Worth Knowing, Probably Not Quite Threadworthy 11/13

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Yikes: New Dem Rep Reveals Alleged Threats From Fellow Dems If He Doesn't Support Jeffries

https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/11/12/new-dem-rep-reveals-threats-to-make-life-living-hell-if-he-doesnt-support-jeffries-n2209344

Meanwhile, the House situation is getting messy. According to the incoming representative from Ohio's 15th District, Don Leonard, senior Democrats threatened to make his life a "living hell" if he didn't vote for Jeffries and make sure he would lose his next election.

He says they “expect you to wear the team jersey” and “be a good team player." He said the "big D" Democrat Party needed some "little D democracy" and that he was just a stubborn "SOB."

He clarified more with TMZ, saying it was senior Democrat elected officials, not leadership, who were offering him "friendly advice" with "stark consequences."

This new Congress Critter is surprised by this?

[SVPete]

Trump Threatens to Double Mexico Tariffs Over Migrant Caravan Approaching US Border

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-threatens-to-double-mexico-tariffs-over-migrant-caravan-approaching-us-border-6124199

“The INVASION of our Country is taking place again,” Trump wrote. “Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico.”

A migrant caravan estimated by Mexican authorities to number about 1,500 people was walking northward on Nov. 11 through southern Mexico. The group set off on Nov. 10 from the city of Tapachula near Mexico’s border with Guatemala.

Some caravan participants said the Democratic election wins renewed their hopes of entering the United States and settling there permanently.

“We believe the Democrats will help us ... with God’s help,” he said before the caravan, dubbed “God With Us,” departed.
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Trump said that the caravan will not be allowed to enter the United States illegally.

“They will not be accepted!” Trump wrote, adding that Mexico, Texas officials, U.S. Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had been informed of his position.

“There will be no leniency!” he added.

The Trump administration has repeatedly warned that migrants traveling in caravans will not be allowed to cross the U.S.–Mexico border unlawfully.

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“You Are a F*cking Liar!”: Protesters Interrupt Hakeem Jeffries

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, in line to be speaker of the House, was heckled by multiple protesters in Denver Friday, calling on him to support the Green New Deal and Medicare for All.

Jeffries was being interviewed by Fox News’s Jessica Tarlov at the What’s Next conference, hosted by the Majority Democrats organization. In the middle of the conversation, Jeffries was called out by people in the crowd, calling him a “****ing liar” and “traitor” and attacking his record as minority leader.

The protesters called on Jeffries for not supporting Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, as well as for his meeting with Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law over the summer. “The American people demanded impeachment!” one protester yelled. “Your version of accountability is shaking hands with the Trump family!”

Isn't that racist to yell at a black man like that?   

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Tanker collides with cruise ship in New Orleans

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tanker-collides-cruise-ship-orleans-205303617.html

A tanker has crashed into a cruise ship carrying 129 people in New Orleans.

Footage shows the cruise ship tipping over on to one side on the Mississippi River before sinking rapidly beneath the water. Rescue efforts are under way, local media said.

A separate clip posted to X shows the moment the tanker seems to head straight into the ship, resulting in a loud boom.

The tanker collided with the American Cruise Lines' American Heritage at 12.30pm local time on Friday, the Port of New Orleans press secretary said.
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Pictures show people scrambling over railings as the ship lists. At least 14 people were rescued from the river, Billy Nungesser, the lieutenant governor, said.

Dozens of people have been taken to hospitals, local outlet WDSU reported. Their conditions are unknown.

"Guests and crew were evacuated, and we are deeply concerned for everyone involved. We will share more information as it becomes available," the company said in a statement.

Dems are busily debating whether Global warming, "Trump's Iran War", Trump, Hegseth, or some combination of them are to blame.