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This is the bad place.
November 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is the bad place.
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Spanish PM calls for nation to heed past lessons on anniversary of Franco’s death
Spanish PM calls for nation to heed past lessons on anniversary of Franco’s death
Pedro Sánchez says his country must defend the democratic freedom ‘wrenched from us for so many years’
Spain has marked the 50th anniversary of Francisco Franco’s death with an absence of official events but with a call from the prime minister to heed the lessons of the dictatorship and defend the democratic freedom “wrenched from us for so many years”.
Franco, whose military coup against the elected republican government in 1936 triggered a civil war and brought about four decades of dictatorship, died in Madrid on 20 November 1975. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Spanish PM calls for nation to heed past lessons on anniversary of Franco’s death
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Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.
Palestinians in Gaza struggle to survive despite ceasefire, living in tents amid destroyed homes - The World from PRX
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler abo...
theworld.org
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Most Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no homes to return back to and many are living in tents. Joseph Belliveau, director of the aid group MedGlobal, speaks with The World's Host Carolyn Beeler about the current situation in Gaza, especially as winter approaches.
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In order to figure out where all the antisemitism on the right has come from, we interviewed the most obtuse fool imaginable who is both Jewish AND built one of the key institutions that has served as an incubator of right wing antisemitism since its founding.
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
In order to figure out where all the antisemitism on the right has come from, we interviewed the most obtuse fool imaginable who is both Jewish AND built one of the key institutions that has served as an incubator of right wing antisemitism since its founding.
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Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a "white genocide" in South Africa. Critics say the false statements are causing conflict in a country still recovering from apartheid. n.pr/485DIEX
Who are Afrikaners, the group at the center of Trump's dispute with South Africa?
Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a "white genocide" in South Africa. Critics say the false statements are causing conflict in a country still recovering from apartheid.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Trump has repeated debunked claims that Afrikaners are facing a "white genocide" in South Africa. Critics say the false statements are causing conflict in a country still recovering from apartheid. n.pr/485DIEX
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The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The only way to for the public to see complete Epstein files is to leak it. Do it. Now. Anything else is complicit.
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A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
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In Philadelphia alone, 175,393 people are estimated to benefit from the new state tax credit totaling $41.7 million, according to Shapiro’s office.
A new Pa. tax credit could put up to $805 in your pocket. Here’s what to know.
State lawmakers have created a new Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit. It'll be tied to the federal Earned Income Tax Credit and could mean extra dollars for roughly 1 million people.
www.inquirer.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
In Philadelphia alone, 175,393 people are estimated to benefit from the new state tax credit totaling $41.7 million, according to Shapiro’s office.
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We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are amazed by the resistance in Charlotte, NC. The Trump administration named the operation there “Charlotte’s Web,” and people have been mobilizing fast. Students, especially, have become the heart of the resistance. This was
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OPINION: Liberal commentators have spent the last ten years serving up all-too-feel-good comfort food, much-needed pablum to the undernourished, assurances that the American body politic is on the cusp of excising the infection that oozes all things MAGA.
We know MAGA is doomed — and Trump doesn't care
Liberal commentators have spent the last ten years serving up all-too-feel-good comfort food, much-needed pablum to the undernourished, assurances that the American body politic is on the cusp of excising the infection that oozes all things MAGA. The end always sounds near. It has never got around t...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
OPINION: Liberal commentators have spent the last ten years serving up all-too-feel-good comfort food, much-needed pablum to the undernourished, assurances that the American body politic is on the cusp of excising the infection that oozes all things MAGA.
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After years of soaring optimism and colossal investment, Wall Street has started to seriously question whether the frenzy for A.I. is justified.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Is There an A.I. Bubble? And What if It Pops?
Silicon Valley companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars in a huge bet on the technology.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
After years of soaring optimism and colossal investment, Wall Street has started to seriously question whether the frenzy for A.I. is justified.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
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What Mamdani’s Win Might Mean for Higher Ed in NYC
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Might Mean for Higher Ed in NYC
The mayor-elect has said little about his plans for the city’s colleges and universities. But advocates, experts and students are making best guesses based on his rhetoric and track record.
www.insidehighered.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What Mamdani’s Win Might Mean for Higher Ed in NYC
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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I NEED TO LOOK IN MY POCKETS
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I NEED TO LOOK IN MY POCKETS
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FYI, there are over 300,000 pages of Epstein files.
November 20, 2025 at 2:47 AM
FYI, there are over 300,000 pages of Epstein files.
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Calls BS On Trump Taking Credit for Epstein Bill He Tried to Kill — and On What HE Didn’t Say Mediaite
www.mediaite.com
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Calls BS On Trump Taking Credit for Epstein Bill He Tried to Kill — and On What HE Didn’t Say
twp.ai
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Calls BS On Trump Taking Credit for Epstein Bill He Tried to Kill — and On What HE Didn’t Say Mediaite
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Social Security issues a public notice it will share “citizenship and immigration information” with Homeland Security, but DOGE began doing that in April
“If the govt starts using the database and does not put out the appropriate disclosure and then later does... they still have violated the law”
“If the govt starts using the database and does not put out the appropriate disclosure and then later does... they still have violated the law”
Social Security Data Is Openly Being Shared With DHS to Target Immigrants
For months, the Social Security Administration was quietly sharing sensitive data about immigrants with DHS. Now it’s official.
www.wired.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Social Security issues a public notice it will share “citizenship and immigration information” with Homeland Security, but DOGE began doing that in April
“If the govt starts using the database and does not put out the appropriate disclosure and then later does... they still have violated the law”
“If the govt starts using the database and does not put out the appropriate disclosure and then later does... they still have violated the law”
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An Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the coastal city of Sidon killed more than a dozen people, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4ib89P1
Read more: https://cnn.it/4ib89P1
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
An Israeli strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the coastal city of Sidon killed more than a dozen people, according to the Lebanese health ministry.
Read more: https://cnn.it/4ib89P1
Read more: https://cnn.it/4ib89P1
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On @thedailyshow.com Jon Stewart shows the extent of Epstein’s network of powerful people around the world across races, religions, and industries
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
On @thedailyshow.com Jon Stewart shows the extent of Epstein’s network of powerful people around the world across races, religions, and industries
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Important comments from a distinguished Harvard professor:
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Harvard, It's Time to Say Goodbye to Larry Summers larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/harvard-it...
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Harvard, It's Time to Say Goodbye to Larry Summers larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/harvard-it...
Harvard, It's Time to Say Goodbye to Larry Summers
Larry Summers is not fit to continue serving as a professor at Harvard.
larrykotlikoff.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Important comments from a distinguished Harvard professor:
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Harvard, It's Time to Say Goodbye to Larry Summers larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/harvard-it...
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Harvard, It's Time to Say Goodbye to Larry Summers larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/harvard-it...
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Russia is closer to the edge than many people realise.
Now is the time to give Russia a shove off the cliff into the abyss of economic collapse and civil unrest.
Shock and collapse Russia's economy with maximal sanctions and blocks on all trade.
Let ordinary Russians depose the Putin regime.
Now is the time to give Russia a shove off the cliff into the abyss of economic collapse and civil unrest.
Shock and collapse Russia's economy with maximal sanctions and blocks on all trade.
Let ordinary Russians depose the Putin regime.
Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes
Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotage
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Russia is closer to the edge than many people realise.
Now is the time to give Russia a shove off the cliff into the abyss of economic collapse and civil unrest.
Shock and collapse Russia's economy with maximal sanctions and blocks on all trade.
Let ordinary Russians depose the Putin regime.
Now is the time to give Russia a shove off the cliff into the abyss of economic collapse and civil unrest.
Shock and collapse Russia's economy with maximal sanctions and blocks on all trade.
Let ordinary Russians depose the Putin regime.
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Poland detains several people in connection with rail sabotage as foreign minister condemns Russian ‘state terrorism’ – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Poland detains several people in connection with rail sabotage as foreign minister condemns Russian ‘state terrorism’ – Europe live
Radosław Sikorski says Poland will respond to the weekend’s incidents ‘not only diplomatically’, and will withdraw consent for last Russian consulate in the country
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Poland detains several people in connection with rail sabotage as foreign minister condemns Russian ‘state terrorism’ – Europe live www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Massie: “[Speaker Johnson is] trying to say the rich, powerful men who flew to Epstein Island are the victims now. The only way a ‘Christian man’ can stand up there and sell a lie like that is if he’s already decided in his head that protecting them is somehow okay.”
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China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on island
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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"What Trump feared most was the spectacle of Republicans not doing his express bidding. In calling for release himself, Trump was not primarily concerned with appearing transparent; rather, he was making an 11-hour effort to create the impression that he—and he alone—is dictating this GOP outcome."
I reflect on the title of my 2019 book, published by Simon & Schuster, and the backlash I received, which included major media outlets declining to interview me due to the book's title. Now, it seems everyone sees the destructive, authoritarian cult dynamics-
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Wrecked the Cult of Trump
The Georgia congresswoman’s extraordinary takedown of Trump Tuesday morning sent a signal that no Republican can now ignore.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
"What Trump feared most was the spectacle of Republicans not doing his express bidding. In calling for release himself, Trump was not primarily concerned with appearing transparent; rather, he was making an 11-hour effort to create the impression that he—and he alone—is dictating this GOP outcome."