Chris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate leadership

Chris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate leadership

Senator Chuck Schumer is facing a challenge to his position as US Senate majority leader from his fellow Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen...

 

Last week the voters sent a loud and clear message: we cannot return to business as usual in Washington. 

We need to meet the moment with a bold agenda to deliver for working people. 

That is why I am running for Senate Majority Leader. - Senator Chris Van Hollen

Schumer also voted against Obama's Iran deal.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Kushner: Russia has agreed to include Europe in Ukraine war talks
• Senate Republican on Vance blaming midterm GOP losses on Iran war: ‘Put down the crack pipe’
• Iran war live: US says shot down 2 drones over Bahrain, denies radar strike
• Chris Van Hollen floats shutdown threat to press Trump to end Iran war
• Eisenkot slams Netanyahu’s ‘racist’ campaign against Palestinian Israelis
• Senior US Soldier Suspected of Spying for Russia Identified
• Critics Charge ICE With Bringing Back ‘Jim Crow’ In New Ad Touting 1950s America
• Immigration raids fueled Latino backlash against Trump, AZ Democrat says
• Sonoma County Releases Emergency Plan for Potential Immigration Raids
• Kansans demand accountability after ICE raids hit local economy
• Sailors in Congress’s medical office reassigned after alleging controlling bosses, unsuitable tasks

Embarrassment in Israel: None of Nvidia’s CEO’s mistresses is a Mossad agent - Reshef

ABDUL EL-SAYED:  "I think you've gotta go after ICE funding. They should not have hundreds of billions of dollars to enable masked men to run around engaging in government kidnapping."

Truth Be Told, He's Not As Stupid As Hegseth
Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) if he’d be “interested” in replacing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as rumors increase about the Republican’s political future.

So it appears Elon has turned off the satellites for Ukraine again. This will lead to more innocent deaths.

When will people realize he basically works for Putin? - Liam Nissan

Zelenskyy being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize might just be the straw that breaks the camel’s back - George Lopez

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump says he would ‘easily’ beat ‘highly overrated’ Obama
• Vance Grappling With Whether 2028 Is ‘His Time’ After Midterms, Allies Tell CNN
• DOJ instructs its agencies to ‘prioritize’ English over all other languages
• Boebert ousted by Laubacher in Colorado House race
• Man accused in WHCA dinner shooting faces new terrorism charge
• Means rocks boat, further straining Trump’s MAHA alliance

When Trump dies I want Obama to tell us. 

Just like he did when Osama Bin Laden was killed. - greendragontavern

Lutnick Has A Likeability Problem. Deservedly So.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly agreed to testify before lawmakers next month as the spotlight on him grows harsher amid Nvidia's (NVDA) turmoil.

Both Democrats and Republicans alike are raising questions about whether Lutnick went too far in protecting Nvidia's push to sell its chips overseas even as the US government was warning about a possible security breach.

We are living in the weirdest times when Atheists have to explain to Christians what Jesus actually taught - WFLAtheism

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Rock The Voter News

• AOC Reveals Haley Stevens Only Hanging with Republicans Since Return to Congress
• Democratic lawmakers face backlash after consecutive legislative missteps
• Democratic Sen.-elect Flanagan backs Van Hollen over Schumer
• Peltola extends lead after new Alaska Senate ballots count
• ‘You Are a F*cking Liar!’ Furious Protester Screams At Jeffries In Wild Moment

798 days left until Trump is out on his fat ass. - Stephen King

Yes, Sir, Things Are A Changin' In Mississippi!
Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-Miss.) pushed back on the idea that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) personally recruited him to run for Senate, saying the people of Mississippi deserve the credit for his upset victory.

I have more sympathy for a homeless person dying on a lonely street than I do for a billionaire having to pay more taxes.

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Business/Tech News

• Scott Bessent Throws Howard Lutnick Right Under the Bus in CNBC Hit
• Supreme Court will consider Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border
• Internal Strife Reported at CBS Over Probe Tying El-Sayed to Muslim Brotherhood
• Fox Brings In Ex-‘Russian Secret Agent’ to Detail How Honeytrap Operations Work
• Microsoft ‘seeing encouraging recovery progress’ in global Outlook, Teams outage

Jensen Huang faced more consequences for a consensual relationship than anyone on the Epstein client list did for their actions. - Speak Truth

Democrat Wins Texas Seat and a Latin Grammy Award!
After defeating Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R) in the Lone Star State’s midterm elections last week, Tejano musician and Texas Rep.-elect Bobby Pulido (D) won his third Latin Grammy on Thursday evening. 

Everyone is all against alcohol and sugar now. But who was there when your life was falling apart? 

It sure wasn’t f--king salad. - Marty Fields

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Odd News

•  Ancient rocks reveal when Earth's tectonic engine 'switched on' 
• South African Fossil Reveals New Species of Early Sauropodomorph Dinosaur
• Sheep on the lam for 45 days roped by 13-year-old cowgirl
• Historic ocean liner SS United States reborn as artificial reef
• Boy found alive after 6 days lost in wilderness: "Grounded for life"

Time To Deflate Photo

I was looking through some old photos and found this from 2002, I'm with a friend on the side of a mountain outside Paraiso, Costa Rica. Good times.

Peace.

Pence Pummels Trump Admin ‘Corruption’ After Midterms, Open to Running in ’28

Pence Pummels Trump Admin ‘Corruption’ After Midterms, Open to Running in ’28
Former Vice President Mike Pence held nothing back on Thursday while sounding off on the Democratic Party’s sweeping midterm wins, squarely placing the blame on his former boss, President Donald Trump.

