ProfKakie
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Professor of Multimedia. Practitioner of multiple media. WRFL alum. LPFM enthusiast. Kentucky-Penn State-Clemson (NOT for football) ("Khaki" like the fabric.)
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NEW: During the government shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. Today’s stunning email release may have answered that question: it was all about the Epstein files. Whatever is in them has kept the government closed and Trump awake at night, Marc Elias writes.
It Was the Epstein Shutdown All Along
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: During the government shutdown, many theories emerged as to what Republicans were up to. Today’s stunning email release may have answered that question: it was all about the Epstein files. Whatever is in them has kept the government closed and Trump awake at night, Marc Elias writes.
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The last necessary signature on a discharge petition came from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who was sworn in on Wednesday.
The push to release the Epstein files moves forward
The last necessary signature on a discharge petition came from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who was sworn in on Wednesday.
19thnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The last necessary signature on a discharge petition came from the newest member of the House, Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona, who was sworn in on Wednesday.
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At international climate talks in Brazil, Gavin Newsom is being treated as a climate leader.
But at home, even Democrats aren’t sure they’re ready to follow.
But at home, even Democrats aren’t sure they’re ready to follow.
The climate president in waiting
The world wants an American climate leader, and Gavin Newsom is happy to play the part — even if the country he represents isn’t quite ready to follow.
www.politico.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
At international climate talks in Brazil, Gavin Newsom is being treated as a climate leader.
But at home, even Democrats aren’t sure they’re ready to follow.
But at home, even Democrats aren’t sure they’re ready to follow.
Democrats’ Latest Long-Shot Senate Recruit: A Kentucky Horse Trainer www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Democrats’ Latest Long-Shot Senate Recruit: A Kentucky Horse Trainer
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Democrats’ Latest Long-Shot Senate Recruit: A Kentucky Horse Trainer www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
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LIVE: COP30 leaders hold a briefing in Brazil youtube.com/live/EJCOJEe...
LIVE: COP30 leaders hold a briefing in Brazil
YouTube video by Reuters
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
LIVE: COP30 leaders hold a briefing in Brazil youtube.com/live/EJCOJEe...
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As with cannabis, hemp will be legal in Minnesota, but the fact that hemp will be illegal federally will create complications for the industry, as we explain here: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/12/h...
Hemp ban in federal funding bill could end Minnesota’s THC edibles and drinks industry • Minnesota Reformer
A provision in the federal government’s shutdown-ending spending package would be a massive setback to Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC industry if it were to pass. Although the federal government isn’t l...
minnesotareformer.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As with cannabis, hemp will be legal in Minnesota, but the fact that hemp will be illegal federally will create complications for the industry, as we explain here: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/12/h...
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Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hemp-...
Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation • Minnesota Reformer
“This is the most thoughtless, ignorant proposal to an industry that I've seen in a long, long time,” said Sen. Rand Paul.
minnesotareformer.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hemp growers, retailers targeted in section of government shutdown legislation minnesotareformer.com/briefs/hemp-...
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The IOC appears to be gearing up to ban trans athletes, and any other athlete they deem not woman enough, from competing.
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Transgender and Intersex Athletes May be Banned from the Olympics Next Year — Assigned
The Times reports that an inside source has told them that the new president of the International Olympic Committee, Kirsty Coventry, may ban trans and intersex athletes from the Olympics.
www.assignedmedia.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The IOC appears to be gearing up to ban trans athletes, and any other athlete they deem not woman enough, from competing.
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During the Golden Age of comics, Fletcher Hanks produced off-kilter stories that defied conventional ideas within the industry. Even some 85 years later, they still make the eye stop.
Before Wonder Woman, There Was Fantomah
Fletcher Hanks, a cantankerous cartoonist who was active only from 1939 to ’41, left behind a complex legacy and bizarre body of work. A new book offers clues about his enigmatic life.
hyperallergic.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
During the Golden Age of comics, Fletcher Hanks produced off-kilter stories that defied conventional ideas within the industry. Even some 85 years later, they still make the eye stop.
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Police and judges need a refresher on the First Amendment.
Kansas’ Marion County just provided the syllabus — the expensive way.
Kansas’ Marion County just provided the syllabus — the expensive way.
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note
freedom.press
November 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Police and judges need a refresher on the First Amendment.
Kansas’ Marion County just provided the syllabus — the expensive way.
Kansas’ Marion County just provided the syllabus — the expensive way.
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The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.
BBC holds surprise board meeting to weigh Trump's legal threat | CNN Business
The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.
www.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The BBC board held an unexpected meeting on Wednesday as the British broadcaster stares down a legal threat from President Trump, a source told CNN.
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In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
Data centers now attract more investment than than finding new oil supplies | TechCrunch
In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
techcrunch.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
In a shift, the world will spend $40 billion more on new data centers this year than it will on finding new sources of oil.
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The week's bestselling books, Nov. 16
The week’s bestselling books, Nov. 16
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The week's bestselling books, Nov. 16
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On the trail of the aqueduct that transformed Los Angeles on.ft.com/49MUZVY
On the trail of the aqueduct that transformed Los Angeles
Chiara Barzini’s ‘Aqua’ investigates the precariousness of a city that, like Rome, flourished via an engineering miracle
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
On the trail of the aqueduct that transformed Los Angeles on.ft.com/49MUZVY
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The three emails date from 2011, 2015, and 2019 and involve email correspondence between Epstein, Maxwell, and Michael Wolff.
Read Jeffrey Epstein’s Donald Trump Emails in Full
www.newsweek.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The three emails date from 2011, 2015, and 2019 and involve email correspondence between Epstein, Maxwell, and Michael Wolff.
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“But as ICE and other federal agencies storm cities across the country in a sweeping immigration crackdown, one seismic policy change has largely flown under the radar: the assault on DACA and the more than 515,000 recipients currently in the program.”
Then they came for the Dreamers
Immigrants brought here as children were told they wouldn’t be deported. Now, they’re being targeted anyway.
www.motherjones.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“But as ICE and other federal agencies storm cities across the country in a sweeping immigration crackdown, one seismic policy change has largely flown under the radar: the assault on DACA and the more than 515,000 recipients currently in the program.”
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Several Minnesota mayors called for city-level gun regulations after the Annunciation shooting, but St. Paul is the first to pass ordinances.
St. Paul to ban assault-style guns in public, but rules remain symbolic unless state law changes
Several mayors called for city-level gun regulations after the Annunciation shooting, but St. Paul is the first to pass ordinances.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Several Minnesota mayors called for city-level gun regulations after the Annunciation shooting, but St. Paul is the first to pass ordinances.
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How the American dream turned out to be pay to play on.ft.com/47NkKD2 | opinion
How the American dream turned out to be pay to play
Big brands from Disney to American Express are profiting from economic divisions and making them wider
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
How the American dream turned out to be pay to play on.ft.com/47NkKD2 | opinion
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White House explores rules that would upend shareholder voting, WSJ reports reut.rs/43sPEzn
White House explores rules that would upend shareholder voting, WSJ reports
The White House is exploring new measures to curb the influence of proxy advisers and index-fund managers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday citing people familiar with the matter.
reut.rs
November 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
White House explores rules that would upend shareholder voting, WSJ reports reut.rs/43sPEzn
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Northern lights make rare Los Angeles appearance amid major geomagnetic storm
Northern lights make rare Los Angeles appearance amid major geomagnetic storm
Triggered by an intense geomagnetic storm, the northern nights made a rare visit to the Southland on Tuesday night, painting the skies above the Angeles National Forest in dazzling pink and purple hues.
www.latimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Northern lights make rare Los Angeles appearance amid major geomagnetic storm
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This BBC row is part of a concerted attack on precious civil society news
The BBC has crisis in its bones – but this feels much darker
From Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher, the BBC’s entire history has been a story of one crisis after another. But after this week’s double resignation it’s hard to avoid the conclusion that ‘good faith’ arguments about editorial mistakes are hiding a bigger and more dangerous picture, writes David Hendy, author of ‘The BBC: A People’s History’
www.independent.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This BBC row is part of a concerted attack on precious civil society news
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Breaking News: Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, said he would run for a congressional seat in New York City.
Jack Schlossberg, Kennedy Heir, to Seek Nadler’s N.Y. Congressional Seat
Mr. Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy, said the Democratic Party needed someone who could stand up to President Trump and his allies.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Breaking News: Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, said he would run for a congressional seat in New York City.
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South Africa will play host to this year’s G20, which will take place on 22-23 November.
What do you want to know about the G20?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
South Africa will play host to this year’s G20, which will take place on 22-23 November.
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Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to say Tuesday whether the Trump administration must start complying with lower-court orders that require full payments in the SNAP food program.
www.1011now.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume
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The BBC must “fight” for its journalism, the broadcaster’s outgoing director-general has told staff in his resignation address
Tim Davie calls on BBC to fight for journalism in resignation speech
The outgoing director-general quit in light of Panorama’s editing of a speech by President Trump which gave the impression he had called for violence
www.thetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The BBC must “fight” for its journalism, the broadcaster’s outgoing director-general has told staff in his resignation address