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Progress by Presidents: Obama–Biden vs. Trump – A Comparison – 2025
Editor’s Note: I wanted to compare our recent “Democratic Party” Presidents with the two Trump terms, one in just under a year in office. The goals, achievements, and actions are striking in terms of serving American citizens and American Democracy. I was aided in my comparison project by Perplexity Pro, my right-hand AI for deep…
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Midterm Elections 2026: Updates, News, and Projections Monthly Series – November 2025
Editor’s Note: This report is prepared monthly for me by Perplexity Pro, and edited by me. These will be published monthly until the midterms in November, 2026. U.S. Midterms Monthly Report – November 2025 Latest Monthly Update, November 2025: U.S. Midterms Political Climate and Voter Sentiment America is gripped by significant political dissatisfaction: an ABC…
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Sonia Sotomayor: The People’s Justice and the Voice of Conscience – A Special SCOTUS Series
Sonia Sotomayor: The People’s Justice and the Voice of Conscience Early Life and Education Sonia Maria Sotomayor was born in 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents who had migrated to the mainland after World War II. Her father, a tool-and-die worker, died when she was nine, leaving her mother, Celina, to…
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Samuel Alito: Architect of the Court’s Conservative Supermajority – A Special SCOTUS Series
Samuel Alito: Architect of the Court’s Conservative Supermajority Early Life and Education Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. was born in 1950 in Trenton, New Jersey, to an Italian-American family rooted in education and public service. His father, an immigrant from Italy, worked for the New Jersey legislature, while his mother taught school. Alito excelled academically, graduating…
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Clarence Thomas: The Court’s Longest-Serving Conservative Voice – A Special SCOTUS Series
Clarence Thomas: The Court’s Longest-Serving Conservative Voice Early Life and Education Clarence Thomas was born in 1948 in Pin Point, Georgia, a small Gullah community near Savannah. After his father left, he was raised by his mother and, from age seven, by his grandfather Myers Anderson, whose strict discipline fostered self-reliance. Thomas attended a segregated…
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Comic: Crossing the Atlantic on the Queen Mary 2 – The Washington Post
Travel 7 nights at sea aboard the last grand ocean liner The Queen Mary 2 keeps a romantic age of transatlantic sailing alive. By Christine Mi, November 3, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. EST, Yesterday at 5:00 a.m. EST, 10 min Mi wrote and illustrated this comic after spending seven nights aboard the Queen Mary 2.…
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In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times – Literary Hub
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth By Sarah Weinman,November 3, 2025 Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my…
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How Seattle, King County libraries get books into your hands
How Seattle, King County libraries get books into your hands Nov. 2, 2025 at 6:00 am, Updated Nov. 2, 2025 at 6:01 am Tony Lauricella, automated materials handling system lead, dumps a tote of books into a singulator to be sorted at Seattle Public Library’s Maintenance and Operations Center in Georgetown on Sept. 11. (Karen…
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The queen of vampire fiction gets her New Orleans farewell – Axios New Orleans
Oct 31, 2025 – Culture The queen of vampire fiction gets her New Orleans farewell New Orleans pays homage this weekend to author Anne Rice in two grand events for fans of the vampire novelist and the fantastical world she created. Why it matters: It’s a delayed celebration of life for Rice, who died in…
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Seeing Things – Trump: Gold In The Capitol? – Liza Donnelly
And the Epstein Files are still not released… By Liza Donnelly, November 3, 2025 Trump really would rather not have a legislative branch of any kind. Plus, the building that houses that branch of democracy is not gaudy enough for him. And this just in: Trump says he’s only going to make partial SNAP payments…
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Supreme Court has empowered Trump. How much further will it go? – The Washington Post
Supreme Court has expanded presidential powers under Trump. How far will it go? The justices will hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of most of the president’s tariffs — the first in a series of tests of sweeping claims of authority. November 2, 2025 at 8:36 a.m. EST, Today at 8:36 a.m. EST, 10 min…
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Voters broadly disapprove of Trump but remain divided on midterms, poll finds – The Washington Post
Voters broadly disapprove of Trump but remain divided on midterms, poll finds Most Americans disapprove President Trump’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers. November 2, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. EDT, Yesterday at 12:01 a.m. EDT, 11 min About nine months into his second term,…
