tidalwavetumble.bsky.social
@tidalwavetumble.bsky.social
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I draw a lot, play guitar and ukulele, & live on the Oregon Coast. I didn't start drawing until my mid-60s or play musical instruments until my late 50s. Both activities are therapeutic--especially in today's world. No kings.
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Welch: "This has nothing to do with the shutdown. The law requires and the funds are available to continue SNAP right now without any interruption. So that is a decision the president is making on his own to allow people to go hungry."
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SIDE-BY-SIDE

The original sentencing memo against Taylor Taranto

Then... the new sentencing memo against Taylor Taranto, just submitted by Justice Dept

Reference to Jan 6 is eliminated
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The Fed's data blackout has deepened during shutdown.

The lack of information is especially troubling now, with the central bank facing so many mixed signals on the economy.
Fed's data blackout deepens during shutdown
The lack of information is especially troubling now, with the central bank facing so many mixed signals on the economy.
www.politico.com
I tried to rotate the picture but it didn't take.
I just finished the fourth side of the 3" x 3" box: Water lilies. Acrylic paint. #smArtist #ArtYear #acrylicpainting #BlueskyArt
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Here's the video: @hcrichardson.bsky.social asked the questions, and I did my best to answer. A fascinating, out-of-the-box conversation about what the Constitution allows and how we protect our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Live with Heather Cox Richardson and Me
A recording of our live video
open.substack.com
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🫢 😳 😧 🤢 🤮 😡

I have an even worse feeling about THIS:
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The Epstein files stay hidden, but the Epstein Ballroom will be a prominent display.
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NEW: A federal judge lambasted top Trump administration officials over “troubling” comments they made about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, saying many of them are “exaggerated if not simply inaccurate” and threaten his right to a fair trial.
Federal Judge Skewers Top Trump Officials Over ‘Troubling’ Statements Against Abrego Garcia
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 85th day out of the last 97.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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I always appreciate compliments but getting one from Ro Khanna’s dad via the Congressman is next level!💪🗳️⚖️🙏
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🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2
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Rand Paul: "In the one instance you're killed on sight. On the other instance, if you're captured, we just say, 'Oh well, we're gonna send you back to your country.' It doesn't make any sense."
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Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
"And yet, at the same time the Department of Agriculture says it cannot spend its $6 billion in reserves to address the $8 billion needed for SNAP in November, the administration easily found $20 billion to prop up right-wing Trump ally Javier Milei in Argentina."
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
October 25, 2025
Yesterday the Trump administration said it would not use any of the approximately $6 billion the U.S.
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