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Ken Starr helped Epstein get the 2008 "sweetheart deal" that allowed him to avoid prosecution.
'Hugs' and holiday wishes: Inside former Baylor president's emails to Epstein
Ken Starr helped Epstein get the 2008 "sweetheart deal" that allowed him to avoid prosecution.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Breaking: Charges against James Comey and Letitia James have been dismissed after a judge ruled that the prosecutor who brought them was unlawfully serving in the role.
Comey and James Cases Dismissed After Judge Finds Prosecutor Wasn’t Properly Appointed
The decisions dealt a blow to President Trump’s efforts to prosecute his perceived political adversaries.
on.wsj.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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But but but it’s not true
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Thanks, @oregonian.com, for front-paging our story about Fox News' misleading coverage of Portland before Trump ordered in the National Guard.

www.propublica.org/article/port...
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Yes, the president of the United States endorsed hanging senators and representatives.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Q: The president has accused the other side of encouraging political violence. Isn't that exactly what the president is doing when he says members of Congress should be killed?

LEAVITT: Why aren't you talking about what these members of Congress are doing to encourage and incite violence?
November 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Even I, a newspaper editorial board member, can't wait to see the opinion hot takes on these latest Trump "truths."

"Donald Trump wants to execute his political enemies. Here's why that's bad"

"Talking 2026: How six open Democratic congressional seats could play out"

The options are incredible.
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Federal prosecutors abruptly moved to dismiss all charges against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park last month.
Feds move to dismiss charges against woman shot by border agent amid controversy over bragging texts
Federal prosecutors on Thursday abruptly moved to dismiss all charges against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent after she allegedly rammed his vehicle in Brighton Park last month, marking a str…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Wtf
Huckabee Held Meeting at U.S. Embassy With American Who Spied for Israel
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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An ICE employee was among 16 men arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say

"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a press conference. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
November 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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A Dallas mom went viral after recording her daughter’s “awful,” neglectful experience while in labor at a hospital. The TikTok has reached more than 54m views and is sparking outrage over the treatment that black pregnant people face in the healthcare system.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/18/v...
This Viral Video of a Texas Mom in Labor Is a ‘Textbook Example’ of the Horrors Black Pregnant People Face in Hospitals
Many viewers have responded with the same sentiment: Her experience is not an outlier. In Texas, the Black maternal mortality rate is nearly three times higher than white women, according to state dat...
thebarbedwire.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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The Bari Weiss Newsmaxification of @CBSNews is a sight to behold, and marg brennan seems content to go right along with it
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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The hefty parcel of cocaine intercepted by drug authorities en route to Springfield would have made headlines even if it hadn’t been addressed to the governor’s office, suggesting an established drug network.
‘Your first shipment is not 8 kilos.’ Cocaine bust tied to governor’s aide suggests well-oiled operation, experts say. - The Boston Globe
Experts said no rookie or low-level player would be receiving drug deliveries of that magnitude and frequency.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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So @mims.bsky.social is doing some of the best work in the mainstream media on AI and data centers, and is one of the few who is asking the difficult questions rather than looking for convenient ways to back up market consensus, it’s nice to see
Some great charts on #AI from the Wall Street Journal. t.ly/xvvbw "AI products would have to create an additional $650 billion a year, indefinitely, to give investors a reasonable 10% annual return. That’s more than 150% of Apple’s yearly revenue"
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When the DOJ sued RealPage for allegedly helping landlords collude to keep rents high , Austin discovered the software was heavily used there. Will the action lead to lower rents?

www.statesman.com/business/rea...
Will fallout over RealPage legal woes have an impact on Austin rental rates?
The Texas company dominating the AI rental software market in Austin is losing clients and being banned in some places. Will that reduce rates?
www.statesman.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Before anyone gets too carried away here.
Anthony Fauci says Marjorie Taylor Greene drove death threats against him
Ex-leader of US Covid response said congresswoman and Fox News sparked ‘credible death threats’ against him and his family
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM