Arrgh! Pirate needs a home!

Awful news. @pbsnews.org is the only TV news I watch

#GPFigure #SkateAmerica We need somebody to establish a new skating circuit that is designed to show off skating, not just jump rotations, for Kevin Aymoz and Jason Brown.

Jason Brown showing everyone how you actually do a Riverdance program. #SkateAmerica #GPFigure

U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

CBP begins grabbing people in #Charlotte “About 15 to 20 church members were doing yard work on the property off Albemarle Road while their children played games and their spouses cooked meals.”

Man films car window being smashed by agents as immigration enforcement starts in Charlotte, NC | AP News apnews.com/video/man-fi...

People experience genuine pleasure—a rush of dopamine—when processing information that supports their beliefs. “It feels good to ‘stick to our guns’ even if we are wrong,” researchers say. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/iXV9M2

We found that a company with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly got money from DHS contracts. “It’s corrupt, is the word,” a contract law expert said. “Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer.”

The shutdown may be over, but the task of fixing deficiencies that have dogged the nation’s aviation system is far from complete: A dire shortage of certified air controllers, outdated equipment and lack of funding to update those critical systems.

It began in Chicago and became famous around the world. Ebony magazine celebrates 80 years, and we celebrate the family who created this trendsetting beacon of Black culture and the woman working hard to keep the legacy alive. Sunday on CBS News Chicago at 10 p.m.

Alice Wong, an activist and author who championed the rights of people with disabilities, has died.

Rest in peace, Alice Wong 🕊️ thesicktimes.org/2025/11/15/a...

Advocates decry intersex exceptions in trans health bans. The exceptions allow parents to request procedures/treatments to “correct” the anatomy of intersex children, some of whom later wish their bodies had been left alone. www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/i... via @statnews.com

What are the top risk factors for dementia? My latest for AARP. www.aarp.org/health/condi...

It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...

Happy #Caturday, Linguini!

Happy #Caturday from Linguini, the security kitten who keeps this restaurant safe.

If we fits, we sits. #caturday

“They just came out of nowhere and just started, like, swarming,” one terrified barista told a 911 dispatcher.

Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:

Traces of bacteria inside brain tumors may affect tumor behavior | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Single-dose #malaria treatment as effective as multi-dose regimen, trial shows At day 28, 93% of recipients of the single-dose therapy were free of parasites in their blood, compared with 90% of multiple-dose recipients. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...#malaria Photo: Ken Doerr / Flickr cc

It’s not just flu season in humans. It’s also flu season in birds. And while we’re at it, other respiratory diseases that peak in cold weather include RSV and measles

No, not the elephant seals!

Omg. Awful news around the globe!

Yesterday, the NIH abruptly placed @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social, who has been a vocal critic of the administration’s changes to the NIH, on leave “It is intended as a threat,” she told me yesterday www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/n...

Experts say the formula maker spent three days trying to minimize a dangerous situation. ByHeart says it 'acted immediately' after a call with the FDA www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/b...

Rural seniors face reduced digital access that impedes use of online-first assistance systems. www.statnews.com/2025/11/13/s...

Restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors consistently allow exceptions for minors with intersex traits, a new study finds. www.statnews.com/2025/11/14/i...

Federal court gives go-ahead for settlement in Purdue Pharma opioid case. www.axios.com/2025/11/14/o...

Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House

Koreans detained in Georgia battery plant raid preparing class action lawsuit against ICE share.google/pH6n9ACEqAaS...

"'I can't, in good conscience, recommend that people delay care,' [Dr. Klipstein] says, citing the lack of detail in Trump's announcement and the risk pausing the hormone treatments could pose to both patients' health and their chances of conceiving." www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Gerrymandering in North Carolina limited residents’ access to healthcare centers | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Food Stamps Are Resuming As Government Reopens www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

From @politico.com: A new survey from Republican pollster Alex Lundry — on behalf of centrist nonprofit Centerline Liberties — found that 70 percent of people said they keep their children up to date on vaccines. centerlineamerica.com/wp-content/u...

apnews.com/article/pept... The trend of unproven peptides is spreading through influencers and RFK Jr. allies

‘You can't eat if you're dead’: Democrats wrestle with how to go after RFK Jr. Some candidates and groups see the health secretary as an ideal “boogeyman” for 2026. Others aren’t so sure. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

State officials and medical groups said the federal infusion of money is welcome, but isn’t enough to offset billions in Medicaid losses.

New from 404 Media: ICE plans to spend as much as $180 million on bounty hunters to physically locate and stalk immigrants. I spoke to multiple private investigators/skip tracers. Some horrified. Others said they will do this work. "Money is money." www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...

"only 33% of U.S. adults approve of the way the Republican president is managing the government, down from 43% in an AP-NORC poll from March. That was driven in large part by a decline in approval among Republicans and independents." apnews.com/article/trum...

Good morning from Judge Jeffrey Cumming's courtroom, where he's considering a motion to release 100s of "Midway Blitz" arrestees on EM who were subjected to "warrantless" arrest. ICE and CBP recently produced a list of 3,300 people arrested since June www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/24/c...

October jobs data may never be released, White House says

NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers. His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025. me, for @Forbes 1/

NEW: DHS secretly obtained Chicago police data on 900 residents accused of gang ties. It was quietly deleted after intelligence officers violated rules against domestic spying. The handoff came well after city inspectors formally announced CPD's gang data was deeply flawed and infected w/ bias.

There's a new lawsuit about bad medical care in ICE detention assets.aclu.org/live/uploads... It comes as deaths in custody climb to the highest level in decades and oversight weakens. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Arguments in federal court today over the fate of @ppfa.org's Medicaid funding focused on whether Republicans illegally targeted the group. “Congress does not get to choose public enemies and decide that they are going to target them for punishment.” subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...