Tim O’Brien
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Senior Executive Editor, @Opinion.bloomberg.com. Political Analyst, MSNOW. Author: “TrumpNation.” Priors: New York Times, Wall Street Journal. www.timothylobrien.com
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
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November 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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“At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.”
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Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“At 7, she bore witness to one of American history’s most violent spasms of racial violence. She was 106 when the nation reckoned with the crime.”
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Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people.
But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no.
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Ursula von der Leyen:
These are core European principles moving forward:
◾️Ukraine's territory and sovereignty must be respected.
◾️Only Ukraine, as a sovereign country, can make decisions regarding its armed forces.
◾️The choice of their destiny is in their own hands.
These are core European principles moving forward:
◾️Ukraine's territory and sovereignty must be respected.
◾️Only Ukraine, as a sovereign country, can make decisions regarding its armed forces.
◾️The choice of their destiny is in their own hands.
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Ursula von der Leyen:
These are core European principles moving forward:
◾️Ukraine's territory and sovereignty must be respected.
◾️Only Ukraine, as a sovereign country, can make decisions regarding its armed forces.
◾️The choice of their destiny is in their own hands.
These are core European principles moving forward:
◾️Ukraine's territory and sovereignty must be respected.
◾️Only Ukraine, as a sovereign country, can make decisions regarding its armed forces.
◾️The choice of their destiny is in their own hands.
The Trump Mobile phone is AWOL: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay
Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The Trump Mobile phone is AWOL: www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
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Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
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During open enrollment for Obamacare, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Americans Googling Obamacare Are Finding 'Junk Insurance' Instead
During open enrollment, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
During open enrollment for Obamacare, ads from telemarketers are crowding out official health exchanges. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
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Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers
In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital cu...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
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Trump’s controversial plan given to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition was the result of weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded Ukraine, its allies and key US officials.
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Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Peace Plan That Blindsided Ukraine
The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind...
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November 23, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump’s controversial plan given to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition was the result of weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff and his Russian counterpart Kirill Dmitriev that excluded Ukraine, its allies and key US officials.
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“Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources during his first nine months on the job has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether it exceeds the bounds of standard practice.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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November 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources during his first nine months on the job has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether it exceeds the bounds of standard practice.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
When you help preside over economic policy that is both inflationary and nonsensical and tell average Americans struggling with affordability that they should deal with it by finding a new place to live.
Bessent: "You know the best way to bring your inflation rate down? Move from a blue state to a red state. Blue state inflation is half a percent higher."
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When you help preside over economic policy that is both inflationary and nonsensical and tell average Americans struggling with affordability that they should deal with it by finding a new place to live.
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A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A video from inside a Border Patrol vehicle shows agents chasing a US citizen for filming them. The citizen refused to get out when they illegally ordered him to stop. The agents say: "This is great." "This is fun." "He's going to get shot."
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They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol
Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
They planned to force him to crash or shoot him for recording their crimes. They then accused him of assaulting them. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...
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Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Border Patrol has a surveillance program tracking millions of drivers by name and then gets them pulled over for lies. Listen to the officer admit that he is careful to conceal the reason for the stop so if it ever gets questioned, no one will know that there was NO PROBABLE CAUSE.
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Shaheen: I have made it clear that I believe this is a Russian proposal. I hope that tomorrow’s negotiations in Geneva focus on a real framework that guarantees an outcome benefiting Ukraine rather than Russia.
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Shaheen: I have made it clear that I believe this is a Russian proposal. I hope that tomorrow’s negotiations in Geneva focus on a real framework that guarantees an outcome benefiting Ukraine rather than Russia.
MTG to resign from Congress on Jan. 5
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
MTG to resign from Congress on Jan. 5
The Lutnicks, like the Trumps, are cashing in by mingling Washington access and power with their family businesses and wallets. Flagrant financial conflicts and self-dealing that would have drawn a firestorm of criticism and censure in pre-Trump Washington.
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Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
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November 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Lutnicks, like the Trumps, are cashing in by mingling Washington access and power with their family businesses and wallets. Flagrant financial conflicts and self-dealing that would have drawn a firestorm of criticism and censure in pre-Trump Washington.
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Trump signs a bill releasing all unclassified Epstein documents within 30 days.
Bondi still has ample discretion to decide what exactly to release, including any she deems as possibly compromising federal investigations.
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Bondi still has ample discretion to decide what exactly to release, including any she deems as possibly compromising federal investigations.
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Trump signs bill to release the DOJ's Epstein files
The legislation requires Attorney General Pam Bondi to release all unclassified records related to Epstein within 30 days.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Trump signs a bill releasing all unclassified Epstein documents within 30 days.
Bondi still has ample discretion to decide what exactly to release, including any she deems as possibly compromising federal investigations.
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Bondi still has ample discretion to decide what exactly to release, including any she deems as possibly compromising federal investigations.
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How could it be that a lawyer unqualified to be a federal prosecutor but qualified as a Trump loyalist utterly mangled a credible and proper legal approach when targeting Comey? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment
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November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
How could it be that a lawyer unqualified to be a federal prosecutor but qualified as a Trump loyalist utterly mangled a credible and proper legal approach when targeting Comey? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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Ironically, it's difficult to talk about climate change when you're battling oppressive heat and torrential rain
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UN Orders Brazil to Improve Security, Poor Conditions at COP30
A top UN climate official demanded Brazilian authorities immediately develop a plan for addressing security lapses, soaring temperatures, flooding and other poor conditions at the COP30 conference in ...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Ironically, it's difficult to talk about climate change when you're battling oppressive heat and torrential rain
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Emolumental: The Trump Organization is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments.
Trump is set to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, next week.
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Trump is set to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, next week.
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Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal
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November 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Emolumental: The Trump Organization is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments.
Trump is set to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, next week.
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Trump is set to host Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, next week.
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Vance spouted this same propaganda during the VP debates in 2024. Housing access and affordability have been driven by interest rates, construction slowdowns, restrictive zoning and a Covid-era spike in demand. Immigrants — who typically rent rather than buy — aren’t causing house prices to rise.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Vance spouted this same propaganda during the VP debates in 2024. Housing access and affordability have been driven by interest rates, construction slowdowns, restrictive zoning and a Covid-era spike in demand. Immigrants — who typically rent rather than buy — aren’t causing house prices to rise.
No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her SD gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top DHS adviser, has worked extensively with it. And its CEO is married to Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson
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Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
No firm has closer ties to Noem’s political operation than the Strategy Group. It played a central role in her SD gubernatorial campaign. Corey Lewandowski, her top DHS adviser, has worked extensively with it. And its CEO is married to Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson
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“Gambino was never the commander in chief. there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in. not so with this maniac,” Epstein wrote of Trump.
Trump, Epstein allowed, was “borderline insane. and corroborated by some that are close.”
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Trump, Epstein allowed, was “borderline insane. and corroborated by some that are close.”
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Trump Stoked the Epstein Scandal. It’s Come Back to Bite Him.
Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in 2019 while imprisoned on charges of being a sex trafficker and a pedophile, continues to haunt the Republican Party and its leader, President Donald Trump.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Gambino was never the commander in chief. there was little gambino could do as the walls closed in. not so with this maniac,” Epstein wrote of Trump.
Trump, Epstein allowed, was “borderline insane. and corroborated by some that are close.”
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Trump, Epstein allowed, was “borderline insane. and corroborated by some that are close.”
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What remains to be delineated beyond thousands of documents is if Trump secured sexual liaisons through Epstein, or whether the same president who has been busily enriching himself from the Oval Office also made use of some of Epstein’s murkier financial services.
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Trump Stoked the Epstein Scandal. It’s Come Back to Bite Him
Jeffrey Epstein, who took his own life in 2019 while imprisoned on charges of being a sex trafficker and a pedophile, continues to haunt the Republican Party and its leader, President Donald Trump.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
What remains to be delineated beyond thousands of documents is if Trump secured sexual liaisons through Epstein, or whether the same president who has been busily enriching himself from the Oval Office also made use of some of Epstein’s murkier financial services.
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