Matt Lake
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“Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
“Katie Mettler, a former chair of the Washington Post guild, said: “I’m glad Will Lewis has been fired. I wish it had happened before he fired all my friends.”” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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Will Lewis—the loathsome stooge who just fired hundreds of people for Bezos at the Washington Post—announces his departure from the Post with the same thumping gracelessness that has characterized his whole miserable tenure.
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Will Lewis—the loathsome stooge who just fired hundreds of people for Bezos at the Washington Post—announces his departure from the Post with the same thumping gracelessness that has characterized his whole miserable tenure.
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
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February 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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It’s the middle of the night and the President of the United States is currently ranting about whether he’s ever been to Epstein Island.
February 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
It’s the middle of the night and the President of the United States is currently ranting about whether he’s ever been to Epstein Island.
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WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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February 1, 2026 at 1:49 PM
WSJ: “.. The deal marked something unprecedented in American politics: a foreign government official taking a major ownership stake in an incoming U.S. president's company."
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It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
Karoline Leavitt lies shamelessly: "Under Joe Biden, murders were up. Violent crime was up." (Biden brought crime dramatically down from where it was in 2020, the last year of Trump's first term)
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
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Here's how many times each president and nominee appeared in the Epstein Files in the last 25 years.
George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. TOTAL: 0
Donald Trump. TOTAL: 48,571 and counting.
George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. TOTAL: 0
Donald Trump. TOTAL: 48,571 and counting.
February 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Here's how many times each president and nominee appeared in the Epstein Files in the last 25 years.
George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. TOTAL: 0
Donald Trump. TOTAL: 48,571 and counting.
George W. Bush, Al Gore, John Kerry, Barack Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris. TOTAL: 0
Donald Trump. TOTAL: 48,571 and counting.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
The Final Indignities Inflicted on Iran’s Protest Victims www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...
The Final Indignities Inflicted on Iran’s Protest Victims
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January 28, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The Final Indignities Inflicted on Iran’s Protest Victims www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/w...
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Exactly what we were saying.
If they lie so brazenly when they know there is evidence that proves the truth AND when they know we know the truth, imagine how they lie when there is no such objective, independent evidence.
If they lie so brazenly when they know there is evidence that proves the truth AND when they know we know the truth, imagine how they lie when there is no such objective, independent evidence.
“Imagine how they lie when there’s no evidence to contradict them.”
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
Watch this powerful message from Jon Stewart.
January 27, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Exactly what we were saying.
If they lie so brazenly when they know there is evidence that proves the truth AND when they know we know the truth, imagine how they lie when there is no such objective, independent evidence.
If they lie so brazenly when they know there is evidence that proves the truth AND when they know we know the truth, imagine how they lie when there is no such objective, independent evidence.
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STEPH CURRY ON THE PROTESTS: “In negative ten degree weather — It was beautiful to that turnout in those elements.”
January 26, 2026 at 3:37 PM
STEPH CURRY ON THE PROTESTS: “In negative ten degree weather — It was beautiful to that turnout in those elements.”
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New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Pretti Shooting www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Pretti Shooting www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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I guess most Trump supporters won’t get to see this but it feels like a turning point
Rest in Peace Alex Jeffrey Pretti🙏🏾 The VA ICU Nurses send him off right 💔
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I guess most Trump supporters won’t get to see this but it feels like a turning point
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„There is one story: our country is on the brink of an authoritarian take-over. In Minneapolis an innocent poet and an ER nurse at a VA hospital were both killed in cold blood by federal agents.“
#DueProcess
#BalanceofPower
#RuleofLaw
„There is one story: our country is on the brink of an authoritarian take-over. In Minneapolis an innocent poet and an ER nurse at a VA hospital were both killed in cold blood by federal agents.“
#DueProcess
#BalanceofPower
#RuleofLaw
America feels like a country on the brink of an authoritarian takeover | Francine Prose
This is the news we should be paying attention to. At least for the moment, everything else is a distraction
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January 26, 2026 at 5:51 AM
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„There is one story: our country is on the brink of an authoritarian take-over. In Minneapolis an innocent poet and an ER nurse at a VA hospital were both killed in cold blood by federal agents.“
#DueProcess
#BalanceofPower
#RuleofLaw
„There is one story: our country is on the brink of an authoritarian take-over. In Minneapolis an innocent poet and an ER nurse at a VA hospital were both killed in cold blood by federal agents.“
#DueProcess
#BalanceofPower
#RuleofLaw
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
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January 26, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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Western countries are hitting refugees twice: they are making it harder to claim asylum *and* they are cutting aid to troubled regions.
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
Adapt, shrink or die: the global crisis in humanitarian aid
[FREE TO READ] On the road in Sudan with the UN’s outgoing High Commissioner for Refugees
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January 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Western countries are hitting refugees twice: they are making it harder to claim asylum *and* they are cutting aid to troubled regions.
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
I went to Sudan, the world's worst humanitarian situation, where the UN refugee agency has had to cut half its staff. Please have a read: as.ft.com/r/df593f1e-e...
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is
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January 25, 2026 at 7:54 PM
For Trump, the Truth in Minneapolis Is What He Says It Is www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...