@mickeybianco.bsky.social
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“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
“These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless.”
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Trump father had Alzheimers. It can be inherited. Alzheimer's Infusion Treatment is given as intravenous infusions in hospital every 2 weeks with needle in a vein in hand or arm
Frequent MRI scans are crucial to check brain swelling or bleeding.
Frequent MRI scans are crucial to check brain swelling or bleeding.
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump father had Alzheimers. It can be inherited. Alzheimer's Infusion Treatment is given as intravenous infusions in hospital every 2 weeks with needle in a vein in hand or arm
Frequent MRI scans are crucial to check brain swelling or bleeding.
Frequent MRI scans are crucial to check brain swelling or bleeding.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
How Billionaires Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich
Wall Street financiers were a clear target of the tax, but some, on questionable legal grounds, have claimed their outsized profits were exempt, sometimes avoiding hundreds of millions in taxes.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax.
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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Members of Congress receive up to $79 per day for meals and incidentals when they are on official business in the D.C. area.
SNAP recipients receive $6.31 per day
SNAP recipients receive $6.31 per day
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Members of Congress receive up to $79 per day for meals and incidentals when they are on official business in the D.C. area.
SNAP recipients receive $6.31 per day
SNAP recipients receive $6.31 per day
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shame on @SenCortezMasto.
shame on @SenatorShaheen.
shame on @SenatorHassan.
shame on @SenatorDurbin.
shame on @SenTimKaine.
shame on @SenAngusKing.
shame on @SenJackyRosen.
shame on @SenFettermanPA.
fuck each and everyone of you;
collectively and individually.
resign.
shame on @SenatorShaheen.
shame on @SenatorHassan.
shame on @SenatorDurbin.
shame on @SenTimKaine.
shame on @SenAngusKing.
shame on @SenJackyRosen.
shame on @SenFettermanPA.
fuck each and everyone of you;
collectively and individually.
resign.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
shame on @SenCortezMasto.
shame on @SenatorShaheen.
shame on @SenatorHassan.
shame on @SenatorDurbin.
shame on @SenTimKaine.
shame on @SenAngusKing.
shame on @SenJackyRosen.
shame on @SenFettermanPA.
fuck each and everyone of you;
collectively and individually.
resign.
shame on @SenatorShaheen.
shame on @SenatorHassan.
shame on @SenatorDurbin.
shame on @SenTimKaine.
shame on @SenAngusKing.
shame on @SenJackyRosen.
shame on @SenFettermanPA.
fuck each and everyone of you;
collectively and individually.
resign.
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The Republican government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record for the longest shutdown of all time.
The previous record was set during Trump's first term.
The previous record was set during Trump's first term.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Republican government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record for the longest shutdown of all time.
The previous record was set during Trump's first term.
The previous record was set during Trump's first term.
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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Pregnant Women, DON’T TAKE PARENTING ADVICE FROM A CONVICTED FELON WHO OWNED A TEENAGE BEAUTY PAGEANT AND HAS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS CHILD RAPIST IN MODERN HISTORY.
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Pregnant Women, DON’T TAKE PARENTING ADVICE FROM A CONVICTED FELON WHO OWNED A TEENAGE BEAUTY PAGEANT AND HAS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT TO HIDE THE FACT THAT HE WAS BEST FRIENDS WITH THE MOST NOTORIOUS CHILD RAPIST IN MODERN HISTORY.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Narrator: This is fascism.
October 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Narrator: This is fascism.
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Americans are standing on a health care cliff.
More than 20 million Americans could see their premiums double.
Doctors, nurses, rural Americans, patients, and families are speaking out.
This isn’t political theater—and we will keep fighting this crisis.
More than 20 million Americans could see their premiums double.
Doctors, nurses, rural Americans, patients, and families are speaking out.
This isn’t political theater—and we will keep fighting this crisis.
October 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Americans are standing on a health care cliff.
More than 20 million Americans could see their premiums double.
Doctors, nurses, rural Americans, patients, and families are speaking out.
This isn’t political theater—and we will keep fighting this crisis.
More than 20 million Americans could see their premiums double.
Doctors, nurses, rural Americans, patients, and families are speaking out.
This isn’t political theater—and we will keep fighting this crisis.
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The facts.
STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that?
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement
STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement
October 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The facts.
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Easily, his most elaborate and destructive distraction from #TheEPSEIN_Files... yet.
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Easily, his most elaborate and destructive distraction from #TheEPSEIN_Files... yet.
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I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
October 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s midnight, which means Trump’s government just ran out of money.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
Our entire government is shut down because Republicans in power refuse to lower health care costs.
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The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.
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Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown
Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Republicans would rather shut down the government than help millions of Americans afford health care. This article tells some of their stories, and is a good reminder of what’s at stake.
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For college students who don't have a lot of money, it can be tough to wrap your head around student loans, credit cards and a tight budget. A financial educator offers advice for first-year students.
The broke college student's guide to managing money
For college students who don't have a lot of money, it can be tough to wrap your head around student loans, credit cards and a tight budget. A financial educator offers advice for first-year students.
n.pr
September 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
For college students who don't have a lot of money, it can be tough to wrap your head around student loans, credit cards and a tight budget. A financial educator offers advice for first-year students.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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Free speech?
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
September 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Free speech?
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.
Really?
It cost Jimmy Kimmel his job.