/leftypol/ - Leftist Politically Incorrect

Realpage agrees to limit data collecting to settle DOJ rental price fixing case
The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with RealPage over allegations it helped landlords fix rents by sharing pricing information through its software, court papers showed on Monday. Under the settlement, Realpage agreed to a three-year monitorship and limits on how it collects and uses non-public data.
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/realpage-agrees-limit-data-collecting-settle-doj-rental-price-fixing-case-2025-11-24/

Ford hit again by layoffs as a second major fire erupts at critical aluminum plant in New York state
The company claimed that the latest fire was swiftly contained and the site was made safe. Despite this, the efforts to restore full production have been set back. The hot mill segment, where the incident occurred, was shut down; shipment of finished aluminum sheet was temporarily suspended; and supply to customers such as Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis was disrupted, reported the Detroit Free Press.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/11/25/rdmr-n25.html

Tyson to Close Major Beef Facility, Shafting 3,000 Workers After Boosting Stock Buybacks
The company said late last week that its decision to shutter the Lexington, Nebraska plant and scale back shifts at its Amarillo, Texas facility is “designed to right size its beef business and position it for long-term success” even as beef prices are close to record highs. The Wall Street Journal reported that Tyson and other meatpackers, which are facing federal scrutiny for allegedly colluding to drive up prices, “have been losing hundreds of millions of dollars processing beef because of the lowest amount of cattle on U.S. pastures since the 1950s.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/tyson-foods-stock-buybacks

Sinclair makes full takeover bid for Scripps
A takeover bid made sense when it appeared likely that the Federal Communications Commission would roll back decades-old broadcast ownership rules that would've prevented a deal like this one from being approved. But President Trump threw a curveball in those plans over the weekend. In a twist that shocked the broadcast community Sunday, President Trump said he "would not be happy" if the FCC lifted the national ownership cap that bars any station owner from collectively reaching more than 39% of U.S. households.
https://www.axios.com/2025/11/24/sinclair-makes-full-takeover-bid-for-scripps
https://archive.ph/KSnZa

One-third of those arrested by Border Patrol in Charlotte were classified as criminals, internal document says
Fewer than one-third of the individuals arrested by Border Patrol during the Trump administration's recent immigration enforcement crackdown in Charlotte were classified as criminals, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/charlotte-border-patrol-immigration-criminals-arrests/

FDNY members want answers after discovery of documents about 9/11 toxins at ground zero
Officials say the documents prove city leaders at the time of the attack were aware there was asbestos in the air, but intentionally hid the information. "They had real testing done and when that testing was done it was suppressed and everyone was told the air was safe, people would have made different choices," an official said.
https://abc7ny.com/post/fdny-union-leaders-demand-answers-discovery-documents-911-toxins-ground-zero/18202801/

Americans waiting for Obamacare subsidies delay or drop health insurance
Officials from several U.S. states say Americans relying on subsidies to afford Obamacare health insurance are holding off on enrolling as they face 2026 premium hikes that could more than double, with one state seeing enrollment drag by as much as 33%.
https://www.reuters.com/world/americans-waiting-obamacare-subsidies-delay-or-drop-health-insurance-2025-11-24/

Who is really behind the ‘Gen Z’ protests in Mexico?
A familiar sight awaited you if you were around the Zocalo of the National Palace of Mexico City on 15 November: One Piece flags, anti-government slogans, and clashes with the police. Has the revolution come? Is Mexico going through a similar uprising to Nepal or Madagascar? But something feels off: the guy holding the flag is 80 – hardly Gen Z. Another is held by a hooded man wearing a huge swastika. The words “Jewish whore,” aimed at President Claudia Sheinbaum, are spray-painted on the National Palace. Vicente Fox, the reactionary ex-president of Mexico, stands beside you in a bad disguise and a One Piece shirt. Almost no young people can be seen for blocks.
What the hell is going on?
https://marxist.com/who-is-really-behind-the-gen-z-protests-in-mexico.htm

Anthem Is Cutting Access to Out-of-Network Doctors
A new policy by the health insurer Anthem will penalize hospitals for using doctors outside of its coverage network. Anthem claims the move is designed to reduce its members’ out-of-pocket costs. But critics argue it will force medical facilities to police physicians’ network status, strong-arm doctors into accepting lower payments from health insurance companies, and could lead to fewer care options for patients. According to the new policy, which will take effect on January 1, Anthem will cut a hospital’s reimbursements by 10 percent whenever the facility submits a claim that includes services from out-of-network providers. Additionally, hospitals that rely on out-of-network service providers will risk “potential termination from Anthem’s networks,” according to Anthem’s notice. The policy will impact plans across eleven states, including Colorado, Georgia, and New Hampshire — all of which are managed by Elevance Health, a multibillion-dollar health company that operates Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans across fourteen states and serves millions of people.
https://jacobin.com/2025/11/anthem-health-insurance-hospitals-coverage

State-Sanctioned Jewish-Mob Terror in the West Bank
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinian villages have become open fields for illegal Jewish settlers operating under the protection of the Israeli army. In recent weeks, organized Jewish mobs, some armed with rifles and sticks, others carrying torches, have unleashed violence across occupied Palestinian towns and villages. It is not only that Israeli soldiers stand providing cover for the illegal Jewish mobs, the army blocks Palestinian farmers from accessing their farms for the annual olive harvest. The Jewish mob’s thuggery follows a clear pattern where settlers attack homes, burn olive groves, beat villagers and drive out farmers from their land. Multiple international eyewitness accounts and videos showed Jewish settlers descending from Jewish only colonies, escorted by soldiers firing tear-gas or live ammunition at Palestinians defending their farms. Meanwhile, Western media copies Israeli military euphemizing these attacks as “flash points” or “friction.” Since October, the olive harvest season in Palestine, farmers were attacked at least 259 times by illegal Jewish settlers. When Palestinian civilians attempt to defend their villages, they are murdered or arrested. This includes American Palestinian citizens detained indefinitely or killed with no charges ever filed against the Jewish murderers. The violence has become so normalized government ministers openly praise the mobs as defenders of “the Land of Israel.” Jewish settlers now act as shock-troops in a slow-motion official annexation strategy, blurring the line between state and vigilante.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/24/state-sanctioned-jewish-mob-terror-in-the-west-bank/