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Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
Democrats Call for New Leadership After Schumer Caves on “Terrible” GOP Deal
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing … what will you fight for?” said Ro Khanna.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Democrats are demanding new leadership after Schumer failed to stop a GOP-backed funding deal that doesn't guarantee continued health care subsidies. Progressives like Ro Khanna blasted him for giving in and warned premiums could soar as a result.
The Supreme Court will decide if mail-in ballots must be received by Election Day or if states can count those postmarked by Election Day but arriving later. The ruling, expected before the 2026 midterms, could reshape voting rules in many states.
Supreme Court Will Decide If Mail-In Ballots Must Arrive by Election Day
The court is expected to hear arguments early next year and issue a ruling months before the crucial midterm elections.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Supreme Court will decide if mail-in ballots must be received by Election Day or if states can count those postmarked by Election Day but arriving later. The ruling, expected before the 2026 midterms, could reshape voting rules in many states.
If Wall Street threatens Mamdani-style reforms with a capital strike, organized labor can fight back—history shows how banks killed NYC’s progressive plans in 1975, so unions must prepare to counter similar opposition now.
If Capital Strikes Against Mamdani, Organized Worker Power Can Strike Back
Let’s study how Wall Street sank Mamdani-style municipal plans back in 1975 — and get prepared for a similar fight.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If Wall Street threatens Mamdani-style reforms with a capital strike, organized labor can fight back—history shows how banks killed NYC’s progressive plans in 1975, so unions must prepare to counter similar opposition now.
Supreme Court declined to hear ex-Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal over a $360k fee, leaving intact rulings holding her liable for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples and keeping same-sex marriage legal.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Decision Legalizing Gay Marriage
Justices declined to hear an appeal from Kim Davis over a $360,000 fee she was ordered to pay.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Supreme Court declined to hear ex-Kentucky clerk Kim Davis’s appeal over a $360k fee, leaving intact rulings holding her liable for denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples and keeping same-sex marriage legal.
Measles-free status means a country has stopped local transmission, but new outbreaks in North America threaten to spread the virus globally and undo years of progress.
What Does It Mean for a Country to Be Measles-Free?
The outbreaks in North America increase the risk of measles spreading to other countries.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Measles-free status means a country has stopped local transmission, but new outbreaks in North America threaten to spread the virus globally and undo years of progress.
Open-records advocates warn DHS’s move to drop its text archiving software and rely on agents’ self-saved screenshots risks data loss, errors, and potential abuse.
Open Records Advocates Alarmed as DHS Abandons Text Archiving Software for Manual Screenshots
Relying on agents to archive their own messages via screenshots has the potential for error and abuse, experts say.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Open-records advocates warn DHS’s move to drop its text archiving software and rely on agents’ self-saved screenshots risks data loss, errors, and potential abuse.
A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help the island recover, but experts hope for more investment in adaptation. @grist.org
Hurricane Melissa Recovery Puts Jamaica’s Climate Resilience Plan to the Test
A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help the island recover, but experts hope for more investment in adaptation.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A $150 million “catastrophe bond” will help the island recover, but experts hope for more investment in adaptation. @grist.org
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB. @propublica.org
Backing Trump Has Paid Off for Silicon Valley Billionaires Like Marc Andreessen
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB. @propublica.org
The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.
Trump Continues to Slash Corporate Taxes as GOP Pushes to Cut Medicaid and SNAP
The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The administration has gutted enforcement of a corporate tax enacted as part of the Biden-era Inflation Reducation Act.
Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.
If Trump Sells Student Loan Portfolio, Avenues of Debt Cancellation Could Close
Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Privatizing student loan debt would mean less protection for debtors, more suffering, and fewer paths to relief.
Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.
Amid Destroyed Health System, Gaza Sees Severe Outbreak of Autoimmune Disorder
Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Guillain-Barré syndrome could be a manageable disease anywhere with proper treatment — but not in Gaza.
Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options. @19thnews.org
Many Warned That a Child Care Cliff Was Coming. It’s Now Here.
Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Facing budget shortfalls, states are quietly cutting child care funding — and families are running out of options. @19thnews.org
The suit seeks details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists. @prismreports.org
Rights Groups Sue Trump Admin Over Use of Israeli Spyware to Target Immigrants
The suits seek details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The suit seeks details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive surveillance tech to track immigrants and activists. @prismreports.org
Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Pause SNAP — Food Banks Scramble to Respond
Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Food banks are in “disaster response mode” after SCOTUS blocked a lower court order that the funds be distributed.
Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.
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Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Building a Global Network to Fight Imprisonment
Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Women from 17 different countries are working together to coordinate the global struggle against mass incarceration.
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Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.
