Lib@rtie
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There’s no such thing as far-right. It’s absolute. You’re either a fascist or a non-fascist. Republican; MAGA; right; far-right are fascists, as are their voters.
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Sean Penn starred in the Ukrainian film The Eagle.
After reading the script and talking to director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Sean decided to support the project.
Because of the American Screen Actors Guild rules, he couldn’t work for free.
So Sean agreed on a fee of $1❤️
Thank you, Sean!
After reading the script and talking to director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Sean decided to support the project.
Because of the American Screen Actors Guild rules, he couldn’t work for free.
So Sean agreed on a fee of $1❤️
Thank you, Sean!
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Sean Penn starred in the Ukrainian film The Eagle.
After reading the script and talking to director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Sean decided to support the project.
Because of the American Screen Actors Guild rules, he couldn’t work for free.
So Sean agreed on a fee of $1❤️
Thank you, Sean!
After reading the script and talking to director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, Sean decided to support the project.
Because of the American Screen Actors Guild rules, he couldn’t work for free.
So Sean agreed on a fee of $1❤️
Thank you, Sean!
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The House & Senate showed up and did our jobs today. Now, it’s time for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi to do theirs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The House & Senate showed up and did our jobs today. Now, it’s time for Donald Trump and Pam Bondi to do theirs.
The political tide has turned.
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The political tide has turned.
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If democracy dies in darkness, legacy media is willing to help turn the lights off. On the contrary, Democracy Docket was founded to shine light on the most important fights for democracy.
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If democracy dies in darkness, legacy media is willing to help turn the lights off. On the contrary, Democracy Docket was founded to shine light on the most important fights for democracy.
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work.
https://bit.ly/47a0rR6
Sign-up now to stay informed and support its work.
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🚨 The Senate has now voted to release the Epstein files. The bill is now headed to Trump's desk after months of public pressure. We are now closer to achieving justice for victims of these horrific crimes.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🚨 The Senate has now voted to release the Epstein files. The bill is now headed to Trump's desk after months of public pressure. We are now closer to achieving justice for victims of these horrific crimes.
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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🚨UPDATE: Texas appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court
BREAKING: A federal court blocks Texas’ new congressional gerrymander, which could net five more GOP seats in Congress, from being used in the 2026 midterms. Texas Republicans will likely ask the Supreme Court to weigh in on the case.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Gerrymander for 2026, Appeal Expected
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🚨UPDATE: Texas appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court
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🚨FINAL CALL
Democracy is under attack, Republicans are folding to Trump and the Epstein Files are taking center stage.
TONIGHT, Trump critic George Conway joins us for an exclusive live podcast. Members can go behind the scenes, hear exclusive questions and connect live.
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Democracy is under attack, Republicans are folding to Trump and the Epstein Files are taking center stage.
TONIGHT, Trump critic George Conway joins us for an exclusive live podcast. Members can go behind the scenes, hear exclusive questions and connect live.
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Live Podcast with Marc Elias and George Conway
Join George Conway and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias for a members-only live podcast exploring Republicans' capitulation to Trump, the Trump-Epstein saga and more.
newsletters.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🚨FINAL CALL
Democracy is under attack, Republicans are folding to Trump and the Epstein Files are taking center stage.
TONIGHT, Trump critic George Conway joins us for an exclusive live podcast. Members can go behind the scenes, hear exclusive questions and connect live.
Upgrade to join ⤵️
Democracy is under attack, Republicans are folding to Trump and the Epstein Files are taking center stage.
TONIGHT, Trump critic George Conway joins us for an exclusive live podcast. Members can go behind the scenes, hear exclusive questions and connect live.
Upgrade to join ⤵️
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Trump: I’m very proud of the job he’s done. What he’s done is incredible in terms of human rights.
November 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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“Most drivers are unaware that San Jose’s Police Department is tracking their locations and do not know all that their saved location data can reveal about their private lives and activities."
🔗 Read more:
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ACLU and EFF Sue a City Blanketed With Flock Surveillance Cameras
“Most drivers are unaware that San Jose’s Police Department is tracking their locations and do not know all that their saved location data can reveal about their private lives and activities."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Most drivers are unaware that San Jose’s Police Department is tracking their locations and do not know all that their saved location data can reveal about their private lives and activities."
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Paul McCartney is releasing a track of an almost completely silent recording studio as part of a music industry protest against copyright theft by artificial intelligence companies.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Paul McCartney joins music industry protest against AI with silent track
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We Want
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Paul McCartney is releasing a track of an almost completely silent recording studio as part of a music industry protest against copyright theft by artificial intelligence companies.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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NEW: The Indiana Senate voted 29-18 to reject a proposed, Trump-backed December session aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map. The vote keeps the state’s current map intact, marking yet another rebuke of the president’s national gerrymander push.
