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Election officials in Alaska are asking a federal judge to "immediately" dismiss the Trump DOJ's lawsuit seeking to block the Senate results, claiming it has "no legal basis." "[T]he United States lacks authority to intervene in state elections at all, much less in support of a favored candidate."

In a phone conversation with Norwegian PM Støre and Finnish president Stubb, president Vladimir Putin makes the case that the time has come now for Europe to follow Trump's lead and end all sanctions against Russia. Afterwards there can be some discussion of peace in the special military operation.

WaPo ed board: Buying a cardboard box should not require a senator’s help wapo.st/4jIkgWq

"The FDA and CDC are the only two agencies that have higher poor ratings than excellent/good ratings." news.gallup.com/poll/715907/...

Put it this way: why isn’t Netanyahu calling Hamas to negotiate? Why isn’t Jordan calling Hamas asking to negotiate? Bc Hamas is a terrorist org. So is Putin.. perhaps with better branding through propaganda and useful idiots. And until we get it into our strong heads, Putin’s war will expand.

Putin understands one thing only — strength. If someone believes that Russia will truthfully negotiate and then actually adhere to the agreement, take any document Russia signed and google of it ever respected it. What Putin respects is unity — NATO, EU.. blocks of strong allies.

PM of Norway & President of Finland spoke with Putin. Then they called Zelenskyy, who shared: I am grateful for detailed briefing and for support of our diplomacy and peace efforts. Alex & Jonas made it clear to Russian leader that real de-escalatory steps are needed reg our energy & infrastructure

bring back shame for being a huge fucking racist in public

(Reuters) - Americans have paid more for their gasoline and diesel at the pump on average during President Donald Trump's second term than they did under his Democratic predecessor, Joe ​Biden, according to the AAA. ⛽️ @reuters.com www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

American workers' piece of the economic pie is shrinking. By one official measure, their slice is the smallest in almost 80 years. https://cnn.it/4yNqckO

Pretty wild: Even some MAGA figures are now panicking about the early vote. And for good reason: The electorate is 11 points more Dem than at this point in 2024, and Latino vote is surging. On the pod @simonwdc.bsky.social is very illuminating on what the data shows: newrepublic.com/article/2171...

New in PN: Living in the long, stupid shadow of the Big Lie "Elections where Trump — or any other Republican — wins are fine, but elections where Republicans lose are corrupt. The only solution, of course, is to let the DOJ intervene both before and after any elections that Trump has fixated on."

WATCH: A defense contractor CEO and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians and got over $40 million a year in government funding. He told the FBI that Sen. Susan Collins was his most important patron. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqyiFFB7Kjg

When I say I love Cheesecake Factory, I mean this cat who was found malnourished and wandering through a Bay Area mall parking lot. Cheesecake Factory has since been rescued and nursed back to health. He's now healthy, vaxxed, & sweet, but still needs a loving home www.petfinder.com/cat/cheeseca...

NEW: Press freedom groups have sued the Trump administration — alleging in federal court that attempting to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House violates the First Amendment rights of ordinary citizens to access information about the U.S. government.

Life was already hard enough before Donald Trump lied us into war, before his tariffs made everything more expensive, and before he doubled your health insurance premiums and slashed Medicaid.

here's Monday's post: "Obama dissed the Oval Bordello, and MAGA completely lost its shit" — boo fucking hoo, crybabies. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —

do they realize telling people theyre not feeling what theyre feeling is a huge turn off?

the dude has a valid suggestion

Trump is heckled for a third time at his speech in Mississippi: "SHOVE THAT BALLROOM UP YOUR FAT ASS!!"

Massive new clean energy projects. Stronger infrastructure. Supporting rural and northern communities. Good to meet with Premier Wakeham today in Ottawa. Together we’re building Newfoundland and Labrador strong, and Canada strong for all.

It’s just so appalling and enraging how casual and commonplace this has become. I’m out of words.

Musings from the Barn🪿 It's no coincidence that Spooky Barn Storytime™️ never includes the Fruits. The best protected critters in the herd. Can you imagine an Amigo putting up with spooky shenanigans for even a single honking moment? A Barn Poltergeist👻 knows better. www.instagram.com/p/CQWYECxDaUw/

lol, ok

A Swiss woman being treated for Ebola in Nigeria was medically evacuated to Switzerland with her husband Monday, officials said, as Nigerian authorities continued monitoring 52 people who had been in contact with her.

Trump’s vision of electoral mortality in Mississippi: "For some reason, presidents don't do well in the midterm, no matter how good they are, even if they're great like us together or whatever."

Good win. We're going to have to run the table with these lawsuits, which will come fast and thick as we approach the election and for weeks after.

Donald Trump and his administration are telling you that you’re on your own during a hurricane, tornado, fire, or flood. Know that Illinois will keep fighting to make sure you’re protected when disaster strikes.

Yes, yes, the renewed accusations that the president is a serial rapist and was an active participant in Epstein's pedophilia and sex trafficking would seem alarming, but it doesn't involve the Cheesecake Factory so ...

Reuters: US APPEALS COURT DENIES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REQUEST TO STOP CALIFORNIA FROM COUNTING MAIL BALLOTS FROM ALLEGED NONCITIZENS

Polls are still open in municipalities across Ontario. I voted. Make sure you do, too.

BREAKING: The 9th Circuit rules 2-1 to dismiss DOJ's effort to force California to remove 20,000 purported noncitizens from the voter rolls based on data CA officials view as faulty. Majority: Bennett (Trump) Sanchez (Biden) Minority: Bumatay (Trump) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I grew up in a lower income immigrant family and we ate at Red Lobster for "special days." But we also understood the White House should not look like the inside of Red Lobster. It's condescending to assuming working ppl are culturally illiterate bc their experience is shaped by their limited means.

GOP does nothing but gin up culture wars. Meanwhile: — GOP slashed SNAP benefits to 5+ million Americans, forcing them to turn to food banks. — Trump's tariffs and war spurred inflation, making it more expensive to eat at The Cheesecake Factory. Prices are now ~13% higher than when he took office.

American conservatives are constantly bemoaning the decline of aesthetic standards and calling for a return to tailored suits and classical Roman architecture, but are now forced to defend the Cheesecake Factory. A constant tension between the Brooks Brothers patrician and the Kid Rock populist.

kind of crazy to me that my parents escaped vietnam during a war and arrived in north america, where they labored as a janitor and secretary so they could save enough money to send me to college, where i received a higher education, and now this is what i use my brain for

vivek's hairstyle kind of looks like dessert at the cheesecake factory

The central issue in the US election and elections worldwide is corruption writ large-a system that only works to serve the rich at the expense of everyone else, a system in which politicians and the rich are in bed together and yet screwing the rest of us. Affordability and corruption are the same.

These cruise missiles will help Ukraine a lot

⚡️Update: Paramedics caught under fire, university campus struck as Russian ballistic missile attack kills 1, injures 10 in Kyiv.

Charlie Bilello reports that for the first time since 2023 we're seeing prices in the US rise faster than wages, a decline in prosperity for the American worker. My first thought was: "How are they going to blame this one on Biden?" #EconSky

Interest on the national debt topped $1 trillion this fiscal year. That’s $87 billion more than we spent on defense.

Happy National Pumpkin Day, Illinois. Did you know that our state is the nation’s #1 producer of pumpkins? Last year, we grew 535 million pounds of pumpkins — more than the next four top states combined!

“James Comey charged for a third time by the Trump administration” NBC reports that the case has played out under seal in DC since Oct, 5–and Comey hasn’t been indicted there. buff.ly/BypEFNv

It's our job to work together — the federal government, First Ministers, First Nations leaders — to make sure that everything we do leads to real, positive change in people’s lives.

Back Bay’s public alleys keep the neighborhood running. Now, thanks to neighbors and our city teams, they’re smoother, safer, and more accessible for everyone.

it tickes me that Barack Obama still flusters him so much

This is a conversation that I shared with Dr. Amy Acton last November. @amyactonoh.bsky.social snyder.substack.com/p/conversati...

Reporter: Why are you comfortable going in front of a camera saying we want to abolish the Indian Act without those consultations with the community? Mark Carney: That is exactly what I did not say.