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An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Senator Whitehouse asked the BOP for Ghislaine Maxwells sex offender waiver, custody level, transfer code, and security point score. I have them. She's also been granted the ability to leave the facility for work assignments. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

But I was told by everyone on the right that the only person who could deploy the National Guard (or prevent the deployment of the National Guard) was Nancy Pelosi.

aging well, unfortunately 👇

Mark Kelly: "I hope we got something out of this. Putin is a war criminal. This is not a show of strength to allow him to fly into the United States to land here to negotiate with our president."

Granger: Here’s the opportunity: Democrats have reportedly been trying to manufacture their own Rogan… But that kind of voice isn’t made in a lab—it emerges organically when the message matches the moment. Right now, the MeidasTouch brothers are meeting that moment.

Noticing a pattern here.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

I’m sure the other inmates just looooove her now

I see why he bankrupted casinos.

VARNEY: You've suggested that Medicaid people, if they got a work requirement under the new rules, they should go work on farms. Are you sticking with that? BROOKE ROLLINS: Here's the deal -- when in America did we lose the concept of the dignity of work? So yes.

Abbott just issued arrest warrants for the Dems who fled the state. Rep Jasmine Crockett: unbothered. “You have a lot of intelligent attorneys that serve in the Texas House, and so they know there’s nothing he can do outside of the Texas jurisdiction.”

Rachel @maddow.msnbc.com last night: "We do now live in a country that has an authoritarian leader in charge. We have a consolidating dictatorship in our country."

Where are the demands for town halls? Did the Democratic Party just forget?

Tomorrow afternoon

Finally, a united nation.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she's looking to redraw the state's legislative lines in response to the Texas gerrymander — even going so far as to suggest amending the state constitution to move up the timeline.

This isn't justice. This is one monster helping out another.

New York has entered the chat 💬

Congratulations to Kellyanne Conway. She will be providing the new alternative job numbers.

Did you know: Gislane Maxwell was transferred to a nice minimum security prison after talking with trumps lawyer. A sex trafficker, was transferred to a nicer place by Donald Trump. Wonder why? Also looks like GOP is the pedo defenders.

Vowed to finish my piece this morning on Rucho and what’s happening in Texas today, but now see that @stevevladeck.bsky.social is on the case! I’ll still finish mine (which takes a different view) but I encourage you to read this. It’s excellent. www.stevevladeck.com/p/171-partis...

The man who just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because their numbers supposedly weren’t accurate just claimed that he lowered drug prices in America by 1500%.

Crockett: My former colleagues from the Texas House—decided to get the hell out of Texas… breaking quorum is where they’re at right now. And they didn’t just do it by themselves—they went to Illinois, where there is a governor that gives a damn. This fight is going to take all of us.

Don’t let them forget, ever, and don’t be distracted: EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN EPSTEIN Infinity

CEO pay is up 1,085% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 24%.  Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?

But somehow we did. Twice.

Firing the BLS Commissioner — the wonk in charge of the statisticians who track economic reality — is an authoritarian four alarm fire. It will also backfire: You can't bend economic reality, but you can break the trust of markets. And biased data yields worse policy.

Me three months ago:

Off the rails.

It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation.

None of the Epstein/Maxwell survivors were notified of Maxwell’s transfer to the minimum security facility.

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) —dragged at his own town hall. He should have known when it kicked off w/constituents reciting the Pledge of Allegiance w/extra emphasis on “justice for all.” Then came the truth: “I don’t think you’re the right fit for us anymore.” Even telling him it’s time to step down.

COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to? HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

"I'm from a third world country where I've seen this happen" -- Winsome Earle-Sears is having an epic crash out on CNN

Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes. Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has joined Governor Kathy Hochul in calling for a national assault weapons ban. Mamdani emphasized that even strong state gun laws are only as effective as the weakest laws in other states. We need more elected leaders & candidates to do the same.

I remember when this happened.

Americans deserve to know who is enforcing the laws and whether they are legitimate law enforcement officers. Masks embolden abuse. Full video: youtu.be/lmAdOjyCA_0?si…

Mamdani: I would say that for the former governor to have spent an entire day speaking almost exclusively about me and barely about the New Yorkers who have been killed is indicative of the very politics New Yorkers want to leave in the past.

Donald Trump promised peace in Gaza, but he's abandoned ceasefire talks while babies starve. If Trump is too weak to act, then Congress must step up. No more U.S. military support for Netanyahu to wage war in Gaza.

Bove is going to be the new Clarence Thomas, but worse (until he gets elevated): A petulant, vindictive asshole who is going to use the bench to make up for his moral emptiness and deep sense of inadequacy

A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me: “Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”

Some generations were asked to storm beaches. Ours is being asked to stay engaged. That’s not too much to ask. I wrote this piece not just as a veteran or former congressman but as a dad. We are not the generation that lets this flame die. Not on my watch adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/we-are-not...