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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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More than 25 years after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a woman who ran a small country store, Brian Pippitt walked out of Minnesota’s largest prison a free man on Wednesday.
Minnesota Man Is Freed After Serving 25 Years for Murder He Did Not Commit
The state’s conviction review unit concluded that Brian Pippitt, 63, was not involved in the 1998 murder of an 84-year-old woman, for which he was serving a life sentence.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
More than 25 years after he was found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of a woman who ran a small country store, Brian Pippitt walked out of Minnesota’s largest prison a free man on Wednesday.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
Opinion | By Killing Renee Good, ICE Sent a Message to Us All
Not even citizens are safe in Trump’s America.
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes.
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Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good:
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Minnesota Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good:
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A Trump regime loyalist and terrorist yells at anti-impunity protestors in the US, as Trump regime forces stand behind him proudly: "a storm is here", "no one can stop what is coming", and "We executed one of you yesterday, do you understand that" #3E
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 PM
A Trump regime loyalist and terrorist yells at anti-impunity protestors in the US, as Trump regime forces stand behind him proudly: "a storm is here", "no one can stop what is coming", and "We executed one of you yesterday, do you understand that" #3E
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This set’s about daylight. About names, badges, and the idea that power isn’t meant to hide behind curtains.
🎵 Know Your Rights — The Clash
🎵 Mississippi Goddam — Nina Simone
🎵 Killing in the Name — Rage Against the Machine
Add one to your playlist.
Let it sit with you.
🎵 Know Your Rights — The Clash
🎵 Mississippi Goddam — Nina Simone
🎵 Killing in the Name — Rage Against the Machine
Add one to your playlist.
Let it sit with you.
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
This set’s about daylight. About names, badges, and the idea that power isn’t meant to hide behind curtains.
🎵 Know Your Rights — The Clash
🎵 Mississippi Goddam — Nina Simone
🎵 Killing in the Name — Rage Against the Machine
Add one to your playlist.
Let it sit with you.
🎵 Know Your Rights — The Clash
🎵 Mississippi Goddam — Nina Simone
🎵 Killing in the Name — Rage Against the Machine
Add one to your playlist.
Let it sit with you.
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Open range in Texas courts now..
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday finalized a tentative opinion issued in September that no longer requires soon-to-be lawyers to attend a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. The p...
www.keranews.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Open range in Texas courts now..
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
Texas becomes first state to end American Bar Association oversight of law schools
www.keranews.org/news/2026-01...
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This ICE agent murderer, Jonathan Ross, was looking for an excuse to shoot somebody.
January 9, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This ICE agent murderer, Jonathan Ross, was looking for an excuse to shoot somebody.
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"Do not smirk at me. ... The death of a woman is not a smirkable thing."
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
"Do not smirk at me. ... The death of a woman is not a smirkable thing."
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This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
A Longtime Criminal Defense Attorney Breaks Down the Viral Video of the Renee Good Killing
Every frame is worse than the last. This is one of the most egregious examples of U.S. government violence caught on tape in this century, and we Americans are right to be extremely angry about it.
sethabramson.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:55 PM
This is everything you need to know, clearly and exhaustively recounted.
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“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“Emerson does not have a mother today because one of you murdered a woman in cold blood yesterday.”
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Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
January 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Vigil/press conference featuring six city councilors ends with an “abolish ICE” chant and the Portland crows circling overhead.
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Former US ambassador to Russia @McFaul says "Russia is taking far higher casualties than Ukraine, and after 3.5 years has barely moved the front line. The idea that Russia is “winning” is simply not supported by the evidence." CBC "expert" Andrew Rasiulis not credible.
November 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Former US ambassador to Russia @McFaul says "Russia is taking far higher casualties than Ukraine, and after 3.5 years has barely moved the front line. The idea that Russia is “winning” is simply not supported by the evidence." CBC "expert" Andrew Rasiulis not credible.
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Please consider another go-to expert on Russia's invasion of Ukraine than Andrew Rasiulis whose eagerness to push the notion that Ukr had no choice during his interviews with you and Gloria Macarenko last week were shown to be utterly foolish. x.com/mobbs_mental...
Please consider another go-to expert on Russia's invasion of Ukraine than Andrew Rasiulis whose eagerness to push the notion that Ukr had no choice during his interviews with you and Gloria Macarenko last week were shown to be utterly foolish. x.com/mobbs_mental...
Meaghan Mobbs on X: "Someone needs to make a list of all the people who defended a Russian wishlist as being reasonable, necessary, brave diplomacy, ‘America First,’ etc." / X
Someone needs to make a list of all the people who defended a Russian wishlist as being reasonable, necessary, brave diplomacy, ‘America First,’ etc.
x.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Please consider another go-to expert on Russia's invasion of Ukraine than Andrew Rasiulis whose eagerness to push the notion that Ukr had no choice during his interviews with you and Gloria Macarenko last week were shown to be utterly foolish. x.com/mobbs_mental...
Please consider another go-to expert on Russia's invasion of Ukraine than Andrew Rasiulis whose eagerness to push the notion that Ukr had no choice during his interviews with you and Gloria Macarenko last week were shown to be utterly foolish. x.com/mobbs_mental...
‘She kissed the ground .. & she liked it’ Space rides, Ukraine, Iran & What is a woman? f24.my/B6VT.BS
The World This Week - ‘She kissed the ground .. & she liked it’ Space rides, Ukraine, Iran & What is a woman?
A week on from Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Putin, Witkoff has been in Paris for transatlantic talks. We assess the state of play for peace talks.We look at the significance of…
f24.my
April 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
‘She kissed the ground .. & she liked it’ Space rides, Ukraine, Iran & What is a woman? f24.my/B6VT.BS
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Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the Trump administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.
Who Is J. Harvie Wilkinson, the Judge Behind a Scathing Rebuke of Trump?
The judge, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, a conservative Reagan appointee, wrote a blistering opinion accusing the Trump administration of failing to give a man wrongly deported to El Salvador any semblance of due process.
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Our reporter Jake Pearson wants to hear from you. You can contact him directly on Signal at 917-512-0276.
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April 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Are you a current or former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employee?
Our reporter Jake Pearson wants to hear from you. You can contact him directly on Signal at 917-512-0276.
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“He’s starting the process of reclassifying 50,000 federal employees under what’s known as Schedule F, which can make civil servants into political appointees or other at-will workers, who are more easily dismissed from their jobs. That means they’ll have less civil service protection”
Trump moves to invoke Schedule F to make it easier to fire some federal workers
President Donald Trump is moving to reclassify some federal workers to make it easier to fire them. Roughly 50,000 employees will be listed as Schedule F, a provision that's generally applied to polit...
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April 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“He’s starting the process of reclassifying 50,000 federal employees under what’s known as Schedule F, which can make civil servants into political appointees or other at-will workers, who are more easily dismissed from their jobs. That means they’ll have less civil service protection”
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“The president and his team will continue to study‘ if Powell can be fired” thehill.com/business/525...
Top Trump econ adviser says White House is studying ways to fire Powell
President Trump’s top economic adviser told reporters Friday the White House is exploring how to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell despite the legal guardrails on his position. Kevin H…
thehill.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“The president and his team will continue to study‘ if Powell can be fired” thehill.com/business/525...
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A common characteristic of concentration camps is that they're controlled by governments and leaders who simultaneously want to use them to terrorize targeted groups while also pretending that the people running them are decent people not harming anyone and acting only in the public interest.
It's also worth highlighting that despite his "I'm not mad" attitude, Bukele felt the need to give Mr. Abrego Garcia normal clothes and a hat to cover the shaved head that he got on being sent to CECOT.
Now let's make sure we get these men the due process they deserve.
Now let's make sure we get these men the due process they deserve.
April 18, 2025 at 1:20 AM
A common characteristic of concentration camps is that they're controlled by governments and leaders who simultaneously want to use them to terrorize targeted groups while also pretending that the people running them are decent people not harming anyone and acting only in the public interest.
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Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard.
Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
An official on the administration’s antisemitism task force told the university that a letter of demands had been sent without authorization.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Breaking News: Trump officials blame a mistake for setting off the tectonic confrontation with Harvard.
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Trump just posted a photo of himself holding up a piece of paper claiming to show tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia that are related to MS-13. The paper he’s holding up has been digitally altered to add the characters MS-13.
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
April 18, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Trump just posted a photo of himself holding up a piece of paper claiming to show tattoos on Kilmar Abrego Garcia that are related to MS-13. The paper he’s holding up has been digitally altered to add the characters MS-13.
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
The claim comes from neo-Nazis on X who say the tattoos cover up “MS-13.”
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We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We heard anecdotally that Canadians weren’t visiting the states, now we have the data. A massive, shocking drop.