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Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb
Texas men indicted in plot to take over Haitian island and enslave women and children
Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The numbers shouldn't even matter. The Serious People know that vaccines are good. If you believe otherwise, you are excused from the conversation and responsibility to govern. Go play make believe- we have stuff to do.
Anti-vaccine sentiment is now a load-bearing plank in the Republican platform.

Democrats haven’t budged on the need for school vaccine requirements since 2019—86% agree with them then and now.

Republicans have consumed so much disinformation that their support has declined from 79% to 52%.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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AI was supposed to challenge Big Tech’s power. A judge said artificial intelligence would upend Google’s dominance in an antitrust case, but two new books argue that monopolies rarely fix themselves. Read more: bloom.bg/49yUE9A

📷️: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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U.S. and Ukrainian officials are in Geneva working through a new version of a controversial plan to end Russia’s war in Ukraine ahead of a Thanksgiving deadline imposed by the U.S., as President Trump faced criticism from lawmakers and his own base over the proposal.
Amid talks in Geneva, Ukraine peace plan criticized over concessions to Russia
Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a U.S.-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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You know who contributes billions to the economy? Immigrants. You know who doesn’t? Immigrants too scared to leave their homes (via Bloomberg Opinion)
Defending Masked Immigration Agents Is a Losing Battle
California passed a pair of laws that would prohibit immigration agents from wearing masks or hiding their identities while detaining people they suspect of being undocumented immigrants. It didn’t take long for the Trump administration to not only sue, but to refuse to comply.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit. n.pr/3Kdk7L9
G20 summit closes in South Africa after U.S. absence
The G20 closed in Johannesburg without a ceremonial hand over to the U.S., its next chair, after Washington boycotted the summit.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Rand Paul predicts GOP will 'fracture' over Venezuelan strikes
Rand Paul predicts GOP will 'fracture' over Venezuelan strikes
Sen. Rand Paul warned that the White House’s continued strikes on Venezuela may lead to a drop in support for President Donald Trump.
dlvr.it
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Analysis: Recent days have brought signs of something that might have been all but unimaginable just a few months ago: Could it be that President Trump’s grip on the Republican Party is slipping?
Analysis | Is the past week a turning point for Trump’s second term?
The stirrings of possible rebellion in the president’s party have come as Trump has struggled with low poll numbers and perceptions that he isn’t doing enough to address affordability.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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BREAKING: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Geneva that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine are off to a promising start, calling the first session “probably the most productive and meaningful meeting” since Trump began his second term.
November 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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"The unemployment rate has reached a four-year high, job openings are at a four-year low, and leading members of Trump’s own economic team have gone so far as to concede in recent weeks that parts of the U.S. economy are already in recession..."

www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
The White House’s celebration of the weak job market makes no sense
Job growth in the first year of Donald Trump’s second term is on pace to be the worst since the Great Recession. So why is his team bragging?
www.ms.now
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Donald Trump’s targeted attacks against India, Brazil and South Africa are pushing three of the world’s major emerging economies to forge closer ties
Trump’s Attacks Push India, Brazil, South Africa Closer Together
US President Donald Trump’s targeted attacks against three of the world’s major emerging economies are prompting leaders of those countries to forge closer ties and push back against his aggressive trade policies.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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The Trump admin submitted a sworn declaration under oath that Costa Rica had changed its mind and would no longer take Mr. Abrego.

Costa Rica has now said publicly that that this is false, that they have not changed their position at all, and that they will still take him.
Unpacked:
In Aug., Govt said if Abrego pled guilty he could go to Costa Rica, where he's okay with going. Abrego said no to plea. Govt now wants to send him to Liberia. Why not Costa Rica? Govt told judge Thurs that Costa Rica wouldn’t take him anymore. @mariasacchetti exposed them.
Costa Rica will accept Abrego, per @washingtonpost.com .
If true, DOJ, DHS, and Dept of State caused lies to be disseminated to Judge Xinis all day Thursday, where an ICE official testified about info sent him by Dept of State, claiming Costa Rica wouldn't take Abrego.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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One dead in massive Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, officials say reut.rs/4insb94
One dead in massive Russian drone attack on Kharkiv, officials say
Russian forces staged a "massive" drone attack on Sunday on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, killing one person and injuring at least four, officials said.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Canada, India agree to restart trade talks, says Indian government reut.rs/47YMVAq
Canada, India agree to restart trade talks, says Indian government
Canada and India have agreed to restart stalled talks for a new trade deal, the Indian government said on Sunday, after discussions between the two countries paused following a diplomatic spat two years ago.
reut.rs
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Earlier this year, the United States deported 252 Venezuelans to El Salvador and paid its government to imprison them. Now two human-rights organizations have found that all of those men were physically abused, Conor Friedersdorf writes:
What the Deported Venezuelans Went Through in El Salvador
Forty men sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration have shared disturbing accounts of abuse by a regime that America paid to imprison them.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Trump has been bashing wind power for years. He’s now cracking down on its use in the United States — and it’s costing people jobs and causing energy bills to skyrocket. More:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's Vendetta Against Wind is Gutting Jobs and Raising Prices
Unionized workers are fighting Donald Trump's attacks on wind energy. In Baltimore, they're preparing for the “Green Workforce of the Future."
www.rollingstone.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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The hack of a technology vendor for real estate financiers left major American banks and mortgage lenders working Sunday to assess whether they were affected by the data breach.
Banks, FBI Assessing Hack of Real Estate Finance Tech Vendor
The hack of a technology vendor for real estate financiers left major American banks and mortgage lenders working Sunday to assess whether they were affected by the data breach.
bloom.bg
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said five senior Hamas members were killed.
https://to.pbs.org/4p6iOwT
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed
Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five sen...
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This really doesn't sound like a ceasefire.
Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said five senior Hamas members were killed.
https://to.pbs.org/4p6iOwT
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 24 people killed
Israel’s military on Saturday launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said five sen...
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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WATCH: We reviewed months of Fox News’ coverage and over 700 videos posted on social media by protesters, counterprotesters and others.

Here's how Fox News and the Trump administration provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland: https://propub.li/4a4TaE4
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
An example of AI hallucination?
Why did Grok say that Elon Musk "edges out” Jesus Christ as a role model for humanity? Charlie Warzel and @matteowong.bsky.social on another strange day in the chatbot's history:
Elon Musk: Better Than Jesus?
Grok is trying to rewrite history on behalf of its creator.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Eindhoven airport closed after drone sightings, defence minister says reut.rs/3Kff2Cd
Eindhoven airport closed after drone sightings, defence minister says
Air traffic at Eindhoven airport in the south of the Netherlands was suspended on Saturday evening due to multiple drone sightings, Dutch defence minister Ruben Brekelmans said in a post on X.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM