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The Trump administration is pushing to expand grazing on public lands while reducing its already low cost, under the false premise that it will fill America’s coffers.

Wealthy ranchers are profiting — at the expense of taxpayers.

With @highcountrynews.org
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
www.propublica.org
December 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Julie has been covering this longer than most. The DOJ is not following the law. #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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BREAKING: The U.S. announces a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones.
US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion
The Trump administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, including medium-range missiles, howitzers and drones, a move that is sure to infuriate China.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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December 18, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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He has seen the Epstein Files in their entirety.

Now he is fleeing before the shit hits the fan.

#bonginobust
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Orban is pleading publicly with his boss Putin not to punish him in a letter he wrote after the EU overrode his veto on frozen Russian assets.

He also said Hungary's "loyal cooperation" with the EU on sanctions was over.

Is he suggesting he was loyally cooperating before?🤔
December 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Former special counsel Jack Smith tells a congressional committee that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt” that President Trump engaged in a “criminal scheme” to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to portions of his opening statement obtained by NBC News.
Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a 'criminal scheme' to overturn 2020 election
Smith testified about his investigations into Trump during a closed-door hearing with members of the House Judiciary Committee.
nbcnews.to
December 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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ProPublica could not find evidence Trump ever lived at either of the two Florida properties he claimed as principal residences in the 1990s.

Legal documents and other records from the period give his address as Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Mornin', folks.
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy agency said Monday. https://to.pbs.org/4qf9s2c
UK spy chief says Putin is dragging out peace talks and wants to subjugate Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling efforts to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, and is testing the West with tactics that fall “just below the threshold of war,” the head of Britain’s MI6 spy age...
www.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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"Russia is already restructuring its military and building new facilities near NATO borders. Nothing in its posture suggests change," writes Margus Tsahkna, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia, in his recent op-ed.
This is the momentum for Europe to act: seize Russian assets
About the author: Margus Tsahkna is Estonia’s foreign minister. If Europe truly wants to be a real player in the geopolitical arena and to shape its own security and future, it must match strong word...
kyivindependent.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.

The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”

By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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December 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Sean "Diddy" Combs has hinted at suing Netflix over what he claims is "stolen footage."

The thinking undermines decades of protection for journalists.

Read more from FPF's Seth Stern in Rolling Stone.
How Sean Combs' Latest Move Could Threaten Journalists Nationwide
Sean "Diddy" Combs has hinted at suing Netflix over what he claims is "stolen footage." The thinking undermines decades of protection for journalists.
www.rollingstone.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found.

By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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December 9, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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⚡️Death toll in Russia's Nov. 19 attack on Ternopil rises to 38.

The number of victims killed by a Russian missile strike on western Ukraine's Ternopil last month has risen to 38. Police said on Dec. 8 that the bodies of two people previously considered missing have been identified.
Polish 7-year-old girl among victims of Russian strike on Ternopil, death toll rises to 38
Search and rescue operations in the western Ukrainian city concluded after four days, with 33 confirmed dead and six people still missing.
kyivindependent.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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A majority of Americans believe that forcing Ukraine to cede territory to Russia, or limiting the size of Ukraine's army would be handing Moscow a victory in its full-scale invasion, according to a new poll.
Poll: Majority of Americans think Ukraine territorial concessions, troop cap would hand victory to Russia
The More in Common survey shows strong international objections to key parts of the latest peace proposals being put forward by the White House.
kyivindependent.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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#GVerse #Veterans
US Citizen detained by ICE: Clearly it didn't matter that I was a citizen, a veteran, or identified who I was. They ignored everything I said. They just broke my window and dragged me out. I let them know I was a veteran, I wasn't doing anything wrong, just trying to get to work.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The Epstein coverup will go down as one of the greatest scandals and miscarriages of justice in U.S. history.

Everyone involved with Epstein’s victims or with the coverup needs to be prosecuted and go down in shame.

It does not matter if they are GOP or Dems!

Repost if you agree.

#BlueCrew
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
open.substack.com/pub/narativ/...
BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Witkoff and Kushner have canceled their planned meeting with Zelensky in Brussels, according to Euronews. The Kremlin claims the Trump envoys promised to return directly to Washington after talks with Putin, skipping any follow-up with the Ukrainian side.

Listening to their master.
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Trump is illegally attacking boats allegedly carrying drugs. He brags about being tough on drug dealers.

Meanwhile, he pardons the former Honduran president — a man convicted in American court of bringing hundreds of tons of cocaine to the U.S.

You can’t make this stuff up.
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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The Trump administration said that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from most Democratic-controlled states unless they provide recipient records.
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from Democrat-led states over data
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM