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One day after the mass killing at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australian leaders agreed to strengthen the country’s gun laws.
Austria had a similarly swift response after a school shooting in June.
What forces enable these countries to act where the U.S. will not?
Austria had a similarly swift response after a school shooting in June.
What forces enable these countries to act where the U.S. will not?
What Can We Learn From Austria's Response to a Single School Shooting?
Lawmakers passed swift, sweeping gun reform after the mass shooting at a school in Graz. Here's how they did it.
www.thetrace.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
One day after the mass killing at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, Australian leaders agreed to strengthen the country’s gun laws.
Austria had a similarly swift response after a school shooting in June.
What forces enable these countries to act where the U.S. will not?
Austria had a similarly swift response after a school shooting in June.
What forces enable these countries to act where the U.S. will not?
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Last week, the Sun-Times and the r/chicago subreddit came together to hold an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, on federal immigration enforcement in Chicago and the suburbs. Here are some of our answers.
Readers asked us questions about immigration enforcement on Reddit — Here are some of our answers
chicago.suntimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last week, the Sun-Times and the r/chicago subreddit came together to hold an AMA, or Ask Me Anything, on federal immigration enforcement in Chicago and the suburbs. Here are some of our answers.
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Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these…
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says government should be "fighting hunger, not causing it."
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says government should be "fighting hunger, not causing it."
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Trump administration threatens to yank food stamps funding from KY, other Democratic-led states • Kentucky Lantern
USDA will block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided fraud data, says Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
kentuckylantern.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says government should be "fighting hunger, not causing it."
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says government should be "fighting hunger, not causing it."
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/02/t...
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Scammers are posing as immigration attorneys or government officials and demanding large upfront payments and in some cases, it’s hard to tell whether they’re scammers or untrained ICE personnel. Once they get the money, they disappear, leaving families without real help and with even fewer options.
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Scammers are posing as immigration attorneys or government officials and demanding large upfront payments and in some cases, it’s hard to tell whether they’re scammers or untrained ICE personnel. Once they get the money, they disappear, leaving families without real help and with even fewer options.
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Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state’s Supreme Court on Friday couldn’t muster the required majority to uphold a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban last year. https://to.pbs.org/3LRSwjk
Abortion banned again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge's earlier decision
Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state's Supreme Court on Friday couldn't muster the required majority to uphold a judge's ruling that struck down the state's ban last year.
www.pbs.org
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Abortion is again illegal in North Dakota after the state’s Supreme Court on Friday couldn’t muster the required majority to uphold a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s ban last year. https://to.pbs.org/3LRSwjk
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Big Tech is trying to sneak language into a giant bill to ban states from enacting AI safety laws. Workers should have protections from AI-related risks in their states.
The labor movement is urging Congress to oppose this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act.
The labor movement is urging Congress to oppose this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Big Tech is trying to sneak language into a giant bill to ban states from enacting AI safety laws. Workers should have protections from AI-related risks in their states.
The labor movement is urging Congress to oppose this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act.
The labor movement is urging Congress to oppose this provision in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Support independent media.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Support independent media.
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Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
November 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Swalwell: Kristi Noem and Tom Homan, you should familiarize yourselves with this room. Get to know that witness chair — you’re going to be parked in it for a long time. Accountability is coming.
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Department of Justice (DOJ) quietly shared state voter-registration data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), despite earlier assurances to state election officials that the information would only be used for routine voter-list maintenance. Beginning in May 2025, DOJ
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This is a freaking travesty.
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is a freaking travesty.
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NEW: Trump is pissed that he can't pardon state crimes, and promises "harsh measures" if she's not released from prison. She was sentences to 9 years for stealing voter info for Trump.
November 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEW: Trump is pissed that he can't pardon state crimes, and promises "harsh measures" if she's not released from prison. She was sentences to 9 years for stealing voter info for Trump.
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Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4oRSzdE
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Portland and Chicago being sent home
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will not be on the streets.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, are being sent home, and those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission by the Trump administration, a defense official said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4oRSzdE
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🧊✈️ BACK TO THE WAR ZONE ⛓️😲
⚠️ The U.S. government is removing 80 or so Ukrainian refugees back to their war-ravaged country tonight.
