Kevin McCarthy has said he wants to "lock in" and extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts, which are set to expire in 2025. Extending those cuts would add a cumulative *$3.5 trillion* to the deficit through 2033, per new U.S. CBO estimates. So much for fiscal responsibility.

Lots of paper, maybe some documents on fire in the dumpster outside the Texas Attorney General's office #txlege

Don’t be fooled….“To treat this like a normal political negotiation, or one where both sides are equally at fault, is to distort reality.” - Norm Ornstein

Last night, one of our Senators voted to default on our debt and send our economy into recession. We cannot afford 6 more years of Ted Cruz.

Think we're being throttled on Twitter -- doing less than a 1/3 of our usual daily traffic on an important news day -- because I put a S*bst*ck link in this thread. Do give us a RT to help us combat that, will you?

For athletes, rest is *part of training*. It isn’t *skipping training*. Replace ‘athletes’ with whatever it is you do and replace ‘training’ with ‘working’.

#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP

PSA once again, if you are breaking the rules of traffic to "be nice", you are an asshole. It is not nice; it is dangerous.

Hoping to crowdsource a little help on a happy project. I was looking to find some of the most uplifting, heartwarming, meaningful replies to my weekly One Good Thing post. Trying to do that alone would take days and days. Hoping some of y’all might want to help. 1/

Why do we always come here?
I guess we'll never know
It's like a kind of torture
To have to watch the show

Did you notice that there was not a Doonesbury in your Sunday Paper (basically any Gannett paper, including the Des Moines Register) here it is! See the thread for all six panels! (1)

At a campaign rally in Georgia, Trump mocked President Biden’s stutter. Again. While Trump gives a new meaning to the term “bully pulpit,” the dim glow of the newsroom has taught this reporter that there are things the media can do when a candidate’s speech turns to vitriol:

Let’s talk Ukraine. There’s a lot of analysis out there that I believe is driven by a fundamental misunderstanding of the way Russia fights wars. Bottom line up front: Russia’s current goals in Ukraine aren’t necessarily victory, at least not in the traditional military

Please be careful if you’re in the path of any of these storms. Already multiple tornado warnings, and it’s expected to get worse as it gets dark. I haven’t seen meteorologists this collectively concerned in a *long* time.

NEW >> Ten retired Generals, Admirals and Sergeant Major: “Harris is the best—and only—candidate who is fit to serve as our commander-in-chief” Trump a “danger to our national security,” “disparages heroes,” “fails to take responsibility” for Taliban deal axios.com/2024/09/09/gen…

741 former high-ranking national security officials (233 general and flag officers) signed letter endorsing Kamala Harris for president. 15 four-star generals, 10 former cabinet secretaries, 10 service secretaries, and Repub leaders who served under Trump. nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announce…

BALLOT BURNING: The Clark Co. auditor said hundreds of ballots were inside the box at the time of the burning, and maybe only a few can be saved. Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after Sunday need to contact the Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY katu.com/news/local/van…

REPOST (+ be following) by Monday, 11/18 for a chance to win this signed Limited Edition Blu-ray of Alan Parker's BIRDY from INDICATOR! I signed both the cover insert & booklet! I'll pick one winner and announce next #ModineMonday! Good luck and thank you to all those who

Hey ExxonMobil , what's with your gas pumps requiring a pin, and no override option? Just so you know, this causes me to take my business elsewhere.

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