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A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
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Hegseth: The military is for killing people and breaking things. No more rules of engagement.
Trump: I’ll be sending the military into U.S. cities.
Trump: I’ll be sending the military into U.S. cities.
Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."
September 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hegseth: The military is for killing people and breaking things. No more rules of engagement.
Trump: I’ll be sending the military into U.S. cities.
Trump: I’ll be sending the military into U.S. cities.
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
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SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
May 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
SecState Rubio claims that no on has died because of USAID cuts and suggested that I had lied in my reporting. So here I show him photos of specific children who have died because of the Trump administration's reckless cancelation of aid: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...
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I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
April 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I went to the Senate floor to tell a story about Trump’s first 100 days - a story of daily, norm shattering corruption.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
I laid out 40 different corrupt acts - each one alone could have taken down previous presidents.
1/ A 🧵 of my speech. People need to know this story.
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Incredibly moving. 1000s of Lithuanians lined the streets of the capital Vilnius yesterday to honor the four US soldiers killed on their soil.
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Incredibly moving. 1000s of Lithuanians lined the streets of the capital Vilnius yesterday to honor the four US soldiers killed on their soil.
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
As their bodies are repatriated to the US, their President will be nowhere to be seen, except on a Florida golf course.
(📸 Gedinimas Varvuolis)
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The exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today in which our country attacked the victim in defense of a brutal aggressor has to be one of the most shameful moments in Modern American history.
February 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today in which our country attacked the victim in defense of a brutal aggressor has to be one of the most shameful moments in Modern American history.
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Unquestionably, major policy changes, edicts and directives handed down by the new Trump administration will upend lives. But I've also been struck by the widespread efforts to erase/whitewash history. Stick with me for a pretty shocking series of events from just the past few weeks.
February 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Unquestionably, major policy changes, edicts and directives handed down by the new Trump administration will upend lives. But I've also been struck by the widespread efforts to erase/whitewash history. Stick with me for a pretty shocking series of events from just the past few weeks.
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Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
sjvwater.org
January 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Remember how Trump said he "sent the military in and opened up the water flow" in CA? It appears he forced the Army Corps to just drain reservoirs into recently flooded farmland without telling local farmers or leaders. “In 25 years, I’ve never seen anything like this.”
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
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How the HECK is it not a nationwide scandal that Trump told federal law enforcement to divert resources away from drug trafficking and terrorism cases to instead prioritize prosecuting undocumented immigrants for living here?
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
January 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
How the HECK is it not a nationwide scandal that Trump told federal law enforcement to divert resources away from drug trafficking and terrorism cases to instead prioritize prosecuting undocumented immigrants for living here?
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
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Grassley in November:
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
Trump fires multiple agency inspectors general
Sen. Grassley and a top watchdog said Trump did not adhere to congressional notification requirements about such removals.
www.govexec.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Grassley in November:
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
“I guess it’s the case of whether he believes in congressional oversight, because I work closely with all the inspector generals and I think I’ve got a good reputation for defending them. And I intend to defend them."
www.govexec.com/oversight/20...
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“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire the inspectors general.”
Breaking: Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires Congress to receive 30 days’ notice of any intent to fire the inspectors general.”
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A source at the NIH clinical center tells me that the freeze includes a freeze on procurement. This means that the center, which is a hospital, can’t can’t procure food or medical supplies for patients.
January 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A source at the NIH clinical center tells me that the freeze includes a freeze on procurement. This means that the center, which is a hospital, can’t can’t procure food or medical supplies for patients.
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A Justice Department official told Mike Fanone that — thanks to Donald Trump’s pardons of the violent rioters who assaulted him — that, in the eyes of DOJ, he is “no longer a victim,” Fanone told me.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A Justice Department official told Mike Fanone that — thanks to Donald Trump’s pardons of the violent rioters who assaulted him — that, in the eyes of DOJ, he is “no longer a victim,” Fanone told me.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
They refused to give him info that would help him get restraining orders against his assailants.
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The day after President Trump freed people who attacked police and tried to prevent the transfer of power, he freed a man convicted of drug trafficking.
Trump has pardoned Silk Road founder and Austin native Ross Ulbricht, who was serving a life sentence.
Exclusive | Trump announces pardon for Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, vacating life sentence
President Trump announced Tuesday night that he had granted a “full and unconditional” pardon to Ross Ulbricht, founder of the notorious dark web site Silk Road.
nypost.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The day after President Trump freed people who attacked police and tried to prevent the transfer of power, he freed a man convicted of drug trafficking.
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To clarify this, Trump commuted the sentences of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted in seditious conspiracy cases. He has pardoned everyone else who was convicted, including those who assaulted the police. And he has ordered DOJ to drop any pending cases.
January 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM
To clarify this, Trump commuted the sentences of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted in seditious conspiracy cases. He has pardoned everyone else who was convicted, including those who assaulted the police. And he has ordered DOJ to drop any pending cases.
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Ok, this needs a lot of tweaking and more work, but here's a minimal viable product for
An econometrics paper (Deep Neural Networks for Estimation and Inference)
1. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An economic theory paper (Targeting Interventions in Networks)
2. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An econometrics paper (Deep Neural Networks for Estimation and Inference)
1. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An economic theory paper (Targeting Interventions in Networks)
2. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
November 7, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Ok, this needs a lot of tweaking and more work, but here's a minimal viable product for
An econometrics paper (Deep Neural Networks for Estimation and Inference)
1. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An economic theory paper (Targeting Interventions in Networks)
2. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An econometrics paper (Deep Neural Networks for Estimation and Inference)
1. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
An economic theory paper (Targeting Interventions in Networks)
2. paulgp.github.io/2024/11/06/r...
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"[Trump] personally set the fraudulent elector plan in motion in early December, ensured that it was carried out by co-conspirators and Campaign agents in the targeted states, and monitored its progress."
October 2, 2024 at 8:32 PM
"[Trump] personally set the fraudulent elector plan in motion in early December, ensured that it was carried out by co-conspirators and Campaign agents in the targeted states, and monitored its progress."
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As Rep. Dan Bishop shares NOAA Hurricane Helene updates with his constituents and Western NC sees catastrophic flooding, potential voters need to know that under the Project 2025 he supports it would “be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated.”
September 27, 2024 at 10:48 AM
As Rep. Dan Bishop shares NOAA Hurricane Helene updates with his constituents and Western NC sees catastrophic flooding, potential voters need to know that under the Project 2025 he supports it would “be dismantled and many of its functions eliminated.”
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The DOJ’s pattern and practice investigation of the Lexington, MS police is remarkable. It found that the police not only uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, but that its fines and fees arrests and bail policies are unconstitutional. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department Finds Civil Rights Violations by the City of Lexington, Mississippi, and the Lexington Police Department
Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the City of Lexington, Mississippi (City), and Lexington Police Department (LPD) engage in a pattern or practice of...
www.justice.gov
September 27, 2024 at 11:42 AM
The DOJ’s pattern and practice investigation of the Lexington, MS police is remarkable. It found that the police not only uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, but that its fines and fees arrests and bail policies are unconstitutional. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
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New: US Real (inflation-adjusted) median household Income rose 4% from 2022 to 2023, recovering to 2019 record highs.
September 10, 2024 at 2:22 PM
New: US Real (inflation-adjusted) median household Income rose 4% from 2022 to 2023, recovering to 2019 record highs.
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She was thrown in jail for allegedly testing positive for drugs at 2 mos in pregnancy to 'protect her fetus'
She was denied pre-natal care, she was denied her medication, she was denied pre-natal meds. She slept on a concrete floor...
and gave birth alone in a shower as guards mocked her agony.
She was denied pre-natal care, she was denied her medication, she was denied pre-natal meds. She slept on a concrete floor...
and gave birth alone in a shower as guards mocked her agony.
An Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail shower
Exclusive: Ashley Caswell, one of a growing number of jailed pregnant women in Etowah county, is suing officials after she was denied care
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2023 at 12:12 PM
She was thrown in jail for allegedly testing positive for drugs at 2 mos in pregnancy to 'protect her fetus'
She was denied pre-natal care, she was denied her medication, she was denied pre-natal meds. She slept on a concrete floor...
and gave birth alone in a shower as guards mocked her agony.
She was denied pre-natal care, she was denied her medication, she was denied pre-natal meds. She slept on a concrete floor...
and gave birth alone in a shower as guards mocked her agony.
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“Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” Netanyahu said. “This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Another concept implodes: Israel can’t be managed by a criminal defendant
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www.haaretz.com
October 14, 2023 at 12:04 AM
“Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering Hamas and transferring money to Hamas,” Netanyahu said. “This is part of our strategy – to isolate the Palestinians in Gaza from the Palestinians in the West Bank.” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...