Donald Trump was permanently blocked from sending the National Guard to Portland by US District Court Judge Karin Immergut, who delivered her final 102-page order on Friday. Expect the Trump administration to appeal. www.opb.org/pdf/FINDINGS...

The US Supreme Court has issued an administrative stay to give a lower court additional time to consider the Trump administration's formal request to withhold $4 billion to fully fund SNAP for 42 million low-income Americans only partially for November. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...

I feel like we've all gone method and are collectively doing a play on the French Revolution. I mean, it's not that bad, but it's kinda that bad.

A federal appeals court left an order in place that requires the Trump administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November amid the shutdown and the judge gave until Friday to make the payments. One in 8 Americans relies on SNAP payments that are already late. apnews.com/article/snap...

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino, who has a close relationship with Trump, has created a "peace prize" that he will award for the first time at the World Cup draw because everyone is sick of Trump whining about his Nobel. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/g...

Tesla shareholders approved a plan on Thursday that could make Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. YOU NEED TO READ THIS: shero.substack.com/p/americas-b...

The collective wealth of the top ten billionaires in the United States soared by $698 billion in the past year with massive gaps in wealth distribution between the rich, and the majority of everyone else. shero.substack.com/p/americas-b...

District Judge McConnell has ordered the Trump administration to fully fund food stamps for roughly 42 million low-income Americans, after admonishing the delayed SNAP aid during the government shutdown saying, “The people have waited long enough.” www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Sean C. Dunn, the man who pitched a sandwich at the chest of a federal agent in a viral act of opposition to Trump's law enforcement policies in Washington, was acquitted on Thursday after a jury found him not guilty of misdemeanor assault because no duh.

The collective wealth of the top ten billionaires in the United States soared by $698 billion in the past year with massive gaps in wealth distribution between the rich, and the majority of everyone else. shero.substack.com/p/americas-b...

Unfortunately, we have a video record of what he ACTUALLY did, which was to use pepper spray for no reason on protestors who were not breaking the law.

According to a memo that was sent to federal agencies on Wednesday night, the Trump administration will provide recipients of the nation’s largest food SNAP aid program with 65% of their monthly benefits in November, an increase from the 50% initially planned. Pathetic.

New York City's CEOs and other billionaire business leaders spent more than $40 million trying to stop Mamdani from becoming the city's next mayor. www.npr.org/2025/11/06/n...

There will be so many things to say about the legendary Nancy Pelosi's transformational tenure in Congress—but for now, let's start with "Thank you, Madam Speaker."

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit in US District Court against the new Democratic redistricting maps arguing they are unconstitutional because they improperly use voters’ race as a factor in drawing districts. That is so rich. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

In the next step to ramp up fossil fuel production, Trump has nominated former NM Rep. Steve Pearce to oversee the Bureau of Land Management, which manages 10% of US land covering 700 million acres of underground minerals, oil reserves, and natural gas and coal. apnews.com/article/trum...

US airport users can expect fewer flights as the government shutdown drags into a second month. apnews.com/article/gove... The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will announce where it is reducing flights by 10% before the cuts go into effect Friday and here is the list via ABC News:

On average Meta shows its platforms’ users an estimated 15 billion “higher risk” scam advertisements every day. (Meta earns about $7 billion in annualized revenue from this category of scam ads each year.) www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Shareholders will vote Thursday pay Elon Musk up to $878 billion in company stock or take the risk he will leave – potentially driving down the company’s stock in a referendum on whether traditional corporate-governance rules apply to the world's richest man. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the Trump tariff case on Wednesday, and the "major questions doctrine" was a focal point as the justices questioned the lawyers about challenging the tariffs as an overreach of presidential power. Stay tuned... www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Dominion Voting Systems -- the voting machine company at the center of false 2020 election fraud conspiracy theories -- has been sold to a seemingly new election company run by a former Republican election official, according to a person familiar with the sale. abcnews.go.com/US/dominion-...

Here we come. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Every time Republicans mess with the ACA, they lose. shero.substack.com/p/election-d...

In another race that was a clear referendum on Donald Trump on Tuesday, Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey lawmaker serving in the US House of Representatives, has won the governor's race in the Garden State. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, becoming the first Muslim and person of South Asian descent — as well as the youngest in over a century — to hold the position. "My friends, tonight we have toppled a political dynasty." www.npr.org/2025/11/04/n...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the Virginia governorship, setting her up to become the first woman to lead the state. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Our dog in Arizona thinks she’s a cat.

Today's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and a New York City Mayoral race will take the much-needed temperature of an electorate who is tired and looking for leadership. Here's what I will be looking for in these races: shero.substack.com/p/election-d...

I am officially on Facebook and Instagram now due to a need to reach more people and the ongoing problem with impersonation accounts. If you use these, be sure to follow me: Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Instagram: www.instagram.com/girlsreallyr...

Today's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, and a New York City Mayoral race will take the much-needed temperature of an electorate who is tired and looking for leadership. Here's what I will be looking for in these races: shero.substack.com/p/election-d...

From what I understand, this is not such a terrible loss for freelance writers who were undervalued and underpaid at the outlet.

Dick Cheney died. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Who had Trump is endorsing Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor on their Bingo cards? share.google/EnfMdTfde43x...

Who needs food when you have scantily clad women writhing around in a giant cocktail glass...at least the Great Gatsby Mar-a-Lago Halloween theme was on point.

After Judge McConnell mandated an update by midday today, the Trump administration says it will not fully fund November SNAP in compliance with two court orders, despite being able to access funds through another USDA source. You have got to read this: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

US District Court Judge Karin Immergut issued a short-term preliminary injunction late Sunday that will continue to block the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland, Oregon, until Friday, Nov. 7 at 5pm. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Over the weekend, heightened immigration enforcement actions in and around Chicago led to muted Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations, with residents reporting a noticeable decline in festivities. www.npr.org/2025/11/02/n...

Under one legal authority or another, Trump's tariffs are expected to stay in place long term as the US Supreme Court "considers the legality" of the taxes on Wednesday. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Virginia is voting early for Tuesday's election at a higher rate than in the 2021 election, as more than 1.2 million Virginians have cast their votes early, compared with just over 945,000 votes at this point in 2021. (Democrats maintain a 3-1 advantage with mail-in ballots.) wapo.st/49EIHyO

Following restrictions put in place earlier this month for Department of Defense reporters, a new White House rule will restrict credentialed journalists from accessing the offices of the press secretary and other top communications officials. www.reuters.com/business/med...

I cover all of the most critical events of the week in my Sunday recap here: shero.substack.com/p/shero-on-s...

Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute money owed to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program "as soon as possible," just one day before funding for SNAP was set to lapse. share.google/odvonkb23X6v...

Thought the lack of ACA subsidies was bad...it gets worse. Millions of Americans can expect a health insurance double whammy next year as healthcare costs are expected to rise 30%. shero.substack.com/p/rising-hea...

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased, and shot by immigration agents and about two dozen Americans have said they were held for more than a day without being able to phone lawyers or loved ones. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Following revelations about Jeffrey Epstein, King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence and into "private accommodation." www.npr.org/2025/10/30/g...

"When it came to the American AI giant Nvidia, which on Wednesday became the first company to be worth $5 trillion, Trump said there was no discussion with China as to whether the US would further relax its export curbs to allow...Nvidia’s chips." www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/t...

A new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll reveals that Americans oppose Trump’s demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom building by a 2-to-1 margin. www.washingtonpost.com/tablet/2025/...

In the middle of a “diplomacy tour,” Trump threatened to resume nuclear testing for the first time in 33 years in a social media post minutes before meeting with President Xi Jinping of China. Nothing worse than straight up telling your opponent how small your dick is…

Make no mistake - what JD Vance is doing is attempting to justify and sugarcoat racism.