Headlines for October 30, 2026 "
Ungrounding": Eyal Weizman on Gaza Genocide & Israel's "Permanent Architecture of Control"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/democracy-now-2026-10-30-friday/id75648468
Friday, October 30, 2026
U.S. Health Official Backed a Medication Policy Shift That Benefited a Company She Has Stock In — ProPublica
Alicia Jackson endorsed a key FDA policy change on hormone replacement therapies while holding at least $115,000 in stock in a company providing access to menopause treatments. Ethics experts called her endorsement an “obvious conflict of interest.”…
https://www.propublica.org/article/hhs-alicia-jackson-menopause-treatment-policy
Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots
A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from people the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens, rebuffing a legally thin request from the justice department that appeared designed to cast doubt over the results of the midterms…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/federal-judge-trump-california-ballots
Randi Weingarten: Why Fascists Fear Teachers (video from the 2026 National Convention of the Freedom From Religion Foundation)
Randi Weingarten, a prominent labor leader and educator, shares insights from her book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers, focusing on the critical role of public education and the separation of church and state in preserving democracy.
Weingarten discusses the threats to public education from authoritarian figures and billionaires aiming to consolidate power.
She highlights how educators promote pluralism and critical thinking, countering authoritarian tactics of fear, division, and isolation. Weingarten also critiques voucher programs, arguing they divert funds from public schools, benefit affluent families, and fail to improve educational outcomes.
Interview:
How Trump's immigration crackdown sparked a backlash that could undermine Republicans' campaigns | PBS News
"The American people supported strong border security," said Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who has become a prominent critic of the administration's policies. "What they got instead was shredding the Constitution, mass deportations and killing American citizens on the streets of Minneapolis."…
Hegseth fires the Pentagon's top military planner even as Trump considers new Iran strikes | PBS News
He is the latest in nearly two dozen generals, admirals and other military leaders to be fired, forced to retire or otherwise depart under Hegseth's tenure — almost all of which have not been publicly explained by the Pentagon. That includes the civilian secretaries of the Army and Navy as well as some top uniformed officers for the military services…
Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up profit margin on oil
“As fossil-fuelled storms, floods, and soaring costs wreck communities, oil executives like Shell’s Wael Sawan are popping champagne on the deck of a sinking planet. We are paying with our lives and paychecks while they cash in on our misery,” said Philip Evans, a senior campaigner at Greenpeace…
How crypto hacking funds isolated North Korea’s nuclear programme
Cryptocurrency theft is estimated to generate half of the country’s foreign currency income
Wyden, Warren seek answers about IRS and Treasury using third-party identification verification - Live Updates - POLITICO
The judge sided with a coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the requirement that states force chronically ill people to prove they can't work…
‘Why do you need this?’: Appeals court skeptical of pre-election ICE enforcement surge - POLITICO
“So, why’s the rush? … What are you prevented from doing in the next four days?” asked Judge Sidney Thomas, also a Clinton appointee. “You can't prosecute anybody in four days. You can't convict them in four days. … Why do you need this?”…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/29/courts-dhs-ice-voting
‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff
“These are not serious people,” he said of Donald Trump and the Republican party. “And we’re all paying the price for their lack of seriousness.”…
“The Saddam Hussein thing didn’t bother him. But he was very upset about the Cheesecake Factory,” Obama said. “I mean, it’s all crazy, but this is the crazy part: they mobilized a whole government response to that joke…”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/28/obama-atlanta-democrats-jon-ossoff
Here's the El Niño winter forecast for the U.S. — warmer and wetter : NPR
"These seasonal predictions are key to helping you prepare and giving you a heads up to assess all the risks and how to mitigate them," said Graham…
https://www.npr.org/2026/10/28/nx-s1-6009547/el-nino-forecast-us-winter
It’s the Corruption, Stupid – Mother Jones
From Trump to Epstein to data centers, Democrats have seized on a rigged system as the unifying message of the midterms…
'Contrary to law': Judge strikes down Trump admin's definition of 'medically frail' in Medicaid work requirements - POLITICO
The judge sided with a coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit challenging the requirement that states force chronically ill people to prove they can't work…
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