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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
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Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
AI chatbots unable to accurately summarise news, BBC finds
The BBC's head of news and current affairs says the developers of the tools are
www.bbc.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Trump just suspended enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a key anti-bribery law signed by Carter in 1977. For 50 years, it stopped corporations from bribing foreign officials. Now, Trump is letting corruption run wild.
Trump Halts Enforcement of Foreign Bribery Law
Another victory for corrupt and unfettered capitalism under Donald Trump
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February 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump just suspended enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, a key anti-bribery law signed by Carter in 1977. For 50 years, it stopped corporations from bribing foreign officials. Now, Trump is letting corruption run wild.
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Yes, as I hear it he is just ignoring any rulings and carrying on anyway because those who are prepared to resist him are diminishing fast, partly thanks to intimidation from his thug army of Jan 6. The question is, after the legal rulings, where does the enforcement come from?
February 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Yes, as I hear it he is just ignoring any rulings and carrying on anyway because those who are prepared to resist him are diminishing fast, partly thanks to intimidation from his thug army of Jan 6. The question is, after the legal rulings, where does the enforcement come from?
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Richest guy in the world cutting American eduction spending
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Richest guy in the world cutting American eduction spending
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The actuaries believe in climate change.
January 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The actuaries believe in climate change.
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“[2024] is expected to end with a nearly 16% drop in homicides ….
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
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“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
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US poised to see dramatic drop in homicides for 3rd straight year
With 2024 winding down to a close, homicides across the United States are poised to plummet for the third straight year.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
“[2024] is expected to end with a nearly 16% drop in homicides ….
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
“The three consecutive years of declining homicides come in the wake of a 30% jump in murders between 2019 and 2020, the largest single-year increase in more than a century.”
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/unite...
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The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
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4th Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz held that federal judge Michael Ponsor violated judicial ethics by publishing an essay in the New York Times criticizing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s ethics and thereby “diminishing public confidence in the judiciary.” OMG.
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Judge's criticism of US Supreme Court's Alito over flags is deemed improper
A federal judge violated judicial ethics rules by publishing an essay in the New York Times criticizing conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for allowing provocative flags including an upside-down American flag to fly outside his houses, according to an order made public on Tuesday.
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December 18, 2024 at 2:31 PM
4th Circuit Chief Judge Albert Diaz held that federal judge Michael Ponsor violated judicial ethics by publishing an essay in the New York Times criticizing U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s ethics and thereby “diminishing public confidence in the judiciary.” OMG.
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Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years according to the most comprehensive review of the issue since Britain fully left the bloc at the start of 2021
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years, review finds
Despite fall in trade, LSE study says overall impact was more limited than OBR forecasters first estimated
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Brexit cost UK £27bn in lost trade in first two years according to the most comprehensive review of the issue since Britain fully left the bloc at the start of 2021
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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guzzling straight from the bottle with it pouring off his face onto his shirt is a perfectly normal way to drink champagne … if you’ve just won the World Series
After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge. meidasnews.com/news/bottoms...
“Bottoms Up”— Pete Hegseth Took Swigs from Champagne Bottle, Plunged Into the Alcoholic Beverage During Fox News Broadcast
Hegseth’s kids were present and sampled the dunk tank champagne
meidasnews.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:36 AM
guzzling straight from the bottle with it pouring off his face onto his shirt is a perfectly normal way to drink champagne … if you’ve just won the World Series
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Reform MPs are already drawing significant funds from Elon Musk, through his website as part of its “creators” program
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The Reform UK MPs Already Being Bankrolled by Elon Musk
Nigel Farage is already benefiting financially thanks to the billionaire owner of X
bylinetimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Reform MPs are already drawing significant funds from Elon Musk, through his website as part of its “creators” program
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CNN: You are chairman of the Oversight Committee. Do you think Trump should divest from his business interests?
COMER: Well, I think he's been transparent
COMER: Well, I think he's been transparent
December 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM
CNN: You are chairman of the Oversight Committee. Do you think Trump should divest from his business interests?
COMER: Well, I think he's been transparent
COMER: Well, I think he's been transparent
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Holy shit -- acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon just had a huge, angry blow up during a hearing, screaming and yelling at each other
December 5, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit -- acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Rep. Pat Fallon just had a huge, angry blow up during a hearing, screaming and yelling at each other
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Rep. Dan Meuser just now: "This is nonsense. Nobody is gonna be going after Liz Cheney."
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
December 5, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Rep. Dan Meuser just now: "This is nonsense. Nobody is gonna be going after Liz Cheney."
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
Trump in July: *calls for Liz Cheney to be tried for treason during a televised military tribunal* (www.cnn.com/2024/07/02/p...)
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I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
December 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
I’m curious how much federal funding he thinks the ACLU receives (it’s none).
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"Nancy Mace often tailors her positions and entire persona depending on where she's booked. In an especially egregious example from 2021, Mace praised vaccines during a CNN interview but promoted 'natural immunity' on Fox News, both on the same day."
Nancy Mace's never-ending chase for 15 more minutes of fame
Her only real position is whatever lands that next sweet TV hit.
www.publicnotice.co
December 4, 2024 at 1:15 AM
"Nancy Mace often tailors her positions and entire persona depending on where she's booked. In an especially egregious example from 2021, Mace praised vaccines during a CNN interview but promoted 'natural immunity' on Fox News, both on the same day."
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I mean the abuse allegations literally came from his own mother but okay.
December 4, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I mean the abuse allegations literally came from his own mother but okay.
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In an undated Fox News clip discovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth was openly hostile toward the United Nations. Hegseth called for scrapping the UN, labeling it a body that no longer serves U.S. interests.
Trump DOD Nominee Pete Hegseth Wants to Scrap the United Nations
The organization provides global diplomacy and attempts to prevent war
meidasnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
In an undated Fox News clip discovered by MeidasTouch, Trump's Department of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth was openly hostile toward the United Nations. Hegseth called for scrapping the UN, labeling it a body that no longer serves U.S. interests.
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This is insane.
November 27, 2024 at 3:21 AM
This is insane.
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No one is above the law in our country, unless you happen to be a twice impeached, adjudicated rapist, business fraud, felon who tried to overturn the results of a legitimate presidential election via violent coup.
In that case, yes — you are in fact, above the law.
In that case, yes — you are in fact, above the law.
November 25, 2024 at 6:52 PM
No one is above the law in our country, unless you happen to be a twice impeached, adjudicated rapist, business fraud, felon who tried to overturn the results of a legitimate presidential election via violent coup.
In that case, yes — you are in fact, above the law.
In that case, yes — you are in fact, above the law.
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But when Dr. Andrew Ryan Davis, the obstetrician on duty, finally arrived, he said it was the hospital’s “routine” to give a drug called misoprostol to help the body pass the tissue, Hope recalled. Hope trusted the doctor. Porsha took the pills, according to records, and the bleeding continued.
another woman is dead because doctors refused to give her standard medical care AFTER SHE ALREADY MISCARRIED. abortion bans are killing women even if they don’t need one. porsha ngumezi should be alive.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:32 AM
But when Dr. Andrew Ryan Davis, the obstetrician on duty, finally arrived, he said it was the hospital’s “routine” to give a drug called misoprostol to help the body pass the tissue, Hope recalled. Hope trusted the doctor. Porsha took the pills, according to records, and the bleeding continued.
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"Trump has no mandate to implement Project 2025 -- in fact he denied all links with it on the campaign trail. But because of the trifecta voters handed Republicans, it's likely to happen nonetheless."
Trump hoodwinked voters about his worst policy commitments
They signed up for Project 2025 whether they knew it or not.
www.publicnotice.co
November 25, 2024 at 11:34 PM
"Trump has no mandate to implement Project 2025 -- in fact he denied all links with it on the campaign trail. But because of the trifecta voters handed Republicans, it's likely to happen nonetheless."