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Amnesty highlights anti-union persecution of garment workers. "...the workers told Amnesty about the ‘climate of fear’... with all but two of the 13 workers in Bangladesh reporting they had faced threats of retaliation... if they joined or tried to form a union." www.commondreams.org/news/garment...
Ahead of Black Friday, Report Reveals Attacks on Garment Workers' Right to Organize | Common Dreams
As Black Friday deals tempt us, let's not forget the exploited garment workers in the Global South. Denied the right to organize, they face abuse and threats for demanding fair treatment. How can we s...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Amnesty highlights anti-union persecution of garment workers. "...the workers told Amnesty about the ‘climate of fear’... with all but two of the 13 workers in Bangladesh reporting they had faced threats of retaliation... if they joined or tried to form a union." www.commondreams.org/news/garment...
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel violated ceasefire more than 10,000 times. "...since the ceasefire began in November 2024, [UNIFIL] has recorded ‘over 7,500 air violations, almost 2,500 ground violations north of the Blue Line’, inside [Lebanon].” www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251121-uni...
UNIFIL reports over 10,000 Israeli violations in Lebanon since last year
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said on Thursday that it had recorded more than 10,000 air and ground violations inside Lebanese territory since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezboll…
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon say Israel violated ceasefire more than 10,000 times. "...since the ceasefire began in November 2024, [UNIFIL] has recorded ‘over 7,500 air violations, almost 2,500 ground violations north of the Blue Line’, inside [Lebanon].” www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251121-uni...
Israeli security forces summarily execute two prisoners. “Video has emerged showing Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered in the occupied West Bank. ....during an ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin." www.bbc.com/news/article...
West Bank: Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender
The Palestinian Authority says the killings are a "war crime", while an Israeli minister backed the soldiers.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Israeli security forces summarily execute two prisoners. “Video has emerged showing Israeli security forces shooting dead two Palestinians who appeared to have surrendered in the occupied West Bank. ....during an ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Jenin." www.bbc.com/news/article...
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fires rises to 128, 200 still missing. "Fire alarms in all eight buildings of the complex were ‘not functional’, officials found during inspections carried out after the blaze, according to Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/a...
Eight more arrested over deadly Hong Kong blaze as toll rises to 128 and hundreds still missing | CNN
The number of people killed in the devastating Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to 128 with as many as 200 missing, officials said Friday, as authorities announced eight more arrests over th...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fires rises to 128, 200 still missing. "Fire alarms in all eight buildings of the complex were ‘not functional’, officials found during inspections carried out after the blaze, according to Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/28/a...
Suspect in shooting of 2 National Guard soldiers was member of CIA ‘Zero Unit’. "The units were known in Afghanistan for their secrecy and alleged brutality, and members were implicated in numerous extrajudicial killings of civilians, particularly during night raids.” www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
What were the Afghan "Zero Units" that sources say the National Guard shooting suspect worked for?
The "Zero Units" were considered by the U.S. and its international partners to be among Afghanistan's most trusted domestic forces.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Suspect in shooting of 2 National Guard soldiers was member of CIA ‘Zero Unit’. "The units were known in Afghanistan for their secrecy and alleged brutality, and members were implicated in numerous extrajudicial killings of civilians, particularly during night raids.” www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
What if capitalism & democracy don’t go together? "In the U.S., ‘full-time employment means an average of 47 hours per week, around ten hours more than in most European countries,’ [Prof. Lisa Herzog] observes. ....Corporate structures are... hierarchical & illiberal..." jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
Capitalism Subverts Democracy
In recent decades, the American economy has been characterized by rising inequality, shrinking free time, and the growing concentration of economic and political power, increasingly undermining the de...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What if capitalism & democracy don’t go together? "In the U.S., ‘full-time employment means an average of 47 hours per week, around ten hours more than in most European countries,’ [Prof. Lisa Herzog] observes. ....Corporate structures are... hierarchical & illiberal..." jacobin.com/2025/11/capi...
