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· Nov 28
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Miners and their advocates are begging the administration to enforce a Biden-era rule meant to protect them.
Black lung keeps killing America's coal miners. Does Donald Trump even care?
Miners and their advocates are begging the administration to enforce a Biden-era rule meant to protect them.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Miners and their advocates are begging the administration to enforce a Biden-era rule meant to protect them.
Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor - The Guardian
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Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor — Guardian US
President calls Hanks ‘woke’ in vitriolic post after US Military Academy calls off ceremony with little explanation
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September 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trump attacks Tom Hanks after West Point cancels event honoring actor - The Guardian
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Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality. "Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality."
Creepy.
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Creepy.
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Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality — Reuters
(This Sept 3 story has been corrected to withdraw videos, with no changes to text)
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September 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Hot mic picks up Putin and Xi discussing organ transplants and immortality. "Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become, and (you can) even achieve immortality."
Creepy.
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Creepy.
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And you're on again in less than an hour. www.youtube.com/live/MPX0WEU...
September 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
And you're on again in less than an hour. www.youtube.com/live/MPX0WEU...
National ownership of factories (the means of production) is the definition of socialism. If you’re confused by this, it’s because they’ve been falsely conflating socialism with welfare. Like corporate welfare.
August 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
National ownership of factories (the means of production) is the definition of socialism. If you’re confused by this, it’s because they’ve been falsely conflating socialism with welfare. Like corporate welfare.
Vladimir Putin will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the US president said on Wednesday.
Well?
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Well?
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Putin faces ‘very severe consequences’ if no Ukraine truce agreed, Trump says
US president also says he would push for three-way summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy if Alaska meeting goes well
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August 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Vladimir Putin will face “very severe consequences” if he does not agree a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine at his summit with Donald Trump in Alaska, the US president said on Wednesday.
Well?
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Well?
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Remember: The purpose of a museum is to exhibit, history, culture, art and science, some of which may not always be in alignment with what the president wants.
White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives - CNN
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White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives - CNN
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White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives — CNN
The White House is conducting a comprehensive internal review of exhibits and materials at the Smithsonian Institution in an effort to comply with President Donald Trump’s directive about what should ...
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August 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Remember: The purpose of a museum is to exhibit, history, culture, art and science, some of which may not always be in alignment with what the president wants.
White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives - CNN
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White House orders review of Smithsonian exhibits to ensure alignment with Trump directives - CNN
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Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not.
He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
August 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Newsom: If California, one of the most un-Trumped states in America, is not successful, it’s at our peril. We may not get this back. I’m telling you, we may not.
He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
He is rigging this next midterm election before one vote is cast. He tried to wreck our democracy after the last vote was cast last time.
ICE arrests 6 people in Oakland home, including a minor, attorney says - San Francisco Chronicle
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ICE arrests 6 people in Oakland home, including a minor, attorney says — San Francisco Chronicle
Federal immigration officers raided an East Oakland home on Tuesday and detained at least six people, including a minor and a person with a severe disability, according to an immigration attorney.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
ICE arrests 6 people in Oakland home, including a minor, attorney says - San Francisco Chronicle
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Convicted Jan 6 rioter who called for the killing of police officers now employed by DOJ. Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
President Trump has tried to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In the latest example, the Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who urged rioters to "...
