Shiftless2
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In short, 24 headlines from the last 24 hours…[DEEP breath in — slow and steady…]
1. Houston church employee, Donald Doolittle(58), charged after posing as an ICE agent, forcing woman to Zelle him $500, threatening deportation separation from her kids; bond set at $10k
2. ICE sent 600 kids to federal shelters this year; more than last 4 yrs combined and highest on record; often after minor stops, routine hearings or appts; avg stay ~6 months
3. MD woman (30yrs in DC) detained at ICE check-in, sent shackled to Ghana, then filmed being dragged despite judge’s order blocking return to Sierra Leone after she fled civil war there
4. Pentagon may recall Sen. Mark Kelly to service for court martial over “illegal orders” video; WH says “all orders” from DJT are “lawful orders,” troops have no right to question him
5. VP Vance’s memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ used to smuggle drugs into an OH prison; soaked pages with narcotics, shipped inside a fake Amazon order; 30yo Austin Siebert sentenced to 10y
6. Former CIA adviser Jim Rickards tells Steve Bannon Ukraine has ‘already lost;’ DJT’s plan to end war is to give Putin “everything he wants;” saying “that’s the only outcome” short of WWIII
7. DJT boosts MAGA X accounts run overseas even AFTER Elon released & removed new feature on X (including India, Russia & E. Europe); ‘accidentally’ shares anti-DJT posts and calls to impeach — himself
8. Tyson’s beef plant closure in NE will lay off 1/3 of Lexington residents and 1,700 in TX, hitting ranchers nationwide; 2 moves will ↓ US beef capacity 7–9%; imports from Brazil may rise, US ranchers lose profits
9. Former DOJ official Joseph Schnitt, (secretly recorded by woman he met on Hinge date), sues for reinstatement after AG Bondi fired him day after video aired of him saying DOJ would redact GOP and keep Dems in Epstein files
10. Viola Ford Fletcher (111) one of the last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, died
; she survived the 1921 Greenwood attack that decimated 30 blocks of Black Wall Street, OK; spent later years seeking justice/preserving lagacy
11. Campbell’s exec was allegedly recorded saying, “it’s not healthy…bioengineered meat…don’t wanna eat chicken from a 3-D printer” during a 1hr+ unhinged, racist rant; employee claims wrongful termination after reporting it in lawsuit
12. Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the 1st time in recorded history (~12,000 yrs); 100+ homes damaged (no injuries reported) after tornado touched down in residential area outside Houston
13. Recently DJT-pardoned Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao, id sued by American families of Oct 7th attack victims; accused of 'knowingly' enabling attacks, letting $1B+ crypto reach terrorist orgs, incl. $50M AFTER Oct 7th
14. Judge tosses indictments of James Comey & Letitia James; rules DJT Pageant Atty Lindsey Halligan appointment was invalid; Comey: ‘I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again;’ Bondi vows appeal
15. DJT exempts coal-fired ‘coke ovens’ used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rule; rule required tech to detect release of pollutants (mercury, formaldehyde, soot, dioxins & cancer-causing benzene, etc)
16. News org AP & DJT argue in federal appeals court after WH cut press access bc AP refused to call Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'; lower court ruled govt cannot retaliate against free speech; App Ct ruling to come
17. Reports show Dallas Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland (24) allegedly found dead by suicide in portable toilet following 160mph chase, crash, K-9s, drones, and pepper balls after attempted traffic stop in Dallas
18. Barn in MS where 14-yr-old Emmett Till was tortured/killed in 1955 will open as memorial by 2030 (ahead of 75th anniversary); purchased with $1.5M from Shonda Rhimes
19. US designates Cartel de los Soles as foreign terrorist organization, enabling new sanctions targeting Maduro's assets as DJT’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits American troops PR
20. DJT-ordered Memphis task force made 2,800+ arrests, issued 28K+ citations, overwhelming jails/courts; jail built for 2,400 but held an average daily population of 3,195 in Sept
21. DJT orders Immigration Dept to re-interview ~233K refugees from ’21–’25, halts green cards; ends Temporary Protected Status for ~10K Myanmar nationals in US, cites “improved conditions” DESPITE ongoing military dictatorship
22. DJT signs EO launching “Genesis Mission” to boost AI with federal data & private partnerships; Amazon pledges $50B to expand AI & supercomputing for US gov, adding 1.3GW capacity to boost federal missions
23. Treas. Sec. Scott Bessent says healthcare announcement coming this week; forcing CNN to walk back coverage today after DJT postponed plan to extend ACA subsidies, set income limits, premiums, etc
24. 27yo YouTube influencer MrBeast & Rockefeller Foundation partner up to boost youth philanthropy, plan global projects, fight child labor, improve school meals
All of the above were headlines pulled from the last 24 hours (Monday, 11/24/25).
