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Do people know that there are almost 1 million Muslims in NYC? Where are the stories about how Muslims are feeling about the first Muslim Mayor in NYC?
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Do people know that there are almost 1 million Muslims in NYC? Where are the stories about how Muslims are feeling about the first Muslim Mayor in NYC?
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"At the same time conservatives have overseen a massive transfer of taxpayer dollars from the government to private entities, they’ve also gutted the ability of government agencies to have sufficient staff to investigate those same private entities."
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"At the same time conservatives have overseen a massive transfer of taxpayer dollars from the government to private entities, they’ve also gutted the ability of government agencies to have sufficient staff to investigate those same private entities."
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Trump is posting more photos of dead birds and wind turbines today.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Trump is posting more photos of dead birds and wind turbines today.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
In one photo he captioned “Eagles going down!”, it’s actually a photo of a red kite from 2010 in Spain.
The other photo is from 2006 in Taiwan.
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New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
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"The evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable & most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him." apnews.com/article/trum...
Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress
Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"The evidence here made clear that President Trump was by a large measure the most culpable & most responsible person in this conspiracy. These crimes were committed for his benefit. The attack that happened at the Capitol, part of this case, does not happen without him." apnews.com/article/trum...
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Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Best Twitter riposte of the day. And Washington met his payroll for the Continental Army with money furnished by the Spanish Crown, too.
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Since Reagan, the GOP has systematically sought to increase the public's cynicism about our government by making our government more dysfunctional. It has worked.
New in PN: The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
"Republican policies have created a perfect vicious cycle: Privatize services, let private companies run amok, then declare that the government is the problem. And the Trump administration is turbo-charging it."
The blame for alleged fraud in Minnesota belongs to conservatives
Privatization and a lack of oversight creates a vicious cycle.
www.publicnotice.co
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Since Reagan, the GOP has systematically sought to increase the public's cynicism about our government by making our government more dysfunctional. It has worked.
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Pitt defensive end Maverick Gracio is entering the transfer portal, he announced just now.
January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Pitt defensive end Maverick Gracio is entering the transfer portal, he announced just now.
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According to the new rules, if you and a few friends go to a defense contractor’s testing facility and you say “where are the missiles” and they don’t let you in then all federal funds for defense contractors will be frozen
January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM
According to the new rules, if you and a few friends go to a defense contractor’s testing facility and you say “where are the missiles” and they don’t let you in then all federal funds for defense contractors will be frozen
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Alabama had 717 murders in 2023, with a population around 3.5 million less than NYC.
A remarkable trend that will come as a shock to you if your only info about NYC is from this Fox News.
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
Homicides in NYC...
1990: 2,262
1993: 1,927
1998: 629
2001: 649
2013: 335
2019: 320
2021: 488
2024: 382
2025 (as of 12/28): 302
January 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Alabama had 717 murders in 2023, with a population around 3.5 million less than NYC.
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"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony
www.readtpa.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
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Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
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On the flip side of things, I see Ryan Carretta as a capable replacement for Cooper. Pitt will need to backfill but more linemen were already on the wishlist for this offseason.
I try to take a “wait and see” approach with transfers, because you never really know how everything will play out, but it’s really hard to replace a guy like Rasheem Biles especially with the position coach who made that unit hum gone.
December 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
On the flip side of things, I see Ryan Carretta as a capable replacement for Cooper. Pitt will need to backfill but more linemen were already on the wishlist for this offseason.
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The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
This year, statues of tall men clad in all black with masks drawn up to hide their faces are disrupting the serenity of a Charlotte church's Nativity scene.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
As anti-ICE Nativity scenes spark outrage, faith leaders grapple with politics at the pulpit | CNN
As Nativity scenes depicting ICE draw attention and outrage, faith leaders are grappling with politics in religion and urging a closer reading of the Christmas story.
www.cnn.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
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Problems without solutions: 3 takeaways from Pitt's road loss at Miami
Problems without solutions: 3 takeaways from Pitt's road loss at Miami
MIAMI — A 76-69 defeat at the Watsco Center to Miami proved just how small the margin of error is for Pitt these days. Deficiencies in rebounding...
www.post-gazette.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Problems without solutions: 3 takeaways from Pitt's road loss at Miami
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Kavir Bains Marquez has declared for the draft. Really fun player. Up there with Mo Gueye in the pantheon of one-year transfers you wish could have stuck around for longer.
