Mississippi Dem takes epic victory lap after stunning upset

DC shooting suspect “contained” after killing one and leaving four injured in morning attack

Top Stories for November 12:

“Mississippi matters”: Democrat Scott Colom trolls vanquished Republican foe in powerful victory speech after historic Senate upset
Mississippi is sending its first Black senator to Washington since Reconstruction, after Democrat Scott Colom officially pulled off an incomprehensible upset of incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Colom made the most of the moment, delivering a powerful victory speech while standing behind a podium with a pitch-perfect placard that put Hyde-Smith squarely in her place. A callback to one of the most effective campaign ads of the year, the sign simply read, “PICKED ANOTHER SENATOR” — words that will likely haunt Hyde-Smith the rest of her days.

But wait, there’s always more. In a delicious twist of irony, Hyde-Smith unwittingly orchestrated her own downfall when she spitefully denied Colom a federal judicial appointment in 2023. Choices!

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GOP Sen. John Kennedy spent the day reminding his colleagues that wise men do not urinate on their own hands
Add this bewildering bit to the lengthy and incredible list of John Kennedyisms, which includes ramblings about “strapons and dildos,” accusing Abdul El-Sayed of “sleeping in a Bin Laden jersey,” and comparing the list of countries that tried socialism to King Kong’s penis. An effective legislator or intelligent man he may not be, but John Kennedy does have a way with words.

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Big oil reaps MASSIVE payday from pro-pollution Trump
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Trump calls veterans “wall of flesh and blood” in vile Veterans Day speech
Beleaguered Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth may have grabbed yesterday’s top WTF headline when his entourage was publicly scolded by a US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for disrespecting the solemn memorial, but we can’t let Granddad off the hook, either.

During a wreath-laying ceremony at the sacred site, Ol’ Bone Spurs himself sauntered to the podium and took a giant dump on the very men and women who’ve faithfully worn the uniform he literally would never be caught dead in, calling them a “mighty wall of flesh and blood.” You know who else views soldiers as a “wall of flesh,” akin to an expendable commodity? Vladimir Putin.

Oh, he also used the holiday to bilk his followers yet again with a “presidential fundraising blitz.” Very presidential, sir.

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Trump forges ahead with ICE warehouse detention plans despite electoral repudiation
Anyone wondering if the drubbing Donald Trump and the GOP suffered at the polls last week would trigger a change in immigration policy have their answer. With white nationalist xenophobe Stephen Miller elevated to chief of staff this week and confirmation that ICE is forging ahead with plans to convert even more empty warehouses into massive migrant detention centers, the regime is doubling down on its crusade to make America whiter.

And they wonder why Texas went blue…

New aerial photo of Trump’s hideous ballroom trigger widespread backlash and condemnation
Tear. That. Shit. Down.

White House counsel threatens incoming Democrats that investigating Trump officials could be criminal act
It sure sounds like Donald Trump and his band of sycophants are still coming to terms with the gravity of last week’s Democratic rout. It’s okay, fellas. Adjustment takes time. We’ll see you under oath in January.

Incoming House Democrat who said lawmakers told him his life would be a “living hell” details “stark consequences” of defying Jeffries
Incoming freshman Rep. Don Leonard of Ohio detailed the “stark consequences” he was warned he could face if he refuses to support Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries for House speaker, including losing committee assignments and being denied support for his reelection campaign in 2028.

Leonard previously said he would withhold his support for Jeffries unless two conditions were met: a vote on a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and an end to US support for the war in Iran. Two VERY popular and uncontroversial positions that put him SQUARELY in the mainstream among Democratic voters, mind you.

Leonard told Drop Site News’ Ryan Grim earlier this week that fellow Democratic lawmakers cautioned him that refusing to back Jeffries would mean “both making my life a living hell for the next two years here in Washington as well as being sure to lose my election in two years.”

Leonard later characterized the feedback as friendly advice rather than a direct warning from party leadership, but it still stinks to high heaven all the same. To his credit, Leonard isn’t backing down. “At the end of the day, the big D Democratic Party needs some little d democracy, and well, I’m just a stubborn SOB,” he said.

House Democrat who blamed traffic for missing Hegseth impeachment voted called out by reporter: “I saw you right here with minutes to spare!”
Democrats aren’t exactly off to a promising start one week after their historic victory at the polls. Let’s hope they get their shit together quickly.