Ellie Kona
@elliekona.bsky.social
Progressive fact-based supporter of democracy, fairness, and rule of law. Here to support grassroots, amplify good political messages, and energize glimmers. 💙
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Target reported a 2.7% decline in same-store sales for the August-to-October quarter and a nearly 20% drop in profits year over year.
Key takeaways from Target’s pre-holiday report
As tight consumer budgets continue, Target’s sales and profits both declined. The company also is increasing its investment in stores, merchandise and AI.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Target reported a 2.7% decline in same-store sales for the August-to-October quarter and a nearly 20% drop in profits year over year.
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“I told them again that I had papers. The driver of the car, who was one of the officers that handcuffed me, told me, ‘Shut up b–-h! You’re illegal.’ After he yelled at me, I stayed silent.”
ICE push to deport Latinos means legal residents are being arrested | Arizona Mirror
ICE ethnicity-based arrests lawsuit challenges D.C. enforcement targeting legal residents with 3,000 daily quota
azmirror.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“I told them again that I had papers. The driver of the car, who was one of the officers that handcuffed me, told me, ‘Shut up b–-h! You’re illegal.’ After he yelled at me, I stayed silent.”
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California’s independent legislative analyst is warning that the state faces a nearly $18 billion deficit. It is “critical” for lawmakers to rein in spending and increase revenues long term, he said.
📸 Fred Greaves
📸 Fred Greaves
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
California’s independent legislative analyst is warning that the state faces a nearly $18 billion deficit. It is “critical” for lawmakers to rein in spending and increase revenues long term, he said.
📸 Fred Greaves
📸 Fred Greaves
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An ICE spokesperson said the employer was immediately placed on administrative leave and was never a law enforcement officer.
Trump Admin Responds After ICE Employee Arrested in Sex Trafficking Sting
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
An ICE spokesperson said the employer was immediately placed on administrative leave and was never a law enforcement officer.
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Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
How Trump’s trillion-dollar war machine enriches the 1%
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
popular.info
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Congress will decide in the coming weeks whether to approve a $1 trillion military budget for 2026.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump’s behavior during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman “suggests that he would prefer an American news media that behaves more like Saudi Arabia’s largely muzzled and obsequious media,” the editorial board writes.
President Trump’s behavior during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman “suggests that he would prefer an American news media that behaves more like Saudi Arabia’s largely muzzled and obsequious media,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | Trump’s Fawning Meeting With the Saudi Prince Was a Disgrace
Working with imperfect partners does not mean that the United States should cover up and lie about their misdeeds.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump’s behavior during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman “suggests that he would prefer an American news media that behaves more like Saudi Arabia’s largely muzzled and obsequious media,” the editorial board writes.
President Trump’s behavior during his meeting with Mohammed bin Salman “suggests that he would prefer an American news media that behaves more like Saudi Arabia’s largely muzzled and obsequious media,” the editorial board writes.
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A Latino civil rights organization hoping to prevent the Trump administration from denying in-state college tuition rates to some immigrants can intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Kentucky policy, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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Latino civil rights group can intervene in challenge to Kentucky in-state tuition for immigrants • Kentucky Lantern
A Latino civil rights organization can intervene in a challenge to a Kentucky policy allowing in-state college tuition to some immigrants.
kentuckylantern.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
A Latino civil rights organization hoping to prevent the Trump administration from denying in-state college tuition rates to some immigrants can intervene in a lawsuit challenging a Kentucky policy, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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#WeAintBuyingIt — Target, Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Spotify. You’re not just selling products — you’re laundering fascism through your supply chains, your lobbying, your silence.
We’re spending elsewhere — where justice isn’t a coupon code.
Who’s with us?!
We’re spending elsewhere — where justice isn’t a coupon code.
Who’s with us?!
November 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#WeAintBuyingIt — Target, Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Spotify. You’re not just selling products — you’re laundering fascism through your supply chains, your lobbying, your silence.
We’re spending elsewhere — where justice isn’t a coupon code.
Who’s with us?!
We’re spending elsewhere — where justice isn’t a coupon code.
Who’s with us?!
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Keep your hard-earned money and let’s apply pressure on the businesses that support the Trump regime. Shop local and small businesses and keep your money in your local economy.
🔻Take action and join the movement today at WeAintBuyingIt.com #WeAintBuyingIt
🔻Take action and join the movement today at WeAintBuyingIt.com #WeAintBuyingIt
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Keep your hard-earned money and let’s apply pressure on the businesses that support the Trump regime. Shop local and small businesses and keep your money in your local economy.
🔻Take action and join the movement today at WeAintBuyingIt.com #WeAintBuyingIt
🔻Take action and join the movement today at WeAintBuyingIt.com #WeAintBuyingIt
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#WeAintBuyingIt — these corporations don’t just profit from the system, they fuel it. We’re redirecting our spending to local shops that feed our communities, not fascist policies that fracture them. social.demcast.com/s/67J8Xzee
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social.demcast.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
#WeAintBuyingIt — these corporations don’t just profit from the system, they fuel it. We’re redirecting our spending to local shops that feed our communities, not fascist policies that fracture them. social.demcast.com/s/67J8Xzee
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#WeAintBuyingIt — you don’t need a megastore to find what you need. You need community. This boycott isn’t about missing deals — it’s about reclaiming power. Local businesses? They’re the real holiday gift.
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#WeAintBuyingIt — you don’t need a megastore to find what you need. You need community. This boycott isn’t about missing deals — it’s about reclaiming power. Local businesses? They’re the real holiday gift.
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#WeAintBuyingIt We’re Stronger Together. We’re Building Better.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future.
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
#WeAintBuyingIt We’re Stronger Together. We’re Building Better.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future.
Thurs: Family = 0 spending
Fri: Blackout Black Friday
Sat: Shop Black, Immigrant, POC, local
Sun: Mutual aid, circulate care
Mon: Cyber shutdown — log out, opt out
Our dollars. Our power. Our future.
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President Donald Trump’s administration continues to face claims that US officials are wrongfully deporting migrants in violation of court orders and other legal protections amid his ramped up immigration enforcement.
Trump Migrant Crackdown Spurs New Wrongful Deportation Claims
President Donald Trump’s administration continues to face claims that US officials are wrongfully deporting migrants in violation of court orders and other legal protections amid his ramped up immigration enforcement.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
President Donald Trump’s administration continues to face claims that US officials are wrongfully deporting migrants in violation of court orders and other legal protections amid his ramped up immigration enforcement.
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Thune pours cold water on House GOP push to repeal senators’ power to sue DOJ
Thune fires back at House GOP effort to repeal senators’ $500,000 damages provision
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Wednesday poured cold water on an effort by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to repeal a provision buried in the government funding bill that Congress pass…
myfox8.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Thune pours cold water on House GOP push to repeal senators’ power to sue DOJ
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Ron Vachris embodies humility, resilience, and long-term vision — guiding one of the world’s largest retailers with purpose and integrity. #BestLeaders https://bit.ly/49nrYQG
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Ron Vachris embodies humility, resilience, and long-term vision — guiding one of the world’s largest retailers with purpose and integrity. #BestLeaders https://bit.ly/49nrYQG
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Data centers are driving record electricity demand, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that a sever winter storm could push the grid over the edge.
Rising data center electricity use risks blackouts during winter storms | TechCrunch
Data centers are driving record electricity demand, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that a sever winter storm could push the grid over the edge.
techcrunch.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Data centers are driving record electricity demand, and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that a sever winter storm could push the grid over the edge.
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Millions of Americans will need to decide between paying skyrocketing health care premiums or going without coverage in 2026 if Congress doesn't act.
Millions could go without health care coverage in 2026. Here’s why.
Millions of Americans will need to decide between paying skyrocketing health care premiums or going without coverage in 2026 if Congress doesn't act.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Millions of Americans will need to decide between paying skyrocketing health care premiums or going without coverage in 2026 if Congress doesn't act.
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but we have to focus on reality.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“I feel painful about the families of 9/11, but we have to focus on reality.”
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A Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump’s Texas gerrymander.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s Texas gerrymander
Trump could lose the redistricting war he started.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Trump-appointed judge blocks Trump’s Texas gerrymander.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
In a bombshell decision, a federal court in Texas blocked a new congressional map that was created after President Donald Trump demanded that the state redraw district lines to hand Republicans five new seats.
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The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy.
'Have to be able to take it': White House blames reporter after Trump calls her 'piggy'
The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy."On Friday, Lucey had asked Trump about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal during a gaggle aboard Air Force One.The reporter wondered why the president was defensive, “if there’s nothi...
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The White House blamed Bloomberg News correspondent Catherine Lucey after President Donald Trump referred to her as "piggy.
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Alaska legislators are pushing back against a federal order for the National Guard to train for "civil disturbance" operations, expressing concerns it could be used to police protests, not just disasters. (via Alaska Beacon)
https://akpub.io/3X3rmIx
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Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for 'civil disturbance'
Alaska National Guard officials say the Pentagon’s order to prepare for “civil disturbance operations” will not interfere with disaster relief efforts.
akpub.io
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Alaska legislators are pushing back against a federal order for the National Guard to train for "civil disturbance" operations, expressing concerns it could be used to police protests, not just disasters. (via Alaska Beacon)
https://akpub.io/3X3rmIx
https://akpub.io/3X3rmIx
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Trump again threatens ABC's broadcast license, this time over Epstein questions.
The threat came after questions about whether he would order the files released without congressional consent.
The threat came after questions about whether he would order the files released without congressional consent.
Trump again threatens ABC's broadcast license, this time over Epstein questions
Trump’s threat came after questions about whether he would order the files released without congressional consent, as well as those related to the 2018 assassination of a Washington Post columnist.
politi.co
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Trump again threatens ABC's broadcast license, this time over Epstein questions.
The threat came after questions about whether he would order the files released without congressional consent.
The threat came after questions about whether he would order the files released without congressional consent.