Jonathan Massaquoi
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Breaking news: At least 36 people were killed after a huge fire engulfed several high-rise buildings in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, the city’s top official said.
At least 279 people remain missing and 29 have been hospitalized.
At least 279 people remain missing and 29 have been hospitalized.
Fire engulfs high-rise buildings in Hong Kong, killing at least 36
The fire appeared to spread across bamboo scaffolding at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. At least 279 people remain missing, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Breaking news: At least 36 people were killed after a huge fire engulfed several high-rise buildings in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, the city’s top official said.
At least 279 people remain missing and 29 have been hospitalized.
At least 279 people remain missing and 29 have been hospitalized.
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In other news, the Pope is in fact Catholic.
OBR says lower net migration will hurt overall productivity
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In other news, the Pope is in fact Catholic.
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Noem ordered deportation flights to El Salvador after judicial halt, DOJ tells court. Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:
Noem ordered deportation flights to El Salvador after judicial halt, DOJ tells court
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice acknowledged in a court filing that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the call to continue removals of Venezuelans to a brutal Salvadoran prison, desp...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Noem ordered deportation flights to El Salvador after judicial halt, DOJ tells court. Story by @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:
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Trump's ability to skate on all of his crimes has been shameful. While the idea that no one is above the law has never really been true, Trump has turned lack of accountability into his life's work and his profession. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Judge dismisses Georgia criminal case against Donald Trump
It was the last remaining prosecution he faced over his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Trump's ability to skate on all of his crimes has been shameful. While the idea that no one is above the law has never really been true, Trump has turned lack of accountability into his life's work and his profession. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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#BREAKING: GUINEA‑BISSAU MILITARY OFFICERS DECLARE ‘TOTAL CONTROL’ OF COUNTRY
In a statement read at army HQ in the capital, the officers said they were suspending the electoral process & closing all land, air, and sea borders.This came hours after gunfire was heard near the presidential palace
In a statement read at army HQ in the capital, the officers said they were suspending the electoral process & closing all land, air, and sea borders.This came hours after gunfire was heard near the presidential palace
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Looks like a juvenile case, continued w/o a finding that should have been expunged, bc she never reoffended.
“John J. Loscocco, the attorney representing Ferreira, said she has no criminal history in the adult court system.
“There’s no conviction of any kind,” he said”
“John J. Loscocco, the attorney representing Ferreira, said she has no criminal history in the adult court system.
“There’s no conviction of any kind,” he said”
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Looks like a juvenile case, continued w/o a finding that should have been expunged, bc she never reoffended.
“John J. Loscocco, the attorney representing Ferreira, said she has no criminal history in the adult court system.
“There’s no conviction of any kind,” he said”
“John J. Loscocco, the attorney representing Ferreira, said she has no criminal history in the adult court system.
“There’s no conviction of any kind,” he said”
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oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
At this point, I wonder if he isn't lying when he says he has "my highest Poll Numbers, ever" since it's entirely possible that's what his aides are telling him. It's quite likely that there's an entire Potemkin village built around Trump right now.
Trump responds to a detailed report about his waning energy and propensity to sleep through on-camera events by calling the New York Times's Katie Rogers ugly
November 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
oh this is absolutely what i think. i think they feed him fake polls and outright AI slop
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new historical marker up in town!
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
new historical marker up in town!
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My conversation on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about Elon Musk's destruction of USAID -- Trump's most lethal policy -- and what each of us can do to push back at the darkness: www.ms.now/the-last-wor... @kristofimpact.bsky.social
Kristof: Elon Musk could save far more lives than he’s costing
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof joins MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell to highlight the nonprofit organizations working to fill the life-saving global health gaps created after the Trump...
www.ms.now
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My conversation on @lastwordmsnow.bsky.social about Elon Musk's destruction of USAID -- Trump's most lethal policy -- and what each of us can do to push back at the darkness: www.ms.now/the-last-wor... @kristofimpact.bsky.social
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We have once again updated our trade war timeline:
Trump's trade war timeline 2.0: An up-to-date guide
President Donald Trump started his second term in office with momentous plans to change US trade policy to achieve various economic and nontrade related aims. This timeline tracks the development of t...
www.piie.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We have once again updated our trade war timeline:
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Whatever else you think of Starmer and Reeves, this is (to quote Joe Biden) a big fucking deal
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Whatever else you think of Starmer and Reeves, this is (to quote Joe Biden) a big fucking deal
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Always a nice touch when I read a story about the Trumpian devolution of American democracy written by the reporter who started Emailghazi.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Always a nice touch when I read a story about the Trumpian devolution of American democracy written by the reporter who started Emailghazi.
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This is so true.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is so true.
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it's stunning how we've somehow normalized the President being completely fucking insane
Now we have the president calling a female New York Times reporter ugly because he's mad about a story she wrote.
