Phillip Lozano
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The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has officially ended, but that doesn't mean the disruptions it caused are over.
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The shutdown may be over, but the damage is not
Families, federal services and benefits could take weeks to stabilize after the shutdown.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has officially ended, but that doesn't mean the disruptions it caused are over.
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David Bowie – Warszawa– Live 1978
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November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
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Trump downplays economic woes as partisan spin, saying, 'Costs are way down'
President Donald Trump continued to insist the economy is strong and even insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake."
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
President Donald Trump said the U.S. economy is strong and insisted polls showing Americans are feeling economic pain are "fake" during an interview on Fox News that aired on Monday night.
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The judges will not revisit the landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v Hodges.
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Supreme Court denies Kim Davis' petition to overturn same-sex marriage ruling
The judges will not revisit the landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v Hodges.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The judges will not revisit the landmark 2015 decision in Obergefell v Hodges.
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"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
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Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees
Amid the president’s fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
"For every person arrested whose name and story we’ve learned, there are thousands we haven’t heard about." @caitlindickerson.bsky.social via @theatlantic.com ⬇️
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The Department of Agriculture issued a memo to states late Saturday evening, threatening to enact financial penalties if states that issued full monthly SNAP benefits for November don’t “undo” the payments.
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Trump administration demands that states 'undo' full SNAP benefit payments
A new order from the Trump administration tells states to "undo" any full SNAP benefit payments made in November.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The Department of Agriculture issued a memo to states late Saturday evening, threatening to enact financial penalties if states that issued full monthly SNAP benefits for November don’t “undo” the payments.
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David Bowie - This is not America
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November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It newrepublic.com/article/2026... via @newrepublic.com
Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It
A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Confirmed: ICE Is Arresting American Citizens—and Lying About It newrepublic.com/article/2026... via @newrepublic.com
The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge's ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by today.
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Trump administration asks appeals court to immediately halt ruling on SNAP funding
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to issue an emergency stay of a judge's ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund SNAP.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Trump administration has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to issue an emergency stay of a judge's ruling Thursday ordering the administration to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by today.
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Wild man's world is cryin' in pain
What you gonna do when everybody's insane?
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What you gonna do when everybody's insane?
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Heart with "Crazy On You" from The Midnight Special
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November 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wild man's world is cryin' in pain
What you gonna do when everybody's insane?
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What you gonna do when everybody's insane?
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Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.
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The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Those dismissals come as the administration has ramped up mass deportations of those without legal status, and sometimes pointed to judges as obstacles in that effort.
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A proposed change to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule could impose “biological sex” DNA testing on millions of immigrants and Americans as part of the Department’s mass biometric surveillance program — which also includes retinal scans, voice capture, and more.
New DHS Proposal Expands Biometric Surveillance Program to Include DNA Sex Test
Experts and civil rights advocates are denouncing Trump’s biometric power grab.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A proposed change to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule could impose “biological sex” DNA testing on millions of immigrants and Americans as part of the Department’s mass biometric surveillance program — which also includes retinal scans, voice capture, and more.
Following a monthlong court battle that featured appearances by top federal officials and an appeals court’s rebuke, a high-stakes hearing is underway over the treatment of protesters and journalists amid the feds’ aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago.
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'I couldn't even believe I was living that': Key hearing over feds' use of force in Chicago underway
A federal judge has so far heard arguments and witness testimony from citizens and an alderperson alleging that federal immigration agents have violated a temporary restraining order prohibiting exces...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Following a monthlong court battle that featured appearances by top federal officials and an appeals court’s rebuke, a high-stakes hearing is underway over the treatment of protesters and journalists amid the feds’ aggressive deportation campaign in Chicago.
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Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
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Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
The Trump administration is using NSPM-7 to compile the names of alleged domestic terror groups. It won’t tell us who’s on the list.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Are You on Trump’s List of Domestic Terrorists? There’s No Way to Know.
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Under the plan, millions — particularly in states that voted for Trump — could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
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Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Presid...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Under the plan, millions — particularly in states that voted for Trump — could find it more difficult to qualify for disability benefits in the future.
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David Bowie - Blackstar (Video)
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November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad. truthout.org/articles/war...
War Criminal Dick Cheney Dead at 84, With Blood of Millions on His Hands
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Cheney’s legacy more than outlives him; he reshaped the very structures of war and authoritarianism at home and abroad. truthout.org/articles/war...
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My wife warned me not to watch. As usual, she was right.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
60 Minutes Obeys in Advance
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November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My wife warned me not to watch. As usual, she was right.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.
Like many of you, I tuned in to watch Norah O’Donnell interview Donald Trump on “60 Minutes.” Over the span of 40 minutes, I sat in disbelief as Trump was asked a series of softball questions with little follow-up.