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#Pitmad #Publishers #Agents From Fear to Fierce 1/3 What if a Risk Manager, two Quality Assurance Inspectors, and one Housewife decided to backpack the High Sierras? Without men. Four middle aged female city folks tackle this task, letting nothing block their goal. Not lack of

Finally, the United States is waking up 🚨 Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize. “If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.” That is not rhetoric. That is the law. And he is putting everyone on notice. This is how a constitutional system is supposed to work. Civilian control. Congressional authority. No freelance militarism because a president feels impulsive or humiliated or bored. Orders that violate the Constitution are not orders. They are illegal commands, and obedience is not a defense. What I like here is the timing. This is not said after the damage is done. It is a preemptive warning. A flare shot into the sky saying: think very carefully before you cross this line. For years, too many people in Washington treated norms as vibes and laws as suggestions. This is a reminder that the system still has teeth if people are willing to use them. And that responsibility does not magically disappear when you put on a uniform. More of this please. Clear boundaries. Plain language. Zero ambiguity. That is how you stop bad ideas before they turn into irreversible disasters.

Next year, Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" will hand $67 BILLION of YOUR taxpayer dollars over to corporations for a single tax break. Why? To "incentivize" research these companies did years ago. Let that sink in. YOUR money being used to boost Amazon's profits even more.

Great Pyrenees on the front, Border collies along the sides, Donkeys in the middle and Blue heelers at the rear.. Dude is NOT messing around on keeping that herd safe!

📸 Both of these photos were taken this weekend. And remember: Jake Tapper and the media have spent the better part of the past year telling the country Joe Biden would be in a wheelchair by now while insisting Donald Trump was some sharp, vigorous eighty year old. They didn’t just get it wrong. They cashed in. Biden was old, competent, and boring, and that didn’t fit their business model. Chaos did. So they boosted Trump, fed the outrage machine, and sold out our democracy for clicks and access. Never forget.

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My God. This @WSJ piece on Trump, Witkoff and Kushner's venality for Russian business deals from which they will personally profit at the price of selling Ukraine into Russian slavery and despair is devastating and ugly. wsj.com/world/russia/r…

Actor John Lithgow on Donald Trump: “Things are getting so grave it’s getting harder and harder to make fun of the subject without feeling like you’re normalizing it. I’m very worried about America. I think it’s a critical moment for democracy on the most basic level”

WSJ with a devastating, intensely-sourced article demonstrating how Trump, Kushner, and Witkoff tried to sellout Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe for money. It's so bad one of our European allies shared evidence of the planned business deals. A must-read. wsj.com/world/russia/r…

ICE is keeping folks' jewelry, passports, valuables. What you need to kn... youtu.be/LE5NE8MlZBI?si… via @YouTube

Kamala Harris laid it down: she voted YES on Proposition 50, because she refuses to let anyone choke off the will of the people. California is fighting fire with fire — democracy depends on it. Vote YES on Prop 50 by mail or in person this Tuesday, November 4. #CAVoteYesProp50

Rescued chimpanzee thanks Jane Goodall by giving her a hug

🚨NEW: Former FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll, who was fired by Trump after refusing to hand over the names of who worked on January 6th cases, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration. RETWEET if you stand with Driscoll against Trump and the corrupt GOP!

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

BREAKING: Congresswoman Maxine Waters just called for Trump’s cabinet to invoke “Article 25” of the Constitution to remove him from office. “Something's wrong with this president!"

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Not unlike the Germans w/Hitler in the 1930s, Americans are in denial about the seriousness of the situation w/Trump, who is an extremely damaged and dangerous human being. Gavin Newsom has no illusions about what's transpiring — and it's fucking chilling.

@DesireeAmerica4 And the kid got a hat

Here's some good news: Catelin Drey won a special election this week to flip a seat blue in the Iowa Senate and break Republicans' supermajority. This seat had been in Republican hands for 13 years. When we are organized and support strong candidates who are focused on the issues that matter, we can win. Let's keep this going.

BREAKING: A state court has allowed a lawsuit claiming Harris votes were not counted in the 2024 election to proceed.