“Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center issued an alert over the attack, warning ships in the area. The private security firm Ambrey also said that an attack was underway, saying it targeted a Malta-flagged tanker heading from Sikka, India, to Durban, South Africa.” (11/06/25)
Source: The Peaceful Revolutionist
by David S D’Amato
“I suggested last time that what we need to do going forward is redirect politics, making it an exercise in interrogating and exposing the factual story of the system. This is a positive politics that has no use for the prevailing politics of impotent identity on both apparent teams. If you know my positive politics of ‘consistent Manchesterism,’ then you know that what I’m not doing here is criticizing liberalism on substantive grounds. As we’ve discussed, almost all ordinary people, irrespective of their professed political opinions, already practice some broadly liberal and pluralistic politics in their day-to-day lives, in that they are more than willing to treat others with basic decency and respect, on account of the fact that they’re dealing with another human being.” (11/05/25)
“President Donald Trump’s gerrymandering war has never looked riskier for his party. Prodded by Trump, Republicans earlier this year launched an audacious plan to entrench their congressional majority by redrawing House-district maps to squeeze out Democrats — anywhere and everywhere they could. The gambit was an exercise in political power and, coming outside of the traditional decennial redistricting process, without precedent in modern history. Yet if Democrats feared not long ago that they would be locked out of a House majority, their decisive victories across the country last night have made them, arguably, the favorites heading into next year’s midterm elections.” (11/05/25)
“If you’re a Democrat who woke up this morning with a strange and unfamiliar sensation you couldn’t name, let me help you out: It’s called optimism. After running the table in Tuesday’s off-year elections, there’s a sense that the party has at last found new voices and a message — affordability — that resonates with voters. It really hasn’t — not even close. And that’s exactly why Republicans should be scared out of their minds right about now.” (11/05/25)
“The very first economic fight under the Constitution wasn’t over a national bank. It wasn’t over building roads or canals. It was about tariffs. This was, as James Madison called it, the subject of ‘the greatest magnitude’ – demanding, he insisted, their first attention. Yet today, this foundational debate, and all its messy details, is almost completely forgotten.” (11/05/25)
“Starbucks workers could strike is more than 25 U.S. cities on one of the chain’s year’s biggest sales days, its union announced Wednesday. The Starbucks Workers United union approved an open-ended strike that could begin on its annual ‘Red Cup Day’ if the coffee company fails to reach a collective bargaining agreement by Nov. 13. SWU officials said the strike authorization was approved by 92% of union voters. Additional store locations may also strike if negotiations fail, according to Starbucks Workers United officials who represen some 9,500 baristas across 550 Starbuck store locations.” (11/05/25)
