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Here’s a judge sounding a lot like a reporter (although with less cursing):

“You’re not helping me get at the truth," he said, calling the information the government did provide, "press releases" and a "sham.”

"It upsets me, I want you to know that,” he said.

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Judge orders some federal agencies to reinstate thousands of probationary workers
Federal Judge William Alsup said the directive to fire all probationary employees was not legal.
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March 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reposted by Elaine McCormack
Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies

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Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies | CNN Politics
A federal judge has ordered half a dozen federal agencies to “immediately” reinstate probationary employees fired last month as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly shrink the federal ...
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March 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We Really Need to Talk About MAGA's Sexual Predator Problem
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We Really Need to Talk About MAGA's Sexual Predator Problem
This week, Robert Morris, the founding pastor of Texas’ Gateway megachurch was indicted for lewd acts with a child.
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March 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Reposted by Elaine McCormack
Reposted by Elaine McCormack
Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, said she would step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee and would consider a US Senate vacancy if Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of state reut.rs/3OSWUwt
Lara Trump to step down from Republican Party post, eyes Senate seat
Lara Trump, President-elect Donald Trump's daughter-in-law, said she would step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee and would consider a U.S. Senate vacancy if Marco Rubio is confirmed as secretary of state.
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December 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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“A man is being held for questioning in connection with last week’s killing of a health insurance executive in Midtown Manhattan …. The man was identified based on a tip from someone who spotted him at about 9:15 a.m. … in a McDonald’s restaurant in Altoona.”

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Here’s what to know about the manhunt.
A law enforcement officer said he was identified by
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December 9, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad | Zoe Williams
They ‘didn’t look the type’: how the media was fooled by Bashar and Asma al-Assad | Zoe Williams
Some journalists underestimated the threat of the brutal president, while his first lady was glamorised in a Vogue feature As Bashar al-Assad is ousted as Syria’s brutal president, his wife Asma and children having fled to Russia shortly before, the…
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December 9, 2024 at 6:10 PM