ZommDad

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Former Pardon Attorney: 2 days after Mr. Blanche was confirmed as Deputy Attorney General, he fired me from my position as a pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a political favor for Trump's friend and it cost me my job. Blanche sent US Marshals to my home in an effort to prevent me from speaking with members of Congress.

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

You’re not the target audience for this, Jesse. You’re not a cynical liberal living in flyover country.

And I know I’m not your target audience either. I’m not an incel living in my parents’ basement.

[Dan Savage @fakedansavage]

Who had the solemn task of closing his eyes and removing his tongue from Donald Trump’s ass?

[NYTPitchbot @DougJBalloon]

Graham Platner’s history of sexual assault proves he does not belong in the US Senate. He belongs on the Supreme Court.

by Susan Collins

[David French @DavidAFrench]

This would be very very interesting.

[Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow]

I have a PhD in political science from Oxford, focused on US foreign policy; worked as a State Dept. official in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Middle East; and wrote a celebrated foreign policy book taught at universities like Princeton. That's why I get geopolitical questions.

[Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell]

Checkmate, Mr. President

[Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ @mercoglianos]

Here is a way to increase jobs for American seafarers. Each of these cruise ships is foreign-flagged and their deck (bridge) and engine-licensed crews are from overseas.

If @RoyalCaribbean, @CarnivalCruise & @CruiseNorwegian want to benefit from American tourists and ports, we should modify the Passenger Vessel Services Act (PVSA) to mandate the employment of a certain % of US licensed crewmembers as part of the operating crew, with commensurate US wages.

This is not referring to the hotel staff, but the ship operating crew, particularly officers, which is a small number.

It will not have a significant impact on the overall costs to the passengers.

[South Baltimore Community Land Trust @BaltimoreSouth]

Minnesota's Mayor is following the lead of residents in working to accelerate transition away from their aging incinerator by 2027...@MayorBMScott @PhyliciaPorter_ @BaltimoreDPW https://t.co/W9dHxXzNcc

[ZommDad @ZommDad]

@IanMWolfe @BaltimorePeace @Natrone86 @DerekFromBmore @Deelahnn @transit_takes The promenade is open in front of the Ritz Carlton, too. No one lingers, not a gathering place, very unwelcoming vibe. But technically, yes, it’s open to the public.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

I made my case for Harris in this article, but it comes down to my love for America, which started when I was growing up in the Soviet Union. Trump hates this country and everything that makes it great for anyone but him. Vote! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/5vsBRLGJfC

[Ron Cassie @ron_cassie]

Took deep-dive into troubled Harborplace three yrs ago. Best redesign idea called for removing Pratt St pavilion and Light St spur, extending a tree-filled McKeldin Plaza into Inner Harbor fold. No one suggested turning the public space into condo towers.
https://t.co/8oBV5EV6Ox

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

How do fascists derail democracy? If you study history (or read Project 2025), it’s almost like there’s a recipe book: goose the economy, abolish unions, privatize what’s public, win the support of tycoons. But at what cost? Mesmerize your base so they don’t care. Blind them with your fear-mongering, lies, and promises. Fascism needs a bold leader…the only one who can fix things…a dictator who has the vision and expects others to follow (including women…whether they like it or not).

I believe that history is indeed speaking to us — and those who refuse to learn from it are doomed to repeat it. To learn how fascism hijacked Germany a century ago, just watch this five-minute clip. If you care about our democracy and love our country, it’s hard to stop watching.

This is an excerpt from my hourlong public television special “The Story of Fascism in Europe,” which is streaming free (and ad-free) at https://t.co/YA10kVH0V8. When I produced it back in 2018, I hoped this day would never come in our country. But November 5th is upon us.

Please share this with anyone in your life who might need a reminder that the stakes are high…and this is very real.

[BarbaraSamuels @BSamuels72]

Not often I find myself in agreement w/ @MartinOMalley. Great cities dont just give away their most valuable & beloved public spaces for private residential development.

[Baltimore Brew @BaltimoreBrew]

Online critic of the Harborplace apartment tower plan said she felt intimidated by an official of @MCBInvests, "Kind of outed or doxxed.” https://t.co/iRQV7s7yBE Meanwhile, @MartinOMalley comes out AGAINST Question F.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

Hey Washington Post, you ready now?

[LeBron James @KingJames]

What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

When you get a Top Secret clearance you have to report any foreign travel, contacts, and relationships you have. If you have regular contact with threat countries like Russia, North Korea, China, Iran, and dozens of others you are grilled on it. If you lie...you lose your clearance. If you develop relationships and don't report them...you lose your clearance. If you have those relationships...you lose your clearance. We have a guy with a TS clearance, overseeing classified contracts, and control of equipment that can literally get our troops killed if turned off...who is friends with our most bitter enemy and doing favors for him undermining our allies...and it seems the GOVERNMENT FUCKING KNOWS ABOUT IT and has done nothing. Do your fucking jobs. When my kid gets killed because Elon flipped off Starlink it will be his blood on your fucking hands because you didn't want to make the billionaire or his insane followers mad at you.

[Stuart Stevens @stuartpstevens]

By deciding not to editorialize, @washingtonpost and @latimes are violating rule 1 of Timothy Snyder's warnings "On Tyranny."

1.
Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.