was removed last month will be restored once the exhibit is updated.

Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn't like.

is this good

Once deported to Bhutan, some Nepali-speaking Bhutanese refugees say they are told to leave. Many have since disappeared, while others are homeless and stateless, according to immigration advocates.

“Americans as of Sunday faced a 20.6% average effective tariff rate, … the highest since 1910.  The full effect of the tariffs might not be felt for months …. But the … resulting price increases could amount to the equivalent of a $2,800 hit in yearly household income.” apple.news/A2Y_GzgvCSl2...

Truly unbelievable.

Exclusive: Trump officials have indefinitely suspended work on a crucial tool to predict extreme rainfall frequency, a move that experts said will make the country more vulnerable to storms supercharged by climate change.

“Passing of the torch implies the leaders are handing it off. What we’re seeing right now is, the new generation is taking the torch. They’re not waiting for it to be passed,” said @amandalitman.bsky.social, head of @runforsomething.net, a group that bolsters progressive young candidates.

Alert: @sanders.senate.gov is joining tonight’s @runforsomething.net call kicking off our new pipeline community — if you’re thinking about running for office, join us. www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: In a major lie, Trump claimed that Obama and Comey “made up” the Epstein files. FACT CHECK: The first federal Epstein probe was under George W. Bush. The second? July 2019 - UNDER TRUMP. Obama had ZERO to do with it. Share to expose Trump’s lies!

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is out with a new piece of legislation that would effectively repeal a large provision of the bill he just helped pass into law, Axios reported Tuesday.

i entered last week very skeptical about Epstein conspiracy theories and now I'm wondering if Trump personally walked into the jail and killed him

Little Haiti is vibrant. And it’s facing the same cost of living crisis as neighborhoods across the city. That's why Brooklyn Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and I are bringing the Democratic Party together around a shared vision for an affordable New York. I am grateful for her endorsement!

🚨 NEW via WIRED: Newly uncovered metadata reveals nearly 3 minutes were cut from the so-called “full raw” Epstein prison video released by the DOJ and FBI. When WIRED asked for answers, the DOJ said “refer you to the FBI.” The FBI declined to comment. Link: www.wired.com/story/the-fb...

Breaking: Donald Trump responds AGAIN to an Epstein question. It’s getting worse by the hour.

The thing to understand is that district court judges have to follow the law and Supreme Court Justices get to just make up the law.

BREAKING: Documents filed in court today assert that officials from El Salvador told the United Nations that it "facilitated the use of the Salvadoran prison infrastructure" by the U.S. but that "the jurisdiction and legal responsibility for these persons lie exclusively with the" U.S.

Today’s GOP doesn’t want votes, it wants power. That’s why they gerrymander, purge voters, and pack courts. It’s not about democracy—it’s about dominance. If we don’t call it what it is—minority rule enforced by fear—we’re sleepwalking into tyranny.

NEW ANALYSIS: Red states spent their legislative sessions stealthily restricting ballot access. Here are the most important new voting laws that will shape elections in 2026 and beyond.

Website crashes and missing info crippling Social Security after DOGE overhaul

A couple was detained for going 6 mph over the speed limit (61 in a 55) and are now facing deportation.

American voters dislike the provisions of President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" so much that it will be the undoing of both Trump and congressional Republicans, according to a new opinion piece on MSNBC.com.

SLOTKIN: Have you given the order to be able to shoot at unarmed protesters in any way? HEGSETH: What is that based on? SLOTKIN: It is based on Trump giving that order to your predecessor, who I give a lot of credit to bc he didn't accept the order. He has more guts & balls than you

“A U.S. citizen!” And now he’s missing. Adrian Martinez tried to defend a man ICE was harassing. Video shows six agents swarming him. He struggles but doesn’t lay hands on them. They take him to the ground & shove him into a CBP vehicle. Abuse of power. Keep recording. Don’t stop. (1 of 2)

Social Security to run out of money by 2034: report

“'I think mistakes were made,' said Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, 'I’m sure mistakes were made.' "The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..." www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Elon Musk says SpaceX will decommission its Dragon spacecraft immediately following Trump's threat to cancel his government contracts.

I'm just glad one of these men has the nuclear codes and the other has all our personal data.