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Republicans are already bickering over how to pass major parts of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform. newrepublic.com/post/189060/...

Millions of people across the Midwest and Northeast in the U.S., as well as in southern Ontario, Canada, were under winter weather warnings Thursday morning as snow squalls moved through ahead of another blast of Arctic temperatures.

The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74. cnn.it/3VqYp8V

Bitcoin has hit $100,000 for the first time, surging to a new record after President-elect Donald Trump unveiled administration picks seen as holding the keys to ushering in crypto-friendly policies when he takes office in January.

Breaking News: A gunman shot two students, ages 5 and 6, at a small school in rural California. The gunman is dead, and the children are being treated.

Navarro’s elevation signals that Trump is serious about moving forward with the steep tariffs he promised during the presidential campaign.

Defense lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump are using President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter to argue that Trump’s conviction in his Manhattan hush money case should be dismissed.

There’s been a rise in purity culture, disparaging casual sex for women, and much of the latest heat is falling on pop star Sabrina Carpenter.

"It's tempting to conclude that Democrats simply didn't turn out this year — and that Kamala Harris might have won if they had voted in the numbers they did four years ago," Nate Cohn writes. "This interpretation would be a mistake."

"'We're gonna have to have some hard decisions,' claimed McCormick during his Fox appearance Tuesday. 'We're gonna have to bring in the Democrats to talk about Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare."

New today: Reporting Fellow @josephinelee.bsky.social speaks to renowned education expert @dianeravitch.bsky.social about the future of American schools under Donald Trump and Project 2025 ...

Trump's blocking a $15B deal that could help U.S. Steel? Purely for political points. This isn't about protecting jobs, It’s about stifling progress. If he truly cared about workers, He'd focus on sustainable solutions, Not nationalist ego trips. www.investing.com/news/stock-m...

Donald Trump has somehow managed to offend both France and Canada in the same week and he hasn’t even been inaugurated yet.

Breaking News: Elon Musk’s pay package from Tesla, worth more than $50 billion, cannot be reinstated, a Delaware judge ordered.

Breaking News: Rep. Jamie Raskin will challenge Jerry Nadler for the Democrats’ top post on the House Judiciary Committee as the party looks to counter President-elect Trump.

Mega congrats to @aoc.bsky.social, who just hit ONE MILLION followers on Bluesky! 👏👏🦋

The pain of what could/should have been still cuts like a swords edge! We got robbed! Twice!

Black Friday shoppers broke records for the amount of money spent this year, so those fuckers who were bitching about egg prices need to STFU and give President Biden’s economy some PROPS.

It goes without saying that this is stupid, and I wonder what set it off. Was there a segment on Fox News? But I thought it might be worth a thread explaining what Trump (and, to be fair, some other international leaders) don't get about international money 1/

Ain’t that the truth.

Trump throws down the gauntlet. The answer from the Senate MUST be no. Kash Patel cannot be put in charge of the FBI.

In the last 15 days: Bluesky followers: +160,900 Twitter followers: -3371 NICE!

More than two feet of snow blanketed parts of western New York and Pennsylvania on Saturday, as a lake-effect snowstorm disrupted post-Thanksgiving travel and threatened to bring up to five feet of snow to some areas by Tuesday morning.

Trump and his allies have characterized the 2024 election as a mandate for shock politics, mass deportations, and the transformation of the country’s foreign and domestic policy. There’s just one problem: They didn’t actually win by much. newrepublic.com/post/188539/...

No matter what bs they try to sell us, DJT will always be a convicted felon!!

Trump’s propagandists are laying the groundwork to cast Mexico as a major scapegoat for U.S. social problems. @gregsargent.bsky.social talked to @douglasrivlin.bsky.social about what all this could portend about the horrors that are coming. newrepublic.com/article/1888...

American Gothic.

Reminder: you didn’t dream this

President Biden and the first lady, Jill Biden, made their customary Thanksgiving rounds in Massachusetts on Thursday morning, delivering pumpkin pies to police officers, firefighters and medics on Nantucket and calling members of the armed services.

Happy Thanksgiving to the Bsky family. ❤️

Elon Musk identified obscure federal employees by name as he questioned the value of their jobs in recent social media posts, alarming the largest union representing federal workers.

News Analysis: Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency will face a daunting reality. Any effort to slash the U.S. government and its 2.3 million civilian workers will likely face resistance in Congress, lawsuits from activist groups and delays mandated by federal rules.

Elon Musk called for the abolishment of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency created to protect consumers from predatory financial practices. But experts say killing the agency would be extremely difficult and could cause another financial crisis.

Inflation is still high, consumer spending is slowing, and Trump’s proposed tariffs could raise prices for American families. Instead of costly trade wars, we should focus on solutions that lower costs, boost renewable energy, and support working families. www.investing.com/news/economy...

Natalie Harp, a 33-year-old former far-right cable host, is nearly always at Donald Trump's side. Little known beyond Trump’s immediate orbit, she is now poised to become the primary conveyor belt for information to and from the president.

"Global chaos delivered via social media is back," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis

*TRUMP SAID TO BE WEIGHING DIRECT TALKS WITH NORTH KOREA'S KIM 🇺🇸🇰🇵

Since not a day goes by without someone saying I’m “just another big account that doesn’t say what to do.” I’ll once again say what I think you can do. 1) 30 states have local/state elections starting in Feb. Get involved/run. 2) Join a special issue group like civil rights, abortion or immigrant

President-elect Trump has named Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as his pick to lead the National Institutes of Health. Follow live updates: cnn.it/3AR6wVs

Sounds about right...

Santa’s checking his list, elves in tow, as a model sailboat and selection of beach tees hang on the wall behind him. Strands of garlands drape across the ceiling as racks of women’s summer wear sit below.

Mother Nature is about to serve up some unappetizing conditions for the millions of Thanksgiving travelers: sloppy weather, snow, the coldest temperatures since February and a potentially disruptive storm are on the way through the holiday weekend.

⚠️BREAKING: *U.S. NOVEMBER CB CONSUMER CONFIDENCE RISES TO 111.7; EST. 111.8; PREV. 109.6 *HIGHEST SINCE JANUARY 2024 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

Having obesity, drugs coverage could be a game changer for thousands. If Biden is able to do it, hopefully it won’t go away with the orange guy. apple.news/AV2lrB7DjQNe...

Isn’t it funny how the U.S. media is suddenly posting stories about the improving inflation picture now that the election is over? 🧐