Rose Shannon
@rshannon6.bsky.social
Real Time Editor @ News12CT. Always taking about politics. Always watching the news and Bravo. Posts/reposts/opinions are mine.
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President Trump on Jamal Khashoggi, who the CIA determined was ordered to be killed by Saudi Crown Prince MBS:
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
November 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
President Trump on Jamal Khashoggi, who the CIA determined was ordered to be killed by Saudi Crown Prince MBS:
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
"You're mentioning somebody that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen."
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BREAKING:
Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING:
Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to air on Tuesday, September 23, according to The Walt Disney Company.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - UN secretary-general says statehood for the Palestinians "is a right, not a reward."
September 23, 2025 at 12:55 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - UN secretary-general says statehood for the Palestinians "is a right, not a reward."
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BREAKING
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down.
August 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Breaking News: The House approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, sending the measure to President Trump. https://trib.al/iHkaBPN
July 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Breaking News: The House approved a White House request to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, sending the measure to President Trump. https://trib.al/iHkaBPN
Very excited to listen to this podcast-it’s going to be very good.
Here's the official trailer for "Power Lines."
Our first episode drops Friday!
Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@status
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Our first episode drops Friday!
Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@status
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3V9FfBO...
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Very excited to listen to this podcast-it’s going to be very good.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bond while awaiting sentencing in sex crimes case.
July 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is denied bond while awaiting sentencing in sex crimes case.
So I guess the bromance is over? Or possibly hitting a rough patch?
Either way, this is very good entertainment.
Either way, this is very good entertainment.
June 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So I guess the bromance is over? Or possibly hitting a rough patch?
Either way, this is very good entertainment.
Either way, this is very good entertainment.
Evergreen post that is extremely extremely diplomatic: everything that is up is now down; everything that is down is now up.
May 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Evergreen post that is extremely extremely diplomatic: everything that is up is now down; everything that is down is now up.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students.
Harvard enrolls nearly 6,800 international students out of a student body of 24,596.
Current international students at Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status. nbcnews.to/4dzg6eq
Harvard enrolls nearly 6,800 international students out of a student body of 24,596.
Current international students at Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status. nbcnews.to/4dzg6eq
May 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration blocks Harvard from enrolling international students.
Harvard enrolls nearly 6,800 international students out of a student body of 24,596.
Current international students at Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status. nbcnews.to/4dzg6eq
Harvard enrolls nearly 6,800 international students out of a student body of 24,596.
Current international students at Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status. nbcnews.to/4dzg6eq
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1. NEWS
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
Trump Is to Accept a Luxury 747 From Qatar for Use as Air Force One (Gift Article)
The plan raises substantial ethical issues, given the immense value of the lavishly-appointed plane and the fact that Mr. Trump plans to use it after he leaves office.
bit.ly
May 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1. NEWS
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
The Trump administration plans to accept a Boeing 747 plane as a donation from the Qatari royal family, which will be upgraded to serve as Air Force One.
The plane will then be donated to Trump’s library when he leaves office, allowing him to continue using it as a private citizen.
Such a great but heartbreaking piece @heidiblake.bsky.social
For Sheikha Latifa, the daughter of Dubai’s ruling emir, escaping from her father presented an unfathomable challenge. “It will be the best or last thing I do,” she wrote in one of hundreds of texts, emails, and letters sent to friends over a decade.
The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai
As the emirate’s ruler espoused gender equality, four royal women staked their lives on escaping his control.
www.newyorker.com
May 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Such a great but heartbreaking piece @heidiblake.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Rumeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student detained by immigration agents in March, has been ordered to be released immediately by a judge.
“Öztürk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge rules.
“Öztürk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge rules.
Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk ordered to be released 'immediately' from ICE custody by judge
“Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge ruled.
nbcnews.to
May 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING: Rumeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University student detained by immigration agents in March, has been ordered to be released immediately by a judge.
“Öztürk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge rules.
“Öztürk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts ... because, frankly, I don’t find that she poses any risk of flight,” the judge rules.
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Mike Waltz’s term included a history-making first, @sbg1.bsky.social writes: he is “the only national-security adviser to have a string of emojis forever associated with his tenure: 👊🇺🇸🔥”
Mike Waltz Learns the Hard Truth About Serving Donald Trump
On the national-security adviser’s sudden ouster.
www.newyorker.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Mike Waltz’s term included a history-making first, @sbg1.bsky.social writes: he is “the only national-security adviser to have a string of emojis forever associated with his tenure: 👊🇺🇸🔥”
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Breaking on MSNBC: NBC News confirms national security adviser Mike Waltz and deputy national security adviser Alex Wong are expected to leave the Trump admin.
May 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Breaking on MSNBC: NBC News confirms national security adviser Mike Waltz and deputy national security adviser Alex Wong are expected to leave the Trump admin.
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News from Van Hollen:
DULLES, Va. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT.
DULLES, Va. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT.
April 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
News from Van Hollen:
DULLES, Va. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT.
DULLES, Va. (AP) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia told visiting senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison known as CECOT.
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
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The suspect in the Florida State University shooting is a 20-year-old son of a current sheriff's deputy who had access to one of her weapons, police say.
Shooting suspect is the son of a sheriff's deputy, official says
The suspect involved is a 20-year-old son of a current sheriff's deputy who had access to one of her weapons, according to Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil.
www.nbcnews.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The suspect in the Florida State University shooting is a 20-year-old son of a current sheriff's deputy who had access to one of her weapons, police say.
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A reporter from The AP was allowed into this afternoon's East Room ceremony — the first time the news outlet has been allowed into one of these events since the Trump White House put its ban into place in February.
April 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A reporter from The AP was allowed into this afternoon's East Room ceremony — the first time the news outlet has been allowed into one of these events since the Trump White House put its ban into place in February.
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This just in from The AP, reflecting the fact that it prevailed over the Trump WH in court last week:
"Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today. We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order."
"Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today. We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order."
April 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This just in from The AP, reflecting the fact that it prevailed over the Trump WH in court last week:
"Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today. We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order."
"Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today. We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the pool as of today, as provided in the injunction order."
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El Salvador's president says he won't release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongly deported Maryland man, back to the U.S.
April 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
El Salvador's president says he won't release Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the wrongly deported Maryland man, back to the U.S.
Nothing is normal especially the fact that it snowed overnight/early this morning and I had to clean my car off…in April.
April 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Nothing is normal especially the fact that it snowed overnight/early this morning and I had to clean my car off…in April.
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1. An immigration judge in Louisiana found on Friday that the Trump administration could deport Mahmoud Khalil, granting the government an early victory in its efforts to crack down on pro-Palestinian demonstrations on U.S. college campuses.
Immigration Judge Rules Khalil Can Be Deported, but Legal Hurdles Remain
The decision by a judge in Louisiana is an early victory for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, but a broader challenge is still being heard in federal court in Newark.
bit.ly
April 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
1. An immigration judge in Louisiana found on Friday that the Trump administration could deport Mahmoud Khalil, granting the government an early victory in its efforts to crack down on pro-Palestinian demonstrations on U.S. college campuses.
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BREAKING: UConn beats South Carolina to win the NCAA women's tournament for the 12th time and its first national championship since 2016. nbcnews.to/3XNce2W
April 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
BREAKING: UConn beats South Carolina to win the NCAA women's tournament for the 12th time and its first national championship since 2016. nbcnews.to/3XNce2W
April 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM