Magnolia
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The issue isn’t that Maxwell lied throughout her entire proffer. She has been lying, deceiving and manipulating people her entire life. I expect it from her.
The issue is that the US Department of Justice gave her very tangible benefits already for those lies with more to come.
The issue is that the US Department of Justice gave her very tangible benefits already for those lies with more to come.
August 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The issue isn’t that Maxwell lied throughout her entire proffer. She has been lying, deceiving and manipulating people her entire life. I expect it from her.
The issue is that the US Department of Justice gave her very tangible benefits already for those lies with more to come.
The issue is that the US Department of Justice gave her very tangible benefits already for those lies with more to come.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered construction to stop on a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that has already mostly been built.
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.
nyti.ms
August 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered construction to stop on a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that has already mostly been built.
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Ron Turcotte, a champion jockey who made racing history when he piloted the great Secretariat to resounding victories in all three Triple Crown races in 1973, died on Friday. He was 84.
Ron Turcotte, Who Rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown, Dies at 84
With Turcotte in the saddle, Secretariat powered to victory in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 1973 and then demolished the competition in the Belmont Stakes.
nyti.ms
August 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Ron Turcotte, a champion jockey who made racing history when he piloted the great Secretariat to resounding victories in all three Triple Crown races in 1973, died on Friday. He was 84.
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Judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities reut.rs/45vDyqx
Judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities
A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked Donald Trump's administration from withholding federal funding from more than 30 so-called sanctuary jurisdictions including Los Angeles, Baltimore, Boston and Chicago that have declined to cooperate with the Republican president's hardline immigration crackdown.
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August 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities reut.rs/45vDyqx
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New in PN: @pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump's teetering economy
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. That means a lot of cash sits on the sidelines."
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. That means a lot of cash sits on the sidelines."
Paul Krugman on Trump's economic house of cards
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness."
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August 22, 2025 at 11:55 AM
New in PN: @pkrugman.bsky.social on Trump's teetering economy
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. That means a lot of cash sits on the sidelines."
"The thing that’s extra damaging now is the craziness. Nobody knows what the tariff rates will be in six months. That means a lot of cash sits on the sidelines."
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An Italian Facebook page where thousands of men posted intimate images of their female partners, sisters and unknown women – many of them without their consent, has been closed down following public outrage and multiple complaints to police.
Italian Facebook page where men shared intimate images of partners without consent closed after police probe | CNN
An Italian Facebook page where thousands of men posted intimate images of their female partners, sisters and unknown women – many of them without their consent, has been closed down following public o...
www.cnn.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
An Italian Facebook page where thousands of men posted intimate images of their female partners, sisters and unknown women – many of them without their consent, has been closed down following public outrage and multiple complaints to police.
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Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Parents of Missing 7-Month-Old Are Charged in His Murder
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August 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Investigators said they were still searching for the boy, Emmanuel Haro, whose mother had claimed he was abducted outside a store in Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 14. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
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NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell was less then 10 minutes into her interview with top DOJ officials (incl. Trump's former lawyer) when she brought up Donald Trump. No one had asked. w/@eorden @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Ghislaine Maxwell, who wants a pardon, says she never saw Trump ‘in any inappropriate setting’
In her interview with DOJ, Ghislaine Maxwell had nothing but praise for the president.
www.politico.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
NEW: Ghislaine Maxwell was less then 10 minutes into her interview with top DOJ officials (incl. Trump's former lawyer) when she brought up Donald Trump. No one had asked. w/@eorden @kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
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BREAKING: Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the latest national security senior officer to be purged.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
BREAKING: Hegseth fires head of Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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@asharangappa.bsky.social is dialed in
Rangappa: Do you believe that Ghislaine Maxwell is guilty?
Ferguson: Yes
Rangappa: She denied her guilt the interview.
Ferguson: Most criminals lie, newsflash. That's, like, not shocking.
Rangappa: Then why on Earth would you believe anything she said?
Ferguson: Yes
Rangappa: She denied her guilt the interview.
Ferguson: Most criminals lie, newsflash. That's, like, not shocking.
Rangappa: Then why on Earth would you believe anything she said?
August 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
@asharangappa.bsky.social is dialed in
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Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C. reut.rs/3UHKz1f
Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would probably expand his crime crackdown to Chicago, intervening in another city governed by Democrats, and threatened to take full control of Washington, D.C., rather than only its policing.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Trump threatens federal intervention in Chicago, government takeover in D.C. reut.rs/3UHKz1f
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Two lawsuits accuse Delta Air Lines and United Airlines of unfairly charging passengers extra fees for window seats that the carriers knew were adjacent to aircraft walls.
Their Window Seats Lacked Windows, So Delta and United Passengers Sued
Two suits filed this week accuse the airlines of unfairly charging passengers extra fees for window seats that the carriers knew were adjacent to aircraft walls.
nyti.ms
August 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Two lawsuits accuse Delta Air Lines and United Airlines of unfairly charging passengers extra fees for window seats that the carriers knew were adjacent to aircraft walls.
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Gavin Newsom is parodying Donald Trump online—and the reaction from Trump’s supporters is proof that Newson is on to something, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
MAGA World Is So Close to Getting It
Gavin Newsom’s parodies are riling people up—and they don’t quite seem to understand why.
bit.ly
August 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Gavin Newsom is parodying Donald Trump online—and the reaction from Trump’s supporters is proof that Newson is on to something, @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues.
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Breaking News: Lyle Menendez will remain in prison, a parole board decided, 36 years after he and his brother killed their parents.
Lyle Menendez Loses Bid for Parole Three Decades After Murdering Parents: Live Updates
Mr. Menendez will remain in prison with his brother, Erik, who received the same decision on Thursday.
nyti.ms
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Breaking News: Lyle Menendez will remain in prison, a parole board decided, 36 years after he and his brother killed their parents.
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Canada is confident of reaching a trade deal with the US after scrapping most of its retaliatory tariffs, according to a senior minister in Mark Carney’s government
Canada Is Optimistic on Making a Deal With Trump, Trade Minister Says
Canada is confident of reaching a trade deal with the US after scrapping most of its retaliatory tariffs, according to a senior minister in Mark Carney’s government.
bloom.bg
August 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Canada is confident of reaching a trade deal with the US after scrapping most of its retaliatory tariffs, according to a senior minister in Mark Carney’s government
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Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' shotgun murders reut.rs/4lNc7gN
Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' shotgun murders
Lyle Menendez, imprisoned 35 years with his brother Erik for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills home, was denied parole on Friday, a day after the same decision was rendered against his younger sibling.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Lyle Menendez denied parole after 35 years in prison for parents' shotgun murders reut.rs/4lNc7gN
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President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending his deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian leader to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart in hopes of ending the war.
Trump again gives Putin ‘a couple of weeks’ with no sign of Ukraine peace talks underway | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending a deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian le...
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August 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending his deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian leader to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart in hopes of ending the war.
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Sure, Ghislaine, the guy who ran his hand up a woman’s skirt on an airplane and made surprise visits to the Miss Teen USA dressing room was a perfect gentleman when he was with you and Epstein.
August 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Sure, Ghislaine, the guy who ran his hand up a woman’s skirt on an airplane and made surprise visits to the Miss Teen USA dressing room was a perfect gentleman when he was with you and Epstein.
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Allen: Donald Trump has been advancing the most radical, damaging agenda of any president in the modern era. He knows he’s going to face a major challenge at the polls next year, as the House of Representatives—unfortunately controlled by Republicans—has done nothing to stand up to him…
August 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Allen: Donald Trump has been advancing the most radical, damaging agenda of any president in the modern era. He knows he’s going to face a major challenge at the polls next year, as the House of Representatives—unfortunately controlled by Republicans—has done nothing to stand up to him…
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Telling the truth is a fireable offense in Trump’s fascist government.
Hegseth fires general whose agency's intel assessment of damage from Iran strikes angered Trump
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of U.S. damage to Iran nuclear sites angered President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Telling the truth is a fireable offense in Trump’s fascist government.
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The Trump administration has halted work on an offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark’s Orsted A/S
Trump Halts Orsted Wind Project in Another Blow to Industry
The Trump administration has halted work on an offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark’s Orsted A/S.
bloom.bg
August 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The Trump administration has halted work on an offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark’s Orsted A/S
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The smell of garbage is intense; collectors don't come often enough. It’s another example of Cuba’s decline over the past year, alongside blackouts and water cuts: the results of an economic and energy crisis battering the island and that authorities no longer attempt to deny. https://cnn.it/4oPCghI
August 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The smell of garbage is intense; collectors don't come often enough. It’s another example of Cuba’s decline over the past year, alongside blackouts and water cuts: the results of an economic and energy crisis battering the island and that authorities no longer attempt to deny. https://cnn.it/4oPCghI
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Trump says Intel has agreed to a deal for US to take 10% equity stake reut.rs/45tP9X8
Trump says Intel has agreed to a deal for US to take 10% equity stake
The U.S. government will take a 10% stake in Intel under an agreement with the struggling chipmaker, President Donald Trump said on Friday, marking the latest extraordinary intervention in corporate affairs.
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August 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Trump says Intel has agreed to a deal for US to take 10% equity stake reut.rs/45tP9X8
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My city is already beautiful. I don't want it to look like Trump's golf clubs. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump seeks $2 billion to clean up D.C. in latest effort to control city
The longtime real estate developer has falsely claimed he has solved the city’s crime problems. Now he seeks to transform Washington into a place reminiscent of his private golf clubs. It is unclear h...
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August 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My city is already beautiful. I don't want it to look like Trump's golf clubs. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Richard Nixon was impeached in part because he abused his power as chief law enforcement officer (which the president technically is, as chief executive) to levy the power of the state against political enemies and obstruct justice to cover up his own crimes
Trump makes Nixon look like an amateur
Trump makes Nixon look like an amateur
Trump on Bolton: "I try and stay out of that stuff. I'm allowed to be in. I'm chief law enforcement officer believe it or not. I don't like to go around saying that but I am."
August 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Richard Nixon was impeached in part because he abused his power as chief law enforcement officer (which the president technically is, as chief executive) to levy the power of the state against political enemies and obstruct justice to cover up his own crimes
Trump makes Nixon look like an amateur
Trump makes Nixon look like an amateur