My original starting list for this morning was 72 headlines; I shared 40 ‘brief’ last night (I will
that in comments as well)
If you’re one of the thousands who read these notes I leave at the end of the #24in24; THANK YOU, haha. I know after reading all that, you’re exhausted, and the LAST thing you want to do is read more.
But… I can tell you read, bc you share my quotes, and ask for more.
As a historian and quotes person, you have no idea the feeling to see something I’ve shared put in quotes like that. I have been at this for years, and I don’t think I will ever get used to it.
I don’t think you all quite understand what it’s like to read comments by the thousands like this either. It’s humbling.
I try to keep up. I try to acknowledge.
I try to express that I am just as grateful as you say you are when you tell me how helpful this has been for you.
Words, just simply don’t seem to suffice.
That said, I will keep it brief today… bc the point isn’t to overwhelm—it is to empower.
Noticing, remembering, and sharing like you do isn’t passive—it’s how we stay connected to reality in a world that constantly tries to blur it.
So your reading, your sharing, your asking me to dive deeper—it all counts. It all builds a chain of awareness that can’t easily be ignored as a collective.
And yeah, I am probably the last person you need to tell it’s exhausting, haha.
But flip that… bc that exhaustion is proof we still care — and that’s exactly WHY we keep going.
Bc as long as the things they do can still shock us — there hope lives.
Bc a heart that can still break is a heart that can still build; and in every gasp of disbelief lives a memory of who we once were—AND a blueprint for who we refuse to stop becoming.
So, again — I thank you.
Bc if you read this… no matter what you say or how hopeless you feel — if hope had truly died in you, these words wouldn’t find thousands of eyes willing to carry them forward daily.
Instead, thousands of people lift them, carry them, and prove hope still has hands to not only pray — but FIGHT for change with.
Be proud of that; not everyone makes it this far.
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1. Houston church employee, Donald Doolittle(58), charged after posing as an ICE agent, forcing woman to Zelle him $500, threatening deportation separation from her kids; bond set at $10k
2. ICE sent 600 kids to federal shelters this year; more than last 4 yrs combined and highest on record; often after minor stops, routine hearings or appts; avg stay ~6 months
3. MD woman (30yrs in DC) detained at ICE check-in, sent shackled to Ghana, then filmed being dragged despite judge’s order blocking return to Sierra Leone after she fled civil war there
4. Pentagon may recall Sen. Mark Kelly to service for court martial over “illegal orders” video; WH says “all orders” from DJT are “lawful orders,” troops have no right to question him
5. VP Vance’s memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ used to smuggle drugs into an OH prison; soaked pages with narcotics, shipped inside a fake Amazon order; 30yo Austin Siebert sentenced to 10y
6. Former CIA adviser Jim Rickards tells Steve Bannon Ukraine has ‘already lost;’ DJT’s plan to end war is to give Putin “everything he wants;” saying “that’s the only outcome” short of WWIII
7. DJT boosts MAGA X accounts run overseas even AFTER Elon released & removed new feature on X (including India, Russia & E. Europe); ‘accidentally’ shares anti-DJT posts and calls to impeach — himself
8. Tyson’s beef plant closure in NE will lay off 1/3 of Lexington residents and 1,700 in TX, hitting ranchers nationwide; 2 moves will ↓ US beef capacity 7–9%; imports from Brazil may rise, US ranchers lose profits
9. Former DOJ official Joseph Schnitt, (secretly recorded by woman he met on Hinge date), sues for reinstatement after AG Bondi fired him day after video aired of him saying DOJ would redact GOP and keep Dems in Epstein files
10. Viola Ford Fletcher (111) one of the last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, died
11. Campbell’s exec was allegedly recorded saying, “it’s not healthy…bioengineered meat…don’t wanna eat chicken from a 3-D printer” during a 1hr+ unhinged, racist rant; employee claims wrongful termination after reporting it in lawsuit
12. Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia erupted for the 1st time in recorded history (~12,000 yrs); 100+ homes damaged (no injuries reported) after tornado touched down in residential area outside Houston
