This is the best lede I've seen in a tech story in...years? There should be an award just for ledes.

I don't know when I'll write it up, but among the things Rudy Giuliani got pardoned for is destroying the lives of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss.

Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin X.com "Italy's biggest pasta exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January." Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied QAA 口 296 Gift unlocked article Listen (9 min) By Margherita Stancati Follow| and Gavin Bade Follow / Photography by Alessio Paduano for WSJ Nov. 10, 2025 5:30 am ET Quick Summary V • Some Italian pasta exporters face combined import and antidumping duties of 107% in the U.S., making business too costly and leading to potential withdrawal from the market. View more CAMPOBASSO, Italy-Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli and macaroni are poised to disappear from U.S. supermarket shelves. Italy's biggest pasta exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January. The combined tariffs are among the steepest faced by any product targeted by the Trump administration. 10:05 AM • 11/10/25 • 234K Views

Do you blame them?

BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.

Oscar Isaac Was ‘Not So Open to Working With Disney’ After Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Said He’d Return to ‘Star Wars’ if Disney Does ‘Not Succumb to Fascism’ Oscar Isaac was not open to working with Disney after Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and will only return to 'Star Wars' if the studio avoids fascism.

OSCAR ISAAC, on whether he'd return to "Star Wars":

".. Yeah. I mean, I’d be open to it, although right now I’m not so open to working with Disney. But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great."

@variety.com $DIS
variety.com/2025/film/ne...

We cannot afford a divided and weak opposition party when an authoritarian is invading our cities, terrorizing our communities, and corruptly self-enriching at the expense of the rest of us. We want to celebrate a Democratic Party that fights back. But after this latest surrender, the next step is primaries and new leadership. We get the party we demand, and we intend to demand one that fights.

Trump mocks disabled man

Trump becomes disabled

Full circle

We're within the margin of error on our most recent poll and our support is growing faster than all our opponents! +3 for Kat since our last poll!

We’re gaining ground!

Threads post from julieceye At my local Home Depot today in Evanston, IL. They abducted 5 people in my immediate area.

For folks asking if they've made it *inside* a Home Depot yet as the business has clearly just continued letting agents do whatever they want in their lots, the answer is yes. This is from yesterday in Evanston.

Republicans tried to scare their base about #NoKings when in reality … well, here’s an interview I did with a first timer.

Veteran holds sign

World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

A young boy holds a sign that simply states in plain handwriting: Trump hit on my girlfriend

when i say that i yelped in shock at this kid’s sign

If Democrats do not FLOOOOODDDDDDD

Every farming district with ads about the 40 BILLION DOLLAR bailout of Argentina to help it take commodity markets AWAY from UNITED STATES farmers

our entire team needs to be drawn and quartered.

WHERE ARE THE WALL TO WALL ADS?????

BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!

Promotional poster for Banned Books Week 2025, featuring a map of Texas filled with book covers, titled 'State of School Book Bans - Texas '25'. Includes logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read.

Graphic showing book bans in the 2024-2025 school year, with 26% of U.S. bans occurring in Texas school districts. Includes an image of stacked books with various titles, some showing signs of wear. Logo of PEN America displayed in the top right corner.

An informational graphic about Texas House Bill 900, detailing its introduction, focus on restrictive content around sex-related standards in schools, and the vague definition of "sexually-explicit" leading to many books being removed from school libraries. The background features an image of the Texas State Capitol building. Logos for PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read are present in the upper right corner.

Infographic titled 'Most banned books in Texas by district' listing various books including 'Homegoing' by Yaa Gyasi, 'More Happy Than Not' by Adam Silvera, 'Nineteen Minutes' by Jodi Picoult, 'Sold' by Patricia McCormick, 'The Diary of Erin McVicker' by Erin McVicker, and 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess. Each book cover is displayed with a note that these are banned in 5 districts. Logo of PEN America and Texas Freedom to Read included at the top.

Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year.

Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr. We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

Gift article 🎁 wapo.st/3VTALll

‘Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency

Gift 🎁 Article
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

"In the eyes of almost all our survey respondents, this post-Watergate structure is collapsing. “I still think we get through it,” said the former official who served in several administrations, “but I’m less certain of that each passing day.”

Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group

Jane Fonda. Free Speech advocate “The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics..." Signed by over 800 others people in entertainment media www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/a...

Bari Weiss to be named top editor at CBS News Paramount Skydance will acquire the journalist’s publication, the Free Press, which she started after quitting the New York Times in 2020.

Thus completeth the total desecration of CBS News.

Gift article wapo.st/4mLBhg8

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

Jane Fonda Relaunches Committee for the First Amendment With Support of 550 Celebrities Including Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and More Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment with the support of Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis and more.

Good for Jane!

Stephanie and Najia started "Deafies for Zohran" to make this movement accessible to their community. They even created a signature hand sign for “Zohran.”

Sign up for a shift and wave 👋🏻 the next time you’re canvassing in Jackson Heights!

HUD.Gov right now has a delusional partisan popup and banner. This is what the Trump admin is all about, spending tax payer money to make shit up about their opposition.

People of Illinois, we need your help.

Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors.

We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

our favorite chippy, @pdxfishmarket , which normally, potatoes and fish being the common denominator, holds its own quite well. The greens won this friendly battle for antifa. Send English Breakfast tea and biscuits. 😘 2/2

another with toasted hazelnut-mushroom patties, blue cheese, red surkal, and microgreens, and a beet salad with arugula and chevre, devoured. It was between them, and

Dispatch from “war-ravaged Portland, Oregon,” 9/28/25:
After much reading (still awaiting the Dumpy-Epstein files) and gardening today, we savored fresh lefse wraps from @vikingsoulfood . House-made lefse, filled with smoked salmon, tangy dill sour cream sauce, surkal, and microgreens, and…
(1/2)