When I woke this morning, I did not expect political dam-bursting.

I knew that the House would vote for the Epstein Files bill. And they did, with just one “nay” vote. And earlier today, 47 said he’d sign it as soon as the Senate sent it to his desk, which seemed to confirm expectations that the bill would be delayed or ignored in the Senate. But then the Senate promptly approved it by unanimous consent.

Meanwhile, an Epstein survivor said, “Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.” (Alas, I don’t expect that the disclosures will damage [47] personally, even if there is explicit video of him having sex with a 10-year-old.)

Meanwhile, the 5th circuit US Court of Appeals struck down the Texas gerrymandering of districts, concluding that 47 essentially demanded an illegal racial scheme. (The ruling was written by a judge appointed by the orange felon.)

Meanwhile, the Texas governor declared that CAIR (a non-profit civil rights group, the Council on American-Iran Relations) is a foreign terrorist entity. This has no meaning (other than inciting religious hate) absent federal designation. (Disclosure: I have proudly donated to CAIR in the past.)

Meanwhile, another federal judge struck down another Texas law, ordering removal of displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.

Meanwhile, folks in Charlotte NC shared stories of ICE/CBP terrorism there, which forced schools and shops to close

Meanwhile, USCIS (the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) has unexpectedly cancelled some naturalization ceremonies for approved immigrants.

Meanwhile, “Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25.”

Meanwhile, an ICE contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE.

Meanwhile, 47’s administration is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless by $2 billion. “Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.”

Meanwhile, 47 welcomed MBS, the Saudi leader who orchestrated the torture, murder, and dismemberment of an American journalist. After suggesting that Jamal Khashoggi might have deserved it, 47 responded to a reporter’s question, “Quiet, piggy.” Then, 47 praised the Saudi Crown Prince for his “incredible human rights efforts.”

A pundit commented, “To be fair [MBS] explicitly gave orders for torture and dismemberment with the stipulation Jamal was to remain alive at the end of the process to live his days out knowing MBS did this to him.”

Meanwhile, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU sued the city of San Jose alleging its warrantless ALPR searches for driver locations are unconstitutional. Other cities are cancelling Flock contracts for automated license plate readers. (Disclosure: I have proudly donated to the ACLU & EFF in the past.)

Meanwhile, airlines are shutting down a program that (without consent) aggregated and sold individuals’ flight histories to the government.

Meanwhile ….

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