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(Reuters) - The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
(Reuters) - The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s.
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See y’all got cute and now everyone is about to lose their THC gummies if the funding bill passes…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
See y’all got cute and now everyone is about to lose their THC gummies if the funding bill passes…
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thehill.com/newsletters/...
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Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.
(Published October)
(Published October)
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And now this.🙄
GOP: No ACA extensions without abortion restrictions.
It's what happens when you're in a minority position with good leverage & surrender it all to accept the vaporous promise of notorious liars.
Thanks @schumer.senate.gov. You got played like a fiddle. A very out of tune fiddle.
GOP: No ACA extensions without abortion restrictions.
It's what happens when you're in a minority position with good leverage & surrender it all to accept the vaporous promise of notorious liars.
Thanks @schumer.senate.gov. You got played like a fiddle. A very out of tune fiddle.
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 AM
And now this.🙄
GOP: No ACA extensions without abortion restrictions.
It's what happens when you're in a minority position with good leverage & surrender it all to accept the vaporous promise of notorious liars.
Thanks @schumer.senate.gov. You got played like a fiddle. A very out of tune fiddle.
GOP: No ACA extensions without abortion restrictions.
It's what happens when you're in a minority position with good leverage & surrender it all to accept the vaporous promise of notorious liars.
Thanks @schumer.senate.gov. You got played like a fiddle. A very out of tune fiddle.
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Hegseth wearing a tie covered in russian flags to meet with Zelensky isn’t some clueless mistake. He knows exactly what he’s doing.
It’s a deliberate slap in the face while Ukraine’s fighting for its life against russia.
It’s a deliberate slap in the face while Ukraine’s fighting for its life against russia.
October 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hegseth wearing a tie covered in russian flags to meet with Zelensky isn’t some clueless mistake. He knows exactly what he’s doing.
It’s a deliberate slap in the face while Ukraine’s fighting for its life against russia.
It’s a deliberate slap in the face while Ukraine’s fighting for its life against russia.
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This should be getting a lot more attention.
Al-Qaeda is reportedly close to taking over an entire country (Mali) in Africa. Hard to believe how little coverage this is getting.
Al-Qaeda is reportedly close to taking over an entire country (Mali) in Africa. Hard to believe how little coverage this is getting.
Al Qaeda Is on the Brink of Taking Over a Country
If the jihadists succeed in taking Mali, it would become the first country run by the group. The U.S. has warned its citizens to leave the West African nation immediately.
www.wsj.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This should be getting a lot more attention.
Al-Qaeda is reportedly close to taking over an entire country (Mali) in Africa. Hard to believe how little coverage this is getting.
Al-Qaeda is reportedly close to taking over an entire country (Mali) in Africa. Hard to believe how little coverage this is getting.
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ICYMI: A watchdog group is urging state bars to investigate Lindsey Halligan — Trump’s top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia — over her handling of cases against James Comey and Letitia James.
Read the full complaint on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/watchdog-g...
Read the full complaint on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/watchdog-g...
Watchdog Group Files Bar Ethics Complaint Against Lindsey Halligan
The non-profit group Campaign for Accountability requests investigation of top federal prosecutor pursuing cases against Letitia James and James Comey.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ICYMI: A watchdog group is urging state bars to investigate Lindsey Halligan — Trump’s top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia — over her handling of cases against James Comey and Letitia James.
Read the full complaint on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/watchdog-g...
Read the full complaint on Slip Opinion: annabower.substack.com/p/watchdog-g...
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MAGA church lady tries to shame homeless woman for sleeping in her car in the church parking lot.
MAGA Christians are the worst people I have ever met. Zero empathy. Zero compassion for people in need.
MAGA Christians are the worst people I have ever met. Zero empathy. Zero compassion for people in need.
MAGA church lady tries to shame homeless woman for sleeping in her car in the church parking lot.
MAGA Christians are the worst people I have ever met. Zero empathy. Zero compassion for people in need.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
MAGA church lady tries to shame homeless woman for sleeping in her car in the church parking lot.
MAGA Christians are the worst people I have ever met. Zero empathy. Zero compassion for people in need.
MAGA Christians are the worst people I have ever met. Zero empathy. Zero compassion for people in need.
My first (viral or bacterial) sick day since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 was this November 1, following a Halloween night take-out meal apparently contaminated by the norovirus.
I think the past 5.6 years is the longest I’ve ever gone without contracting a bug.
Mask on!
I think the past 5.6 years is the longest I’ve ever gone without contracting a bug.
Mask on!
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My first (viral or bacterial) sick day since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020 was this November 1, following a Halloween night take-out meal apparently contaminated by the norovirus.
I think the past 5.6 years is the longest I’ve ever gone without contracting a bug.
Mask on!
I think the past 5.6 years is the longest I’ve ever gone without contracting a bug.
Mask on!
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“Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
👇 #BBC
👇 #BBC
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
👇 #BBC
👇 #BBC
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When I was pregnant, I tried to eat well, stay healthy & protect myself from undue stress because the baby could be affected.
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
When I was pregnant, I tried to eat well, stay healthy & protect myself from undue stress because the baby could be affected.
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
For this reason, ICE had a long time policy not to detain pregnant people.
But now they are detaining them, brutalizing them & denying medical attention.
#ICELawlessness
This dysfunctional nation desperately needs more engaged citizens like Eric Preven.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Hollywood TV writer who became relentless citizen watchdog dies at 63
Eric Preven, a well-known government transparency advocate, garnered a reputation as an eagle-eyed observer of local meetings, a savvy wielder of the state's public records act, and a reliable thorn i...
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This dysfunctional nation desperately needs more engaged citizens like Eric Preven.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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“If Jeanne Shaheen or Angus King, or ideally just Chuck Schumer, went to the mics and said: We have tried everything we can to make Republicans give you back your health care. They refuse to do so. The only way you’re going to get your health care back is to elect Democrats.”
Now that Dems have capitulated, at the very least they should now make every future extension of funding contingent on Trump following the law. Any lawbreaking must be met with: No more votes from us, period.
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My exchange with @brianbeutler.bsky.social on that point:
newrepublic.com/article/2029...
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“If Jeanne Shaheen or Angus King, or ideally just Chuck Schumer, went to the mics and said: We have tried everything we can to make Republicans give you back your health care. They refuse to do so. The only way you’re going to get your health care back is to elect Democrats.”
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Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
@tressiemcphd.bsky.social has repeatedly observed that the MAGA feminine aesthetic, instead of aiming for a coherent beauty heuristic, is meant *only* to signal female willingness to self-subjugate to a male desire.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
The outcome needn’t be “attractive”, it need only say “I’m willing to do this”.
Have Republicans reopened the government yet?
Gee, I wonder what’s taking so long…
Gee, I wonder what’s taking so long…
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Have Republicans reopened the government yet?
Gee, I wonder what’s taking so long…
Gee, I wonder what’s taking so long…
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Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash
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Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash
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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Man and daughter flying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica identified as victims of crash
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"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"The commander of US Southern Command, Adm. Alvin Holsey, offered to resign during a tense meeting last month with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ... after he raised questions about the legality of the strikes ... Holsey will leave his post in December, just one year into his tenure."
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Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance | TechPolicy.Press
We're witnessing the simultaneous capture of knowledge-producing institutions and the elimination of independent verification mechanisms, writes Renée DiResta.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
