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Lindell Freaks, Fox News Turns on Trump

November 11, 2022

Republicans and right-wing media look for someone to blame after Biden had the best midterm showing of any sitting president in 20 years

How John Fetterman Broke Trump’s Red Wave

November 11, 2022

In the vital swing state of Pennsylvania, the progressive Democrat John Fetterman defeated the TV celebrity Dr Mehmet Oz in a race that could determine the balance of power in Washington

Trump Attacks DeSantis in Unhinged Rant

November 11, 2022

Donald Trump drops a big hint of where he sees a looming threat to his hold over the Maga faithful

Is JFK Jr. Still Alive? Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

November 11, 2022

Is JFK Jr. still alive? Daily Show contributor and podcast host Jordan Klepper digs deep into this conspiracy theory that’s circulating at Trump rallies and the larger MAGA world

November 11, 2022

Friday Nite Videos | November 11, 2022

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Is JFK Jr. Still Alive? Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy. Trump Attacks DeSantis in Unhinged Rant. How John Fetterman Broke Trump’s Red Wave. Lindell Freaks, Fox News Turns on Trump. What We Know About the State of Russia's Military.

November 10, 2022

The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women

Morgan Forde The Nation

A new anthology edited by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean highlights the legacy and enduring relevance of Black communist women’s political activism in the early 20th century.

November 10, 2022

D.C. Voters Approve Measure Phasing Out the Tipped Minimum Wage

Amanda Michelle Gomez DCist

Support for Initiative 82 was decisive. Every ward in the city overwhelmingly approved the measure, even wealthy Ward 3, which turned down a previous Initiative.

November 10, 2022

Tidbits – Nov. 10, 2022 – Reader Comments: Elections – No Red Wave; Dangerous Turn in Israel; No Black Players in World Series; Enola Holmes; Resistance Revival Chorus With Rhiannon Giddens “All You Fascists Bound To Lose”

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Reader Comments: Midterm Elections - No Red Wave; Dangerous Turn in Israel; No Black Players in World Series Linked to Decades of Cuts in Public Education; Enola Holmes; Resistance Revival Chorus with Rhiannon Giddens "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"

November 10, 2022

Abortion Rights Measures Win Approval in First Major U.S. Elections Since Roe v. Wade Overturned

Center for Reproductive Rights Center for Reproductive Rights

Millions of people voted in elections that will shape U.S. sexual and reproductive health and rights policy in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate the constitutional right to abortion.

November 10, 2022

If the GOP Retakes the House, Blame New York’s Bumbling, Democrats

Alex Thomas The New Republic

On a night when things mostly went right for the party, the Empire State’s liberal leaders will be left to rue their costly errors and campaign struggles. State Dems sought to punish the Left in New York, instead lost control of Congress.