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Senior state department official Sarah Rogers travelled to European cities in December and has spoken to key figures in Nigel Farage’s populist Reform UK party about deploying grants to spread ‘American values’. ft.trib.al/Kx8ta8a
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 AM
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Viruses sit in the air like cigarette smoke.
The simple metal box that could change the world - Healthy Debate
This quiet, repairable metal air cleaner is an inexpensive long-term disease prevention tool for public spaces.
healthydebate.ca
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Viruses sit in the air like cigarette smoke.
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Solidarity with @postguild.bsky.social journalists as they stand up to owner Jeff Bezos’ corporate greed and his devastating cuts at The Washington Post ✊
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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The DOJ redacted a photo of Mona Lisa in the Epstein files.
Meanwhile, as we reported, there were several unredacted, sexually explicit photos of nude women or girls were present in the latest Epstein dump and the DOJ left those photos online until we reported specific links through their tipline.
Meanwhile, as we reported, there were several unredacted, sexually explicit photos of nude women or girls were present in the latest Epstein dump and the DOJ left those photos online until we reported specific links through their tipline.
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
The National Archives is a treasure. Pay attention.
Gatekeepers may naysay but you may in fact hold the opinion a law means what it says—especially when Congress has *explicitly* said what it means—even if some courts have held otherwise. Congress intended FVRA to stop the "delegation" end-run with vacancies; Rubio's "delegation" of Byron is invalid.
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
The National Archives is a treasure. Pay attention.
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"Things are not getting better. They are getting worse"
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots.
My story for the El Paso Times
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots.
My story for the El Paso Times
'Things are not getting better': US Rep. Escobar raises red flags over ICE center
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar raised new concerns over conditions in Camp East Montana after a visit, citing detainees not given time to speak with lawyers.
www.elpasotimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:24 PM
"Things are not getting better. They are getting worse"
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots.
My story for the El Paso Times
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, made another oversight visit at Camp East Montana last week. During her visit she met with women detained in Minnesota, detailing how many were still in their snow boots.
My story for the El Paso Times
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For those who don't know, Luttig was once considered the intellectual heir to Scalia. He was about as conservative a judge as you could find...
Luttig: It doesn’t matter what the Supreme Court does from this point forward. For two years, the Supreme Court has authorized the absolute lawlessness and unconstitutional activity of this president.
February 6, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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@milbrathdraws.bsky.social in solidarity with
@anntelnaes.bsky.social celebrating the cartoon heard round the world
@anntelnaes.bsky.social celebrating the cartoon heard round the world
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
@milbrathdraws.bsky.social in solidarity with
@anntelnaes.bsky.social celebrating the cartoon heard round the world
@anntelnaes.bsky.social celebrating the cartoon heard round the world
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the musk boys are never ever beating the allegations
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
the musk boys are never ever beating the allegations
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if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin
February 6, 2026 at 1:58 AM
if you took my advice last year and bought used leather pants, wore those leather pants, and then resold them on eBay, you would have made more money than if you invested in bitcoin
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Leonard the frog
February 6, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Leonard the frog
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“The health secretary’s claims were amplified on social media by MAHA Action, an advocacy group that promotes Mr. Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, but the post was taken down after The New York Times asked a spokesman for Mr. Kennedy to provide evidence to support his assertions.”
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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a delusional Trump claims "we're taking in more than $18 trillion into the United States because of tariffs. The companies, the only way they can avoid them is to build here. They avoid paying the tariffs. Now they've been doing that."
February 6, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Silver's crash nearing 50%
February 6, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Silver's crash nearing 50%
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“The American government wants to manipulate French public opinion by funding organizations that … pollute our media with their disinformation, in order to benefit the far-right”: oui, tristement.
(* I’ll dial back the Frenchmaxxing, but that’s “yes, sadly.”)
(* I’ll dial back the Frenchmaxxing, but that’s “yes, sadly.”)
Le gouvernement américain veut manipuler l’opinion française en finançant des organismes produisant des « études » qui contrediront les consensus scientifiques, lutteront contre toute forme de progressisme et pollueront nos médias de leur désinformation, pour avantager l’extrême-droite.
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
February 6, 2026 at 12:28 AM
“The American government wants to manipulate French public opinion by funding organizations that … pollute our media with their disinformation, in order to benefit the far-right”: oui, tristement.
(* I’ll dial back the Frenchmaxxing, but that’s “yes, sadly.”)
(* I’ll dial back the Frenchmaxxing, but that’s “yes, sadly.”)
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
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There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.
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Louisiana politicians are forcing poor people to buy their fruit specifically from Walmart if they want this incentive
Louisiana has expanded an incentive program to New Orleans and Baton Rouge that encourages the purchase of fresh fruit and vegetables with public food assistance benefits. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports:
lailluminator.com/briefs/louis...
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a man in a suit and tie is shouting the word cool .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is shouting the word cool .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Louisiana politicians are forcing poor people to buy their fruit specifically from Walmart if they want this incentive
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Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at reining in President Trump’s immigration crackdown appeared to sputter on Thursday before they had even started, raising the risk of a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in a little over a week.
Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown
With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Bipartisan Senate talks aimed at reining in President Trump’s immigration crackdown appeared to sputter on Thursday before they had even started, raising the risk of a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security in a little over a week.
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Within the DOJ, a select club of Trump’s former personal attorneys have easy access to top appointees, some of whom also represented Trump.
It’s become a dark joke among career prosecutors to refer to these lawyers as the “Friends of Trump.”
It’s become a dark joke among career prosecutors to refer to these lawyers as the “Friends of Trump.”
How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”
Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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A new study puts a number on the potential human toll of sharp aid cuts over the past year, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist.
Global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030, study projects
The Lancet study examines how the dismantling of international aid by the U.S. and other countries could undo decades of health gains.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
A new study puts a number on the potential human toll of sharp aid cuts over the past year, projecting an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 if the current trends persist.
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US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe
State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations
ft.trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 PM
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe ft.trib.al/rg4IDIC
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Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Someone explain to me why the men’s names are redacted?
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The Trump administration finalized a new policy on Thursday that would strip job protections from up to 50,000 federal workers, a move that would make it easier for President Trump to remove or discipline them, in his latest effort to dismantle the federal work force.
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers
The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.
nyti.ms
February 5, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The Trump administration finalized a new policy on Thursday that would strip job protections from up to 50,000 federal workers, a move that would make it easier for President Trump to remove or discipline them, in his latest effort to dismantle the federal work force.