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Proud Progressive: golden rule, animal welfare (domestic, farm & wild), human rights (including women’s bodily autonomy), voting rights, civil rights, Supreme Court reform, gerrymandering and electoral college elimination, environmental protection.
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Rutger Bregman: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history”. A key line from the Reith lectures, which BBC excised without the author's permission. And now BBC is telling its journalists they may not quote the line anywhere. A shocking lapse in basic journalistic ethics.
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Rutger Bregman: "Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history”. A key line from the Reith lectures, which BBC excised without the author's permission. And now BBC is telling its journalists they may not quote the line anywhere. A shocking lapse in basic journalistic ethics.
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A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order blocking her removal, according to her attorney. | ABC News
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19-year-old college student deported despite judge's order blocking her removal: Lawyer
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A 19-year-old college student who was on her way to surprise her family for Thanksgiving break was detained at a Boston airport and later deported despite a federal judge's order blocking her removal, according to her attorney. | ABC News
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I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I had my first ever go at one of those round table talking heads sort of shows, and promised myself ahead of time that I wouldn't turn into a shouting head.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
And then one of the panelists said something utterly silly... I didn't shout, but you might be able to hear my eyeroll.
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Trump’s extortion campaign continues. This time with Northwestern University reportedly capitulating to the tune of $75 million.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump’s extortion campaign continues. This time with Northwestern University reportedly capitulating to the tune of $75 million.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Reuters documented >470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape government.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting
A Reuters investigation documents at least 470 acts of retribution under Trump’s leadership.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reuters documented >470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape government.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
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in case you missed it, the latest political philosophy podcast
endless "both sides" takes from NYTs, CNN, WashPo, Etc are part of the problem
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
i talked with @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com about building an aggressively liberal alternative
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/media
Building Opposition Media with Adam Gurri
How the centrist media has enabled fascism & what must be done differntly.
www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
in case you missed it, the latest political philosophy podcast
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The US is facing a significant loss in international tourism in 2025, with the World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) projecting a $12.5 billion drop in international visitor spending.
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The US is facing a significant loss in international tourism in 2025, with the World Travel & Tourism Council(WTTC) projecting a $12.5 billion drop in international visitor spending.
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
This makes the US the only country out of 184 studied to be projected to see a decline, driven
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Trump won TN-7 by 22 points. Latest poll has Aftyn Behn down only 47-49. We have a chance to make history! You can help her win.
HOW: Virtual Phonebank www.mobilize.us/tirrcvotes/e...
WHEN: Mon Dec 1, 5:30-7:30 pm CST
SPONSORED BY: TIRRC Votes (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Coalition)
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Virtual Phonebank -- Aftyn Behn for Congressional District 7!!! · TIRRC Votes
## Tennessee, we've got a special election ahead of us!
We deserve someone in Congress who fights for us and puts working Tennessee families first. That’s why we're phonebanking our neighbors across ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Trump won TN-7 by 22 points. Latest poll has Aftyn Behn down only 47-49. We have a chance to make history! You can help her win.
HOW: Virtual Phonebank www.mobilize.us/tirrcvotes/e...
WHEN: Mon Dec 1, 5:30-7:30 pm CST
SPONSORED BY: TIRRC Votes (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Coalition)
Boost!
HOW: Virtual Phonebank www.mobilize.us/tirrcvotes/e...
WHEN: Mon Dec 1, 5:30-7:30 pm CST
SPONSORED BY: TIRRC Votes (Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Coalition)
Boost!
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Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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1 Liberal Millennial vs 20 Gen Z Conservatives (ft. Tim Miller)
YouTube video by Jubilee
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November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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A victim of Trump's ICE Gestapo speaks out.
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A victim of Trump's ICE Gestapo speaks out.
