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yeah let’s reform the vacancies act again :)

A spokesperson for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau confirmed this morning that Levenbach's nomination was intended to extend Russ Vought's tenure at the agency as acting director without running afoul of the vacancies act. Points for honesty!



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The shampoo microeconomics Cassidy is describing works for most goods and services in the U.S. economy, but breaks down pretty clearly for health insurance with its information asymmetries, adverse selection, and difficulty of assessing various risks.

Cassidy: "By giving the patient the money herself, she becomes a wiser consumer. If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo and one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one and the other one lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna…



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The FTC has lost its antitrust case against Meta, which focused on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. An unusual aspect of the case was that the FTC did not challenge these mergers using the normal merger statute. They challenged the acquisitions as "monopolization"…



addicted to losing

NEW: Progressive Caucus members discussing a retaliatory measure against Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for her efforts to rebuke Rep. Chuy García, @axios has learned. The measure would accuse MGP of violating her no corporate PAC pledge, sources tell me. axios.com/2025/11/18/mar…



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America isn't building enough housing. @ShroyerAaron and @ChadMaisel present a new approach that will incentivize growth and help solve the affordability crisis. A first-of-its-kind federal incentive program that puts money in the hands of renters and homeowners.

SearchlightInst's tweet image. America isn't building enough housing. @ShroyerAaron and @ChadMaisel present a new approach that will incentivize growth and help solve the affordability crisis.

A first-of-its-kind federal incentive program that puts money in the hands of renters and homeowners.

commissaries on military bases work because they can restrict demand and rely on federal-level subsidies and logistics—two things that a city run grocery store can’t really match.

plathiandc's tweet image. commissaries on military bases work because they can restrict demand and rely on federal-level subsidies and logistics—two things that a city run grocery store can’t really match.

dc book club for this?

Reader, I laughed so hard at this excerpt from Olivia Nuzzi's book that I woke up my sleeping baby.

J_fassler's tweet image. Reader, I laughed so hard at this excerpt from Olivia Nuzzi's book that I woke up my sleeping baby.


msnbc should do several weeks of “conservatives hate christmas and gifts” coverage because of this

Fox guest on how to save money during the holidays: "Remember, adults don't need gifts. Focus on the people in your life who are aged 3 to 18. Grandma doesn't need slippers. If they don't live by you, don't get them a gift."



the timeline is just ezra klein derangement syndrome


same vibe

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It's moments like these that make me proud to have worked for @EliseStefanik for over 11 years. After waiting at the Albany Amtrak Station for a 45-minute delayed train to NYC, I began to chat with the family in front of us in line. They were #NY21 voters from Malone who said…



the nimby discourse in northern virginia can’t hurt you


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Abortion is banned in a third of the states. SCOTUS is about to eviscerate what’s left of the Voting Rights Act. The ACA had its teeth kicked in by a bill passed with a simple majority. Say it with me: The filibuster does not prevent bad things from happening.

Angus King, an independent Senator who caucuses with the Democrats, on the filibuster in new op-ed “No filibuster and we’d be facing a nationwide abortion ban, voter suppression laws and, quite possibly, the elimination of the Affordable Care Act itself with no tool to stop it.”…



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I traveled to Unalakleet, a coastal Alaskan village, to learn more about the difficulties rural Alaskans face in obtaining adequate food and medical care. With changes to SNAP and Medicaid, avoiding hunger and staying healthy may only get more complicated. newrepublic.com/article/202790…


you can hear this from logan circle coming from @danny_funaro apartment as well

If it’s Friday…. Trump is blaring “The Phantom of the Opera” at the White House.



need this in dc

It’s a mistake to design apartments without thinking about who really matters: the tenants. Not the residents — the anchor tenants that fuel our economy. So our design team made the necessary upgrades. A Waffle House integrated into the urban fabric of this community.

bankertobuilder's tweet image. It’s a mistake to design apartments without thinking about who really matters: the tenants.

Not the residents — the anchor tenants that fuel our economy.

So our design team made the necessary upgrades.

A Waffle House integrated into the urban fabric of this community.


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Conspiracy theorists when there’s a real conspiracy: literally “nothing to see here, move along”

ContraPoints's tweet image. Conspiracy theorists when there’s a real conspiracy: literally “nothing to see here, move along”

so real of her

.@ElissaSlotkin on her Project 2029 ideas (incorporating some of her Battle Plan) at a @votevets town hall in Overland Park: —declare a national housing emergency —offer competitive public insurance option —Get a little more alpha energy in Democratic Party



when we look at congress im sure everyone is saying “hmm we need more anti trump lawyers”

the Conway pitch being -- what the House will need next year is an aggressive lawyer with an investigative background just going after Trump.



good for her

Perez: Whereas Rep. Chuy Garcia's actions are beneath the dignity of his office and incompatible with the spirit of the constitution. Now therefore, be it resolved that the house of representatives disapproves of the behavior of the representative from Illinois…



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