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A student paper at Hegseth's alma mater claimed that the 2003 senior thesis of the U.S. Defense Secretary contains eight instances of "uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying"
Pete Hegseth 'plagiarized' senior thesis, Princeton student paper claims
www.irishstar.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A student paper at Hegseth's alma mater claimed that the 2003 senior thesis of the U.S. Defense Secretary contains eight instances of "uncredited material, sham paraphrasing, and verbatim copying"
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Hurley Blankenship, CIA's chief data officer, said "substantive messages" were not present.
Signal war plans messages disappear from CIA director's phone
www.newsweek.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hurley Blankenship, CIA's chief data officer, said "substantive messages" were not present.
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Apple quickly shipped 600 tons of iPhones to ‘beat’ the new tariffs
Apple quickly shipped 600 tons of iPhones to ‘beat’ the new tariffs
That’s about 1.5 million iPhones.
buff.ly
April 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Apple quickly shipped 600 tons of iPhones to ‘beat’ the new tariffs
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⚡️'Russia managed to influence some in White House through information,' Zelensky tells Time magazine.
Russian propaganda is successfully influencing the American leadership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Time magazine published on March 24.
Russian propaganda is successfully influencing the American leadership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Time magazine published on March 24.
'Russia managed to influence some in White House,' Zelensky tells Time magazine
"I believe Russia has managed to influence some people on the White House team through information," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Their signal to the Americans was that the Ukrainians do not wa...
kyivindependent.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
⚡️'Russia managed to influence some in White House through information,' Zelensky tells Time magazine.
Russian propaganda is successfully influencing the American leadership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Time magazine published on March 24.
Russian propaganda is successfully influencing the American leadership, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Time magazine published on March 24.
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Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Free speech latest.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
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Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card
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theonion.com/poll-fi...
March 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Poll Finds Most Americans Would Swap Democracy For $100 Best Buy Gift Card
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theonion.com/poll-fi...
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MAGA and MAGA politicians…Trump, JD Vance, etal. …often repeat Russian Propaganda without any clue that it’s fake. Remember how Vance and Trump spread fake conspiracy about Haitians eating pets?
Find out the source. Putin is not our friend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Find out the source. Putin is not our friend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
A Bugatti, a first lady and the fake stories aimed at Americans
A former US police officer runs an AI-powered network of misleading news sites turning its sights towards November.
www.bbc.com
February 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
MAGA and MAGA politicians…Trump, JD Vance, etal. …often repeat Russian Propaganda without any clue that it’s fake. Remember how Vance and Trump spread fake conspiracy about Haitians eating pets?
Find out the source. Putin is not our friend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Find out the source. Putin is not our friend.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.
Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases
Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.
wrd.cm
February 20, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.
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⚡️Russian court issues first prison sentence under ‘LGBT extremism’ law.
A district court in Kemerovo Oblast has issued Russia’s first prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Feb. 19.
A district court in Kemerovo Oblast has issued Russia’s first prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Feb. 19.
Russian court issues first prison sentence under ‘LGBT extremism’ law
A court in Siberia has issued Russia’s first prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Feb. 19.
kyivindependent.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
⚡️Russian court issues first prison sentence under ‘LGBT extremism’ law.
A district court in Kemerovo Oblast has issued Russia’s first prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Feb. 19.
A district court in Kemerovo Oblast has issued Russia’s first prison sentence under the country’s ban on the so-called “international LGBT movement,” independent Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Feb. 19.
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In 1999, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then an environmental lawyer, was named by Time magazine as a “hero of the planet” for his pioneering work to clean up America’s waterways. On his second day as secretary of the DHHS, he ended HHS funding for health and climate change.
RFK Jr., one-time environmentalist, kills NIH climate change programs
He pulled HHS support from projects that aim to protect Americans' health.
www.motherjones.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In 1999, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., then an environmental lawyer, was named by Time magazine as a “hero of the planet” for his pioneering work to clean up America’s waterways. On his second day as secretary of the DHHS, he ended HHS funding for health and climate change.
