Source: The Bulwark
by Will Saletan
“In last Tuesday’s elections, Trump’s regal apathy made him all but useless to his party. He never campaigned in person for Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey. He never even endorsed Winsome Earle-Sears, the party’s nominee for governor of Virginia. But Trump had plenty to say about himself. Two days before the election, he posted, ‘I’M GETTING READY TO WATCH PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP (ME!) ON 60 MINUTES.’ On Wednesday morning, hours after the Democratic sweep, Republican senators went to the White House for a breakfast with Trump. He used the occasion to distance himself from the losers. In fact, he bragged that the party’s losses underscored how special he was.” (11/10/25)
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/no-one-matters-to-trump-but-trump
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“It’s interesting how much the IDF’s constant ceasefire violations in Gaza and Lebanon line up with the way people familiar with Israeli culture say Israelis like to test everyone’s boundaries to find out exactly how much they can get away with. There are two terms, ‘shitat matzliach’ and ‘freier’, which come up over and over again whenever you see people discussing the prevalence of this obnoxious behavior in Israeli society. ‘Shitat matzliach’ translates to ‘successful method’, and basically means trying to exploit people in the hope that they’re naive or not paying attention and then backing off if they call you out. ‘Frier’ roughly translates to ‘sucker’, i.e. the sort of person that shitat matzliach will work on.” (11/10/25)
https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2025/11/10/israel-constantly-stretches-the-ceasefire-rules-because-thats-what-israelis-do/
Source: CBS News
“The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The legal battle before the court involves Mississippi’s procedures for counting late-arriving absentee ballots …. In Mississippi, state law allows for absentee ballots postmarked by the day of the election to be counted so long as they’re received up to five days after. Mississippi’s measure was initially enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and then made permanent. Sixteen states in all will accept and count a mail-in ballot if it arrives after election day but is postmarked on or before it, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.” (11/10/25)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-late-arriving-mail-ballots-election-day/
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar on the Trump administration proposing to give Americans a $2,000 dividend, as the President’s tariffs appear to be under scrutiny from the Supreme Court.” (11/10/25)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/5598326-rising-november-10-2025/
Source: The Hill
by Austin Sarat
“The death penalty is a travesty when it is used against anyone. It is called the ultimate penalty for a reason. In the American legal tradition, it is only to be imposed after a careful weighing of evidence and consideration of the appropriateness of taking someone’s life as a punishment for crime. That is why news of the Trump administration’s campaign of bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico should be so disturbing to all Americans. It is a glaring example of the president’s ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ approach to the world.” (11/10/25)
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/5595706-trump-capital-punishment-drug-boats/
Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“This year in Washington so far has been one of gloves-off politics rather than handshake compromises. More than 150 lawsuits have been filed against the Trump administration’s actions. Then, starting Oct. 1, Democrats in the Senate voted 14 times not to fund the government until a key demand on health care was met. The shutdown has been the longest in United States history. On Sunday, however, a gaggle of three former governors (Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire along with independent Sen. Angus King of Maine) were able to broker a deal and achieve a 60-40 Senate vote that is expected to end the shutdown in coming days.” (11/10/25)
https://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2025/1110/Cool-heads-douse-a-hot-shutdown
Source: United Press International
“France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy will be released from jail as he seeks appeal of his recent conviction for alleged criminal conspiracy attempt. In September, Sarkozy was convicted of conspiracy stemming from campaign finance funding from the late Libyan strongman leader Moammar Gaddafi. He could be set free as early as Monday from La Sante prison while awaiting a pending appeal trial in March, according to the BBC and CNN. … Sarkozy is barred from leaving France as part of his release, is forbidden from contacting French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin in addition to other names implicated in the ongoing criminal case. … Sarkozy is the first French leader to be imprisoned since Nazi collaborator Philippe Pétain in 1945 for treason.” (11/10/25)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/11/10/France-Nicolas-Sarkozy-jail-free-released-conspiracy/3581762783187/
Source: New York Post
“President Trump threatened the British Broadcasting Corporation with a $1 billion lawsuit in Florida Monday if it did not retract a news program that featured doctored footage of Trump’s remarks ahead of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. In a letter from Trump’s outside counsel obtained by The Post, the BBC was given until 5 p.m. ET Friday to ‘retract the false, defamatory, disparaging, and inflammatory statements made about President Trump’ in its ‘Panorama’ program that aired Oct. 28, 2024, titled ‘Trump: A Second Chance?’ … On Monday, BBC Chair Samir Shah conceded in a statement to a UK parliamentary committee that “we accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action.” (11/10/25)
https://nypost.com/2025/11/10/us-news/trump-lashes-out-at-corrupt-dishonest-bbc-after-bosses-resign-over-doctored-jan-6-speech-footage/
Source: Macroeconomic Policy News
by David Beckworth
“How digital dollars expose the tension between dollar dominance, financial stability, and the Fed’s size.” (11/10/25)
https://macroeconomicpolicynexus.substack.com/p/from-barbarians-to-the-menger-trilemma
Source: Common Dreams
by Tony Andrews
“With everything that the Trump administration is doing to militarize our cities and neighborhoods, it can be easy to forget about all of the damage that Elon Musk has done, and continues to do. He and his Department of Government Efficiency minions destroyed the US Agency for International Development, resulting in incredible misery and thousands of deaths in countries around the world. They fired thousands of dedicated civil servants and embedded themselves in all major government agencies, and combined our personal data in illegal ways that make us all more vulnerable. … he continues to use his vast wealth to subvert democracy both here and around the world, and will continue to do so unless we fight back. One of the pillars of his empire is Starlink, which leverages Musk’s relationship with President Donald Trump to help it acquire additional spectrum licenses and crush its competition.” (11/10/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/boycott-t-mobile-2674282011
