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Government Media Office says only 86 trucks are entering Gaza each day, as Israel continues to kill aid seekers.
Israel kills 74 in Gaza, allows just 14% of aid needed in enclave each day
Government Media Office says only 86 trucks are entering Gaza each day, as Israel continues to kill aid seekers.
bit.ly
August 5, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Government Media Office says only 86 trucks are entering Gaza each day, as Israel continues to kill aid seekers.
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Federal investigators normally tasked with uncovering narcotic and financial crimes were told to prioritize the arrest of a university student with no criminal record, and not tell her that her visa was revoked, a Homeland Security Investigation agent testified.
Homeland Security agent says he was told not to inform Rümeysa Öztürk her visa was revoked when she was arrested | CNN Politics
Federal investigators normally tasked with uncovering narcotic and financial crimes were told to prioritize the arrest of a university student with no criminal record, and not tell her that her visa w...
cnn.it
July 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Federal investigators normally tasked with uncovering narcotic and financial crimes were told to prioritize the arrest of a university student with no criminal record, and not tell her that her visa was revoked, a Homeland Security Investigation agent testified.
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I sat on my couch and phoned up royalty, spoke to ambassadors, irritated a senior adviser at Blackstone, and left squeaky voicemails for what must constitute a considerable percentage of the world oligarchy.
I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
www.motherjones.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I sat on my couch and phoned up royalty, spoke to ambassadors, irritated a senior adviser at Blackstone, and left squeaky voicemails for what must constitute a considerable percentage of the world oligarchy.
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Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.” www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.” www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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WIRED reviewed its findings with two independent video forensics experts who confirmed that the edit occurred just before the missing minute mark and that approximately three minutes of footage were cut from the original clip.
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
WIRED reviewed its findings with two independent video forensics experts who confirmed that the edit occurred just before the missing minute mark and that approximately three minutes of footage were cut from the original clip.
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
From @dmehro.bsky.social:
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This comes after WIRED previously reported that the video had been stitched together in Adobe Premiere Pro from two video files, contradicting the Justice Department’s claim that it was “raw” footage.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This comes after WIRED previously reported that the video had been stitched together in Adobe Premiere Pro from two video files, contradicting the Justice Department’s claim that it was “raw” footage.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
It’s unclear what, if anything, the minutes cut from the first clip showed.
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NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
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NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
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76% of Americans think democracy is under serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
Poll: Most feel democracy is threatened and political violence is a major problem
76% of Americans think that democracy is under a serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
n.pr
July 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
76% of Americans think democracy is under serious threat, according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Their faith in political leadership in the White House and Congress is low.
A study published Monday found that the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in more than 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths of children younger than 5 years.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
thehill.com/policy/inter...
thehill.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A study published Monday found that the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in more than 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths of children younger than 5 years.
thehill.com/policy/inter...
thehill.com/policy/inter...
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Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
www.motherjones.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
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Too little. Too late. Talk to Cassidy and Murkowski, who voted for him in Committee. That vote was 14-13. Had they both voted no, following their public reservations, the nomination would have died right there. Tsk, tsk.
June 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Too little. Too late. Talk to Cassidy and Murkowski, who voted for him in Committee. That vote was 14-13. Had they both voted no, following their public reservations, the nomination would have died right there. Tsk, tsk.
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He read in a post on Reddit that it was not necessary and his astrologist conferred.
When you put morons and cranks in positions dealing with science, reality, and facts you get a disaster. This cabinet is a fucking joke.
MAGA are morons and their policies are FUCKING STUPID.
When you put morons and cranks in positions dealing with science, reality, and facts you get a disaster. This cabinet is a fucking joke.
MAGA are morons and their policies are FUCKING STUPID.
June 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
He read in a post on Reddit that it was not necessary and his astrologist conferred.
When you put morons and cranks in positions dealing with science, reality, and facts you get a disaster. This cabinet is a fucking joke.
MAGA are morons and their policies are FUCKING STUPID.
When you put morons and cranks in positions dealing with science, reality, and facts you get a disaster. This cabinet is a fucking joke.
MAGA are morons and their policies are FUCKING STUPID.
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Dr. Fiona Havers resigned on Monday after 13 years at the CDC, saying she could no longer continue while the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismantled the careful processes that help formulate vaccination standards. Read her first interview since resigning. nyti.ms/4k0mbCn
June 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Dr. Fiona Havers resigned on Monday after 13 years at the CDC, saying she could no longer continue while the health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., dismantled the careful processes that help formulate vaccination standards. Read her first interview since resigning. nyti.ms/4k0mbCn
RFK Jr's decisions on vaccines will kill Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
Why a Vaccine Expert Left the C.D.C.: ‘Americans Are Going to Die’
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
RFK Jr's decisions on vaccines will kill Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/h...
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Tribal college leaders said they were stunned by the proposed cuts to their already insufficient funding and had more questions than answers.
“It’s a dagger, and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts,” one college president said.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
“It’s a dagger, and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts,” one college president said.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate…
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Tribal college leaders said they were stunned by the proposed cuts to their already insufficient funding and had more questions than answers.
“It’s a dagger, and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts,” one college president said.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
“It’s a dagger, and I don’t know how we can survive these types of cuts,” one college president said.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
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Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent defense conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration.
Palantir Is Going on Defense
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.
www.wired.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent defense conference following reports of the data analytics firm's work with the Trump administration.
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So... as beef continues, a look back at a piece that our WIRED readers are reading...
Elon Musk appears to have worked in the US without authorization. Could he have his citizenship revoked?
Elon Musk appears to have worked in the US without authorization. Could he have his citizenship revoked?
Elon Musk Could Have US Citizenship Revoked If He Lied on Immigration Forms
The richest man in the world appears to have worked in the US without authorization. According to experts, if he did so and lied about it as part of the immigration process, he could be denaturalized.
www.wired.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
So... as beef continues, a look back at a piece that our WIRED readers are reading...
Elon Musk appears to have worked in the US without authorization. Could he have his citizenship revoked?
Elon Musk appears to have worked in the US without authorization. Could he have his citizenship revoked?
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Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland informed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday that he could face steep fines for having accepted a luxury jet from the Qatari government, arguing the gift violated the Constitution and a federal gifts law, and required congressional approval.
Top Democrat Warns Hegseth He Could Face Fines for Accepting Qatari Plane
Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland urged the defense secretary to come to Congress for approval of the jet President Trump wants to use as Air Force One.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland informed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday that he could face steep fines for having accepted a luxury jet from the Qatari government, arguing the gift violated the Constitution and a federal gifts law, and required congressional approval.
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Who is Leonard Leo?
He's a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
He's a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
We Don’t Talk About Leonard: The Man Behind the Right’s Supreme Court Supermajority
The inside story of how Leonard Leo built a machine that remade the American legal system — and what he plans to do next.
www.propublica.org
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Who is Leonard Leo?
He's a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
He's a lawyer, but he's never argued a case in court. He's never held elected office. But for years he rebuilt the American legal system, resulting in the Supreme Court's right-wing supermajority.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
(Published Oct. 2023)
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NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate ...
www.propublica.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
NEW: A nearly 90% funding cut proposed by the Trump administration would likely shut down and devastate the 37 tribal colleges and universities created to serve the students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
By @mattkrupnick.bsky.social
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President Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of a California venture capitalist and major political donor who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for violating lobbying, campaign finance and tax laws, and obstructing an investigation into Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee.
Trump Commutes Sentence of Major Donor to his 2017 Inauguration
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
President Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of a California venture capitalist and major political donor who had been sentenced to 12 years in prison for violating lobbying, campaign finance and tax laws, and obstructing an investigation into Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee.
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British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking.
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking.
n.pr
May 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking.
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Breaking News: A panel of federal judges blocked President Trump from imposing some tariffs, finding that he vastly overstepped his authority under federal law.
Trump Tariffs Ruled Illegal by Federal Judicial Panel
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Breaking News: A panel of federal judges blocked President Trump from imposing some tariffs, finding that he vastly overstepped his authority under federal law.
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Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.
Judge Finds Government Acted Illegally in Russian Scientist Case
www.nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Breaking News: A judge said the government should release Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist employed by Harvard University, saying U.S. customs had “no factual or legal basis” for revoking her visa.