13. Recently DJT-pardoned Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao, id sued by American families of Oct 7th attack victims; accused of 'knowingly' enabling attacks, letting $1B+ crypto reach terrorist orgs, incl. $50M AFTER Oct 7th
14. Judge tosses indictments of James Comey & Letitia James; rules DJT Pageant Atty Lindsey Halligan appointment was invalid; Comey: ‘I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again;’ Bondi vows appeal
15. DJT exempts coal-fired ‘coke ovens’ used in steelmaking from Clean Air Act rule; rule required tech to detect release of pollutants (mercury, formaldehyde, soot, dioxins & cancer-causing benzene, etc)
16. News org AP & DJT argue in federal appeals court after WH cut press access bc AP refused to call Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'; lower court ruled govt cannot retaliate against free speech; App Ct ruling to come
17. Reports show Dallas Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland (24) allegedly found dead by suicide in portable toilet following 160mph chase, crash, K-9s, drones, and pepper balls after attempted traffic stop in Dallas
18. Barn in MS where 14-yr-old Emmett Till was tortured/killed in 1955 will open as memorial by 2030 (ahead of 75th anniversary); purchased with $1.5M from Shonda Rhimes
19. US designates Cartel de los Soles as foreign terrorist organization, enabling new sanctions targeting Maduro's assets as DJT’s chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits American troops PR
20. DJT-ordered Memphis task force made 2,800+ arrests, issued 28K+ citations, overwhelming jails/courts; jail built for 2,400 but held an average daily population of 3,195 in Sept
21. DJT orders Immigration Dept to re-interview ~233K refugees from ’21–’25, halts green cards; ends Temporary Protected Status for ~10K Myanmar nationals in US, cites “improved conditions” DESPITE ongoing military dictatorship
22. DJT signs EO launching “Genesis Mission” to boost AI with federal data & private partnerships; Amazon pledges $50B to expand AI & supercomputing for US gov, adding 1.3GW capacity to boost federal missions
23. Treas. Sec. Scott Bessent says healthcare announcement coming this week; forcing CNN to walk back coverage today after DJT postponed plan to extend ACA subsidies, set income limits, premiums, etc
24. 27yo YouTube influencer MrBeast & Rockefeller Foundation partner up to boost youth philanthropy, plan global projects, fight child labor, improve school meals
All of the above were headlines pulled from the last 24 hours (Monday, 11/24/25).
My original starting list for this morning was 72 headlines; I shared 40 ‘brief’ last night (I will
If you’re one of the thousands who read these notes I leave at the end of the #24in24; THANK YOU, haha. I know after reading all that, you’re exhausted, and the LAST thing you want to do is read more.
But… I can tell you read, bc you share my quotes, and ask for more.
As a historian and quotes person, you have no idea the feeling to see something I’ve shared put in quotes like that. I have been at this for years, and I don’t think I will ever get used to it.
I don’t think you all quite understand what it’s like to read comments by the thousands like this either. It’s humbling.
I try to keep up. I try to acknowledge.
I try to express that I am just as grateful as you say you are when you tell me how helpful this has been for you.
Words, just simply don’t seem to suffice.
That said, I will keep it brief today… bc the point isn’t to overwhelm—it is to empower.
Noticing, remembering, and sharing like you do isn’t passive—it’s how we stay connected to reality in a world that constantly tries to blur it.
So your reading, your sharing, your asking me to dive deeper—it all counts. It all builds a chain of awareness that can’t easily be ignored as a collective.
And yeah, I am probably the last person you need to tell it’s exhausting, haha.
But flip that… bc that exhaustion is proof we still care — and that’s exactly WHY we keep going.
Bc as long as the things they do can still shock us — there hope lives.
Bc a heart that can still break is a heart that can still build; and in every gasp of disbelief lives a memory of who we once were—AND a blueprint for who we refuse to stop becoming.
So, again — I thank you.
Bc if you read this… no matter what you say or how hopeless you feel — if hope had truly died in you, these words wouldn’t find thousands of eyes willing to carry them forward daily.
Instead, thousands of people lift them, carry them, and prove hope still has hands to not only pray — but FIGHT for change with.
Be proud of that; not everyone makes it this far.
SOURCE