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BREAKING: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 3-0 ruling, has affirmed a lower court ruling disqualifying Alina Habna from her position as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
BREAKING: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 3-0 ruling, has affirmed a lower court ruling disqualifying Alina Habna from her position as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey.
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The Trump administration's corruption has extended to selling out Ukraine—and America's interests—to Russia so that the Trump family and their friends can make a few bucks.
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The Trump administration's corruption has extended to selling out Ukraine—and America's interests—to Russia so that the Trump family and their friends can make a few bucks.
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Must-read reporting from @wsj.com this weekend. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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1 December 1912 | A Polish woman, Kazimiera Szczerbińska, was born in Żywiec.
In #Auschwitz from 28 January 1943.
No. 32059
She perished in the camp on 22 April 1943.
In #Auschwitz from 28 January 1943.
No. 32059
She perished in the camp on 22 April 1943.
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
1 December 1912 | A Polish woman, Kazimiera Szczerbińska, was born in Żywiec.
In #Auschwitz from 28 January 1943.
No. 32059
She perished in the camp on 22 April 1943.
In #Auschwitz from 28 January 1943.
No. 32059
She perished in the camp on 22 April 1943.
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Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
The president has nearly doubled Joe Biden's mark for nominees withdrawn from the Senate in the first year.
dlvr.it
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Record-setting personnel issues are marring Trump’s second term
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Of the thousands of audiobooks released this year, here are 10 of the best, delivered with skill and grace by outstanding narrators.
The 10 best audiobooks of 2025
Brilliant narrators beautifully capture the voices in books by Dave Barry, Ron Chernow, Marie Benedict, Lisa Jewell and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Of the thousands of audiobooks released this year, here are 10 of the best, delivered with skill and grace by outstanding narrators.
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Shifting the cost of the tariffs to customers would mean a price increase of about 17%, CEO Yoshinori Kanehana told Bloomberg.
Kawasaki Signals Price Hikes for Motorbikes to Offset Tariffs
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will have to raise the prices of its high-end motorcycles if it wants to offset the impact of US tariffs.
bloom.bg
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Shifting the cost of the tariffs to customers would mean a price increase of about 17%, CEO Yoshinori Kanehana told Bloomberg.
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A new survey of centenarians finds a growing number of people living to 100 have prioritized healthy habits. Here's how exercise, social connection and positivity play a role in aging well. n.pr/4pFS0n4
From ChatGPT to strength training: Here's how 100-year-olds are thriving
A new survey of centenarians finds a growing number of people living to 100 have prioritized healthy habits. Here's how exercise, social connection and positivity play a role in aging well.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A new survey of centenarians finds a growing number of people living to 100 have prioritized healthy habits. Here's how exercise, social connection and positivity play a role in aging well. n.pr/4pFS0n4
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🇮🇩 🇱🇰 The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia has climbed past 1,000 as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.
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➡️ u.afp.com/ShLj
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🇮🇩 🇱🇰 The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia has climbed past 1,000 as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors.
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💔 Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Dnipro on Monday 1 December, killing three people and injuring another eight.
📸: GettyImages
📸: GettyImages
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 AM
💔 Russian forces launched a missile strike on the city of Dnipro on Monday 1 December, killing three people and injuring another eight.
📸: GettyImages
📸: GettyImages
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The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful. n.pr/3KoRIlq
During Advent, immigrant congregations find hope shadowed by fear
The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful. n.pr/3KoRIlq
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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Remember the ringleader of prison torture at Abu Ghraib, Charles Graner? Was a corrections officer at a notorious prison in Pennsylvania where guards were repeatedly accused of abusing prisoners.
Sent to Abu Ghraib as a military prison guard.
We just REFUSE TO LEARN.
www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/w...
Sent to Abu Ghraib as a military prison guard.
We just REFUSE TO LEARN.
www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/w...
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Remember the ringleader of prison torture at Abu Ghraib, Charles Graner? Was a corrections officer at a notorious prison in Pennsylvania where guards were repeatedly accused of abusing prisoners.
Sent to Abu Ghraib as a military prison guard.
We just REFUSE TO LEARN.
www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/w...
Sent to Abu Ghraib as a military prison guard.
We just REFUSE TO LEARN.
www.nytimes.com/2004/05/14/w...
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This explains so much of what we are seeing.
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This explains so much of what we are seeing.
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Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Translation: Pete may well go down for this. But I’m not going with him.
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
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Opening the door to throw Hegseth under the bus:
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Opening the door to throw Hegseth under the bus:
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We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
We went from a country that defended others from being invaded for their natural resources, to a country that is now threatening to invade others for their natural resources.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
Systems of governance are only as good as the people you elect to uphold them.
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Indiana Republican state senator. I appreciate her not caving, but they are all still afraid to ever use Trump’s name. I guess doing so exponentially increases the threats. Trump rules the GOP with fear and intimidation. What a broken party.
December 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Indiana Republican state senator. I appreciate her not caving, but they are all still afraid to ever use Trump’s name. I guess doing so exponentially increases the threats. Trump rules the GOP with fear and intimidation. What a broken party.
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A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
November 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
A new post by a Republican state Senator in Indiana, saying she will "not cave" on redistricting as she shares that she was just the target of a pipe bomb threat to due "DC political pundits."
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You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
You don’t get to pick. That’s the whole damn point of the rule of law.
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I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I'm really glad to see someone like Kelly finally saying this. bsky.app/profile/atru...