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Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say
Cmdr. Gregory Bovino was expected to depart Chicago within days, while most Border Patrol agents under this command would soon be redeployed elsewhere, three sources told the Tribune Monday.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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DHS Is Deploying a Powerful Surveillance Tool at College Football Games
Public records show DHS is deploying the "Homeland Security Information Network" at college protests and football games.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“No Separation Between Church and State”: Inside a Texas Church’s Training Academy for Christians Running for Office
A Fort Worth church’s candidate training program is the “next stage” of a religion-driven political movement, which has more latitude now that the IRS has allowed religious leaders to endorse candidat...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Alex Karp Goes to War
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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America’s cybersecurity defenses are cracking
The shutdown is just the latest threat to CISA’s workforce.
www.theverge.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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A Small Town Is Fighting a $1.2 Billion AI Datacenter for America's Nuclear Weapon Scientists
Ypsilanti, Michigan has officially decided to fight against the construction of a 'high-performance computing facility' that would service a nuclear weapons laboratory 1,500 miles away.
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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The EPA Is in Chaos
“We learn who is furloughed when we send an email to someone and get the out-of-office message,” one employee tells WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal
Congressional Democrats are furious after eight colleagues voted with Republicans.
www.politico.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Trump officials set to approve ‘forever chemical’ as pesticide ingredient
Critics say that fifth Pfas Trump’s EPA has proposed for approval this year would put food and water supply at risk
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy
Carlson recently conducted a softball interview of Nick Fuentes, who advocates for racial segregation, praises Hitler, and argues that women should not be allowed to vote.
popular.info
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Monopoly Round-up: Voters Just Demanded an End to the Number Go Up Economy
Voters rejected Trump the same way they've rejected incumbents for 20 years. Enough with the bubbles! Plus, health care industry wins the gov't shutdown and Trump may lose tariff authority...
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Billionaire Peter Thiel backing first privately developed US uranium enrichment facility in Paducah
A California-based company with ties to billionaire investor and Trump ally Peter Thiel announced plans Friday to build America’s first U.S.-owned, privately developed facility to enrich uranium in fa...
www.wkms.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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DOJ says full SNAP payments were "unauthorized," as USDA directs states to "undo" them
A week of chaotic change-ups as food benefits for more than 40 million people hang in the balance. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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"Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each."
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Groups Sue to Reverse Trump’s Cuts to Energy Projects in Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Trump’s solution to the housing crisis is a lifetime of debt
50 years of higher interest payments.
popular.info
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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November 9, 2025
In order to pressure the Democrats to cave to Trump’s demands that they sign on to the House Republicans’ continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration has been refusing to fund the...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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IOC set to introduce blanket ban on transgender women in female sport
The ban is reportedly expected to come into effect early next year
www.the-independent.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Former USIP security chief says MPD gave 'high-fives and fist bumps' after raid
The latest on the lawsuit to get MPD's body cam footage released.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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You Can’t Spell Groyper Without G-O-P - Truthdig
From Nick Fuentes to Zohran Mamdani, recent events suggest the future of a headless, increasingly neo-Nazi Republican Party is screwed.
www.truthdig.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Vaccine advice: how a US centre is filling growing gaps in public-health information
Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm talks about efforts by the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy to inform vaccine recommendations and maintain public-health awareness during the Trump ad...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Did the off-year elections settle the Democrats’ big debate?
It'd better have.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts
Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM