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Mike Walker
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Former DoD, VA and FEMA senior official. Defender of the Constitution, Rule of Law, and Democracy
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1d
What’s happening in Chicago and Portland and other cities is not an insurrection by any stretch of imagination. It is Trump and Miller manufacturing a power grab. Congress and the judicial branch must protect our democracy against their authoritarian designs before it is too late.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 6m
James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump

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James Comey trial set for Jan. 5 on charges sought by Trump
"My family and I have known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump," former FBI Director James Comey said after being indicted.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 7m
Drone dilemma: How Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is using fear to destabilise Europe

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Drone dilemma: How Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ is using fear to destabilise Europe
As Moscow’s suspected drone incursions threaten chaos, Europe faces a dilemma: respond and risk escalation, or face accusations of weakness
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 9m
More than 40 Trump administration nominees are tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows

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More than 40 Trump administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows
Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 10m
Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week

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Senate to vote on funding bills again as government shutdown enters second week
President Donald Trump and Republicans accuse Democrats, who want any funding bill to include health-care protections, of holding the government hostage.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 12m
Speaker Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay

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Johnson, in shift, signals no vote during shutdown for military pay
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday signaled opposition to moving a standalone bill to pay military service members during a government shutdown, walking back his Tuesday statement sayi…
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 14m
Trump can’t just go firing anyone he wants, but that doesn’t mean he won’t try

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Trump can’t just go firing anyone he wants, but that doesn’t mean he won’t try
Stripped to its constitutional essence, the current government shutdown amounts to another bid to expand presidential power. How it ultimately resolves could one day be up to the six justices in th…
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 15m
The Trump administration is quietly dismantling some of our most effective tools to prevent attacks before they happen.

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Dismantling counterterrorism infrastructure makes America less safe
The Trump administration is quietly dismantling some of our most effective tools to prevent attacks before they happen.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 33m
Viral MAGA Accounts Are Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America

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The Viral MAGA Accounts Run by a Man Who Has Never Been to America
Two influential MAGA social media accounts are run by Rumen Naumovski, a Macedonian who may have illegally donated to a U.S. election.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 38m
What the Kremlin Is Learning From the War in Ukraine

By Dara Massicot

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How Russia Recovered
What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 39m
AUKUS Anxiety: Unmet Expectations Could Fracture the U.S.-Australian Alliance

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AUKUS Anxiety
Unmet expectations could fracture the U.S.-Australian alliance.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 42m
“We Hate Each Other More than We Understand”

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We Hate Each Other More than We Understand
A great deal more than we understand each other.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 45m
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers

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Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers
The new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas spells trouble for rural parts of the U.S. that rely on immigrants to fill vacancies in skilled professions.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 47m
Comey’s defense lawyer once prosecuted big corruption cases and a high-profile leak

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Comey’s defense lawyer once prosecuted big corruption cases and a high-profile leak.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 48m
The conflict between Trump and Comey dates to their first meeting

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The conflict between Trump and Comey dates to their first meeting.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 58m
BREAKING: A person has been arrested in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire in California, multiple law enforcement sources tell NBC News.

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Arrest made in deadly Palisades Fire investigation, law enforcement sources say
The fire erupted on Jan. 7 in the Palisades Highlands.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 59m
Trump’s Threat to Jail Elected Officials Is a Constitutional Alarm the Media Can’t Ignore

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Trump’s Threat to Jail Elected Officials Is a Constitutional Alarm the Media Can’t Ignore
Trump called for jailing Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor, federalizing troops—an unprecedented assault on democracy the media can’t ignore.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Moscow says peace deal momentum since Trump-Putin summit exhausted

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Ukraine latest: Moscow says peace deal momentum since Trump-Putin summit exhausted
Moscow’s deputy foreign minister Ryabkov also warned the US against sending Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Manchester synagogue attacker called 999 to pledge allegiance to Islamic State

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Manchester synagogue attacker called 999 to pledge allegiance to Islamic State
Jihad al-Shamie, 35, called police in the initial stages of the attack last Thursday
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
R.I.P. Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, dead at 89

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Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, has died
The first wife of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, died Wednesday at the age of 89
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Trump baselessly calls for Pritzker, Chicago mayor to be jailed

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Trump baselessly calls for Pritzker, Chicago mayor to be jailed
The state and city sued the administration Monday over the deployment of troops to Chicago.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Russia shares battlefield lessons with China, Iran, NKorea

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Russia shares battlefield lessons with China, Iran, NKorea
The moves comes amid mounting evidence of cooperation between what analysts have dubbed the ‘Axis of upheaval.’
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Marjorie Taylor Greene Tirade Wrecks Trump Shutdown Stance

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Transcript: Marjorie Taylor Greene Tirade Wrecks Trump Shutdown Stance
As Greene admits the GOP is screwing the country on health care, a leading congressional scholar explains how Greene accidentally revealed the surprising weakness of Trump’s position in the shutdown s...
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
The Worst Way to Cut Government Spending

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The Worst Way to Cut Government Spending
The Trump administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings.
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
The Atlantic presents special issue: “The Unfinished Revolution”

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The Atlantic presents special issue: “The Unfinished Revolution”
Featuring 21 pieces by leading scholars, essayists, and reporters on the history and lessons of America’s founding era
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Mike Walker @newnarrative.bsky.social · 1h
Bondi to Congress: 🖕

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Bondi to Congress: 🖕
The attorney general came to the Hill to deliver a message to Democrats: Your ‘oversight’ couldn't matter to us less.
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