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[?]Nonilex » 🌐
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Dir of Information Governance & Strategy Marc Seawright was “forced to resign because EEOC leadership engaged in against employees, including the claimant,” Mary Shea, an administrative judge for the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, wrote in a ruling this month, determining Seawright had “good cause” to resign in June. As a result, Seawright is eligible for unemployment benefits while his discrimination complaint remains under review…

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    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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    Under , Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency Engaged in…Workplace

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission () was established by the 1964 Act to enforce anti-discrimination laws in workplaces across the country. But under Trump, the federal agency tasked with helping workers who experienced hostile work environments became a hostile work environment itself, acc/to one judge’s recent ruling.


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      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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      As places where -majority legislatures are unwilling or unable to heed , it’s made the 2 states outliers in the rush.

      Lawmakers in the 2 states still may be persuaded, & the White House push, which has included an Oval Office meeting for lawmakers & 2 trips to Indianapolis by VP , is expected to continue. But for now, it’s a rare setback for Trump & his efforts to maintain a compliant -held after the 2026 .

        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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        For most of ’s 2nd term, have bent to his will. But in 2 Midwestern states, Trump’s plan to maintain control of the US in next year’s election by having Republicans redraw congressional districts has hit a roadblock.

        Despite weeks of campaigning by the White House, Republicans in & say their party doesn’t have enough votes to pass new, more -friendly maps.


        apnews.com/article/redistricti

          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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          have been arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from ’ museum, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, a week after the heist that stunned the world.

          The prosecutor said that investigators made the arrests on Saturday evening, adding that one of the men taken into custody was preparing to leave the country from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.


          apnews.com/article/france-louv

            [?]Lobsters » 🤖 🌐
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            The FSF considers large language models via @RunxiYu lobste.rs/s/d7wdhw
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              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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              The detention by authorities of a man whose 16-year-old daughter is undergoing treatment for advanced cancer is illegal, & he must be given a bond hearing by Oct. 31, a federal judge has ruled.


              apnews.com/article/immigration

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                [?]⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ » 🌐
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                the is now officially visiting the homes of people spotted at protests like , , etc.

                it boggles the mind that there are people at in the US who, upon finding agents at their door asking “do you have a few minutes to talk about the protests?” answer with anything other than “do you have a warrant?” followed by a polite request that they leave your property.

                this isn’t complicated. you need to shut the fuck up. the exists for a reason. shutting the fuck up cannot be used against you, for any reason, ever. not shutting the fuck up will never help you. it can only hurt you.

                any false statement to the FBI can be charged as a crime. even if you just forgot. even if you mix up the order of events. even if you tell the truth but the agents find another person whose story contradicts yours. even if you tell the truth but the agents misremember what you said (!!!).

                talking to the FBI is much more legally perilous than talking to the police (and you shouldn’t do that either). talking to Kash Patel's FBI is far more perilous than talking to the old FBI.

                i know it’s hard. you want to be helpful. you think if you stay silent they'll find you suspicious. you want to explain yourself. it’s a very natural human thing and that’s exactly what they’re going to use against you. so here’s a helpful script you can follow: youtube.com/watch?v=uqo5RYOp4nQ

                literally every single lawyer in the united states will tell you exactly what i’m telling you now. tell a friend. tell all your friends. tell random people you see on the street.

                and shut. the. fuck. up.

                don't be like this guy, who helpfully stepped out of his house to chat with the FBI outside the range of audio recording for most of an hour: kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fb

                VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester “Your name was brought up. (doorcam shot of FBI agents at protesters door)

                Alt...VIDEO: FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester “Your name was brought up. (doorcam shot of FBI agents at protesters door)

                  [?]Lobsters » 🤖 🌐
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                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                    Often, the money arrived after little courtship or warning. When donated >$50 million in securities to help build a , Gov. ’s political aides were surprised by the gift…. (Mellon wrote that he liked to donate to government entities in part because the gifts are tax-deductible.)

                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                      ’s contributions rose dramatically around 2018: He gave millions to support congressional races. He poured about $20 million into ’s failed 2020 re-election bid without ever having met him. And he has donated millions to the political committee of the , the think tank that has become an engine of .

                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                        As his political views hardened, his donations became intermittent & relatively modest — until recently. donated just a couple thousand dollars to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush & John McCain. But in 2010, he gave $1.5 million for a fund Gov. Janet Brewer of set up to defend the state’s harsh enforcement law in court.

                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                          …in the 1980s, wrote in his memoir, he came to resent “citizens dependent upon government largess,” whom he called “slaves of a new Master, Uncle Sam.”

                          “Black people, in spite of heroic efforts by the ‘Establishment’ to right the wrongs of the past, became even more belligerent & unwilling to pitch in to improve their own situations,” he wrote.

                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                            … rarely engages with the news media & did not respond to interview requests. Even some of the candidates who accept his checks have little contact with him. The most detailed accounting of his life comes largely from two sources: an autobiography Mellon first published in 2014 & the paper trail he has left in court.