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Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home. She was 43.
Anne Marie Hochhalter, Paralyzed in Columbine Shooting, Dies at 43
Fiercely independent, she publicly discussed the long-term effects of gun violence and spoke of forgiveness.
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Anne Marie Hochhalter, who spoke publicly about the long-lasting effects of gun violence after she was paralyzed in the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, was found dead on Sunday at her home. She was 43.
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The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad criticizing Elon Musk in the Washington Post — but the paper backed out.
See the 'Fire Elon Musk' ad the Washington Post scrapped from its Tuesday edition
The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad criticizing Elon Musk in the Washington Post — but the paper backed out.
www.businessinsider.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The watchdog group Common Cause said it planned to run an ad criticizing Elon Musk in the Washington Post — but the paper backed out.
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X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers
X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users to send out a link that’s used to contact them directly through the service. The blocks, which impact direct…
tcrn.ch
February 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers
The next Trump appointee.
Man accused of raping at least 5 women he met on dating apps: ‘Insanely heinous’
Man accused of raping at least 5 women he met on dating apps: ‘Insanely heinous’
A Missouri man is accused of raping at least five women he met on dating apps, officials said.
www.live5news.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The next Trump appointee.
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NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...
propub.li
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: Under the Trump administration, the Office for Civil Rights has shifted its focus to removing gender-neutral bathrooms, banning transgender athletes from women’s sports and prioritizing complaints alleging discrimination against white students.
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
This order effectively puts the US on the side of war criminals at the expense of victims of grave crimes seeking justice.
Read more: bit.ly/4gxSvuD
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Milwaukee teacher suspended for sharing immigrant rights resources - World Socialist Web Site
#teacher #immigration #immigrantrights
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
#teacher #immigration #immigrantrights
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
Milwaukee teacher suspended for sharing immigrant rights resources
Milwaukee Public Schools suspended Alondra Garcia in a blatant act of retaliation for supporting her immigrant students.
www.wsws.org
February 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Milwaukee teacher suspended for sharing immigrant rights resources - World Socialist Web Site
#teacher #immigration #immigrantrights
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
#teacher #immigration #immigrantrights
www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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We have it in our hands to deny power to Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Murdoch. We can do it. Right now.
Just stop using their products.
Just stop using their products.
January 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
We have it in our hands to deny power to Musk, Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Murdoch. We can do it. Right now.
Just stop using their products.
Just stop using their products.
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GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.
Bidenomics Was Wildly Successful
The president’s domestic record wasn’t just extraordinary. It might put Democrats back in power in four years.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:17 PM
GDP has risen 12.6 percent over Biden’s tenure, far outpacing both predictions made even before Covid became a household name and growth in other advanced countries.
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Since 2021, Musk has reportedly failed to self-report key details of his life to the Department of Defense as required by his top-secret clearance, including travel activities, persons with whom he has met, and drug use.
Report: Elon Musk failed to report movement required by security clearance
No federal agencies have accused Musk of disclosing classified information.
arstechnica.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Since 2021, Musk has reportedly failed to self-report key details of his life to the Department of Defense as required by his top-secret clearance, including travel activities, persons with whom he has met, and drug use.
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Every time you repost Me, an angel gets laid.
December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Every time you repost Me, an angel gets laid.
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How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
How 3M Discovered, Then Concealed, the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
The company found its own toxic compounds in human blood—and kept selling them.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:09 PM
How did 3M’s “forever chemicals” end up in all of us? Sharon Lerner reports the inside story of the corporate scientists who discovered—then helped to conceal—the dangers of its chemicals.
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U.S. border agents seized 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that arrived from Asia at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
U.S. Border Agents Seize 3,000 Fake Gibson Guitars
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history, officials said.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:21 AM
U.S. border agents seized 3,000 fake Gibson guitars that arrived from Asia at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.
They would have been worth nearly $18 million if they were genuine, making it the largest counterfeit instrument seizure in history.