This afternoon: SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/s...

Today: Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

This is intriguing: The secret history of how Jefferson's words were doctored inside his memorial www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Small businesses are being crushed by Trump's tariffs, and economists say it's a warning for the economy www.cnbc.com/2025/10/17/h...

The Atlantic today: Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight? Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote. By Hanna Rosin share.google/KyjKseL0kUPv...

Republicans shaken by election losses — and split on how to fix things www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Judge orders White House to use American Sign Language interpreters at briefings www.npr.org/2025/11/05/n...

Mad Magazine, 1968:

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives." -- Catherine the Great, who died #OTD 1796

On this date in 1961, the US government issues a stamp to honor the 100th birthday of James Naismith, the Canadian-born inventor of basketball.

On this date in 1947 is the debut of NBC's "Meet the Press," the longest-running TV show in the US. Television's Living History share.google/WuI4olIAXUjD...

It's Trump's economy now: Reported today: Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

It's Trump's economy now: Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September and 175% higher than the same month a year ago. It was the highest level for any October since 2003. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/j...

On this date in 1860, Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States.

What a sh*t show: Trump wants NASA to shoot for the moon. Some staff say he’s gutting the agency. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Trump's proclamations notwithstanding: White House tells Supreme Court it doesn’t care about the tariff money raised www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump has other tariff options if the Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes apnews.com/article/tari...

What a sh*t show: FBI fires, rehires, then fires again agents assigned to Trump case www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Democratic candidates saw victories across key races Tuesday, and there were signs there’s plenty of room for the Democratic Party to make up ground among groups that moved toward President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. apnews.com/article/poll...

By The Law Dork: Trump's tariffs face a skeptical SCOTUS as Gorsuch warns of a "one-way ratchet" in presidential powers www.lawdork.com/p/trump-tari...

What a sore loser: Trump rails against election results before Democrats romp to victories www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...

Trump is tanking in the polls: Donald Trump Approval Rating at Second-Term Low With Conservative Pollster - Newsweek share.google/lD8XEwdquCFO...

On the election in Virginia:

Look up to see November’s supermoon, the closest one since 2019 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

An excellent summary regarding today's arguments at the Supreme Court: Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump’s tariffs www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Today at the Supreme Court: Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that Trump tariffs are legal www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/s...

Today at the Supreme Court: Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs apnews.com/article/trum...

By Dennis Goris:

"Intelligent discontent is the mainspring of civilization. Progress is born of agitation. It is agitation or stagnation." -- Eugene V. Debs, born #OTD 1855 No Kings share.google/CkO2xPvCXvbM...

It's a big day at the Supreme Court today: Supreme Court hears Trump tariff case on Wednesday, broad trade policy at stake www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/s...

Democrats set historic records on election night. Here are six of the firsts they accomplished From Virginia’s first female governor to New York’s first Muslim mayor, elections Tuesday secured trailblazing wins www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel." -- Eugene V. Debs, born #OTD 1855

"When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong." -- Eugene V. Debs, born #OTD 1855 Behind Trump's 2024 Victory: Turnout, Voting Patterns and Demographics | Pew Research Center share.google/burSqCmviiih...

"If I were hungry and friendless today, I would rather take my chances with a saloon-keeper than with the average preacher." -- Eugene V. Debs, born #OTD 1855

"In every age it has been the tyrant, the oppressor and the exploiter who has wrapped himself in the cloak of patriotism, or religion, or both to deceive and overawe the People." -- Eugene Debs, born #OTD 1855

On this date in 1872, Susan B. Anthony cast a ballot in the presidential election, and she was later arrested for voting illegally and convicted in a trial she called “the greatest outrage history ever witnessed.”

Malignant narcissism du jour:

History According to Robert Bork How the conservative scholar’s 1996 bestseller anticipated blaming everything on “woke.” by Toby Jaffe — History News Network share.google/6prqf1US65mN...

Tuesday's races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll fonds apnews.com/article/trum...

Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump's GOP. Takeaways from Election Day 2025: apnews.com/article/virg...

Trump's Truth Social stock has lost 59.2% year to date.

Simply disgraceful: Senate votes to overturn Biden-era Arctic protections. Why environmental groups are concerned. - ABC News share.google/BY5hgOD9rrDi...

Trump's Justice Department: The man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent says it was a protest. Prosecutors say it's a crime. apnews.com/article/sean...

Defying a court order:

The most corrupt administration in history: Report: Donors to Trump’s White House ballroom have $279B in federal contracts www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A new poll released today: From groceries to gas, Americans say they’re spending more under Trump www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

"We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others." -- Will Rogers, born #OTD 1879

"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." -- Will Rogers, born #OTD 1879