Kyle Austin
@kyledaustin.bsky.social
Founder & managing partner at BMV. #Startup #Marketing Enthusiast, ⚽️ 🥜.
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U.S. army veteran who served in Iraq was detained and held by ICE for three days and nights, "and was not allowed to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or take a shower to wash off pepper spray and tear gas that the agents had used."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
U.S. army veteran who served in Iraq was detained and held by ICE for three days and nights, "and was not allowed to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or take a shower to wash off pepper spray and tear gas that the agents had used."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in.
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nine former heads of the CDC—appointed by presidents of both parties—warn the nation of the immense peril RFK Jr is putting the country in.
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Gift link, please send to families and friends www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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Again, as the president promises to send the military into cities with large minority populations, I ask you, sincerely & w/o being overly alarmist, what you have seen to make you believe the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any meaningful definitions?
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Trump mentions NYC, Baltimore, and Oakland, says "they're so far gone," and adds, "this will go further. We'll starting very strongly with DC."
August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Again, as the president promises to send the military into cities with large minority populations, I ask you, sincerely & w/o being overly alarmist, what you have seen to make you believe the 2026/28 elections will be free, fair, & democratic by any meaningful definitions?
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NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops
The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.
www.npr.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.
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This is how Perplexity operates: www.wired.com/story/perple...
Perplexity Plagiarized Our Story About How Perplexity Is a Bullshit Machine
Experts aren’t unanimous about whether the AI-powered search startup’s practices could expose it to legal claims ranging from infringement to defamation—but some say plaintiffs would have strong cases...
www.wired.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is how Perplexity operates: www.wired.com/story/perple...
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olivia rodrigo brought out weezer to jam at lollapalooza and the vibes are good! from x.com/consequence/...
August 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
olivia rodrigo brought out weezer to jam at lollapalooza and the vibes are good! from x.com/consequence/...
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ICYMI: Good news on eggs as we near 50% of the US flock being cage-free. Consumer demand is up, even as prices are higher than conventional, and the product isn't any healthier than the conventional kind. Sometimes people just do the right thing. (gift link!)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Cage-Free Eggs Are Booming in the US, Despite Cost and Trump’s Efforts
The premium-priced product is more popular than ever in the US, and there’s not much a DOJ lawsuit can do about it.
www.bloomberg.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ICYMI: Good news on eggs as we near 50% of the US flock being cage-free. Consumer demand is up, even as prices are higher than conventional, and the product isn't any healthier than the conventional kind. Sometimes people just do the right thing. (gift link!)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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All for a deficit that Jeff Bezos could have earned in a day
POLITICO compiled a list of all the Washington Post staffers who have left in the past eight months. It’s at least a hundred names, many of them among the biggest names in journalism. This is the fastest erosion of a major outlet ever.
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
All for a deficit that Jeff Bezos could have earned in a day
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Powell is afraid of nothing. This is actual comedy.
Omg, check out Jerome Powell’s reactions to everything coming out of Trump’s mouth lol
Trump is so embarrassing.
Trump is so embarrassing.
July 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Powell is afraid of nothing. This is actual comedy.
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NEW: Pete Hegseth lied to Congress and perjured himself when he said his Signal messages contained no classified information.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
NEW: Pete Hegseth lied to Congress and perjured himself when he said his Signal messages contained no classified information.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
Washington Post story just out.
Messages from Hegseth’s Signal account - which previewed a US bombing in Yemen - were derived from a classified email labeled “SECRET”.
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feel like the current president of the united states sharing an AI video of the FBI arresting a former POTUS while sitting next to current POTUS should be front page news -- for lots of reasons!
don't see a story on nyt/wapo/wsj yet
(newsweek, fox news, the independent, and time have a story)
don't see a story on nyt/wapo/wsj yet
(newsweek, fox news, the independent, and time have a story)
Guy who posted this tried to avoid felony charges in four jurisdictions by arguing that presidents are absolutely immune from criminal prosecution
July 21, 2025 at 11:37 AM
feel like the current president of the united states sharing an AI video of the FBI arresting a former POTUS while sitting next to current POTUS should be front page news -- for lots of reasons!
don't see a story on nyt/wapo/wsj yet
(newsweek, fox news, the independent, and time have a story)
don't see a story on nyt/wapo/wsj yet
(newsweek, fox news, the independent, and time have a story)
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Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
‘Tremendous uncertainty’ for cancer research as US officials target mRNA vaccines
Amid Trump cuts and state-level backlash, experts worry that progress in messenger RNA vaccines could stall
zurl.co
July 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Over 120 mRNA cancer trials are now at risk as the Trump admin cuts funding & tells researchers to scrub “mRNA” from grant proposals.
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
What started as COVID fearmongering is now derailing life-saving cancer research.
Hope remains - but scientists say time is running out.
zurl.co/YBGNy
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Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
July 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Defund the police: something that never really happened, but everybody talked about.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
Defund the scientists: something that's actually happening, but almost nobody's talking about in those terms.
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Bondi's letters are absurd or horrifying, there is no third option.
What's more alarming, with that in mind, is that the general counsel of some of the largest companies in the country said, "Sure, we'll take this," and the companies kept TikTok in their app stores.
What's more alarming, with that in mind, is that the general counsel of some of the largest companies in the country said, "Sure, we'll take this," and the companies kept TikTok in their app stores.
July 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Bondi's letters are absurd or horrifying, there is no third option.
What's more alarming, with that in mind, is that the general counsel of some of the largest companies in the country said, "Sure, we'll take this," and the companies kept TikTok in their app stores.
What's more alarming, with that in mind, is that the general counsel of some of the largest companies in the country said, "Sure, we'll take this," and the companies kept TikTok in their app stores.
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The #3 app in Apple’s US App Store is one that allows anonymous reports of ICE agent sightings.
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
July 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The #3 app in Apple’s US App Store is one that allows anonymous reports of ICE agent sightings.
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
techcrunch.com/2025/07/01/i...
Just put on repeat: Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans
July 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Just put on repeat: Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans
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NEW: 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.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
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…
www.propublica.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
NEW: 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.
She never disclosed this income on federal ethics forms.
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
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The average American has three friends.
May 2, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The average American has three friends.
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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On Thursday, Fred Couples became the second-oldest man ever to shoot under par at the Masters, finishing the opening round with a 1-under 71 ⛳
“Today is a hell of a round. I am exhausted, I’ll tell you what.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
“Today is a hell of a round. I am exhausted, I’ll tell you what.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
April 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
On Thursday, Fred Couples became the second-oldest man ever to shoot under par at the Masters, finishing the opening round with a 1-under 71 ⛳
“Today is a hell of a round. I am exhausted, I’ll tell you what.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
“Today is a hell of a round. I am exhausted, I’ll tell you what.”
Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
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Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
Signal Chat Leak Angers U.S. Military Pilots
Men and women who have taken to the air on behalf of the United States expressed bewilderment after the leak of attack plans. “You’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Current and former U.S. military pilots expressed bewilderment after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to acknowledge that he should not have disclosed sensitive information in an unsecured group chat.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
“If you can’t admit when you’re wrong, you’re going to kill somebody,” one pilot said.
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Pete Hegseth today
March 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Pete Hegseth today