Last night, I started the newsletter by writing, “It’s going to be another blockbuster, high-stakes legal week. If you feel a bit overwhelmed...remember that I’ll be here for you all week to try and keep things organized and understandable.” I didn’t expect it to be this soon, but here we are. open.substack.com/pub/joycev…

I understand why they did it. But last week’s elections showed that voters across the country want Democrats to fight and this just ain’t it.

Donald Trump and Republican sycophants want to cancel the Affordable Care Act tax credits. These extremists don’t give a damn about lowering the high cost of living in America. We continue the fight to Save Healthcare.

Medicare for All. No PAC money. Childcare $10 a day. Double housing. Anti-corruption agenda. 1,000 trade schools. Modern factory & care jobs. No bombs to Israel. I call it new economic patriotism.

I think most people are unaware that Pope Leo XIV’s name choice was intentional. The last Leo (the 13th) led the Church through the Industrial Revolution and helped it make sense of technology then. It’s clear XIV sees himself continuing that work — guiding the Church through another era of transformation with AI and emerging technologies at the center.

It’s an important signal to future allies.

the best senate delegation by far

In America, everyone has equal rights under the law. And today, the Supreme Court held the line in the name of justice. We must continue to fight against undoing decades of progress.

It's been 277 weeks since Donald Trump said he'd be signing a new, complete healthcare plan in 2 weeks. They have no cards, or a healthcare plan.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Trump has successfully pardoned everybody involved in Stop the Steal and the Capitol siege. I made a movie about it, my first documentary. I did it all by myself and when I’m gone, it will stand as a record of what really happened that day and how we got there.

It speaks volumes about the state of tech that prominent voices mocked the Pope for suggesting entrepreneurs ought to be "honest and courageous", "care for the common good", and ask "how are we making the world a better place?" How is any of this controversial?

This is terrible. How will the city of New York fire department survive without his decades of experience in fire… what’s that? No experience at all? None? He’s a self described what?

Some much needed good news this morning.

If Democrats had held out for just 12 more hours, they would have seen that Trump was going to be FORCED to fund SNAP and that that should not have been the centerpiece of a negotiation to betray 40 million Americans on healthcare apnews.com/article/snap-food…

As a new Democrat, the disconnect is clear: 8 Dem senators failed to meet the moment. The base had one demand: FIGHT. Just freaking fight. #Democrats #Politics

“I helped elect a cannibal and can’t believe he wants to eat me.”

Remember that insurance is actually a thing you hope never to use, and then read this critique.

Surprised this isn't getting far more attention. A senior Chinese diplomat has just threatened to assassinate Japan's Prime Minister.

Sunday overnight is the new top of the news-cycle, with the 1st circuit refusing Trump the stay he thought from having to make SNAP payments & now, Justice Jackson ordering briefs in SCOTUS. Get up to speed on what it all means here: joycevance.substack.com/p/th…

Join us ahead of the Global Magnitsky Awards for a high-level discussion on resisting dictatorships and supporting pro-democracy movements across the region. Speakers include: President @Tsihanouskaya, National Leader of Belarus, Head of the United Transitional Cabinet @GLandsbergis, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Lithuania (2020-2024) Sir @Billbrowder KCMG, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign The Rt Hon. @pritipatel MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary Moderator: Dr @alanmendoza, Executive Director of the Henry Jackson Society 🗓 Thursday, 13 November 2025, 11:00 - 12:00 📷Portcullis House RSVP @ henryjacksonsociety.org/even…