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The Israeli government has signed contracts worth millions of dollars in recent months to rehabilitate Israel's standing in American public opinion, both online and offline. Amid a sharp drop in support from the conservative right, Israel has hired firms to conduct not just "hasbara [public diplomacy] campaigns" but also campaigns targeting millions of Christian churchgoers, bot networks to amplify pro-Israel messages online, and efforts to influence both search results and the responses given by popular AI services like ChatGPT.

https://archive.is/csVPb

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The five-year contract with government technology middleman Carahsoft Technology, made public in September, provides Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) licenses for a product called Zignal Labs, a social media monitoring platform used by the Israeli military and the Pentagon.

https://archive.li/N3Hws

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The rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, expressed “profound remorse” for his past comments about the Jewish people and sought forgiveness for them

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President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House speaker Glen Casada and his aide Cade Cothren.

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Christ, is he holding the shareholders' children hostage here, or what? From the article:

The vote is a resounding victory for Musk showing investors still have faith in him as Tesla struggles with plunging sales, market share and profits in no small part due to Musk himself. Car buyers fled the company this year as he has ventured into politics both in the U.S. and Europe, and trafficked in conspiracy theories.

The vote came just three days after a report from Europe showing Tesla car sales plunged again last month, including a 50% collapse in Germany.

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After fighting his candidacy to the bitter end, New York City billionaires are already offering to help incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251106225933/https://theintercept.com/2025/11/06/zohran-mamdani-wins-new-york-billionaires/

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Democrats face backlash from progressive voters as survey shows overwhelming support for primary challenges against party leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer.

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"Shame on the Republicans who continue to shirk their duty and deny their constituents a voice," said one retired US Army general.

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Stephen Miller melts down as Muslim immigrant Zohran Mamdani wins NYC mayor — hinting at deportations for defying Trump’s agenda

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A Florida lawmaker has proposed naming Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump. Will this pass?

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While Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the MAGA cult revel in the violence that ICE has subjected tens of thousands of people to just this year alone, activists, community organizers, and ordinary civilians are fighting back and protecting their communities from the lawlessness of federal agents. Rick Strom breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below!

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A government that flouts the Fourth Amendment and then lies about it to courts and the people has crossed a moral and legal frontier.

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On Tuesday, California voters overwhelming passed Proposition 50, a statewide redistricting measure that lays the groundwork for Democrats to pick up five additional House seats. The measure was drawn up in response to similar redistricting efforts mounted by the GOP in Texas.

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“If you don’t terminate the filibuster, you’ll be in bad shape,” he told them over breakfast in the State Dining Room.

It was classic Trump dominance theater, like many other occasions this year where he successfully muscled recalcitrant Republicans to confirm controversial nominees, support divisive policies and enact sweeping domestic policy legislation.

But upon returning to the Capitol, the senators made it very clear: They planned to blow Trump off. One GOP senator, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, laughed out loud when asked about the anti-filibuster push.

Welcome to the dawn of Trump’s lame duck era.

With Tuesday’s stunning election losses crystallizing the risks to downballot Republicans in 2026 and beyond, there are growing signs that lawmakers are contending with the facts of their political lives: He’ll be gone in just over three years, while they’ll still be around.

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MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell delivered a scathing “Last Word” monologue Wednesday after Democrats swept key races in this week’s various elections, arguing that the Republican wipeout has left President Donald Trump “living in fear” of the 2026 midterms.

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Immigrants say they were treated ‘worse than animals’ inside a facility that’s become a focal point for protests

A federal judge has ordered Homeland Security officials to improve conditions inside a Chicago-area immigrant detention facility where detainees say they are treated “worse than animals” and packed into unsanitary holding cells “like a pile of fish.”

Wednesday’s temporary restraining order from District Judge Robert W. Gettleman follows several hours of courtroom testimony from five people who have been crammed inside the Broadview Processing Center, a focal point for protests against Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.

“It has really become a prison,” Gettleman said during a hearing Tuesday.

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Another reason to celebrate!

Guess she figured she's already made enough money doing insider trading.

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The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president, Kevin Roberts, as the right-wing think tank struggles to deal with internal and external anger over his defense of former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

The furor began after Carlson invited Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who routinely espouses antisemitic views, onto his popular podcast. Roberts then posted a video that castigated a “venomous coalition” and “the globalist class” for attacking Carlson, whom Roberts called “a close friend of the Heritage Foundation.” Numerous Heritage staffers and conservative figures said the comments played on antisemitic tropes.

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