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I’ve spent 25 years now, first as an amateur then as a paid professional, writing about media issues and it’s still a kick in the gut to see how corrupt it all is and how media writers like @brianstelter.bsky.social go along with it for their personal professional benefit

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Meet the Five Small Businesses That Helped Knock Down Trump’s Tariffs https://twp.ai/4imtjV

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I’ve got a feeling TACO is going to stick in his craw.

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Katie Miller is the one woman in this world for whom leaving her husband for Elon Musk would probably be an upgrade.

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been saying this for like 3 years now, the core constituency of the "manosphere" is not Gen Z or teenage boys, it is 35-55 year old dudes who wish they were still teenage boys

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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t. Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...

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The students calling this "Chinese Exclusion Act" redux are right. Trump is trying to do a "greatest hits" of the most shameful parts of US history. apnews.com/article/chin...

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Gonna give y'all some freebie headlines: MUSK DEPARTS, LEAVING TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION, DEFICITS, AND DEATHS MUSK SCORECARD: EMPTY PROMISES, FEDERAL WORKFORCE BRAIN DRAIN MUSK'S LEGACY: CAREER CIVIL SERVANTS REPLACED WITH INCOMPETENT WHITE NATIONALISTS DOGE HARMS WILL PERSIST FOR GENERATIONS

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Critically Ill 4-Year-Old Girl Told To Deport, But Interrupting Her Treatment Could Mean Death https://twp.ai/4imtia

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The MAGA reaction to Pete Hegseth illegally wiretapping his own staff is basically: “Employers do it all the time.” Like that’s normal. It’s NOT! It’s completely insane. Your boss shouldn’t be spying on you either. Come on.

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MUST WATCH: ICE kidnapped a disabled American citizen. Her name is Alma Bowman. Born in the Philippines while her dad served in the U.S. Navy. She’s lived here 48 years. They crashed her wheelchair, denied meds, cut her off from her lawyer—and jailed her. She. Is. A. Citizen.

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Donald Trump’s mental decline is no longer just noticeable—it’s alarming. He rambles, repeats himself, speaks in circles, and veers into total incoherence. Republicans and the media need to stop the coverup and demand a full examination and public disclosure of his mental status.

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Just about every Republican/Trumpist complaint about public transportation is a poorly disguised version of “there are too many black people.”

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Trump pardoned Paul Walczak, a nursing home executive who illegally withheld millions from his workers' paychecks (while buying a luxury yacht). The pardon came after his mother attended a $1M-per-person Trump fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago last month. Everything is for sale.

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Was just talking with a group of scholars about all the primary sources and reports that have been disappearing along with the research and teaching losses associated already -- USAID, USIP, Wilson Center, White House transcripts and older files, speeches, reports ... with much more imperiled🗃️

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🇺🇦 Zelensky: "We do not have enough pressure. The US is involved, but not 100%. Other states, such as China or other states of the Global South, are holding back. Putin is clinging to his place. We will have a just peace, but perhaps only after Putin!"

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This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

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The updated total is that TACO Trump has now pardoned NINE former Republican members of Congress convicted of crimes.

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Notorious sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with rape and human trafficking in the U.K. Trump pressured Romania to release the Tates from similar charges and allow their return to the U.S. Trump will likely not allow their extradition to face the U.K. charges. #ProudBlue

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A tiny but wild snapshot of the current chaos

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Nayib Bukele rose to near-total control of El Salvador on a tide of support from the very gang he’s credited with defeating.

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Congratulations to Katie Miller for being literally the only woman in the world for whom joining Elon Musk’s harem would be a step up.

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⚡️Ukraine proposes extending truce beyond Easter Sunday. "Thirty hours is enough for headlines, but not for real confidence-building measures," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "Thirty days can give peace a chance."

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Obviously, a huge victory for the migrants here and a major defeat for Trump’s lawless effort to rush out a rendition flight before the courts could act. But also—potentially a massive signal from the Supreme Court that it is finally prepared to go toe to toe with Trump to halt AEA deportations.

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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.

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People want institutions to stand up www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

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'Shocking': Reagan-appointed judge condemns Trump’s attacks on 'due process' and 'liberty' https://twp.ai/4ilh1C

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Roger Parloff on the "evidence" that Abrego Garcia is a gang member: "It's double hearsay stemming from a document written by somebody indicted for misconduct."

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Risk of Powell firing is too big to price: McGeever reut.rs/4jCbUMK

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I just want to say that that 4th Circuit citing Loper Bright as an authority shut down the government's BS was a very nice touch.

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