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Morgan Stanley was fined US$117 million by the Dutch public prosecutor over dividend tax evasion and incorrect tax returns. Read more here financialpost.com/news/morgan-...
Morgan Stanley fined €101 million by Dutch over dividend tax evasion
Morgan Stanley was fined US$117 million by the Dutch public prosecutor over dividend tax evasion and incorrect tax returns. Read more here
financialpost.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“‘Looking this good comes with a cost,’ said Steve Portugal, a biologist who studies animal behavior at the University of Oxford and who is an author of the new paper. ‘This amazing hairdo cuts out a large portion of their vision.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/s...
He’s Beautiful, but He Has a Huge Blind Spot
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
GIFT ARTICLE:

"Representative Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, wrote on social media. 'The Thursday 28-point surrender plan was disgusting.'”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
"AI data centers are pushing up electricity demand and fueling higher electricity prices for U.S. households, according to energy experts.
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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"He should just released the goddamn files, and stop playing games and pretending that he can say what's in there and what's not in there."

@weissmann.substack.com discusses the defamatory comments Trump has made toward him and implores the president to release the files.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
"The bulk of Johnson’s job, as he is currently performing it, appears to be standing in front of reporters and saying that he didn’t hear about the latest Trump scandal." www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...
It’s Not Just MTG: Other Republicans in Congress Are Reportedly Eyeing an Exit
Why? According to one GOP House representative, “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like garbage.”
www.vanityfair.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"Ellis paid particular attention to testimony from Bovino, who played a key role in the ICE activities known as Operation Midway Blitz. He 'appeared evasive over the three days of his deposition, either providing ‘cute’ responses to Plaintiffs’ counsel’s questions or outright lying,' Ellis wrote.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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They always blame democrats no matter what, and they get away with it
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"'Defendants would have people believe,' Ellis said, adding, 'that the Chicagoland area is in a vise hold of violence, ransacked by rioters, and attacked by agitators –
OPINION by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College:

“Judge Ellis details a pattern of brutality and false testimony by border and immigration agents as well as administration officials.”

READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | Border Patrol chief Bovino's lies about Chicago immigration operations should alarm even Trump supporters
Austin Sarat: Administration officials have a particular duty to be truthful in legal proceedings.
www.ms.now
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"Americans are deeply divided on many issues, but there is a basic principle on which we should agree: Government officials should not give false or misleading testimony in judicial proceedings."
OPINION by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College:

“Judge Ellis details a pattern of brutality and false testimony by border and immigration agents as well as administration officials.”

READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/ice-...
Opinion | Border Patrol chief Bovino's lies about Chicago immigration operations should alarm even Trump supporters
Austin Sarat: Administration officials have a particular duty to be truthful in legal proceedings.
www.ms.now
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 AM
"With a contempt inquiry looming, the Department of Justice (DOJ) named Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as the Trump official who earlier this year approved the transfer of hundreds of people from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran megaprison after a judge forbade the removals."
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 AM
GIFT ARTICLE:
"Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky posted on social media recently that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had 'spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool.'”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Republicans Fight With Trump’s Team Over Ukraine Talks
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
GIFT ARTICLE:

"Mr. Johnson’s 'woe is me' persona about the workload he is carrying has often rubbed other lawmakers the wrong way." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"The interview, released on Tuesday night, landed at a precarious moment in Mr. Johnson’s speakership. Dissatisfaction with his leadership style is growing & some lawmakers are even considering following Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s example & resigning before the end of their terms."
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Trump’s pursuit of Senator Mark Kelly extends the president’s retribution campaign to the military-justice system, Missy Ryan, Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, and Nancy A. Youssef report.

“We basically said, ‘Follow the law.’ And he said, ‘Kill them,’” Kelly said. theatln.tc/JSMjkQrb
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Anyway, Nuzzi is going to milk this latest set of gross revelations for all it’s worth, parlaying it into more insipid fawning coverage on her I’m-not-sorry-but-this-is-a-redemption-tour gig.

She’s basically a less charming George Santos.
Nuzzi is like Trump in this sense: the worst thing about America is not that someone that awful exists, the worst thing is that much of the press promotes and normalizes it for clicks.
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Violence has no place in America. Michelle and I are praying for the servicemembers shot in Washington, DC today, and send our love to their families as they enter this holiday season under the most tragic of circumstances.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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‼️ Ukraine is increasingly a country held together, behind the military lines, by women. Millennial women, in their 30s, born into an independent Ukraine, raised in economic turbulence and thrust into adulthood on the wave of revolution and war, are shouldering huge burdens of responsibility 👇
November 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“After several bruising weeks for Speaker Mike Johnson, a soft-focus podcast interview alongside his wife, conducted by Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, had all the ingredients for a flattering reset.” politicalwire.com/2025/11/26/a...
A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
“After several bruising weeks for Speaker Mike Johnson, a soft-focus podcast interview alongside his wife, conducted by Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers,...
politicalwire.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
"The program that covers drugs for more than 50 million seniors negotiated its first batch of drug prices last year, after the passage of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. A provision of that law, passed w/o Republican support, ended Medicare's 20-year ban on negotiating drug prices."
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches. That’s according to data compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center." www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
AI is transforming crime, too : Consider This from NPR
By the midpoint of 2025, the U.S. was on track to set a new yearly record in the number of reported data breaches.That’s according to data compiled by the Identity Theft Resource Center.One reason is ...
www.npr.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother."
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 AM