Scott Sokol
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Scott Sokol
@scottsokol.bsky.social
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The late-night world unites to celebrate the return of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
The late-night world unites to celebrate the return of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
The hosts of several late-night comedy shows celebrate the return of Jimmy Kimmel. But the drama is not over.
www.latimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. https://cnn.it/4nKQHCe
Jimmy Kimmel received massive standing ovation during return taping, attendees say | CNN Business
The ABC star taped a new episode on Tuesday evening, and he spoke at length about the controversy that enveloped the show, according to attendees who spoke with CNN afterward.
cnn.it
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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24 September 1910 | A Polish woman, Honorata Stolczyk, was born in Monakowice.

In #Auschwitz from 19 January 1943.
No. 29949
She perished in the camp on 19 March 1943.
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Women at Auschwitz.
Lesson: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en/
Podcast: https://youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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An escalator malfunction that required President Trump to walk up one flight of steps at the United Nations had false claims swirling on social media that it was a deliberate act of sabotage by UN staff. nyti.ms/3IDjidS
September 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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"He, as usual, gave most of the world's tyrants a pass," writes Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/48t9ptJ
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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After Donald Trump’s 2020 defeat, Republicans used dubious arguments to say he had been cheated. Now the left is dabbling in some of those same questionable theories to claim that Kamala Harris really won last year’s election, @dgraham.bsky.social argues. https://theatln.tc/UnBklTJL
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Son of Mission BBQ co-founder dies in military helicopter crash in Washington state
Andrew Kraus, son of Mission BBQ co-founder, killed in helicopter crash
Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Kraus, 39, died in an aircraft mishap while conducting routine flight training, according to news release from the U.S. Army.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley
Pregnant women deserve so much better than Trump’s theatre of scaremongering and shame | Kate Womersley
There is no credible evidence linking autism with maternal paracetamol use. But the US president’s ‘tough it out’ message could harm mothers and babies, says doctor Kate Womersley
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials.
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April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return

"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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In a pair of confirmation hearings Thursday, Tulsi Gabbard faced bipartisan skepticism of her suitability to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence, while Kash Patel, the nominee for FBI director, appeared to have the support he will need despite opposition from Democrats.
Gabbard faces bipartisan doubt in spy job hearing; Patel gets GOP embrace as FBI pick
In dueling confirmation hearings, Trump’s DNI pick appeared on shaky ground after refusing to condemn Edward Snowden as a “traitor,” while FBI director nominee Kash Patel won plaudits from Republicans...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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“The reality is that many parents in Utah school districts want this type of instruction, and they trust Planned Parenthood’s educators to teach it,” writes Brittany Breneman, the education director at Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, in an op-ed.
Voices: A Utah lawmaker wants to ban Planned Parenthood from teaching health classes. Here’s what the bill gets wrong.
“The reality is that many parents in Utah school districts want this type of instruction, and they trust Planned Parenthood’s educators to teach it,” writes Brittany Breneman, the education director at Planned Parenthood Association of Utah, in an op-ed.
www.sltrib.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A Missouri woman convicted in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and recently pardoned by President Donald Trump has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a mother of two in a drunken-driving crash.
Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump has been sentenced to 10 years in deadly DWI crash
Emily Hernandez , seen holding the broken nameplate of Nancy Pelosi after the mob entered the Capitol, served 30 days in federal prison and was pardoned by Trump this month.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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RFK Jr. had no good explanation during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday for his past peddling of dangerous, anti-Black misinformation about how white people and Black people process vaccines. https://newrepublic.com/post/190967/rfk-jr-confirmation-hearing-health-secretary-vaccines-black-peo…
RFK Jr. Struggles to Explain Past Quote on Vaccines for Black People
Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary had a particularly tough confirmation hearing—thanks to his own comments.
newrepublic.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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“A vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take America back to a troubling era when countless children suffered and died from horrific infections, leaving many with lifelong disabilities,” write Susana Williams Keeshin, MD, and Katharine S. Walter, PhD.
Voices: We’re infectious disease experts. RFK Jr. would put all our health at risk.
“A vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would take America back to a troubling era when countless children suffered and died from horrific infections, leaving many with lifelong disabilities,” write Susana Williams Keeshin, MD, and Katharine S. Walter, PhD.
www.sltrib.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker denies allegations by six women that he engaged in inappropriate behavior during massage therapy sessions.
Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker denies allegations of misconduct by massage therapists
Six women told The Baltimore Banner that Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior during massages. Some of allegations said Tucker exposed his genitals.
www.nbcnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Was he grave, sombre, the consoler-in-chief? Are you kidding – this is Trump
Was he grave, sombre, the consoler-in-chief? Are you kidding – this is Trump
Hours after the Washington plane crash, the president’s desire to politicise tragedy was breathtaking in its audacity * Washington DC plane crash – latest updates After the Challenger space shuttle disaster, Ronald Reagan ended an Oval Office…
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Letter: By suspending the releasing of funds under the Inflation Reduction Act, Trump undermines the American Dream
Letter: By suspending the releasing of funds under the Inflation Reduction Act, Trump undermines the American Dream
Letter: By suspending the releasing of funds under the Inflation Reduction Act, Trump undermines the American Dream
www.sltrib.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official.
Trump fires inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump fired the inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, according to a Trump administration official, paving the way for him to install his...
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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David Fotouhi, Trump’s No. 2 EPA pick, recently challenged the agency’s ban of asbestos, which causes a deadly cancer called mesothelioma. He argued the EPA “failed to demonstrate that chrysotile asbestos presents an unreasonable risk of injury.”

By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Donald Trump’s No. 2 Pick for the EPA Represented Companies Accused of Pollution Harm
David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water protections while serving in the Environmental Protection Agency during Trump’s…
propub.li
January 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"By using products from this company, women are unknowingly contributing to their own oppression"
https://theferret.scot/nhs-pills-orban-propaganda-hungary-abortion/
NHS contraceptive pills funding Orban ‘propaganda’ as Hungary restricts abortion
A university linked to Viktor Orban is partly funded by profits from a company that provides the contraceptive pill to the NHS.
theferret.scot
January 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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From @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Jimmy Carter “described his second career as ‘waging peace.’ That work remains far from finished, and it remains for those who admired Mr. Carter to continue,” the editorial board writes.
Opinion | America Needs More Jimmy Carters
He was a model ex-president and achieved a great deal in office.
nyti.ms
December 29, 2024 at 11:28 PM
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Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office — both Republicans and fellow Democrats — was generally tense because of his outspokenness. That never mattered to him.
Among Presidents, Jimmy Carter Was the Odd Man Out
Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness. That never mattered to him.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:35 PM
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How Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden built an enduring friendship www.axios.com/2023/03/01/j...
How Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden built an enduring friendship
A long friendship between the two Democrats lasted in the decades since.
www.axios.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:38 PM