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Jonathan Cohen
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I was greatly influenced by one of my teachers. She had a zeal not so much for perfection as for steady betterment-she demanded not excellence so much as integrity.
Edward R. Murrow
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Epstein's "Zorro Ranch" Is Now Owned By Trump MEGA Donors Who's Son MAGICALLY Works At The White House
Now It Belongs to a MAGA Political Family With Deep Trump Ties Who Are Refusing Cadaver Searches As I Ttype This
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February 17, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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MAGA forgets about all the Spanish stars and even songs that came before him. Julio Iglesias (Of All The Girls I've Loved Before), Alejando Sanz, Miguel Bose, Raphael, Nino Bravo and others. Los del Rio's "Macarena", like they haven't danced to that! Of Course, Ricky Martin. Then there is the
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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How to Safeguard the DOJ Against the Next Trump
The Trump administration has taken a wrecking ball to the Department of Justice, dismantling the traditional barrier between prosecutorial independence and partisan politics.
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February 16, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Renderings show most detailed vision for Trump’s White House ballroom
Trump sparked public backlash when he abruptly began demolishing the East Wing, to clear space for his ballroom
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February 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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The Feb 10 El Paso airspace closure and aerial free-fire zones at the border | Joohn Choe
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February 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Opinion | You’re Paying 90% of Trump’s Tariffs
So the New York Federal Reserve says in the latest look at import prices.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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Why Winter in the U.S. Is Crazy This Year, in Five Charts
Extreme temperatures, record snowfall, surging energy use: This isn’t just a tough winter—it’s a historic one.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Confessing Exes, Cursing Curlers and a Condom Shortage: When the Olympics Get Weird
Milan Cortina has been a showcase of athletic virtuosity. And more than a little bit of strangeness.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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The Private Manhattan Club With a Jeffrey Epstein Problem
The sex offender was a founding member at the Core Club, had deep ties with its owners and frequented its spa.
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February 15, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Canada Has a Secessionist Movement on Its Hands. Its Supporters Thank Trump.
Oil-rich Alberta is poised to hold an independence referendum this year, with the American president’s allies cheering it on.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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The Trump administration has been barred from carrying out "warrantless" immigration enforcement operations in or "within 100 feet of the entrance" to various churches across the country.

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Judge bars 'warrantless' immigration enforcement raids at churches
It hardly requires mentioning that freedom of religion is both a core American value and a basic liberty protected by the First Amendment and laws of the United States
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February 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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America Fell Out of Love With the Sedan. Detroit Wants to Bring It Back.
With drivers looking for more affordable options, U.S. automakers are having second thoughts about abandoning the mass-market sedan.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Cost of Trump's Coal Push Plays Out in Dollars, Noise and Health
J.H. Campbell, a coal plant in Michigan, was slated to close, but the federal government is keeping it open.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Epstein’s Girlfriend Married a Woman, Showing How He Gamed Immigration
The sex offender used student visas, English language courses and sham marriages to make sure women in his orbit stayed where he wanted them.
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February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Democratic senators launch inquiry into EPA’s repeal of key air pollution enforcement measure
Senators said repeal was ‘particularly troubling’ and was counter to EPA’s mandate to protect human health
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February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Trump remains ‘very serious’ about taking over Greenland, Danish PM warns – Europe live
‘I think the desire from the US president is exactly the same,’ Mette Frederiksen tells Munich Security Conference
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February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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"When that Man is Dead and Gone" (1941) Anti-Hitler Song by Irving Berlin - Live at Joe's Pub
YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen
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February 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Trump doubles down on racist video, saying no staffer has been disciplined
US president, who blamed aide for post depicting Obamas as apes, maintains video is not a problem
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February 13, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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Tulsi Gabbard reportedly accused by whistleblower of suppressing intercepted call about Jared Kushner and Iran – live
Wall Street Journal and New York Times report that Trump’s director of national security was accused of mishandling report about intercepted phone call last year between two members of foreign intelli...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:09 AM
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Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says
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February 13, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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The president’s condition is deeply alarming
This afternoon, President Trump finally emerged from his self-imposed exile for the “Champion of Coal” event at the White House, where he stunned the entire room with grave concern for his well-being....
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February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Dear Pam Bondi, (A Letter From A Father)
Dear Ms Bondi,
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February 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House
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February 12, 2026 at 3:17 AM