Source: CounterPunch
by John W Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead
“America has been backsliding into kleptocratic territory for years now, but this may finally be it. A kleptocracy is literally ‘rule by thieves.’ It is a form of government in which a network of ruling elites ‘steal public funds for their own private gain using public institutions.’ … One could fairly say that a kleptocracy was always going to be the end result of the oligarchy that was America. The signs were visible long before now: power and wealth have been trading places for decades.” (11/06/25)
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/06/rule-by-thieves-the-police-state-becomes-a-pay-to-play-shadow-government/
Source: Reuters
“A drone incident that prompted a sabotage investigation and halted traffic at Sweden’s second-largest airport ended on Thursday night with flights preparing to resume. Drones have caused major disruption across Europe in recent months, forcing temporary airport closures in several countries. Some officials have blamed the incidents on hybrid warfare by Russia. Moscow has denied any connection with the incidents. One or more drones were observed at the Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport on Sweden’s west coast around 1641 GMT, authorities said earlier on Thursday, forcing more than a dozen flights to be rerouted or canceled.” (11/06/25)
https://archive.is/LullU
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“Trump’s threatened intervention in Nigeria’s internal affairs is not legitimate in any way. The U.S. has no international mandate to act, and it doesn’t have permission from the Nigerian government. Congress certainly hasn’t authorized any mission in Nigeria for any purpose. None of this matters to the lawless president, but it does matter for the interests and reputation of the United States. The president is not an emperor with a responsibility to protect Christians in other lands.” (11/06/25)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/the-presidents-bogus-crusade
Source: ABC News
“A Dutch appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a group of human rights organizations that filed a lawsuit arguing the Netherlands was violating international law by continuing to sell weapons to Israel. The Hague Court of Appeal found that although ‘there is a serious risk that Israel will commit genocide against the Palestinian population in Gaza,’ the Dutch government has ‘considerable discretion’ to determine foreign policy and issues of national security. The group of 10 NGOs were hoping the lawsuit would force the Dutch to stop sending weapons and trained police dogs to Israel and cut economic ties with businesses operating in occupied Palestinian territory.” (11/06/25)
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dutch-court-dismisses-appeal-seeking-halt-weapons-exports-127252754
Source: The Bulwark
“The Jobs Report Trump Doesn’t Want You to See.” (11/06/25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4oxNPcO5ks
Source: Gideon’s Substack
by Noah Millman
“I’ve been seeing a lot of teeth-gnashing among Cuomo supporters and a lot of finger pointing at other folks — at Curtis Sliwa, at the media, etc. — for their guy’s loss. And I just need to say: while Zohran Mamdani deserves the credit for his historic victory, if you are facing the next mayoralty with dread, overwhelmingly the person you should blame is the one you probably voted for: Andrew Cuomo. That’s the case first and foremost because Cuomo ran a disdainful, entitled, fear-mongering campaign that could inspire nobody. In fact, he ran two of them — after losing to a virtual unknown in a ranked-choice primary contest that made it unequivocally clear he lacked majority support in his own party, Cuomo refused to take the hint and tried again in the general election without materially changing his approach to anything.” (11/06/25)
https://gideons.substack.com/p/blame-cuomo
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“To the Democratic Socialists of America and their fellow travelers, ‘The Moment’ has arrived. With the victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s mayoral election Tuesday night, the DSA has another attractive face to add to its advocates nationwide, someone to complement Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders as socialism marches to its inevitable triumph over the entire United States. As one who believed that the US was on its way to a real revolution of free markets and personal freedom with the election of Ronald Reagan to the US presidency in 1980, and later his sweeping re-election in 1984, I realize that the DSA supporters who presently are giddy and ready to roll will experience the inevitable disappointment just as the free market supporters of Reagan did 40 years ago. However, before that moment arrives — and it will arrive — the socialists are going to do a lot of damage.” (11/06/25)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/election-mamdani-what-it-means-and-what-it-doesnt-mean
Source: The Hill
“The Trump administration announced its newest pharmaceutical agreement under its Most Favored Nation policy Thursday, striking deals with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to sell their GLP-1 products at discounted prices. According to senior administration officials, the two manufacturers have agreed to sell their injectable GLP-1 products for a monthly starting price starting of $245 for people on Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who use the TrumpRX platform expected to launch early next year. Oral GLP-1s will also be sold through the same avenues at a starting price of $149 per month.” (11/06/25)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5593083-trump-administration-glp-1-novo-nordisk-eli-lilly
Source: The Verge
“The FBI is attempting to track down the identity of the owner of Archive.today and its numerous mirrors, like Archive.is and Archive.ph. As reported by 404 Media, the FBI subpoena, which was posted on the official Archive.today X account, was sent to web domain registrar Tucows on October 30th demanding the ‘customer or subscriber name, address of service, and billing address’ associated with Archive.today. The subpoena also requests telephone records, payment information, internet session info, network addresses, and even the services the site’s owner has used, such as email or cloud computing services. It goes on to say that this info ‘relates to a federal criminal investigation being conducted by the FBI,’ but it doesn’t reference a specific crime.” (11/06/25)
https://www.theverge.com/news/815691/fbi-subpoena-archive-is-owner
