Bill Freeman November 03, 2025
Trump's National Guard deployments aren't random. They were planned years ago
President Trump and several others now high up in his second administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations — and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act — for years. Now, those plans might be playing out.
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/nx-s1-5593112/national-guard-mass-deportations-trump-2026
Live updates: Trump administration faces a deadline to tell judges whether it will fund SNAP
President Donald Trump’s administration faces deadlines on whether it will comply with court orders that it continue to fund SNAP with contingency funds during the government shutdown.
apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-11-3-2025?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
Gilded Rage: Talking With Jacob Silverman
Why Silicon Valley went from libertarian to authoritarian
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrugman/p/gilded-rage-talking-with-jacob-silverman?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
A high percentage of rural Tennesseans use SNAP, as funding set to dry up • Tennessee Lookout
The sudden end of SNAP funds will be felt across Tennessee but many rural counties have the highest participation rates in the food program.
tennesseelookout.com/2025/10/30/a-high-percentage-of-rural-tennesseans-use-snap-as-funding-set-to-dry-up
8 habits you need to say goodbye to in your 70s if you want to stay young and vibrant
Getting older doesn’t have to mean slowing down—it just means getting smarter about what drains you and what keeps you alive inside.
vegoutmag.com/lifestyle/gen-8-habits-you-need-to-say-goodbye-to-in-your-70s-if-you-want-to-stay-young-and-vibrant
An Intoxicating 500-Year-Old Mystery
The Voynich Manuscript has long baffled scholars—and attracted cranks and conspiracy theorists. Now a prominent medievalist is taking a new approach to unlocking its secrets.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/09/decoding-voynich-manuscript/679157/?gift=kv3__FYls2fxmm4Mh6G3ff6eKDSC9w9wST6TVqIR6TA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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