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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say? www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Trump and Kennedy claim it's unsafe to give young children Tylenol. What does the science say?

After advising that Tylenol be avoided during pregnancy, the president and health secretary broadened their claims to suggest without evidence that babies and kids shouldn't take it, either.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

Next on the hit list. Will indictments silence other prominent Trump critics? www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Trump critic and former national security adviser John Bolton to be charged soon, sources say

Bolton would be the third critic of the president to face federal charges. New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey were recently indicted.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

GOP wants a mid-decade census, to try to gain more seats in the House of Representatives. Florida leading the charge: apnews.com/article/2020...

Young Republicans challenge 2020 census results as part of wider GOP attack on head count

Two young Republican groups have challenged the 2020 census results in a Florida federal court. They claim the statistical methods used were flawed.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

Vance, Trump turn up the heat to get Indiana to give Republicans an election advantage by redistricting. apnews.com/article/indi...

Indiana governor meets Indiana Republicans again on redistricting GOP-led state

Vice President JD Vance has met with Republican state lawmakers in Indiana as the White House continues to press the state on redistricting. Indiana Republican Gov.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

Farmers in Argentina are selling soybeans to China, while U.S. soybean farmers are struggling to survive. What will farmers think of the $20 billion rescue? apnews.com/article/trum...

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 11h

U.S. bails out Trump-ally Argentina with $20 billion deal. apnews.com/article/trum...

US buys Argentine pesos, finalizes $20 billion currency swap

The U.S. Treasury has purchased Argentine pesos and finalized a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina’s central bank.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 12h

He was struck from behind, handcuffed, put in an unmarked car and taken to ICE headquarters. apnews.com/article/us-c...

US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says

A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

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HHS employees to be fired as White House enacts mass terminations it blames on shutdown

Federal health employees are being fired as the White House makes good on a promise to terminate federal employees en masse because of the shutdown.

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shyone2910.bsky.social @shyone2910.bsky.social · 1d

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'Never felt more betrayed': MAGA rebels over Trump's 'treasonous' Qatar base in Idaho

After years of advocating "America First," President Donald Trump's administration, the Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday, "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acce...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sparking debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

Here’s what the science actually says:

RFK Jr. linked circumcision and Tylenol to autism. Here’s what scientists say.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sparks debate with claims linking circumcision and Tylenol to autism, but scientists say the evidence is lacking.

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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 1d

China put Trump in a corner. Every way out hurts. www.barrons.com/articles/chi...

China's latest threat to clamp down on exports of rare earths appears to have blindsided President Donald Trump. The Chinese plan "came out of nowhere," Trump said Friday in a social media post.
"Nobody has ever seen anything like this."
Beijing's escalation of the trade fight has put the Trump administration on the backfoot at a moment of weakness. China's actions show that the U.S. is vulnerable to economic pressure, and China has forced the administration to choose between further escalation or a humiliating climbdown.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 1d

Trump is using national security as an excuse to impose new tariffs on kitchen cabinets.

This is what happens when “damage to national security” has no clear definition.

It leads to overclassification and more government secrets.

Watch @laurenleharper.bsky.social explain.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

See Trump’s statement? www.bbc.com/news/live/c1...

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

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Indian immigrant fights deportation after police mistake perfume labeled 'Opium' for the narcotic

Kapil Raghu, 28, was arrested in May after an officer in central Arkansas spotted the rollerball perfume bottle in his car during a routine traffic stop.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

This is the way

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M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Who's taking advantage of the new anti-immigration gold rush? Read this:

How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport."

How a new firm with DHS ties won a $915 million contract to help immigrants "self-deport"

The “rushed” deal was handed to a firm with “no track record” as a federal contractor, a rival's lawsuit alleges.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

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Dow drops almost 900 points, S&P 500 declines the most since April after Trump's new China tariff threat — CNBC

The Trump post sparked a rapid sell-off in stocks Friday.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

He sold “God bless the USA” Bibles in partnership with Trump.

Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome.bsky.social · 1d

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Lee Greenwood makes his case to replace Bad Bunny

The Outrage Machine has been on overdrive lately, as it relates to the NFL's decision to tap Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl LX halftime show.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 1d

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Former Republican election official buys Dominion Voting — a target of 2020 conspiracy theories

Voting equipment company Dominion Voting Systems, a target of false conspiracy theories since the 2020 election, has been bought by a firm run by a former Republican elections official.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3d

A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.

All were Black girls hurt by police.

Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.

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Lois Norder @gainvestigate.bsky.social · 2d

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Pentagon, journalists on collision course as restrictions on reporting loom

Journalists who cover the U.S. military appear headed toward a showdown with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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Axios @axios.com · 3d

FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of its agents to help ICE locate and arrest people

FBI reassigns nearly one-quarter of agents to help ICE locate and arrest people

FBI Director Kash Patel has also had agents shift focus to investigating local violent crime.

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