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Yonette Joseph
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NYT editor/shape shifter.

“I am alive, and drunk in sunlight.”
-George RR Martin, "A Storm of Swords"
Russia bombed Ukraine for nearly 10 hours, killing and injuring civilians www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault
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November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who wants a soft Simon Cowell 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/m...
Simon Cowell Is Sorry, Softer and Grieving Liam Payne
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November 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The finding have not been published in a peer-reviewed medical journal.

A former head of the F.D.A. division that regulated vaccines during the pandemic was taken aback by the “clearly political tone” of the memo.

Public health experts want to examine the data. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/h...
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
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November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Northwestern agrees to pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Northwestern Agrees to Deal With Trump Administration
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November 29, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Reposted by Yonette Joseph
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
People briefed on the “double-tap” strike said they were concerned that it could violate the law of armed conflict, which prohibits the execution of an enemy combatant who is “hors de combat,” or taken out of the fight because of injury or surrender.
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, CNN reports www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/p...
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military carried out a follow-up strike on a suspected drug vessel operating in the Caribbean on September 2 after an initial attack did not kill everyone on board, sources familiar with the ma...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The US on Friday paused all asylum decisions and stopped issuing visas to people from Afghanistan as President Trump launched a major review of the country’s immigration system after the shooting of two National Guard members www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
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November 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
(Reuters) - PresidentTrump's administration on Friday said it has reached an agreement with Northwestern University to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in research funds and close pending investigations into the school.
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The U.S. State Department paused the issuance of visas to all individuals traveling on Afghan passports, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday.
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Wapo: The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members near the White House underwent thorough vetting by US counterterrorism authorities before entering the country in April 🎁
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Now how this works, but:

Trump says documents signed by autopen under Biden are 'terminated'
November 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Trump and Maduro spoke last week. They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them -- in the US.

But nothing was scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela.

The phone call included Marco Rubio. 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader
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November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
After an ugly divorce, she gave her ex-husband's new wife a kidney 🎁

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After a bitter past, woman donates kidney to her ex-husband’s wife
“There is power in forgiveness,” Angela Maples said. “Forgiveness literally saved my life.”
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November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A Catholic priest in Alabama quit the clergy after a woman alleged that he provided her financial support in exchange for sex and other “private companionship” beginning when she was 17 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alabama priest leaves clergy after woman alleges ‘private companionship’ beginning when she was 17
Robert Sullivan’s self-imposed removal comes after accusations he provided financial support in exchange for arrangement which included sex
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Applicants cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles, according to hacked materials from the Heritage Foundation

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants
Applicants reportedly cited Nazi theorists and other extremists as inspiration for Trump administration roles
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November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We haven't talked enough about this pattern:

2025: "Stupid" -- ABC WH correspondent
2025: "Ugly" -- NYT WH reporter
2025: "Piggy" -- Bloomberg WH correspondent
2018: "Horseface": Carly Fiorina
2018: "Dog" -- Omarosa Manigault Newman
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff — and chief enforcer — resigns, becoming the highest-ranking casualty of a corruption investigation that threatens Zelensky’s ability to govern. 🎁

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Zelensky’s Top Aide Resigns Amid Widening Corruption Scandal
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks From Office Fridge After 2 Years in Court:

The goods he was accused of stealing cost about 70 cents. Proving his innocence cost more than $9,000.

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Worker Cleared of Stealing Snacks From Office Fridge After 2 Years in Court
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank after they emerged with both hands up and knelt down, according to videos released by an international news agency and two Arab television networks 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Israeli Forces Kill Two Palestinians After They Appear to Surrender, Video Shows
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November 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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The home of Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and the country’s lead negotiator on President Trump’s peace plan, was searched on Friday as part of a sweeping corruption investigation.
Property Tied to Ukraine’s Lead Negotiator Is Searched in Corruption Case
The scrutiny of Andriy Yermak, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, could disrupt U.S.-led peace talks and further rattle Ukrainian politics.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The shooting episode was captured on a smartphone by a passerby who was traveling past the Farragut West Metro station, three blocks north of the White House, when the shooting occurred www.wsj.com/us-news/witn...
Exclusive | Witness Photos Captured Attack on the National Guard
Footage from a passerby at Wednesday’s shooting shows a man holding a revolver and a U.S. National Guardsman returning fire.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM