Ireland has a new left-wing president who has been sharply critical of Israel. And, speaking at her inauguration ceremony earlier today, Catherine Connolly wants to push the limits of the ceremonial role.

Keep 'em coming. Pressure works. #EpsteinFiles

Epstein survivor calls on Trump to rule out Ghislaine Maxwell early release #Newsnight www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeZajjxyElc

Macron and Abbas announce joint committee to work on Palestinian constitution

Deputy Atty General Todd Blanche has notified federal judge in New Jersey that the Trump Admin/Dept of Homeland Security has REMOVED tweets about Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) and her arrest in May Including the tweet below.. in which Homeland Security accused McIver of a "stunt"

La Chine se couvre de champs de panneaux solaires d’un gigantisme inédit et unique au monde

Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out Carroll verdict | AP News share.google/rfTKhOgPWKYO...

I thought it was Marxist systems that are doomed to always become authoritarian?

China's CO2 emissions haven't risen for 18 months, analysis finds reut.rs/4882s0A

Venice's storied La Fenice opera house protests appointment of musical director with ties to Meloni - ABC News share.google/3hPplzMEuMm1...

A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, multiple sources said, with efforts to advance US President Trump's plan to end the war beyond a ceasefire faltering reut.rs/47PGP3I

The art of any propagandist and agitator consists in his ability to find the best means of influencing any given audience, by presenting a definite truth, in such a way as to make it most convincing, most easy to digest, most graphic, and most strongly impressive. - Lenin #MarxistMonday

Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK | Protest | The Guardian share.google/fziNwQJfqma9...

NEW: A federal judge ordered the Trump admin to fund food stamps in full this month. Pretty quickly, DOJ said it would appeal. Now, millions of poor families are in limbo, and it is not entirely clear if/when they're going to see *any* SNAP payments in Nov. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...

Breaking News: Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to formally declare her candidacy for New York governor as soon as Friday.

Met police’s culture makes racial harm ‘inevitable’, internal review finds

The short arc of Sean Dunn’s sandwich throwing case ends with a not guilty verdict today. Our fresh recap:

Israel strikes Hezbollah targets as Lebanon accuses it of sabotaging peace efforts

"Destruction totale et absolue" : France 24 témoigne de la dévastation à Gaza ravagée par la guerre

Single mothers in China find a new kind of partner – other single mothers

'Many countries are helping perpetuate the war' in Sudan

Photo: "Silently Thunder" by Matteo Redaelli

Photo by: Daniel Paravisini

Laurent Mauvignier wins France's Goncourt literary prize for family saga rfi.my/C9h6.BS

One writer told us PJP’s training changed how she carries herself every day. Another said our lessons strengthened his writing and confidence as he works toward his college degree from prison. Help us celebrate five years of sharing incarcerated voices.

Two French prisoners released from Iran, Macron says

The book "Injustice" looks at the failures of the Biden Justice Department to hold Trump accountable for various abuses of power, including in one investigation of a possible $10 million bribe by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/4/injustice_department

"The prison unit I live in is not like most around the country, or even most in my state of Washington." Read more about Jeff's unit, which is home to video games, plants and dogs and is modeled off Norway's progressive prison system ⤵️

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China | Sheffield Hallam University | The Guardian share.google/YAQ0MTH40Jdz...

After watching his friend die in prison, George wrote about the complex emotions he felt walking back to his cell, carrying all of his friends belongings while a sergeant followed close behind in a golf cart:

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Shell-shocked US marine, Hue, Vietnam, 1968; photo by: Don McCullin

Palestinians search for firewood and plastic at a landfill in Gaza City Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Almost all children in 73 areas of England live in low-income households | Poverty | The Guardian share.google/Nu12W6mpujTa...

From the Guardian Tawila, Sudan A family sit at a camp for displaced people who fled from El Fashir. Photograph: Mohammed Jamal/Reuters

UN report on Israel’s genocidal gender-based violence demands urgent action to protect Palestinians www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/...

Report: "Gaza Genocide: a collective crime" by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (A/80/492) Advance unedited version - Question of Palestine share.google/uuq14P4RGDRF...

Netanyahu says Israel will decide which international forces are 'unacceptable' in Gaza www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange (1936)

Israeli strikes kill three in Lebanon before army targets UN patrol | Israel attacks Lebanon News | Al Jazeera share.google/AgoEUbB51Mjh...

UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon shoots down Israeli drone share.google/DwvPyyUCe0YQ...

Today’s sunset. Happy and peaceful new week ahead my friends. Just now📸

It's the final count down!

A few weeks ago, a 13 year old was abducted by ICE and he is still not home. The trauma caused to this child is unfathomable. I wrote this piece in lieu of filing a child abuse report. Because where do I file it when the perpetrator is the federal government? open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...

Gender Pay Gap 1912.

A Writer Takes Us Inside The First Prison Film Festival

Israeli settlers attack more Palestinians as olive harvest violence surges | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10...

Super sunset in #Vancouver 😍