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Dark times call for reckless purchases. store.theonion.com/p...

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Pros And Cons Of Banning Fireworks theonion.com/pros-an...

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The University of Virginia's board has accepted the resignation of James E. Ryan, its president since 2018. The Trump administration said Ryan's departure was key to resolving a federal investigation into UVa's diversity-related programs. chroni.cl/3TgoUN4

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Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin, Christopher Rufo… Since the election, the New York Times has presented these extremists - who are radically opposed to democracy and are influential in pushing staunchly authoritarian ideas and policies - as interesting, respectable thinkers and serious interlocutors.

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MAGA Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is having a rough day.

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Last October, after Hurricane Helene devastated swathes of the U.S. southeast, a surge of misinformation stoked by right-wing public figures fueled open hostility towards the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in affected states.

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Someone who worked closely with Donald Trump and his associates is sounding the alarm about who the president is actually beholden to.

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Pete Hegseth fired 'brushback pitch' at Fox News to halt scrutiny: Dem lawmaker

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NEW: The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used AI to mark contracts as “munchable.” By @ericumansky.bsky.social‬ & @vernalcoleman.bsky.social‬

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NEW: More than a dozen borrowers told @tennesseelookout.com‬ and ProPublica that Advance Financial encouraged them to borrow more money after making minimum payments. The lender went on to sue them once they couldn’t pay back the loan. By @friedmanadam5.bsky.social‬

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What a happy day!! 🎉🎉 ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Selects Five New Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

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Here's a story about a questionable living arrangement that Rep Andy Ogles appears to be a part of in DC, in a group house : -owned by a major donor -with an ultraright Christian pastor who is running a secret influence project www.propublica.org/article/room...

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“DEA has not even been invited to any of the task force meetings,” one former senior official said. “It is mind-boggling. They’re just getting orders saying, ‘This is what Stephen Miller wants and you’ve got to give it to us.’”

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The FDA allowed into the United States at least 150 drugs or their ingredients made at banned factories that were found to have mold, foul water, dirty labs or fraudulent testing protocols. What you need to know 👇

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EviCore markets itself to insurers by promising a 3-to-1 return on investment — that is, for every $1 spent on EviCore, the insurer would pay out $3 less on medical care and other costs. (Published Oct. 2024)

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Who agrees with Betty Bowers?

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We know WaPo is just Bezos’ megaphone.. Whereas you, Mrs Betty Bowers, are the real deal: you speak truth to power..

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Los Angeles residents say their city is safe and functioning normally. But this AI-generated video based on footage from Haiti tells a different story.

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campaign fundraising can be FUN!

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Donald Trump is "rattled," according to a new report.

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Longtime legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Shan Wu released a video overnight warning that President Donald Trump's lawyer should be worried about accusations that he lied to Congress.

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Letter: As a Minnesotan I say to Utahns: Mike Lee is an immoral man. You have a moral responsibility to remove him from office.

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MAGA TV host Gina Loudon called out President Donald Trump's administration after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was expected to be absent from Senate intelligence briefings on Iran.

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We call on President Trump and his administration today to end their inflammatory attacks on CNN's @natashabertrand.bsky.social, and journalists and news organizations more broadly following reporting of an early intelligence assessment of the U.S. strikes in Iran. pen.org/press-releas...

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“We’re at real risk of normalizing political violence as a part of our democracy.” As political violence surges, Trump has shut down one of the nation's top prevention programs, with most of its 40-plus personnel having been fired, reassigned, or otherwise pushed out.

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Jon Ossoff confronts Project 2025 leader, leaving him speechless

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Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson has made it clear that she is deeply alarmed at the direction the Supreme Court and the country are heading—and that she’s willing to go it alone in expressing that distress.

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Andrew Cuomo's defeat in yesterday's primary could have a chilling effect on future disgraced sex offenders' ability to run for elected office.

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European market for EVs rose by 25% last month. European sales of Teslas went down 28% Who can say why? ( apnews.com/article/tesl...) (Apart from the obvious explanation, Tesla used to be the innovative leader. Now a stale product line—except for Cybertruck!!!)

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