Ahmed al-Ahmad, a Syrian father of two and fruit shop owner who moved to Sydney in 2006, became an unexpected hero at a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach. When a gunman opened fire on the crowd, Ahmed didn’t hesitate. He rushed towards one of the attackers, wrestled the gun away, and helped save lives

CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...

FLASHBACK… Seems relevant today…

Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.

Excellent news: Paulina Borsook's "Cyberselfish"—which warned of toxic tech politics back in 2000—will be republished in 2026! Will share full details when they become public. You can support her work here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars. Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.

Ahmed Al-Ahmad, the Immigrant who saved lives on Bondi Beach says that Australia is the best country in the world and he saved lives from his heart - from his sincere belief that those people deserved to be happy. It was their right. We have to fight to protect people's happiness. ❤️‍🔥

BREAKING: The U.S. announces a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones.

The Trump administration is punishing the American Academy of Pediatrics. I have enough thoughts about this for an entire feature length documentary but here are two minutes of them. (Spoiler alert: you can’t fight bad politics by staying apolitical.)

About that

They just don't want anyone traveling to the US for any reason at all

Snow man sweater

Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks. They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.

It's unclear whether officers read the raccoon his Miranda rights, how much he owes in damages, facing any drunk-in-public or breaking-and-entering charges. No video footage of the incident because "Rocky," came in "through the ceiling" and "took the cameras down with him," county staff said.

Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom

Bad Polls Full Video | youtu.be/GkockQk7to0

"A shutdown means the President is WEAK!” -Donald J. Trump 2013

“A government shutdown falls on the President’s lack of leadership. I mean problems start from the top & they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the President is WEAK!”-Donald Trump 2013 (“POST TRUTH 2017”, 4ft10x8ft9”, charcoal & graphite on paper) #governmentshutdown

QUIET PIGGY‼️‼️(“MOUTHPIECE 2017”, 37.5”x57”, charcoal and graphite on paper) #quietpiggy

Evangelicals have a long history of falling in line when presented with charlatans and manipulative, vainglorious narcissists masquerading as saviors.

The last president who declared that anything he does is legal was Richard M. Nixon. And we all know how things worked out for him . . .

I hope your Thanksgiving meal is as elegantly prepared and presented as Ghislaine Maxwell's. Glory!

Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells. #Science 🧪

When the most optimistic AI researchers believe there's a significant chance AGI leads to very bad things for humanity, it's time to step back. Note: these guys are not the optimists. We're rushing toward a threshold and we don't know where it is, which step will be too far. ifanyonebuildsit.com

Elon Musk's poison hall of mirrors from @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

How did he know in 2016...? : )

The New Apostolic Reformation is “the greatest threat to US democracy you’ve never heard of.”

This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Gavin Weisenburg, 21, and Tanner Thomas, 20, planned to take over Gonave Island and murder all men on the island, prosecutors alleged. n.pr/4puzyhb

“The fact that a governmental body can redact more than 1,000 pages of documents that are directly related to a major business’s activities in Texas is certainly problematic,” an attorney specializing in public records said. With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

In Sept., the IRS granted tax-exempt status to the Donald Trump Mount Rushmore Memorial Legacy apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcar...

Here is Trump when he owned the Miss Universe and Miss Teen USA pageants bragging about how he “was able to get away with” going backstage when contestants were naked since he was the boss and he had to do “inspections.”

A tiny bit of the BBC news piece that’s gone out today ✨🔭 The documentary and full piece is now on BBC Sounds & also airs on BBCR4 tomorrow (8th Nov) at 8pm Featuring the brilliant @proftimob.bsky.social at @jodrellbank.bsky.social #JodrellAt80 #JodrellBank