SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: The Supreme Court agrees to hear a case that would decide whether mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after should be counted. A ruling for Republicans could upend mail voting, potentially disenfranchising large numbers of voters.

Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.

A felon whose sentence President Trump commuted in the final hours of his first term was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday after being accused of a range of criminal conduct — including physical and sexual assault — since Trump freed him. nyti.ms/3LSL8nC

Rep. Jamie Raskin said he learned from a whistleblower that Ghislaine Maxwell is receiving special treatment in prison and is in the process of filing a commutation application. https://cnn.it/4oVE4VA

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.

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Trump issues fake pardons for fake electors The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.

The president can't pardon cronies facing state charges. He's trying anyway.

Trump claims he "pardoned" his fake electors. He doesn't have that power. The president executed a half-baked plan cooked up by pardon attorney Ed Martin.

Pretty fitting that Trump's "electors" receive pardons that are just as fake as they are.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now. Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now.
https://cnn.it/4oExxPp

WATCH: Senate meets as Republicans reject Democratic offer to end shutdown Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impas...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a “nonstarter” as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
https://to.pbs.org/47F61LP

Gaza’s water turns deadly as Israel’s genocide leaves toxic aftermath As the homes of Gaza’s families lie in ruins, its farmlands and water supply now pose lethal risks.

As the homes of Gaza’s families lie in ruins, its farmlands and water supply now pose lethal risks.

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Education violated the First Amendment rights of some agency employees when it sent out-of-office messages on their behalf that blamed Democrats for the government shutdown. https://cnn.it/3JrUohY

To understand JD Vance, you need to meet the “TheoBros” These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.

These extremely online young Christian men want to end the 19th Amendment, restore public flogging, and make America white again.

ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest Footage shows commotion inside vehicle in Massachusetts as desperate woman in passenger seat tries to awaken man US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is facing fierce questions after a video that appeared to show a man falling unconscious during an arrest while clutching a small child went viral, and officials accused the man of faking a medical emergency to stop the arrest of his wife. The footage, obtained by the Boston Globe, shows a frantic commotion inside a vehicle in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, on Thursday. A desperate woman in the passenger seat tries to awaken the man in the driver’s seat, with a crying child in the middle. People can be heard shouting: “He’s having a seizure.” An officer can be seen trying to pull the passengers from the vehicle, while a Fitchburg police officer orders the crowd to “back up” repeatedly. Continue reading...

ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest

Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional Read more here.

BREAKING: A Trump-appointed judge rules Trump’s Portland military takeover unconstitutional.

Judge Immergut permanently blocked Trump’s order to federalize Oregon’s National Guard — calling it a violation of the Tenth Amendment and a power grab beyond lawful authority.

Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm.

Jamaicans Have Been Turning to Solar Power. It Paid Off After the Storm. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/c...

Teachers Get Death Threats After MAGA Claims Their Halloween Costumes Mocked Charlie Kirk A Turning Point USA official inaccurately claimed a high school's math department wore Halloween costumes that mocked Charlie Kirk. Those teachers are now facing a flood of online attacks and death threats.

A Turning Point USA official inaccurately claimed a high school's math department wore Halloween costumes that mocked Charlie Kirk. Those teachers are now facing a flood of online attacks and death threats. www.wired.com/story/arizon...

These Are The Billionaires Donors Behind Tuesday’s Elections At least 26 billionaires donated to groups opposing Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who is the Democratic New York City mayoral candidate.

At least 26 billionaires donated to groups opposing Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist who is the Democratic New York City mayoral candidate.

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

Criminals posing as US immigration officers have carried out robberies, kidnappings and sexual assaults in several states, warns an FBI bulletin to law enforcement agencies issued last month.

The bulletin urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.

Trump sure seems eager to starve the poor The president can't quite suppress his sinister goal of withholding benefits from hungry Americans, even as the White House insists otherwise.

The president can’t quite suppress his sinister goal of withholding benefits from hungry Americans, even as the White House insists otherwise.

Trump loses cool as he's grilled on '60 Minutes' — but CBS cuts it from broadcast President Donald Trump got snippy as he was pressed about a suspicious pardon for a cryptocurrency billionaire linked to his own family at the end of his latest "60 Minutes" interview — but that quest...

Because of course they did.

They protected Trump from people seeing who he really is.

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‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.

The shutdown will hit 35 days tomorrow — a new U.S. record — as Congress stays deadlocked and SNAP benefits and air travel are already feeling the strain.

Escalation, Authoritarian “Normalization,” or a Democratic Turnaround? One year after the election: What we can say with certainty about the state of the Trumpist assault, where uncertainty lies, and where America might go from here

Where America stands, one year after the election.

A fascistic movement controls the government; they are building an authoritarian state; but they have not been able yet to extend authoritarian rule across society. A democracy no more, but not a consolidated autocratic regime yet.

New piece:

This is a classic form of voter intimidation—making people feel like it’s not safe to go to the polls. It moments like this where we need to summon our courage & vote anyhow. Vote in the tradition of the people who marched in Selma to secure the right to vote.

"From the Depths" (1905) – William Balfour-Ker
An upper-class party in full swing—until the floor cracks open, and the working masses rise from below.
The more things change, the more they stay the same...

watch. The gov doesn't track how often citizens were detained by immigration agents, so ProPublica did.

😞

www.youtube.com/shorts/A53uW...

Virginia Is Illegally Rejecting Student Voter Registrations, Lawsuit Alleges Read more here.

NEW: The NAACP sued Virginia election officials, alleging they're unlawfully rejecting college students’ voter registration applications and same-day registration provisional ballots for missing optional information such as dorm name or room number.

Gash Petal is just another grifter...

Dick Cheney did more than anyone else to build up expansive and destructive executive branch powers in the wake of 9/11; he lived to see another president turn those same powers against his own daughter.

He should be a warning sign to the GOP today but too many of them are in the cult.

US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.

Omg😱

European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO — a highly unusual gambit that left diplomats shaken after the meeting.

www.politico.eu/article/us-a...

Elizabeth Warren urges US regulators to investigate Jes Staley ties to Epstein Exclusive: Senator asks watchdogs to look at whether US bankers, including ex-Barclays boss, aided late sex offender The Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren is calling for an investigation into bankers including Jes Staley over their alleged support for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a move that could leave the former Barclays boss banned from working in the US financial sector. In a letter privately filed with regulators, and seen by the Guardian, Warren called for investigations into “all current and former US banking executives who may have facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s illicit conduct”. Continue reading...

Elizabeth Warren urges US regulators to investigate Jes Staley ties to Epstein