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Here's the letter that Trump's lawyer Alejandro Brito sent to the BBC threatening a defamation lawsuit if it doesn't retract the Panorama documentary by Friday.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Here's the letter that Trump's lawyer Alejandro Brito sent to the BBC threatening a defamation lawsuit if it doesn't retract the Panorama documentary by Friday.
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>> Donald Trump sent a letter threatening the BBC with a defamation lawsuit. The threat comes after two BBC leaders resigned amid fallout from a whistleblower report alleging misleading editing of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
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>> Donald Trump sent a letter threatening the BBC with a defamation lawsuit. The threat comes after two BBC leaders resigned amid fallout from a whistleblower report alleging misleading editing of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
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Trump threatens BBC with lawsuit amid editing scandal fallout
Lawyers for Trump say the British government-supported broadcaster defamed the president in its report about Trump’s speech on Jan. 6, 2021.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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>> Donald Trump sent a letter threatening the BBC with a defamation lawsuit. The threat comes after two BBC leaders resigned amid fallout from a whistleblower report alleging misleading editing of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
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>> Donald Trump sent a letter threatening the BBC with a defamation lawsuit. The threat comes after two BBC leaders resigned amid fallout from a whistleblower report alleging misleading editing of Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
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BBC top brass Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned today following criticism of an Oct. 2024 Panorama episode that, a whistleblower said, misleadingly edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
BBC top brass Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned today following criticism of an Oct. 2024 Panorama episode that, a whistleblower said, misleadingly edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
BBC’s top leaders resign over Trump speech editing controversy
The BBC’s top officials, Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, stepped down amid allegations a documentary misleadingly edited Trump’s Jan. 6 speech.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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BBC top brass Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned today following criticism of an Oct. 2024 Panorama episode that, a whistleblower said, misleadingly edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
BBC top brass Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned today following criticism of an Oct. 2024 Panorama episode that, a whistleblower said, misleadingly edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech.
"He’s getting the time of day from people who six months ago would have turned and run the other direction from him."
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Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
"He’s getting the time of day from people who six months ago would have turned and run the other direction from him."
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“While some employees haven’t been impressed with Weiss’s story instincts, others say the morning meetings haven’t much changed. There is a long tradition, one employee said, of the bosses ‘spitballing dumb ideas’”
Bari Weiss’s first month at CBS News unfolds in a newsroom culture clash
Bari Weiss took over as editor in chief in October, launching a new era for CBS News amid layoffs, confusion and shifting expectations.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“While some employees haven’t been impressed with Weiss’s story instincts, others say the morning meetings haven’t much changed. There is a long tradition, one employee said, of the bosses ‘spitballing dumb ideas’”
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“It’s a metaphor. I think people love what CBS used to be.”
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Bari Weiss’s first month at CBS News unfolds in a newsroom culture clash
Bari Weiss took over as editor in chief in October, launching a new era for CBS News amid layoffs, confusion and shifting expectations.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
“It’s a metaphor. I think people love what CBS used to be.”
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“.. On at least two occasions, articles from the Free Press appeared at the bottom of CBS articles as paid advertisements: ‘How the Yuppies Became Socialists’ and ‘How Catholicism Got Cool.’”
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November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“.. On at least two occasions, articles from the Free Press appeared at the bottom of CBS articles as paid advertisements: ‘How the Yuppies Became Socialists’ and ‘How Catholicism Got Cool.’”
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Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
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Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
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Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News. Here’s how it’s working out so far.
Bari Weiss took over as editor in chief in October, launching a new era for CBS News amid layoffs, confusion and shifting expectations.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
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Bari Weiss was hired to remake CBS News — and she's already doing it. Staffers are weathering a flurry of layoffs, shifting resources and a cultural collision with Weiss’s ideas for the news.
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Today's New York Post featuring mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with a hammer and sickle on the cover has sold out on news stands across Manhattan, a spokesperson for the paper confirmed to me and @angieoh.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today's New York Post featuring mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani with a hammer and sickle on the cover has sold out on news stands across Manhattan, a spokesperson for the paper confirmed to me and @angieoh.bsky.social
New: DOD now says Loomer's request for tips doesn't violate its press policy b/c it's a "general" tip line.
"If Fake News reporters actually had a brain and could read our policy correctly, then maybe one day they will be as effective of a journalist as Ms. Loomer is."
"If Fake News reporters actually had a brain and could read our policy correctly, then maybe one day they will be as effective of a journalist as Ms. Loomer is."
November 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New: DOD now says Loomer's request for tips doesn't violate its press policy b/c it's a "general" tip line.
"If Fake News reporters actually had a brain and could read our policy correctly, then maybe one day they will be as effective of a journalist as Ms. Loomer is."
"If Fake News reporters actually had a brain and could read our policy correctly, then maybe one day they will be as effective of a journalist as Ms. Loomer is."
"At ease in at least six languages and happiest when beyond the reach of editors, Mr. Cody represented a vanishing breed of foreign correspondent — one who operated in the field with near lone-wolf autonomy, often in dangerous terrain..." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
Edward Cody, globe-trotting correspondent at The Post, dies at 82
He reported on conflicts and disaster zones from Mexico to Lebanon. “Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense,” he wrote.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"At ease in at least six languages and happiest when beyond the reach of editors, Mr. Cody represented a vanishing breed of foreign correspondent — one who operated in the field with near lone-wolf autonomy, often in dangerous terrain..." www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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The "proud Islamophobe" and banned Uber Eats user Laura Loomer confirms that the Pentagon has granted her special press access www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @scottnover.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The "proud Islamophobe" and banned Uber Eats user Laura Loomer confirms that the Pentagon has granted her special press access www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... @scottnover.bsky.social
Following our story in @washingtonpost.com Laura Loomer confirmed our reporting that she's been credentialed to cover the Pentagon. @drewharwell.com
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November 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Following our story in @washingtonpost.com Laura Loomer confirmed our reporting that she's been credentialed to cover the Pentagon. @drewharwell.com
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"Former vice president Dick Cheney, who recast an understudy’s job into an engine of White House power, becoming chief architect of a post-9/11 war on terrorism that involved bypassing restrictions against torture and domestic espionage, died Nov. 3. He was 84." @bartongellman.bsky.social
Dick Cheney, powerful vice president during war on terrorism, dies at 84
After 9/11, he used his role as President George W. Bush’s chief strategist to approve the use of torture and steer U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"Former vice president Dick Cheney, who recast an understudy’s job into an engine of White House power, becoming chief architect of a post-9/11 war on terrorism that involved bypassing restrictions against torture and domestic espionage, died Nov. 3. He was 84." @bartongellman.bsky.social
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Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Breaking news: Far-right activist Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to a person familiar with the matter, joining a new cohort of right-wing media that have agreed to the Pentagon’s new press policy.
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Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist and former congressional candidate in Florida, has been credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to one person familiar with the matter. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Laura Loomer, the far-right political activist and former congressional candidate in Florida, has been credentialed to cover the Defense Department, according to one person familiar with the matter. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Amid Pete Hegseth's purge of actual news outlet, Laura Loomer has joined the credentialed Pentagon press corps. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Amid Pete Hegseth's purge of actual news outlet, Laura Loomer has joined the credentialed Pentagon press corps. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From being banned by Uber to getting credentials to cover the world's biggest military. The "Department of War" just Loomered itself @scottnover.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
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Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
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Laura Loomer is now credentialed to cover the Pentagon
The far-right activist has repeatedly criticized defense officials on her website and social media accounts while boasting of her close ties to President Donald Trump.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
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Laura Loomer, the far-right activist has been credentialed to cover the Pentagon after signing its new press policy. She has repeatedly criticized defense officials while boasting of her close ties to Trump.
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"'Any person who did not have deep context and also the clues would not have been able to make heads or tails of the relevant portion,' Byrne said, describing five sheets of dozens of squares filled with letters."
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How a ‘gigantic’ mistake scrambled the sale of the ‘Kryptos’ secret code
A coded passage in “Kryptos,” Jim Sanborn’s sculpture at CIA headquarters, has gone unsolved for decades. After he announced its auction, two researchers stumbled on the answer.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"'Any person who did not have deep context and also the clues would not have been able to make heads or tails of the relevant portion,' Byrne said, describing five sheets of dozens of squares filled with letters."
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The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
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November 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Here’s Donald Trump talking to Norah O’Donnell about his settlement with Paramount (“60 Minutes was forced to pay me…”) and the CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss (“I don't know her, but I hear she's a great person.”)
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Here’s Donald Trump talking to Norah O’Donnell about his settlement with Paramount (“60 Minutes was forced to pay me…”) and the CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss (“I don't know her, but I hear she's a great person.”)
“Malik Samuel… who has been studying Boko Haram for more than a decade, said his first response was that of disappointment. ‘As a researcher, I thought: U.S. authorities should sure have more accurate information than relying on a false narrative.’”
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Trump threat of military action in Nigeria prompts confusion and alarm
Trump also warned of aid cuts over alleged attacks on Christians, though an adviser to Nigeria’s president dismissed the remarks as a negotiating tactic.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
“Malik Samuel… who has been studying Boko Haram for more than a decade, said his first response was that of disappointment. ‘As a researcher, I thought: U.S. authorities should sure have more accurate information than relying on a false narrative.’”
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“Americans broadly disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling his job, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising the powers of his office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Voters broadly disapprove of Trump but remain divided on midterms, poll finds
Most Americans disapprove the president’s handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“Americans broadly disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling his job, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising the powers of his office, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump’s next late-night television target: Seth Meyers. In a Truth Social post he claims that he’s “100% Anti Trump, which is probably illegal.”
November 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Trump’s next late-night television target: Seth Meyers. In a Truth Social post he claims that he’s “100% Anti Trump, which is probably illegal.”