Southern Progressives

Moving to the left, one post at a time.

Bill Freeman
October 27, 2025

National News:

Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1 as the government shutdown drags on.

apnews.com/article/food-aid-government-shutdown-snap-trump-democrats-8a52a63b26a707ea676962226b090bb1?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share

Our Best Stuff on the Ceasefire, Identity Politics, and Biosecurity

Hamas may have a different plan than the one the U.S. negotiated.

thedispatch.com/newsletter/weekly/israel-hamas-ceasefire-tenuous-rubio-vance

Sunday thought: We're winning

These are terrible times, to be sure. But we will triumph

open.substack.com/pub/robertreich/p/sunday-thought-were-winning?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

State News:

Know Your Rights: Dealing with ICE, Security Guards, Police - Nashville Banner

Learn how to identify ICE agents, private security guards, and police officers, and understand your rights when interacting with them.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/10/24/citizens-rights-police-security-guards-ice

Local News:

Political Cartoon:

Seniors:

October 26, 2025

Economist Paul Krugman probably didn’t have the Erie Canal in mind today when he wrote about the rise of renewable energy, but he could have.

open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/october-26-2025?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

The Week Ahead

October 26, 2025

open.substack.com/pub/joycevance/p/the-week-ahead-7bd?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

My Take:

Every so often I’m going to post a Fox article here, I thought of posting it in national news but since I consider it propaganda, I’ll be posting it here. Here is one way that Fox discounts the 7million protesters last week to their readers.

'No Kings' protests largely composed of people from one demographic: experts

A "No Kings" protest in Washington, D.C., drew thousands of educated white women in their 40s opposing Trump's perceived authoritarianism, according to a new study.

www.foxnews.com/us/no-kings-protests-largely-comprised-people-from-one-demographic-experts

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