RE: https://mastodon.social/@tusk81/117543430455371297
“Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), a leading progressive, also supports removing Stevens from the caucus over her decision to endorse Rogers, she told POLITICO.
‘Haley Stevens has shown her true colors. She is supporting a candidate for Senate that is a rubber stamp for Trump’s disastrous and dangerous administration,’ Jayapal told POLITICO. ‘She has no place in our party.’”
“Six House Democrats privately told POLITICO they want Stevens removed or for her to be somehow punished by leadership.”
The turncoat “was also removed from a series of House Democratic member text chats Sunday, according to three of the people, who were granted anonymity to speak candidly.
Two days before Election Day, a federal judge says no to the DoJ election lawsuit in Alaska, asking the state to delay certification if Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses. https://www.webcenterfairbanks.com/2026/11/01/court-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-attempting-delay-election-certification-separate-ballots/
“Novaya Gazeta, one of Russia’s last independent news outlets, announced on Friday it would close down operations due to pressure from authorities.
‘Novaya Gazeta has been killed,’ Editor-in-chief Sergei Sokolov said in a video statement. ‘On November 9, we will turn off the lights in the home where we have lived for 30 years. We will shut down our servers and leave…The Russian security services have forced the editorial team to cease operations.’”
https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/30/business/novaya-gazeta-russian-newspaper-shutdown-intl
❗️Russia has begun launching Geran kamikaze drones from Primorsko-Akhtarsk and from Chauda and Hvardiiske in occupied Crimea. The localized ceasefire in Kherson region has also ended following the humanitarian operation around Oleshky. #Ukraine
The Price of Freedom | The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/11/escaping-communist-czechoslovakia-america/689232/
"The new regime followed the dictator’s playbook to the letter, replacing competent officials with loyal sycophants; censoring the independent media and flooding the public with propaganda; seizing control of the courts, military, and police; and quickly dividing the nation into 'us' and 'them.'"
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Is Tim Scott still around? Thought he'd retired or died or something. https://www.threads.com/@adamparkhomenko/post/DfNmqcCH3wk
Thank you Right to Read Ohio for bringing this article to our attention.
Taking what they said in their post.... "We had 100 years of presidents extolling the importance of libraries for an informed society. That has changed.
We can change it back. Vote accordingly."
https://theconversation.com/presidents-of-both-parties-defended-libraries-as-allies-of-democracy-for-a-century-until-trump-293685?utm_medium=article_clipboard_share&utm_source=theconversation.com&fbclid=IwY2xjawVS_TdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWJyaWQRMXo4b0dYS3pIUmJ4NDl1UFlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEfepyFbECjvZDlXR_xW1gXnp84JvSKGP_GjIqjmanqgBn-EZfo1RKVP2d4GAU_aem_8CiYPUHyfdA4zZ90PTpEhw
The difference is that this is something Russia*wants* to do. https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/117543289846869520
Have fun, Mr. Veto. Trump says he would become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats win control of Congress, promising to block their agenda before potentially negotiating deals later. “I’m not going to let them run it,” he said, adding that divided government would not be unprecedented. #USA
China makes early progress in using sound waves to stimulate damaged brains
https://interestingengineering.com/science/china-sound-waves-stimulate-damaged-brains
President Eisenhower, you have _kept Democrat FDRs 90% top tax rate on income, why?
"I tax lazy money that isnt doing anything"
And his corporate tax rate was over 40%
This USA Today article on Eisenhower is framed oddly, but yeah, 90% on highest income and over Forty for corps.
FDR, Truman and Eisenhower tax rates powered the biggest, longest, economic boom in history. Eight Presidential terms.
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