Republicans are blocking an NDAA provision that would let the Justice Department transfer to Ukraine millions of dollars seized from Russian oligarchs under sanctions. wapo.st/3feDLHs

Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats To Kill United States Congressman
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Five years ago, Trump set a specific standard for 'shockingly' good economic growth.

Coincidentally, the economy under Biden just met that exact same standard.

🔥NEW!: The FEC GOP commissioners are so eager to grease the skids for corporate spending in US elections that they don’t seem to care where the money comes from, including, in a matter just released, money from – I kid you not – *Russian oligarchs.* This is, in a word, alarming. 🧵

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NEW from @vaughnhillyard + me:

How 'mule watchers' evolved from a Truth Social meme into a nationwide ballot drop box patrol

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St. Louis school shooter bought gun from private seller after dealer sale was blocked, police say

An FBI background check stopped the shooter accused of killing two people from buying a gun at a licensed dealer, police said. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…

The proverbial 'room where it happens' these days is not in the White House or the Capitol; it's in the courthouse where Chief Judge Beryl Howell of the D.C. federal trial court presides over all grand jury-related disputes. My latest for Maddow Blog:

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NEW: Judge Jackson warned today that “the dark shadow of tyranny” still threatens democracy, as she issued the second-longest sentence to a Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted Officer Michael Fanone. politico.com/news/2022/10/2…

'Mismatched tallies led to recounts, and occasionally more recounts. Several noted how arduous the process was, with one volunteer lamenting: “I can’t believe it’s two hours to get through 25” ballots.'
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'One group observed by AP found during their first 30 minutes that they had mismatched numbers for eight candidates. A recount took nearly 40 minutes, and two of the recounts still had different outcomes.'
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He was treated for mental illness. The family called police when he started acting out. The school locked the doors.

None of it stopped this.

Why? Because Missouri has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation.

1/ It's a story you need to hear.
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Ah. How nice for them.

Thanks for the kind message! I loved this photo of you, but if you want some tips on squatting to build up those legs, I’m here for you.

In the year since permitless carry became Texas law, some police said they'd seen more guns in the street and spontaneous shootings

“It seems like now there’s been a tipping point where just everybody is armed,' said the sheriff in Houston

nytimes.com/2022/10/26/us/…

The list of folks from Team Trump who've pleaded the Fifth recently keeps growing:
- Kash Patel
- Donald Trump himself
- John Eastman (in two different investigations)
- Eric Trump
- Roger Stone
- Alex Jones
- Jeffrey Clark
- Michael Flynn
- Kelli Ward on.msnbc.com/3SEnfxS

One of the most potent tools autocracy has is learned helplessness. People begin to believe they simply can’t change the reality that has been imposed on them so they stop trying. They adjust. Only a few keep resisting and they pay a heavy price (Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea)

HOWELL has merged my request with a similar request from the Times and is seeking a DOJ response by Nov. 15

As Bannon shrugs at voter-intimidation in Arizona, I'm reminded of the right's hair-on-fire apoplexy over two members of the New Black Panther Party standing outside a polling precinct in Philadelphia. on.msnbc.com/3NdA1ST