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My latest reporting for NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...
Right-wing influencer's fraud claim leads to threats for Somali daycare owners
A right-wing media influencer accused Somali daycare operators in Minnesota of defrauding the federal government. This has led to threats against staff and a federal childcare funding freeze.
www.npr.org
January 2, 2026 at 10:22 AM
My latest reporting for NPR www.npr.org/2026/01/02/n...
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This is the way.
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 AM
This is the way.
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Trump admits to taking more aspirin than his docs recommend: “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump admits to taking more aspirin than his docs recommend: “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
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The piece doesn't directly address what's going on with Trump's black hand, but says he has delicate skin that causes him to bleed constantly
"Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets 'whacked again by someone ... I have makeup that’s easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.'" (3/6)
"Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets 'whacked again by someone ... I have makeup that’s easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.'" (3/6)
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The piece doesn't directly address what's going on with Trump's black hand, but says he has delicate skin that causes him to bleed constantly
"Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets 'whacked again by someone ... I have makeup that’s easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.'" (3/6)
"Trump said he applies makeup to his hands after he gets 'whacked again by someone ... I have makeup that’s easy to put on, takes about 10 seconds.'" (3/6)
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Trump denies what we've all seen with our own eyes -- that he regularly falls asleep during on camera events -- instead saying he's just "blinking."
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Trump denies what we've all seen with our own eyes -- that he regularly falls asleep during on camera events -- instead saying he's just "blinking."
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
“Sometimes they’ll take a picture of me blinking, blinking, and they’ll catch me with the blink.” (4/6)
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Finally, Trump's diet! Oh my god. The piece closes with RNC Chair Joe Gruters saying he was "shocked" to witness Trump eat "french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish" in one sitting (5/6)
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Finally, Trump's diet! Oh my god. The piece closes with RNC Chair Joe Gruters saying he was "shocked" to witness Trump eat "french fries, a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburger, a Big Mac and a Filet-O-Fish" in one sitting (5/6)
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In sum, despite all the obvious lying, if this piece is meant to dispel concerns about Trump's health, it actually does the opposite. This is not a guy who is taking care of himself at 79 years old. (6/6)
January 1, 2026 at 2:57 PM
In sum, despite all the obvious lying, if this piece is meant to dispel concerns about Trump's health, it actually does the opposite. This is not a guy who is taking care of himself at 79 years old. (6/6)
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The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
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Read former special counsel Jack Smith’s transcript before the House Committee on the Judiciary here:
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Read former special counsel Jack Smith’s transcript before the House Committee on the Judiciary here:
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
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BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now
President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
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December 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: After legal setbacks, President Trump says he's dropping push for the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland for now.
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Talk about a holiday news dump.
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Talk about a holiday news dump.
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Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, one of the reasons the Epstein files are taking so long to be released is that Trump is accepting bribes from other rich, powerful men who are in them to have their names redacted too.
December 31, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, one of the reasons the Epstein files are taking so long to be released is that Trump is accepting bribes from other rich, powerful men who are in them to have their names redacted too.
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social Just watched your interview with Tim M on the Bulwark. You fill me with hope for humanity. IOW, you utterly rock. Thank you for all you do, and Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
@jkbjournalist.bsky.social Just watched your interview with Tim M on the Bulwark. You fill me with hope for humanity. IOW, you utterly rock. Thank you for all you do, and Happy New Year!
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I’m trying to think what would have happened if, during the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal between 2020 and 2023, the Biden administration had halted *all* federal welfare funding to Mississippi.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
HHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota
HHS freezes all child care funding for Minnesota
The move comes as the Trump administration has accused the state’s leaders of complicity in a wide-ranging fraud scandal.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m trying to think what would have happened if, during the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal between 2020 and 2023, the Biden administration had halted *all* federal welfare funding to Mississippi.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
The right would have lost it; Fox & GOP would have called for an armed revolt.
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CDC recommends 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 6 months and older
The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect from severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
It is especially important to get your 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older
The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect from severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
It is especially important to get your 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older
December 31, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CDC recommends 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 6 months and older
The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect from severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
It is especially important to get your 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older
The COVID-19 vaccine helps protect from severe illness, hospitalization, and death.
It is especially important to get your 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine if you are ages 65 and older
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Keep your friends close, and keep your enemy’s toaster.
July 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Keep your friends close, and keep your enemy’s toaster.
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The NY Times just goes through the same Rolodex of voters who help them build the narrative they want to create. Rigged journalism.
December 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The NY Times just goes through the same Rolodex of voters who help them build the narrative they want to create. Rigged journalism.
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The Trump administration is using fraud laws to sue Google and Verizon for hiring too many minorities. This Federalist Society judge is eager to hear the case.
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The Trump administration is using fraud laws to sue Google and Verizon for hiring too many minorities. This Federalist Society judge is eager to hear the case.
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The Democrat Party is made up of terrorist child-molesting illegals. And they don’t show respect to those of us on the other side of the aisle.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
December 31, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The Democrat Party is made up of terrorist child-molesting illegals. And they don’t show respect to those of us on the other side of the aisle.
by Karoline Leavitt
by Karoline Leavitt
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton making $100,000 in cattle futures 14 years before she became First Lady or Donald Trump making $1.7 billion from his DJT meme stock while serving as president, both sides have made money in controversial ways.
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton making $100,000 in cattle futures 14 years before she became First Lady or Donald Trump making $1.7 billion from his DJT meme stock while serving as president, both sides have made money in controversial ways.
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It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
NEW: President Trump's first veto of his second term kills a unanimous bill to fund a major drinking water project in Colorado. Trump had threatened punishment for Colorado for imprisoning his ally Tina Peters. www.9news.com/article/news...
Trump vetoes bill to fund Arkansas Valley conduit in Colorado
President Trump vetoed a bill to fund a pipeline project to bring clean drinking water to communities on the Eastern Plains between Pueblo and Lamar.
www.9news.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It passed unanimously. Override the veto.
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RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
RFK Jr. Warns Mistress That Condoms Cause Autism https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-warns-mistress-that-condoms-cause-autism/
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Will there be peace? Hope so! But we have to get much tougher on Russia to get it.
December 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Will there be peace? Hope so! But we have to get much tougher on Russia to get it.
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What is the point of these redactions when you have the exact same language unredacted in another part of the files? It's like it was a make-work assignment that had no real point.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F... 🤷🏾♀️⚖️ #doj #epstein files.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F... 🤷🏾♀️⚖️ #doj #epstein files.
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
What is the point of these redactions when you have the exact same language unredacted in another part of the files? It's like it was a make-work assignment that had no real point.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F... 🤷🏾♀️⚖️ #doj #epstein files.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/F... 🤷🏾♀️⚖️ #doj #epstein files.