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Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
A dark money group paid $80,000 to Noem’s personal company when she was governor of South Dakota. She did not include this income on her federal disclosure forms, a likely violation of ethics requirem...
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Kristi Noem, while governor of South Dakota, supplemented her roughly $130,000 salary by secretly accepting $80,000 donated to a political nonprofit she was affiliated with, records show.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
(Published June 2025)
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Before he announced that he was "taking back" Venezuela's oil, Trump declared that he was going to take back the Panama Canal from...China.
Both claims are examples of Trump's bizarre "America First" approach to foreign policy.
Both claims are examples of Trump's bizarre "America First" approach to foreign policy.
The Trump administration’s threat to reclaim the Panama Canal is destabilizing one of the US's closest partners in Latin America
The Trump administration’s America First approach to foreign policy is perplexing and even destabilizing some longtime US allies.
revealnews.org
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Before he announced that he was "taking back" Venezuela's oil, Trump declared that he was going to take back the Panama Canal from...China.
Both claims are examples of Trump's bizarre "America First" approach to foreign policy.
Both claims are examples of Trump's bizarre "America First" approach to foreign policy.
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A mysterious disease was killing cats, with no treatment available…at least not in the US.
So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents.
And it was working, until the feds showed up.
So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents.
And it was working, until the feds showed up.
The treatment for a fatal cat disease wasn’t legally available. So cat lovers created an international black market.
A fatal cat disease was finally cured, but the treatment wasn’t legally available. So a group of cat lovers created an international black market.
revealnews.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A mysterious disease was killing cats, with no treatment available…at least not in the US.
So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents.
And it was working, until the feds showed up.
So a group of cat lovers turned to the black market to get lifesaving treatments into the hands of pet parents.
And it was working, until the feds showed up.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Follow this thread for details.
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Venezuela raid enriches MAGA billionaire
The ouster of Maduro is a financial windfall for a prominent Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
popular.info
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
1. The military raid on Venezuela and ouster of Maduro will create a financial windfall for a Trump-supporting billionaire, investor Paul Singer.
Follow this thread for details.
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🚨 Banks are now able to rely only on account numbers for ACH transfers, even when the recipient name doesn’t match — and a recent court ruling makes it harder to hold banks accountable.
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
🚨 Banks are now able to rely only on account numbers for ACH transfers, even when the recipient name doesn’t match — and a recent court ruling makes it harder to hold banks accountable.
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More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care.
“This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care.
“This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care.
“This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care.
“This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
(Published July 2025)
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For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
Trump’s DOJ is building a voter purge machine—powered by your private data
The federal agency ordinarily would prevent attacks on voting rights. Now it’s carrying them out.
bit.ly
January 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
For decades, right-wing groups have been fighting to access private voter roll information—data they see as critical in their long war to establish unproven claims of rampant voter fraud.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
But today, it’s Trump’s Justice Department at the forefront of this mission.
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President Trump declined to back Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after U.S. intelligence and senior officials warned she lacked the internal leverage to govern & could trigger instability requiring a prolonged U.S. military presence, NYT reports.
According to U.S. intelligence...
According to U.S. intelligence...
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 AM
President Trump declined to back Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado after U.S. intelligence and senior officials warned she lacked the internal leverage to govern & could trigger instability requiring a prolonged U.S. military presence, NYT reports.
According to U.S. intelligence...
According to U.S. intelligence...
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The US Justice Dept. has quietly dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by President Nicolás Maduro, the revised indictment unsealed after Maduro’s capture shows, NYT reports.
DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but...
DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but...
January 6, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The US Justice Dept. has quietly dropped its earlier claim that Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles” is a formal drug cartel led by President Nicolás Maduro, the revised indictment unsealed after Maduro’s capture shows, NYT reports.
DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but...
DOJ still accuses him of participating in drug trafficking, but...
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🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or...
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or...
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🔴 Nearly 65,000 civilians have been displaced from Sudan’s Kordofan region over the past 3 months as insecurity sharply worsened, according to a new statement from the UN’s Internat'l Org. for Migration.
The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate...
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The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:55 AM
🔴 Nearly 65,000 civilians have been displaced from Sudan’s Kordofan region over the past 3 months as insecurity sharply worsened, according to a new statement from the UN’s Internat'l Org. for Migration.
The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate...
See linked map below (red circle) ⬇️
The UN agency said its field teams recorded 56 separate...
See linked map below (red circle) ⬇️
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Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello appears on a street in Caracas flanked by police, projecting an image of order and normality after the US kidnapping of Pres. Nicolás Maduro.
His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela...
His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela...
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Venezuela’s interior minister Diosdado Cabello appears on a street in Caracas flanked by police, projecting an image of order and normality after the US kidnapping of Pres. Nicolás Maduro.
His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela...
His forces chant, “Loyal always, traitors never.” Cabello is one of the most powerful figures in Venezuela...
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Why Elon Musk and JD Vance are obsessed with you having more babies
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance Are Obsessed With You Having More Babies
My strange weekend with the pronatalists.
www.motherjones.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Why Elon Musk and JD Vance are obsessed with you having more babies
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As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left
In San Francisco, progressives are looking east with envy.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2026 at 7:02 PM
As Mamdani rises in New York, San Francisco turns away from the left