"Paul John Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a German refugee camp a year after World War II ended. His family legally emigrated to the United States in 1952... More than seven decades later, the 79-year-old Sanford grandfather... found himself in legal limbo in the Alligator Alcatraz"

It's a revealing moment... J.D. Vance welcomes a two-legged robot helping on the job site. But if that helper is a person named Jose, he calls it a threat. Same tasks, same productivity boost. The inconsistency reveals this isn’t about economics.

PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C. The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end. “We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.” current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS

Two new Silicon Valley data centers are built and ready to operate, but they can't start running: the electric power equipment they need isn’t available. The U.S. electrical grid faces a crisis of supply-chain delays and soaring costs that threaten reliability, even as demand surges.

Good discussion from @wxliz.bsky.social here. Forecasting severe thunderstorms is much more complicated than big trough + moisture = tornadoes, especially several days in advance.

How do you make a documentary about a subject that predates the invention of photography? Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on what it took to film “The American Revolution”: https://theatln.tc/kzsjSfJ1

*Wherever Afro descendants are located, they are most vulnerable to climate & environmental impact…suffering fr historical environmental injustice…cannot be separated fr reparatory justice. The same systems that enriched the north created today’s vulnerabilities.” www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...

Yikes. Banning people for activities such as co-authorship and advising a graduate student is completely unreasonable in a modern research environment. And a retroactive 5 year ban is wildly unfair.

Way to put out that fire, sir.

"Federal prosecutors have not filed criminal charges against anyone who was arrested. Nor have they revealed any evidence showing that two immigrants arrested in the building belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang, or even provided their names."

An unusually strong storm system will bring widespread rain to southern California through Sunday. The period of most concern is tonight through Saturday night when a large area of heavy rain and isolated but potentially severe thunderstorms will bring a moderate risk of... (1/2)

"The corporate media — and even much of the alternative media — has focused on the Administration’s immorality and cruelty, while missing the fact that anti-hunger work has at best softened the sharp edges of American capitalism."

"Body-worn camera footage of that night showed Moulton appeared to be unaware that Neal was pinned beneath his truck as he chased Bargnare on foot. It wasn’t until he was called back to the scene that he learned about it."

Malicious compliance is a tragically underused tool of resistance.

NEW: A Pentagon intelligence report raises concerns that China could acquire F-35 jet technology if the US sells the planes to Saudi Arabia. Trump and MBS could finalize the deal next week in DC. China and Saudi Arabia cooperate on missiles. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people, though it still could take up to a week for some to receive their delayed aid. https://to.pbs.org/4qVQnTA

The Caribbean faces a new reality: overlapping disasters. It’s not just that hurricanes are more frequent; it’s that the time between major storms is now shorter than the time required for a full recovery. buff.ly/KWynb6Z

The House passes a temporary funding measure to end the longest US government shutdown, sending the bill to Trump for his signature. bloom.bg/47S3KeN 📷: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg

Beginning the painful process of moving my email away from Gmail. Can't really trust American tech companies anymore.

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., tells me tonight the enhanced ACA funds should "absolutely" expire. What about the Republicans who want to cut a deal to extend the money? "There's not gonna be any deal cut," Norman says. Does Speaker Johnson share this view? "I think he does."

I would have killed Jeffrey Epstein too if I had to read the way he typed emails just saying

They are definitely not reopening the government now

The sun is bringing the beauty both night and day this week with overnight Aurora's followed by a spectacular sunrise with morning's first light splashing on the underside of a cloud deck over Colorado.

Info from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center: G4 Storm levels have been reached! My favorite part of this graphic is the credit line "image courtesy of a NOAA/SWPC spouse" I also texted my husband to go get a picture but he was working lol

We used to have the Bureau of Labor Statistics collect inflation data but under Trump we’ve outsourced it to DoorDash

The high court's decision keeps in place a chaotic situation. People who depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing. n.pr/3WRo8HZ

Satellite image of a wake free of cold-air stratocumulus clouds surrounding Florida. These clouds form when cold air moves over warm water.

Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die

BREAKING: Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans Final vote is 60-40. The Dems who votes YES with 52 Republicans: Cortez Masto Durbin Fetterman Hassan Kaine King Rosen Shaheen This now goes to the House. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

How did you celebrate anti-communism week? Lining up at a food bank? Finding out you’d lose access to healthcare? Being unable to afford housing?

A Moderate Risk of Heavy Precipitation is indicated over parts of the Southeast 11/19-20, with a broader area of Slight Risk of Heavy Precipitation for 11/18-22. Areas within the moderate risk may see over an inch of rain over a 1 day period. cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Preliminary tests showed that ByHeart baby formula contained the type of bacteria that produces the toxin linked to a botulism outbreak, California health officials said. https://to.pbs.org/48chilR

Completely normal

President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen while the government is shut down. https://to.pbs.org/43JfaR9

Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools

SNAP benefits end, and needy residents overwhelm Central Florida food banks trib.al/hVzuClb

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Keep an eye out for your neighbors Orlando! Unhoused people are especially vulnerable to a cold snap this early in the season

BREAKING: Federal appeals court says full SNAP benefits must be paid for November. The Trump administration is expected to appeal.

Bands of intense lake effect snow are expected tonight into Monday near many of the Great Lakes areas highlighted in this image. Dangerous to impossible travel conditions are possible, including during the Monday Morning commutes for some. Get details for your area at weather.gov

JUST IN: The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.

Safe #AbortionCare is #HealthCare

The NWS Chicago area forecast discussion is WILD

Here it comes!

Trump admin tells states to “undo” food stamp benefits: “To the extent States sent full SNAP payment files for November 2025, this was unauthorized. Accordingly, States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025.“

Groceries saw their biggest jump in nearly three years last month, a worrisome sign for inflation-weary shoppers. Tariffs are contributing to higher prices for imported staples like bananas and coffee.

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments during the government shutdown.