After @katieporteroc.bsky.social called out Sean Duffy for letting private flights fly while canceling commercial flights, WSJ reports some private flights will be canceled for as long as shutdown lasts (which could be a week, even if the House approves this deal). www.wsj.com/business/air... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreihf7mqeecrbqs76w6eioppobptb6mcqtvlqqyibrokh73ic4a4om4

Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski were going to buy 10 jets without engines from Spririt Airlines that Spirit didn't own. www.wsj.com/politics/pol... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreibqgvjykce6xayza3brdorbjp6qhv7ckukqv2dxzk3jgpo65mm46e

What building should AOC name after Nancy Pelosi when she becomes President in 2029?

There should be a German word for white men who cannot conceive of possibility they'll be held accountable for their own actions.

The thing abt minutiae that led to sandwich guy being acquitted (this is fr @mollyroberts.bsky.social's account), is you'll be able to match it side-by-side w/the debate at SCOTUS abt tariffs less than a mile away, that may determine the fate of the Republic. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/sand... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreic6a3dbm5innsfctne425r4rro3bpiqtjeblsezomqlauxcuz5ycu

Govt doesn't want Comey to look at grand jury transcripts. Way to look guilty, guys. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... https://oyster.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:bbp2b224lro3bfnzcqwwnkfo&cid=bafkreieysyxlzory4hh4uua4kcscw4l673g4hxweobp6ekepwvwlwhdfme

It's high time we come up with a nickname for Kash Patel's FBI plane now that we know he's using it for Booty Calls. Suggestions?

Reup: I've added quotes from the transcript in my summary of yesterday's tariff argument at SCOTUS. We're on the Unfuck Stage of Trump's Abuse of Power www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/05/w... We're on the Unfuck Stage of T...

Here's the transcript of today's tariff hearing in SCOTUS. www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen... supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments...