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I promised you some good news after a bleak week.
Here it is. This is one of the most wrenching wrongful convictions I've ever written about.
It is wonderful to see Charlie out and off to his new home.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/after-35-y...
Here it is. This is one of the most wrenching wrongful convictions I've ever written about.
It is wonderful to see Charlie out and off to his new home.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/after-35-y...
After 35 years in prison, Charlie Vaughn is free
Vaughn, an Arkansas man with a severe intellectual disability, spent decades in prison for a murder he did not commit. He was finally released on Friday.
radleybalko.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I promised you some good news after a bleak week.
Here it is. This is one of the most wrenching wrongful convictions I've ever written about.
It is wonderful to see Charlie out and off to his new home.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/after-35-y...
Here it is. This is one of the most wrenching wrongful convictions I've ever written about.
It is wonderful to see Charlie out and off to his new home.
radleybalko.substack.com/p/after-35-y...
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Google’s acquisition of Israeli software company, Wiz, for $32 billion shows just how much Silicon Valley is invested in Israeli tech. The problem is, almost all of Israeli tech is first developed by a genocidal army.
What Google’s largest-ever acquisition of an Israeli software company tells us about Big Tech’s complicity in genocide
Google’s acquisition of Israeli software company, Wiz, for $32 billion shows just how much Silicon Valley is invested in Israeli tech. The problem is, almost all of Israeli tech is first developed by…
mondoweiss.net
May 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Google’s acquisition of Israeli software company, Wiz, for $32 billion shows just how much Silicon Valley is invested in Israeli tech. The problem is, almost all of Israeli tech is first developed by a genocidal army.
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NEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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The top 5 reasons people didn't vote Labour.
Immigration isn't any of them.
Immigration isn't any of them.
May 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The top 5 reasons people didn't vote Labour.
Immigration isn't any of them.
Immigration isn't any of them.
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Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta
Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta
Freedom Flotilla Coalition claims Israel to blame for attack on unarmed civilian vessel in international waters
A ship carrying humanitarian aid and activists for Gaza has been bombed by drones and disabled while in international waters off Malta as it headed towards the Palestinian territory, its have organisers said.
“At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship came under direct attack in international waters,” the group said in a statement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Gaza humanitarian aid ship bombed by drones in waters off Malta
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BREAKING: A humanitarian coalition delivering aid to Gaza has claimed their ship came under direct attack in international waters just outside Malta
Dr Yvonne Ridley, the only member of the flotilla group from Scotland, told The National she was 'shocked but safe'
Dr Yvonne Ridley, the only member of the flotilla group from Scotland, told The National she was 'shocked but safe'
Gaza Freedom Flotilla issues SOS after alleged drone strike off Malta coast
www.thenational.scot
May 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
BREAKING: A humanitarian coalition delivering aid to Gaza has claimed their ship came under direct attack in international waters just outside Malta
Dr Yvonne Ridley, the only member of the flotilla group from Scotland, told The National she was 'shocked but safe'
Dr Yvonne Ridley, the only member of the flotilla group from Scotland, told The National she was 'shocked but safe'
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The people who are complaining about Kneecap, said nothing when Frank Hester said “looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women” and said the MP “should be shot”.
Where was the condemnation and outrage?
Where was the condemnation and outrage?
April 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The people who are complaining about Kneecap, said nothing when Frank Hester said “looking at Diane Abbott makes you ‘want to hate all black women” and said the MP “should be shot”.
Where was the condemnation and outrage?
Where was the condemnation and outrage?
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Keir Starmer's spokesman repeatedly refuses to deny that his Government lobbied on behalf of Donald Trump to get the 2028 golf Open championship hosted at his Turnberry golf course.
"I wouldn't get into specific conversations," he says.
"I wouldn't get into specific conversations," he says.
April 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Keir Starmer's spokesman repeatedly refuses to deny that his Government lobbied on behalf of Donald Trump to get the 2028 golf Open championship hosted at his Turnberry golf course.
"I wouldn't get into specific conversations," he says.
"I wouldn't get into specific conversations," he says.
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This is crazy. ICE didn’t have event have a warrant to arrest the guy! The judge asked for it and they said “we have an administrative warrant” (not a real warrant).
She told them to kick rock and now the FBI is charging her with obstruction the arrest ‼️
She told them to kick rock and now the FBI is charging her with obstruction the arrest ‼️
April 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is crazy. ICE didn’t have event have a warrant to arrest the guy! The judge asked for it and they said “we have an administrative warrant” (not a real warrant).
She told them to kick rock and now the FBI is charging her with obstruction the arrest ‼️
She told them to kick rock and now the FBI is charging her with obstruction the arrest ‼️
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade.
April 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's nearly 8-week-old blockade.
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When Trump appointed Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney in D.C. in January, I did a double take.
Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵
Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵
April 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
When Trump appointed Ed Martin as interim U.S. attorney in D.C. in January, I did a double take.
Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵
Ed Martin? The same Ed Martin I’d seen stir chaos through Missouri politics for years? And now he was suddenly holding one of the most powerful prosecutorial posts in the country? 🧵
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The Cuomo campaign reportedly asked public library union leaders in a recent meeting if they'd considered *charging a fee* for library services, alarming some library workers.
Asked about the incident, a Cuomo spokesperson blamed a campaign volunteer.
hellgatenyc.com/cuomo-librar...
Asked about the incident, a Cuomo spokesperson blamed a campaign volunteer.
hellgatenyc.com/cuomo-librar...
NYC Library Workers Say Cuomo’s Campaign Asked If They’ve Considered Charging for Services
Cuomo’s team blamed a ‘volunteer.’
hellgatenyc.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Cuomo campaign reportedly asked public library union leaders in a recent meeting if they'd considered *charging a fee* for library services, alarming some library workers.
Asked about the incident, a Cuomo spokesperson blamed a campaign volunteer.
hellgatenyc.com/cuomo-librar...
Asked about the incident, a Cuomo spokesperson blamed a campaign volunteer.
hellgatenyc.com/cuomo-librar...
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This ultra-small generator is designed to harness energy from even the smallest rivers, like those flowing through urban areas between homes. It can power street lights, offering a sustainable solution for remote or urban communities to generate their own electricity.
April 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This ultra-small generator is designed to harness energy from even the smallest rivers, like those flowing through urban areas between homes. It can power street lights, offering a sustainable solution for remote or urban communities to generate their own electricity.
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The Trump admin is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants from the EPA to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by kids in rural America, the harms of pesticide exposure, and preventing “forever chemicals” from contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
E.P.A. Set to Cancel Grants Aimed at Protecting Children From Toxic Chemicals
The cancellations, set to apply to pending and active grants, also affect research into “forever chemicals” contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Trump admin is set to cancel tens of millions of dollars in grants from the EPA to scientists studying environmental hazards faced by kids in rural America, the harms of pesticide exposure, and preventing “forever chemicals” from contaminating the food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/c...
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“Hicks found no record of the person whose remains the skull-cup was made from…carbon dating showed the skull is about 225 years old. Its size and circumstantial evidence suggest it came from the Caribbean and possibly belonged to an enslaved woman, he added.” www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Oxford academics drank from cup made from human skull, book reveals
Decades-long use of chalice at Worcester College highlights violent colonial history of looted human remains, says Prof Dan Hicks
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“Hicks found no record of the person whose remains the skull-cup was made from…carbon dating showed the skull is about 225 years old. Its size and circumstantial evidence suggest it came from the Caribbean and possibly belonged to an enslaved woman, he added.” www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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For UK Palestine supporters: If you’re a Co-Op member please complete the form to vote for a motion 13, which effectively gets them to take Israeli products off the shelves.
palestinecampaign.org/members-of-t...
palestinecampaign.org/members-of-t...
Members of the Co-Op - Vote for Motion 13 - Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Millions of people in Britain are members of the Co-op, and are able to vote on an important motion at the Co-Op’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). Motion 13 calls for the Co-op to “cease all tr...
palestinecampaign.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:17 AM
For UK Palestine supporters: If you’re a Co-Op member please complete the form to vote for a motion 13, which effectively gets them to take Israeli products off the shelves.
palestinecampaign.org/members-of-t...
palestinecampaign.org/members-of-t...
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Private clinics delivering NHS cataract surgery face investigation over claims they have artificially inflated costs for the taxpayer, performed unnecessary operations and incentivised high-street optometrists to refer patients to their services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Private cataract clinics investigated while making millions from NHS
Health service bosses fear price inflation and unnecessary operations are costing the taxpayer. Now a fraud unit is getting involved
www.thetimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Private clinics delivering NHS cataract surgery face investigation over claims they have artificially inflated costs for the taxpayer, performed unnecessary operations and incentivised high-street optometrists to refer patients to their services.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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👀 We're just gonna leave this here ...
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Mandelson’s embassy fixed Starmer’s visit to spytech firm | Good Law Project
The British Ambassador to the United States is at the centre of a web connecting Palantir and the prime minister. But what did they all discuss?
goodlawproject.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
👀 We're just gonna leave this here ...
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goodlawproject.org/mandelsons-e...
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NEW: Idaho gave families $50M to spend on private education. Then it killed $30M in funding used by public school kids.
“You’re looking at families with five kids that were only making $55,000 a year. Having that little extra money made a big difference.”
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
“You’re looking at families with five kids that were only making $55,000 a year. Having that little extra money made a big difference.”
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
Idaho Gave Families $50M to Spend on Private Education. Then It Ended a $30M Program Used by Public School Families.
A Republican lawmaker said ending an Idaho program that helped public school students buy laptops and other materials wasn’t linked to the creation of a private school tax credit. The state’s most…
www.propublica.org
April 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Idaho gave families $50M to spend on private education. Then it killed $30M in funding used by public school kids.
“You’re looking at families with five kids that were only making $55,000 a year. Having that little extra money made a big difference.”
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
“You’re looking at families with five kids that were only making $55,000 a year. Having that little extra money made a big difference.”
By @audreydutton.bsky.social
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
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New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People
Internal Palantir Slack chats and message boards obtained by 404 Media show the contracting giant is helping find the location of people flagged for deportation, that Palantir is now a “more mature pa...
www.404media.co
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New from 404 Media: we've obtained a leak from inside Palantir describing Palantir's plan to help ICE find people to deport. Includes peoples' location. Palantir is expecting a backlash, preparing comments for employees to tell their family. Says ICE "mature partner"
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
www.404media.co/leaked-palan...
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As a reminder, we've confirmed the identities and roles of 66 DOGE staffers. Check out our tracker:
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
April 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As a reminder, we've confirmed the identities and roles of 66 DOGE staffers. Check out our tracker: