Isentrope
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It's funny because her brother Jack who actually has a fairly good background to be the next political scion in their family is aggressively non-political on Twitter.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:04 AM
It's funny because her brother Jack who actually has a fairly good background to be the next political scion in their family is aggressively non-political on Twitter.
x.com/McCainJack/
x.com/McCainJack/
I've made apple cinnamon rolls (with the apple bits inside the cinnamon rolls) using milk bread dough and they're seriously addictive. The apples release juice so you don't even need to drizzle cream on the buns before they bake, and the bottom becomes an apple/cinnamon caramel sauce.
January 29, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I've made apple cinnamon rolls (with the apple bits inside the cinnamon rolls) using milk bread dough and they're seriously addictive. The apples release juice so you don't even need to drizzle cream on the buns before they bake, and the bottom becomes an apple/cinnamon caramel sauce.
My guess is some of it is meant to be a negotiating point in the event Dems win the House and/or Senate. Biden readily gave up a chunk of IRS money in the same way to get the budget passed.
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My guess is some of it is meant to be a negotiating point in the event Dems win the House and/or Senate. Biden readily gave up a chunk of IRS money in the same way to get the budget passed.
Most of these are executive actions that could easily be rescinded at will. Ending qualified immunity was a bill Pressley had in the previous congress that didn't even get half of the CPC to sign on.
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Most of these are executive actions that could easily be rescinded at will. Ending qualified immunity was a bill Pressley had in the previous congress that didn't even get half of the CPC to sign on.
The road to their revolution would have to be paved with the blood of innocent people. They absolutely know this and still support this crap anyways, which says a lot about who they are.
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The road to their revolution would have to be paved with the blood of innocent people. They absolutely know this and still support this crap anyways, which says a lot about who they are.
The economy being perceived as bad already has a tendency to make mountains out of mole hills, so the shooting is going to matter way more than it already should, on top of how the admin's position on guns is driving a wedge into the R base.
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The economy being perceived as bad already has a tendency to make mountains out of mole hills, so the shooting is going to matter way more than it already should, on top of how the admin's position on guns is driving a wedge into the R base.
The slush fund is probably meant to build leverage to negotiate with a potential Dem controlled House on in future budget negotiations, much like how Biden conceded on IRS funding with KMac.
January 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM
The slush fund is probably meant to build leverage to negotiate with a potential Dem controlled House on in future budget negotiations, much like how Biden conceded on IRS funding with KMac.
Is there cloture for each individual appropriations bill or is it cloture for all 6?
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Is there cloture for each individual appropriations bill or is it cloture for all 6?
I was reading the complaint just yesterday and the citations for the first argument (that it violated rules for special sessions) were entirely persuasive authority from other states' supreme courts, so it's not surprising that they aren't relying on VA-specific authority.
January 28, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I was reading the complaint just yesterday and the citations for the first argument (that it violated rules for special sessions) were entirely persuasive authority from other states' supreme courts, so it's not surprising that they aren't relying on VA-specific authority.
I had a horrible experience making brioche so I've stuck to Japanese milkbread and that's a pretty solid sandwich base for something like this too (since the filling is soft and not hard to chew).
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
I had a horrible experience making brioche so I've stuck to Japanese milkbread and that's a pretty solid sandwich base for something like this too (since the filling is soft and not hard to chew).
I guess if the 90 day legal notice requirement was meant to be read together with the 90 day constitutional requirement and the legislature just forgot to abolish the former when the latter was abolished, that's a good argument to take to SCVA.
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I guess if the 90 day legal notice requirement was meant to be read together with the 90 day constitutional requirement and the legislature just forgot to abolish the former when the latter was abolished, that's a good argument to take to SCVA.
So for the lawsuit, is it basically that the 90 day notice law used to run in tandem with a state constitutional requirement that was later removed?
And are the GOP still arguing that the election had already started with early votes when the vote happened?
And are the GOP still arguing that the election had already started with early votes when the vote happened?
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 AM
So for the lawsuit, is it basically that the 90 day notice law used to run in tandem with a state constitutional requirement that was later removed?
And are the GOP still arguing that the election had already started with early votes when the vote happened?
And are the GOP still arguing that the election had already started with early votes when the vote happened?
Yeah I think the real reason for this softening stance is that the broader base doesn't like the idea that people can be targeted by LEOs for having a gun at a protest (also that they couldn't find anything to attack Pretti with).
January 27, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Yeah I think the real reason for this softening stance is that the broader base doesn't like the idea that people can be targeted by LEOs for having a gun at a protest (also that they couldn't find anything to attack Pretti with).
Bovino kind of got built up by Noem/Lewandowski/Miller to be the face of a never back down kind of deportation operation, and it worked well because he doesn't hold a senate confirmed position and basically relied on Noem for authority. Him being sacked says a lot about that faction in the WH.
January 27, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Bovino kind of got built up by Noem/Lewandowski/Miller to be the face of a never back down kind of deportation operation, and it worked well because he doesn't hold a senate confirmed position and basically relied on Noem for authority. Him being sacked says a lot about that faction in the WH.
What a disappointing response.
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 AM
What a disappointing response.
No one is saying you can't make an aspirational statement, someone just questioned how to achieve that politically.
It's OK to just say you don't actually have a realistic legislative solution, I assure you people already know.
It's OK to just say you don't actually have a realistic legislative solution, I assure you people already know.
January 27, 2026 at 2:28 AM
No one is saying you can't make an aspirational statement, someone just questioned how to achieve that politically.
It's OK to just say you don't actually have a realistic legislative solution, I assure you people already know.
It's OK to just say you don't actually have a realistic legislative solution, I assure you people already know.
The admin or some faction of it has been trying to craft a narrative that Homan, as leader of ICE, is actually more professional and wants to prioritize criminal deportations as compared to Bovino. Does not seem to be percolating down to the general public though.
January 27, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The admin or some faction of it has been trying to craft a narrative that Homan, as leader of ICE, is actually more professional and wants to prioritize criminal deportations as compared to Bovino. Does not seem to be percolating down to the general public though.
You weren't responding to someone challenging a policy assertion, you were attacking someone who questioned the political feasibility of what your desired political outcome. The political capital isn't there to abolish DHS this term or under this president at present.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
You weren't responding to someone challenging a policy assertion, you were attacking someone who questioned the political feasibility of what your desired political outcome. The political capital isn't there to abolish DHS this term or under this president at present.
And to be clear, I don't want people dying or being hurt to achieve a political win.
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 AM
And to be clear, I don't want people dying or being hurt to achieve a political win.
The only way this is on the table right now is if more people are killed or seriously hurt. Otherwise, Republicans hold a trifecta and won't consider it no matter how many rallies Dems do.
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
The only way this is on the table right now is if more people are killed or seriously hurt. Otherwise, Republicans hold a trifecta and won't consider it no matter how many rallies Dems do.
It's a line that is also significantly more defensible than the last shutdown because (1) Ds are offering to vote for everything else; and (2) most people would agree with their asks on DHS like requiring warrants/body cams/more training, hence why only Fetty is breaking on it.
January 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM
It's a line that is also significantly more defensible than the last shutdown because (1) Ds are offering to vote for everything else; and (2) most people would agree with their asks on DHS like requiring warrants/body cams/more training, hence why only Fetty is breaking on it.
At the end of the day, Americans have opinions on a lot of things, but there's a clear hierarchy on what they think is important. Rule of law/democracy were some of the only things Dems led on in '24 but the economy mattered way more, and Trump had an advantage on that.
January 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
At the end of the day, Americans have opinions on a lot of things, but there's a clear hierarchy on what they think is important. Rule of law/democracy were some of the only things Dems led on in '24 but the economy mattered way more, and Trump had an advantage on that.
Well in the media I think the border is characterized specifically as unauthorized border crossings whereas immigration is a much broader concept that spans the gamut from non-violent undocumented migrants to people on green cards being affected by admin policies.
January 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Well in the media I think the border is characterized specifically as unauthorized border crossings whereas immigration is a much broader concept that spans the gamut from non-violent undocumented migrants to people on green cards being affected by admin policies.
If Ds and Rs have really kind of traded places in terms of coalition voting propensity, the GCB will probably trend a bit more slowly D now and then break in summer as the pollsters switch to the now more D-friendly LV screens. 2010 broke for Rs starting around July and 2014 started in Sept.
January 22, 2026 at 6:54 PM
If Ds and Rs have really kind of traded places in terms of coalition voting propensity, the GCB will probably trend a bit more slowly D now and then break in summer as the pollsters switch to the now more D-friendly LV screens. 2010 broke for Rs starting around July and 2014 started in Sept.
Way too early to be using likely voter screens though, and given the way the D coalition is, it's unsurprising that Ds get a boost from using them (something Rs used to get in the past).
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Way too early to be using likely voter screens though, and given the way the D coalition is, it's unsurprising that Ds get a boost from using them (something Rs used to get in the past).