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3. Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, has issued a fatwa instructing Iranians to avoid social and economic interaction with the Baháʼí, a directive reminiscent of the measures imposed by the Nazi regime in the years leading up to the Holocaust.
Iran’s Baha’is informed by text government is seizing their homes
Authorities in the central Iranian city of Isfahan have begun seizing homes and assets from members of the Bahá’í religious minority by text message—an unprecedented move a community spokesperson call...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
3. Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader, has issued a fatwa instructing Iranians to avoid social and economic interaction with the Baháʼí, a directive reminiscent of the measures imposed by the Nazi regime in the years leading up to the Holocaust.
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2. The Baháʼís have long been persecuted by the Islamic Republic through unjust seizures of property and imprisonment, solely on the basis of their religious beliefs.
Iran’s Baha’is informed by text government is seizing their homes
Authorities in the central Iranian city of Isfahan have begun seizing homes and assets from members of the Bahá’í religious minority by text message—an unprecedented move a community spokesperson call...
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August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
2. The Baháʼís have long been persecuted by the Islamic Republic through unjust seizures of property and imprisonment, solely on the basis of their religious beliefs.
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1. NEWS
Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community in the city of Isfahan, informing them of the action via text message.
Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community in the city of Isfahan, informing them of the action via text message.
Iran’s Baha’is informed by text government is seizing their homes
Authorities in the central Iranian city of Isfahan have begun seizing homes and assets from members of the Bahá’í religious minority by text message—an unprecedented move a community spokesperson call...
bit.ly
August 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1. NEWS
Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community in the city of Isfahan, informing them of the action via text message.
Authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have begun ordering the confiscation of property and bank accounts belonging to members of the Baháʼí community in the city of Isfahan, informing them of the action via text message.
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OEF vet here: I beg to differ.
Traitors like Cavanaugh get what traitors get. Whether that’s an official thing or not. He helped the same organization that killed and wounded so many of us.
We just wanna talk.
Traitors like Cavanaugh get what traitors get. Whether that’s an official thing or not. He helped the same organization that killed and wounded so many of us.
We just wanna talk.
August 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
OEF vet here: I beg to differ.
Traitors like Cavanaugh get what traitors get. Whether that’s an official thing or not. He helped the same organization that killed and wounded so many of us.
We just wanna talk.
Traitors like Cavanaugh get what traitors get. Whether that’s an official thing or not. He helped the same organization that killed and wounded so many of us.
We just wanna talk.
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It’s just a systematic dismantling of the country’s interests and although I understand why the evil Republicans are helping him out, I cannot figure out why the Democrats aren’t doing anything to stop him from doing irreversible things to our nation’s best assets.
Why aren’t they even trying?
Why aren’t they even trying?
August 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It’s just a systematic dismantling of the country’s interests and although I understand why the evil Republicans are helping him out, I cannot figure out why the Democrats aren’t doing anything to stop him from doing irreversible things to our nation’s best assets.
Why aren’t they even trying?
Why aren’t they even trying?
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I just wish people could see that Putin is destroying his lifelong enemy from the inside. He’s not just attacking us. No, he’s systematically alienating every ally, destroying every trade relationship, massively antagonizing our neighbors north and south, firing all the scientific expertise.
August 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I just wish people could see that Putin is destroying his lifelong enemy from the inside. He’s not just attacking us. No, he’s systematically alienating every ally, destroying every trade relationship, massively antagonizing our neighbors north and south, firing all the scientific expertise.
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14/ For Halimi and his family, those actions would have far-reaching consequences.
Read the full story by @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro:
Read the full story by @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro:
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
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August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
14/ For Halimi and his family, those actions would have far-reaching consequences.
Read the full story by @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro:
Read the full story by @chrisbing.bsky.social and Avi Asher-Schapiro:
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13/ Neither the White House nor Musk responded to reporters’ requests for comment.
August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
13/ Neither the White House nor Musk responded to reporters’ requests for comment.
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12/ “DOGE was completely indifferent to the effect their actions had on human beings,” said Barnett Rubin, an Afghanistan expert who has served as a senior advisor for the United Nations and State Department. All it cared about, he said, was making “its enemies look bad.”
August 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
12/ “DOGE was completely indifferent to the effect their actions had on human beings,” said Barnett Rubin, an Afghanistan expert who has served as a senior advisor for the United Nations and State Department. All it cared about, he said, was making “its enemies look bad.”
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11/ Cavanaugh did not respond to questions about his access to these records or how they appeared to conflict with his statements on Fox News. But Cavanaugh defended cuts at the agency as needed and aligning with President Trump's agenda.
August 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
11/ Cavanaugh did not respond to questions about his access to these records or how they appeared to conflict with his statements on Fox News. But Cavanaugh defended cuts at the agency as needed and aligning with President Trump's agenda.
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10/ But documents obtained by ProPublica show that four weeks earlier, Cavanaugh had received detailed records from USIP outlining Halimi’s work.
These records included invoices, project descriptions, and dates and times showing what Halimi was supposed to be doing on specific days.
These records included invoices, project descriptions, and dates and times showing what Halimi was supposed to be doing on specific days.
August 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
10/ But documents obtained by ProPublica show that four weeks earlier, Cavanaugh had received detailed records from USIP outlining Halimi’s work.
These records included invoices, project descriptions, and dates and times showing what Halimi was supposed to be doing on specific days.
These records included invoices, project descriptions, and dates and times showing what Halimi was supposed to be doing on specific days.
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9/ On TV, Cavanaugh called the United States Institute of Peace “the least peaceful agency we worked with.”
He told Watters he’d uncovered documents showing USIP was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban and that DOGE was unable to find any justification for those payments.
He told Watters he’d uncovered documents showing USIP was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban and that DOGE was unable to find any justification for those payments.
August 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
9/ On TV, Cavanaugh called the United States Institute of Peace “the least peaceful agency we worked with.”
He told Watters he’d uncovered documents showing USIP was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban and that DOGE was unable to find any justification for those payments.
He told Watters he’d uncovered documents showing USIP was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban and that DOGE was unable to find any justification for those payments.
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8/ Then came Cavanaugh’s turn. The United States Institute of Peace, he told the assembled men, was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban.
As he spoke, the chyron at the bottom of the screen read: “THE TALIBAN GETS DOGED.”
As he spoke, the chyron at the bottom of the screen read: “THE TALIBAN GETS DOGED.”
August 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
8/ Then came Cavanaugh’s turn. The United States Institute of Peace, he told the assembled men, was making payments to a contractor associated with the Taliban.
As he spoke, the chyron at the bottom of the screen read: “THE TALIBAN GETS DOGED.”
As he spoke, the chyron at the bottom of the screen read: “THE TALIBAN GETS DOGED.”
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7/ One by one, each of the DOGE members one-upped each other with outrageous — yet often inaccurate — examples of government waste.
With each story, host Jesse Watters egged them on, raising his eyebrows in disbelief. Every so often, the team would burst into laughter.
With each story, host Jesse Watters egged them on, raising his eyebrows in disbelief. Every so often, the team would burst into laughter.
August 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
7/ One by one, each of the DOGE members one-upped each other with outrageous — yet often inaccurate — examples of government waste.
With each story, host Jesse Watters egged them on, raising his eyebrows in disbelief. Every so often, the team would burst into laughter.
With each story, host Jesse Watters egged them on, raising his eyebrows in disbelief. Every so often, the team would burst into laughter.
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6/ Halimi and his family were on their own. Maybe, they hoped, this would all blow over if they stayed quiet and laid low.
That’s when Cavanaugh, Musk and other DOGE members made an appearance on Fox News.
That’s when Cavanaugh, Musk and other DOGE members made an appearance on Fox News.
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
6/ Halimi and his family were on their own. Maybe, they hoped, this would all blow over if they stayed quiet and laid low.
That’s when Cavanaugh, Musk and other DOGE members made an appearance on Fox News.
That’s when Cavanaugh, Musk and other DOGE members made an appearance on Fox News.
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5/ Halimi tried his best not to show his panic. He turned to his bosses in Washington to ask for help in clearing his name, but everyone he knew was gone.
DOGE had axed them all. Now USIP was firmly in the hands of someone he’d never heard of: Cavanaugh, who'd been installed as interim president.
DOGE had axed them all. Now USIP was firmly in the hands of someone he’d never heard of: Cavanaugh, who'd been installed as interim president.
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
5/ Halimi tried his best not to show his panic. He turned to his bosses in Washington to ask for help in clearing his name, but everyone he knew was gone.
DOGE had axed them all. Now USIP was firmly in the hands of someone he’d never heard of: Cavanaugh, who'd been installed as interim president.
DOGE had axed them all. Now USIP was firmly in the hands of someone he’d never heard of: Cavanaugh, who'd been installed as interim president.
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4/ First came the flurry of threatening messages.
A week later, the realization of his worst fears: Taliban agents blindfolded his relatives and held them for several days in a remote prison, where they were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi’s work.
A week later, the realization of his worst fears: Taliban agents blindfolded his relatives and held them for several days in a remote prison, where they were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi’s work.
August 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
4/ First came the flurry of threatening messages.
A week later, the realization of his worst fears: Taliban agents blindfolded his relatives and held them for several days in a remote prison, where they were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi’s work.
A week later, the realization of his worst fears: Taliban agents blindfolded his relatives and held them for several days in a remote prison, where they were repeatedly beaten and questioned about Halimi’s work.
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3/ Halimi initially wonders if Musk’s accusation is an April Fool’s joke. After all, the decades of work he had done consulting for U.S. diplomats wasn’t in service of the Taliban; it was the opposite.
Little did he know his nightmare was just beginning.
Little did he know his nightmare was just beginning.
DOGE Targeted Him on Social Media. Then the Taliban Took His Family.
Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi, who fled the Taliban in 2021, had worked to help U.S. diplomats understand his homeland. Then DOGE put his family’s lives at risk by exposing his sensitive work for a U...
www.propublica.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
3/ Halimi initially wonders if Musk’s accusation is an April Fool’s joke. After all, the decades of work he had done consulting for U.S. diplomats wasn’t in service of the Taliban; it was the opposite.
Little did he know his nightmare was just beginning.
Little did he know his nightmare was just beginning.
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2/ It starts with a viral Elon Musk post.
“United States Institute of Peace Funded Taliban,” the graphic read, falsely claiming that USIP was funding the terrorist group through Halimi, whose work with the independent nonprofit involved providing advice to help US diplomats understand Afghanistan.
“United States Institute of Peace Funded Taliban,” the graphic read, falsely claiming that USIP was funding the terrorist group through Halimi, whose work with the independent nonprofit involved providing advice to help US diplomats understand Afghanistan.
August 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
2/ It starts with a viral Elon Musk post.
“United States Institute of Peace Funded Taliban,” the graphic read, falsely claiming that USIP was funding the terrorist group through Halimi, whose work with the independent nonprofit involved providing advice to help US diplomats understand Afghanistan.
“United States Institute of Peace Funded Taliban,” the graphic read, falsely claiming that USIP was funding the terrorist group through Halimi, whose work with the independent nonprofit involved providing advice to help US diplomats understand Afghanistan.
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i'll say it again, my loud and vigorous support for any democrat who calls for televised hearings and criminal charges for everyone involved in DOGE. this guy should never be able to live in peace again.
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.
This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.
Then the Taliban took his family. 🧵
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
i'll say it again, my loud and vigorous support for any democrat who calls for televised hearings and criminal charges for everyone involved in DOGE. this guy should never be able to live in peace again.
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What's going to happen when iCE kidnaps soccer players from African and South American nations competing at the World Cup simply because ICE has a habit of profiling. Simply put, if the teams decide to go for a walk in between games, will they be picked up? Mark my words, this will be a reality.
August 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What's going to happen when iCE kidnaps soccer players from African and South American nations competing at the World Cup simply because ICE has a habit of profiling. Simply put, if the teams decide to go for a walk in between games, will they be picked up? Mark my words, this will be a reality.
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REPORTER: In Israel, the families of hostages are opposed to the reoccupying of Gaza. Why does the US support it?
TRUMP: Well not all of them
TRUMP: Well not all of them
August 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
REPORTER: In Israel, the families of hostages are opposed to the reoccupying of Gaza. Why does the US support it?
TRUMP: Well not all of them
TRUMP: Well not all of them
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Tulsi Gabbard stripped the clearance of NSA's top math whiz based on a conspiracy theory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbdY...
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The Conspiracy Theory that Got NSA's Top Math Whiz Purged
YouTube video by emptywheel
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August 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Tulsi Gabbard stripped the clearance of NSA's top math whiz based on a conspiracy theory.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbdY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbdY...
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Pritzker has been one of the few Democratic voices who has not really deviated on supporting transgender people.
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Pritzker has been one of the few Democratic voices who has not really deviated on supporting transgender people.
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asked about Jay Powell, Trump's brain flits from the stock market to the US military to Afghanistan to Putin to Biden -- all within a minute. He never answers the question about Powell.
August 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
asked about Jay Powell, Trump's brain flits from the stock market to the US military to Afghanistan to Putin to Biden -- all within a minute. He never answers the question about Powell.