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August 9, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Convicted Jan 6 rioter who called for the killing of police officers now employed by DOJ. Trump is trying to rewrite the history of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol
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I'll be going LIVE with Rick Wilson in about 45 minutes to discuss my lawsuit against the DOJ for the Epstein files training videos. This'll be our first time chatting, believe it or not! Hope to see you there! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: AG and Rick Wilson on Epstein Lawsuit
Starting Aug 8 at 5:00 PM EDT
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August 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'll be going LIVE with Rick Wilson in about 45 minutes to discuss my lawsuit against the DOJ for the Epstein files training videos. This'll be our first time chatting, believe it or not! Hope to see you there! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Harris is a stark reminder of what most Democrats would very much like to put behind them — an era when Harris dedicated herself to serving a deceptive White House that hid the realities of Biden’s cognitive decline while maintaining support for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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Kamala Harris should not run for president in 2028 — The Hill
While the Democratic Party was in great need of appealing to voters fed up with defenders of the existing order, Harris opted to emphatically represent the status quo.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Harris is a stark reminder of what most Democrats would very much like to put behind them — an era when Harris dedicated herself to serving a deceptive White House that hid the realities of Biden’s cognitive decline while maintaining support for Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, WHO says - Reuters
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Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, says WHO — Reuters
Around 12,000 children aged under five in Gaza are suffering from acute malnutrition, and hunger-related deaths are rising, the Director General of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Nearly 12,000 children under five in Gaza have acute malnutrition, WHO says - Reuters
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The US attacks on Iran have backfired horribly – but a path to peace is still possible | Simon Tisdall
The US attacks on Iran have backfired horribly – but a path to peace is still possible | Simon Tisdall
Executions by a vengeful regime in Tehran are soaring. The west must pursue a different strategy, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
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August 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The US attacks on Iran have backfired horribly – but a path to peace is still possible | Simon Tisdall
Here is the result from 16 years of failed Netanyahu policy in Israel: France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. Not the outcome he had hoped for.
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France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. What does that change?
The recent push by several countries to recognize a state of Palestine is largely symbolic, but it carries diplomatic and potentially legal weight.
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August 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Here is the result from 16 years of failed Netanyahu policy in Israel: France, U.K., others plan to recognize a Palestinian state. Not the outcome he had hoped for.
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Americans are in a struggle for their democracy. Help them and help yourselves EU by standing up to authoritarians, not by bowing down to them
Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman
Europe’s trade deal with the US was dead on arrival – it needs to be buried. Here’s how to do it | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman
Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed. The EU should now steel itself and reject the terms imposed by Donald Trump, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre
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August 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Americans are in a struggle for their democracy. Help them and help yourselves EU by standing up to authoritarians, not by bowing down to them
Use open source solutions. Problem solved. #opensource #openinfra
"Without stronger privacy laws or purpose-built Canadian cloud infrastructure, we risk ceding control of our population health data to the hostile hyperpower in our basement."
Probably my favourite line in this week's roundup (story 5).
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Probably my favourite line in this week's roundup (story 5).
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Is the Carney government abandoning national pharmacare?
The Liberals campaigned on it. Why do they now seem to be backing away from it?
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August 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Use open source solutions. Problem solved. #opensource #openinfra
A Little League team from Venezuela was denied entry to the United States for the Senior League Baseball World Series, according to Little League International.
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series — The Washington Post
The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.
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July 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A Little League team from Venezuela was denied entry to the United States for the Senior League Baseball World Series, according to Little League International.
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Epstein survivor Teresa Helm: "I saw framed photos of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein with presidents in their homes."
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Epstein survivor Teresa Helm: "I saw framed photos of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein with presidents in their homes."
Starlink is a US military contractor. It just sabotaged a US security partner and ally Ukraine, currently at war with a well known US adversary, Russia. Sounds like the definition of treason to me.
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia - Reuters
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Special Report: Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia — Reuters
A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's ...
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July 26, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Starlink is a US military contractor. It just sabotaged a US security partner and ally Ukraine, currently at war with a well known US adversary, Russia. Sounds like the definition of treason to me.
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia - Reuters
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Special Report: Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia — Reuters
A previously unreported order by Elon Musk to cut satellite communications over a portion of Ukraine disrupted a counteroffensive by Kyiv in the autumn of 2022. Reuters investigated the billionaire's ...
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July 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service as Ukraine retook territory from Russia - Reuters
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American freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap was convicted of triple murder - ABC News
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American freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap was convicted of triple murder — ABC News
Dahud Hanid Ortiz was convicted of killing three people in a Madrid law office.
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July 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
American freed from Venezuela in prisoner swap was convicted of triple murder - ABC News
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