Philip Harris
@philfharris.bsky.social
Publisher, author, mystic, environmentalist, a supporter of animal rights and the right of all to live a peaceful life free of fear, marched with MLK in Boston, worked at almost every level of government, vote for the person and not a party. Getting tired.
From A Christmas Carol in Maine:
December 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
From A Christmas Carol in Maine:
Filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly surged by 44,000 to 236,000 last week
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly surged by 44,000 to 236,000 last week
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The world’s most fragmented financial industry faces dramatic change
Wall Street is drooling over bank mergers
The world’s most fragmented financial industry faces dramatic change
econ.st
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The world’s most fragmented financial industry faces dramatic change
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The president's approval rating is negative in Ohio and Iowa—states he carried in the last election.
Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Goes Underwater in Two GOP-Leaning States
www.newsweek.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The president's approval rating is negative in Ohio and Iowa—states he carried in the last election.
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The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday.
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The Trump administration jettisoned a plan to honor the abolition of slavery, women’s suffrage and the civil-rights movement on quarters for the nation’s 250th birthday.
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The Council of Europe’s most senior human rights official warned European leaders not to create a “hierarchy of people” as they pursue reforms to migration policy.
Migration reform risks ‘hierarchy of people,’ says European human rights chief
Michael O’Flaherty warned “for every inch yielded, there’s going to be another inch demanded” as 27 member nations championed European Convention on Human Rights reform.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Council of Europe’s most senior human rights official warned European leaders not to create a “hierarchy of people” as they pursue reforms to migration policy.
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Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
Can anyone stop Europe’s populist right?
Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
econ.st
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Apocalyptic warnings by mainstream politicians are doomed to fail
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Germany is inviting the US to join a high-stakes meeting in Berlin early next week on a potential Ukraine ceasefire, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today after talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
Germany asks US to join Ukraine peace talks in Berlin
European countries sent a territorial proposal on a peace deal to Washington as pressure grows for a deal to end the war.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Germany is inviting the US to join a high-stakes meeting in Berlin early next week on a potential Ukraine ceasefire, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today after talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
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Millions of toys end up in landfill each year, but many can be given a new lease of life.
Don't Throw Old Toys Away. Here's What To Do Instead
Millions of toys end up in landfill each year, but many can be given a new lease of life.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Millions of toys end up in landfill each year, but many can be given a new lease of life.
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Denmark’s military intelligence service has for the first time classified the US as a security risk, a striking shift in how one of Washington’s closest European allies assesses the transatlantic relationship.
Danish intelligence classifies Trump’s America as a security risk
Denmark sounds the alarm about the U.S.’s increasingly antagonistic posture toward Europe.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Denmark’s military intelligence service has for the first time classified the US as a security risk, a striking shift in how one of Washington’s closest European allies assesses the transatlantic relationship.
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Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
FEMA Is Forcing Towns to Fend for Themselves, and Trump Opens ‘Gold Card’ Visa Applications
Plus, the secret to selling 150 million books.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.
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Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winner has made a surprise appearance in Oslo after spending months in hiding in her home country.
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize winner makes surprise appearance in Oslo
“I would like to salute you … for your struggle. It has cost you, your family and your people a lot,” Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre tells María Corina Machado.
www.politico.eu
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Venezuela's Nobel Peace Prize winner has made a surprise appearance in Oslo after spending months in hiding in her home country.
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Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week.
A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums | CNN Politics
Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week, laying out a GOP health care agenda that ignores the soon-to-expire enhanced subsidies that help tens of millions of Americans ...
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Congressional Republicans are taking a major political gamble this week.
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An environmental group wants President Trump’s image removed from next year's national park passes, and it’s suing to try to make that happen.
Environmental group sues in bid to get Trump's image removed from new national park passes
The Center for Biological Diversity is asking a federal judge to find the Trump administration in violation of a law that sets the rules for images on the annual passes.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
An environmental group wants President Trump’s image removed from next year's national park passes, and it’s suing to try to make that happen.
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President Donald Trump lashed out at the leader of Indiana's Senate in a new social media post on Wednesday for holding up his election scheme to win the 2026 midterms.
Trump tears into rebel GOP leader defying scheme: 'Either a bad guy or a stupid one!'
President Donald Trump lashed out at the leader of Indiana's Senate in a new social media post on Wednesday for holding up his election scheme to win the 2026 midterms. Trump called out Indiana Senate Pro Tempore Rod Bray, a Republican, in a Truth Social post over his resistance to Trump's redistric...
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
President Donald Trump lashed out at the leader of Indiana's Senate in a new social media post on Wednesday for holding up his election scheme to win the 2026 midterms.
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President Trump wants lower interest rates and a new Fed chair. Wednesday’s divisions suggest one won’t guarantee the other.
Fed’s Fractured Vote Signals Trouble Ahead for Future Rate Cuts
President Trump wants lower interest rates and a new Fed chair. Wednesday’s divisions suggest one won’t guarantee the other.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
President Trump wants lower interest rates and a new Fed chair. Wednesday’s divisions suggest one won’t guarantee the other.
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Met Éireann recorded unusually high temperatures of over 17 degrees on Wednesday as Storm Bram tore through the country.
jrnl.ie/6900283
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Storm Bram broke high-temperature records in eleven weather stations across Ireland
The Phoenix Park weather station recorded an exceptionally mild reading of 17.2 degrees on 9 December.
jrnl.ie
December 11, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Met Éireann recorded unusually high temperatures of over 17 degrees on Wednesday as Storm Bram tore through the country.
jrnl.ie/6900283
jrnl.ie/6900283
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Asian equities see biggest foreign outflows in nearly six years on tech valuation fears reut.rs/4rRuqWm
Asian equities see biggest foreign outflows in nearly six years on tech valuation fears
Asian equities witnessed their largest monthly foreign outflows in nearly six years in November, driven by a selloff in high-flying technology stocks as concerns over stretched valuations prompted investors to cut exposure.
reut.rs
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Asian equities see biggest foreign outflows in nearly six years on tech valuation fears reut.rs/4rRuqWm
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More and more families are taking on debt, especially as buy now, pay later services like Klarna and Affirm become more widely available. And they’re not taking on debt to pay for bigger, luxury items. trib.al/OwPcXSZ
What Does It Mean to Be in an “Affordability Crisis”?
Democrats are running on fixing it. Trump is running from it. But what does this year’s trendy political buzzword really mean?
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
More and more families are taking on debt, especially as buy now, pay later services like Klarna and Affirm become more widely available. And they’re not taking on debt to pay for bigger, luxury items. trib.al/OwPcXSZ