Mike Pence called proposals to cut Donald Trump's U.S. funding for Israel 'deeply troubling.'

Pence throws monkey wrench into the 2028 election as he will draw moderate Republican voters and some maga voters, too.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Trump

• Hegseth Pins Medal on Soldier Who Berated His Posse for Laughing at Sacred Site
• Trump Orders Vance to Drop Iran Negotiations to Probe Blue State ‘CORRUPTION’
• Trump and Netanyahu Clash in 'Shouting Match from Hell' Over Iran war: Report
• 'He's unfit to serve': ICE Agent accused of killing man in Biddeford sent racist emails to sister
• 'ICE OUT' coalition says arrests at the Philly airport must stop. The agency says it's going full speed ahead.
• ICE Agent Punches Twin Cities Man During Arrest: Court Records Indicate No Violent History
• ICE detains 8-year-old boy during immigration appointment in San Diego

So elon has cut off Starlink/Starshield again. It seems like no coincidence that Witkoff and Slenderman are in Moscow, bearing gifts to their Russian master.

January is going to be lit. - Rick Wilson

Russians taking full advantage of Musk having turned off Starlink. Massive drone attack setting up in Kyiv right now.

Hand in hand with the Kremlin to mass murder Ukrainians, the monsters of Silicon Valley. - Jay in Kyiv

Apparently. Trump & Musk Are In Close Communication

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Thursday that his forces are seeing “systematic” restrictions on Elon Musk’s Starshield satellite service, hampering their ability to intercept Russian drones and allowing deadly strikes to get through.

Also worth keeping in mind that "impeachment" is a very mild penalty for what Hegseth has done (at least 120 individual child murders). Really, he should be delivered to the ICC on a little wheeled cart like Hannibal Lecter. - Alex Skopic

I’ll continue to investigate who’s responsible for disrupting Starshield service—including the potential threat to our national security of our reliance on Musk’s system. - Senator Richard Blumenthal

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Erupts at ‘CORRUPT AND EVIL’ Democrats, Others in Flurry of Morning Truths
• Trump Declares 'HUGE VICTORY’ After Judge Rules $10 Billion BBC Suit Can Proceed
• Trump WH Sends Congress Letter Claiming Oversight Probes Could Be Criminal
• Congress’ Attending Physician Reportedly Fired Amid Misconduct Allegations
• Kellyanne Conway knocks GOP ad spending: ‘We lit billions of dollars on fir
• Senate Republican warns colleagues against downplaying midterm losses
• US attorney threatens Blumenthal with ‘significant legal consequences’ over ballroom probe

DONALD TRUMP is what HAPPENS when the VENTRILOQUIST DIES, but the DUMMY keeps TALKING. - True Blue

Missiflippi
Mississippi Democrat Scott Colom narrowly defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Wednesday to flip another Senate seat for Democrats and become the first Black candidate elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi in more than 140 years.

I want to recognize the Elias Law Group team that spent the last week in Mississippi representing Scott Colom to ensure every legal vote was counted. - Fernanda

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Rock The Voter News

• Congressional Stock Trading Ban Makes Democrats’ Priority List
• Cindy Holscher wins Kansas governor’s mansion, keeping it in Democrats’ hands
• TMZ DC Reporter Accuses House Dem of Lying, ‘Purposely’ Missing Hegseth Vote
• Blue Dog Democrats make a comeback in NC with Ager and Barringer

HEWITT: Will you order military force to free Cuba?

TRUMP: I want to get Cuba done before I leave, yeah

Apparently, Schumer Thinks He Is A Shoo In

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is moving quickly to quash a brewing rebellion in his caucus by telling colleagues privately that he’s locked up the votes to be majority leader and laying out a comprehensive plan for the new Democratic Senate in 2027.

Senate Democrats say that Sens. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and Elissa Slotkin (Mich.) have emerged as possible challengers to Schumer, but they haven’t made any decisions yet, and there’s growing doubt that either would be bold enough to actually take on the longtime Democratic leader.

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Business/Tech News

• How a Vitol trader's ties to JD Vance helped land a prized Venezuela oil contract
• Huang surrenders CEO spot amid affairs scandal
• SpaceX is set to make an audacious grab for ‘holy grail’ of rocketry. 
• FEMA tells states to prepare for a smaller federal role in disasters
• Kalshi Ends Donald Trump Jr.’s Consultancy Over His Company’s Polymarket Investment

We are $40 trillion in debt w nothing to show for it. No high speed rails, no modern infrastructure. Just more billionaires. - Ellen Deaton

Fleecing His Flock
Trump Media & Technology Group has swung to a $409.7 million quarterly profit, largely thanks to Bitcoin. Investors who bought on day one have little to show for it...The Truth Social parent reported net income of $409.7 million for the third quarter, compared with a $54.8 million loss a year earlier.

As per the SEC filing, the revenue was just $2.97 million.

A $1,000 bet is now worth about $72

No WiFi on my flight to Denver.  What, am I supposed to talk to people or read something?!  - Matt Paul

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Odd News

• European survey reveals 900m galaxies – and possibly secrets of ‘dark universe’
• Scientists discover mysterious radio signals coming every eight minutes from deep space
• Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of space junk and the problem is getting worse
• California artist paddles over 26 miles in a mushroom boat
• N.J. officials warn residents not to chase loose emu

Time To Deflate Photo

A llama welcoming you to Machu Picchu, Peru.

Peace.