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Librarian. Find deleted government data:
https://infoguides.gmu.edu/govdata
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latimes.com
Russell Brand charged with new counts of rape and sexual assault in U.K.
Russell Brand charged with new counts of rape and sexual assault in U.K.
British comedian Russell Brand faces additional charges of sexual assault and rape, U.K. authorities announced Tuesday.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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mmasnick.bsky.social
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.

www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
Showing highlights of paragraphs 202 through 206 in a doc with 203-205 blacked out. Text in next image 202. Defendants also actively obstructed law enforcement by denying investigators access to Little St. James beyond its boat dock. 203. Defendants also attempted to conceal their criminal sex trafficking and abuse conduct by paying large sums of money to participant-witnesses, including by paying for their attorneys’ fees and case costs in litigation related to this conduct. 204. Epstein also threatened harm to victims and helped release damaging stories about them to damage their credibility when they tried to go public with their stories of being trafficked and sexually abused. 205. Epstein also instructed one or more Epstein Enterprise participant-witnesses to destroy evidence relevant to ongoing court proceedings involving Defendants’ criminal sex trafficking and abuse conduct. 206. Defendants also concealed their fraud on the Government in obtaining unearned tax benefits by providing false testimony and submitting false and inaccurate reporting to the Economic Development Commission to prevent detection of Defendant Southern Trust Company’s non-compliance with requirements concerning the nature of its business and the residency of the persons it employed.
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
abarcks.bsky.social
Shocking news to no one, this farce cost us money. Gift link
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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ms.now
Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans to resume early next year
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
abarcks.bsky.social
Whatever illusions she had about being some change maker, this is all I’ll remember; Bari Weiss willingly hid abuses by our government.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
A disturbing update to this story: Despite the fact that he was about to be released from a US prison after completing a sentence here, when Kelvin Membreño was deported to El Salvador he was sent to CECOT prison and remains there. The family has not heard from him since.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · May 22
NEW — Kelvin Membreño will be deported to El Salvador by ICE tomorrow. He’s the birth father of three US citizen daughters and has become an important part of their lives.

Here their adoptive mother makes a last ditch plea to let him stay in the same country as the girls. A gutting guest essay:
A mother's urgent plea to stop ICE from deporting her daughters’ birth father tomorrow
He served his time in the US. He deserves to heal here, too.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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aljazeera.com
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, which insures the Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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awkword.bsky.social
Apparently, ICE isn’t doing enough…

So the gang is expanding its ranks, recruiting *private bounty hunters* to track down immigrants at home and at work
ICE Hires Immigrant Bounty Hunters From Private Prison Company GEO Group
BI Incorporated, a subsidiary of for-profit prison company GEO Group, will help ICE pinpoint the locations of immigrants.
theintercept.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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muellershewrote.com
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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prognews.bsky.social
FBI map shows ‘domestic terrorism’ investigations. "...the FBI’s map… listed 27 locations where there are ongoing domestic terrorism investigations that fall under NSPM-7, though the report does not specify if all of those cases are related to anti-ICE threats." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US
Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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bloomberg.com
The Trump administration is suspending leases to five wind farms under construction off the US East coast, saying the turbines may interfere with radar signals and harm national security
US Suspends Offshore Wind Leases, Citing National Security
The US is suspending leases for all five wind farms under construction off the East Coast, the latest blow to a industry that’s been targeted repeatedly by the Trump administration as part of its attack on clean energy.
bloom.bg
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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forbes.com
The FBI director is already facing an investigation from Democrats over his use of taxpayer funds.
Kash Patel’s New Armored BMW Sparks New Controversy Over Alleged Job Perks
The FBI director is already facing an investigation from Democrats over his use of taxpayer funds.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
“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.”
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 2d
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. 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. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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politico.eu
U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Louisiana’s governor as Washington’s special envoy to Greenland.

Denmark, which retains some authority on matters of foreign policy and security for the island, has responded with fury.
Denmark fumes as Trump appoints Louisiana governor envoy to Greenland 
The American president has recruited a new ally as he says the Danish island is crucial to U.S. security.
www.politico.eu
December 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Well, Putin met his current girlfriend when she was 17.
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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sandy174.bsky.social
@newsweek.com did a story on MELIA last year. Please read it. Repost it. Shes such a special, loving dog that just needs that amazing human to give her the best life.

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793

www.newsweek.com/after-410-da...
After 410 days waiting, shelter films POV of "nervous" dog no one wants
Hempstead Animal Shelter director Ashley Behrens told Newsweek: "Given the right owner, Melia will shine."
www.newsweek.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
The body cam footage from Beker’s arrest has been released.

“Hey, this is Officer Hingiss with the Whitefish Police Department. Just out with a male that only speaks Spanish, wondering if you want to check him?”

flatheadbeacon.com/2025/12/19/c...
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Apr 25
NEW — I wrote about Beker Rengifo, a Montana resident from Venezuela who was taken by ICE on Thursday after a routine traffic stop, and how local law enforcement is working with the feds to ensnare people with legal status.
ICE abducts Montana resident with legal humanitarian status
Beker Rengifo is the latest victim of Trump's reckless and illegal war on migrants.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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onestpress.onestnetwork.com
MUST WATCH: Cuban Amb cuts off Waltz at the UN: “This isn’t Signal chat or House of Reps!”

UNGA was debating the need to end the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba on Oct 28, 2025.

THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE MEDIA

youtu.be/ukPFqxJmL74?... (4 min)
Amb of Cuba cuts off US Amb Waltz at the UNGA session: “This is not a Signal chat or House of Reps!”
YouTube video by ONEST
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December 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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kim4thebabies.bsky.social
The pedophile regime strikes again. Children are not safe.

apple.news/ABKsapDKCRs6...
Newly passed House bill would allow unaccompanied minors to be strip-searched and more — Los Angeles Times
Republicans are touting the Kayla Hamilton Act's passage as a win for Americans and immigrants' safety. Detractors say it will further harm migrant children.
apple.news
December 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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sethcotlar.bsky.social
Question: When the head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights division tweets out a false statement about an individual that results in them being barraged with death threats based on their religion and ethnicity, which governmental agency would look into whether that student’s Civil Rights had been infringed?
AAGHarmeetDhillon & @AAGDhillon Concerning. Jordan Schachtel • @JordanSchachtel • Dec 16 Brown University is mass deleting a series of celebratory articles on its website relating to , a foreign born Palestinian student in its Middle East studies dept. participated in the Hamas encampments at Brown & wrote in articl... Show more 9:23 AM • Dec 17, 2025
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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abecenti.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/sout...
South Dakota hotel owner found liable for discrimination against Native Americans
A federal jury found the owners of the Grand Gateway Hotel in South Dakota liable for discrimination against Native Americans in a decision on Friday.
apnews.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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spiderswarz.bsky.social
The New York Times continues to obfuscate the identities of the IOF murderers of #HindRajab, as well as thousands of other Palestinian children, even when reviewing a film that explicitly names her killers.

Boycott The New York Times.
A Twitter post from Dr. Assal Rad criticizing the New York Times for obfuscating the fact that the Israeli military killed Palestinian child Hind Rajab
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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angierasmussen.bsky.social
This is not the first time RFK Jr or his fellow anti-vax travelers conducted a study they knew would harm or kill children in low-income countries. It is a dehumanizing, colonialist model of manufacturing evidence: sacrificing foreign kids for political pseudoscience.
www.notus.org/health-scien...
CDC to Fund Controversial Study in West Africa on Infant Hepatitis B Vaccines
The study prompted swift outcry from scientists in the U.S. who say it’s “unethical.”
www.notus.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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elizabethjacobs.bsky.social
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.

It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.

And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
Screenshot from project 2025 that says By statute or regulation, CDC guidance must be prohibited from taking on a prescriptive character. For example, never again should CDC officials be allowed to say in their official capacity that school children "should be" masked or vaccinated (through a schedule or otherwise) or prohibited from learning in a school building. Such decisions should be left to parents and medical providers. We have learned that when CDC says what people "should" do, it readily becomes a "must" backed by severe punishments, including criminal penalties. CDC should report on the risks and effectiveness of all infectious disease-mitigation measures dispassionately and leave the "should" and "must" policy calls to politically accountable parties. Conflicts of Interest. There was a time when the CDC could not take money
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
abarcks.bsky.social
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM