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As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?

As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats stand firm in support of a popular cause. Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.

Mr. 'Concepts of a Plan' pitches a health care idea that obviously won't work

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Donald Trump's new health care idea is "simply brilliant." It's really not.

'Existential threat to democracy': Reagan-appointed judge resigns and condemns Trump

Judge Mark L. Wolf didn't just resign, he did so because he felt the need to condemn Donald Trump as an "existential threat to democracy."

Demise of key IRS program shreds Trump's claims about 'affordability'

The demise of IRS Direct File offers timely evidence of a Republican administration that doesn't want to bother trying to address affordability.

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WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR

'Vets Say No': Veterans Set to Protest Against Trump Nationwide
(Newsweek)
"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
(New York Times)
"Maxwell has received custom meals personally delivered to her cell, after-hours time in a private exercise area, access to a service puppy, and private meetings with visitors arranged by the warden, complete with snacks. Visitors were allowed to bring computers..."

Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison 'luxuries'
(MSNBC)
"The conference had a detailed agenda. Mr. Patel complained about the number of meetings, one of the former officials said, a well-known gripe of his. The F.B.I. official said Mr. Patel did not object to meetings but rather was trying to figure out which ones were essential so he could fit in other important work.

The gathering was relatively informal, but even so, Mr. Patel surprised other attendees when he arrived wearing a trucker hat and a green hooded sweatshirt, the former U.S. official said."

F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
(New York Times)
FITCHBURG — Two days after Carlos Sebastian Zapata was stopped in his car by immigration agents and suffered an apparent seizure, he climbed the steps of city hall with tears in his eyes.

"I never thought something like this was going to happen," he said in Spanish, addressing the crowd of supporters before him. "But with your support, and with God, we'll find a way out of this."
(The Boston Globe)
With a "WOW!," President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and "royalties linked to Obamacare" that originated on a satirical website. That site's own About section reads: "Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined."

(Sahil Kapur)

""This ward is very red," she said, but over the past two months she found herself "doing something every day to keep myself sane." Sometimes that meant protesting in Broadview. Sometimes it meant spending money to support businesses that had been affected by the raids. She said she was among the early wave of protesters in Broadview when agents reacted with force.

"My joke is how do you radicalize middle-aged white women?" she asked.

"You throw tear gas at them."

She met another neighborhood organizer, Virginia Jimenez, online, and the planning began for Whistlemania at the brewery. They thought they needed enough whistles and information packets for 1,000 people. That seemed like a lofty goal. But they could've used twice as many. The sight of so many people coming into the brewery to fold informational flyers into small booklets, and pack them into little bags with plastic whistles, made Guerra and Jimenez emotional."
(Chicago Tribune)
"Nearly two in three Latinos say it's a bad time to be Latino or Hispanic in the U.S. — a spike in pessimism since just last year and a total reversal from three years ago — according to a new Axios-Ipsos Latino Poll in partnership with Noticias Telemundo.

The big picture: The survey shows that Latinos' overall sense of optimism, safety and belonging has plunged across several measures since President Trump took office.

Majorities say they want Trump's administration to stop ICE raids and deportations, and worry that they or loved ones are vulnerable to attack simply because they're Latino.

Respondents also were twice as likely to blame Republicans than Democrats for the federal government shutdown."
(Axios)
"These breaks come in addition to the roughly $4 trillion package of tax cuts that President Trump signed into law in July..."

How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.
(New York Times)
"Not sure if these are the Page One headlines WH was going for."

(Carl Quintanilla)

"A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes apparently battling to keep his eyes open at the Thursday event. It was a seemingly stark illustration of the strain of the presidency on a 79-year-old who typically keeps a vigorous travel schedule that even his aides say they struggle to keep up with — and who has reveled in calling his predecessor "Sleepy Joe" Biden.

Sitting behind the Resolute Desk on Thursday, the president displayed a constellation of movements familiar to anyone who has attempted to stay awake during a work meeting. He closed his eyes. He put his hand to his temple. He slouched in his chair."
(Washington Post)
the sudden resignation of oklahoma's maga republican education chief keeps getting...

New records raise ethical questions about Walters-era spending, gifts and ties to group he now works for
(KFOR)
"When I picked up my granddaughter from the federal agents, she had a dirty diaper, a bruise on her face, and was developing a rash. She was exhausted and cried… My heart aches knowing this could happen to others, to my kids, or even me, despite being U.S. citizens."
(Jacob Soboroff with video)
"They're bailing out Argentina because they're all going to be living there when this is over."

(Radley Balko shares PatriotTakes)

"A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president."

(Philip Bump with more at How To Read This Chart)

"These are people who did everything by the book, paid taxes, had no criminal records, opened businesses and contributed to their communities...now they have become collateral damage in this cruel, unjust and inhumane political game."

Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms
(Anne Applebaum shares Washington Post)
"CBP have been forced to later release many people they have taken in, finding out they are US citizens or have legal protection from deportation. Noem said recently no citizens had been arrested, but at least one citizen has sued the admin for arresting him twice..."
(Wall Street Journal)
Rally held to demand release of LAUSD student in ICE custody for nearly 3 months
(ABC7)
"At City Hall, all 150 seats were filled as people began to stand and gather along the back and side walls…"

City of Elgin considers "ICE-free zones"
(The Elgin Observer)
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization's second-term push to monetize Donald Trump's presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡

@zacheverson.com
(Carl Quintanilla shares Forbes)
"Crucial thing to watch: The Dem blowout wins suggest it'll be way more risky for GOPers to gerrymander, because the GOP safer seats may become more vulnerable than expected. Rs in those seats will now be very nervous.

Exchange on this w/Dem operative Jessica Post:"

(Greg Sargent shares New Republic)

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