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Letters can end alliances and start wars. In our age, even a bad text message can do the same. It’s now up to Congress to decide which future it intends to defend.
When a Text Message Shatters International Trust
A message sent to the Norwegian prime minister on Sunday could threaten decades of progress in building up the NATO alliance.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:01 AM
January 21, 2026 at 7:52 AM
substack.com/@aaronrupar/... Off duty police officers are being stopped in the community for the crime of living is a minority in the US
Aaron Rupar (@aaronrupar)
Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley: "The last 2 weeks we as a law enforcement community have been receiving endless complaints about civil rights violations in our streets from US citizens. What w...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Stop Amazon. Stop ICE. Cancel Ring... Ring Doorbell has a contract with local law enforcement and ICE to utilize your Ring Camera on your property to assist in kidnapping your neighbors!
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 AM
bbc.com/news/videos/... I want to wake up to the day before a madman was elected to escalate World War 3
Troops and vessels from European Nato allies arrive in Greenland
The limited deployment involves Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands and the UK.
bbc.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Federal courts deny Trump request for private voter data in 2 states stateline.org/2026/01/15/f...

“There cannot be consolidation of all elections power in the Executive,”. “This is antithetical to the promise of fair and free elections our country... civil rights leaders fought and died for.”
Federal courts deny Trump request for private voter data in 2 states • Stateline
The Trump administration hit two major legal roadblocks this week in its effort to obtain sensitive personal voter data from states. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter dismissed a law...
stateline.org
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM
youtube.com/watch?v=f6T6... about a comment President Donald Trump made earlier this week about canceling U.S. midterm elections, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said "he was speaking facetiously."
WATCH: Trump was 'simply joking' about canceling the election, Leavitt says
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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January 16, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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On the Epstein files, some members of Congress are pursuing legal action to force compliance, while others are gaming out potential legislative punishments for Attorney General Pam Bondi. They remember.
Hey. Remember the Epstein Files?
Congress’s legal fight with the administration is far from over.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:30 AM
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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"Men don’t call a woman a fucking bitch when they’re afraid for their lives—they say it when they hate us. They say it when they’re punishing us."
From One Fucking Bitch to Another
These two words made Renee Nicole Good’s murder undeniable
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January 15, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Something I always wondered is how it would be covered if America became a dictatorship

This is it
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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The UK-based Guardian is doing the job of honestly covering U.S. politics that American legacy media have largely failed to do. The content is free, but they need your donations to keep up the vital work. I've given them my $$. @theguardian.com
Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality
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January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM
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National political figures credibly quoting 1984 to describe contemporary events
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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@timmiller.bsky.social, @samsteindc.bsky.social, and @willsommer.bsky.social give their takes on a suspiciously well-funded influencer reality show featuring MAGA personalities, unclear backers, and a February release date that may or may not exist.
January 8, 2026 at 2:45 AM