Jim Swanson
@jimswanson.bsky.social
Always Blue! Voted for George McGovern in ‘72 (I was 19). Retired former radio disc jockey & actor. Guitar player and collector. I live for music…all kinds. Love & miss Waylon Jennings. Really enjoy R&R, R&B, Country and older jazz. Love helping people.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government’s Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail. He believed the database held the potential to prove whether vaccines cause autism.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government’s Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail. He believed the database held the potential to prove whether vaccines cause autism.
tinyurl.com/wIgmYs
December 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government’s Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail. He believed the database held the potential to prove whether vaccines cause autism.
tinyurl.com/wIgmYs
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. viewed the federal government’s Vaccine Safety Datalink as a kind of holy grail. He believed the database held the potential to prove whether vaccines cause autism.
tinyurl.com/wIgmYs
Mike Lindell files paperwork to run for Minnesota governor
Lindell's campaign committee filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Lindell to possibly run as a Republican candidate.
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Lindell's campaign committee filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Lindell to possibly run as a Republican candidate.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Mike Lindell files paperwork to run for Minnesota governor
Lindell's campaign committee filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Lindell to possibly run as a Republican candidate.
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Lindell's campaign committee filed paperwork with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Lindell to possibly run as a Republican candidate.
tinyurl.com/rabpGq
Medicaid Work Rules Exempt The “Medically Frail”. Deciding Who Qualifies is Tricky
Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to.
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Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Medicaid Work Rules Exempt The “Medically Frail”. Deciding Who Qualifies is Tricky
Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to.
tinyurl.com/kExqGt
Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to.
tinyurl.com/kExqGt
ICE Barbie’s Hiring Blitz Descends Into ‘Disaster’ With Shockingly Bad Recruits
Kristi Noem’s race to add 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has become a “circus” as sloppy vetting and massive bonuses have attracted a raft of bottom-of-the-barrel recruits.
tinyurl.com/gOvtQj
Kristi Noem’s race to add 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has become a “circus” as sloppy vetting and massive bonuses have attracted a raft of bottom-of-the-barrel recruits.
tinyurl.com/gOvtQj
December 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
ICE Barbie’s Hiring Blitz Descends Into ‘Disaster’ With Shockingly Bad Recruits
Kristi Noem’s race to add 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has become a “circus” as sloppy vetting and massive bonuses have attracted a raft of bottom-of-the-barrel recruits.
tinyurl.com/gOvtQj
Kristi Noem’s race to add 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has become a “circus” as sloppy vetting and massive bonuses have attracted a raft of bottom-of-the-barrel recruits.
tinyurl.com/gOvtQj
Supreme Court set to make Trump king with 'bogus' constitutional theory
SCOTUS is gearing up to hand Trump kinglike firing powers over independent federal agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, saying the Constitution gives Trump absolute control over the executive branch.
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SCOTUS is gearing up to hand Trump kinglike firing powers over independent federal agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, saying the Constitution gives Trump absolute control over the executive branch.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Supreme Court set to make Trump king with 'bogus' constitutional theory
SCOTUS is gearing up to hand Trump kinglike firing powers over independent federal agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, saying the Constitution gives Trump absolute control over the executive branch.
tinyurl.com/fIpcWh
SCOTUS is gearing up to hand Trump kinglike firing powers over independent federal agencies in Trump v. Slaughter, saying the Constitution gives Trump absolute control over the executive branch.
tinyurl.com/fIpcWh
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
tinyurl.com/gOspCt
The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
tinyurl.com/gOspCt
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
tinyurl.com/gOspCt
The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”
tinyurl.com/gOspCt
Newsom calls out CEOs to their faces for 'groveling' to Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is presumed to run for the presidency in 2028 — told audience members at the NYT DealBook Summit that they were complicit in some of the Trump administration's worst abuses.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is presumed to run for the presidency in 2028 — told audience members at the NYT DealBook Summit that they were complicit in some of the Trump administration's worst abuses.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Newsom calls out CEOs to their faces for 'groveling' to Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is presumed to run for the presidency in 2028 — told audience members at the NYT DealBook Summit that they were complicit in some of the Trump administration's worst abuses.
tinyurl.com/dUmgQt
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is presumed to run for the presidency in 2028 — told audience members at the NYT DealBook Summit that they were complicit in some of the Trump administration's worst abuses.
tinyurl.com/dUmgQt
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’
Detainees at the notorious Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were shackled inside a 2ft high metal cage and left outside without water for up to a day at a time.
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Detainees at the notorious Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were shackled inside a 2ft high metal cage and left outside without water for up to a day at a time.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’
Detainees at the notorious Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were shackled inside a 2ft high metal cage and left outside without water for up to a day at a time.
tinyurl.com/sEjxPf
Detainees at the notorious Florida immigration jail known as “Alligator Alcatraz” were shackled inside a 2ft high metal cage and left outside without water for up to a day at a time.
tinyurl.com/sEjxPf
Trump Returns With Mystery Addition to Bruised Hand
Trump spent a lengthy Cabinet meeting hiding his hands. However when he touched his face at one point, a photograph showed he had two Band-Aids on his right hand. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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Trump spent a lengthy Cabinet meeting hiding his hands. However when he touched his face at one point, a photograph showed he had two Band-Aids on his right hand. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Trump Returns With Mystery Addition to Bruised Hand
Trump spent a lengthy Cabinet meeting hiding his hands. However when he touched his face at one point, a photograph showed he had two Band-Aids on his right hand. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
tinyurl.com/vIwmDt
Trump spent a lengthy Cabinet meeting hiding his hands. However when he touched his face at one point, a photograph showed he had two Band-Aids on his right hand. The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
tinyurl.com/vIwmDt
China debate delayed Trump security strategy
A pair of documents laying out the Trump administration’s global security strategy have been delayed for weeks due in part to changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on concerning China.
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A pair of documents laying out the Trump administration’s global security strategy have been delayed for weeks due in part to changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on concerning China.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
China debate delayed Trump security strategy
A pair of documents laying out the Trump administration’s global security strategy have been delayed for weeks due in part to changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on concerning China.
tinyurl.com/qUgzKr
A pair of documents laying out the Trump administration’s global security strategy have been delayed for weeks due in part to changes that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on concerning China.
tinyurl.com/qUgzKr
Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he’s a tough guy. The former Fox News host and reported makeup-studio enthusiast is forever bragging out how brave and manly he is.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he’s a tough guy. The former Fox News host and reported makeup-studio enthusiast is forever bragging out how brave and manly he is.
tinyurl.com/pEmgFt
December 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” is plain old cowardice
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he’s a tough guy. The former Fox News host and reported makeup-studio enthusiast is forever bragging out how brave and manly he is.
tinyurl.com/pEmgFt
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really wants you to think he’s a tough guy. The former Fox News host and reported makeup-studio enthusiast is forever bragging out how brave and manly he is.
tinyurl.com/pEmgFt
My sweet buddy “Rip”, a small herding dog, has been missing since about 5pm on Friday 11/28. I’m hoping someone found him and will call shelters and orgs in my area (Rochester, MN) soon. With each day that passes, a little piece of me dies. Please like & repost in hopes he makes it back home.
December 4, 2025 at 6:59 AM
My sweet buddy “Rip”, a small herding dog, has been missing since about 5pm on Friday 11/28. I’m hoping someone found him and will call shelters and orgs in my area (Rochester, MN) soon. With each day that passes, a little piece of me dies. Please like & repost in hopes he makes it back home.
Trump Goes On Another Xenophobic Rant Against Somali Immigrants
A reporter asked Trump about recent comments by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he’s proud to have the largest Somali community in the U.S. — a community Trump reportedly plans to target.
