Erik Hoover, Gardiner NY
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Erik Hoover, Gardiner NY
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Restoration carpenter, investigative researcher, and local #Dem committee chair in the Hudson Valley.

Deep Springs College alum.
Distantly related to everyone.
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all of this AND it all houses an incredible goodreads scoop
This is a really disturbing story on several levels and certainly anyone who interacts with the Pentagon specifically or the administration more generally should read it:
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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In a new interview with Maria Borzunova, a former Russian officer describes how battlefield desperation led him to shoot himself and his fellow soldiers rather than return to the front, revealing the extreme measures some men take to escape the war. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A Russian deserter recounts wounding himself — and his own men — to escape the Ukraine war — Meduza
This Friday, the French-German broadcaster ARTE released journalist Maria Borzunova’s interview with Yevgeny Korobov, a 30-year-old senior lieutenant who deserted from the Russian army several months…
meduza.io
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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States reach a ‘turning point’ on private equity in nursing homes, healthcare
States reach a ‘turning point’ on private equity in nursing homes, healthcare
Private equity’s expanding role in nursing homes and other healthcare settings is raising alarms from coast to coast, with state lawmakers introducing legislation in an effort to reduce its control ov...
www.mcknights.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Pass it on.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken. n.pr/4qBqlF7
Hundreds killed in Darfur hospital massacre, 'hero' doctors abducted
The last hospital in Darfur's el-Fasher has been destroyed by paramilitaries — hundreds of patients killed and doctors taken.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
oh no, Bernie’s political
October 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...
Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby
Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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October 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Kevin Pyles was arrested on felony charges related to violent threats he made towards a Phoenix synagogue. This briefly hit local news following his arrest but, thanks to court record requests and some digging, we were able to confirm Pyles’ affiliation with the neo-Nazi group Goyim Defense League.
October 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Contract farming may sound like a good economic model, but many farmers say it’s left them debt-ridden.
How Contract Farming Makes Big Corporations Rich And Family Farmers Broke
90 percent of all chicken farmed in the U.S. is the product of contract farming.
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Historische Wurzeln des Rechtspopulismus: Rechtsextrem, aber keine Nazis: Die AfD wird oft mit der NSDAP verglichen. Dabei gab es in der Weimarer Zeit neben Hitlers Truppe ein breites Spektrum aus rechten Bündnissen. Vor allem eine Partei taugt als Vorbild für den deutschen Rechtspopulismus.
Historische Wurzeln des Rechtspopulismus: Rechtsextrem, aber keine Nazis
Die AfD wird oft mit der NSDAP verglichen. Dabei gab es in der Weimarer Zeit neben Hitlers Truppe ein breites Spektrum aus rechten Bündnissen. Vor allem eine Partei taugt als Vorbild für den deutschen Rechtspopulismus.
www.spiegel.de
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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On Monday, Popular Information revealed that the taxpayer-funded Argentina bailout had massive economic benefits for hedge fund billionaire Rob Citrone, a personal friend of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Argentine media outlets are now reporting that Citrone asked Bessent for a rescue package.
UPDATE: Hedge fund billionaire pressed Treasury Secretary for Argentina bailout, Argentine media reports
Rob Citrone, whose hedge fund bet big on Argentina, reportedly asked his friend for a rescue package. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered.
popular.info
October 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Spread the word about NSPM-7 🗣️
🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”
New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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The left-right divide is trivial compared to the worst type of political disaster: A personalized dictatorship.

youtu.be/ZC2IKySNoNs?...
Communist countries' main problem wasn't even Communism, but the cult of personality.
YouTube video by Huey Li and the news
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Ezra doing civil discourse right. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 09/28/2025 · 1h 9m
podcasts.apple.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Good moment to remind ourselves about causes of terrorism- from DOJ: “militant, nationalistic, white supremacist violent extremism has increased in the United States” and that “the number of far-right attacks continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism”.
September 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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WIN: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that election officials in Washington County violated the due process of voters when they rejected mail-in ballots for minor errors.

Voters must be notified if their ballot has an error and they must have the chance to cast provisional ballots.
🚨 Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington County Board of Elections
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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JUST IN: Trump demands Microsoft oust its president over her work in the Biden administration
Trump demands Microsoft oust president over Biden-era ties
Monaco was deputy attorney general in the Biden administration.
trib.al
September 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Did I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis?
September 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice Thursday sued six states — California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania — over their refusal to hand over sensitive voter registration data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six States, Escalating Campaign to Seize Private Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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nbcconnecticut.app.link/K4E3jWb3VWb
100 #ImmigrationJudges (of 700) have been fired by the Trump administration.
Judge Doolittle notes his recent outstanding performance eval. He’d tried to intervene during an abduction by ICE at his courthouse.
No reason was given for his firing.
September 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don’t like Stephen Miller. Reminds me of Farrakhan.
September 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM