Tom Driscoll
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The US and Japan sign an agreement to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, adding the Asian country to Washington’s push to reduce its reliance on China
Trump Enlists Japan in Drive to Secure Critical Minerals Supply
The US and Japan have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, adding the Asian country to Washington’s push to reduce its reliance on China.
bloom.bg
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The US and Japan sign an agreement to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, adding the Asian country to Washington’s push to reduce its reliance on China
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BREAKING: A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, allowing her to remain on the job as she challenges the president’s efforts to oust her over allegations she committed mortgage fraud.
Trump Can’t Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for Now, Judge Says
A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, allowing her to remain on the job as she challenges the president’s efforts to oust her over allegations she committed mortgage fraud.
bloom.bg
September 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
BREAKING: A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, allowing her to remain on the job as she challenges the president’s efforts to oust her over allegations she committed mortgage fraud.
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Thank you, Kerry.
It takes courage to speak so clearly when family ties make silence easier.👇
It takes courage to speak so clearly when family ties make silence easier.👇
September 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Thank you, Kerry.
It takes courage to speak so clearly when family ties make silence easier.👇
It takes courage to speak so clearly when family ties make silence easier.👇
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“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
Tribal nations’ flags raised in historic moment at Minnesota State Capitol
Flags of the 11 federally recognized tribes in the state were raised for the first time Friday morning at the new Tribal Flag Plaza. Some tribal leaders say the plaza will serve as a reminder that tri...
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September 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“The Capitol Mall area gets visited by people from all around the world, and it's a good way to remind them of the land they're standing on and the people who have been here for a thousand years,” said Bruce Savage, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Most people who resolve addictions — including me — do not reject all substance use forever,” Maia Szalavitz writes in a guest essay. “The scarcity of recovery stories like mine distorts drug policy.”
“Most people who resolve addictions — including me — do not reject all substance use forever,” Maia Szalavitz writes in a guest essay. “The scarcity of recovery stories like mine distorts drug policy.”
Opinion | Not Everyone in Addiction Recovery Is Sober, and That’s OK
There’s no single way to achieve addiction recovery.
nyti.ms
August 15, 2025 at 4:20 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Most people who resolve addictions — including me — do not reject all substance use forever,” Maia Szalavitz writes in a guest essay. “The scarcity of recovery stories like mine distorts drug policy.”
“Most people who resolve addictions — including me — do not reject all substance use forever,” Maia Szalavitz writes in a guest essay. “The scarcity of recovery stories like mine distorts drug policy.”
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The fiction gap makes me sad,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “A man staring into a phone is not sexy. But a man with a book has become so rare, such an object of fantasy, that there’s a popular Instagram account called ‘Hot Dudes Reading.’”
“The fiction gap makes me sad,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “A man staring into a phone is not sexy. But a man with a book has become so rare, such an object of fantasy, that there’s a popular Instagram account called ‘Hot Dudes Reading.’”
Opinion | Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!
Nobody likes a dumb guy.
nyti.ms
August 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The fiction gap makes me sad,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “A man staring into a phone is not sexy. But a man with a book has become so rare, such an object of fantasy, that there’s a popular Instagram account called ‘Hot Dudes Reading.’”
“The fiction gap makes me sad,” our columnist Maureen Dowd writes. “A man staring into a phone is not sexy. But a man with a book has become so rare, such an object of fantasy, that there’s a popular Instagram account called ‘Hot Dudes Reading.’”
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Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
‘My favorite place in the entire world’: Camp Mystic inspired generations of Texas women
Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday.
www.tpr.org
July 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social
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Oh btw this idiot Pete Hegseth insisted a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be "eminent."
I THINK he meant "imminent" but given all his other problems it could just as easily have been "liniment"🤦🏼♂️
I THINK he meant "imminent" but given all his other problems it could just as easily have been "liniment"🤦🏼♂️
May 31, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Oh btw this idiot Pete Hegseth insisted a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be "eminent."
I THINK he meant "imminent" but given all his other problems it could just as easily have been "liniment"🤦🏼♂️
I THINK he meant "imminent" but given all his other problems it could just as easily have been "liniment"🤦🏼♂️
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We should’ve deported that Nazi fucker (Musk) when we had the chance.
January 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We should’ve deported that Nazi fucker (Musk) when we had the chance.
Folk Opera v9 special Election Retro issue now available at www.shipwrecktbooks.press and on Amazon
December 23, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Folk Opera v9 special Election Retro issue now available at www.shipwrecktbooks.press and on Amazon
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God Looks 400 Millennia Younger After Infusing Self With Son’s Blood
theonion.com/god-looks-40...
theonion.com/god-looks-40...
November 25, 2024 at 4:56 PM
God Looks 400 Millennia Younger After Infusing Self With Son’s Blood
theonion.com/god-looks-40...
theonion.com/god-looks-40...
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AG nom Pam Bondi...
-Didn't investigate Trump University for fraud as Florida AG after receiving a $25k donation from a Trump nonprofit
-Served as lobbyist for massive corporations
-Was part of Trump's impeachment defense team
She's a walking, talking conflict of interest.
-Didn't investigate Trump University for fraud as Florida AG after receiving a $25k donation from a Trump nonprofit
-Served as lobbyist for massive corporations
-Was part of Trump's impeachment defense team
She's a walking, talking conflict of interest.
November 23, 2024 at 5:00 AM
AG nom Pam Bondi...
-Didn't investigate Trump University for fraud as Florida AG after receiving a $25k donation from a Trump nonprofit
-Served as lobbyist for massive corporations
-Was part of Trump's impeachment defense team
She's a walking, talking conflict of interest.
-Didn't investigate Trump University for fraud as Florida AG after receiving a $25k donation from a Trump nonprofit
-Served as lobbyist for massive corporations
-Was part of Trump's impeachment defense team
She's a walking, talking conflict of interest.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."