Post 2 of 2 today, forgot these earlier...a few of which are from late last week...

Virginia Completes Step 1 of Plan to Counter Trump Gerrymander.
“Virginia is one step closer to helping counter the GOP’s gerrymander after the Senate passed a proposed constitutional amendment Friday that would allow the state to redraw its congressional map.
The Senate voted 21-16 for the amendment, after the House took action this week. The measure would allow Virginia to make changes to its map until 2030 “in response to actions taken by another state.” The measure would need to pass again in the next session, which starts in January, before being approved by voters. Democrats hold majorities in both chambers of the Virginia legislature.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/virginia-completes-step-1-of-plan-to-counter-trump-gerrymander/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


More than 200,000 Missourians have signed a petition supporting a referendum to block Republicans’ new gerrymandered congressional map.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/missouri-sec-of-state-proposes-dishonest-ballot-language-to-thwart-anti-gerrymander-referendum/


Judge permanently bars Trump from using an Executive Order to require proof of citizenship to vote.
“The ruling on Friday found that Trump had usurped the power vested in Congress and the states to administer and oversee elections protocols.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/us/politics/trump-proof-citizenship-voter-registration.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors”—now they’re both running for Congress.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-national-guard-members-speak-out-i-wont-turn-against-my-neighbors/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


Arizona Court Rejects Election-Denial Lawsuit, Upholds Trust in State’s Voting System.
“The ruling affirms that Arizona’s elections will continue to follow the law and rely on certified voting machines, not GOP-driven skepticism.”
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/arizona-court-rejects-election-denial-lawsuit-upholds-trust-in-states-voting-system/


Federal Court Rules that FDA’s Restrictions on Medication Abortion are Unlawful, Vindicating Reproductive Health Experts.
“Today, a federal district court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) imposition of medically unnecessary restrictions on the medication abortion pill mifepristone violated federal law. While this ruling does not change patients’ ability to access medication abortion in the near term, it affirms the FDA’s legal obligation to consider the overwhelming evidence of mifepristone’s safety and not to impose restrictions that unduly burden patient access to this essential medication.”
https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-rules-that-fdas-restrictions-on-medication-abortion-are-unlawful-vindicating-reproductive-health-experts


National outdoor Orvis retailer to close almost 40 locations after 169 years in business due to tariffs.
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/11/national-outdoor-retailer-to-close-almost-40-locations-after-169-years-in-business.html


More Than 20 Billionaires Tried—and Failed—to Stop Zohran Mamdani.
“During his campaign, Mamdani often remarked on the huge amounts of money being spent to defeat him. 
“They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,” he said in an interview with MSNBC last week.”
https://apple.news/ADkJB_JAxQBGx_7uhLBoK2w


‘Some in this room are going to prison’: Trump ally Steve Bannon has a dire message for MAGA after Dems’ wins.
““With God as my witness, if we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included,” Bannon said at a Conservative Partnership Institute event on Wednesday.”


Fierce backlash within GOP after Tucker Carlson gives White nationalist Nick Fuentes a platform.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts


Sumner County in Tennessee fails to pass transgender book ban after fourth attempt.
https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2025/10/30/sumner-county-transgender-book-ban-middle-tennessee/86986121007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z116644p000350c000350u116544d00----v116644&gca-ft=53&gca-ds=sophi&utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack&sltsgmt=0154_D


Republican candidate for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, Matt Van Epps ignoring questions when caught on video at airport re Epstein and Johnson’s plan should he win. Election will be on Dec 2.
https://www.tiktok.com/@nowthisimpact/video/7570083376762211598


Nearly Two Thirds of Young Americans Are Considering Leaving the US—because of the state of the nation.
The American Psychological Association’s annual survey “also found that three-quarters of adults are feeling more stressed about the country's future than they used to be.”
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-two-thirds-of-young-americans-are-considering-leaving-the-us-11010814

Stephen Miller "CREEP" posters plastered across DC

Breaking: Republicans Reject Shutdown Offer as Travel, Food Aid Delays Hit.

"Senate Republicans on Friday rejected Democrats’ offer to scale back their shutdown demands to a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies, prolonging a stalemate that has disrupted air travel and delayed food aid."

https://apple.news/AJirkePVmSg28Bz_mnFp6RA 

Sorry to dangle that...and I know I'm missing stuff. It's been hard to keep up with all the losses this week and Trump's TACOing.

Democrats sweep key races in 2025 elections in early referendum on Trump.
“Democrats scored victories in the four major races of the night: the New York City mayoral race, the governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and Prop 50, California's redistricting ballot measure. Exit polling showed voters went to the polls with worries about the economy on their minds, coupled with broader discontent with the state of the country right now.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/election-day-2025-voting-results/


…there were too many amazing local races to document, but this is my absolute favorite…
Joe Khan becomes first Democrat to be elected Bucks County district attorney since the 1800s.
“The former Bucks County solicitor ran an aggressive campaign, criticizing Schorn for not convening a grand jury investigation into child abuse allegations at a Central Bucks elementary school, and her decision to not prosecute a pipeline leak in Upper Makefield Township that was identified earlier this year.”
https://whyy.org/articles/election-2025-bucks-county-district-attorney/


Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday.
“Although this suggests an impressive Democratic turnout, it also implies that turnout alone didn’t explain the decisive victory — because Ms. Sherrill and Ms. Spanberger won by 13 and 15 points.
Instead, the two Democrats won so decisively because they also flipped a crucial sliver of voters who said they supported Mr. Trump in 2024. Ms. Sherrill and Ms. Spanberger both won 7 percent of Mr. Trump’s supporters, according to the exit polls.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/upshot/election-turnout-trump-hispanics.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


Virginia’s Rural Voters Shift 12 Points Toward Democrats.
https://dailyyonder.com/virginias-rural-voters-shift-12-points-toward-democrats/2025/11/07/


Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/latino-voter-shifts-tuesdays-elections-alarm-republicans-rcna242186?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


Kansas legislators won’t have a special session to join the US redistricting battle.
“The Kansas House’s top Republican on Tuesday dropped efforts to force a redraw of U.S. House districts that would have thrust the state into a widening national battle for partisan advantage in the 2026 elections.
The announcement by House Speaker Dan Hawkins ended a weekslong push by GOP lawmakers to circumvent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and call themselves into a special session on redistricting, which would have convened Friday.”
https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-kansas-midterms-trump-7847d53b34245aead8cac5bf8cd6e12f


The government shutdown is now the longest - and likely the most damaging in US history.
https://apple.news/AJ87ETcBuRPiHTalI2aClVA


Trump and Vance go to court four times in an effort to starve hardworking Americans…asks appeals court today to immediately halt ruling on SNAP funding.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-administration-asks-appeals-court-immediately-halt-ruling/story?id=127294307


Josh Shapiro rips into Vice President JD Vance at SNAP news conference (must watch video).
““As for JD Vance, I got to say … America has a president, vice president that don't give a damn about all Americans. They have made that crystal clear." Shapiro said. "JD Vance is a total phony."
Shapiro said Vance rose to prominence by writing about poor people in Appalachia, and making millions of dollars on their backs by telling their stories.
“He turned his damn back on those very people,” Shapiro said.
The governor also criticized JD Vance on faith.”
https://www.wgal.com/article/josh-shapiro-rips-into-vice-president-jd-vance-snap/69290932


Republicans Order Airlines To Offer Fewer Flights (Just In Time For The Holidays).
“Republicans announced plans to reduce air travel by 10% in at least 40 markets on Wednesday, citing the need to make things easier on the air traffic controllers who still aren't being paid due to the government shutdown. Of course, Republicans could end this shutdown any time they want by either offering Democrats something they want (not taking away healthcare from millions of Americans) in exchange for their votes or changing the rules so they don't need Democratic votes to pass a budget (getting rid of the filibuster).”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-order-airlines-offer-fewer-143455370.html


GOP senators still holding on the filibuster after pressure from Trump; Kansas senators confirm today they are both against it.
https://kansasreflector.com/briefs/u-s-senators-from-kansas-oppose-eliminating-filibuster-to-advantage-republicans/


US. employers announced most October layoffs in 22 years: Report.
“Artificial intelligence drove U.S. employers to announce 153,074 layoffs last month, the worst October since 2003 and the worst year overall since 2009, the executive outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.
The Chicago company said AI-related cuts to white-collar technology jobs led the way in a 175% surge from 55,597 layoffs in October 2024 and a 183% jump from 54,064 in September.”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/nov/6/us-employers-announced-october-layoffs-22-years-report/


Job openings in October slumped to the lowest level since February 2021, Indeed measure shows.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/04/job-openings-in-october-slumped-to-the-lowest-level-since-early-february-indeed-measure-shows.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


TACO TIME
Trump, in shift, acknowledges Americans are paying "something" for tariffs.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-shift-acknowledges-americans-are-paying-something-tariffs-2025-11-06/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Stung by MAGA election losses, Trump says “affodability” is a Democratic “con job.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/trump-affordability-election-voters-00640823

…but two days later he’s says he wants to make affordability his issue.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/politics/affordability-trump-gop-analysis

Finally, Trump orders more Venezuela briefings for Congress.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/03/trump-venezuela-briefings-congress?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


GOP senators assail Trump Pentagon pick in rare show of disunity.
“Republican senators, in a remarkable display of intraparty conflict Tuesday, chastised one of President Donald Trump’s nominees to help lead the Pentagon’s policy office, repeatedly accusing him and other top officials there of stonewalling Congress.
Austin Dahmer, who has held a prominent position in the office in an acting capacity, was sharply questioned during his confirmation hearing about the administration’s commitment to Ukraine, its impending withdrawal of a U.S. Army brigade from Romania and what lawmakers said was a paucity of information being shared with the Senate Armed Services Committee broadly on several vital matters of national security.”
https://apple.news/ArOVJiAY6QvOuloLMA8pdhA


Trump’s Tough Day at Supreme Court Puts Tariffs in Jeopardy.
“President Trump’s global tariffs ran headlong into a skeptical Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices across the spectrum expressing doubt that a 1970s emergency-powers law could be read to provide the president unilateral authority to remake the international economy and collect billions of dollars in import taxes without explicit congressional approval.
But even if the court strikes down the tariffs Trump initiated on his self-declared Liberation Day last April, the justices gave little indication how they might unwind the president’s signature economic policy and favorite diplomatic tool. That left unclear whether previously paid duties would be refunded or whether Congress could be invited to step in, perhaps by ratifying the levies retroactively.“
https://apple.news/AqyBqefK_RxO3zsudNKv-ww


45 American economists say in Supreme Court brief: Trump's tariff math doesn't add up.
“That assessment, which reflects what a leading textbook on international trade calls a "virtually complete consensus among economists," should be of more than passing interest to the justices as they weigh the legality of Trump's tariffs. It goes to the heart of the powers Trump is asserting under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act .
One question for the Supreme Court is whether the act, a 1977 law that does not mention import taxes and has never before been used to impose them, gives the president any tariff authority at all . Assuming it does, another question is whether the law empowers him to completely rewrite the tariff schedule approved by Congress — a proposition that three lower courts have rejected.”
https://apple.news/A0tzhNlVJSxKSrkU6LMr1DA


Tariff-Paying Firms Line Up in Court to Get Paid If Trump Loses.
“The complaint seeks to certify a class of companies that imported products from China or the European Union, with high stakes for potential refunds. The administration estimates the government will collect close to $500 billion in tariff revenue in the current fiscal year.
Since the Supreme Court earlier this year limited the authority of judges to impose what are known as “universal” injunctions that apply beyond the parties that sued, class action cases have been seen as a way to accomplish the same goal. More than $100 million could be at stake.”
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/11/05/846545.htm


Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey.
“A federal judge in the Trump administration’s prosecution of James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, on Wednesday blasted President Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, for taking an “indict first, investigate second” approach to the case.”
…
“The flashpoint was the Justice Department’s failure to turn over communications it had seized from a confidant of Mr. Comey’s, Daniel C. Richman, a law professor at Columbia University, as part of an internal investigation of leaks in the Russia case during the first Trump administration.”


Feds Drop Case Against Man Accused of Injuring Greg Bovino’s Groin.
“The man who federal agents accused of dealing Greg Bovino a groin injury from which the Border Patrol commander purportedly needed two weeks to recover will no longer face charges after prosecutors on Monday moved to drop their case against him.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/feds-drop-case-against-man-accused-of-injuring-greg-bovinos-groin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email


Lawsuit dismissed against J. Ann Selzer, Des Moines Register over presidential poll.
https://www.kcrg.com/2025/11/06/lawsuit-dismissed-against-j-ann-selzer-over-presidential-poll/


Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/dc-sandwich-guy-verdict-rcna242142


Judge orders improvements at a Chicago immigration facility after claims of inhumane conditions.
“‘People shouldn’t be sleeping next to overflowing toilets,’ judge says in order requesting status report by Friday.”
https://apple.news/AJiT2aqxUSGmN7hFtCenWxg


Arrest by federal immigration agents at Chicago day care sparks outrage.
“"They didn't just walk in chasing one person. They went into multiple rooms, asking and looking for teachers while children were present," the congresswoman said. "This is an agency that has gone rogue and it's an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything."
Maria Guzman, a parent of a child at the facility, said DHS' actions amount to "domestic terrorism."
https://apple.news/A1Qq5IIOERSC4mtjBVWS90A


FBI urges ICE to ID themselves as criminals impersonate officers.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5590694-fbi-ice-masks-dhs/


Trump administration is sued over student loan forgiveness changes for public servants.
“States, nonprofits and unions joined forces in two separate lawsuits to halt the Trump administration’s restrictions affecting public servants.”
https://apple.news/AxvA5EGPGTkSJYduHal8DPw


House Democrats press DOJ for details on Epstein co-conspirators probe that was "inexplicably killed"
“Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, is seeking documents from the Justice Department on its move earlier this year to end the investigation into alleged co-conspirators of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
"I write to demand an explanation for why DOJ has abandoned the women and girls abused by Mr. Epstein, Ms. Maxwell, and their co-conspirators, fired or cut off career prosecutors from the case, and ceased its investigation into one of the largest sex trafficking rings in history," Raskin wrote in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, which was first obtained by CBS News.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey-epstein-co-conspirators-house-democrats-jamie-raskin/


Sinclair, Whose ABC Stations Boycotted Jimmy Kimmel, Reports Q3 Revenue Decline of 16% and Swings to Net Loss.
“Kimmel has not specifically apologized to the Kirk family or offered a donation to Turning Point USA.
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, said in an interview this week with Fox News’ Jesse Watters that Sinclair execs had reached out to her to ask if she wanted Sinclair to try to elicit an apology from Kimmel or if she wanted to appear on “a show.” According to Erika Kirk, she declined Sinclair’s offers.”
https://archive.ph/UyzP1#selection-2061.2-2065.249


For funsies!: Trump Adds Ugly Gold Sign So No One Misses ‘The Oval Office’.
“But photos taken on Wednesday revealed that Donald Trump soothed his (very warranted) Election Day jitters by hanging a sign that says “The Oval Office” in giant gold letters just outside the door to the “room where it happens.
As you can see, the sign is currently just three sheets of printer paper taped to the wall. But don’t get your hopes up about Trump rethinking his plans to add some “Live, Laugh, Love”–style lettering to the walls of the People’s House.”
*He also more gold-painted embellishments to his “Presidential Walk of Fame.”
https://apple.news/A5-RXy569Squ9eM1no04M0w


MAGA Senator Busted Creeping on Dems’ Cars.
“A MAGA senator admitted he’d snooped on his Democratic colleagues’ cars in a startling Senate committee hearing confession that was immediately condemned as “creepy.”
Former car salesman turned Ohio Republican Senator Bernie Moreno revealed that he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers (VINs) for cars belonging to his Democratic colleagues Wednesday as the Senate Commerce Committee was questioning Ryan McCormack, President Donald Trump’s nominee for an undersecretary role at Transportation.
“Would it surprise you that I got the VIN numbers of every one of my Democrat colleagues’ vehicles and found that none of them bought any of the additional safety technologies on their cars?” Moreno asked. His argument was that this undermines the Democrats’ push to mandate additional driver assistance technology in cars.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/senate-meeting-erupts-into-stalking-shouting-match/


Trump Ozempic announcement full on disaster:

First, Dr. Oz Proclaims Americans Could Lose '135 Billion Pounds' by Midterm Elections with New Weight Loss Drug Pricing, except the Daily Show and Steven Colbert poined out that that If Americans were to lose a collective 135 billion pounds, it would mean each American would lose about 393 pounds.
https://people.com/dr-oz-proclaims-americans-could-lose-135-billion-pounds-by-midterm-elections-with-new-weight-loss-drug-pricing-11845857

…Then a man, reportedly on Ozempic, collapses and a photo of Trump standing idly by goes viral.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/wild-picture-donald-trump-someone-190431601.html

…Then Dr. Oz rushes into to defend slack-jawed Trump, saying he was comforting the man’s wife by phone.
https://www.newsweek.com/man-passed-out-collapse-oval-office-update-trump-11010528


Former Republican Senator Jeff Flake believes the great GOP migration has begun.
In politics, migrations rarely happen all at once. They start quietly — one or two members of a herd moving toward safer ground while the rest pretend not to notice. But once the wind really changes, the movement becomes unmistakable. I believe that a migration has begun within the Republican Party.
https://apple.news/AetWyNlVUTUKphQtEk2pWpg


Donald Trump’s Approval Rating ‘Down There With the Titanic’—Analyst.
“Speaking on CNN Thursday, Enten said Trump's approval rating was at "his term two lows" and "down there with the Titanic" with pollsters putting his approval rating at between -12 and -26 percentage points.
He added that those who disapproved of Trump went on to vote against Republican candidates in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections on Tuesday, meaning Trump's approval rating matters to the GOP more broadly.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trumps-approval-rating-down-there-with-the-titanic-analyst-11008768

Anonymous wrote:So many BIGLY losses tonight. My next list is already loooong…

Where are you OP?!

So many BIGLY losses tonight. My next list is already loooong…

Anonymous wrote:Okay, this one is the culprit and is SO appalling that the text I quoted is blocked…so you’ll have to read it yourself.

The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi.
https://apple.news/AiEaz590ySTK4U4y3naUbFw

Wait, wtf? So anyone who wasn't sympathetic enough to Charlie Kirk being shot should be canceled and even fired from their job. However, "reasonable people" can disagree about whether Hitler was good????

OMG.

Anonymous wrote:Okay, this one is the culprit and is SO appalling that the text I quoted is blocked…so you’ll have to read it yourself.

The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi.
https://apple.news/AiEaz590ySTK4U4y3naUbFw

So now the right is willing to admit they have a Nazi problem.

Okay, this one is the culprit and is SO appalling that the text I quoted is blocked…so you’ll have to read it yourself.

The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi.
https://apple.news/AiEaz590ySTK4U4y3naUbFw

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover.
“Since early September, 43 percent of tickets remained unsold for the typical production. That means that, at most, 57 percent of tickets were sold for the typical production — and some tickets may have been “comps,” which are given away, often to staff members or the press. That compares with 93 percent sold or comped in fall 2024 and 80 percent in fall 2023.”
https://apple.news/AZdploo7oSpOoriLzqRE_Xg


Latter-day Saints are having fewer children. Church officials are taking note.
“Catholic University of America demographer Stephen Cranneycrunched the numbers on the religion’s families. In 2008, about 70% of Latter-day Saint women ages 18-45 had at least one child at home. In 2022, that number was 59%, a rate of decline mirrored in the American population at large.”
https://apple.news/AswGVLfs2QwuVR3rtaDD4_g


Listeria outbreak surfaces after Trump’s CDC cut key program—causing 6 deaths and 25 hospitalizations.
“Despite the danger a listeria outbreak can pose to the public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in July significantly scaled back the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, or FoodNet, which monitors for foodborne illnesses.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/10/31/2351467/-Listeria-outbreak-surfaces-after-Trump-s-CDC-cuts-key-program


New warning signs emerge for Lindsey Halligan’s effort to prosecute Trump’s foes.
“The rulings against the three interim U.S. attorneys point to the likelihood, legal experts say, that Halligan’s high-profile prosecutions of Comey and James could collapse alongside her own appointment. That’s because the judges concluded that despite the invalid appointments, the prosecutions brought by those disqualified U.S. attorneys could survive because — unlike the Halligan-led prosecutions — they were also approved by career prosecutors who were validly appointed.”
https://apple.news/Ayl6IburlQwW5nsgsQBGXVg


Home sellers in the lower half of the US, also known as the Sun Belt, are the most desperate in the country—Report.
“Housing markets in the Midwest and Northeast, on the other hand, are going strong. Inventory in those parts of the country remains tight, and prices are up. Homes are selling at a brisker pace than in the rest of the US.”
https://apple.news/AurYqZgdYTBy56-TE7SMaXQ


Home Turnover Rate Hits Lowest Level in 30 Years—Due to Economic Insecurity.
“Only 28 out of every 1,000 U.S. homes changed hands between January and September 2025, the real estate brokerage reported, the lowest rate since at least the early-mid 1990s.”
https://www.newsweek.com/home-turnover-rate-hits-lowest-level-in-30-years-10981074


Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules.
“That’s because the Trump administration is rewriting the disability eligibility rules, ostensibly to modernize the program, in ways that will make it even harder for aging blue-collar workers like Tincher to get benefits. Hundreds of thousands just like him would become ineligible for aid.
These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Trump’s most loyal supporters in red states. Most affected would be 50- to 60-year-olds without a high school or college education who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work. The five states where the highest proportions of people rely on these benefits are West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama. Unlike New York, California and a few others, these states do not have their own disability insurance programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states


Kash Patel’s Halloween Terror Plot Claim Disputed by Michigan Lawyer.
“Amir Makled, who represents a 20-year-old Dearborn man still in custody, said federal authorities have provided few details but, based on his review, there was no credible plan for violence. “I don’t know where this hysteria and this fearmongering came from,” Makled said.
…
“Makled described the suspects as gamers, all male U.S. citizens ranging in age from 16 to 20. “If these young men were on forums that they should not have been on or things of that nature, then we’ll have to wait and see,” he said. “But I don’t believe that there’s anything illegal about any of the activity they were doing.”
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patels-halloween-terror-plot-claim-disputed-by-michigan-lawyer-10977892


‘60 Minutes’ Airing Edited Version of Donald Trump Interview Under Scrutiny.
“After one exchange about crime in Washington, D.C., Trump told O’Donnell: “You don't have to use that one.”
Later, he said: “Actually 60 Minutes paid me a lotta money. And you don’t have to put this on, because I don’t wanna embarrass you.”
Trump has been friendlier toward CBS since the takeover of its parent company by new Paramount CEO David Ellison, the son of wealthy supporter Larry Ellison, saying it has "great potential."
…
“Sean Spicer, Trump’s first White House press secretary in his first term, wrote on X: ‘Paramount paid President Trump $16 million for editing a Kamala interview in order to influence the outcome of the election. Then they edited an hour and 13 minute 60 Minutes  interview with him to 27 minutes.....how much this time?”
https://www.newsweek.com/60-minutes-edited-version-donald-trump-interview-under-scrutiny-10980767


Nuclear Testing Update: Energy Secretary Walks Back Trump’s Comments.
“Wright told Fox News' Peter Doocy that people wouldn't see explosions or anything similar to previous nuclear tests carried out in the United States, saying, “I think the tests we’re talking about right now are system tests. These are not nuclear explosions. These are what we call non-critical explosions.”
Wright elaborated that such tests involve “all the other parts of a nuclear weapon to make sure they deliver the appropriate geometry and they set up the nuclear explosion,” but do not include actual atomic detonations.”
https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-testing-update-energy-secretary-clarifies-trumps-comments-10978788


Erika Kirk and JD Vance's photos from TPUSA Ole Miss event go viral; the hug and JD’s remarks about his hopes for his wife Usha to become a Christian spark reactions.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/erika-kirk-and-jd-vances-photos-from-ole-miss-tpusa-event-go-viral-spark-reactions-101761858836400-amp.html


US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship.
“A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked part of an executive order from Republican U.S. President Donald Trump, ruling that the president cannot require voters to show passports or similar documents as proof of citizenship before voting.
Several lawsuits have challenged the president's March 25 executive order, a sweeping order aimed at overhauling federal elections, and courts had already temporarily blocked it from going into effect. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., was the first to reach a final ruling against the executive order.”
https://apple.news/AOPHDLB0IQ3WKxVarvHUk6Q


Cringe: JD Vance Dresses Up as Viral 'Fat JD' Meme for Halloween: 'Remember to Say Thank You'.
https://people.com/jd-vance-dresses-up-as-viral-fat-jd-meme-for-halloween-11841703

Today will be in 2-3 posts because I have a bad link in one entry and keep getting blocked…

Trump's push to abolish the Senate filibuster hits immediate Republican resistance.
“Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who has said he would resign from the Senate on the same day if Republicans abolish the filibuster, said he doesn’t expect it to be nixed. He noted that Trump also called on the GOP to eliminate the 60-vote threshold during his first presidential term in order to pass his agenda.
“We stood firm there,” Tillis said earlier this month. “I can’t imagine anybody changing now.”
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, said he “would not be” in favor of weakening the legislative filibuster to pass the funding bill.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna241119


Trump Reluctantly Agrees To Pay For Food Stamps ‘If’ He Gets ‘Appropriate’ Court Guidance — As He Throws Great Gatsby Blowout.
“Shortly after the ruling, Trump posted a lengthy rant on the rulings even as he was preparing to welcome guests to a party modeled on the epitome of obscene wealth. Trump wrote that he would delay paying the benefits until his lawyers could “ask the Court to clarify how we can legally fund SNAP as soon as possible” and would do so only “If we are given the appropriate legal direction by the Court.”
https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/trump-rants-about-paying-food-stamps-if-he-gets-appropriate-guidance-from-court-as-he-throws-great-gatsby-blowout/amp/


"A taste of their own medicine": Blue states go digital against Trump’s shutdown.
“Pennsylvania posted their own statement nearly echoing some of the federal government’s format: “Because Republicans in Washington D.C., failed to pass a federal budget, causing the federal government shutdown, November 2025 SNAP benefits cannot be paid.”
What makes these announcements notable is their tone and timing. Many federal government websites and social media accounts have blamed Democrats for the shutdown, but Democratic states are using their platforms to highlight the human consequences of the impasse, effectively holding the Trump administration accountable in plain sight. The messaging is straightforward, factual, and just slightly cheeky — a digital “taste of their own medicine.”
https://apple.news/AQx2Fs6WrQWu2qjxmJ6_8Ig


Home Heating Aid Threatened as Government Shutdown Continues.
“Some families across the country learned last week that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) they have relied on may not pay out in the coming weeks as funds start to run dry.”
https://www.newsweek.com/home-heating-aid-threatened-government-shutdown-continues-10978657


Majority of Voters Blame Republicans More Than Democrats for Shutdown: Poll.
“52 percent believe Republicans and the president are more to blame for the government shutdown, while 42 percent say Democrats. The percentage of voters who point fingers at the Democrats is the highest for the party in NBC News polling over the past three decades.
The poll also found that over one third of participants, 34 percent, say they or someone in their family has been affected by the shutdown, specifically in terms of employment, services, and benefits. That’s the highest share recorded by NBC News in its polling on government shutdowns dating back to 1995.”
https://www.newsweek.com/majority-of-voters-blame-republicans-more-than-democrats-for-shutdown-poll-10978592

Anonymous wrote:

As they say: you don’t bring a knife to a gun fight.

Anonymous wrote:Community rallied against MAGA councilman who tried to ban the pride flag. The result was shocking—People tore "MAGA Mike Munzing" apart for hours. It worked.
“A marathon city council meeting in Orange County, California, ended in the early hours of Thursday morning last week with a dramatic victory for free speech advocates.
Right-wing city council member Mike Munzing, known among his opponents as “MAGA Mike,” lured a standing-room-only audience to council chambers Wednesday night with his proposal to ban all flags on city property in the town of Aliso Viejo, nestled just east of seaside Laguna Beach, with one exception: the American flag.
…
At the proposal’s introduction, the MAGA loyalist was joined by two other far-right members on the five-person council in support. By the end of the six-hour meeting, MAGA Mike’s Pride flag ban was literally in tatters: Munzing himself shredded the document in a fit of red-faced rage.
Over several hours of testimony extending well past midnight, 164 people spoke in opposition to the proposal, eviscerating Munzing and his allies as “mean,” “small,” “ignorant,” and “pathetic.”
https://apple.news/ABKhaa9dzRASbpKJSzSsXpw


Boycott strategy is working—Yale study.
“the researchers find, Tesla would have sold as many as 1.25 million more cars in the past three years had Musk behaved differently. This is equivalent to roughly 83 percent of Tesla’s actual sales during this period, meaning the company could have nearly doubled its sales had its CEO not alienated its heavily Democratic customer base.”
…
“When Target announced it was scrapping its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in response to Trump’s executive orders in January, it got hit by a liberal boycott campaign which Target’s own executive admitted had damaged sales — forcing them to release a PR statement about its “unwavering” support for diversity as damage control.
More recently, ABC/Disney’s decision to cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live! led to a concerted and effective Disney+ cancellation campaign — driving the rate of cancellations to double its typical monthly average. Disney insiders told Reuters that these subscription cancellations played at least some role in Kimmel’s eventual reinstatement.”
https://apple.news/AMjweh61BRlOH4WThv46a7Q


Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states.
“A federal judge on Thursday indicated she would probably order the Trump administration to use reserves to partially fund food assistance for about 42 million Americans in November, potentially delaying a complete cutoff in benefits during the government shutdown.”
https://apple.news/ATv3d4ATVSliIk2t3KwUrLg


The Shutdown Is Now Coming for Your Airport’s VIP Security Lane.
“Exclusive screening lanes for Delta One customers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport aren’t currently active, Delta Air Lines confirmed. These lanes normally allow passengers who buy pricey Delta One airfare for international flights from those airports to bypass the standard security checkpoints.”
https://apple.news/A2zP8_9j9Tm2145VpHtb8Aw


MAGA Stars Turn on Johnson in Heated Strategy Call.
“The list of Republicans frustrated with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy of ensuring congress doesn’t do anything while the government is shutdown is growing.
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw expressed concern about how the House could make up for all the time it’s spent in recess, according to Axios reporting from a conference call between Republican lawmakers Tuesday.”
…
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley, 40, of California also expressed frustration with the House being closed during the shutdown, according to sources on the call. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said Republicans should be negotiating with Democrats on Obamacare after the call.”
https://apple.news/A9bWXzxyJTOSfEAqrQRaxag


TACO Time: Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea.
“Trump has outward confidence that the grounds for a deal are in place, but previous negotiations with China this year in Geneva, Switzerland and London had a start-stop quality to them. The initial promise of progress has repeatedly given way to both countries seeking a better position against the other.
“The proposed deal on the table fits the pattern we’ve seen all year: short-term stabilization dressed up as strategic progress,” said Craig Singleton, senior director of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Both sides are managing volatility, calibrating just enough cooperation to avert crisis while the deeper rivalry endures.””
https://apple.news/AW7aEBNTqTVOuhTl-_1dixQ


Trump administration videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, an analysis found.
“The Department of Homeland Security posted a swaggering montage to social media in August declaring it had triumphed in its takeover of Washington, D.C. It showed footage of federal agents fighting what a DHS official called a “battle for the soul of our nation” and working “day and night to arrest, detain and deport vicious criminals from our nation’s capital.”
There was one problem. Several of the clips had been recorded during unrelated operations months earlier, in Los Angeles and West Palm Beach, Florida. The official’s sound bite about deportations in D.C. played over a clip from May showing detainees on a Coast Guard boat off the coast of Nantucket, the Massachusetts island 400 miles away.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/10/29/trump-administration-misleading-videos/


Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases—Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers where they are shielded from protestors.
“Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, moved out of her D.C. apartment building and into the home designated for the Coast Guard commandant on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, across the river from the capital, after the Daily Mail described where she lived. Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live on “Generals’ Row” at Fort McNair, an Army enclave along the Anacostia River, according to officials from the State and Defense Departments. (Rubio spent one recent evening assembling furniture that had been delivered to the house that day.)”
https://apple.news/As1mD_5JLSnG2iz9U6EGTkA


Trump health official ousted after allegedly giving himself a fake title—Steven Hatfill had a notable history before his abrupt ouster.
“For his part, Hatfill told The New York Times that his ouster was part of “a coup to overthrow M. Kennedy,” referring to anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Further, Hatfill said the coup was being orchestrated by Matt Buckham, Kennedy’s chief of staff, though Hatfill didn’t provide any explanation of how his ouster was evidence of that.”
…
“
While Hatfill was not a particularly prominent member of the Trump administration, his role—and now ouster—is notable for several reasons. Most recently, he was seen as a driving force in Kennedy’s decision to cancel $500 million in federal grants for developing mRNA vaccines against future pandemic threats.”
https://apple.news/ATiviNFAlT9SYjW8AajbnTA


Federal judges allow NC redistricting opponents to add the new 1st District to their lawsuit.
“Two groups who sued over congressional and legislative districts two years ago asked the federal judges to allow them to amend their complaints to include the new 1st District, whose boundaries legislative Republicans approved last week.
One group of plaintiffs includes Common Cause, the North Carolina NAACP, and individual voters. The other lawsuit was filed on behalf of nearly two dozen Black and Latino voters.
Republicans redrew the district at the behest of President Donald Trump, who is seeking to maximize Republican U.S. House wins in the midterm election.”
https://apple.news/ANZygxPFcSjObc5eTDAc4Pw


Donald Trump suffers another legal blow in mass firings push.
“A federal judge in California has indefinitely extended a nationwide order blocking the Donald Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs of federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown.”
https://apple.news/ADW1tA593SyW_VLcXt0MT4A


Colorado sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ move to Alabama.
“Colorado's attorney general sued President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday for moving U.S. Space Command's headquarters to Alabama, calling the decision unconstitutional retaliation for the Democratic state's vote-by-mail practices.”
https://apple.news/A6gVLXMBeSQ2rqKXMrN2BAA


10 richest people are $500B wealthier this year thanks to AI boom—They gained $45 billion on Monday alone, and are now worth about $2.5 trillion as a group.
https://apple.news/Am4_v1hGRSY-P-UvU3ykmtQ


FAFO: Iowa state revenue fell 8.1% in fiscal year 2025, nonpartisan agency report finds.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/06/iowa-state-revenue-fell-8-1-in-fiscal-year-2025-nonpartisan-agency-report-finds/


General Motors Lays Off Workers at Ohio Site Trump Pledged To Save.
“An Ohio battery plant owned by General Motors and once championed by President Donald Trump as symbolizing his American manufacturing revival is laying off hundreds of workers amid a slump in demand for electric vehicles.”
…
“As GM noted, the layoffs reflect recent declines in electric vehicle demand following the elimination of the $7,500 consumer tax credits implemented during Joe Biden’s presidency as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Following Trump's signing of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" in July, the incentives were ended for purchases made after September 30.”
https://www.newsweek.com/general-motors-lays-off-workers-ohio-trump-save-lordstown-michigan-10964364


Chipotle shares plunge as investors chew on tariffs, weak spending—Shares on track for worst day since July 2012.
https://apple.news/AX-wcHrRTTWi2Rr9Go50VUg


Etsy taps insider as CEO, forecasts softer core sales amid tariff woes—shares, which have gained about 40% so far this year, were down nearly 7% in early trading, after the company also forecast muted gross merchandise sales (GMS) - a key metric - for the fourth quarter.
https://apple.news/AqpGAyY2BRGeNuOJPo_P-IA


LOL: Trump seeks to erase his felon status with appeal in NY court citing Supreme Court immunity ruling. (And here we thought he loved his mugshot!)
“The president argues a 2024 SCOTUS decision invalidates his conviction for 34 felonies.”
https://apple.news/AuSHSDHNqRfyfKWs1Xd2mfg


MAGA singles are looking for love in Washington. It’s a challenge.
“The politics of trying to find a partner in an overwhelmingly liberal city can be tricky: “My partner can’t think I’m a fascist. That’s crazy.””
…
““I felt like, being in conservative politics, there would be more, like, masculine men in the conservative movement,” Housley says, “and I find that a lot of them aren’t as masculine as I would have hoped.”
https://apple.news/A8m_TvX00Ta-aHUnVSXeYxA

These summaries are fantastic!

But I have to say the lack of masculine men in the MAGA dating pool is super funny.

Community rallied against MAGA councilman who tried to ban the pride flag. The result was shocking—People tore "MAGA Mike Munzing" apart for hours. It worked.
“A marathon city council meeting in Orange County, California, ended in the early hours of Thursday morning last week with a dramatic victory for free speech advocates.
Right-wing city council member Mike Munzing, known among his opponents as “MAGA Mike,” lured a standing-room-only audience to council chambers Wednesday night with his proposal to ban all flags on city property in the town of Aliso Viejo, nestled just east of seaside Laguna Beach, with one exception: the American flag.
…
At the proposal’s introduction, the MAGA loyalist was joined by two other far-right members on the five-person council in support. By the end of the six-hour meeting, MAGA Mike’s Pride flag ban was literally in tatters: Munzing himself shredded the document in a fit of red-faced rage.
Over several hours of testimony extending well past midnight, 164 people spoke in opposition to the proposal, eviscerating Munzing and his allies as “mean,” “small,” “ignorant,” and “pathetic.”
https://apple.news/ABKhaa9dzRASbpKJSzSsXpw


Boycott strategy is working—Yale study.
“the researchers find, Tesla would have sold as many as 1.25 million more cars in the past three years had Musk behaved differently. This is equivalent to roughly 83 percent of Tesla’s actual sales during this period, meaning the company could have nearly doubled its sales had its CEO not alienated its heavily Democratic customer base.”
…
“When Target announced it was scrapping its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in response to Trump’s executive orders in January, it got hit by a liberal boycott campaign which Target’s own executive admitted had damaged sales — forcing them to release a PR statement about its “unwavering” support for diversity as damage control.
More recently, ABC/Disney’s decision to cancel Jimmy Kimmel Live! led to a concerted and effective Disney+ cancellation campaign — driving the rate of cancellations to double its typical monthly average. Disney insiders told Reuters that these subscription cancellations played at least some role in Kimmel’s eventual reinstatement.”
https://apple.news/AMjweh61BRlOH4WThv46a7Q


Judge says she’ll likely order Trump administration to send SNAP funds to states.
“A federal judge on Thursday indicated she would probably order the Trump administration to use reserves to partially fund food assistance for about 42 million Americans in November, potentially delaying a complete cutoff in benefits during the government shutdown.”
https://apple.news/ATv3d4ATVSliIk2t3KwUrLg


The Shutdown Is Now Coming for Your Airport’s VIP Security Lane.
“Exclusive screening lanes for Delta One customers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport aren’t currently active, Delta Air Lines confirmed. These lanes normally allow passengers who buy pricey Delta One airfare for international flights from those airports to bypass the standard security checkpoints.”
https://apple.news/A2zP8_9j9Tm2145VpHtb8Aw


MAGA Stars Turn on Johnson in Heated Strategy Call.
“The list of Republicans frustrated with House Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy of ensuring congress doesn’t do anything while the government is shutdown is growing.
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw expressed concern about how the House could make up for all the time it’s spent in recess, according to Axios reporting from a conference call between Republican lawmakers Tuesday.”
…
Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley, 40, of California also expressed frustration with the House being closed during the shutdown, according to sources on the call. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said Republicans should be negotiating with Democrats on Obamacare after the call.”
https://apple.news/A9bWXzxyJTOSfEAqrQRaxag


TACO Time: Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea.
“Trump has outward confidence that the grounds for a deal are in place, but previous negotiations with China this year in Geneva, Switzerland and London had a start-stop quality to them. The initial promise of progress has repeatedly given way to both countries seeking a better position against the other.
“The proposed deal on the table fits the pattern we’ve seen all year: short-term stabilization dressed up as strategic progress,” said Craig Singleton, senior director of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. “Both sides are managing volatility, calibrating just enough cooperation to avert crisis while the deeper rivalry endures.””
https://apple.news/AW7aEBNTqTVOuhTl-_1dixQ


Trump administration videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, an analysis found.
“The Department of Homeland Security posted a swaggering montage to social media in August declaring it had triumphed in its takeover of Washington, D.C. It showed footage of federal agents fighting what a DHS official called a “battle for the soul of our nation” and working “day and night to arrest, detain and deport vicious criminals from our nation’s capital.”
There was one problem. Several of the clips had been recorded during unrelated operations months earlier, in Los Angeles and West Palm Beach, Florida. The official’s sound bite about deportations in D.C. played over a clip from May showing detainees on a Coast Guard boat off the coast of Nantucket, the Massachusetts island 400 miles away.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2025/10/29/trump-administration-misleading-videos/


Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases—Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers where they are shielded from protestors.
“Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, moved out of her D.C. apartment building and into the home designated for the Coast Guard commandant on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, across the river from the capital, after the Daily Mail described where she lived. Both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live on “Generals’ Row” at Fort McNair, an Army enclave along the Anacostia River, according to officials from the State and Defense Departments. (Rubio spent one recent evening assembling furniture that had been delivered to the house that day.)”
https://apple.news/As1mD_5JLSnG2iz9U6EGTkA


Trump health official ousted after allegedly giving himself a fake title—Steven Hatfill had a notable history before his abrupt ouster.
“For his part, Hatfill told The New York Times that his ouster was part of “a coup to overthrow M. Kennedy,” referring to anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Further, Hatfill said the coup was being orchestrated by Matt Buckham, Kennedy’s chief of staff, though Hatfill didn’t provide any explanation of how his ouster was evidence of that.”
…
“
While Hatfill was not a particularly prominent member of the Trump administration, his role—and now ouster—is notable for several reasons. Most recently, he was seen as a driving force in Kennedy’s decision to cancel $500 million in federal grants for developing mRNA vaccines against future pandemic threats.”
https://apple.news/ATiviNFAlT9SYjW8AajbnTA


Federal judges allow NC redistricting opponents to add the new 1st District to their lawsuit.
“Two groups who sued over congressional and legislative districts two years ago asked the federal judges to allow them to amend their complaints to include the new 1st District, whose boundaries legislative Republicans approved last week.
One group of plaintiffs includes Common Cause, the North Carolina NAACP, and individual voters. The other lawsuit was filed on behalf of nearly two dozen Black and Latino voters.
Republicans redrew the district at the behest of President Donald Trump, who is seeking to maximize Republican U.S. House wins in the midterm election.”
https://apple.news/ANZygxPFcSjObc5eTDAc4Pw


Donald Trump suffers another legal blow in mass firings push.
“A federal judge in California has indefinitely extended a nationwide order blocking the Donald Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs of federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown.”
https://apple.news/ADW1tA593SyW_VLcXt0MT4A


Colorado sues Trump administration over Space Command HQ move to Alabama.
“Colorado's attorney general sued President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday for moving U.S. Space Command's headquarters to Alabama, calling the decision unconstitutional retaliation for the Democratic state's vote-by-mail practices.”
https://apple.news/A6gVLXMBeSQ2rqKXMrN2BAA


10 richest people are $500B wealthier this year thanks to AI boom—They gained $45 billion on Monday alone, and are now worth about $2.5 trillion as a group.
https://apple.news/Am4_v1hGRSY-P-UvU3ykmtQ


FAFO: Iowa state revenue fell 8.1% in fiscal year 2025, nonpartisan agency report finds.
https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/10/06/iowa-state-revenue-fell-8-1-in-fiscal-year-2025-nonpartisan-agency-report-finds/


General Motors Lays Off Workers at Ohio Site Trump Pledged To Save.
“An Ohio battery plant owned by General Motors and once championed by President Donald Trump as symbolizing his American manufacturing revival is laying off hundreds of workers amid a slump in demand for electric vehicles.”
…
“As GM noted, the layoffs reflect recent declines in electric vehicle demand following the elimination of the $7,500 consumer tax credits implemented during Joe Biden’s presidency as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. Following Trump's signing of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" in July, the incentives were ended for purchases made after September 30.”
https://www.newsweek.com/general-motors-lays-off-workers-ohio-trump-save-lordstown-michigan-10964364


Chipotle shares plunge as investors chew on tariffs, weak spending—Shares on track for worst day since July 2012.
https://apple.news/AX-wcHrRTTWi2Rr9Go50VUg


Etsy taps insider as CEO, forecasts softer core sales amid tariff woes—shares, which have gained about 40% so far this year, were down nearly 7% in early trading, after the company also forecast muted gross merchandise sales (GMS) - a key metric - for the fourth quarter.
https://apple.news/AqpGAyY2BRGeNuOJPo_P-IA


LOL: Trump seeks to erase his felon status with appeal in NY court citing Supreme Court immunity ruling. (And here we thought he loved his mugshot!)
“The president argues a 2024 SCOTUS decision invalidates his conviction for 34 felonies.”
https://apple.news/AuSHSDHNqRfyfKWs1Xd2mfg


MAGA singles are looking for love in Washington. It’s a challenge.
“The politics of trying to find a partner in an overwhelmingly liberal city can be tricky: “My partner can’t think I’m a fascist. That’s crazy.””
…
““I felt like, being in conservative politics, there would be more, like, masculine men in the conservative movement,” Housley says, “and I find that a lot of them aren’t as masculine as I would have hoped.”
https://apple.news/A8m_TvX00Ta-aHUnVSXeYxA