                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                              The said it accepted the donation under the “general gift acceptance authority.”

                              “The donation was made on the condition that it be used to offset the cost of service members’ salaries & benefits,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief propagandist, said in a stmnt.

                              Still, the donation appears to be a potential violation of the , which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.

                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                , who lives primarily in Wyoming, keeps a low profile despite his prolific political spending. He is also a significant supporter of Secy , who also ran for president last year. Mellon donated millions to Kennedy’s presidential campaign & has also given money to his group, Children’s *Health* Defense.

                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                  , a wealthy banking heir & railroad magnate, is a longtime backer of ….

                                  A grandson of former Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon, Mr. Mellon was not a prominent Republican donor until Trump was elected. But in recent years, he has poured HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars into supporting Trump & the Party.

                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                    Bannon’s statement comes after months of publicly toying with the idea of running for a 3rd term. Even as Trump insists he is serious, some leaders have dismissed the idea as a joke, noting the does not permit it. White House aides have mocked reporters for taking Trump at his word.

                                    Trump has for years publicly & privately joked about being “president for life.”

                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                      “At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is,” said , without elaborating. “But there is a plan.” He added that was an “instrument of divine will,” echoing, as Trump himself has, the language of the divine right of .


                                      nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/poli

                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                        In an interview with The Economist, vaguely asserted that there was “a plan”to circumvent the , which states that “no person shall be elected to the office of the president more than twice,”regardless of whether the terms are consecutive. He also suggested that he was part of a team developing that plan.

                                        “ is going to be president in ’28, & people ought to just get accommodated with that,”he said.


                                        economist.com/insider/the-insi

                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                          , the pro- podcaster & convicted fraudster who briefly served as Trump’s White House chief strategist in his first term, publicly threw his support behind Trump’s talk of seeking a 3rd term, in defiance of a constitutionally mandated 2-term limit.


                                          nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                            The admin is drawing up plans for a shake-up at , with officials looking to replace several senior leaders in field offices across the country, according to 3 people familiar with the plans.

                                            The proposal stems from frustration in the White House & the over the pace of , which are lagging behind Trump’s goal of more than a million by the end of the first year of his 2nd term.


                                            nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

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                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                              Will Monitor in & ahead of the Nov 4 election.

                                              The admin said that monitors will watch polling in 2 states, led by , where key races or issues are on the ballot.

                                              Voter fraud is exceedingly rare, but Trump & other since Trump lost to Biden in 2020 continue to spread disinformation about election integrity.


                                              nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/poli

                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                The move to pay troops with private donations is highly unusual & a *potential* violation of the , which prohibits federal agencies from spending money in excess of congressional appropriations or from accepting voluntary services.

                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                  Accepts $130M From Private Donor To Help Pay Troops

                                                  said that an *anonymous* private donor who he described as a “patriot” & a personal friend has given $130M to the government to help pay troops during the .

                                                  It is not clear how far the donation would go toward covering the salaries of the more than 1.3 million troops who make up the active-duty . A $130M donation would equal about $100 a service member.


                                                  nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us

                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                    Deploying an is a major escalation of power in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup in the Sea & the waters off .

                                                    The military has conducted its 10th strike on a suspected drug-running boat, said earlier Friday, blaming the Tren de Aragua gang for operating the vessel & leaving 6 people dead in the Caribbean Sea.

                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                      The is sending an to the waters off , in the latest escalation & buildup of military forces in the region, the announced Friday.
                                                      Sec ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to deploy to US to “bolster US capacity to detect, monitor, & disrupt illicit actors & activities that compromise the safety & prosperity of the United States,” Pentagon spox Sean Parnell said in a social media post.

                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                        orders aircraft carrier to as signals escalation
                                                        
A spokesman claimed the dramatic increase in combat power aims not only to “disrupt narcotics trafficking” in the region but to “degrade & dismantle” the criminal groups that operate there.


                                                        apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n

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                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                          Helped Bankroll the Destruction

                                                          , , , , & have a lot riding on their relationships with the admin. They all cut checks for the ballroom.


                                                          motherjones.com/politics/2025/

                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                            The spike in will become visible to more Americans on Monday when the admin is expected to open Healthcare.gov for window shopping to browse the price of plans ahead of the Nov. 1 start to open enrollment. A spokesman for CMS did not immediately return a request for comment.

                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                              The premium spikes arrive during a protracted & bitter congressional battle over costs that prompted a government since Oct 1. have urged an extension of enhanced subsidies for plans sold through the [] to soften the blow of rising costs, while have said the additional assistance was never meant to be permanent.

                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                The rise in prices—affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy on the federal marketplace—are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years. The higher , along with the likely expiration of pandemic-era subsidies, mean millions of people will see their payments double or even triple in 2026.

                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                  for the most popular types of plans sold on the federal marketplace Healthcare.gov will spike on average by 30% next year, according to final rates approved by the Centers for & Services and shown in documents reviewed by WaPo.

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                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                    Average premiums are set to rise 30% due to , documents show
                                                                    
The price increases — affecting up to 17 million Americans who buy coverage on the federal marketplace — are by far the largest annual premium increases in recent years.


                                                                    washingtonpost.com/health/2025

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                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                      Hey look! After 5½ years they found ONE. Oops, she’s a .

                                                                      Colorado woman found guilty of for casting ballots for late ex-husband & son


                                                                      apnews.com/article/voting-frau

                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                        James left the courthouse smiling to cheers from supporters, who chanted, “We stand with Tish!” The case, she declared, was about “a justice system which has been used as a tool of revenge … & a weapon against those individuals who simply did their job & who stood up for the rule of law.”

                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                          pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal charges accusing her of lying on mortgage papers to secure favorable loan terms in a case pushed by .

                                                                          James’ first court appearance in Virginia sets the stage for a high-stakes battle between the Republican admin & a Democratic longtime Trump adversary who angered him with a major civil fraud case she [as the state attorney general] brought against him.


                                                                          apnews.com/article/letitia-jam

                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                            Another strike in targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, says

                                                                            Secy announced Friday that the conducted its 10th strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs overnight, killing 6 people & bringing the death toll of the campaign against drug cartels to at least 46 people.


                                                                            apnews.com/article/trump-carte

                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                              Who Played ‘’ Song Sues After Arrest in Washington

                                                                              Sam O’Hara was playing the “Imperial March” theme from the movie while protesting the deployment of troops in the capital when he was handcuffed by city officers.


                                                                              nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli

                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .
                                                                                The gives Congress the to declare , but formal declarations are rare & have not been issued since WWII. Lawmakers have more often passed authorizations for the use of force to grant the president permission to use force against specific targets.

                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                  made the remarks during a news conference at the White House to promote the work of agencies that he said were working to “arrest, prosecute & permanently remove” people who were part of an elaborate drug cartel operation inside the US.
                                                                                  They came as Trump has talked about expanding the legally questionable operation he has undertaken over the past several weeks, in which 9 airstrikes at sea have resulted in 37 acknowledged .

                                                                                    [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                    “I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war,” told reporters of his campaign of deadly strikes against vessels in the Sea near & . “I think we are going to kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, OK? We are going to kill them, you know? They are going to be, like, dead.”

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                                                                                      [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                      said that he would not seek congressional approval to carry out strikes against alleged drug that allegedly traffic narcotics to the US, even as he vowed to expand the operation from attacks at sea to targets on land. The is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the US from engaging in hostilities inside without explicit authorization by .


                                                                                      nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli

                                                                                        [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                        reached a peak in 2025 for the first time since 32 deaths were recorded in 2004, & 20 deaths were recorded in 2005.

                                                                                        Fmr agency officials are warning that increased population, decreased , an increase in street & arrests & continued difficulties staffing teams will result in more deaths. This summer, received ~$70 billion to hire more staff, including & detention officers, & increase its detention space.

                                                                                        20 people have died in ICE custody so far this year — the most since 2005 Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, by calendar year. 2025 data is through Oct. 18.

                                                                                        Alt...20 people have died in ICE custody so far this year — the most since 2005 Deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, by calendar year. 2025 data is through Oct. 18.

                                                                                          [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                          2025 is the deadliest year to be in custody in decades

                                                                                          & Customs Enforcement has recorded its deadliest year since the early 2000s as agency ofcls push to increase the number of people in its custody.

                                                                                          Acc/to a review of by NPR, at least 20 people have died in ICE this year. The number comes as ICE is also holding nearly 60k people in immigration detention, the highest number in several years.


                                                                                          npr.org/2025/10/23/nx-s1-55380

                                                                                            [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                            Burgum also announced that the Dept had finalized a deal that would allow a contentious gravel to be built through the National in SW . And he reiterated that the agency would greenlight an road that would cut through pristine to reach a proposed copper & zinc in northern Alaska.

                                                                                              [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                              “This land should & will be supporting responsible & leasing,” Secy said during an “ Day” event at the Interior Dept’s HQ, which came even as many Interior employees were furloughed during the ongoing govt .

                                                                                                [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                During his first term, signed a 2017 tax bill that required 2 & lease sales in the , but the admin later suspended & then canceled those leases.

                                                                                                On Thurs, the Dept said it would hold an oil & gas lease sale in the coastal plain this winter. The agency also said it would reinstate 7 oil leases in the refuge that the state of acquired in 2021 but that had been canceled 2 yrs later by Biden.

                                                                                                  [?]Nonilex » 🌐
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                                                                                                  The admini on Thursday announced a plan to allow & in Alaska’s National , one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine in the .

                                                                                                  The decision was the latest twist in a long-running fight over the fate of the refuge’s , an unspoiled expanse of 1.56 million acres that is believed to sit atop billions of barrels of oil but is also a critical for , , & other .

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                                                                                                    Opens Pristine to in Long-Running Feud

                                                                                                    The Department also said it would allow a contentious to be built through the National in southwestern Alaska.


                                                                                                    nytimes.com/2025/10/23/climate

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