Carole V. Bell

this sentence alone, my goodness

Tragic.

I think we all understand his relationship to the truth. Even so this is wacky.

Yes.

The absolute worst. Shockingly so.

Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

Breaking News: Juan Orlando Hernández, a Honduran ex-president convicted for drug trafficking, was freed from prison after a Trump pardon.

We’re being punked.

In this case skip the book. Read this review by Becca Rothfeld. “A public hungry for scandal might be more satisfied if “American Canto” were uniformly excellent or uniformly terrible. But in our unsatisfying reality, it is what most debut books are: highly uneven and largely forgettable.”

Trump administration to re-examine green card holders from 19 countries 'of concern' The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.

U.S. immigration agency launches re-examination of green card holders from 19 countries 'of concern'

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Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes "Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.

For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.

If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.

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Exactly.

I’ve read HR a weird number of times. This book’s description is different. Sounds like possible ai slop.

Is it a real book or copy and paste of HR run through AI?

What is that???

Glowing shots of the two young handsome male stars of tv show Heated Rivalry on HBO Max.

Heated Rivalry ftw. I talked in policom about how film and tv depictions of “unlikely couples” that violate social norms can act as a critique of the validity of those rules. And used Heated Rivalry as a current, updated example. First time I got such a yip of recognition in this class.

‘Popcorn Disabilities’ author Kristen Lopez looks at disability portrayals in movies If movies can shape perceptions, Hollywood has done its fare share of creating misperceptions around disability.

If movies can shape perceptions, Hollywood has done its fare share of creating misperceptions around disability.

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

U.S. immigration agency launches re-examination of green card holders from 19 countries 'of concern' The announcement comes a day after an attack on National Guard troops near the White House. Authorities have identified the suspect as an Afghan national.

“At the direction of @POTUS, I have directed a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every Green Card for every alien from every country of concern,” USCIS Director Joseph Edlow said Thursday afternoon in a statement on X.
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The president has vowed to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries” and deport any foreign national deemed "non-compatible with Western civilization." Secretary Marco Rubio is the child of immigrants from Cuba, one of the 19 targeted countries.

In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions

Notable despite understated headline: "Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions"
President’s statements less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in campaign against drug trafficking. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...

Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Migrant Stance

The shooting of two National Guard members by a gunman identified by the authorities as an Afghan national has set off an especially intense level of fury in President Trump and a new push to step up his anti-immigration policies.. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...

A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.

Survey says: We are in trouble. I understand frustration with news institutions but filling the void with news influencers and news avoidance are no viable solution in a democracy. apnews.com/article/news...

How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. Luke Harding re...

Amazing how people will sell out their country to Russia, a mafia state that kills journalists, activists. No, the UK and US are far from perfect and have a lot to atone for, but Russia is openly trying to bring back the cult of Stalin, including the Iron Curtain. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.

Just started.

The term "has historic roots, including Nazi ideology and, more recently, a violent conspiracy theory that’s inspired terrorist attacks in the US and abroad" www.cnn.com/2025/10/19/u...

Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones’s Appeal of Payment to Sandy Hook Families

The last of Alex Jones' appeals of the Sandy Hook defamation verdicts against him has been denied. Excellent news!

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Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"

Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations

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Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine.

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