Indiana GOPers Defy Trump, Vote Against Gerrymander Session
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEW: The Indiana Senate voted 29-18 to reject a proposed, Trump-backed December session aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map. The vote keeps the state’s current map intact, marking yet another rebuke of the president’s national gerrymander push.
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Judge Boasberg dismantles FTC’s case, ruling the agency has failed to prove Meta holds a monopoly. Washington’s antitrust crusade hits concrete wall. For Big Tech, the breakup threat fades; judicial skepticism over narrow market definitions saves the giants.
Judge rules Meta doesn't have a social media monopoly
It's the latest decision against the government's push to limit the size of Big Tech.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Judge Boasberg dismantles FTC’s case, ruling the agency has failed to prove Meta holds a monopoly. Washington’s antitrust crusade hits concrete wall. For Big Tech, the breakup threat fades; judicial skepticism over narrow market definitions saves the giants.
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NEW: House passes release of the Epstein files. So far it's unanimous
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NEW: House passes release of the Epstein files. So far it's unanimous
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Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Ruedean Harvey bought a Range Rover for $135,000 in 2012.
But when it was towed in 2023, the towing company tried to sell it without her knowledge, saying it was worth under $1,500.
With @ctmirror.org
But when it was towed in 2023, the towing company tried to sell it without her knowledge, saying it was worth under $1,500.
With @ctmirror.org
Connecticut Towing Companies Frequently Value Cars Low, Allowing Them to Sell Vehicles Quickly
A database created by The Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica of more than 6,000 forms submitted by the state’s towing companies shows a pattern of low values, including for some luxury cars.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Ruedean Harvey bought a Range Rover for $135,000 in 2012.
But when it was towed in 2023, the towing company tried to sell it without her knowledge, saying it was worth under $1,500.
With @ctmirror.org
But when it was towed in 2023, the towing company tried to sell it without her knowledge, saying it was worth under $1,500.
With @ctmirror.org
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NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
Airlines Will Shut Down Program That Sold Your Flights Records to Government
The move comes after intense pressure from lawmakers and 404 Media’s months-long reporting about the airline industry's data selling practices.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEW: US airlines (Delta, United, American, etc) will shut down a program in which it sold hundreds of millions of your flight records to government agencies, including ICE, FBI, ATF, more. Comes after intense lawmaker-pressure and 404 Media's months-long reporting
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
www.404media.co/airlines-wil...
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The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
Two Weeks of Surveillance Footage From ICE Detention Center ‘Irretrievably Destroyed’
"Defendants have indicated that some video between October 19, 2025 and October 31, 2025 has been irretrievably destroyed and therefore cannot be produced on an expedited basis or at all."
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The government claims two weeks of surveillance footage from Broadview ICE Detention Center has been "irretrievably destroyed" and won’t be produced as evidence in a lawsuit against the government over abhorrent conditions there:
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
www.404media.co/two-weeks-of...
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Attention all Evanstonians!
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Attention all Evanstonians!
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
Your librarians and library staff need your support. Join the Evanston Local 1891 AFSCME Library Union as they make their demands to their Executive Board. @afscme.bsky.social
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Poland says 2 Ukrainians working for Russia are suspected of being involved in railway blast
Prime Minister Donald Tusk says two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland.
apnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Two Ukrainian citizens working for Russia are suspected of blowing up a railway line in Poland over the weekend, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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NEW: Top election officials wrote in a joint letter that they are “deeply concerned” about information provided by the Trump administration concerning access to several states’ voter rolls, and with a “potential lack of compliance with federal law.”
States Want to Know: Why Does the DOJ Want Their Voter Rolls, Really?
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NEW: Top election officials wrote in a joint letter that they are “deeply concerned” about information provided by the Trump administration concerning access to several states’ voter rolls, and with a “potential lack of compliance with federal law.”
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NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. They're given addresses, vehicles, told to monitor the target. That information then goes back up to ICE. These are not licensed private investigators; members of the public
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
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NEW: the IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Includes where and when someone flew, credit card used. Usually when the government gets this data from an airline it needs approval. IRS accessed a database it just paid for access to
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
IRS Accessed Massive Database of Americans Flights Without a Warrant
A bipartisan letter reveals the IRS searched a database of hundreds of millions of travel records without first conducting a legal review. Airlines like Delta, United, American, and Southwest are sell...
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: the IRS accessed a massive database of Americans flights without a warrant. Includes where and when someone flew, credit card used. Usually when the government gets this data from an airline it needs approval. IRS accessed a database it just paid for access to
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...
www.404media.co/irs-accessed...