Progressive search for action

15+ min ago (354+ words) A Newsmax panel erupted Sunday in response to a series of advertisements running this weekend encouraging Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers to quit their jobs, with panel participants calling the ads everything from "disgusting" to "classic communism." The video advertisement in question was launched by the Women's March WIN political action committee, and depicts an ICE agent returning home from work to their young daughter, who asks them "how was your day?" In the ad, a narrator can be heard speaking directly to ICE agents, telling them that "a mask can't hide you from your neighbors, your children and God," and that they "can walk away before the shame follows you home." For Deneen Borelli, conservative commentator, Newsmax contributor and author, the ad went far beyond what she considered acceptable, and she even argued that it would encourage violence against…...

20+ min ago (621+ words) During his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda was often described as "isolationist" " a major departure from the hawkish conservatism of GOP Presidents Ronald Reagan, Richard Nixon, George HW Bush and George W. Bush and the hawkish liberalism of Democratic Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson and Harry Truman.Yet since his return to the White House, Trump has been highly confrontational with Venezuela " from strikes against Venezuelan boats (which he alleges were smuggling illegal drugs to the United States) to reportedly considering military attacks against President Nicolas Maduro's leftist government.Now, according to The Independent's Lucy Leeson, U.S.-based airlines are making a concerted effort to avoid flying over Venezuelan airspace."Flight Radar shows airlines diverting away from Venezuela after Donald Trump told airlines to consider the airspace closed," Leeson reports in a late November article. "Following dozens of…...

44+ min ago (627+ words) Your Vox Membership goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership, we'll give one to someone who can't afford access. It's a simple way for you to support Vox's journalism and share it with someone who needs it. One of humanity's biggest achievements may be slipping away. Thanksgiving is traditionally a good time to start counting your blessings. And for years, hundreds of millions of people have had this to be thankful for: they live in a time that has made historic progress against the scourge of extreme poverty. And now it may be ending. That's the dire conclusion of a recent post by Max Roser, founder of the website Our World in Data. While Roser projects that the number of people in extreme poverty will decline by about 40 million over the next five years, he writes…...

56+ min ago (266+ words) President Donald Trump's crypto czar, South African venture capitalist David Sacks, has pushed the Trump administration to enact several policies that have enriched his Silicon Valley friends " and potentially himself " driving a wedge in MAGA and "alarming" White House officials, The New York Times reported Sunday. "The tech bros are out of control," said Steve Bannon, Trump's former White House chief of staff and MAGA influencer, The Times reported. "They are leading the White House down the road to perdition with this ascendant technocratic oligarchy." Sacks is denoted as a special government employee in the Trump administration, meaning he isn't paid for his government work. Nevertheless, Sacks has made several recommendations that have paid off handsomely for Silicon Valley, and despite warnings from White House officials that some may pose national security risks. Sacks' work in the Trump administration has…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (722+ words) A woman is going viral on TikTok after calling out a nosy Walmart shopper who questioned her size while she shopped for bathing suits. User @iwiniwin68, who describes herself as an entrepreneur, consultant, and community activist, says she was "minding her own business" when another woman approached her about some sale items. At first, the interaction seemed helpful. The woman pointed out that the bathing suits advertised for $1 were actually ringing up at 50 cents at checkout. But according to @iwiniwin68, things quickly took a turn. The conversation shifted from helpful to weird, and the interaction left her shaking her head. As of Wednesday, her video sharing the story had racked up more than 407,000 views. After pointing out the price, the woman reportedly told @iwiniwin68 that she had bought all the extra-large swimsuits for herself. That wasn't an issue, since depending on the brand,…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago (316+ words) Political observers and experts pounced on Saturday as a Republican lawmaker offered a stinging rejection of reported conduct by Donald Trump's administration. The Wall Street Journal's piece ahead of the weekend, Make Money Not War: Trump's Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine, claims that, "The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe's dismay, the president and his envoy are on board." It caught the attention of Rep. Don Bacon, who recently issued an unrelated warning to Trump. Bacon chimed in on the report over the weekend. The lawmaker said, "WSJ today. Multi-billion $ business deals between Russian & American billionaires that forces Ukraine to give Russia more land, & make Ukraine a Russian vassal state. Greed trumps Ukrainian sovereignty. Churchill & Reagan are turning in their graves." Bacon's response brought in numerous high-profile replies of its own. Conservative pollster Sarah…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago (300+ words) Trump: Land action Against alleged Drug Traffickers in Venezuela to Start President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that the United States is preparing to take new action against alleged drug trafficking networks in Venezuela, telling service members during a Thanksgiving call that efforts for strikes on land will be starting "very soon." Posted by REDIAL at 07:32 AM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | So, Pres Trump admits he plans to invade a sovereign Country? And this is A Good Thing? #1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-27 11:59 PM | Reply It shows Vlad and Bibi that he's a tough guy too. #2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-28 12:11 AM | Reply Does one win the Nobel Peace Prize by invading a sovereign country? #3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 12:29 AM | Reply If so, maybe Pres Putin should be awarded that prize? #4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-11-28 12:38 AM | Reply He gets his FIFA…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago (350+ words) After everything Donald Trump has done, Americans probably thought he couldn't get more bizarre. But then, he proved everyone wrong with a narcissistic suggestion of renaming a contingent of the Republican party after himself. On Nov. 26, Trump caught everyone off guard by suggesting that there should be a new word to refer to his supporters. He floated the options "Tpublican" or "Tepublican," creating a mix of his initial and "Republican." That might make you burst into laughter, but no, he wasn't being sarcastic. He really believes that he deserves a cult name for his brand of Republican politics. There is a new word for a TRUMP REPUBLICAN, which is almost everyone (GREAT POLICY IS THE KEY!). It is, TEPUBLICAN??? Or, TPUBLICAN??? (via Truth Social) Trump already created a subset within his party after popularizing the acronym of his campaign slogan,…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (584+ words) Wildlife officials release one of five gray wolves on public land in northwestern Colorado on December 18, 2023.Jerry Neal/Colorado Parks and Wildlife This story was originally published by'Vox and is reproduced here as part of the'Climate Desk'collaboration. On a sunny morning two years ago, a group of state officials stood in the mountains of northwestern Colorado in front of a handful of large metal crates. With a small crowd watching them, the officials began to unlatch the crate doors one by one. Out of each came a gray wolf'arguably the nation's most controversial endangered species. This was a massive moment for conservation. While gray wolves once ranged throughout much of the Lower 48, a government-backed extermination campaign wiped most of them out in the 19th and 20th centuries. By the 1940s, Colorado had lost all of its resident wolves. "This was not ever going…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1272+ words) Go for the gold. Read on for your December 2025 money horoscope. New areas of potential interest and study emerge throughout the first half of December " and once go-getter Mars hits your professional sector mid-month, you'll feel ready to get the ball rolling on your professional goals. What new career paths could open up for you if you pursued a higher degree or certification? Take some steps during the new moon on Dec. 19. Capricorn season ushers in a highly ambitious month ahead, shifting your focus onto professional matters and lighting up your leadership skills. Spend the last days of the year visualizing what you'd like to build in 2026. The full moon on Dec. 4 is the perfect time to get granular with your finances, drilling into the little details of your budget and figuring out specific steps you'd like to take to…...