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just now (464+ words) You didn't see this coming. This morning's disruptive and uncertain energy asks you to adjust your attitude and expectations. The moody Scorpio moon crosses into the firing line of Uranus, reminding you that life is full of surprises " even for the most intuitive among us. Unexpected detours could offer an opening for creative brainstorming. A reflective mid-morning alignment between the moon and imaginative Neptune is best used to explore ideas you hadn't considered, and feelings that would've otherwise gone unnoticed. Just before midday, the moon shifts into vigorous Sagittarius, offering an adrenaline shot. A few hours later, as the moon mingles with psychological Pluto, you could feel introspective. Confidence emerges from self-awareness, and deepening your understanding of your emotional patterns could be liberating. Life responds best to an open and explorative attitude. Explore what feels exciting yet unfamiliar, and you…...

18+ min ago (391+ words) An interview with White House staffer Susie Wiles has shown the administration is "every bit as bad as we feared", according to a political correspondent. David Gardner claimed the series of interviews Wiles gave to Vanity Fair paints a much worse picture of inside Donald Trump's administration than first thought. Writing in The Daily Beast, Gardner suggested the "glimpse behind the White House walls" is a shocking showcase of how the country is run. He wrote, "Wiles was always going to blame the media. The truth is sometimes hard when you see it written in cold, hard print. The real issue is that she offered us a glimpse behind the White House walls. And it's every bit as bad as we feared." Wiles would dub Vice President JD Vance a conspiracy theorist, claim Elon Musk microdosed ketamine during his time…...

54+ min ago (339+ words) With Christmas and New Year just around the corner, toxics watchdog BAN Toxics reminds the public to be extra cautious when buying plastic hornpipes or "torotot," as some may contain harmful chemicals such as lead and mercury, known neurotoxins that can severely affect a child's brain development. While torotot are often promoted as a safer alternative to firecrackers, the group, which advocates for safe toys for children, emphasized the need for the public to be aware that plastic hornpipes may contain harmful chemicals and urged parents and caregivers to closely supervise children while using and playing with them. In its latest market monitoring, BAN Toxics purchased 12 samples of colorful plastic torotot from ambulant vendors and toy stores in Baclaran, Pasay City, and Divisoria in Manila. The torotot were priced at P15 for small ones and up to P40 for larger ones. Potential…...

1+ hour, 34+ min ago (282+ words) A former Trump ally whose close ties to the president were severed earlier this year believes the Republican Party will struggle at the 2026 midterms. Marjorie Taylor Greene confirmed she will resign from her seat in the House of Representatives on January 5, 2026, but also sees some real trouble ahead for her colleagues. Speaking to Kaitlan Collins on The Source, Greene suggested the "dam is breaking" when it comes to Trump's supporter base. Greene added, "I think the midterms are going to be very hard for Republicans. I'm one of the people that's willing to admit the truth and say I don't see Republicans winning the midterms right now." Part of that dam breaking could be because of recent comments made by the president over the deaths of film director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The pair were found…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago (571+ words) Forty years ago, on December 16, 1985, the International Committee of the Fourth International (ICFI) suspended its British section, the Workers Revolutionary Party (WRP). We are reposting below two documents, the resolution of the ICFI on the suspension and a statement adopted the following day. For the background and significance of these documents, see "40 years since the suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party from the ICFI." These documents and others related to the split are collected in "The ICFI Defends Trotskyism: 1982-1986." See also "How the WRP Betrayed Trotskyism: 1973-1985" Resolution of the International Committee of the Fourth International on the Suspension of the Workers Revolutionary Party The interim report of the International Control Commission has revealed that the WRP has carried out an historic betrayal of the ICFI and the international working class. This betrayal consisted of the complete abandonment of the theory…...

4+ hour, 1+ min ago (39+ words) Clever, rent-seeking attorneys are successfully misusing public nuisance laws to win big paydays from corporate victims. As usual, these litigations against members of the business community end up co Distorted Public Nuisance Is Penalizing Businesses and Enriching Litigators...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago (156+ words) CNN anchor Erin Burnett was stunned on Tuesday as she reported on a series of interviews in which an official from the Trump administration spoke to Vanity Fair. An article about the interviews was published on Tuesday, at a time when Trump has struggled to keep his base together. Burnett discussed the story on her show, "Erin Burnett OutFront." "While the entire interview does sort of drop one stunning revelation after another, those specific comments about the DOJ investigations could derail the Comey and James cases such that they even still exist," Burnett said. She shared a statement from Ryan Goodman, a CNN legal analyst, who told Burnett, "Defense counsel will certainly seize on Wiles' astonishing admission that the president's efforts involve retribution and score settling." "Wiles has significantly strengthened the hand of Letitia James and other defendants who want…...

4+ hour, 26+ min ago (712+ words) Rod Paige, US Secretary of Education under George W. Bush from 2001-2005, died on December 9, 2025, at the age of 92. While Paige himself is not particularly well known, his death provides an opportunity to review the bipartisan assault on public education in which he played a pivotal and disgraceful part. Rather than narrowing achievement gaps, NCLB institutionalized a two-track education structure: One of enriched programs for the privileged, and another of test, drill, austerity and punitive discipline for the working class. But while Paige is justifiably notorious for these measures, none of them could have been implemented without bipartisan Democratic Party support. Subsequent history shows that Democrats" role has been more systematic and ultimately more effective at embedding market-based "reforms" into American education. The open partnership of the teacher unions with the capitalist reorganization of public schools was decisive. The well-heeled bureaucracy suppressed…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago (613+ words) It is becoming increasingly evident that the official response to the terrorist attack on a Jewish gathering at Bondi Beach, Sydney, last Sunday that left 15 people dead is a cover-up for the federal and state governments and the police and intelligence agencies, particularly the domestic Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)." Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns along with top police and intelligence officials, have stepped in with daily press conferences to fashion a narrative that protects the interests of their governments and the state apparatus. The limited information fed to the media is riddled with contradictions, leaving more questions than it answers. The two alleged gunman'Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24'carried out a planned, targeted attack on a "Chanukah by the Sea" event for children, marking the start of the eight-day…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago (1165+ words) Autoworkers: Take up the fight against layoffs!Fill out the form at the end of this articleto speak out against layoffs and learn more about joining the Autoworkers Rank-and-File Committee. In recent days, Factory Zero workers'many facing permanent layoffs'have written to theWorld Socialist Web Siteexpressing anxiety and anger and appealing for support. Tens of thousands of workers have accessed and widely shared WSWS articles and videos exposing the layoffs, the silence of the UAW and the broader assault on jobs throughout the auto industry. Another worker described the collapse of contractual protections. "Every bit of the contract that we agreed and voted on has been tossed out and management does whatever they feel is necessary, without following the agreement, in order to better their individual selves at the expense of the worker." The worker continued, "Costs are being cut in…...