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#1 Campbell’s Soup VP Mocks ‘Poor People’ Who Buy Its Food in Secret Recording - Robert Alexander for Newsweek, I Meme Therefore I Am, stfn.news, Bridgett Fertig/The Augur, snwsquishy, and Gen X | AI-Wired Truthslinger/King Arthur Fan on X
Campbell Soup Company is facing an employment discrimination and retaliation lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit Court after a former security analyst alleged he was fired for reporting inappropriate conduct by a senior executive. The complaint, Garza v. Campbell Soup Company, case number 25-018465-CD, was filed on November 20, 2025, by the Runyan Law Group on behalf of plaintiff Robert Garza. The defendants are Campbell Soup Company and supervisor J.D. Aupperle. Newsweek contacted attorneys for Campbell Soup Company and Garza for comment via email outside of normal office hours on Monday...
#2 DOGE ‘Doesn’t Exist’ With Eight Months Left on Its Charter - Courtney Rozen for Reuters (community note), #Kamloops PC Doctor, Amity/RAIUSA10, MikeCaymanTrades, and ThēPrìcklyThìstle on X
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump's pledge to slash the government's size, but which critics say delivered few measurable savings. "That doesn't exist," Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told Reuters earlier this month when asked about DOGE's status...
#3 Ivermectin Can Now Be Dispensed in Texas Without Physician Prescription - Phil West for Texas Medical Association, Ian Jaeger, Eric Daugherty, Lauren Chen/Mary Talley Bowden MD, and Aaron Dibert on X
House Bill 25 authorizes Texas pharmacists to distribute ivermectin “without requiring a prescription order from a licensed health care practitioner,” further elaborating in the bill’s text that “a pharmacist acting in a reasonably prudent manner is not criminally or civilly liable or subject to professional disciplinary action for dispensing ivermectin.” The bill, which goes into effect Dec. 4, calls for pharmacists to adhere to “any written standardized procedures or protocols issued by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy,” including providing instructions on proper use, upon dispensing...
#4 Markets Bet on Whether Marjorie Taylor Greene Will Be the Nominee for the Presidency for the Republican Party - Quiver Quantitative, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Chicago1Ray, Collin Rugg, and captive dreamer/OSZ on X
Kalshi has reported 30,198 in volume over the last 24 hours on their market for “Will Marjorie Taylor Greene be the nominee for the Presidency for the Republican party?”, making it one of the hottest markets on the platform today. The market currently is implying a 5% chance for "Marjorie Taylor Greene", which is neutral from yesterday, when the market implied a 5% probability. If Marjorie Taylor Greene wins and accepts the nomination for the Presidency for the Republican party, then the market resolves to Yes. In total, this market has seen a volume of 644,638 transactions since it was first opened on November 05, 2025. There are 521,298 positions of open interest in this market, and the overall liquidity is sitting at 264,348,841 contracts...
#5 Trump Latest: President Ramps up Threats Against Democrats - Katie Hawkinson and Joe Sommerlad for Independent, Raffaele La Ciura, NewsToBets｜Prediction Market News, Paul Tomaszewski, MS NOW Reports, juliomm, and Proud to be a Canadian on X
President Donald Trump has ramped up his attacks on Democratic lawmakers who posted a video last week urging members of the Armed Forces to refuse “illegal” orders from his administration. Trump called for the representatives and senators concerned to be jailed in a pair of late-night Truth Social posts Saturday, accusing them of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL,” having previously argued that they should face the death penalty. The president also shared posts on his platform from users referring to the opposition as the “Domestic Terrorist party” and to the lawmakers as “traitorous communists.”
#6 X’s New Location Transparency Feature Unleashes Questions About Origins of MAGA Accounts - Angela Yang for NBC News, old democrat repost not my views, Lucky Molly/Astraia, Aubrey El, Ed Krassenstein/Lyrical Cynical, Zephrane Cochrane, and ETtech on X
A new transparency feature on X has stirred confusion, anger, and a wave of online sleuthing after users discovered that the platform was suddenly displaying the surprising locations where certain accounts are based. Over the weekend, users noticed that clicking an account’s join date now opens a tab that shows the country or region in which the account is located. X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, teased the feature last month as a way to help users verify the authenticity of content they read and limit the influence of troll farms, which often run political accounts from outside the countries they target...
#7 Tourist Tax Expected to Be Introduced for London - Chloe Laws for Conde Nast Travelers, World Travel Index | News and Inspiration, Syed Burhan Rizvi, Paul Swaddle, UAE BARQ, and 1880 News on X
London is preparing to introduce a new tourist tax that would charge overnight visitors a fee on stays in hotels and short-term rentals such as Airbnbs. The move follows a recommendation from a cross-party oversight committee of the Greater London Authority (GLA). London Mayor Sadiq Khan has voiced support for the tourist tax plans, but has said he will not comment on “speculation” and would wait for confirmation from the Government before making any concrete preparations to roll out the levy...
#8 US Postal Service Announces Major Price Hikes for 2026 - Kelly Corbett for Syracuse.com, FOX5 Las Vegas, wtoc11, 21CPW.com, PHYLLIS JAEGER, and
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Prepare to pay a little extra when shipping through the U.S. Postal Service next year. The U.S. Postal Service has proposed raising prices on several shipping services starting Jan. 18, 2026. On Nov. 14, the agency filed a notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission asking for price adjustments for four shipping services. Under the proposal, which was already approved by the governors of USPS, Ground Advantage would see the largest price increase at approximately 7.8 percent, followed by Priority Mail service at 6.6 percent, Parcel Select at 6.0 percent, and Priority Mail Express service at 5.1 percent... About 75 million Americans will see a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment to their Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits in 2026. The increase is expected to add $56 per month on average to Social Security retirement benefits, according to the Social Security Administration. But other changes — particularly a new tax deduction for seniors and rates for Medicare Part B premiums — will affect the final amount retirees see in their monthly checks starting in January. The Social Security Administration will send beneficiaries a one-page statement starting in early December with “exact dates and dollar amounts” of new monthly benefits for 2026, as well as any deductions, according to the agency... In his first TV news interview since announcing his gubernatorial campaign, Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., said that Californians should be able to vote using their phones in elections. "I want us to be able to vote by phone," Swalwell told CNN's Elex Michaelson on Saturday. Reacting to Michaelson's surprised expression, Swalwell continued, "Yeah. If we can do our taxes, make our healthcare appointments, you know, essentially do your banking online, you should be able to vote by phone. Make it safe. Make it secure, but it‘s actually already happening all over the United States."
#9 Social Security Payment Boost for 2026 Confirmed: New Monthly Amounts for Retirees, Spouses, Survivors, and Disabled Beneficiaries Explained - Lorie Konish for CNBC, Parker Tax Pro Library, Samuel David, Monica, Rob Burchfield, and SgMan on X
#10 California Governor Candidate Eric Swalwell Wants People to Be Able to ‘Vote by Phone' - Lindsay Kornick for Fox News, Ron DeSantis/The Blaze, Eric Swalwell, and Laura Loomer/MAGAman on X
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