We should be sending weapons instead 🇺🇦
⚠️ The U.S. government is removing 80 or so Ukrainian refugees back to their war-ravaged country tonight.
We should be sending weapons instead 🇺🇦
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
🧊✈️ BACK TO THE WAR ZONE ⛓️😲
⚠️ The U.S. government is removing 80 or so Ukrainian refugees back to their war-ravaged country tonight.
We should be sending weapons instead 🇺🇦
⚠️ The U.S. government is removing 80 or so Ukrainian refugees back to their war-ravaged country tonight.
We should be sending weapons instead 🇺🇦
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President Trump’s veneer of political invulnerability has begun to crack as he struggles to find his footing on Americans’ concerns about affordability and fails to extinguish a push by renegade Republicans to release more files from the Jeffrey Epstein case. https://to.pbs.org/4pAmcQH
Epstein files and affordability concerns threaten Trump's veneer of political invulnerability
President Donald Trump's political dominance is showing cracks as he faces challenges on affordability and the Jeffrey Epstein case.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
President Trump’s veneer of political invulnerability has begun to crack as he struggles to find his footing on Americans’ concerns about affordability and fails to extinguish a push by renegade Republicans to release more files from the Jeffrey Epstein case. https://to.pbs.org/4pAmcQH
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Katie Wilson will be Seattle's next year. The progressive challenger expanded her lead over Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to nearly 2,000 votes in Wednesday's count.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
Wilson Defeats Harrell » The Urbanist
# Katie Wilson will be Seattle's next year. The progressive challenger expanded her lead over Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to nearly 2,000 votes in Wednesday's count, and The Urbanist and other local o...
www.theurbanist.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Katie Wilson will be Seattle's next year. The progressive challenger expanded her lead over Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to nearly 2,000 votes in Wednesday's count.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/11/12/w...
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Therapist: So what brings you in today?
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Therapist: So what brings you in today?
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
Me: I’ve never truly gotten over the loss of Alan Rickman, Carrie Fisher, David Bowie, Steve Irwin, and George Michael.
Therapist: Oh dear. Let me put on the kettle.
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Probably don't put "Cybertruck chief" on your resume, tho
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Probably don't put "Cybertruck chief" on your resume, tho
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They gave a predator a puppy.
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They Gave a Predator a Puppy
This is not justice. It’s a lullaby for the monster and a muzzle for the broken.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
They gave a predator a puppy.
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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The carpet of dead foliage is often viewed as a nuisance, but it can be an important component in the garden. https://to.pbs.org/47Segmm
How to turn fallen leaves into valuable leaf mold for your garden this fall
The annual carpet of dead leaves can be an important component in gardens. They can serve as root-protecting and insect-sheltering winter mulch or add to a robust compost mix.
www.pbs.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The carpet of dead foliage is often viewed as a nuisance, but it can be an important component in the garden. https://to.pbs.org/47Segmm
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An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
November 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
An early Monday morning order from Justice Jackson in the SNAP case—ordering DOJ to file any further briefs responding to last night's First Circuit ruling by 4:00 this afternoon, and allowing the plaintiffs to respond by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow.
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
For how we got here: www.stevevladeck.com/p/191-taking...
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So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
So @schumer.senate.gov really thinks we don’t understand that he orchestrated this by getting senators not up for re-election to vote yes?
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The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
Trump grants pardons to Giuliani, Meadows, others linked to 2020 election efforts
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The pardons include 77 allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election, including Rudy Giuliani, former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and former Trump attorney Sidney Powell.
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Sunday overnight is the new top of the news-cycle, with the 1st circuit refusing Trump the stay he thought from having to make SNAP payments & now, Justice Jackson ordering briefs in SCOTUS. Get up to speed on what it all means here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...
The Week Ahead
November 9, 2025
joycevance.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Sunday overnight is the new top of the news-cycle, with the 1st circuit refusing Trump the stay he thought from having to make SNAP payments & now, Justice Jackson ordering briefs in SCOTUS. Get up to speed on what it all means here: joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...