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A reporter asked Trump about recent comments by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he’s proud to have the largest Somali community in the U.S. — a community Trump reportedly plans to target.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Trump Goes On Another Xenophobic Rant Against Somali Immigrants
A reporter asked Trump about recent comments by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he’s proud to have the largest Somali community in the U.S. — a community Trump reportedly plans to target.
tinyurl.com/hUzwJt
A reporter asked Trump about recent comments by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he’s proud to have the largest Somali community in the U.S. — a community Trump reportedly plans to target.
tinyurl.com/hUzwJt
Senate Democrats call for ‘immediate removal’ of Trump GSA appointee
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s appointee at the GSA.
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Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s appointee at the GSA.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Senate Democrats call for ‘immediate removal’ of Trump GSA appointee
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s appointee at the GSA.
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Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee sent a letter to the White House requesting the “immediate removal” of Paul Ingrassia, President Trump’s appointee at the GSA.
tinyurl.com/wApcGr
Climate Change Is Killing the Myth of Los Angeles
We rarely admit how fragile the physical city really is, and how the very places that frame our daily lives—the courtyard where you catch the first blue of morning, the balcony where you watch the hills smolder at golden hour.
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We rarely admit how fragile the physical city really is, and how the very places that frame our daily lives—the courtyard where you catch the first blue of morning, the balcony where you watch the hills smolder at golden hour.
tinyurl.com/gObwMf
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Climate Change Is Killing the Myth of Los Angeles
We rarely admit how fragile the physical city really is, and how the very places that frame our daily lives—the courtyard where you catch the first blue of morning, the balcony where you watch the hills smolder at golden hour.
tinyurl.com/gObwMf
We rarely admit how fragile the physical city really is, and how the very places that frame our daily lives—the courtyard where you catch the first blue of morning, the balcony where you watch the hills smolder at golden hour.
tinyurl.com/gObwMf
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
Workers installed Trump’s name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Workers installed Trump’s name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
Workers installed Trump’s name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tinyurl.com/fEktXp
Workers installed Trump’s name to a Washington building on Wednesday, thrusting the institute back into the spotlight as it is set to host the signing of a peace deal between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tinyurl.com/fEktXp
'Throwing a wrench': DOJ's Epstein file release just got upended
Ghislaine Maxwell has filed court documents seeking to be released from prison, reportedly “throwing a wrench” into the Justice Department’s efforts to release “scores” of files related to her case.
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Ghislaine Maxwell has filed court documents seeking to be released from prison, reportedly “throwing a wrench” into the Justice Department’s efforts to release “scores” of files related to her case.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
'Throwing a wrench': DOJ's Epstein file release just got upended
Ghislaine Maxwell has filed court documents seeking to be released from prison, reportedly “throwing a wrench” into the Justice Department’s efforts to release “scores” of files related to her case.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Ghislaine Maxwell has filed court documents seeking to be released from prison, reportedly “throwing a wrench” into the Justice Department’s efforts to release “scores” of files related to her case.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Senate Republican ruthlessly mocked after boast about Trump's health
A day after Trump went viral after falling asleep during a cabinet meeting following an all-night Truth Social binge, some Republican loyalists spent Wednesday trying to spin the narrative
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A day after Trump went viral after falling asleep during a cabinet meeting following an all-night Truth Social binge, some Republican loyalists spent Wednesday trying to spin the narrative
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Senate Republican ruthlessly mocked after boast about Trump's health
A day after Trump went viral after falling asleep during a cabinet meeting following an all-night Truth Social binge, some Republican loyalists spent Wednesday trying to spin the narrative
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
A day after Trump went viral after falling asleep during a cabinet meeting following an all-night Truth Social binge, some Republican loyalists spent Wednesday trying to spin the narrative
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Sicily Project Tests The Limits of Italy’s Ambition
Just after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued an angry statement accusing the judges of exceeding their authority
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Just after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued an angry statement accusing the judges of exceeding their authority
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December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Sicily Project Tests The Limits of Italy’s Ambition
Just after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued an angry statement accusing the judges of exceeding their authority
tinyurl.com/wUvpSb
Just after Italy's powerful Court of Auditors rejected plans to build a bridge from the mainland to the island of Sicily, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni issued an angry statement accusing the judges of exceeding their authority
tinyurl.com/wUvpSb
Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a court to release her, according to a letter filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
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Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a court to release her, according to a letter filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
tinyurl.com/fOdpGr
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell Says She Will Ask a Court to Free Her From Prison
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a court to release her, according to a letter filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
tinyurl.com/fOdpGr
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, plans to ask a court to release her, according to a letter filed on Wednesday in Manhattan federal court.
tinyurl.com/fOdpGr
Trump Tirades at Media Darken as MAGA Bloodlust on Bombings Boils Over
As Trump and MAGA hit new levels of depravity on his boat bombings and anti-immigrant crackdown, the writer of a piece connecting these dots discusses the centrality of sadism to Trump-MAGA politics.
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As Trump and MAGA hit new levels of depravity on his boat bombings and anti-immigrant crackdown, the writer of a piece connecting these dots discusses the centrality of sadism to Trump-MAGA politics.
tinyurl.com/mUfrPd
December 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Trump Tirades at Media Darken as MAGA Bloodlust on Bombings Boils Over
As Trump and MAGA hit new levels of depravity on his boat bombings and anti-immigrant crackdown, the writer of a piece connecting these dots discusses the centrality of sadism to Trump-MAGA politics.
tinyurl.com/mUfrPd
As Trump and MAGA hit new levels of depravity on his boat bombings and anti-immigrant crackdown, the writer of a piece connecting these dots discusses the centrality of sadism to Trump-MAGA politics.
tinyurl.com/mUfrPd
RFK Jr. Blames Pills—Not Guns—for School Shootings
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
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There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
tinyurl.com/wIflDq
December 3, 2025 at 4:29 PM
RFK Jr. Blames Pills—Not Guns—for School Shootings
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
tinyurl.com/wIflDq
There is no credible evidence that antidepressants cause violence, but Kennedy now vows a “massive” effort to prove the failed theory.
tinyurl.com/wIflDq
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
Companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the third decline in four months, ADP said on Wednesday. Losses were concentrated among small businesses, which cut 120,000 jobs even as larger firms added employees.
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Companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the third decline in four months, ADP said on Wednesday. Losses were concentrated among small businesses, which cut 120,000 jobs even as larger firms added employees.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
Companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the third decline in four months, ADP said on Wednesday. Losses were concentrated among small businesses, which cut 120,000 jobs even as larger firms added employees.
tinyurl.com/pEmgQv
Companies cut 32,000 jobs in November, the third decline in four months, ADP said on Wednesday. Losses were concentrated among small businesses, which cut 120,000 jobs even as larger firms added employees.
tinyurl.com/pEmgQv
Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes
Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.
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Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny from Congress over boat strikes
Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.
tinyurl.com/bEhpcW
Pete Hegseth barely squeaked through a grueling Senate confirmation process to become secretary of defense earlier this year, facing lawmakers skeptical of his capacity, temperament and fitness for the job.
tinyurl.com/bEhpcW
Arrest Mark Zuckerberg for Child Endangerment
Should Mark Zuckerberg be handcuffed—literally—for the threat his products pose to millions of children? That’s the inescapable question raised by a legal brief filed last month in a civil case against major social media companies.
tinyurl.com/vEjnRp
Should Mark Zuckerberg be handcuffed—literally—for the threat his products pose to millions of children? That’s the inescapable question raised by a legal brief filed last month in a civil case against major social media companies.
tinyurl.com/vEjnRp
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Arrest Mark Zuckerberg for Child Endangerment
Should Mark Zuckerberg be handcuffed—literally—for the threat his products pose to millions of children? That’s the inescapable question raised by a legal brief filed last month in a civil case against major social media companies.
tinyurl.com/vEjnRp
Should Mark Zuckerberg be handcuffed—literally—for the threat his products pose to millions of children? That’s the inescapable question raised by a legal brief filed last month in a civil case against major social media companies.
tinyurl.com/vEjnRp