DC Shooter Worked for CIA Death Squad - The Friday AM Quickie 11/28/25
I live pretty far from the HK fire, but the tragedy has reached across the city. People here are pretty angry and shaken up, but also, so many came out to give blood, food, and supplies to the survivors that they had to shut down donation sites. Have a nice weekend, everybody! Whitney's back Monday. - Corey
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- Washington, DC National Guard Shooter Was Traumatized as a Youth Working for Bloodthirsty CIA 'Zero Unit' in Afghanistan One victim, 20-year-old Spec. Sarah Beckstrom, died at the hospital; and the other, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, is in critical condition. via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Associated Press.
- Death Toll in Hong Kong Apartment Block Fire Rises to 128 and Counting "Our hearts go out to all those affected by the horrific fire in Hong Kong," wrote Grenfell United, a group comprised of survivors and victims' families of the notorious 2017 apartment fire in London, UK – which, like the Hong Kong fire, involved substandard renovations. "We are thinking of every family waiting for news, mourning loved ones, or holding onto hope for those still missing. To the families, friends and communities, we stand with you. You are not alone." via the AP, the Hong Kong Free Press, and the Guardian.
- 'We Need Mobilization': France Reintroduces Voluntary Youth Military Service to Counter Russian Threat Aspiring Tsar Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, said he would accept Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff next week to discuss "future agreements" on Ukraine, which in his view must include Ukraine giving up land to Russia. via the New York Times, the Washington Post, and NBC News.
- Liberal Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Announces New Alberta Oil Pipeline Green groups denounced the deal, which prompted former environment minister Steven Guilbeault to resign from Carney's cabinet. via the New York Times, CBC News, and Politico.
- US Intelligence Has No Idea Who's Been Killed in Civilian Boat Strikes Trump said from Mar-a-Lago last night that a US ground war in Latin America is "going to start very soon." via the New York Times, NBC News, and the Washington Post.
- NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Serves Thanksgiving Dinner to the Poor and Homeless "In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can't afford is to forget those who are left hungry," he wrote later. via CBS News, the City, and Gothamist.
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That's how many "countries of concern" Donald Trump's US Citizenship and Immigration Services named yesterday ahead of a "a full scale, rigorous reexamination of every green card" – in other words, a push to deport more fully legal immigrants. The White House's list begins with Afghanistan and ends with Venezuela.
ON THE SHOW TODAY
11/27: Happy Friday! Sam interviews Maureen Tkacik, investigations editor at The American Prospect and senior fellow at the American Economic Liberties Project, and our very own Gino Raidy interviews Dean Fuleihan, who will be New York City's deputy mayor under Zohran Mamdani. They're pretaped interviews.
DON'T MISS MR CLIPS
Trump Backs Off National Guard in NYC After Mamdani Meeting
Is Zohran a hypnotist or something?
Sarah Hurwitz Can't Stop Making Vile Comments
I'm gonna go with Amnesty International on this one.
PARTING WORDS
“The ceasefire risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal. But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel's genocide is not over.”
-- Amnesty International secretary general Agnès Callamard, in a statement yesterday on the situation in Gaza. Meanwhile in the West Bank, Israeli forces were caught on video killing two Palestinian men after they surrendered.
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