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Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
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How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Head for Another Record in 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/c...
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Head for Another Record in 2025
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November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Head for Another Record in 2025 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/c...
States That Rely on the Colorado River Miss Deadline to Agree on Cuts: A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/c...
States That Rely on the Colorado River Miss Deadline to Agree on Cuts
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
States That Rely on the Colorado River Miss Deadline to Agree on Cuts: A plan to sustainably manage the shrinking waterway could soon be up to the Trump administration — or eventually the Supreme Court. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/c...
"[U]ntil we recover the capacity to feel shame—real, red-faced, stomach-turning shame—we will keep calling evil good, and keep congratulating ourselves for it. A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in." sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
The Moral Lesson Buried in Last Week’s ‘Blue Wave’
America should feel shame again.
sojo.net
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"[U]ntil we recover the capacity to feel shame—real, red-faced, stomach-turning shame—we will keep calling evil good, and keep congratulating ourselves for it. A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in." sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
"[U]ntil we recover the capacity to feel shame—real, red-faced, stomach-turning shame—we will keep calling evil good, and keep congratulating ourselves for it. A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in." sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
The Moral Lesson Buried in Last Week’s ‘Blue Wave’
America should feel shame again.
sojo.net
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"[U]ntil we recover the capacity to feel shame—real, red-faced, stomach-turning shame—we will keep calling evil good, and keep congratulating ourselves for it. A politics without shame can win elections. But it can’t build a country worth living in." sojo.net/sojoshare/Nz...
US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission amid naval buildup in Latin America f24.my/BYlb.BS
US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission amid naval buildup in Latin America
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced “Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR” to target “narco-terrorists", as regional tensions rose over a US naval buildup in Latin American waters. Hegseth gav...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
US announces ‘Southern Spear’ mission amid naval buildup in Latin America f24.my/BYlb.BS
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit—and few are replaced www.abajournal.com/syndicated/a...
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit—and few are replaced
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit—and few are replaced www.abajournal.com/syndicated/a...
What is Tom Tiffany Hiding? Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Skips Another Public Forum urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease...
What is Tom Tiffany Hiding? Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Skips Another Public Forum
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
What is Tom Tiffany Hiding? Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Skips Another Public Forum urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease...
Wisconsin Wheel Taxes Surge: The growth started during the tenure of former Governor Scott Walker, who faced criticism for failing to adequately fund road repair and construction. Governor Evers defeated Walker in 2018, campaigning on road maintenance. urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/11/13/w...
Wisconsin Is Experiencing a Surge in Wheel Taxes
Without other options, local governments increasingly turn to the option for funding.
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Wisconsin Wheel Taxes Surge: The growth started during the tenure of former Governor Scott Walker, who faced criticism for failing to adequately fund road repair and construction. Governor Evers defeated Walker in 2018, campaigning on road maintenance. urbanmilwaukee.com/2025/11/13/w...
Americans are injecting themselves with unproven peptides sold by influencers and RFK Jr. allies www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies
Behind the trend is the surging popularity of GLP-1 weight loss medications, a class of so-called peptides approved to help users quickly shed pounds.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Americans are injecting themselves with unproven peptides sold by influencers and RFK Jr. allies www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
Exclusive: European officials consider pooling dollars to lessen Fed reliance after Trump shocks: One of the sources said European officials "need to consider the worst-case scenario". www.reuters.com/business/fin...
www.reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Exclusive: European officials consider pooling dollars to lessen Fed reliance after Trump shocks: One of the sources said European officials "need to consider the worst-case scenario". www.reuters.com/business/fin...
Arsonist prepares bucket of water to throw on the economy he torched, hoping to be seen as a hero. #MAGA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Trump Administration Prepares Tariff Exemptions in Bid to Lower Food Prices
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November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Arsonist prepares bucket of water to throw on the economy he torched, hoping to be seen as a hero. #MAGA www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
The Little Amicus Brief That Could harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-little...
The Little Amicus Brief That Could
How a lone submission by a Georgetown Law Professor Might Defeat the Administration in Trump v. Illinois
harrylitman.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Little Amicus Brief That Could harrylitman.substack.com/p/the-little...
And sorry I could not travel both, and one traveler be, long I stood . . .
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
And sorry I could not travel both, and one traveler be, long I stood . . .
An Act of Witness in Appalachia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Opinion | An Act of Witness in Appalachia
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November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
An Act of Witness in Appalachia www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/o...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on House GOP to Thwart Epstein Vote www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on G.O.P. to Thwart Epstein Vote
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November 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Trump Ramps Up Pressure on House GOP to Thwart Epstein Vote www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’ (He was later found dead in his cell) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
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November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’ (He was later found dead in his cell) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The End of the Textualist Era? Wisconsin Supreme Court Presented with Opportunity to Overturn Kalal (Maybe Ralph was right all along, eh?) www.wislawnow.com/2025/10/the-...
The End of the Textualist Era? Wisconsin Supreme Court Presented with Opportunity to Overturn Kalal
In a concurrence to one of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s blockbuster opinions from the 2024-25 term, SEIU Healthcare Wis. v. WERC, 2025 WI 29, 416 Wis. 2d
www.wislawnow.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The End of the Textualist Era? Wisconsin Supreme Court Presented with Opportunity to Overturn Kalal (Maybe Ralph was right all along, eh?) www.wislawnow.com/2025/10/the-...
"Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found." (gift article) www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
Richard Warnica: Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found
Trump has radically changed the U.S. But everywhere, there are signs of resistance.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Ignorance. Cruelty. Disease: I travelled to the epicentre of Trump’s new America. This is what I found." (gift article) www.thestar.com/opinion/igno...
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders www.thestar.com/news/world/m...
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders
On one side of the mosque settlers had left graffitied messages like “we are not afraid,” “we will revenge again,” and “keep on condemning.”
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages after condemnation from military leaders www.thestar.com/news/world/m...
President for life? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
President for Life
Donald Trump is trying to amass the powers of a king.
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
President for life? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Frightening Wake-up for #MAGA, or is owning the libs still enough? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Frightening Wake-up for MAGA
Scandal, corruption, chaos, and cruelty define the Trump regime
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Frightening Wake-up for #MAGA, or is owning the libs still enough? open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Like many on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the I.R.S. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people in need of nutrition assistance. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
42 Million People Are Enrolled in SNAP. Who Are They?
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November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people in need of nutrition assistance. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
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November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Penny Dies at 232 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
@senatedems25.bsky.social caved to demonstrate they are more sensitive?!?! @jessica_m_wash theintercept.com/2025/11/10/d...
Key Senate Dem Says Party Caved on Shutdown to Make a Symbolic Point About the GOP
Sen. Dick Durbin said the fight proved “Republicans are not sensitive to health care insurance premiums and we are.” That won’t keep costs down.
theintercept.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@senatedems25.bsky.social caved to demonstrate they are more sensitive?!?! @jessica_m_wash theintercept.com/2025/11/10/d...