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
it's stunning how we've somehow normalized the President being completely fucking insane
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Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
Putin signed a decree aiming to have 95% of those in territory occupied since 2022
identify as Russian by 2036.
Ukrainians in occupied territory are increasingly subjected to 'russification' and cultural erasure.
Putin signed a decree aiming to have 95% of those in territory occupied since 2022
identify as Russian by 2036.
Ukrainians in occupied territory are increasingly subjected to 'russification' and cultural erasure.
www.reuters.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:
Putin signed a decree aiming to have 95% of those in territory occupied since 2022
identify as Russian by 2036.
Ukrainians in occupied territory are increasingly subjected to 'russification' and cultural erasure.
Putin signed a decree aiming to have 95% of those in territory occupied since 2022
identify as Russian by 2036.
Ukrainians in occupied territory are increasingly subjected to 'russification' and cultural erasure.
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Vaccine rates in this South Carolina county lagged for years. Then measles struck.
scdailygazette.com/2025/11/26/v...
scdailygazette.com/2025/11/26/v...
Vaccine rates in this South Carolina county lagged for years. Then measles struck. • SC Daily Gazette
Historically low childhood vaccination rates in one SC county, combined with growing vaccine skepticism, set the stage for a measles outbreak
scdailygazette.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Vaccine rates in this South Carolina county lagged for years. Then measles struck.
scdailygazette.com/2025/11/26/v...
scdailygazette.com/2025/11/26/v...
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A fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/hon...
Hong Kong fire leaves 13 dead, over a dozen injured - In Pictures
A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter, and injured 16 others, authorities say.
hongkongfp.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/hon...
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The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The feds repeatedly lied and misled the public during Chicago's immigration crackdown, a federal judge ruled in a scathing opinion. blockclubchi.co/3JVoFWJ
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horrific
At least 13 dead after fire engulfs residential tower blocks in Hong Kong
At least 13 dead after fire engulfs residential tower blocks in Hong Kong
Several people reportedly trapped inside burning towers as firefighters tackle huge blaze in Tai Po district
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
horrific
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Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid
Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid
Former French president only released from prison earlier this month in connection with separate conviction
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, after the country’s highest court rejected his final appeal.
Sarkozy, who was the country’s rightwing president between 2007 and 2012, was convicted of hiding illegal overspending for his unsuccessful re-election campaign that was shaped by vast American-style rallies. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re-election bid
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In all honesty, the reason Trump is there is because even if Europe funds Ukraine, the weapons--a lot of them anyway--have to come (directly or indirectly) from the US. Arms control agreements mean countries have to approve where their weapons are sold, even if they aren't selling them.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In all honesty, the reason Trump is there is because even if Europe funds Ukraine, the weapons--a lot of them anyway--have to come (directly or indirectly) from the US. Arms control agreements mean countries have to approve where their weapons are sold, even if they aren't selling them.
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1/5 Why do we still allow Trump to negotiate on the war in Ukraine?
The US does not fund Ukraine. Trump and his team are compromised by Russia.
Europe pays the bills, yet Trump sits at the table.
There is zero reason for him and his team of traitors to be involved
The US does not fund Ukraine. Trump and his team are compromised by Russia.
Europe pays the bills, yet Trump sits at the table.
There is zero reason for him and his team of traitors to be involved
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
1/5 Why do we still allow Trump to negotiate on the war in Ukraine?
The US does not fund Ukraine. Trump and his team are compromised by Russia.
Europe pays the bills, yet Trump sits at the table.
There is zero reason for him and his team of traitors to be involved
The US does not fund Ukraine. Trump and his team are compromised by Russia.
Europe pays the bills, yet Trump sits at the table.
There is zero reason for him and his team of traitors to be involved
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Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
Hassett: "On one of the Sunday shows, the anchor criticized the fact Walmart said the Thanksgiving dinner is cheaper by about $10. Then he said, 'Oh yeah, but they substituted generic stuff,' as if having a generic something is a crime for ordinary folks! It shows how out of touch these people are."
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Such classic gaslighting it's an instructive moment. The question is not whether generic is better or worse, it's that a list with more expensive brand names is not the same as a list with cheaper generics. Perverting that truth into an attack on those calling it out is Manipulation 101.
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We found that if every car had these driver assist features, the U.S. could prevent 1.6 million total car crashes (including about 7,200 fatal crashes), and save more than $260 billion annually in costs to society www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
We found that if every car had these driver assist features, the U.S. could prevent 1.6 million total car crashes (including about 7,200 fatal crashes), and save more than $260 billion annually in costs to society www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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At least 33 people have been killed, and more than two million displaced, in Thailand amid deadly flooding over the past week.
Deadly Flooding in Thailand Prompts Rescues and Evacuations
The military sent troops, helicopters and boats to rescue stranded people. At least 33 people have been killed and more than two million displaced over the past week.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
At least 33 people have been killed, and more than two million displaced, in Thailand amid deadly flooding over the past week.