SF's RV towing blitz has begun. These are its biggest failures San Francisco's RV towing has begun. Internal records show shifting rules, scant infrastructure and hundreds of families at risk.

"[T]he city towed his RV last year."

"Now, his home is once again at risk."

"On Nov. 1, San Francisco began enforcing two-hour parking restrictions on large vehicles citywide, citing and towing those without permits."
#California #USA #Housing #Transportation

How Somerville Became the First US City to Vote to Divest From Israeli Apartheid "I grew up here in the belly of the beast," one organizer said. "I never imagined that this would be on the ballot."

"Somerville for Palestine decided to take the issue to voters."

"[F]irst time voters in the U.S. have had the opportunity to directly declare their support for [BDS] through a ballot initiative."

"It was a landslide."
#Massachusetts #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Voting #Genocide #Military

Texas A&M to vote on banning "race and gender ideology" The proposal appears to mark the first time a Texas university system offers definitions of what kind of instruction related to race and gender should not be permitted.

"Texas A&M University System's board of regents will vote on Thursday on whether to prohibit faculty at its 12 universities from teaching 'race or gender ideology' unless those lessons are pre-approved by each campus president or a delegate."
#Texas #USA #Education

Lost and arrested: How a series of disastrous events led a former LA foster youth into ICE custody A failure to appear in court for a traffic citation four years ago led to youth advocate Axel Pecero's arrest by Burbank police — and subsequently brought him to the attention of ICE.

"I recognize that he missed his court appointment, but he was an unhoused foster youth."

"What do we expect from somebody who we turned our backs on?"

"No matter how much I thought I was American — I wasn't."
#California #USA #Mexico #Housing #Policing #Incarceration #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

Listen to the Podcast: One Million Experiments Listen to episodes from the One Million Experiments Podcast, where we explore community-based projects that expand our ideas about what keeps us safe.

In a time of acute crisis across the country, more people might be thinking about community-based crisis response. If that's you, and you want to learn more from folks who have created such projects, we encourage you to check out the latest, 4-episode season of our One Million Experiments podcast:

no joke Seattle: check your fucking ballots to make sure they were counted!! there are a Bunch of incomplete or invalid ballots in our age range right now, and it's a quick check to see if yours went through okay. it's not too late to fix it!

info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...

Adams Vetoes Anti Rent-Hike Law, Widening Council Battle Over Vouchers Members vow override vote on bill that would ensure City FHEPS households pay no more than 30% of rent, as mayor pushes higher charges for some and continues a court battle over expanded eligibility.

"Mayor Eric Adams on Friday vetoed a bill the City Council passed to prevent rental voucher-holders from contributing more than 30% of their income for rent."

"[E]mbarrassing that Mayor Adams would use his final days in office to stand in the way of what the city needs."
#NewYork #USA #Housing

This article is probably true. It doesn't say he privately fought to extend the government shutdown beyond Sunday.

"...he was privately cajoling a group of moderates not to fold before November."

That's in line with reporting that said Dems wanted to get to election day, Nov. 4, before folding.

“Everyone is on pins and needles,” the source told MSNBC, referring to prosecutors who fear being asked by the U.S. Attorney Reding Quiñones, or his leadership team, to work on a case that President Donald Trump has said should lead to the arrests of an expansive list of individuals, including former President Barack Obama and former CIA Director John Brennan.

👀 Forget gloves, the US is moving into the brass knuckles phase. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/u...

- Babanusa ERR: city now a 'ghost town'; 100% of residents have fled.

- Sudan Doctors Network: RSF collected hundreds of bodies in Elfashir & buried them in mass graves, or burned them to get rid of evidence of their crimes.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

- Sudan Tribune: eyewitnesses and survivors report more than 50,000 civilians are being held in 5 different locations in Elfashir; RSF preventing them from leaving.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

How confident are US importers in the holiday shopping season and beyond?

Let’s just say inbound container units are expected to be DOWN 14.4% this month — and 17.9% next month.

@bloomberg.com $XLY
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Don't call the cops on someone in a mental health crisis unless you want them dead.

POLITICO: “.. The White House was blindsided by the idea, according to two people familiar with the situation .. and is now dealing with a furious backlash from conservative allies, business leaders and lawmakers.” 🤡

@politico.com $XHB
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

'Blindsided' Counties Struggle to Implement Trump's SNAP Work Rules Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers could lose their food benefits due to new SNAP work requirements.

"[N]ew work rules that suddenly went into effect this month for New Yorkers who rely on food assistance."

"[C]ould result in hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers losing their access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program." "[A]s soon as March 2026."
#NewYork #USA #Food #Labour #Courts

Absconded activist refuses to be "prisoner of war" Sean Middlebrough says he and fellow Palestine Action activists were "kidnapped" by British counter-terrorism police at the point of a gun.

"I am not on the run."

"I am [..] refusing to be held as a prisoner of war of Israel in a British prison."

"23 of my heroic and honorable co-defendants remain in prison following our kidnapping by counterterrorism police."
#UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Protest #Policing #Incarceration #Genocide

Pro-Palestine nonprofits at 'financial crossroads' Some nonprofits that have been defunded are shifting away from foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics.

"[N]onprofit organizations in the U.S. [..] at a crossroads."

"U.S. withdrew at least $8 million from nonprofit organizations that expressed solidarity with Palestinians."

"The system will never fund work and organizing that aims to dismantle."
#USA #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Education #Genocide

just saying if one of the 8 folding Dems wants they can use this as an excuse to change their mind and not give Trump exactly what he wants

Israel killed her son and held his body. Her story is one of hundreds of Palestinian families. Inside one Palestinian family's harrowing experience of having their son's dead body withheld by Israel as a bargaining chip.

"[C]ollective punishment."

"Israel uses the practice of seizing bodies as a weapon of war and as a means to deny Palestinians the chance to mourn lost loved ones."

"[D]ecades-old practice."
#WestBank #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Incarceration #Genocide #Military

The NYPD’s Watchdog Whitewashed More Than 10,000 Misconduct Allegations in Public Data, New Evidence Shows Allegations of lying, sexual misconduct, bigoted statements, and racist policing were among those quietly reclassified by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.

New data shows that the CCRB retroactively doctored public data for more than 10,000 misconduct allegations against NYPD officers.

hellgatenyc.com/ccrb-whitewa...

In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies

Hegseth Says 6 More Men Killed in Latest Boat Bombings At least 76 people have been killed in 19 US attacks on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September.

"Sunday's attacks raised the death toll in the Trump administration's nine-week campaign to at least 76 people in 19 attacks in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea."

"[T]hey aren't attempting to identify people aboard boats before or after bombing them."
#USA #Venezuela #Drugs #Military

Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...

Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.

Mail-in voting provides crucial ballot access for people with disabilities, seniors, and voters who lack reliable transportation.

Any attempt to restrict mail-in voting is a direct assault on our democratic process.

this is literally never not accurate

Get Inside the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat In the outskirts of Athens, Roma families live under constant suspicion, struggling for dignity, work, and a place to belong.

"Greek government recently announced the creation of a special police force for Roma communities."

"Why a [police] team only for Roma? We are scapegoats for the far-right."
#Greece #Education #Labour #Housing #Policing

The thing about the "I voted against this" position Schumer is taking is that either he is trying to mislead Dem voters by implying he didn't support reopening right now, or he has no control over his caucus.

An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole. A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm B...

Under Gov. Landry’s tough-on-crime agenda, Louisiana has eliminated parole for nearly everyone imprisoned for crimes committed after Aug. 1, 2024.

For most prisoners already behind bars, an algorithm is now deciding if they have a shot at early release.

(Published April with @veritenews.org)

Trump Pardons His Co-Conspirators in 2020 Coup Attempt Trump has pardoned over 70 people who tried to help him overturn his 2020 election loss.

"Trump has given a 'full, complete, and unconditional' pardon to a long list of allies who conspired to help him overturn his loss in the 2020 election."

"[C]lear message to those hoping to help Trump subvert future elections."
#USA #Voting

NEW: We just filed an amicus brief with other free speech groups urging the Supreme Court to maintain the block on President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.

Our First Amendment right to protest must be protected.