Susan
Susan
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The Brookings Institute found that Charlie Kirk was the 2nd largest misinformation spreader among podcasts they analysed.

"Mr. Kirk, a conservative activist and the founder of Turning Point USA, ranked second, with 17 percent of his episodes containing an unsubstantiated or false claim."

Gifted:
Steve Bannon’s Podcast Is Top Misinformation Spreader, Study Says (Published 2023)
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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“The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States.”

www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...
DOJ Deletes Study Showing Domestic Terrorists Are Most Often Right Wing
Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Trump administration’s promise to go after the “radical left” a study showing most domestic terrosim is far-right was disappeared.
www.404media.co
September 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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People thought I was overreacting when I said Trump’s list of “banned” words meant epidemiology was itself defacto being banned.

But this week U Michigan announced they aren’t even accepting applications for the 2026 epi PhD admissions cycle.

www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...
UMich cancels doctoral epidemiology program admissions for 2026
The University of Michigan School of Public Health will not admit a 2025-2026 admissions cycle cohort to its PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences program.
www.michigandaily.com
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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"[T]he fact that a person in US custody can be quietly sent to another country—a country to which they’ve never been—is certainly newsworthy."

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US “relocates” Iraqi refugee to Rwanda via new diplomatic arrangement
A State Department cable indicates at least 10 more people will be subjected to the same.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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I pray you’ll read my latest. We are being challenged as a nation and this is a test we must pass.

open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
open.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Watched #NumberOneontheCallSheet - a doc that enriched my soul. I needed that. Inspired. I could listen to those special guests all day when talking about why representation matters. Highly recommended.

You also get to hear Eddie Murphy talk about James Brown. Left me in stitches.
March 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Read this.
Also, a woman was handcuffed at a subway station in NYC (Franklin Ave) when she intervened asking why a delivery man was asked to show work permit by undercover agents. There is a video of that.
March 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Has anyone read Careless People yet? I am nearing the end and need to process all of this insight into Facebook.
March 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Brad Schimel let 6,000 rape kits sit untested for over two years—and then lied about it.

He's as corrupt as they come. www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/p...
State Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford criticizes opponent Brad Schimel's history over rape kits
Dane County Judge Susan Crawford visited Green Bay area on Thursday.
www.greenbaypressgazette.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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“The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the country’s highest military decoration has been removed and the letters ‘DEI’
added to the site’s address…

The URL was also changed, with the word “medal” changed to “
‘deimedal.’”
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website
Page honoring Charles C Rogers for his Vietnam war service is now defunct with letters ‘DEI’ added to website address
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.

I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.

Here is a portion:
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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America: Importing rapists and exporting Dreamers.
The self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were allowed to leave Romania for Florida on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, after being forbidden to go abroad while detained on human trafficking charges.
Andrew Tate and brother, accused of trafficking, leave Romania for Florida
Romania allowed the travel after pressure from Trump officials, said a person familiar with the case. The brothers, vocal Trump supporters, were detained in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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A2: Since Medicaid is jointly funded by states and the feds any significant change in the matching rate will mean states will cover less people or drastically cut benefits. Less money in the state budget means other programs will suffer too. www.bit.ly/4blR55s #WellnessWed
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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"Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save the government any money, the administration’s own data shows."

apnews.com/article/doge...
Nearly 40% of contracts canceled by DOGE are expected to produce no savings
Nearly 40% of the federal contracts that the Trump administration claims to have canceled as part of its signature cost-cutting program aren’t expected to save any money.
apnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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“The freeze has continued even after top NIH officials acknowledged that continuing to block the funding would violate a federal court order.”
February 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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A male bystander who checked on Borrenpohl was zip-tied and removed from the premises. Borrenpohl sought medical attention at an ER; she was bruising and her clothing was partially removed during the altercation. Republicans in the audience cheered and clapped during the assault.
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.
February 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.
www.npr.org
February 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred FAA employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision
Trump Starts Firing FAA Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal ...
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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soon enough, the mere presence of black and latino students on campus will be illegal racial discrimination against white students www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
Trump admin threatens to rescind federal funds over DEI
In a sweeping and unprecedented letter issued over the weekend, the Office for Civil Rights declared race-based scholarships, cultural centers and even graduation ceremonies illegal.
www.insidehighered.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Guys...
A source stationed in Germany has sent me emails showing the principal at a Department of Defense school, Weisbaden Middle, telling teachers they can no longer allow books to be checked out until someone has reviewed them for compliance with Trump’s anti-trans, anti-diversity ex orders.
February 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Which states get more federal money than they send
www.axios.com/2025/02/12/s...
Which states get more federal money than they send
Only 13 U.S. states send more money to the federal government than they receive.
www.axios.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM