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Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
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November 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
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November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A sad irony in Washington, D.C., where West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot today. Six days ago, a court ruled their deployment was illegal, but stayed the order pending appeal. My heart goes out to these public servants and their families. oag.dc.gov/sites/defaul...
November 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81
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November 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Satellite Data Reveals How the U.S. Navy Is Deployed Near Venezuela
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November 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Opinion | No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’
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November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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In the months leading up to his murder, Khashoggi was reportedly researching a story that linked senior Saudi officials—including members of the royal family—to offshore accounts revealed in the Panama Papers.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Hosting a man who (per the CIA) ordered the murder of a journalist, Trump berates a journalist who dares to "embarrass our guest" by asking about it and later threatens to take away her network's license for asking about Epstein files.
November 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Trump Administration Live Updates: House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'

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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Fox News Exposed Faking Its Coverage of Portland’s “Riots” newrepublic.com/post/203086/... via @newrepublic.com
Fox News Exposed Faking Its Coverage of Portland’s “Riots”
Donald Trump’s favorite network used old footage or footage that was not of Portland.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What Did They Think Would Happen?
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What Did They Think Would Happen?
Alienating Latinos turned out to be a lousy political strategy
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November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
What the Frogs Know
Boil the pot too fast and the frogs feel the heat.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.

Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Redirecting...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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America-hating Antifa showing up for a *second* time today.
Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean
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October 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Trump Administration Authorizes Covert C.I.A. Action in Venezuela
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October 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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they can see the polling
“Oklahomans would lose their mind if Pritzker in Illinois sent troops down to Oklahoma during the Biden administration.”

The Republican chair of the National Governors Association breaks with Trump.

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Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Criticizes National Guard Deployment in Chicago
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October 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM