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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Stewart Rhodes Relaunched the Oath Keepers. Even Old Oath Keepers Don’t Care
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes, who was convicted for his role in the January 6 attack, is asking potential new members and supporters to send money. Former allies are unconvinced.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI
There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions.
www.theverge.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein ran a massive international blackmail ring—that’s why the cover up continues
Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips talks to me about the scandal
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Epstein Emails Call Trump a ‘Maniac’ With ‘Early Dementia’
The sex trafficker, himself a walking red flag, offered a warning about what Trump was capable of in 2018.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Trump’s Shocking Brawl With Laura Ingraham on Fox Exposes His Weakness
The president undermined MAGA doctrine on immigration—even as Abigail Spanberger has now demonstrated how Democrats can win on the issue.
newrepublic.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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DHS Kept Chicago Police Records for Months in Violation of Domestic Espionage Rules
The Department of Homeland Security collected data on Chicago residents accused of gang ties to test if police files could feed an FBI watchlist. Months passed before anyone noticed it wasn’t deleted.
www.wired.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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After Trump Split, Epstein Said He Could ‘Take Him Down’
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Epstein’s Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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November 12, 2025
It turns out Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and House Democrats were right to call it the “Epstein Shutdown” for the last several weeks on social media and in interviews.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Pentagon Pete Accused of Forcing Out SEAL Team Six Heroine
The Navy captain’s orders were revoked just days before she was supposed to take over a new command.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Jeffrey Epstein Invested With Peter Thiel, and His Estate Is Reaping Millions
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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A former New York Times staffer quietly left the paper after revealing he had solicited charitable donations from Jeffrey Epstein
Former New York Times reporter Landon Thomas Jr. told his editors he became friends with Epstein after profiling him in 2008, NPR reported Thursday.
www.businessinsider.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation and squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Trump to Push for Oil Drilling off California Coast
A Pacific drilling plan could inflame the president’s feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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U.S. troops not liable in boat strikes, classified Justice Dept. memo says
In a classified memo, the Office of Legal Counsel said U.S. troops would not be liable for participating in boat strikes on alleged narco-traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Trump administration moves again to dismantle top US consumer watchdog
Government argues funding mechanism behind Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawful
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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This article is utterly damning for the New York Times and also for Vanity Fair and ABC, whose editorial teams were apparently intimidated into silence by a mix of legal and violent threats. Virginia Giuffre did not stand a chance against all this.
bgrueskin.bsky.social Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d
This story by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social about Landon Thomas, former NYT reporter now appearing in the latest email tranche, soliciting a $30k contribution from Jeffrey Epstein?

Yes, you can read it here

www.npr.org/2019/08/22/7...
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Trump Defends 50-Year Mortgage Plan, Calling it ‘Not a Big Deal’
President Donald Trump downplayed criticism of the potential creation of a 50-year mortgage product, saying it would help more Americans afford monthly payments on homes.
www.bloomberg.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM