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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 1d

Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars — that are exploiting the country’s sacred commitment to compensate those harmed in the line of duty www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 2d

“Trump has ordered Israel to stop bombing Gaza, but residents and local hospitals said strikes continued across the territory.”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 4d

Anticipating a major diplomatic victory, Trump says "Israel must immediately stop the bombing of Gaza." (Some of Israel's most deadly strikes on Hamas leadership have come when peace deals appeared imminent)

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 4d

Trump apparently so pleased with Hamas's response he reposts the militant group's entire response verbatim

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 4d

Hamas accepts Trump’s plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza but with conditions wapo.st/4nHM0tC

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. kills 4 alleged drug smugglers near Venezuela, Hegseth says wapo.st/3VRaiF4

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 5d

Canadians with gender neutral passports warned they may no longer be accepted at the U.S. border www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 6d

The banner on the top of the State Department's website right now

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 7d

The government will shut down at midnight after Senate blocks funding extension wapo.st/3IIEajS

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 7d

The Trump administration’s push to arrest and deport international students for their pro-Palestinian activism was illegal, a federal judge rules, calling the crackdown a “truly scandalous and unconstitutional suppression of free speech.” wapo.st/4pPUT5I

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 8d

New: Military leaders have raised serious concerns with the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy, exposing a divide between the Pentagon’s political and uniformed leadership, per 8 current & former officials www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 9d

Trump set to bail out Argentina, irking some in ‘America First’ camp
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 11d

New: Iranian President Pezeshkian criticized Trump’s top envoy Steve Witkoff over his negotiating style on Friday, telling a group of journalists and academics in New York that the real estate tycoon-turned diplomat took inconsistent positions from one meeting to the next

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 11d

Netanyahu tells the UN that war will continue as over a hundred diplomats from more than 50 countries stage a mass walkout www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 12d

New: A wave of diplomats walkout in protest of Netanyahu’s speech at the UN

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 12d

Netanyahu to address U.N. amid widening global backlash wapo.st/3W7MxZl

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 14d

Trump’s latest post, arguing Ukraine can win back all its territory — completely contradicts the core point Trump, Vance and Rubio have been saying about the war since taking office, which was that Crimea and most of Donbas was not recoverable

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 14d

Trump upbraids U.N. in speech, claiming ‘your countries are going to hell’
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 14d

How can Israel be considered a partner for peace, asks the Emir of Qatar. “They visit our country and plot to attack it. They negotiate with delegations and plot to assassinate the members of the negotiation teams.”

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 16d

Trump officials shut down bribery probe of border czar Tom Homan wapo.st/46xMPh8

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 17d

Britain recognizes Palestine as a state, breaking with U.S. to rebuke Israel www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 18d

Michael Waltz confirmed as Trump’s U.N. ambassador, days ahead of UNGA
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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 19d

"The deal could shift the regional balance of power. It is the first recent significant example of a longstanding U.S. partner in the Middle East seeking to move away from dependence on Washington for national security."

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 19d

ICE is seeking new office spaces in hundreds of locations across the U.S. to support plans to hire thousands of new lawyers and immigration enforcement officers, according to 6 officials and records obtained by WaPo

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John Hudson @johnphudson.bsky.social · 21d

Democratic megafirm SKDK drops Israel as client www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Democratic megafirm SKDK drops Israel as client

A $600,000 contract that was supposed to last until March was cut short.

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