BREAKING: France just offered sweeping education concessions to end weeks of student protests, and students say it’s not enough, per BBC The government’s package: 3,000 extra substitute teachers for high-need schools and at-risk suburbs Canceling planned teacher job cuts and adding 500 teaching jobs Capping first-year high school classes at 28 students, starting with disadvantaged schools in 2027 Up to €4 billion ($4.5 billion) in low-interest loans to renovate schools through 2030, plus €1 billion for universities 15,000 new university places across 2027 and 2028 Raising student grants and tying them to inflation from 2027 Overhauling the Parcoursup university admissions system in 2027, then replacing it entirely in 2028 Student leaders vowed to keep protesting.

I'm in my 40s. I'm a lawyer. My wife is a lawyer. We both work full time. We cannot afford the house my parents purchased on a single electrician's income in their 30s. We cannot afford the house my immigrant grandparents purchased on a single MTA bus driver's salary in their 30s. They had SIX CHILDREN. For 30 years, politicians in Washington & their oligarch allies convinced regular people that this was just about avocado toast and fancy coffee. In reality, this is end-stage capitalism. Everyone is stuck in place. It's impossible to buy a home. It's too costly to move. We work too much to have passion projects. We don't have enough savings to start our own businesses. We can't afford to go without healthcare to do it. Thanks for writing this article @troy_closson. Would be very happy to discuss further. nytimes.com/2026/10/25/nyreg…

Marco Rubio still owes Europe answers about America's intentions, argues Ivan Krastev in his latest piece for @ftopinion as.ft.com/r/7b01926d-a433-48…

A better answer @MattDuss: Democrats (and Republicans) should work to fix whatever is holding back the @BoardOfPeace from doing the job the world expects of it. For starters, you're calling them corrupt when they've spent almost no money. There's a better way to make this work.

In a piece published in Foreign Affairs by the Foundation for Defense of Democracy’s Miad Maleki, suspiciously published a mere 48 hours after the U.S. blockade of Iran was imposed (and also published one within HOURS), we see the REAL goal of the United States’ economic warfare campaign against Iran: “Within weeks of a blockade, the country could run out of food…” “A blockade will inhibit Iranian exports of all kinds—oil being the most important, but also petrochemicals—as well as imports of much of the country’s grain.” “Iran is the largest importer of bulk grain and oilseed in the Middle East. Approximately 14 million of the 30 million tons of grain imported into Gulf markets annually are destined for Iran—all of it seaborne and all of it dependent on passage through the Strait of Hormuz. When the strait shut, grain deliveries to Iran’s primary port, Bandar Imam Khomeini, all but stopped.” “Pharmaceutical and medical supply chains faced similar disruptions.” First of all, let’s take a moment to acknowledge how CLEARLY one of the primary goals of the U.S. blockade is to create food and medical supply shortages within Iran. Secondly, let’s take a moment to acknowledge how comically STUPID the Foundation for Defense of Democracy has been throughout the ENTIRE Iran War, including the claim that “within weeks of the blockade, Iran could run out of food”… A) You’re sick. B) You’re stupid.

Barack Obama decided to hit Pete Hegseth with the elbow from the top rope. Absolutely brutal takedown.

I'm not feeling optimistic about our nation's future.

🚨Scoop: U.S. intelligence finds Iran has "substantially increased" its efforts to target American diplomats & officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching "advanced stages," per memo to Secretary of State Rubio. My story on @axios axios.com/2026/10/24/iran-wa…