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Some of the largest corporations in America are backing Elon Musk's attempt to get the National Labor Relations Board declared unconstitutional
The Fifth Circuit’s Latest Labor Law Rulings Are a Gift to Elon Musk
Some of the largest corporations in America are supporting SpaceX’s challenge to the National Labor Relations Act. Here’s how working people are responding.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Some of the largest corporations in America are backing Elon Musk's attempt to get the National Labor Relations Board declared unconstitutional
And not one Senate Dem.
Axios reports that Reps. Shri Thanedar, Veronica Escobar, Sylvia Garcia, and Emily Randall, all part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sitting Democratic congresspeople to demand that Chuck Schumer cease being Senate Minority Leader.
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
And not one Senate Dem.
Remember that the fascists were fucking around with ATC/air travel from almost day one, way before the shutdown.
While the government shutdown may soon be in the rearview mirror, it could leave air travel in a chokehold for months, and possibly years, to come. https://cnn.it/43n7SSN
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Remember that the fascists were fucking around with ATC/air travel from almost day one, way before the shutdown.
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Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door. All were found not guilty on Monday.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
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‘They Were Very Sorry for Your Loss’: Ex-San Antonio Officers Found Not Guilty in City’s First Murder Trial for Police Shooting
Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door.
thebarbedwire.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Three former officers faced life in prison for the death of Melissa Perez, whom they shot behind a locked glass door. All were found not guilty on Monday.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/10/s...
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Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Chicago,
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
The roads and sidewalks are slicker'n hell in some spots.
Penguin walking is back baby!!
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
omg lulz
I don’t think any of us are fully prepared for the level of self-pity and absolution that’s going to be in Olivia Nuzzi’s (hilariously titled) “American Canto”
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
omg lulz
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I don't know who needs to see this, but @nehls.bsky.social wrote a banger of an article assessing Nancy Pelosi's legacy for the House of Representatives. It's not what you'd expect, and everything you need to understand why we're stuck.
Master of the House: The Pelosi Paradox
How the Strongest Speaker Made Congress Weak
firstbranchforecast.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I don't know who needs to see this, but @nehls.bsky.social wrote a banger of an article assessing Nancy Pelosi's legacy for the House of Representatives. It's not what you'd expect, and everything you need to understand why we're stuck.
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Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
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Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
November 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Come join with others to stand against Trump's political prosecutions, against ICE's attacks on our communities, and for freedom of speech and the right to protest.
See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
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'Elon kan reed buks' and 'Noah can't read signs' are the two things giving me life this week onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
Economist Doesn't Follow Signs At Heathrow: Proof The UK Is Failing?
A economist had a bad experience connecting at Heathrow, suggesting it's reflective of bigger issues in the UK. There's only one issue...
onemileatatime.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
'Elon kan reed buks' and 'Noah can't read signs' are the two things giving me life this week onemileatatime.com/news/economi...
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Democrats are seething after eight members of their Senate caucus compromised to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought.
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Democrats are seething after eight members of their Senate caucus compromised to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought.
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Bari Weiss' first weeks at CBS News marked by all-out warfare against professional ethics standards in the newsroom, part of an effort to convert it from journalism into rank political propaganda.
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bari Weiss' first weeks at CBS News marked by all-out warfare against professional ethics standards in the newsroom, part of an effort to convert it from journalism into rank political propaganda.
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It's not that significant that Paul Sperry is a gutter bigot. But he's a gutter bigot connected to the respectable corporate right. He was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, part of Stanford. Its current president is Condoleezza Rice.
November 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
It's not that significant that Paul Sperry is a gutter bigot. But he's a gutter bigot connected to the respectable corporate right. He was a fellow at the Hoover Institution, part of Stanford. Its current president is Condoleezza Rice.
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So what can Zohran Mamdani do right away to advance his agenda of affordability? Kiren Gopal, a former advisor to Bill de Blasio, highlights six statutes that could be immediately employed for this purpose.
prospect.org/2025/11/11/s...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/s...
Six Ways Zohran Mamdani Can Make New York City Affordable Again - The American Prospect
Mamdani begins his term with something few mayors ever have: an energized following and an international megaphone. His administration could launch a 100-day affordability sprint, using executive and ...
prospect.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
So what can Zohran Mamdani do right away to advance his agenda of affordability? Kiren Gopal, a former advisor to Bill de Blasio, highlights six statutes that could be immediately employed for this purpose.
prospect.org/2025/11/11/s...
prospect.org/2025/11/11/s...
clown interviewing clown
BARNICLE: What is the Treasury Dept doing to lessen job insecurity in this country?
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
BESSENT: What Trump is doing to bring back high-paying manufacturing jobs is all about job security
BARNICLE: How many jobs have come back?
BESSENT: It's just starting
November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
clown interviewing clown
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“.. But Trump officials have also learned a lesson.
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“.. But Trump officials have also learned a lesson.
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If they wait out Democrats long enough — and turn up the pain enough — they will back down.”
@lukebroadwater.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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Hit the phones, everyone
I guess you can quantify the massive disconnect between party leaders and the party base they loathe
November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hit the phones, everyone
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It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It's funny to see people like Larry Summers flailing about, spending their lives calling for students to think critically and then being outraged when students use their critical thinking skills about Israel
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November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’
Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.
variety.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."
@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Did he have another stroke?
John Fetterman: "Now, I have lost the taste to fight."
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Did he have another stroke?
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Inside the downfall of the BBC's top bosses: many see their departure as part of a wider political effort to shift BBC reporting to the right on key issues (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Inside the downfall of the BBC's top bosses: many see their departure as part of a wider political effort to shift BBC reporting to the right on key issues (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Republicans really are afraid of city life, eh?
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Republicans really are afraid of city life, eh?