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Even though this happened two weeks ago I just saw it. ICE shoot a US Marshall. This is how untrained these idiots are.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
ICE agent wounds deputy U.S. marshal and TikTok streamer, who is charged with assault
Carlitos Ricardo Parias was charged Tuesday night with assault on a federal officer after the immigration operation in L.A. in which the suspect and a U.S. marshal were injured.
www.latimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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NOTE:

(1/3) This handshake deal is for a Continuing Resolution (CR) that would extend government funding only through 1/30/26, with a "minibus" of three full-year appropriations bills that would fund specific programs/agencies, including SNAP benefits, through 9/30/26.
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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The monkeys had been housed at the Tulane University National Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana, which routinely provides primates to scientific research organizations, according to the university.
Last Monkey on the Loose After Mississippi Crash Is Captured
The last monkey on the loose among several that escaped after a Mississippi highway crash has been found and captured, authorities said Thursday.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”

@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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🚨BREAKING: In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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New from 404 Media: people are 3D-printing whistles to warn each other about the presence of ICE. Some people make designs and upload them; others are given a design and are printing hundreds and hundreds of whistles at home. It's been effective in Chicago

www.404media.co/the-latest-d...
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Women in Darfur report rape, lost children amid Sudan violence, UN says reut.rs/4qYMgXc
Women in Darfur report rape, lost children amid Sudan violence, UN says
Women fleeing Sudan's al-Fashir city report killings, systematic rape and the disappearance of their children following its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the U.N. agency for women said on Tuesday.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry accuses AI hyperscalers of artificially boosting earnings
'Big Short' investor Michael Burry accuses AI hyperscalers of artificially boosting earnings
Burry alleged that "hyperscalers" are artificially boosting earnings by extending the useful life of their computer equipment.
cnb.cx
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Propaganda does not rely entirely on unassailable evidence and impeccable logic to discipline its targets. Neither can the response, writes Calum Matheson, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh.
Scholars Must Recognize the Role of Affect and Emotion in Disinformation | TechPolicy.Press
The tactics of digital emotional manipulation are many and varied, but many of the most prominent exploit frustration and rage, writes Calum Matheson.
www.techpolicy.press
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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INGRAHAM: Is affordability a voter perception issue of the economy, or is there more that needs to be done by Republicans?

TRUMP: More than anything else, it's a con job by the Democrats. Are you ready? Costs are way down.
November 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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While the firings of federal workers has been awful on many levels, one could interpret Kaine’s position- & that of other Dems who voted to end shutdown- as prioritizing the status quo, that is institutions that voters feel are broken, over the affordability crisis voters are experiencing.
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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“.. designing a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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POLITICO: The documents paint “a vivid picture of the hurdles the Trump administration and its allies in the region face in creating the ‘lasting peace’ President Donald Trump seeks and are in stark contrast to the mostly rosy rhetoric ..”

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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TOKYO (AP) - Japanese tech giant SoftBank says it has sold all its shares in chip maker Nvidia for $5.8 billion.

$NVDA @apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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@wsj.com #GildedAge 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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BREAKING: In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah judge struck down the GOP’s latest gerrymander ruling that lawmakers violated the state constitution. This restores a voter-approved ban on partisan gerrymandering and enacts a fairer map for 2026.
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Turkey prices are up 70 percent from 2024.
Houston turkey prices are gobbling up budgets this Thanksgiving
Turkey prices are up 70 percent from 2024.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Small-business optimism index:
NFIB Oct slides to 98.2, worst since April @tEconomics
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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“Sales fell 35.8% from a year earlier ..”

@reuters.com $TSLA
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Trump abandoning the climate opens door for China, says Paris deal chief
Trump abandoning climate action opens door for China, says architect of Paris deal
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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For years, the tech industry’s giants, which make tens of billions of dollars in annual profits, usually built new data centers with their own money... But a new set of free spenders is emerging... and they are borrowing tens of billions of dollars to do it."
Why Debt Funding Is Ratcheting Up the Risks of the A.I. Boom
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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“The average family in the US currently pays $6,850 annually for health insurance, and the average annual payment for employers is $20,143,” Apollo’s Torsten Sløk writes, in a new note. “That is a total annual cost for health insurance per family of $26,993.”
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM