A man who worked for the U.S. government has been charged with leaking classified information assessing Israel’s earlier plans to attack Iran, according to court papers filed Wednesday.
The man, identified as Asif William Rahman, was arrested by the FBI this week in Cambodia and was due to make his first court appearance in Guam.
With Trump winning the presidency, a federal judge in Ohio, U.S. District Judge Algenon Marbley, appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton, has chosen to rescind his decision to take “senior status” preventing Trump from being able to appoint a successor following Trump’s election win.
Portland’s first ranked-choice vote elects progressive outsider as mayor
As US electorate moves to right, Oregon city bucks trend and also elects most diverse city council in history, opting for more progressives, and rejected Gonzalez as mayoral candidate. Instead, they chose Keith Wilson, a businessperson who has never before held office and has promised to end unsheltered homelessness in a year.
#News #Politics #Oregon #Portland
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/portland-mayor-election-keith-wilson
Senate confirms April Perry as judge after JD Vance blocked her U.S. attorney nomination
The former prosecutor whose nomination to become Chicago’s first female U.S. attorney was blocked by Vice President-elect JD Vance has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate instead as a federal district court judge.
The Senate voted to confirm Perry 51-44 on Tuesday evening as the first vote of the lame-duck session.
A U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit has accused the Mississippi Senate of paying a Black staff lawyer about half the salary of her white colleagues.
The lawyer, Kristie Metcalfe, was paid “significantly less” than white lawyers throughout her eight years working in the Mississippi Senate’s Legislative Services Office, even though she had similar responsibilities, according to allegations cited in a Nov. 8 press release.
Another group of crazies we gotta deal with, and we will
Abortion opponents unveil strategy to undermine state protections
The strategy outlined in Students for Life’s “Make America Pro-Life Again Roadmap” includes filing lawsuits challenging the federal regulation of the abortion pill and pushing for the passage of legislation in states that target the use, sale and distribution of abortion medication.
I'm listening to the Sun and I'm okay. Going to the top of my playlist.
☮️🧘🏽♀️☀️Want some peace, listen to the sun, it sounds like the sun
André 3000 Is ‘Surprised’ That He Secured An Album Of The Year Grammy Nomination For ‘New Blue Sun’
Last week, the Atlanta rap legend’s 2023 record was nominated for several awards at the 2025 Grammys, most notably Album of the Year. He was also nominated for Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Instrumental Composition.
André 3000 - Listening To The Sun (an intimate album film for New Blue Sun
Texas Democrats revive effort to repeal state’s ban on gay sex
Texas’s defunct ban on “homosexual conduct has not been enforceable since 2003, when the Supreme Court ruled it and other state laws criminalizing sodomy between consenting adults unconstitutional.
But language classifying gay sex as a Class C misdemeanor — punishable by a fine of up to $500 — while unenforceable remains enshrined in Texas law.
He says he’s getting ready for the times he may have to blend in 😂😂😂
The Louisville Metro Emergency Services announced that a shelter in place order has been issued near Payne Street in Louisville due to a "hazardous materials incident."
Wonder if this is true
Some distraught husband says his wife packed up and is leaving him because he voted for Trump. She also told him that she will be reporting his parents for working under the table and wants him to buy her out of the house.
He says he can't afford it and she told him
" “I guess you’re finally going to really know how it feels to be f****d by a Democrat."
Anxiety is very good at convincing us that we know exactly what’s going to happen, that the way we feel right now is the way we will always feel and that we won’t be able to cope. But the fact that those things feel true right now doesn’t mean they are true.
Activists are a stubborn bunch of people. They’re in it for the long haul, and they are used to the rollercoaster of progress and loss. No one is giving up.
~ Kathryn Stinson
With all the emotions that are weighing on me, I will create the disruption needed to win bold policies, protect our voices and rights. I am relying on my community, because we are going to need each other now more than ever. Mutual aid groups, checking in on my family, friends and mobilizing collectively gives me hope. Moving forward I will continue fighting for my neighbors, the people I see on the bus ride home and the students I go to class with.
~ Ariela Lara
Be mindful about how you talk to yourself and others, and don’t force toxic positivity. Sometimes, there isn’t a silver lining. For many of us, this isn’t surprising. This isn’t the first time we’ve been confronted with a sense of a lack of safety, or have felt the effects of hatred. When we try to soothe ourselves or others prematurely it's not helpful. Sometimes, it’s just shit, and that’s what this is. We can sit with that, hold that, and then turn to mobilizing and activism.
~ Sadie Salazar
Cycles of structural violence are nothing new here on stolen land built upon by stolen lives. Indigenous and Black communities especially have resisted, fought back and created amazing systems of care for generations.
Your fear and overwhelm are real and valid. Be gentle with yourself. Surround yourself with chosen family and kin that honor your feelings and experiences. Create soft spaces for you and your community to grieve and tend to your hearts.
~ Melody Li
Mom, Grandma, and proud nurse. Doing my part to make the 🌏a better place.
"I'm no better than anyone else, but I'm just as good" (#myGrandma)