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  • Out with the old? Young Democrats are trying to convince voters to send a new generation to Congress

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  • Mai Vang, a Sacramento council member running for California's 7th Congressional District, has her campaign website at maiforus.com

    Evan Turnage, an antitrust lawyer challenging Mississippi's 2nd District incumbent, has his campaign website at evanturnage.com

    Justin Pearson, a Tennessee state representative running for the 9th Congressional District, has his campaign website at votejustinj.com

    Luke Bronin, former Hartford mayor challenging Connecticut's 1st District incumbent, has his campaign website at broninforcongress.com

    Kore beyond the article:

    Deja Foxx, a Gen Z candidate running for Arizona's 7th Congressional District (special election), has her campaign website at dejafoxx.com

    Jake Rakov, a 37-year-old political strategist challenging 15-term incumbent Brad Sherman in California's 32nd Congressional District, has his campaign website at jakeforcongress.com

    George Hornedo, a 34-year-old former Obama administration and Buttigieg campaign staffer running in Indiana's 7th Congressional District, has his campaign website at georgehornedo.com

    Sara Innamorato, a first-time candidate is running against Dom Costa in Pennsylvania’s House District 21.

    On the Senate side:

    Graham Platner (Maine), a 42-year-old Marine and Army veteran challenging 74-year-old incumbent Susan Collins. His campaign website is grahampforusenate.com

    Nathan Sage (Iowa), a Marine veteran and mechanic challenging 56-year-old incumbent Joni Ernst. His campaign website is sageforsenate.com

    Mallory McMorrow (Michigan), a state senator running for the open seat previously held by 68-year-old Gary Peters. Her campaign website is mcmorrowformichigan.com

    Zach Wahls (Iowa), a state senator challenging for the U.S. Senate seat, has his campaign website at wahlsforsenate.com 

    Good to see some candidates taking a crack at the gerontocracy

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    I propose we pre-emptively name the coming strikes/war on Iran as the "The War Of But What About The Epstein Files"

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  • "Yes, but Epstein?!?"

  • ‘My god’: DOJ’s latest effort to block release of Epstein files leaves onlookers floored

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  • Newly-released documents from disgraced late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a sheaf of entirely redacted pages, are seen in this handouts released by the U.S. Justice Department and printed and arranged for a photograph by Reuters in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

    The Justice Department quietly filed a motion in federal court Friday to block a new effort to compel the agency to release its trove of files on Jeffrey Epstein – as it’s required to by law – in a move that sparked fierce backlash among critics.

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    Signed into law last November, the Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) required the DOJ to release every file in its possession on Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell by Dec. 19, and with redactions limited to those protecting minors or victims. Instead, the DOJ released only a small fraction of its files on Epstein by the deadline, and with redactions beyond what the law permitted.

  • ICE faces new lawsuits over "brutally" detaining US citizens

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  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Newsweek that it was "astounding that the Left can miraculously rediscover the Tenth Amendment when they don’t want federal law enforcement officers to enforce federal law.

    "“The fact is that sanctuary politicians in Illinois and Chicago released violent criminals including murderers, rapists, drug dealers, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists, onto its streets and their dereliction of duty cost lives—just ask Katie Abraham’s father," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on the Illinois suit. "This is a baseless lawsuit, and we look forward to proving that in court.”

    Let's not pretend the administration actually gives a shit about what the constitution or USC actually says. They repeatedly violate the law and have to be sued to be held accountable.

    Violation the 1st Amendment by firing on Press.

    The DHS was found to be arbitrary and capricious in State of Illinois, et al. v. Kristi Noem as well as exceeded statutory authority and improperly advanced federal policy priorities. i.e. DHS doesn't want to follow the law it's supposed to enforce.

    And that's just DHS in what I can find recently.

    The constitution and USC is a convenience to use when it it suits them, not a standard for all. They think they are Judge Dredd, "I am the law."

  • number 13 the receiver.

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  • AI slop which has been assembled, me thinks.

  • Trump's return to MAGA rallies is a flop

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  • According to a new POLITICO poll, half of all Americans are finding it difficult to afford food. Even more damaging for Trump, a majority (55%) blames his administration. So Democrats were quick to pounce on his absurd advice. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona posted on X, “Trump needs private jets and an Oval Office covered in gold but your kid only needs one pencil.” 

    And because the president is nothing if not predictable, his speech eventually strayed from the economic gaslighting, quickly devolving into angry tangents about alternative energy, immigrants and other odd grievances.

    In a particularly baffling moment, Trump attacked the concept of energy storage despite Pennsylvania having recently secured hundreds of jobs with a new zinc battery factory. “They want us to go to batteries!” he jeered. “We don’t have battery content. So let’s go to batteries according to these morons that were in our country.”

  • Windows 11's adoption is much slower compared to Windows 10, claims Dell

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  • I love it, but is anyone supporting the bug fixes for security?

  • America Is Finally Starting to See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is

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  • Indeed, tis a cute jest about Confirmation Bias, which is fair in polling given the challenge it is.

    Just a note that Real clear politics, the owner of realclearpolling.com was considered nonpartisan until a few years when more conservative influences have taken root. I point it out in contrast to Nate Silver who tends to lean left a bit.

  • America Is Finally Starting to See Trump for the Bullsh*t Artist He Is

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  • I agree with the sentiment, but disagree with the polling.

    https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin Show's the Cheeto down

    RCP shows him at least level with a few weeks ago, and way down overall.

    https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating

    There are others as well, but basically, he's beginning to hurt hard on some of the issues and that's making midterms looks difficult for the Republican next year. It's telling to me that he's stopped his tariff crusade, especially lifting ones on food. Also did the ACA extension, in spite of being so against it that he wanted to remove the filibuster. His staff is desperate for big wins and he's been stymied in finding them when the courts reject his deployments, curtail or.monitor his ICE raids, and even reject his parties gerrymandering attempts. Many many people are beginning to just ignore his histrionic, such as Ukraine and Europe, as well as China.

    In essence, while I am not as optimistic as the article, as I think he's got lots of damage to be done under the news radar (like gutting the edu dept), I do think the middle ground who voted him in (the middle 20% of voting Americans, not the conservative 40%, or progressive 40%) has come to realize the folly of their choice... Or begun to.

  • Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”

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  • What the fuck is with this article? All over the place. Horrible read. Two relevant paragraphs.

    Eight Senate Democrats caved to Donald Trump and voted to approve a budget deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown, angering their colleagues in Congress as well as their own party’s base.

    These eight senators, including independent Angus King who caucuses with the party, are all either retiring or up for reelection years from now. They likely feel that they won’t have to pay an electoral cost for failing to stand up for Democrats’ goal of extending health care subsidies, instead settling for a future vote on the matter.

    The full list of these Democrats is below:

    Senator Richard Durbin (Illinois, retiring) Senator Angus King (Maine, term ends in 2030) Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada, term ends in 2028) Senator Jacky Rosen (Nevada, term ends in 2030) Senator Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire, term ends in 2028) Senator Jeanne Shaheen (New Hampshire, retiring) Senator John Fetterman (Pennsylvania, 2028) Senator Tim Kaine (Virginia, 2030)

  • Sam Altman Is Getting Desperate and It Is Starting to Show

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  • How can a company with $13 billion in revenue make $1.4 trillion in spending commitments?

    Sam then goes on an unhinged rant, claiming OpenAI makes "way more revenue than that" and defensively telling Gerstner what he can do next.

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    In the past few months alone, OpenAI has racked up commitments of nearly $1.5 trillion, including:

    $250 billion with Microsoft - using Azure cloud platform capacity

    $500 billion with Oracle - for cloud computing capacity

    $38 billion with Amazon - for use of AWS data center capacity

    $22.4 billion with CoreWeave - for GPU cloud capacity

    $100 billion - in general data center buildout, committed to using Nvidia GPUs

    "tens of billions" with AMD - to deploy AMD Instinct GPUs

    "undisclosed" with Broadcom - to design and produce in-house AI accelerators

    OpenAI literally does not have the money to pay for these commitments. Its estimated top-line annual revenue of $13 billion doesn't even cover its costs, let alone provide for profit. In fact, OpenAI is currently incinerating cash, reporting a net loss of $11.5 billion in the past quarter ending September 30, 2025. That is insane. That is not a company prepared to spend a trillion dollars on infrastructure buildout.

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  • Trump Voter Begs President For Help And His Response Is Eye-Popping

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  • Has USA crime actually dimished in 2025?

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  • Has USA crime actually dimished in 2025?

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  • Thank you for actually answering the question with a source, rather then hearsay or conjecture without sources.

    To answer from a quote:

    Examining trends over a longer timeframe, violent crimes are below levels seen in the first half of 2019, the year prior to the onset of the COVID pandemic and racial justice protests of 2020. There were 14% fewer homicides in the study cities in the first half of 2025 than in the first half of 2019. Similarly, reported aggravated assault (-5%), gun assaults (-4%), sexual assault (-28%), domestic violence (-8%), robbery (-30%), and carjacking (-3%) were lower in 2025

  • Trump reverses course on attending Supreme Court arguments this week

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  • Trump Always Chickens Out!

  • Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration

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  • From the NYT article:

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    According to the patrol report, one officer described what sounded like pebbles hitting his motorcycle and the area around him, and two others saw a two-inch piece of shrapnel hit the hood of their patrol vehicle, leaving a small dent. The report says shrapnel was also found on the road near the motorcycle.

    Mr. Newsom had warned that the Marine Corps’ plans to fire artillery shells over Interstate 5, the West Coast’s main north-south artery, could pose hazards for motorists on the stretch between Los Angeles and San Diego. The closure he ordered on Saturday caused significant backups on the portion of the interstate, which is used by approximately 80,000 people daily.

    “We love our Marines and owe a debt of gratitude to Camp Pendleton, but next time, the vice president and the White House shouldn’t be so reckless with people’s lives for their vanity projects,” Mr. Newsom said in a statement to The New York Times.

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    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/us/politics/shell-interstate-5-marines-california.html

    (My emphasis added)

  • C-SPAN caller confronts House Speaker Mike Johnson about shutdown effects: 'My kids could die'

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  • Yup (from the same article)

    But Johnson made it clear on a conference call with House Republicans on Thursday that he does not plan on passing a standalone bill to pay the troops before Wednesday, when military personnel are set to miss their first paychecks, according to two Republican sources on the call.

    During the call, Johnson received some slight pushback from GOP members over his strategy. Two Republicans spoke up to express their concerns over the House’s remaining out of session, the sources on the call said, but several others spoke up in support of the idea.

  • Air traffic controllers who duck unpaid work during the gov't shutdown could be fired, Duffy warns

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  • Like other affected federal workers, controllers are worried about how they will pay their bills during the shutdown when they won’t get paychecks. Duffy and the union’s president have acknowledged the unfairness of their situation, which only adds more stress to their already stressful jobs.

    NATCA President Nick Daniels said controllers might have to take time off to work a second job just to make ends meet during the shutdown. But Duffy said that right now, he thinks the controllers who are missing work are “lashing out” in frustration.

    “It’s going to eventually be that when people don’t have money, they have time to start making life choices and life decisions. And it shouldn’t be waiting for air traffic controllers to break because of having to take out loans, credit card debt, paying bills, gas, groceries, mortgages. Those things aren’t going to stop,” Daniels said.

    So... What if they are actually sick...? I mean not getting paid and still having to show up let alone the stress of being a air traffic controller seems likely to make people prime candidates for low immune systems. Oh, but that's right sickness doesn't exist under RFK, right?

  • The lone US House Democrat to vote with Republicans on a shutdown draws a primary challenge

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  • While I empathize with the feeling I disagree. The trend is polarization—not a universal rightward shift—and liberal politicians have not systematically adopted more conservative positions. Instead, both parties have moved toward ideological extremes, with Democrats consolidating progressive stances and Republicans embracing stronger conservative positions.

    So this is not indicative of a pull to the right, but more that the right is in power.