Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.

Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Elon Musk is very explicitly altering the X algorithm to show people content that aligns with his far-right worldview.

If you're still posting there and think you can win hearts and minds or something, this is what you're up against. You're never going to win a rigged game.

They lied about it. All of it. A thug cop shot an unarmed woman five times without justification, boasted about it to his colleagues, and then this administration tried cover it all up by arresting her and charging her with felonies.

Judge Smith pretty much wanted to hand Alito and Thomas a table of contents for how to shut it down — partisanship, partisanship, partisanship.

Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face The opinion, written by a Trump appointee, cites Chief Justice John Roberts right up top.

Trump appointed Harmeet Dhillon to the Justice Department so she could own the libs and sue DEI out of existence. But she is a bad lawyer! And her utter incompetence is the main reason why a conservative Trump judge just struck down the racist Texas gerrymander. slate.com/news-and-pol...

Congratulations, @brian-goldstone.bsky.social! Listen to our episode of The Intercept Briefing with Goldstone on working and homelessness in today’s America: interc.pt/47UfVth

Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.

New: the airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
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New York Times: While Prince Mohammed and President Trump spoke in sweeping terms about Saudi investment in the United States, there’s a wide gap between the numbers they raised and what is possible in reality. Saudi Arabia is facing a cash crunch at home, with limited free financial capital to invest abroad. The new number the prince floated today, $1 trillion, is roughly the size of Saudi Arabia’s entire annual economic output.

"The new number the prince floated today, $1 trillion, is roughly the size of Saudi Arabia’s entire annual economic output."

Your periodic reminder that the U.S. remains at war in Somalia...

Y'all should give Collateral Damage a listen. I have enjoyed Balko's journalism since his very early days. He puts out great stuff.

My only complaint about the podcast is that listening to it while I run screws up my heart rate data. But these are good things to be angry about. Go listen.

Episode Six: Airborne Imperialism A U.S.-led program killed Veronica and Charity Bowers in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes make their deaths newly and urgently relevant.

Episode Six: Airborne Imperialism

A U.S.-led program killed a young missionary and her daughter in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers in 2001. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes have made their deaths newly and urgently relevant.

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Listen to our episode of the Briefing with @katmabu.bsky.social:

Saikat Chakrabarti’s Plan for the Political Revolution Podcast Episode · The Intercept Briefing · 11/14/2025 · 43m

The last time I spoke with @saikatforcongress.bsky.social I was interviewing him about leaving AOC’s office as chief of staff. Now he’s running to replace Nancy Pelosi — and he thinks he has the key to moving progressive policies in Congress. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.

I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.

Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases Veteran prosecutor Fern Smith convicted both Tremane Wood and Richard Glossip. She calls a judge in both cases a friend.

Judge Failed to Disclose Personal Ties to Prosecutor in Two Death Row Cases

Another must-read article from @lilianasegura.bsky.social

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Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.

Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.

Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.

A U.S.-led program killed a young missionary and her daughter in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers in 2001. @schakowsky.house.gov said the actions amounted to "extrajudicial killing." Now Trump admin. celebrates summary execution of alleged drug smugglers w/o a hint of due process.

This is a very good and vital podcast series.

What if the Manosphere podcasters aren't the best political theorists?

I’m late to it—there are already several episodes—but this is a gripping, infuriating, and much-needed podcast on the human cost of the War on Drugs.

How the world's richest man is boosting the British right How the world's richest man is boosting the British right

For nine months, the formidable @michelleinezsimon.bsky.social and I have been investigating if X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. Our findings suggest it does: news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Inside Zohran Mamdani's Plans to Make His Winning Agenda a Reality After his big win, Mamdani is aiming to keep his supporters engaged, and his allies are working to turn his campaign into a movement for his affordability agenda.

In just *two days,* Zohran Mamdani’s transition committee raised over $500,000 from 7,000 donors.

In *two months,* Eric Adams raised about $1.94 million from 1,176 donors.

New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009

Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler

The father was a U.S. citizen.

But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

Trump Wines Sold At Coast Guard Stores On Federal Property Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.

Scoop: “Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves”

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Trump Has a Secret List of 24 “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” We Got Some of the Names. The U.S. claims it is engaged in “armed conflict” with Tren de Aragua, Ejército de Liberación Nacional, and Cártel de los Soles, among others.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administrations says the U.S. is in a state of "armed conflict" with 24 cartel groups

The groups don't even know it. The list is secret -- even from members of Congress

For more on Trump's secret fantasy wars, see my latest @theintercept.com

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Rand Paul Warns of "Warmongers," but MAGA Rejects Venezuela War Powers Bill Rand Paul warned of "warmongers" dragging the U.S. into regime change war, but failed to get MAGA support for Venezuela War Powers bill.

It was a last chance for Paul, Tim Kaine, and Adam Schiff to block U.S. military action in Venezuela with a War Powers resolution.

Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school

Families "horrified" after daycare teacher pulled out of school by federal agents. The incident happened in front of parents and children at Rayito de Sol in North Center, a parent said. They believe the employee, who cares for infants, is legally allowed to work in the United State...

“They didn’t just walk in chasing one person, they went into multiple rooms asking and looking for teachers while children were present,” Ramirez said. “This is an agency that has gone rogue and it an agency that believes that as long as they can cover their face, they can get away with anything.”

“On average, one December 2024 document notes, the company shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements – those that show clear signs of being fraudulent – every day. Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year”