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Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
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This will (hopefully) never cease to be staggering to everyone else in the world.
December 5, 2024 at 7:24 PM
This will (hopefully) never cease to be staggering to everyone else in the world.
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Ukrainian defence forces push Russians away from Kupiansk
Ukrainian defence forces push Russians away from Kupiansk
The Ukrainian defence forces have pushed back the Russians from the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv Oblast, and are now controlling the situation on the outskirts of the town.
www.pravda.com.ua
November 26, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Ukrainian defence forces push Russians away from Kupiansk
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a member of Canada’s Conservative Party, said to the press Tuesday that Trump’s threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States is “like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.”
newrepublic.com/post/188846/...
newrepublic.com/post/188846/...
Even Canada’s Right Wing Is Stunned by Trump’s Extreme Tariff Threat
“It’s like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.”
newrepublic.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a member of Canada’s Conservative Party, said to the press Tuesday that Trump’s threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods entering the United States is “like a family member stabbing you right in the heart.”
newrepublic.com/post/188846/...
newrepublic.com/post/188846/...
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‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
A few months before the outbreak in 2019, Kennedy travelled to Samoa and met with anti-vaccine figures, contributing to what health experts claim was a ‘significant disinformation campaign’
The week before her three children died, Fa’aoso Tuivale and her…
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:35 AM
‘We learned the hard way’: Samoa remembers a deadly measles outbreak and visit from RFK Jr
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A former CIA officer asks a legitimate, and deadly serious, question: Have Russian operatives paid any Republican officials?
From @alexzfinley.bsky.social in April: newrepublic.com/article/1806...
From @alexzfinley.bsky.social in April: newrepublic.com/article/1806...
Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?
A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:23 PM
A former CIA officer asks a legitimate, and deadly serious, question: Have Russian operatives paid any Republican officials?
From @alexzfinley.bsky.social in April: newrepublic.com/article/1806...
From @alexzfinley.bsky.social in April: newrepublic.com/article/1806...
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Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said reut.rs/3CInAxi
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza over 48 hours, Palestinian officials say
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said on Saturday.
reut.rs
November 23, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said reut.rs/3CInAxi
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We keep saying this was going to happen. I feel like I’m going insane
President-elect Trump and his allies disavowed the conservative Project 2025 during the election.
Now, his transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration, sources tell @nbcnews.com.
Now, his transition team is turning to Project 2025 to help staff the next administration, sources tell @nbcnews.com.
Trump's transition team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing it during the campaign
Transition officials have used Project 2025's extensive personnel database for potential candidates to hire for the incoming administration, a person familiar the plans said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:28 PM
We keep saying this was going to happen. I feel like I’m going insane
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⚡️Crimean Tatar editor goes missing in occupied Crimea.
Ediye Muslimova, the editor-in-chief of a Crimean Tatar children's magazine, disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 21. Local sources say she was forced into a vehicle by three men and is being detained by the Russian FSB.
Ediye Muslimova, the editor-in-chief of a Crimean Tatar children's magazine, disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 21. Local sources say she was forced into a vehicle by three men and is being detained by the Russian FSB.
Crimean Tatar editor goes missing in occupied Crimea
Ediye Muslimova, the editor-in-chief of a Crimean Tatar children's magazine, disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 21. Local sources say she was forced into a vehicle by three men and is bein...
kyivindependent.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:53 AM
⚡️Crimean Tatar editor goes missing in occupied Crimea.
Ediye Muslimova, the editor-in-chief of a Crimean Tatar children's magazine, disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 21. Local sources say she was forced into a vehicle by three men and is being detained by the Russian FSB.
Ediye Muslimova, the editor-in-chief of a Crimean Tatar children's magazine, disappeared in Russian-occupied Crimea on Nov. 21. Local sources say she was forced into a vehicle by three men and is being detained by the Russian FSB.
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News Analysis: Donald Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But he is still claiming a “powerful mandate.”
The ‘Landslide’ That Wasn’t: Trump and Allies Pump Up His Narrow Victory
The latest vote count shows that Donald J. Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But Mr. Trump claims a “powerful mandate.”
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:18 PM
News Analysis: Donald Trump won the popular vote by one of the smallest margins since the 19th century. But he is still claiming a “powerful mandate.”
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
November 22, 2024 at 1:12 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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With soaring interest rates and stagflation risks, Russia faces a serious economic crisis, whether Putin’s war ends in victory or defeat, writes Professor Alexander Mertens in his recent op-ed.
Opinion: With soaring interest rates and stagflation risks, Russia will face deep economic crisis regardless of war’s outcome
The recent hike in Russia’s key interest rate to 21% by the Central Bank in late October has stirred renewed debate among media and economists about the Russian economy’s outlook and how economic tren...
kyivindependent.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:29 PM
With soaring interest rates and stagflation risks, Russia faces a serious economic crisis, whether Putin’s war ends in victory or defeat, writes Professor Alexander Mertens in his recent op-ed.
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In 2017, Trump ordered the Border Patrol to add 5,000 agents. Four years later, the Border Patrol had actually shrunk by 1,084 agents.
Now he wants to add 10,000 more agents, a tall order if there ever was one.
Now he wants to add 10,000 more agents, a tall order if there ever was one.
Border Patrol shrunk in Trump's first term. Now he wants 10,000 more agents.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to hire 10,000 more Border Patrol agents as part of a crackdown on immigration. That may be a tall order.
azmirror.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:29 PM
In 2017, Trump ordered the Border Patrol to add 5,000 agents. Four years later, the Border Patrol had actually shrunk by 1,084 agents.
Now he wants to add 10,000 more agents, a tall order if there ever was one.
Now he wants to add 10,000 more agents, a tall order if there ever was one.
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Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to stop a ringside announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment from grooming and sexually abusing children in the 1980s and 1990s.
Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education Secretary Pick, Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Linda McMahon, who ran World Wrestling Entertainment for decades, was accused in the lawsuit of not preventing one of the organization’s employees from victimizing children who helped set up wrestling...
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to stop a ringside announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment from grooming and sexually abusing children in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in India’s sugar fields.
How Forced Labor and Hysterectomies Are Darkly Linked in India
Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in the country’s sugar fields.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Our correspondent explains how an exploitative labor system has produced a system of brutality in India’s sugar fields.
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The sugar-rich state of Maharashtra in India supplies companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsico and Unilever. Its workers are at the mercy of their employers, frequently working under the threat of violence, abduction and murder, our investigation found.
Abused Workers in India’s Sugar Industry Face Worse Fates if They Quit
Why would anyone stay in a job where abuse is rampant and women are coerced into hysterectomies? Because the cost of escaping India’s cane fields is often even higher.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The sugar-rich state of Maharashtra in India supplies companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsico and Unilever. Its workers are at the mercy of their employers, frequently working under the threat of violence, abduction and murder, our investigation found.
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Breaking: Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief
Matt Gaetz Withdraws From Consideration as Attorney General
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief in a post on X.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Breaking: Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, says he is withdrawing his name from consideration to serve as the Justice Department chief
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The police report on the Pete Hegseth allegations has been obtained by Mediaite and it is absolutely horrific.
Link here: www.mediaite.com/politics/new...
Link here: www.mediaite.com/politics/new...
November 21, 2024 at 5:13 AM
The police report on the Pete Hegseth allegations has been obtained by Mediaite and it is absolutely horrific.
Link here: www.mediaite.com/politics/new...
Link here: www.mediaite.com/politics/new...
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Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
The Oxygen of Amplification
New Data & Society report recommends editorial “better practices” for reporting on online bigots and manipulators; interviews journalists on accidental amplification of extreme agendas
datasociety.net
November 20, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Let's talk about how to report on right-wingers without amplifying their hateful rhetoric. Far-right extremists count on YOU to spread their messages for them. Here's a thread of resources.
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
1) The Oxygen of Amplification: Better Practices for Reporting on Extremists, Antagonists, and Manipulators
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“‘When it comes to women and sex and bodies, then there’s NDAs?’ [Eliza] Cooney said. ‘Imagine if those women had not signed NDAs, what would we all know by now.’”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Exclusive: Former babysitter to RFK Jr.'s kids speaks about sexual assault allegation
Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary has put a spotlight back on Eliza Cooney’s allegations of sexual abuse.
www.usatoday.com
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 AM
“‘When it comes to women and sex and bodies, then there’s NDAs?’ [Eliza] Cooney said. ‘Imagine if those women had not signed NDAs, what would we all know by now.’”
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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The full low-down on RFK Jr.’s connection to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa and, just as important, how he lied about it. That’s key. Kennedy is an inveterate liar. He makes up facts & plots, and he lies about what he himself has said. Another con man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How RFK Jr. Falsely Denied His Connection to a Deadly Measles Outbreak in Samoa
He also championed a Samoan anti-vaxxer tied to the 2019 lethal eruption that killed scores of children.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
The full low-down on RFK Jr.’s connection to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa and, just as important, how he lied about it. That’s key. Kennedy is an inveterate liar. He makes up facts & plots, and he lies about what he himself has said. Another con man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Happy to find the 🧶 folks
November 20, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Happy to find the 🧶 folks
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"Donald Trump and his advisers worked to vehemently distance themselves from Project 2025... But several individuals connected to the plan have already received posts in the new administration, and one of the plan's top architects is under consideration for a top position"
Trump vetting Project 2025 architect Russ Vought for top administration post: Sources
Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the Project 2025 plan during his campaign, but sources say one of its top architects may get a top administration post.
abcnews.go.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:20 PM
"Donald Trump and his advisers worked to vehemently distance themselves from Project 2025... But several individuals connected to the plan have already received posts in the new administration, and one of the plan's top architects is under consideration for a top position"