SCB
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Emmy & Peabody award winner, filmmaker, professor, author, consultant. Nonfiction narrative, US history, public history. Credits on books, films, and TV series. No DMs.
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Here Are the Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump’s Transition newrepublic.com/post/203740/...
Here Are the Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump’s Transition
Almost one year later, we now know who was backing Trump’s transition before they got a Cabinet position.
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Here Are the Billionaires Who Bankrolled Trump’s Transition newrepublic.com/post/203740/...
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Peru sentences ex-President Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption reut.rs/4ptpxRi
Peru sentences ex-President Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption
A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes years before he took office, adding to a list of former leaders jailed for corruption.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Peru sentences ex-President Vizcarra to 14 years in prison for corruption reut.rs/4ptpxRi
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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He’s building arches and ballrooms, paving over gardens and casino-izing everything in sight. What next?
Trump says he will “fix” the reflecting pool. No sign on a healthcare fix yet though.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
He’s building arches and ballrooms, paving over gardens and casino-izing everything in sight. What next?
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
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DHS has announced the end of temporary immigration protections for Haitians.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
DHS has announced the end of temporary immigration protections for Haitians.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
The decision, effective Feb. 3, 2026, affects up to more than a half million Haitians. They now face returning to a country plagued by criminal gangs that control all major roads into the capital Port-au-Prince.
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Kristi Noem made the decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge's order to turn the plane around
Noem made decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador, justice department says
Justice department maintains that Trump administration didn’t violate judge’s order to return flights to US
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Kristi Noem made the decision to continue deportation flights to El Salvador despite judge's order to turn the plane around
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I don’t think most patients nor doctors realize that their conversations are now often being recorded by AI scribes with their default consent, permanently stored and used by AI companies, and are accessible to hospitals and practice groups and also easily searchable for sensitive information.
November 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I don’t think most patients nor doctors realize that their conversations are now often being recorded by AI scribes with their default consent, permanently stored and used by AI companies, and are accessible to hospitals and practice groups and also easily searchable for sensitive information.
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The New York Times fires back at Donald Trump's complaints about its story on his declining fitness and age-based slowdown, which included Trump calling reporter Katie Rogers "ugly."
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The New York Times fires back at Donald Trump's complaints about its story on his declining fitness and age-based slowdown, which included Trump calling reporter Katie Rogers "ugly."
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“Please sit down before you read the next sentence. The BBC Written Archives Centre has no catalogue of its holdings available to the public…Earlier this year, the BBC suddenly announced that it was altering its archival access policy. Enquiries from the general public are now ignored.”
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Who controls the past
The BBC is restricting access to its archives
app.the-tls.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“Please sit down before you read the next sentence. The BBC Written Archives Centre has no catalogue of its holdings available to the public…Earlier this year, the BBC suddenly announced that it was altering its archival access policy. Enquiries from the general public are now ignored.”
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Trump has wanted to go ever-bigger with his planned White House ballroom.
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
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One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Trump has wanted to go ever-bigger with his planned White House ballroom.
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
One person who disagrees: Trump’s handpicked architect
James McCrery is worried about the size of Trump’s addition overshadowing the main White House mansion, per people we’ve spoken to.
with @jonathanreports.bsky.social
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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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I used to teach price indices in my introduction to statistics course. Kevin Hassett knows this... to accurately compute a price index you measure the prices of the SAME ITEMS priced at the SAME PLACE over time.
Is it required to leave your honor and dignity at the door?
Is it required to leave your honor and dignity at the door?
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 2:01 PM
I used to teach price indices in my introduction to statistics course. Kevin Hassett knows this... to accurately compute a price index you measure the prices of the SAME ITEMS priced at the SAME PLACE over time.
Is it required to leave your honor and dignity at the door?
Is it required to leave your honor and dignity at the door?
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Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Unconscionable 🤬
An ICE victim shares their story
An ICE victim shares their story
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'An ordinary president, Kelly told us on Tuesday afternoon, would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. “But not this guy,” he added. “We basically said, ‘Follow the law.’ And he said, ‘Kill them.’”'
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘An Example MUST BE SET’
The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military-justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'An ordinary president, Kelly told us on Tuesday afternoon, would have responded to the video by affirming that troops should of course follow lawful orders. “But not this guy,” he added. “We basically said, ‘Follow the law.’ And he said, ‘Kill them.’”'
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Social media monitoring systems, cellphone location tracking, facial recognition, remote hacking tools — now being turned on Americans by ICE to target protesters. bit.ly/3Kq348R
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WCVB News in Massachusetts reporting that ICE has arrested a woman named Bruna Ferreira, who is the mother of the niece of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. ICE arrested Ferreira in MA and trafficked her the ICE gulag in Louisiana.
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
WCVB News in Massachusetts reporting that ICE has arrested a woman named Bruna Ferreira, who is the mother of the niece of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. ICE arrested Ferreira in MA and trafficked her the ICE gulag in Louisiana.
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
Ferreira’s “crime?” Overstaying a visa 26 years ago.😐
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A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A huge 89% majority of global people [56% even in the United States] want stronger action to fight the #ClimateCrisis, but mistakenly believe they’re in a minority.
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
People want action. Smart cities are taking action. Nations should support city action.
#ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
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Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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This policy makes these refugees illegal and is also destroying the faith anybody would have that the legal system can ever be fair in the future. It’s retroactively delegalizing and damning the refugee system into the future.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This policy makes these refugees illegal and is also destroying the faith anybody would have that the legal system can ever be fair in the future. It’s retroactively delegalizing and damning the refugee system into the future.
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Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food. The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of PFAS — also known as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.