Lachlan Macquarie
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Lachlan Macquarie
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Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks #TheHill
thehill.com
Trump tariff dividends face legal, political roadblocks
twp.ai
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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'The sentencing of the man, Jonathan Braun, who had a long history of violence and in 2011 pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering, demonstrates how Mr. Trump’s handling of pardons and commutations has allowed some convicts to return to criminality'
But they're the best criminals.
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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A growing list of House Democrats and liberal grassroots groups is calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to step down from leadership after failing to stop a group of his senators from voting to reopen the government.

www.axios.com/2025/11/10/s...
Chuck Schumer faces mounting calls from Democrats to resign as Senate leader
A half dozen House Democrats called for the Senate leader to step aside this week.
www.axios.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Budget Committee Chair Arrington declines re-election bid in 2026

Budget Committee Chair Arrington declines re-election bid in 2026 - BeyondLINK
FIRST ON FOX: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026.
beyondlink.live
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"Human rights groups report that Israeli authorities have systematically subjected Palestinian prisoners to widespread torture, resulting in the deaths of at least 80 detainees."

Now the genocidal rogue state will authorize the murder of Palestinian prisoners - many detained without charge.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-uk-embassy-worker-israel-owns-property-illegal-west-bank
Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement
<article data-history-node-id="431338" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-uk-embassy-worker-israel-owns-property-illegal-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/report-uk-embassy-worker-israel-owns-property-illegal-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Report: UK embassy worker in Israel owns property in illegal West Bank settlement</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in a settlement built by an organisation sanctioned by Britain, news organisation The National News <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/11/08/uk-embassy-tel-aviv-israel-amana-settlement/">reported</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Gila Ben-Yakov Phillips, a long-time employee of the UK’s embassy in Tel Aviv,&nbsp;has owned a property in Kerem, official records show.</p> <p>The settlement in the occupied West Bank, where Phillips owns property&nbsp;since 2022, is considered illegal under international law.&nbsp;</p> <p>The report said that the settlement&nbsp;is a project of Amana, a settler organisation that the UK placed under sanctions in 2024.</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Kids ask me if we will die from the cold in the coming storm. We have no clothes and our tent is tattered. And I say with sorrow, "Don't worry, kind-hearted people will not forget us despite their suffering from hunger and the biting cold."
I need 200$😭🥹
@mommunism.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Good morning, Marcia! 🌅🫶🏼

Trustworthy from the top down 🤦🏻‍♀️🙄😫
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Israeli prosecutors petition court to confiscate 50 Sumud Flotilla vessels
<article data-history-node-id="431342" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-prosecutors-petition-court-confiscate-50-sumud-flotilla-vessels" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-prosecutors-petition-court-confiscate-50-sumud-flotilla-vessels" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli prosecutors petition court to confiscate 50 Sumud Flotilla vessels</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli prosecutors on Monday petitioned the court to confiscate&nbsp;50 vessels that attempted to breach Israel’s illegal naval blockade of Gaza, which led to mass starvation in the enclave, local media reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail in August and included dozens of vessels and hundreds of activists from multiple countries. Israel’s navy intercepted the flotilla in early October, detaining more than 400 activists, parliamentarians and lawyers.</p> <p>Activists on the flotilla said that they had suffered mistreatment and violation of their rights by Israeli authorities.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>
www.middleeasteye.net
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Taiwan evacuates thousands ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong after deaths in the Philippines www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Flood #Storm #FungWong #Taiwan
Taiwan evacuates thousands ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong after deaths in the Philippines
Taiwan has evacuated more than 3,000 people and closed schools and offices ahead of tropical storm Fung-wong
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Major News: The Trump admin is plotting to declare a national emergency ahead of the 2026 election, enabling Trump to override state election laws and seize federal control of elections. According to officials, Trump drafted executive orders, a plan to involve the military and planted loyalists.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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📌 BREAKING NEWS 📰🗞‼️

Oh Snap ‼️ He is gonna
be pi$$ed ‼️ BRAVA 🪄✊🏾✊🏻
Judge Ketanji B . Jackson ⚖️
Ms Jackson if you're nasty 🐥
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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🔴 Let us assist ✊🏾✊🏻 in this
information reaching more
voters 🗳 🇺🇸

Because . . .

" A well informed electorate
~ is a prerequisite to
Democracy "

~ Thomas Jefferson ⬅️🐥🇺🇸
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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[Philippines] 16 dead in Cordillera landslides triggered by 'Uwan' mb.com.ph/2025/11/11/1... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Landslide #Flood #Storm #Uwan #Cordillera #Philippines
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Reuters has put together a handy summary of the “explosive” memo written by Sunday Times political hack turned corporate lobbyist Michael Prescott and senior advisor to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee David Grossman, alleging BBC bias.

www.reuters.com/business/med...
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly over the last month
www.alternet.org
Trump's mental decline appears to be accelerating rapidly over the last month
twp.ai
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Sudan condemns global silence over RSF violations in El Fasher, Bara
Sudan condemns global silence over RSF violations in El Fasher, Bara
Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Mohieddin Salem, on Monday condemned the international community’s silence over what he described as ongoing violations committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Good👍
Let them feel the consequences of the climate catastrophe that doesn't exist for them.
It's the poor bearing and suffering the consequences!
Torrential rainfall in the Brazilian city of Belem flooded pavements outside the venue for the #COP30 climate talks. Scientists say climate change is making extreme weather events more common.
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM