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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has hailed the troops fighting his war in Ukraine as sacred heroes. But confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal a pattern of brutality and coercion in the ranks that is hidden from the Russian public. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 2, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan ahead. https://cnn.it/4smg40p
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition [via @grist.org]
The Pentagon is hoarding critical minerals that could power the clean energy transition
Cobalt, lithium, and other minerals are being stockpiled at the expense of climate action, a new report warns.
www.motherjones.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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It used to be an impeachable offense.

Now it’s a daily occurrence.
December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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"Hundreds of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people led a march from a Catholic church in Maywood to the ICE detention center in Broadview..."

www.fox32chicago.com/news/faith-l...
Faith leaders blocked from sharing Communion with detainees at Broadview ICE center
A large group of Chicago area Catholics marched to the ICE detention center in Broadview Saturday, hoping to share Communion with detainees.
www.fox32chicago.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Hey Mark-

Told one of my chiropractic patients about Cost Plus Drugs last week and your mission after he complained a skin cancer medicine was going to cost him $1700- He found it on your website for under $20- for real.

Best project ever.

@costplusdrugs.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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August 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
No, no, no. She is right where she belongs. I attempted to watch the Netflix Epstein documentary and it was so disturbing I couldn’t make it the first 20 min.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Jul 28
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, has urged the Supreme Court to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered by an agreement Epstein made with federal authorities that shielded her from prosecution. cnn.it/3IOYD6v
July 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
Trump voters wanted lower medical bills. But for millions, bills are about to go up
Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.
n.pr
July 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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July 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Sonya Sotinsky recorded herself talking and reading books to preserve a critical element of her personality: her voice. After surgery for oral cancer, AI used those recordings to re-create her voice.
Cancer stole her voice. AI, curse words, and children's books saved it
Sonya Sotinsky recorded herself talking and reading books to preserve a critical element of her personality: her voice. After surgery for oral cancer, AI used those recordings to re-create her voice.
n.pr
July 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Iowa’s insiders once again voted to increase your costs while cutting taxes for billionaires.

www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/p...
Will 'Big Beautiful Bill' drive up energy costs? How much more your utilities could cost
The "One Big Beautiful Bill" is phasing out energy tax credits that Iowa utilities rely on. Here's how much those changes could increase your bill.
www.desmoinesregister.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A new report by Human Rights Watch and partner nonprofits released today confirms that migrants at the downtown Miami ICE facility were indeed shackled with hands tied behind their backs, forced to kneel, and made to eat from styrofoam plates “like dogs.”
“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...
www.hrw.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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My statement on Iowa dropping 10 spots for the top states to do business: www.cnbc.com/2025/07/10/t...
July 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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That's Nancy Baker Curtis, board chair of The Arc of Iowa.
She testified at a Senate forum a couple of weeks ago. I posted the video of her testimony here: laurabelin.substack.com/p/iran-strik...
July 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated.

The cost of the shot? $1,400.
A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.
Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400.
wapo.st
June 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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June 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that he could bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency.
RFK Jr. says he may bar scientists from publishing in top medical journals
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at reputed journals such as the Lancet and said the agency will create “in-house” publications instead.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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There we go. Support this man.
Letter from Dem Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD) requesting a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele
To discuss MD father Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return

"If Kilmar is not home by midweek – I plan to travel to El Salvador this week to check on his condition and discuss his release."
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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President Trump has criticized a portrait painted during his first term that is hanging in the Colorado State Capitol, and demanded that the state’s governor take it down, claiming it was “purposefully distorted.” nyti.ms/4iGo878
March 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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It’s unreal - the DOD deleted its page for Charles Calvin Rodgers, a Medal of Honor recipient who was wounded three times while defending against three assaults on his base in Vietnam. Now the URL includes “DEI Medal of Honor.” There’s something about Rodgers I don’t even have to tell you
March 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM