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American Airlines passenger duct-taped to seat after mid-flight outburstCBS News
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in fight over broadcast ad ratesCBS News
Judge extends block on Trump’s mail-in ballot limitsMS NOW
Judge extends block on Postal Service's new Trump-backed mail-in ballot requirementsCBS News
Federal judge extends block on new USPS mail ballot rulesABC News
Trump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as ‘small potatoes’ – liveThe Guardian US
Clancy trial ends in hung jury after attorney's attempt to avoid mistrial failsCBS News
Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalistsCBS News
Ex-safety manager given 19 months’ prison over five-year-old’s hyperbaric chamber fire deathThe Guardian US
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Trump sits on $850 million as Republicans waitMS NOW
Democrats demand that DHS comply with inquiry into death of Rohingya refugee abandoned by border agentsThe Guardian US
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case after jury fails to reach unanimous verdict – as it happenedThe Guardian US
Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case after defense loses bid for delayMS NOW
Trump’s ‘retribution’ could now include Falklands as favor to Milei – and revenge on the UKThe Guardian US
WATCH: Nat Geo’s 'Moment on the Earth' spotlights the shaggy sea hareABC News
Maria Bartiromo’s departure from Fox’s airwaves looks bad for bothMS NOW
Trump’s new proposal for colleges fits his larger segregationist projectMS NOW
POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
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Don’t MissTalking Points Memo
Under Trump’s Executive Order, Sending Mail-in Ballots Could Take Weeks or YearsTalking Points Memo
How a Baseless, Right-Wing Social Media Panic Led to Dramatic Changes at the Census BureauTalking Points Memo
It’s-a me, racism: White House debuts unhinged video game siteDaily Kos
Susan Collins praises Elon Musk. What could go wrong?Daily Kos
Watch Democrat rip ‘toxic’ Trump for Reflecting Pool fiascoDaily Kos
Ken Paxton is running out of ethics to violateDaily Kos
Former Trump labor chief shows why Democrats should never play ballDaily Kos
'Fatal' DOJ concession flagged that torpedoed Trump's Reflecting Pool caseRaw Story
Supreme Court order rocks midterms as 'flat-footed' Dems left reelingRaw Story
Trump's mail ballot rule hits another wallRaw Story
Trump suffers yet another court loss in ploy to strongarm local governmentsRaw Story
Shadowy figures that devised Trump's slush fund ordered released in major DOJ lossRaw Story
Trump Melted Down After A Reporter Challenged Him On The Iran WarPoliticus USA
Trump Is So Toxic That Republicans Are Telling Him To Stay Away From ThemPoliticus USA
The Reason Why Maria Bartiromo Was Fired From Fox News Is Trump Cult CrazyPoliticus USA
INVESTIGATION & ANALYSIS
Ken Paxton’s Financial Disclosures Appear to Violate Federal Ethics Law, Experts SayProPublica
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More Than a Year.ProPublica
These Judges Take Months to Decide If Immigrants Have Been Unlawfully DetainedProPublica
Trump’s DOJ Blocked Serious ICE Shooting Charge Over Federal Prosecutor’s “Strongest Possible” ObjectionsProPublica
New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass DisenfranchisementProPublica
25 Years After 9/11, Muslims Are Still Politicians’ Favorite ScapegoatThe Intercept
Flock Donations to Local Politicians’ Groups Skyrocket as Protests Against AI Cameras MountThe Intercept
ICE Gave New Hires Access to Restricted Info on Palantir App Before They Passed Background ChecksThe Intercept
“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine CandidatesThe Intercept
Trump Admin Tells Court: Let OpenAI Rip Off The Intercept’s ArticlesThe Intercept
The White House Made an Arcade Game Out of Deporting PeopleMother Jones
Ashley Hinson Fought to Save Private Equity’s Favorite LoopholeMother Jones
America’s 911 System Is Facing Its Own EmergencyMother Jones
Why Is Trump’s DOJ Still Helping the Russian-Linked Liar Who Smeared Biden?Mother Jones
This “Supersized” El Niño Is Only Just Beginning to Wreak Its HavocMother Jones
A New Theory of John Roberts’s JurisprudenceThe Nation
Maria Bartiromo Was Fired for the Wrong ReasonThe Nation
Sisterhood Was Gloria Steinem’s Guiding PrincipleThe Nation
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TRENDING ON BLUESKY — PROGRESSIVE VOICES
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Reading people. Body language. Knowing how to connect with people totally unlike you and with different backgrounds and beliefs. Defusing tense situations. Gaining trust. High endurance, pain tolerance, and work ethic. Reaction time. Prioritizing order of execution. Anticipating people’s needs. Tons
Seeing a lot of liberal arts majors and pundits who are suddenly constitutional law experts opine on the legality of the next steps in Missouri congressional elections.
My advice is to ignore them and maybe pay attention to what the lawyers who actually litigate redistricting cases have to say.
“It doesn’t take poise to tell ridiculous lies with abandon; it takes consciencelessness, and shamelessness. … A shameless liar faces no stress: caught in one lie, she seamlessly moves on to the next, and caps it off with an insult or two for a nice finish.”
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When Pete Hegseth polled top commanders about cutting a program designed to protect civilians during military operations, he bet they’d back his view that the program was “woke” and out of step with “maximum lethality,” officials told ProPublica.
Instead, every commander rebuffed the idea.
More Palestinians have been killed (1,300) since the so-called ceasefire began in Gaza on 10th October 2025 than Israelis were killed on 7th October 2023 - including ten times as many children (300!) as were killed on 10/7.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
Wages of unionized workers are 13% higher than their nonunion counterparts.
But unions also set a higher pay standard that all workers enjoy.
In high-union-density states, median household income is $12,000 higher than in low-union-density states.
This is why unions are vital.
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