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Nick Riccardi
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AP political reporter. Father, hiker, pizza snob, part of the social media diaspora.
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BREAKING: The Board of Immigration Appeals is trying to deport our client Mario Guevara, a journalist from El Salvador, despite his clear legal path to residency and an immigration judge's order to grant his release on bond.
September 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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It's a journalist's job to ask questions of government officials, no matter which party is in power. That often means respectfully knocking on doors to get answers people deserve to know.

Tips and evidence are essential to our nonpartisan work: www.propublica.org/tips/
September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Conan O’Brien speaks out about the Jimmy Kimmel suspension:
September 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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NEW: The SEC quietly dismissed complaints against 3 people who were granted clemency by Trump for frauds that collectively bilked victims out of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Now, Devon Archer, Trevor Milton & Carlos Watson won't have to pay any money that could be used to make victims whole.
The S.E.C. Drops Efforts to Recoup Funds From Trump Clemency Recipients
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of worker-owned cooperative news sites that you might want to support: www.404media.co/membership/
Membership
404 Media is a new independent media company founded by technology journalists Jason Koebler, Emanuel Maiberg, Samantha Cole, and Joseph Cox.
www.404media.co
September 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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they're throwing parties without us now
Just arrived in Mexico City.
 
In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape, we’re focused on deepening our relationship with Mexico to create good careers for our workers, strengthen supply chains, and build economic resilience across our nations.
September 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The movie version of V For Vendetta wasn’t great but it did have a whole subplot about late-night comedy host getting canceled (and later imprisoned) for displeasing the regime
September 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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“When we have the weight of the United States government behind extremist views, we’ve got a problem.” —Barack Obama
Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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More from the suspect Tyler Robinson's alleged messages:
* Nothing about him being a groyper.
* For why he did it, he wrote, "I had enough of his hatred. Some hate can't be negotiated out."
* Had only been planning it "a bit over a week."
* Was his grandfather's rifle. His dad gave it as a gift.
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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These estimates of public support for violence (from www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...) are inflated - *much* higher than what we and others have found using question wording that reduces acquiescence bias: brightlinewatch.org/accelerated-... The vast majority of Americans reject political violence.
September 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Nothing makes more clear how Trump defines "hate speech" than him applying the term to a super bland question from a reporter
JON KARL: What do you make of Pam Bondi saying she's gonna go after hate speech? A lot of your allies say hate speech is free speech

TRUMP: We'll probably go after people like you because you treat me so unfairly. You have a lot of hate in your hate. Maybe they'll have to go after you.
September 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Another blow to the case trying to unseat Fed Gov. Cook: “The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hasn’t broken rules for tax breaks on a home there that Cook declared her primary residence.” Via Reuters
Exclusive: No evidence of primary residence violation by Fed Gov Lisa Cook, says Michigan official
The property tax authority in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hasn’t broken rules for tax breaks on a home there that Cook declared her primary residence.
www.reuters.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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There is no doubt in my mind that living our lives online contributes to a culture of political violence.

A story.

Last month, my car wouldn't start, so I needed to get it towed to the dealership an hour away. AAA sent a two guy. Let's call him Chris. (1/x)
September 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says the US again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, says 3 killed in strike.
September 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Notable that the people in this Discord chat, at least, did not seem to be happy Kirk was killed www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
‘It was me’: Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting appeared to confess in Discord chat
‘Im sorry for all of this’ read a message from the suspect’s account, according to two people familiar with the message and screenshots obtained by The Post.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“One of the goals of political violence is to totally transform civic culture. If you’re not holding public events, you’re kind of doing the work of those who are kind of promoting political violence.”
After Kirk killing, political leaders pull back from public appearances
Worries were already rising after acts of political violence have started piling up. Now, that unease has reached new levels.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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"The U.S. agricultural workforce fell by 155,000 — about 7 percent — between March and July, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. That tracks with Pew Research Center data that shows total immigrant labor fell by 750,000 from January through July."
'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers
They're pushing lawmakers to move faster on a farm labor solution, even as the president cracks down on immigration.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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"USCIS says election officials have used the tool to check the information of more than 33 million voters — a striking portion of the American public, considering little information has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security." https://n.pr/4mgrQoG
33 million voters have been run through a Trump administration citizenship check
Tens of millions of voters have had their information run through the tool — a striking portion of the U.S. public, considering little has been made public about the tool's accuracy or data security.
n.pr
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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New from me: As we learn more information about Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, here's what you need to to know. open.substack.com/pub/ctrlaltr...
Meme Ideology
The shooter’s political leanings don’t matter. Here’s what does.
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologized for advocating the execution of mentally ill homeless people.
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologized for advocating the execution of mentally ill homeless people.
bit.ly
September 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Grok is being sent to the reeducation camp
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Since President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to Alaska by President Trump, Russia has been emboldened in its strategy of splitting the U.S. from Europe while pushing ever harder to gain a military victory in Ukraine.
Boosted by summits in Alaska and China, Putin moves against Europe, Ukraine
Russia has been emboldened in its strategy of splitting the U.S. from Europe while pushing ever harder to gain a military victory in Ukraine.
wapo.st
September 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The dangers of the blame game, very vividly on display after Charlie Kirk's assassination (worth noting, also On Here where some people rushed to conclude the shooter was a groyper) apnews.com/article/char...
Blame game after acts of political violence can lead to further attacks, experts warn
From the moment conservative icon Charlie Kirk was felled by an assassin’s bullet, partisans have fought over who’s to blame for his death.
apnews.com
September 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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“Please complete your fun” - new casually dystopian announcement at my son’s climbing gym
September 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM