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Are we still doing diner journalism? Because today at a greasy spoon in Stateline, Nevada, a 65 year old birder named Maryanne told me that she likes that “Mamdonnelly” fellow and thinks that Donald Trump is a pedophile.
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Hegseth was never a Boy Scout, and has said he grew up in a church-based youth group that focuses on memorizing Bible verses.

flip.it/F61KGH
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
flip.it
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed

It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Massive demonstrations in protest of the Comey dismissal are expected in Nigeria and Bangladesh.
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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‘During the Second World War, American and British scientists tried to solve the problem by making penicillin synthetically in a test tube. But they failed. The fungi were capable of far more advanced metabolic magic.‘

Liam Shaw on the challenges of antiobiotics.

www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Liam Shaw | Metabolic Magic
Streptomycetes are soil bacteria that could easily be mistaken for fungi, their cells snaking through the earth in long...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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In 2023 Luminar CEO Austin Russell tried to buy Forbes - the deal failed but Russian-born Magomed Musaev claimed he was the buyer

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Sanctioned Russian Suleiman Kerimov appearently invested in Luminar Technologies through proxies

Luminar CEO Austin Russell was recently replaced after an ethics inquiry

In 2023 Russell tried to buy Forbes - deal failed but Magomed Musaev claimed he was buyer
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Russian tycoon claims he is behind Forbes purchase, audiotapes show
A Kremlin-connected tycoon claims he is the buyer of Forbes, according to audio and video tapes. The U.S. tech founder organizing the deal says there is no Russian involvement.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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"AlphaTON Capital Submits Strategic Offer to Acquire Majority Stake in Forbes Media Holdings"

Not clear who offer submitted to, or terms of the offer etc.

AlphaTon, led by ex Cambridge Analytica exec Brittany Kaiser, is active w/Ton coin and Telegram network

www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
AlphaTON Capital Submits Strategic Offer to Acquire Majority Stake in Forbes Media Holdings
Offer aims to leverage the brand for verified AI data licensing, verifiable and accurate financial news, and anchor a new global digital assets news...
www.globenewswire.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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AlphaTon Capital announced they submitted offer to acquire majority stake in Forbes Media Holdings (not clear who offer was submitted to)
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...

Ex Cambridge Analytica exec Brittany Kaiser is CEO of AlphaTon, which I reported has links to people who worked in Russia
Former Cambridge Analytica executive Brittany Kaiser's latest gig is CEO of crypto firm AlphaTon Capital - new research shows multiple people linked to this business have connections to Russia, and a company co-founder was a Brexit supporter, my latest:
Former Cambridge Analytica executive Brittany Kaiser’s latest gig is CEO of crypto firm AlphaTon Capital – which has several links to people from Russia
Former Cambridge Analytica executive Brittany Kaiser is now CEO of AlphaTon, a crypto company with several links to Russia.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The fascist right doesn’t believe that American Jews belong in America. They want us to live in our own ethno-state—not here.

People like Zohran believe America is a multiracial democracy in which everyone should belong.

It’s insane the latter is treated as antisemitism.
November 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is truly wonderful. Share widely.
And MAGA is still convinced that Twitter proves that their shitty movement is widely supported in the US 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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My hot take is that over the next 10 years, we're going to see more emphasis on and investment in the humanities at Ivy League and other fancy schools just as state schools and small privates continue to decimate and even eliminate the humanities.
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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I'm not saying Pam Bondi is evil, but Macbeth broke up with her.
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Kavanaugh stop. Smashed the kid’s car windows and arrested him. He told them he was a U.S. citizen. The officer replied “I don’t care.”

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon
The 17-year-old was held more than five hours Friday in an ICE facility, his brother said.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee
Politician reportedly taken from his villa into custody at a federal police base about 7 miles from presidential palace
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Editorial Boards have been derelict in their defense of American democracy.

Credit to a local paper for standing up: @sentinelcolorado.com the first to call for #impeachment.

Showing AGSulzberger & NYT, Will Lewis & WaPo, Emma Tucker & WSJ what the Fourth Estate is for.

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November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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The extreme and psychotic overreaction by Trump and Stephen Miller to Democratic military vets in the Senate and House urging service members to remember that their oath is to the Constitution and not a man tells us a lot about the Trump admin’s plans for the military.
November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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This is from August.
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I think there's a decent chance that the Pope visits Chicago during this presidency and while there asks to see Broadview and I wonder how that plays out.
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Unbelievable, ICE unloaded Pepper spray directly in the face of protesters yesterday in St. Paul MN -
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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“I want to know why you’re so fervent that you know for a fact Trump has nothing to do with this. Can we see the files?? Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence…”

@dossdiscourse.bsky.social the latest to pick apart Smug Scott Jennings (who was once anti-Trump) on national TV
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I've known Catherine Lucey for 26 years, since I covered the 1999 mayor's race for the PDN and she covered it for Penn's student paper. She is, quite, simply, the best in the business, who also got under Trump's skin in his first term. Trump is the real pig here www.inquirer.com/politics/tru...
Trump lashes out at former Philly Daily News reporter when pressed on Jeffrey Epstein
“Quiet, quiet, piggy,” Trump shot back at Bloomberg's Catherine Lucey.
www.inquirer.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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holy shit mike johnson is SHOOK on Epstein vote in Senate
November 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Part 2
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM