https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-doodle-misspelling-eyes-closed-84df52bbc901a001e98e325155224954

WASHINGTON (AP) — With Tuesday’s White House Cabinet meeting chugging past the two-hour mark, President Donald Trump ‘s eyes fluttered and closed. His budget director busied himself doodling a fluffy cloud. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was lucky enough to speak early, but the title on his nameplate was misspelled.

The sleepy, and occasionally slipshod, gathering nonetheless ended with a flurry of news. Trump declared that he didn’t want Somalis in the U.S. and Hegseth cited the “ fog of war ” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in September.

The president started things off by noting that it was the last time his Cabinet would gather until 2026. And, though marathon sessions with his top advisers lavishing praise have become a Trump trademark since he returned to the White House, this latest installment felt at times like a holiday break was needed.

Trump offered lengthy opening comments largely rehashing his key previous policy announcements from recent months. He also repeated old grievances, going back to his falsehoods about having won the 2020 election.

‘Go quickly’

The president then gave each Cabinet member a chance to speak, declaring, “We’re gonna go quickly.” That did little to stop most Cabinet members from offering long presentations.

Hegseth went first and praised the Trump administration’s move to rename his agency the Department of War — something that can’t be officially done without an act of Congress. But the nameplate in front of Hegseth labeled him the “ssecretary of war,” including a mistaken double “S” that quickly became the source of searing online ridicule.

https://www.newsweek.com/video-pete-hegseth-telling-military-not-follow-illegal-orders-resurfaces-11146747
A video of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly saying there must be "consequences" for carrying out unlawful orders has resurfaced as the Pentagon battles six Democratic lawmakers who urged U.S. service personnel not to follow illegal directives.

"If you're doing something that is just completely unlawful and ruthless, then there is a consequence for that," Hegseth said in the clip from a talk the now-Pentagon chief gave at a conservative forum in 2016.

"That’s why the military said it won't follow unlawful orders from their commander-in-chief."

Why It Matters

Hegseth has attacked six Democrats for a video they published last month. Senators Elissa Slotkin and Mark Kelly appeared in the clip alongside Representatives Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan and Jason Crow to urge active service members to disregard any illegal orders handed down from the commander-in-chief.

President Donald Trump accused the lawmakers of "seditious behavior" and Hegseth called the video "despicable, reckless, and false." In a separate statement, the Pentagon said last month it was launching an investigation into Kelly, a retired Navy captain, under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).

The UCMJ is federal criminal law that applies to service members around the world. The Pentagon said it could recall Kelly to active duty for a court-martial under the UCMJ.

Under military law, service members are obligated to obey lawful orders, but to disobey unlawful orders. The UCMJ does not protect soldiers who carry out unlawful orders simply on the basis that they were following directives from above. The Nuremburg Trials in the wake of World War II cemented that this cannot be used as an automatic defense.

https://www.elespanol.com/reportajes/20251126/martino-exlider-marea-detenido-cuba-fugarse-violar-nina-podria-llegar-espana-semanas/1003744030346_0.html

>Martiño Ramos, former leader of En Marea, coalition linked to the leftist party Podemos convicted of rape, arrested in Havana.

>Martiño Ramos Soto, the leftist former teacher sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison for raping a minor student in Ourense (Galicia,Spain), has been arrested in Havana, Cuba, EFE confirmed.

>The pedophile teacher, former candidate for Podemos Galicia and fugitive after being sentenced to 13 years in prison for sadistically raping a student, asked his victims to search the Internet for sadomasochistic practices and asked them if they used a vibrator, according to several online sources.

>He had fled to Havana, Cuba, where he posed as a photographer under the name of Martín Soto.

>He abused the 12-year-old student for four years, and while doing so he even punched her in Ourense, Galicia (Spain)

>https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/02/hanover-park-police-immigration-blitz-trump/

The Hanover Park police officer arrested by federal immigration officers earlier this fall amid Operation Midway Blitz returned to work Monday, village officials announced.

Hanover Park had placed Officer Radule Bojovic on leave after U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement officers arrested the Montenegro native in mid-October for allegedly overstaying a B2 tourist visa that expired in March 2015. However, the village, in turn, has maintained that Bojovic was authorized to work in the country.

Citing that authorization, Hanover Park police in a news release Tuesday stated that Bojovic returned to full-duty status this week as he awaits the outcome of his court proceedings.

After his arrest, Bojovic was released on bond on Oct. 31, according to the village.

“Given that his bond was not contested and he remains authorized to work by the federal government, the Hanover Park Police Department determined that he may return to work,” the release stated.

According to village records obtained by the Tribune through a Freedom of Information Act Request, Hanover Park apparently had two work authorization cards on file for Bojovic. It is unclear when the cards were issued or what their expiration dates are due to village redactions on records.

Alongside the department’s statement, a police spokesperson said neither Bojovic nor village officials were taking requests for further comment.

In response to Bojovic’s return to work, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin in an emailed statement to the Tribune Wednesday afternoon maintained the agency would be “pursuing every legal option available to us, including criminal charges.”

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/11/29/shooting-stockton-california/87533856007/
Four people died after 14 people were shot at a family gathering in Stockton in Northern California on Saturday night, police said.

The shooting took place at a child's birthday party, Stockton's Vice Mayor Jason Lee said in a Facebook post.

"I am in contact with staff and public safety officials to understand exactly what happened, and I will be pushing for answers," he said.

Police said they received reports shortly before 6:00 p.m. local time of a shooting that occurred near the 1900 block of Lucile Avenue in Stockton. Several victims were transported to local hospitals, the Sheriff's office reported.

4 victims confirmed dead in shooting near Stockton

Sheriff's office spokesperson Heather Brent said there was limited information to share with the public on the shooting, but did confirm that four people have died.

The incident was reported at a banquet hall where a family was celebrating inside the building. During the celebrating, gunshots erupted and 14 victims were shot, four of those people died. The victims' ages range from "juvenile and adults," according to Brent.Early indications suggest this maybe a "targeted incident," Brent said during a press conference Saturday night.

"This is a very active and ongoing investigation," Brent said. "Information remains very limited at this time."

Detectives are asking that anyone with information, contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

"Our No. 1 priority right now is identifying this suspect," Brent said.

State officials issue statements on fatal San Joaquin County shooting

Gov. Gavin Newsom's Office issued a statement on social media late Saturday night. The governor said he's has been briefed on the "horrific shooting" in Stockton.

"The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (@Cal_OES) is monitoring this evolving situation and coordinating with local law enforcement," Newsom stated.

>Thread theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeouc7fKIuQ

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/21/trump-terminating-deportation-protections-for-somalis-in-minnesota/87407596007/

>Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 21 that he was immediately terminating the temporary deportation protections for Somalis living in Minnesota.

"Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing," Trump said on Truth Social. "I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota."

Trump’s move to remove protections for Somalis comes after years of targeting Somali immigrants in every campaign cycle in Minnesota since he first ran for president in 2016. The state has become a destination for Somali immigrants in recent decades dating back to the 1990s.

United States Census Bureau data from 2023, opens new tab say 63,192 people in Minnesota had Somali ancestry - the highest concentration in the country - with the next highest in Ohio, where nearly 30,000 people reported Somali ancestry.

In the decades since the first wave of Somali migrants came to the state, Somalis have established flourishing cultural and business districts, sent their children to its colleges and universities, and elected leaders from their own communities to Minnesota's city councils, mayorships, legislature and to the U.S. Congress.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrk7g50e1po

Georgia's authorities used a World War One-era chemical weapon to quell anti-government protesters last year, evidence gathered by the BBC suggests.

"You could feel [the water] burning," one of the protesters said of water cannon turned on him and others on the streets of the capital Tbilisi. A sensation, he said, which could not immediately be washed off.

Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.

The BBC World Service has spoken to chemical weapons experts, whistleblowers from Georgia's riot police, and doctors, and found the evidence points to the use of an agent that the French military named "camite".

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/01/senate-barrels-toward-failure-on-health-care-00672273

Senators have about a week before they’re set to vote on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies. Most of them already believe the chances for a bipartisan breakthrough by then are roughly zero.

There’s no clear momentum for any plan that would avoid a lapse in tax credits that could raise insurance premiums for 20 million Americans. House and Senate members involved in the talks said Monday they are still trading ideas, and Congress is in the dark about whether President Donald Trump will roll out an 11th-hour framework for an extension, which could help provide a needed boost.

“Right now, it’s not on a fast track,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said about the chances for a health care deal.

Instead, the most likely outcome is that Senate Democrats put up a bill that has little GOP support for a vote, if any, while Republicans offer a competing bill of their own. And even those partisan proposals remained in flux as lawmakers returned to Washington from a weeklong recess.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who has been a key figure in the bipartisan negotiations over a potential extension, said that while she still believes there is time to craft a compromise proposal before the vote, it “remains to be seen” if people are willing to move that quickly.

On a separate track, GOP Sens. Mike Crapo of Idaho and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana are working behind the scenes on a bill meant to serve as the Republican counterproposal to whatever Democrats offer, according to three people granted anonymity to discuss private deliberations. Aside from the unsettled substance of the bill, when it might be unveiled remains in question.

TL;DR: The privileged sex has lost a tiny sliver of their enormous privilege and now feminists at the UN are freaking out.

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/nov/27/women-in-prison-rising-global-crisis-sexual-violence-forced-labour

Experts warn of ‘global crisis’ as number of women in prison nears one million

Up to a million women worldwide are facing sexual violence and forced labour in prisons, where they are overlooked and forgotten, in what is being called a growing global crisis.

The number of incarcerated women is rising much faster than men and is expected to surpass one million on current trends. While on average women account for between 2% and 9% of national prison populations, since 2000 the number imprisoned has grown by 57%, compared with a 22% increase in the men’s prison population.

“We are facing a global crisis,” said Olivia Rope, executive director at Penal Reform International. “If you look at the rate of growth compared to men in prison, it is really alarming. Women are often an afterthought, and they face very harsh, difficult conditions where their needs are unmet in most cases.”

In interviews with prisoners, lawyers and campaigners across the globe, including El Salvador, Kenya, the US, Argentina and Iran, the Guardian found instances of women being beaten, sexually abused and used as slave labour, often while serving sentences for petty crimes.