U.S. Politics in Real TimeElon Musk is planning a rude awakening for 94% of federal workers by monitoring their every move
https://fortune.com/2024/12/06/elon-musk-doge-remote-work-federal-employees/
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NC Democratic Party sues over GOP efforts to toss 60,000 votes. Race for Supreme Court seat hangs in balance
NC Democratic Party sues over GOP efforts to toss 60,000 votes. Race for Supreme Court seat hangs in balance
Democratic Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs leads Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin in the race for Riggs' seat on the NC Supreme Court, according to results of a recount. But the election is still far from decided.
International MonitorThe government of Syria has fallen.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination, as rebels entered the capital with no sign of army deployments.
Steve HermanFlight trackers say SYR9218, an Ilyushin Il-76T which departed Damascus, made a perilous descent in altitude and disappeared from radar near Akkar, Lebanon.
A plane has departed Damascus Int’l Airport likely carrying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%b3%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%b5%d8%b1-%d9%88%d8%b6%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b7-%d9%82%d9%88%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d8%b8%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%b1/739833/
Following China, Russia calls on its citizens to leave Syria as soon as possible.
Erik MoellerIt's good to see Germany's @heiseonline finally suspend their X presence. There's no direct analog in English-speaking media to Heise's publications -- think WIRED but with less techno-fetishism and with a fair bit more technical substance and societal awareness.
X is a machine that produces fascism, but it can only do that when it reaches people who aren't already hooked on hate. Every single legitimate publication and organization leaving the platform matters.
Mississippi Free PressState Sen. Jenifer Branning has won a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, defeating Justice Jim Kitchens.
Barbara SobelBut we don’t do a recount and concede immediately. Donald brought fake things to court. We just ignore.
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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦😢❗️Zelensky: Words from Russia mean nothing, but its bombs and missiles say it all very eloquently.
On the evening of St. Nicholas, air bombs fell on Zaporizhzhia - just on service stations, on cars with people. As of now, four people are known to have been injured, everyone is being helped. The list of dead includes nine people. A missile strike on Kryvyi Rih. Seventeen injured. Two killed.
It is Putin who does not need real peace.