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Watching from Bangladesh in the middle of the night. How ‘bout them Cowboys!! #NFLonNetflix!
December 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Watching from Bangladesh in the middle of the night. How ‘bout them Cowboys!! #NFLonNetflix!
July 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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EPSTEIN LATEST: In light of what we released last week from my staff's investigation, I'm handing Trump's DOJ a ready-made case with seven different lines of investigation for them to follow the money on Jeffrey Epstein.
NEWS --> Sen Ron Wyden writes to Pam Bondi, urging DOJ to probe $1.5 billion in Epstein financial transactions that banks flagged for Treasury Dept. He lays out roadmap for DOJ to examine money flow related to sex trafficking. Challenges Bondi in new way.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/1982...
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb
Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.
newrepublic.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
EPSTEIN LATEST: In light of what we released last week from my staff's investigation, I'm handing Trump's DOJ a ready-made case with seven different lines of investigation for them to follow the money on Jeffrey Epstein.
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The rapid dismantling of USAID remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. Here is how the global aid agency’s demise unfolded.
Missteps, Confusion and ‘Viral Waste’: The 14 Days That Doomed U.S.A.I.D.
The rapid dismantling of the global aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government, showing his willingness to tear down institutions in defiance of the courts.
trib.al
June 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The rapid dismantling of USAID remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government. Here is how the global aid agency’s demise unfolded.
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Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children.
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Someone has gone through and actually run the numbers on molestation crimes against children.
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
The politicians who commit these crimes are overwhelmingly Republican.
67% of politicians convicted between February 10, 2023 and May 23, 2024 nationwide were Republicans.
www.whoismakingnews.com
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This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 156. The most comprehensive and detailed summary possible of the political, military, scientific, economic & security implications of the Iran bombings from the widest possible array of sources. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 156
… After the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran, Joint Chiefs Chair Dan Caine gave a summary of the attack at a press conference this morning where he announced that over 125 US aircraft were involved, th...
open.substack.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 156. The most comprehensive and detailed summary possible of the political, military, scientific, economic & security implications of the Iran bombings from the widest possible array of sources. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Jesus Christ... the *entire Fulbright Board* at the State Department just resigned rather than cooperate for a second longer with this monster and his patently illegal schemes.
Fulbright board resigns over alleged Trump administration interference
The 12-person board that oversees the Fulbright Program accused the White House of denying a “substantial” number of scholarship recipients.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Jesus Christ... the *entire Fulbright Board* at the State Department just resigned rather than cooperate for a second longer with this monster and his patently illegal schemes.
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The Indiana Pacers take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals 🔥
June 12, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Indiana Pacers take a 2-1 series lead in the NBA Finals 🔥
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Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.
June 12, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Spokane, Washington tonight became the center of national attention after a peaceful protest outside an ICE facility was escalated by police.
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Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’ - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-arrest-gaza-hospital-chief-after-burning-doctors-and-patients-alive
Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’
Troops beat Hussam Abu Safiya and kidnap him alongside other doctors, leaving North Gaza without any health services
www.middleeasteye.net
December 28, 2024 at 12:36 PM
Israeli forces arrest Gaza hospital chief after ‘burning doctors and patients alive’ - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-forces-arrest-gaza-hospital-chief-after-burning-doctors-and-patients-alive
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58 years ago today, Seattle became even more super
December 20, 2024 at 7:29 PM
58 years ago today, Seattle became even more super
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"People need to know what this war really looks like": Israeli soldiers who served in Gaza describe indiscriminate killing and the routine classification of civilian casualties as terrorists in conversations with Haaretz
IDF soldiers expose arbitrary killings and rampant lawlessness in Gaza's Netzarim corridor
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www.haaretz.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:32 AM
"People need to know what this war really looks like": Israeli soldiers who served in Gaza describe indiscriminate killing and the routine classification of civilian casualties as terrorists in conversations with Haaretz
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"Who Will Be the Bernie Sanders of 2028?"
Zeteo's political correspondent @prem_thakker on the left's runners and riders in the progressive race for the next Democratic presidential nomination, including their pros and cons.
Some surprising names in here. So, who'll it be?
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Zeteo's political correspondent @prem_thakker on the left's runners and riders in the progressive race for the next Democratic presidential nomination, including their pros and cons.
Some surprising names in here. So, who'll it be?
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Who Will Be the Bernie Sanders of 2028?
Zeteo’s list of the top 5 Democrats the left could get behind for president in four years' time.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:09 PM
"Who Will Be the Bernie Sanders of 2028?"
Zeteo's political correspondent @prem_thakker on the left's runners and riders in the progressive race for the next Democratic presidential nomination, including their pros and cons.
Some surprising names in here. So, who'll it be?
Read/share/subscribe:
Zeteo's political correspondent @prem_thakker on the left's runners and riders in the progressive race for the next Democratic presidential nomination, including their pros and cons.
Some surprising names in here. So, who'll it be?
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An indispensable book from my friend Steve.
Next year my publisher will be issuing a new printing of ‘The Lost Soul of the American Presidency’ that includes a new preface written after the recent presidential election. Needless to say, things have gotten worse.
December 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
An indispensable book from my friend Steve.
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In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later, Chechnya has become a key pillar of Russian President Vladimir Putin's oppressive regime.
30 years since start of First Chechen War, Kadyrov's Chechnya remains one of the most brutal places on Earth
In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War.
Thirty years later and two wars s...
kyivindependent.com
December 13, 2024 at 8:37 PM
In December 1994, Russian troops launched a brutal and eventually unsuccessful military campaign against Chechen rebels, effectively beginning the First Chechen War. Thirty years later, Chechnya has become a key pillar of Russian President Vladimir Putin's oppressive regime.
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I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
A Disease of Affluence
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I’m not quite entirely persuaded by this essay but goddam it is very good and bracing. Really worth a read.
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...
www.liberalcurrents.com/a-disease-of...