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This congressional committee report is terrific. "Trump and his family have been pocketing billions of dollars through corruption of unprecedented scale. This report shows how the President has leveraged his office to make himself a crypto billionaire and how he has extended broad protection to
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This congressional committee report is terrific. "Trump and his family have been pocketing billions of dollars through corruption of unprecedented scale. This report shows how the President has leveraged his office to make himself a crypto billionaire and how he has extended broad protection to
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Volume up. Brace yourself. Spread far and wide.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Volume up. Brace yourself. Spread far and wide.
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I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
In newly leaked audio, Peter Thiel admits he urged JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral questions — including the ethical development of AI.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
He goes even further, branding Leo “the woke American pope” and suggesting he’s a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
you're telling me a right-wing catholic convert is just a protestant in disguise? shocked
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Hassett emerges as frontrunner to be Trump's next Fed chair, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48AFW0z
Hassett emerges as frontrunner to be Trump's next Fed chair, Bloomberg News reports
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has emerged as the frontrunner to be the next U.S. Federal Reserve chair, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Hassett emerges as frontrunner to be Trump's next Fed chair, Bloomberg News reports reut.rs/48AFW0z
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Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This should be a major scandal. The Blaze falsely reported that a former U.S. Capitol Police officer was the Jan. 6th pipe bomber. But it wasn’t just another miss by conservative media promoting conspiracies.
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
Someone in US intel - at ODNI - was promoting it:
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
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Maryna "Lagertha" Vorontsova, a combat medic with Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit, died during a mission near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, the unit reported.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Maryna "Lagertha" Vorontsova, a combat medic with Ukraine's Peaky Blinders drone unit, died during a mission near Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, the unit reported.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
She began volunteering in 2014, providing technical assistance to thousands of Ukrainian Defenders.
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“You hear the hard, gut-wrenching punches,” he said, “the screams, the ‘I’m sorrys,’ ‘I can’t breathes,’ ‘You’re going to kill me.’ You hear ‘Mom,’ and it gets quiet and you just keep hearing the thuds.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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A Bolsonaro-allied congressman has fled to Miami, to escape his 16 year sentence for participating in a coup attempt.
If ICE/CBP wanted to make a high-profile case of someone convicted of a violent crime, then here's their chance (of course they won't do it).
oglobo.globo.com/politica/not...
If ICE/CBP wanted to make a high-profile case of someone convicted of a violent crime, then here's their chance (of course they won't do it).
oglobo.globo.com/politica/not...
November 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A Bolsonaro-allied congressman has fled to Miami, to escape his 16 year sentence for participating in a coup attempt.
If ICE/CBP wanted to make a high-profile case of someone convicted of a violent crime, then here's their chance (of course they won't do it).
oglobo.globo.com/politica/not...
If ICE/CBP wanted to make a high-profile case of someone convicted of a violent crime, then here's their chance (of course they won't do it).
oglobo.globo.com/politica/not...
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Steven Rattner: Consumer sentiment has plummeted since Trump took office. The drop looks similar to those of covid and post-covid inflation.
November 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Steven Rattner: Consumer sentiment has plummeted since Trump took office. The drop looks similar to those of covid and post-covid inflation.
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such refineries, but in the current environment where per barrel prices are in the 60s, the last thing the oil companies want is a glut of oil that is more expensive to market than the light sweet crude we pump ourselves right here in America.
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
such refineries, but in the current environment where per barrel prices are in the 60s, the last thing the oil companies want is a glut of oil that is more expensive to market than the light sweet crude we pump ourselves right here in America.
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The oil related element of the Venezuela issue is a red herring. Virtually all of the oil coming from Venezuela is heavy or extra heavy crude. It's way more expensive to extract than light sweet crude, and requires specialized refineries to process. The US is one of few countries that has
November 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The oil related element of the Venezuela issue is a red herring. Virtually all of the oil coming from Venezuela is heavy or extra heavy crude. It's way more expensive to extract than light sweet crude, and requires specialized refineries to process. The US is one of few countries that has