“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

Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS librarytechnology.org/pr/31973

Pretty remarkable that Trump has installed someone on the Saudi dole — Jared Kushner collects millions in fees from the Saudis every year — in a key role for America's most sensitive and consequential foreign policy negotiations (Gaza, Ukraine), and it is largely TREATED AS A NON-STORY

New Mexico, one of the nation’s poorest states, has launched one of its most ambitious social policies: universal child care.

Former Trump White House attorney Ty Cobb: “The Constitution is not adequate to deal with a President as evil as Trump—somebody whose desire is to accumulate and abuse power. Trump’s abuses of power are unprecedented.”

The Trump admin keeps making things worse as they try to lie their way out of the crisis around the so-called Ukraine “peace plan.” We break it all down, and dissect all the weekend’s news, in today’s bulletin. We’ve made this one 100% paywall free: www.meidasplus.com/p/this-weeke...

In text messages from 2017, Jeffrey Epstein seemingly represented himself as positioned to pass information from the Trump White House to Bill Gates through an intermediary.

ICYMI: The Trump administration took massive—and illegal—steps last week to try and abolish the Department of Education without any consideration of the cost to students, families, and educators.

Amazing story, state legislator and Turning Points USA leader who crusaded against bogus voter fraud claims pleads guilty to attempted election fraud. azmirror.com/briefs/turni...

"The unemployment rate has reached a four-year high, job openings are at a four-year low, and leading members of Trump’s own economic team have gone so far as to concede in recent weeks that parts of the U.S. economy are already in recession..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Here's some very practical thinking about the whole whistle thing -- very well done:

"The operation has prompted reflection from residents across the political spectrum, who wonder whether the aggressive tactics were worth it...." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

In Trump’s so-called “Golden Age of America”... October saw the highest number of job cuts in over two decades. Businesses have jacked up their prices by an average of 12%. 14 million Americans have utility debt so severe that it is being sent to collections. Are we great yet?

Kharkiv, Ukraine right now.

President Trump has largely eliminated entry of refugees and asylees into the U.S. and Congress passed new restrictions on their access to assistance programs — changes that could exacerbate the health and socioeconomic challenges refugees and asylees face. https://on.kff.org/3XMHQF6

Oddly enough, in media coverage of Dems' video warning against carrying out illegal orders, there's very little discussion of *whether it's actually reasonable to fear Trump is giving illegal commands or not.* The evidence is strong that he is. Media should say so: newrepublic.com/article/2035...

This week, the nation’s top public health agency changed its website to contradict the scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism. The move shocked health experts nationwide. MAGA Sen. Cassidy accepted RFK Jr.'s lie during confirmation that RFK Jr. wouldn't. apnews.com/article/trum...

“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”

If democracy dies in darkness, we have seen that the legacy media is willing to turn off the lights. I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 to shine a spotlight on the most important fights for democracy— those taking place in court. Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

Dozens of immigrants sleep on the ground‼️ Trump’s America is a disgrace‼️

Grab your plunger and march into the breach. 😂 Bwahahaha!! Markie, you got owned.

Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...

Feel bad to have scooped the Times here. Only sorry I could not incorporate Dave's fictional FBI sources. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...

1) Start the worst European war since 1945 and commit every imaginable war crime 2) Decide how you want to be rewarded for your aggression 3) Leak the list of your desiderata to the US press 4) Wait for the US president to enforce your wish list on your victim. Russian policy 2025

Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.

Early this year, bird flu ripped through 80 farms in Ohio and Indiana. Using genetic markers, wind simulations, satellite imagery, property records and more, we found that the virus could’ve been airborne. By @natlash.bsky.social

This Is All Kinds Of Illegal…..

Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.* The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.

Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"

FOX: During the Biden administration, there was a push for greater passenger rights. They wanted to have airlines compensate people if there was a delay or cancelation. But that is something the Trump admin has said they don't want to do DUFFY: We took a more common sense approach to it

How about this: Ask Trump to name 3 specific things in his “peace proposal” that he demanded Ukraine accept by Thursday. There are 28, so 3 should be easy.

Sam Altman says the one-person billion-dollar company is coming. Maybe I could be that person—if only I could get my colleagues to shut up and stop lying.

FAFO But yes this is deliciously ironic, everyone who works for the federal government knows that there's huge carve-outs funneling federal spending to "small/veteran-owned/women-owned" businesses, and a lot of them are 100% dependent on those federal dollars for their entire existence.

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During the last major reduction in federal Medicaid spending, all states reduced spending on home care by serving fewer people, cutting benefits, or reducing payment rates. States may use similar methods in the future: https://on.kff.org/48so73J

I hope she's suing them all 😤

"Kindness is a language animals never forget."

More evidence that the Trump/Witkoff “peace plan” for Ukraine came straight from the Russians - it uses Russian syntax. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Trump trying to extort Ukraine into a surrender agreement is the most important story of the day. #PutinsPuppet

Found one! Nigel Farage urged to root out Reform links to Russia after jailing of Nathan Gill www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:

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...

My latest for @msnbc.com details how Fox News has totally ignored the massive right-wing firestorm about Tucker Carlson hosting Nick Fuentes that has commentators and politicians taking sides and Heritage in meltdown. Literally no one has directly mentioned it on-air. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Dr. Kwane is a true hero

Plus: The SEC lets SolarWinds off the hook, Microsoft stops a historic DDoS attack, and FBI documents reveal the agency spied on an immigration activist Signal group in New York City. www.wired.com/story/securi...