Graphic Granola
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#Lotus4Potus #EO13848 #KamalaHarris2025
#14thAmendment #ElectionIntegrity #ElectionFraud #RiggedElection #BeatTheCheat #SomethingIsWrong2024
#Lotus4Potus #EO13848 #KamalaHarris2025
#14thAmendment #ElectionIntegrity #ElectionFraud #RiggedElection #BeatTheCheat #SomethingIsWrong2024
With oversight dismantled and foreign inspections collapsing, experts warn contaminated food will slip through the system, and “it’s only a matter of time before people die.”
www.propublica.org/article/fore...
www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
With oversight dismantled and foreign inspections collapsing, experts warn contaminated food will slip through the system, and “it’s only a matter of time before people die.”
www.propublica.org/article/fore...
www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Chicago residents say ICE used tear gas & chemical agents during neighborhood raids, hitting parents, toddlers, & children with burning fumes. Residents documented agents pointing guns at bystanders, tear-gassing playgrounds, triggering school lockdowns, & violently tackling uninvolved civilians.
Chicago residents say kids tear-gassed due to nearby immigration enforcement
A Chicago mother tells NBC News she and her 2-year-old were hit with a chemical agent. Many residents say the city wasn’t a “war zone”— until immigration agents swept through.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Chicago residents say ICE used tear gas & chemical agents during neighborhood raids, hitting parents, toddlers, & children with burning fumes. Residents documented agents pointing guns at bystanders, tear-gassing playgrounds, triggering school lockdowns, & violently tackling uninvolved civilians.
This is a major escalation in the crackdown on dissent, giving DHS sweeping authority to criminalize peaceful protest & broaden surveillance under the guise of facility protection. The rules entrench a framework that can be weaponized to silence critics and suppress First Amendment rights.
Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters
The Trump administration is speeding up new rules for the Federal Protective Service, giving it more authority to charge people for offenses on or off federal properties.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
This is a major escalation in the crackdown on dissent, giving DHS sweeping authority to criminalize peaceful protest & broaden surveillance under the guise of facility protection. The rules entrench a framework that can be weaponized to silence critics and suppress First Amendment rights.
This is another intimidation effort meant to silence internal dissent & shield a #CorruptSCOTUS as it delivers Trump sweeping wins through shadow-docket rulings. Republicans are weaponizing ethics rules to suppress transparency & punish anyone who questions the Court’s actions.
Lawmakers Seek Investigation of Judges Who Criticized Supreme Court
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is another intimidation effort meant to silence internal dissent & shield a #CorruptSCOTUS as it delivers Trump sweeping wins through shadow-docket rulings. Republicans are weaponizing ethics rules to suppress transparency & punish anyone who questions the Court’s actions.
Archive.today is a critical tool for journalists, researchers, & watchdogs who rely on it to preserve webpages, track disinformation, & prevent the manipulation of public records. FBI's effort to unmask its owner curtails archiving tools that protect transparency & press freedom.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Archive.today is a critical tool for journalists, researchers, & watchdogs who rely on it to preserve webpages, track disinformation, & prevent the manipulation of public records. FBI's effort to unmask its owner curtails archiving tools that protect transparency & press freedom.
Trump has quietly pulled in roughly $1.9B from corporate donors to finance his political & personal ventures.
The scale of money flowing into Trump’s orbit turns the presidency into a for-profit enterprise & cements a pay-to-rule model no democracy can survive.
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
The scale of money flowing into Trump’s orbit turns the presidency into a for-profit enterprise & cements a pay-to-rule model no democracy can survive.
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge
No president has raised so much money, so quickly, for so many different reasons.
www.axios.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Trump has quietly pulled in roughly $1.9B from corporate donors to finance his political & personal ventures.
The scale of money flowing into Trump’s orbit turns the presidency into a for-profit enterprise & cements a pay-to-rule model no democracy can survive.
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
The scale of money flowing into Trump’s orbit turns the presidency into a for-profit enterprise & cements a pay-to-rule model no democracy can survive.
www.axios.com/2025/11/05/t...
The #CriminalRegime ups its death toll on the high seas.
Bomb attacks up to 19
Murder tally at 75 people
#Boatbombing #Venezuela #TheHague #InternationalCrime
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Bomb attacks up to 19
Murder tally at 75 people
#Boatbombing #Venezuela #TheHague #InternationalCrime
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific
The dual strikes on Sunday bring the total number of known attacks up to 19 and the death toll to at least 75 people since the Trump administration launched a campaign against drug trafficking in Sout...
www.pbs.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The #CriminalRegime ups its death toll on the high seas.
Bomb attacks up to 19
Murder tally at 75 people
#Boatbombing #Venezuela #TheHague #InternationalCrime
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
Bomb attacks up to 19
Murder tally at 75 people
#Boatbombing #Venezuela #TheHague #InternationalCrime
www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
40 days and Dems get nothing. Way to go, spineless Dems. Thanks, Death Squad GOP. Thanks, #FelonKing.
DEM JELLYFISH:
Dick Durbin, IL
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Maggie Hassan, NH
Tim Kaine, VA
Angus King, ME
John Fetterman, PN
Catherine Cortez Masto, NV
Jacky Rosen, NV
NO HEALTHCARE FOR US!
DEM JELLYFISH:
Dick Durbin, IL
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Maggie Hassan, NH
Tim Kaine, VA
Angus King, ME
John Fetterman, PN
Catherine Cortez Masto, NV
Jacky Rosen, NV
NO HEALTHCARE FOR US!
Democrats break rank as US Senate advances bill to end government shutdown
Eight Democrats join Republicans in vote toward ending the longest government shutdown in US history.
www.aljazeera.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
40 days and Dems get nothing. Way to go, spineless Dems. Thanks, Death Squad GOP. Thanks, #FelonKing.
DEM JELLYFISH:
Dick Durbin, IL
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Maggie Hassan, NH
Tim Kaine, VA
Angus King, ME
John Fetterman, PN
Catherine Cortez Masto, NV
Jacky Rosen, NV
NO HEALTHCARE FOR US!
DEM JELLYFISH:
Dick Durbin, IL
Jeanne Shaheen, NH
Maggie Hassan, NH
Tim Kaine, VA
Angus King, ME
John Fetterman, PN
Catherine Cortez Masto, NV
Jacky Rosen, NV
NO HEALTHCARE FOR US!
As Trump calls for Nat'l Guard deployments across the US, a small contingent of Ohio guard members has been quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
The Ohio guard members now say they're alarmed at the turn the country is taking. They're even questioning their potential role in it.
The Ohio guard members now say they're alarmed at the turn the country is taking. They're even questioning their potential role in it.
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
As Trump calls for Nat'l Guard deployments across the US, a small contingent of Ohio guard members has been quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
The Ohio guard members now say they're alarmed at the turn the country is taking. They're even questioning their potential role in it.
The Ohio guard members now say they're alarmed at the turn the country is taking. They're even questioning their potential role in it.
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Things would be looking up indeed — for the Democrats and for democracy — if the midterms could be counted on to be free and fair.
I’m afraid they can’t.
whowhatwhy.org/elections/el...
I’m afraid they can’t.
whowhatwhy.org/elections/el...
Election 2025: The Verdict Was Clear but Will the Midterms Be Free and Fair? - WhoWhatWhy
How much can a small election tell us about a big one?
whowhatwhy.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Things would be looking up indeed — for the Democrats and for democracy — if the midterms could be counted on to be free and fair.
I’m afraid they can’t.
whowhatwhy.org/elections/el...
I’m afraid they can’t.
whowhatwhy.org/elections/el...
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Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Senate update: Republicans are now trying to sneak a backdoor national abortion ban into their government funding bill. Republicans will stop at nothing to control women's health care decisions.
The Dems won, in large part, from voters who do not like the Dem party. In particular, their lack of resistance to Trump.
Dem voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership. The Mamdani campaign showed how to harness these feelings & provide real resistance.
Dem voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership. The Mamdani campaign showed how to harness these feelings & provide real resistance.
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis
Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Dems won, in large part, from voters who do not like the Dem party. In particular, their lack of resistance to Trump.
Dem voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership. The Mamdani campaign showed how to harness these feelings & provide real resistance.
Dem voters now have far more positive views of democratic socialism than party leadership. The Mamdani campaign showed how to harness these feelings & provide real resistance.
Millions of American families are about to face an impossible choice: heating their homes or putting food on the table.
We call on states to implement a nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment. It isn’t about politics; it’s about public safety.
We call on states to implement a nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment. It isn’t about politics; it’s about public safety.
US states must stop the power shutoffs during the shutdown | Edward J Markey and Mark Wolfe
Americans are choosing between heating their homes and putting food on the table. Officials and utilities can prevent this
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Millions of American families are about to face an impossible choice: heating their homes or putting food on the table.
We call on states to implement a nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment. It isn’t about politics; it’s about public safety.
We call on states to implement a nationwide freeze on utilities’ ability to disconnect customers from heat for nonpayment. It isn’t about politics; it’s about public safety.
Under Trump 2.0, Americans in all walks of life, from college professors to late-night talk-show hosts, fear losing their jobs or even their right to stand on American soil for expressing views the administration opposes.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
McCarthyism Is Back. You Can Thank This Woman.
History has overlooked the real architect of Joe McCarthy’s purges: his wife.
www.politico.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Under Trump 2.0, Americans in all walks of life, from college professors to late-night talk-show hosts, fear losing their jobs or even their right to stand on American soil for expressing views the administration opposes.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Pressure GOP-run states to redraw their congressional maps outside the usual once-a-decade schedule
Appealing to SCOTUS to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Cuts to agencies protecting elections from physical & cybersecurity threats
Demand states hand over sensitive voter data & purge voter rolls
Appealing to SCOTUS to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Cuts to agencies protecting elections from physical & cybersecurity threats
Demand states hand over sensitive voter data & purge voter rolls
Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom:‘a wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Pressure GOP-run states to redraw their congressional maps outside the usual once-a-decade schedule
Appealing to SCOTUS to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Cuts to agencies protecting elections from physical & cybersecurity threats
Demand states hand over sensitive voter data & purge voter rolls
Appealing to SCOTUS to gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Cuts to agencies protecting elections from physical & cybersecurity threats
Demand states hand over sensitive voter data & purge voter rolls
The first round of 4% cuts at 40 airports across the United States began 11/7, and is set to increase to 6% by 11/11, 8% by 11/13, and 10% by 11/14, Duffy said last week.
But the Transportation Secretary also told Americans that the number could rise to 15% or even 20% of all scheduled flights.
But the Transportation Secretary also told Americans that the number could rise to 15% or even 20% of all scheduled flights.
Duffy issues stark warning about Thanksgiving travel, thousands of flights canceled, delayed: Live updates
Thousands of flights have been delayed or canceled across the country as Americans face another day of travel uncertainty.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The first round of 4% cuts at 40 airports across the United States began 11/7, and is set to increase to 6% by 11/11, 8% by 11/13, and 10% by 11/14, Duffy said last week.
But the Transportation Secretary also told Americans that the number could rise to 15% or even 20% of all scheduled flights.
But the Transportation Secretary also told Americans that the number could rise to 15% or even 20% of all scheduled flights.
Trump is telling states not to pay full Nov SNAP benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary SCOTUS victory on Friday. Instructing states to deliver just 65% of benefits during the government shutdown & requiring those who already sent full payments to claw back that money.
Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits
New guidance from USDA on Saturday informs states to move ahead with partial food stamp payments only given the Supreme Court stay.
www.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump is telling states not to pay full Nov SNAP benefits, revising its previous guidance after winning a temporary SCOTUS victory on Friday. Instructing states to deliver just 65% of benefits during the government shutdown & requiring those who already sent full payments to claw back that money.
The infamous “war on drugs” did not work. A measured approach is needed, grounded in the basic principle of respect for human rights. What’s more, actions such as the disproportionate use of force through missiles launched at poor boatmen in the Caribbean violate international human rights treaties.
Trump’s Peace Through Strength Policy Has Failed
"The interests of humanity are best served by cooperation, not a policy of antagonism," writes Gustavo Petro.
time.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The infamous “war on drugs” did not work. A measured approach is needed, grounded in the basic principle of respect for human rights. What’s more, actions such as the disproportionate use of force through missiles launched at poor boatmen in the Caribbean violate international human rights treaties.
So much winning.
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So much winning.
#Misogyny reigns supreme in the GOP. This is how they're coping with last Tuesday's election.
#NastyWoman #DivineFeminine #TheFutureIsFemale #SisterResisters #WarOnWomen #FightPatriarchy #Giliad
#NastyWoman #DivineFeminine #TheFutureIsFemale #SisterResisters #WarOnWomen #FightPatriarchy #Giliad
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#Misogyny reigns supreme in the GOP. This is how they're coping with last Tuesday's election.
#NastyWoman #DivineFeminine #TheFutureIsFemale #SisterResisters #WarOnWomen #FightPatriarchy #Giliad
#NastyWoman #DivineFeminine #TheFutureIsFemale #SisterResisters #WarOnWomen #FightPatriarchy #Giliad
The sad and shocking reality is that the authoritarian consolidation that took Viktor Orbán & Narendra Modi 8 years to accomplish, Trump has accomplished in 8 months.
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries.
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries.
Trump Has Taken Only Months to Accomplish the Level of Authoritarian Consolidation That Took Orbán and Modi Years
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries
www.theunpopulist.net
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The sad and shocking reality is that the authoritarian consolidation that took Viktor Orbán & Narendra Modi 8 years to accomplish, Trump has accomplished in 8 months.
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries.
But America's aversion to tyranny gives it a much better chance of restoring its liberal democracy than their countries.
Survival of American democracy now depends on its citizens. SCOTUS, once the guardian of liberty, has become its saboteur.
Front-page coverage should confront how SCOTUS is no longer a respected institution of justice but an adversary of democracy & its people, creating a dictator in the shadows.
Front-page coverage should confront how SCOTUS is no longer a respected institution of justice but an adversary of democracy & its people, creating a dictator in the shadows.
My Turn: The Supreme Court is creating dictatorship in the shadows | Juneau Empire
Van Abbott weighs in on quiet power of the judiciary branch.
www.juneauempire.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Survival of American democracy now depends on its citizens. SCOTUS, once the guardian of liberty, has become its saboteur.
Front-page coverage should confront how SCOTUS is no longer a respected institution of justice but an adversary of democracy & its people, creating a dictator in the shadows.
Front-page coverage should confront how SCOTUS is no longer a respected institution of justice but an adversary of democracy & its people, creating a dictator in the shadows.