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We will pay a price for putting utterly incompetent and self-serving people in charge of national policing.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
We will pay a price for putting utterly incompetent and self-serving people in charge of national policing.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
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Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
Following criticism, the president accused Ukraine of ingratitude but also added the plan was ‘not my final offer’. Which parts of it will survive?, says Rajan Menon of the City College of New York
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trump’s ‘peace plan’ was a pro-Kremlin abomination whose failure is a glimmer of hope for Ukraine | Rajan Menon
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At least 46 people have died in Mississippi’s county jails since 2020, according to lawsuits, news reports and law enforcement records reviewed by The Marshall Project - Jackson. But those lost lives do not appear in any official statistics or records.
No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails. Here’s Why.
From medical neglect to suicide, the lack of information on jail deaths can allow the same deadly problems to lead to more deaths.
www.themarshallproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
At least 46 people have died in Mississippi’s county jails since 2020, according to lawsuits, news reports and law enforcement records reviewed by The Marshall Project - Jackson. But those lost lives do not appear in any official statistics or records.
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"The most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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How Trump team turned a dinner invite into a crypto boon worth millions
iNearly two dozen crypto wallets acquired more than 100,000 $TRUMP meme coins, worth roughly $100 million, after the team said top buyers could join the president for dinner.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"The most brazenly corrupt thing a President has ever done. Not close.”
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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The FBI arrested a sitting judge for ‘obstruction of justice’
The FBI arrested a sitting judge for ‘obstruction of justice’
FBI director Kash Patel boasted about the arrest in a since-deleted X post.
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April 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The FBI arrested a sitting judge for ‘obstruction of justice’
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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Here’s Dropkick Murphys telling it like it is….👏🏽
March 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here’s Dropkick Murphys telling it like it is….👏🏽
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The Capitol Riot Map incorporates research and data from numerous sources — including from research organizations, academics institutions, and crowdsourced projects.
I am currently adding more than 400 profiles, and the visualization will soon include more than 1,580 profiles of Capitol Rioters.
I am currently adding more than 400 profiles, and the visualization will soon include more than 1,580 profiles of Capitol Rioters.
Capitol Riot Map
capitolriotmap.com
January 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Capitol Riot Map incorporates research and data from numerous sources — including from research organizations, academics institutions, and crowdsourced projects.
I am currently adding more than 400 profiles, and the visualization will soon include more than 1,580 profiles of Capitol Rioters.
I am currently adding more than 400 profiles, and the visualization will soon include more than 1,580 profiles of Capitol Rioters.
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Dr. Ricken’s Severance book, ‘The You You Are,’ now available in free excerpt
Dr. Ricken’s Severance book, ‘The You You Are,’ now available in free excerpt
Severance season 2 just released its third episode, but that’s not the only new debut related to the Apple TV+ hit. The You You Are, the book from Dr. Ricken in the show, is now available in a free extended excerpt in Apple Books.
more…
9to5mac.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dr. Ricken’s Severance book, ‘The You You Are,’ now available in free excerpt
https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/
No “theory” needed for this conspiracy. It’s out in the open.
No “theory” needed for this conspiracy. It’s out in the open.
January 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/
No “theory” needed for this conspiracy. It’s out in the open.
No “theory” needed for this conspiracy. It’s out in the open.
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Lindsey Vonn, at historic stop for women's alpine, kicks off her World Cup return: This weekend in Colorado, Lindsey Vonn was back on a World Cup course, eyeing what's next. "Success is not just participating," she says.
Lindsey Vonn, at historic stop for women's alpine, kicks off her World Cup return
This weekend in Colorado, Lindsey Vonn was back on a World Cup course, eyeing what's next. "Success is not just participating," she says.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Lindsey Vonn, at historic stop for women's alpine, kicks off her World Cup return: This weekend in Colorado, Lindsey Vonn was back on a World Cup course, eyeing what's next. "Success is not just participating," she says.
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Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.
The best movies and TV of 2024, picked for you by NPR critics
Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.
www.npr.org
December 15, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Our critics gather together their favorite films and TV shows of 2024. You can search by genre and where you can see it.
@cisco.com You should set up @webex here as well.
November 29, 2024 at 9:59 PM
@cisco.com You should set up @webex here as well.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,537,665!
October 4, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,537,665!