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All I can think of when I see him is an angry little drunk trying so hard to be tough and strong and masculine. He literally makes me sick to my stomach.

The indictment of a rogue postal worker “highlights how desperate Justice Department leaders are to substantiate the president’s claims of election interference, and how miserably they are failing,” writes Liz Oyer.

Excellent Friday lineup to close out the week: @jessmichaelsspeaks.bsky.social plus former Wash Post reporters @jonathancapehart.bsky.social and Ashley Parker plus election security expert David Becker. See you at 4p ET.

Following the latest in Minneapolis with MN congresswoman @angiecraigmn.bsky.social CA congressional candidate @saikatforcongress.bsky.social plus @nickvalencianews.bsky.social and @groundedpodcast.bsky.social are on the ground for us. See you at 4p ET / 1p PT on Substack and later everywhere else.

NEW: Abrego’s lawyers have proof of Todd Blanche’s direct involvement in his prosecution - after lying to the court about it for months. substack.com/@muellershew...

FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”

NEW: GRAND JURY REFUSES TO RE-INDICT LETITIA JAMES per @nicollewallace.bsky.social on Deadline White House. HAHAHAHA

CARTOON OF THE DAY

The latest Pulitzer Prize submission from a member of the new MAGA Pentagon press corps.

Calling Out Cruelty with "I've Had It Podcast" Host @mizzwelch.bsky.social - open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

The White House has become “Weekend at Bernie’s.” Remember all the Fox segments on “Sleepy Joe” asking who’s in charge at the Biden WH? Shouldn’t the same questions be asked now?

The worst and fakest show on cable news.

You have the right to record ICE. You have the right to film any operation happening in public as long as you do not interfere or impede it. Your camera is proof, but keep a safe distance. KEEP RECORDING.

Fox is obsessed with the show. It’s so weird!

And later on YouTube of course!

SEN. KELLY : “They informed me of this in a tweet because this is not about the law. This is about the media cycle, and intimidation… We basically repeated the uniform code of military justice, and they're saying that's in violation of it. It's absurd. Comical.”

A Cancer Diagnosis Brings a New Season of Grief to the Kennedy Family www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

Jeffries: We are not going to be lectured by anyone on the other side of the aisle about fiscal responsibility when the bill that you just passed is the most fiscally irresponsible piece of legislation ever…

Really excited to speak with my pal Harry Dunn aka @libradunn1.bsky.social at 4p ET / 1p PT on Substack and later on YouTube. Plus I’ll take you inside a food line for federal workers as the shutdown continues. Real people are hurting! See you soon.

My buddy @walshfreedom.bsky.social and I got under Fox’s skin this week. They can’t handle the truth. They would rather attack the rising force of independent media than question the Dear Leader bulldozing the East Wing. But that’s how it goes over at Trump State Media.

Wait! They tore down the East Wing even though plans for the new ballroom haven’t been approved yet? Why the rush?

Food banks across the U.S. were stretched thin even before the federal government shut down. Rising food prices had driven a growing number of people to their doors. Cuts to federal programs had left them with less to give. Now, that system is anticipating an even greater surge in demand.

Coming on an hour earlier today at 3p ET / 12p PT as I’ll be speaking with former WH Press Secretary @karinejean-pierre.bsky.social about her new book. Plus an update on Trump destroying the White House. See you soon on Substack and later on YouTube.

ICYMI: Our special live coverage of No Kings 2 youtu.be/JPkVrhv5358

You can watch on my substack and YouTube channels or here - www.youtube.com/live/aQTi62M...

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

Here’s a look at some of the highlights worth watching from late-night TV.

“Jewish people in that Manchester synagogue are not responsible for Israeli foreign policy - likewise Muslims going to a mosque are not responsible for what some crazy jihadist might do." "I 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 we could separate the two things.”

Tim Walz: "My god, we've got the White House threatening investigations and jail time because an escalator stopped? Walk up the damn stairs!"

History has many painful lessons.

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick. Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

As Trump’s shutdown continues, I’ll speak with two Democratic rising stars about how the party should respond. Both Kentucky @govandybeshear.bsky.social and California congressman @robertgarcia.bsky.social join me at 4p ET/1p PT live on Substack and on YouTube. See you soon!

Here’s a link if you can join us! youtube.com/@jimacosta?s...

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka. I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws. Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

Really interesting chat with @katmabu.bsky.social who could have broken her back when was recently tossed to the ground by ICE. She explains why the Democratic Party needs to grow a spine. youtu.be/1y_fPgG4jp0

We need teachers now more than ever. So I’ll close out the week with the wonderful @rweingarten.bsky.social who has a new NYT bestseller, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers.” Plus @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social on new Epstein docs and @nickvalencianews.bsky.social on ICE gone wild. See you soon.

A new episode from Jim Acosta at @jimacosta.bsky.social youtu.be/rYdsjcekPp4?...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “As a writer, as a person, I do not know how to live and write and thrive in a world where working for decency and fairness and equity can be seen as incivility,” Roxane Gay writes in a guest essay.

Jimmy Kimmel deserves better than this. He’s a class act. Case in point - after my first appearance on his show back in 2018, he very thoughtfully asked whether I was receiving adequate security at that time, as Trump was repeatedly smearing journalists as “the enemy of the people,”

there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...

Like a deadly virus, created in the lab of bad public policy at the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025 has been let loose on our nation with impacts we are all just beginning to comprehend. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/jimacost...

People ask me how I stay sane when writing about this political moment is like marinating in sewage. Here is a non-exhaustive list Dogs Aa meetings Cake

Why was Ghislaine Maxwell, the prime witness that Donald Trump raped kids, rewarded with a transfer to a country club prison and why haven’t we heard anything about the 9 hour interview she gave to Trump’s lawyer?