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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 4m

Ask consumers about inflation. They have a lot to say. www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...

Treasury Dept. says inflation is running 'above target' as Trump insists there is 'no inflation'

Treasury said the mass departure of federal workers, President Trump's immigration policy and artificial intelligence are all impacting the labor market.

www.nbcnews.com

Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 7m

Of course. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

A Fox News report prompted Trump to post about Nigeria, setting off White House scramble

It’s still unclear what — if anything — the administration will do to counter Islamic militants in Nigeria, but precision drone strikes are among the preliminary options being considered.

www.nbcnews.com

Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 13m

Germany provided them, not the U.S. apnews.com/article/russ...

Ukraine gets more US-made air defense systems to counter deadly Russian attacks

Ukraine has received more U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to counter Russia's attacks, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 16m

A video shows an assault where Israeli soldiers are accused of sodomizing a Palestinian detainee with a knife. Israel's hard-line political leaders were furious -- not at the crime but at the prosecutor who approved the leak of the video. apnews.com/article/isra...

Israel rocked by scandal as top military lawyer resigns, goes missing, is found and thrown into jail

A political scandal has erupted in Israel over a leaked video at the center of an investigation into allegations of severe abuses of Palestinians at a notorious military prison.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 27m

Time for the public to boycott the fashion giant. apnews.com/article/fran...

France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening

French authorities are threatening to ban access to Shein after discovering the e-commerce site sold childlike sex dolls.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 30m

During Biden's presidency, conservative majorities on the Supreme Court blocked actions they said Congress had not clearly authorized. Will they apply the same principles to Trump? apnews.com/article/supr...

A major question for the Supreme Court: Will it treat Trump as it did Biden?

A major question hangs over the Supreme Court’s closely watched case on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs: Will the conservative majority hold the Republican president to the same exacting sta...

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany, Zelensky says.

"We have strengthened the 'Patriot' component of our Ukrainian air defense. I thank Germany and personally Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for this joint step to protect human lives from Russian terror."

Ukraine receives promised Patriot air defense systems from Germany, Zelensky says

"We have strengthened the 'Patriot' component of our Ukrainian air defense. I thank Germany and personally Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for this joint step to protect human lives from Russian ter...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. Guests were seen mimicking ‘Roaring 20's’ era attire, a period just before the Great Depression that historians note for its staggering income inequity.” 🤡

@usatoday.com
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 20h

And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 20h

NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...

Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability

The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Forbes @forbes.com · 17h

Trump officials and betting markets are warning of an extended shutdown debacle that stretches into mid-November or longer—here’s how to protect your trip from a nightmare scenario.

The Shutdown Is Coming For Thanksgiving Air Travelers–Here’s How To Avoid The Worst Pain

Trump officials and betting markets are warning of an extended shutdown debacle that stretches into mid-November or longer—here’s how to protect your trip from a nightmare scenario.

www.forbes.com

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 16h

Six of the eight claims he made were false. Did CBS challenge him? Or just broadcast disinformation?

Newsweek @newsweek.com · 16h

The U.S. president made wide-ranging claims in the interview with CBS.

Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview

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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 18h

The Trump administration released a new rule aiming to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology.

This is yet another alarming move to silence dissent and punish those who don't fall in line.

Trump moves to block public servants from loan forgiveness based on ideology

Those who work with undocumented immigrants, provide gender transition care for minors or publicly protest could be blocked from student loan forgiveness under a new rule.

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Washington Monthly @washingtonmonthly.com · 1d

By presenting judging as pure law untainted by politics, Amy Coney Barrett offers a picture so implausible it makes cynics of us all @mgraber1.bsky.social

washingtonmonthly.com/2025/11/02/a...

Justice Barrett’s Campaign Biography

Amy Coney Barrett’s book, "Listening to the Law," claims the Supreme Court is above politics. Its very existence proves otherwise.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 17h

Good point

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20h

Exactly. Show him his post first. Put it up on a screen. Then ask him virtually any question about any word, phrase, or sentence in it.

Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 23h

www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgians in both parties prefer property tax relief to scrapping income tax

Property tax relief trumps eliminating the state income tax among both Republicans and Democrats in new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 1d

It was the first clarity from the Trump administration since the president took to social media last week to say he had “instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis.”

www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...

Trump’s testing plans for US nuclear weapons won’t include explosions, energy secretary says

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 23h

Georgia has $14.6 billion in reserves. So why is it hiking fees for state parks? Critics say it will parks should be accessible to everyone. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

Georgia parks raise parking fees — and more price hikes could be on the way

Georgia will boost state park entrance fees in January, and an audit suggests more price hikes could be coming.

www.ajc.com

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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 1d

🧵 1/ In 2019, the Assemblies of God considered a resolution to make it a punishable offense if any minister or affiliated church failed to adopt policies to prevent child sex abuse.

It was potentially a watershed moment.

Here's a video of a church leader making an impassioned case for the policy:

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Forbes @forbes.com · 1d

An FBI jet allegedly traveled to and from a pro wrestling event Patel’s girlfriend performed at last weekend, according to public flight records.

Kash Patel Lashes Out At Critics After Scrutiny Over Alleged Use Of FBI Jet

An FBI jet allegedly traveled to and from a pro wrestling event Patel’s girlfriend performed at last weekend, according to public flight records.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 23h

Last night, a Ukrainian drone attack hit the Russian port of Tuapse. 12 drones struck, destroying the small vessel “Nord” and setting four tankers ablaze, including Panama-flagged “POLLUX” with 40,000 tons of fuel and Liberia’s “CHAI” with 56,000 tons. Port infrastructure was also damaged.

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people

if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops

But here’s the most uncomfortable truth of all: the parasites that have taken over so much of our country—pantsuited girlboss advertising executives, Skittle-haired they/them activists, soy-faced pajama-clad work-from-home HR apparatchiks, Adderall-addicted dog mom diversity consultants, nasally voiced Ivy League regulatory lawyers, obese George Soros–funded police abolitionist district attorneys, hipster trust fund socialists—are some of the least impressive people in the history of the world. The Uniparty would never have achieved what it has in this country without a great degree of rottenness, of decadence, of torpor, of complacency already

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 23h

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Video shows immigration agent punching restrained man after car collision turns into confrontation

Police in a Chicago suburb are gathering evidence after a U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crash led to a violent arrest caught on video.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

Oleksandra Matviichuk, head of the Center for Civil Liberties, spoke at De Balie in Amsterdam about the role of citizens in war, Russian aggression, and the fact that occupation is not peace.

📹 Center for Civil Liberties/Facebook

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 23h

More than 200 studies have provided compelling evidence of a link between rising temperatures and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight, congenital abnormalities and hypertensive disorders in mothers on.ft.com/4oNPZEX

How a warmer world is making pregnancy riskier

Some scientists argue that the link between increasing heat and adverse maternal outcomes is quietly becoming a public health emergency

on.ft.com

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