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Maryland Workers Are Fighting to Divest Their Pensions From Israel’s Genocide
Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Maryland’s public pension fund raised its Israeli bond holdings to $74 million in 2024.
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Last month, the company behind ChatGPT wrapped up a long-awaited restructure that that turned it into a for-profit entity valued at $500 billion, despite the fact that its products have yet to yield significant revenue streams.
With Big Tech Talking Government Backing, Has OpenAI Become “Too Big to Fail”?
Leaders at the AI company are scrambling to pacify concerns that the bubble around their company could soon burst.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Last month, the company behind ChatGPT wrapped up a long-awaited restructure that that turned it into a for-profit entity valued at $500 billion, despite the fact that its products have yet to yield significant revenue streams.
Just as it was incorrect to write Mamdani off as a long-shot candidate for mayor, it is incorrect to write off his platform as unachievable: Grassroots actions that operate outside of formal electoral politics make these ambitious policies more than a pipe dream.
Mamdani Ignited NYC’s Political Imagination. Grassroots Work Can Make It Real.
Free child care and buses will take collective action to achieve — and a grassroots movement is gaining momentum.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Just as it was incorrect to write Mamdani off as a long-shot candidate for mayor, it is incorrect to write off his platform as unachievable: Grassroots actions that operate outside of formal electoral politics make these ambitious policies more than a pipe dream.
Trump rejected the premise that voter concerns about “affordability” and his administration’s failure to address rising consumer costs played a role in the Republican Party’s election losses earlier this week.
As SNAP Crisis Continues, Trump Whines About Americans’ “Affordability” Concerns
Trump denied that voters’ concerns about the economy played a role in the GOP’s losses in this week’s elections.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump rejected the premise that voter concerns about “affordability” and his administration’s failure to address rising consumer costs played a role in the Republican Party’s election losses earlier this week.
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"The struggle to protect international, immigrant, and undocumented students is deeply entwined with the longer-term struggle for a free Palestine and to build a more liberatory version of higher education itself."
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Repression of Palestine Solidarity on Campus Enabled Anti-Migrant Escalation
Faculty are forming support networks to connect with each other to protect students and end the genocide in Palestine.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with the Trump administration on an emergency request on transgender passport restrictions — a process historically reserved for true national crises.
SCOTUS Sides With Trump on Gender Marker Passport Restrictions for Trans People
Legal experts warn this ruling could open the door to a broader assault on trans identification policies nationwide.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sided with the Trump administration on an emergency request on transgender passport restrictions — a process historically reserved for true national crises.
The tiny Caribbean nation of Barbados might not be the country one would imagine taking the lead to stand up to U.S. military actions in the region. But as the Trump administration continues to attack boats, first in the Caribbean Sea and now in the Pacific, leaders in Barbados have been vocal.
Caribbean Leaders Call for Unified Latin American Resistance to US Attacks
The US has now struck 18 vessels and killed 70 people in its ongoing onslaught in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The tiny Caribbean nation of Barbados might not be the country one would imagine taking the lead to stand up to U.S. military actions in the region. But as the Trump administration continues to attack boats, first in the Caribbean Sea and now in the Pacific, leaders in Barbados have been vocal.
A civil society group in Gaza on Thursday appealed for international assistance to help recover the bodies of more than 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces who remain buried beneath the rubble of the flattened strip.
Gaza Group Asks for Help Recovering Over 10,000 Palestinians Buried Under Rubble
UN experts estimate it will take seven years for 100 trucks to remove all debris across Gaza.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A civil society group in Gaza on Thursday appealed for international assistance to help recover the bodies of more than 10,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces who remain buried beneath the rubble of the flattened strip.
A jury in Washington, D.C. has acquitted Sean Dunn, the man who was accused of assaulting a Customs and Border Patrol officer by throwing a “sub-style sandwich” at him.
DC “Sandwich Guy,” Who Threw Sub at CBP Agent, Acquitted on Fed Assault Charges
The immigration agent claimed that the harmless sub had “exploded” on his bulletproof vest.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A jury in Washington, D.C. has acquitted Sean Dunn, the man who was accused of assaulting a Customs and Border Patrol officer by throwing a “sub-style sandwich” at him.
“USCIS is cutting bureaucratic red tape to hire fiercely dedicated, America-first patriots to serve on the front lines and hold the line against terrorists, criminal aliens, and bad actors intent on infiltrating our nation,” a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services press release said.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services Is Hiring “Homeland Defenders”
Applicants are asked: “How would you help advance the President’s Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role?”…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“USCIS is cutting bureaucratic red tape to hire fiercely dedicated, America-first patriots to serve on the front lines and hold the line against terrorists, criminal aliens, and bad actors intent on infiltrating our nation,” a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services press release said.