New Israeli laws strengthen its apartheid system. "The laws... target a range of political & civil rights, including freedom of expression, protest and thought, citizenship and family life, equality and social rights, and the rights of detainees and prisoners." www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says
Adalah says counterterror laws, emergency measures and Jewish-only benefits drive surge in discriminatory legislation
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November 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
New Israeli laws strengthen its apartheid system. "The laws... target a range of political & civil rights, including freedom of expression, protest and thought, citizenship and family life, equality and social rights, and the rights of detainees and prisoners." www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...
ODNI also snagged CIA’s RFK & MLK, Jr. files. “The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility... one morning in early April. ....to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr." www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
Exclusive: How Gabbard's 'hunters' pounced on secret CIA warehouse for Kennedy files
The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility one morning in April. Their mission: to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Marti...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
ODNI also snagged CIA’s RFK & MLK, Jr. files. “The officials arrived at the secret CIA archival facility... one morning in early April. ....to seize still-classified CIA files on the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr." www.reuters.com/world/us/how...
If U.S. has program to examine alien spacecraft, it’s illegally funded. "It’s a story about the largest unauthorized govt. program in U.S. history, funded through decades of... misappropriated [tax] dollars. ....the largest illegal spending operation in [US] history." sfl.media/the-biggest-...
The Biggest Financial Crime in American History: How a Secret UFO Retrieval Program Stole Your Money, Hid the Truth, and Buried the Most Important Discovery in Human Existence
The UFO Retrieval Program: America’s Most Explosive Financial and Moral Scandal The evidence is no longer fringe. Former intelligence officials, Pentagon insiders, cleared contractors, and bipartisan ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If U.S. has program to examine alien spacecraft, it’s illegally funded. "It’s a story about the largest unauthorized govt. program in U.S. history, funded through decades of... misappropriated [tax] dollars. ....the largest illegal spending operation in [US] history." sfl.media/the-biggest-...
Trump: South Africa won’t be invited to next G20 summit. "The low-key handover appears to have... angered Trump, who has been critical of [South Africa's] domestic & foreign policies. [Trump] has... claimed that a white genocide was taking place in South Africa..." www.bbc.com/news/article...
South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa hits back after Donald Trump says US won't invite it for G20 summit
The US boycotted the G20 summit in Johannesburg over widely discredited claims of persecution of the white minority.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Trump: South Africa won’t be invited to next G20 summit. "The low-key handover appears to have... angered Trump, who has been critical of [South Africa's] domestic & foreign policies. [Trump] has... claimed that a white genocide was taking place in South Africa..." www.bbc.com/news/article...
St. Paul police accused of targeting photojournalists at demonstration. "The [three] photographers, including MPR News visual journalist Kerem Yücel, were hit by pepper balls or other less-lethal munitions as they documented the day’s events." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
St. Paul Police use of force during ICE protests raises press freedom concerns
Three photojournalists hit by police munitions while covering an ICE protest Tuesday believe they were targeted by police while doing their jobs.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
St. Paul police accused of targeting photojournalists at demonstration. "The [three] photographers, including MPR News visual journalist Kerem Yücel, were hit by pepper balls or other less-lethal munitions as they documented the day’s events." www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Judge dismisses election tampering charges against Trump at prosecutor’s request. "The indictment... by a grand jury in August 2023, alleged that Trump and numerous co-defendants... illegally tried to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 presidential contest." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/t...
Judge dismisses Trump election interference racketeering case in Georgia
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee's ruling ends the final case against Trump that remained unresolved after he returned to the White House.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Judge dismisses election tampering charges against Trump at prosecutor’s request. "The indictment... by a grand jury in August 2023, alleged that Trump and numerous co-defendants... illegally tried to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the state’s 2020 presidential contest." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/t...
Accused shooter of D.C. soldiers was Afghan war refugee. "...the Biden admin. justified bringing the alleged shooter to the U.S... due to his prior work with the U.S..., including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar...,' [said] CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe..." www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
Alleged National Guard shooter worked with US government entities in Afghanistan, including CIA: Ratcliffe
The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., worked with U.S. entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan.
www.foxnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Accused shooter of D.C. soldiers was Afghan war refugee. "...the Biden admin. justified bringing the alleged shooter to the U.S... due to his prior work with the U.S..., including CIA, as a member of a partner force in Kandahar...,' [said] CIA Dir. John Ratcliffe..." www.foxnews.com/politics/all...
Consumers pulling back on spending. "The consumer confidence index fell to 88.7 in November, according to the Conference Board’s latest report, after posting a revised index of 95.5 in October during the height of the government shutdown." www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
Consumer Confidence Index Plummets in November to Lowest Level Since April
Only 20.1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Consumers pulling back on spending. "The consumer confidence index fell to 88.7 in November, according to the Conference Board’s latest report, after posting a revised index of 95.5 in October during the height of the government shutdown." www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...
‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
Medicare for All Disappeared. Its Popularity Didn’t.
The demand for Medicare for All went from the center of the discourse to political exile in record time. But the policy's popularity never faded. A new poll finds strong majority support for the neglected idea among Americans across the political spectrum.
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/medicare-for-all-popularity-polling\
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
‘Medicare for All’ still big. “In a survey of 1,207 likely voters [from] Nov. 14–17, 2025, ...65% of voters [supported] a Medicare for All system, described as a ‘national health insurance program... that would cover [everyone] & replace... private health insurance...’" jacobin.com/2025/11/medi...
German study finds Palestinian death toll in Gaza war likely over 100,000. “More than 100,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a research team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)." news.antiwar.com/2025/11/25/s...
Study: Israeli Forces Likely Killed More Than 100,000 Palestinians in Gaza - News From Antiwar.com
More than 100,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a research team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). A study con...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German study finds Palestinian death toll in Gaza war likely over 100,000. “More than 100,000 Palestinians have likely been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, according to a research team from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)." news.antiwar.com/2025/11/25/s...
NYT uncovers pattern of abuse at New York state prisons. "The Times [found] more than 120 [incidents]... in which guards... punched, kicked or stomped on prisoners, smashed their fingers..., struck their genitals..., [or] waterboarded them... while... restrained.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Restrained, Beaten, Asphyxiated: New York Prison Guards’ Brutality Grows
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November 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
NYT uncovers pattern of abuse at New York state prisons. "The Times [found] more than 120 [incidents]... in which guards... punched, kicked or stomped on prisoners, smashed their fingers..., struck their genitals..., [or] waterboarded them... while... restrained.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Tulsi Gabbard seized JFK files from CIA. "Officials working for [ODNI]... turned up unannounced at a secret CIA records warehouse in early April and forced the transfer of thousands of classified files on the Kennedy assassinations to the National Archives..." www.newsweek.com/gabbard-team...
Gabbard team entered secret CIA warehouse to retrieve Kennedy files: Report
Officials turned up unannounced at a secret CIA records warehouse and seized highly classified Kennedy assassination files.
www.newsweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Tulsi Gabbard seized JFK files from CIA. "Officials working for [ODNI]... turned up unannounced at a secret CIA records warehouse in early April and forced the transfer of thousands of classified files on the Kennedy assassinations to the National Archives..." www.newsweek.com/gabbard-team...
Thailand hit by ‘heaviest rain in 300 years’. "...nine provinces across southern Thailand are flooded, affecting more than 127,000 households.... Some places have recorded nearly 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of accumulated rain... overflowing rivers & flash floods.” edition.cnn.com/2025/11/25/a...
‘Once-in-300-years’ rain leaves Thai city flooded and maternity ward stranded | CNN
A “once in 300 year” storm has battered southern Thailand, bringing floodwaters more than eight feet high that in one city cut off access to a maternity ward holding 30 newborn babies, staff and offic...
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November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Thailand hit by ‘heaviest rain in 300 years’. "...nine provinces across southern Thailand are flooded, affecting more than 127,000 households.... Some places have recorded nearly 400 millimeters (15.7 inches) of accumulated rain... overflowing rivers & flash floods.” edition.cnn.com/2025/11/25/a...
Park Service hikes price for foreign tourists. "The change will impact 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone & Yosemite.... foreign tourists will see their annual parks pass price jump to $250, while U.S. residents will continue to be charged $80..." www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
National Parks to raise fees by $100 for international tourists to popular U.S. parks
The National Park Service says it is going to start charging international tourists an extra $100 to enter popular parks. They will be left out of fee-free days, reserved for American residents.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Park Service hikes price for foreign tourists. "The change will impact 11 national parks, including the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone & Yosemite.... foreign tourists will see their annual parks pass price jump to $250, while U.S. residents will continue to be charged $80..." www.npr.org/2025/11/26/g...
Feds using mass surveillance to target drivers for ‘pretextual’ traffic stops. “...local law enforcement is notified of drivers traveling ‘abnormal’ routes, then [they make pretextual stops]. ….the true reason behind the stop is often kept a secret, even from courts." reason.com/2025/11/24/m...
Mass surveillance is powering a new era of pretextual traffic stops
An extensive network of automatic license plate readers is being used to develop predictive intelligence to stop vehicles, violating Americans’ rights.
reason.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Feds using mass surveillance to target drivers for ‘pretextual’ traffic stops. “...local law enforcement is notified of drivers traveling ‘abnormal’ routes, then [they make pretextual stops]. ….the true reason behind the stop is often kept a secret, even from courts." reason.com/2025/11/24/m...
Florida congresswoman says invasion of Venezuela will be ‘field day’ for U.S. oil companies. “Amid mounting alarm that Trump may take military action, [US Rep. María] Salazar said there were three reasons why ‘we need to go in’ to the South American country." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v...
'Venezuela, for the American Oil Companies, Will Be a Field Day,' Says US Lawmaker Pushing Invasion | Common Dreams
US Rep. María Salazar (R-Fla.) discussed President Donald Trump's
potential military invasion of Venezuela on Fox Business, and said that it "will be a field day" for the American oil companies.
www.commondreams.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Florida congresswoman says invasion of Venezuela will be ‘field day’ for U.S. oil companies. “Amid mounting alarm that Trump may take military action, [US Rep. María] Salazar said there were three reasons why ‘we need to go in’ to the South American country." www.commondreams.org/news/trump-v...
UNRWA: Israel only allowing 170 aid trucks a day into Gaza. “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency... says Gaza remains in a catastrophic state despite the ceasefire, accusing Israel of blocking its international staff and choking the entry of aid." www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
Unrwa says Israel is blocking aid as Gaza’s humanitarian crisis worsens
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November 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
UNRWA: Israel only allowing 170 aid trucks a day into Gaza. “The United Nations Relief and Works Agency... says Gaza remains in a catastrophic state despite the ceasefire, accusing Israel of blocking its international staff and choking the entry of aid." www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/li...
U.S. & Russia used nuclear weapons tests to bring down alien ships. "‘One of the realizations early on was that atomic weapon testing, nuclear weapon testing, has a ripple effect that can down these things,’ ['The Age of Disclosure' director Dan] Farah explained." www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
US military accused of using nuclear weapons to bring down UFOs
A filmmaker who has secretly spoken with members of the intelligence community for years has claimed that US nuclear testing was just a cover for an attack on aliens.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
U.S. & Russia used nuclear weapons tests to bring down alien ships. "‘One of the realizations early on was that atomic weapon testing, nuclear weapon testing, has a ripple effect that can down these things,’ ['The Age of Disclosure' director Dan] Farah explained." www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
Justice Dept. reaches settlement with firm that helps landlords set rents. "The govt.’s suit, which was joined by several state attorneys general, accused RealPage of taking... confidential [rental] information and suggesting rents higher than those in a free market." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...
RealPage Agrees to Settle Federal Rent-Collusion Case
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November 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Justice Dept. reaches settlement with firm that helps landlords set rents. "The govt.’s suit, which was joined by several state attorneys general, accused RealPage of taking... confidential [rental] information and suggesting rents higher than those in a free market." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/t...