Jordan Gottschalk

Husband, father, physician, Tar Heel, man of odd enthusiasms

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Now the coverup is out in the open. This is far from over.

Everyone involved will have to answer for this. Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, whole admin.

Protecting a bunch of rapists and pedophiles because they have money, power, and connections.

Bondi should resign tonight.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Unfortunately, today’s document release by @AGPamBondi and @DAGToddBlanche grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law that @realDonaldTrump signed just 30 days ago. @RepRoKhanna is correct.

[Ro Khanna @RoKhanna]

The DOJ’s document dump of hundreds of thousands of pages failed to comply with the law authored by @RepThomasMassie and me.

One document, 119 pages of Grand Jury testimony, was completely redacted.

I explain what is missing and what the survivors and their lawyers are still expecting to be released.

[Jessica Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 @JessicaBRiedl]

Going on national TV to announce troop bonuses but then quietly taking it out of their housing allowance fund is so typical of this White House: Totally gimmicky, likely illegal, and ultimately accomplishing nothing.

[Thomas Novelly @TomNovelly]

OVERNIGHT: President Trump’s $1,776 checks for 1.45 million troops announced Wednesday night come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior official confirmed to @DefenseOne.

https://t.co/mGWski9Exl

[Jake Sherman @JakeSherman]

The building is statutorily named the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Congress did not give the board the authority to change the name.

https://t.co/vq4kb5aRZh

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

"And so it was decreed that, each year, the various districts of Panem would offer up, in tribute, one young man and woman to fight to the death in a pageant of honor, courage and sacrifice." (The Hunger Games, 2012)

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Reminder that the Epstein Files are supposed to be released on Friday and every political development that you see between now until then should be viewed with that in mind.

[Matthew Gertz @MattGertz]

There is a 100% chance that the president spent more time reviewing text for these psychotic plaques than he has coming up with a plan to help Americans about to see their health premiums skyrocket.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Inflation is up.

Unemployment is up.

Grocery prices are up.

Electricity costs are up.

And Donald Trump is spending his time doing this bullshit.

[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

A naval blockade is unquestionably an act of war.

A war that the Congress never authorized and the American people do not want.

On Thursday, the House will vote on @RepMcGovern, @RepThomasMassie, and my resolution directing the President to end hostilities with Venezuela.

Every member of the House of Representatives will have the opportunity to decide if they support sending Americans into yet another regime change war.

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Employment growth since April ("Liberation Day"):
United States: +119,000*
Canada: +166,200

* The U.S. number is expected to be revised down.

[Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers]

Payrolls fell -105k in October and rose +64k in November. August and September payrolls were also revised down a total of 33k.

All told, the headline numbers suggest VIRTUALLY NO EMPLOYMENT GROWTH since April ("Liberation day").

Unemployment is now up to 4.6%.

This is a tricky report, so stay tuned.

[Dean Baker @DeanBaker13]

The employment rate for native-born Americans was higher under Biden than it is now, but you fired everyone there who knows arithmetic.

[Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer]

Republicans double the premiums of millions of Americans

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

The US economy is in a hiring recession.

Almost no jobs have been added since April.
Wage gains are slowing.
710,000 more people are unemployed now versus November 2024.

November +64,000 jobs
October -105,000 (impacted by shutdown)
September +108,000
August -26,000
July +72,000
June -13,000
May +19,000

I believe it's a combination of tariff impacts, AI, and cost cutting. Americans are feeling it. #jobs

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Breaking:

The U.S. labor market lost 41,000 jobs over October and November, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.6% — the highest since 2021.

[Alex Kozora @Alex_Kozora]

Hats off to LT Dylan Cook.

- Former college QB
- Undrafted
- Spent years on practice squad, hurt in part of 2024
- First start tonight

And played a great game. #Steelers

[Van Lathan Jr @VanLathan]

I wanna hear the defense of it. I’m beyond being outraged. I just wanna hear the defense.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

About as low as you can go here from the president