After seizing Hama yesterday, rebels are closing in on Homs, Syria's third largest city. This is the latest blow to President Bashar al-Assad, who lost control of Aleppo last week. Russia — a key ally of the Syrian government —is urging its citizens to leave the country.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Agriculture Department orders testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu.

Trump Pick to Lead IRS Signals 'Open Season for Tax Cheats' | Common Dreams Trump's pick to lead the IRS, Billy Long, lacks experience and has a history of pushing to dismantle the agency. This appointment could lead to longer wait times, a more complicated tax process, and…

With additional funding, the IRS has cracked down on wealthy tax evaders, improved customer service, and launched a free tax filing program.

Who did Trump pick to lead the agency?

A former House rep who sponsored legislation to dismantle it.

Hello?

Fill the Swamp? Trump’s appointments are putting lobbyists and industry leaders into positions of immense government power.

Trump has vowed to “drain the swamp” in DC. However he has appointed lobbyists or his cronies to key positions in government. This will not serve the interests of the broader public but corporate insiders.

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YouTube video by Democracy Docket BREAKING: GOP Challenges 60K Votes in North Carolina Supreme Court Recount

After losing an election for North Carolina State Supreme Court, Republicans are challenging the validity of over 60,000 votes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf7M...

Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act; capping the cost of insulin at $35 a month for seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare.

Congress needs to finish the job and cap insulin at $35 for all Americans.

Why are all trump's cabinet picks so awful, Pete Hegseth's empty vow to just say no to booze, Nick Fuentes arrested, Daniel Penny, United Healthcare killer, and will President Biden resign to give us President Harris?

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Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”

Another reason to not work with the DOGE billionaires is that they want to redistribute wealth from working class families into the pockets of the billionaire class and the companies they own. There’s nothing to negotiate with them, we can only fight back.

The ACLU gets *zero* funding from the government.

A bit disconcerting that the fellow tasked with reducing government funding doesn't know that.

A government shutdown deadline looms— again, but this time right around Christmas. @jennmcclellanva.bsky.social joins @katiephang.bsky.social on why she urges House appropriators to 'extend funding and protect families in need' by safeguarding SNAP beneficiaries.

Extending Trump’s Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Will Shrink the Economy, CBO Finds | U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget The Official U.S. Senate Committee On The Budget

According to the CBO, extending Trump's tax cuts for the rich would shrink the economy over the long run.

Extending the cuts would also increase the deficit by $4.6 trillion and be used by Republicans as an excuse to gut programs millions rely on.

It's reverse Robin Hood.

I’m tired of the word “billionaire”.

And even more tired of them.

And tired of the increasingly accepted notion that they have some special skills or insights because they know how to legitimately/illegitimately accumulate money.

They ain’t all that.

A company that turned homeowners into renters abruptly shuts down EasyKnock, which pioneered 'sale-leaseback' deals for struggling homeowners, abruptly closes its doors

EasyKnock, a company that took advantage of struggling homeowners by buying their homes and renting it back to them, announced abruptly that it is shutting down

We must bring high-speed internet to every family in Minnesota — regardless of their zip code. That’s why Sen. Smith, Rep. Stauber and I worked to secure this funding so that everyone in Pine County can stay connected.
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DraftKings sued after father-of-two gambles away $1 million of his wife’s money Exclusive: His kids’ Christmas money and baptism gifts were also plundered, along with his wife’s bank accounts and credit cards, according to a newly filed federal lawsuit.

"A New Jersey father lost nearly $1 million he stole from his wife and two kids while in the throes of a ruinous gambling addiction the man’s family claims was intentionally “nurtured” by DraftKings, a new lawsuit claims" www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

That woman is my good friend. She's tiny. He pepper sprayed her, pushed her down thge stairs, then kicked her repeatedly while she was on the ground. He also stole her phone. He's a coward.

Just came out today - a middle aged woman went to his house and he pepper prayed her and shoved her. He got arrested

Here is Nick Fuentes’ mugshot after being arrested for battery. All I have to say is:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Dane County judge strikes down Act 10, restoring public employee union bargaining rights Public employee collective bargaining rights have been restored by a Dane County judge, who ruled that several sections of Wisconsin's controversial law known as Act 10 are unconstitutional.

In case you missed it, a Wisconsin judge this week struck down former Gov. Scott Walker's Act 10 law.

The move will restore public sector workers' collective bargaining rights.

This is a moment of celebration and hope in these troubled times.

Always funny in any state

Cracker Barrel 'refused service' to special education students at Maryland restaurant, school says Parents of the students who were refused service at the Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland expressed "anger, sadness and worry" about the incident.

This story really made my blood boil. A field trip for 11 special education students and seven staff members from Maryland's Charles County Public Schools District resulted in outcry from teachers and parents when they were refused service at a local Cracker Barrel restaurant. 😡

Interesting

Did y’all know that approx 90% of fentanyl smuggled into the U.S. are not by migrants crossing the border, but at legal ports of entry.

Did y’all also know that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S. citizens?

The more you know…

Walt for it.

Trump’s cabinet picks aren’t just ‘loyalists’. They’re groveling, subservient yes-men | Robert Reich All of Trump’s nominees are unprincipled enablers who are unlikely to push back when he makes reckless decisions

The media has it all wrong about Trump’s "loyalist" picks for his administration.

They're not loyalists — they're subservient hacks. There's a crucial difference.

My latest for The Guardian.

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keep us sane!!

I’m sorry, what kind of scotch is that? 😉

I’d probably say I like Pellegrino better.

As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.