December 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Kavir Bains Marquez has declared for the draft. Really fun player. Up there with Mo Gueye in the pantheon of one-year transfers you wish could have stuck around for longer.
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MIAMI -- Pitt's inability to rebound cost it a 10-point halftime lead and its ACC opener against the bruising Canes. It continues to be a problem without an obvious solution.
"It’s really tough to win when you put yourself in a position like that.”
www.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/...
"It’s really tough to win when you put yourself in a position like that.”
www.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/...
Instant analysis: Pitt's rebounding woes persist in loss at Miami
MIAMI — On paper, Miami looked like an extraordinarily bad matchup for Pitt in the 2025-26 ACC opener. A combination of its faster pace, more extended...
www.post-gazette.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:05 AM
MIAMI -- Pitt's inability to rebound cost it a 10-point halftime lead and its ACC opener against the bruising Canes. It continues to be a problem without an obvious solution.
"It’s really tough to win when you put yourself in a position like that.”
www.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/...
"It’s really tough to win when you put yourself in a position like that.”
www.post-gazette.com/sports/pitt/...
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I had fun with this question on the other site: who is on your Mt Rushmore of athletes who played at Pitt for only one season?
I think mine would be: Mo Gueye, Kavir Bains-Marquez, Kylan Johnson and Greg Elliott. Might have been better players than Greg but I just loved talking to him.
I think mine would be: Mo Gueye, Kavir Bains-Marquez, Kylan Johnson and Greg Elliott. Might have been better players than Greg but I just loved talking to him.
Kavir Bains Marquez has declared for the draft. Really fun player. Up there with Mo Gueye in the pantheon of one-year transfers you wish could have stuck around for longer.
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I had fun with this question on the other site: who is on your Mt Rushmore of athletes who played at Pitt for only one season?
I think mine would be: Mo Gueye, Kavir Bains-Marquez, Kylan Johnson and Greg Elliott. Might have been better players than Greg but I just loved talking to him.
I think mine would be: Mo Gueye, Kavir Bains-Marquez, Kylan Johnson and Greg Elliott. Might have been better players than Greg but I just loved talking to him.
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See this is the fundamental misconception. The only tax money USPS draws is to fund free mail for the blind and other very limited programs.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
December 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
See this is the fundamental misconception. The only tax money USPS draws is to fund free mail for the blind and other very limited programs.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
The overwhelming majority of U.S. Postal Service operations are not funded through tax dollars.
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DEMS WIN BIG IN IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
DEMS WIN BIG IN IOWA: Democrat Renee Hardman wins IA State Senate SD-16 with 71.5%, a 27-point Dem overperformance from 2024. Harris won the district by 16. Hardman's victory blocks a GOP supermajority and makes history as the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
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Pitt 69, Miami 76 -- Final
Panthers fall to 0-1 in ACC play. It was a good start, but they couldn't sustain the early rebounding efforts and efficient shooting from 3 that got them out to a halftime lead. These are familiar themes.
Next up is a home game vs. Clemson on Saturday at noon.
Panthers fall to 0-1 in ACC play. It was a good start, but they couldn't sustain the early rebounding efforts and efficient shooting from 3 that got them out to a halftime lead. These are familiar themes.
Next up is a home game vs. Clemson on Saturday at noon.
December 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Pitt 69, Miami 76 -- Final
Panthers fall to 0-1 in ACC play. It was a good start, but they couldn't sustain the early rebounding efforts and efficient shooting from 3 that got them out to a halftime lead. These are familiar themes.
Next up is a home game vs. Clemson on Saturday at noon.
Panthers fall to 0-1 in ACC play. It was a good start, but they couldn't sustain the early rebounding efforts and efficient shooting from 3 that got them out to a halftime lead. These are familiar themes.
Next up is a home game vs. Clemson on Saturday at noon.
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The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.
2025 Saw Most Measles Cases Since 1992 — Amid Latest Measles Exposure At Newark Airport
The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.
www.forbes.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The vast majority of the more than 2,000 measles cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year occurred in patients who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, the CDC says.