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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
Requirements for becoming a private school teacher vary by state. We recently reported on a woman who pled no contest to felony child abuse charges in Florida, but was still able to open a school. Here's how you can research private schools like an investigative reporter:
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How to Research Private Schools Like an Investigative Reporter
It can be really hard to get transparent, comprehensive information about private schools. Our investigative reporters share some suggestions for parents and guardians who want to collect it themselve...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/09/2026
An ad released in 2024 as President Trump campaigned to return to the White House is airing again this weekend with one notable difference: the appearance of the words “Paid for by the U.S. Government.”
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 27/09/2026
Some advice I’ve read recently on social media tactics, adapting to various platforms for growth and whatnot boiling down to put your best work on free platforms to get more. Guys, I put my best work in to my reporting which shows up in my articles (or even a book).
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 24/09/2026
Ind. church scandal: top staff resigns, replacement pastor quits Christian nationalist politico’s church struggles, family cites NAR regrets www.24sight.news/p/ind-church...
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Ind. church scandal: top staff resigns, replacement pastor quits
Christian nationalist politico’s church struggles, family cites NAR regrets
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 23/09/2026
Glad to hear we’re not writing for SEO anymore, it was a garbage style which left regular readers completely confused and gummed up otherwise excellent stories
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Special edition of Reliable Sources just landed 🛬 We're at a confluence of two major media stories, both involving CNN... www.cnn.com/newsletters/...
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NPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026
Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery. n.pr/4yaUT42
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Paramount makes concessions to salvage $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal
Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery.
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NPR @npr.org · 17/09/2026
The EU's top official backs Carney's push for Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the US n.pr/4dI0whI
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EU rolls out red carpet to Canada to become its first 'associate member'
The European Union's top official backs the Canadian prime minister's push for his country to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pressure from the U.S.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 14/09/2026
This, measuring Dem/centrist voter enthusiasm via Doug Sosnik, is one of the key leading indicators of what's likely in November www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
New: Ghislaine Maxwell's Pedophile Puppy Trick jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/ghislaine-...
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Support local journalism
Please help journalists laid off by McClatchy
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Politico @politico.com · 11/09/2026
COLUMN: America's history is filled with stories of enemies who underestimated us and good guys who ultimately prevailed. But 25 years after 9/11, that narrative looks different, writes our founding editor John Harris.
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America Grew Up Believing the Good Guys Always Win
Our history is filled with stories of enemies who underestimated us and good guys who ultimately prevailed. Twenty-five years after 9/11, that narrative looks different.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 10/09/2026
My profile of John Solomon for @ms.now is live. Pls share.

 

How a White House reporter became Trump’s election fraud spinmeister John Solomon spent the last four decades reporting on the most powerful people in Washington. Now he’s the president’s chief propagandist. www.ms.now/news/john-so...
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How a White House reporter became Trump's election fraud spinmeister
John Solomon spent the last four decades reporting on the most powerful people in Washington. Now he’s the president’s chief propagandist.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 08/09/2026
Wow "To put it crudely, my first thought on exiting the screening room was, “We’re fucked.”" www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Mammoth Elon Musk Doc Is a Poleaxing Portrait of the Tech Titan as a Con Man Given Way Too Much Power to Be Stopped
The Oscar-winning docmaker gets around the hiccup of Musk’s refusal to participate by creating a CG avatar of the world’s richest man.
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NPR @npr.org · 07/09/2026
Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon. n.pr/46IC77M
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The first day of school: Bells, bikes, buses and big feelings
Fifth graders calm school kindergartners in Los Angeles. Kids take the "bike bus" in Oklahoma. High school students take in a new high school building in Oregon.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 05/09/2026
Peternel brother-in-law derides ‘uncrucified flesh’ leading Indiana’s Life Church Departures continue as Christian nationalist lieutenant governor’s church struggles after Nathan Peternel’s return www.24sight.news/p/peternel-b...
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Peternel brother-in-law derides ‘uncrucified flesh’ leading Indiana’s Life Church
Departures continue as Christian nationalist lieutenant governor’s church struggles after Nathan Peternel’s return
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/09/2026
A record number of Americans believe there is widespread corruption in the U.S. government, reaching the highest level of distrust in two decades, according to a new Gallup poll.
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Poll shows nearly 90% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread
Americans have the highest level of distrust in their government in two decades, voicing bipartisan frustration with the country's institutions and the people who run them.
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Politico @politico.com · 01/09/2026
A "sleeper issue" in red states this fall: Diesel prices
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A "sleeper issue" in red states this fall: Diesel prices
The rise in the cost of the fuel used for trucking, agriculture and winter heating is worse than the jump in gasoline.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 01/09/2026
Sad to see this, I grew up w/ WBAL, a community needs reliable news, not nonstop opinion “The radio business began its decline w/ the deregulation (via) the Telecommunications Act of 1996.  ... Those consolidations always resulted in the elimination of jobs.” baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/the-...
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Baltimore Fishbowl | We don't turn to WBAL radio for breaking news or school closings anymore
The drastic staffing changes at WBAL announced last week are the result of the reality of radio listenership today. Management was forced to play the hand it was dealt. Local voices providing news and...
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 28/08/2026
States Cut Funding for Dolly Parton’s Child Reading Program www.newsweek.com/republicans-...
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States cut funding for Dolly Parton’s child reading program
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library promises to keep sending free books to kids, but the program has been weakened by budget cuts.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 26/08/2026
If you grew up w/ baseball you know en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_S...
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Black Sox Scandal - Wikipedia
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Effervescent Queen of Country Music and Just About Everything Else, Dies at 80 www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-...
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Dolly Parton, Effervescent Queen of Country Music and Just About Everything Else, Dies at 80
A shrewd dealmaker who launched Dollywood, the “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” singer-songwriter also starred in the films ‘9 to 5,’ ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘Rhinestone’ and captivated the world w...
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Politico @politico.com · 23/08/2026
Zelenskyy asked for more Patriot missiles, Pence says
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Zelenskyy asked for more Patriot missiles, Pence says
The former vice president said concerns are growing as winter approaches.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 22/08/2026
A look at the prospect that Ds may win their first statewide race in the Hoosierland, with no less than a new generation of the Bayh family My look at the Beau Bayh race for Indiana Secretary of State for Washington Examiner Magazine www.washingtonexaminer.com/premium/4684...
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Indiana Democrats nominate Beau Bayh for secretary of state
The state’s remaining Democratic Party brass have set their sights on Birch Evans “Beau” Bayh IV to spark something close to a renaissance.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 22/08/2026
The slow chug of the grift train losing steam
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NPR @npr.org · 21/08/2026
In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. The surge in this type of activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technology. n.pr/4zva4WO
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Amid intense backlash, people are vandalizing Flock surveillance cameras
In dozens of states around the country, people are vandalizing, blocking and taking down Flock cameras. A surge in such activity underscores the growing resistance to this police surveillance technology.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 21/08/2026
Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old
Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 21/08/2026
Data centers, bond growth, personal lending (mortgages et al), the Iran War This is quite the read www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/b...
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How Big Tech’s A.I. Borrowing Binge Is Driving Up Bond Yields
Analysts said the recent rise in Treasury yields partly reflected investor expectations that A.I.-driven growth could keep interest rates elevated.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 20/08/2026
“Live update: The weary Abraham Lincoln leaves the Middle East” Same, bro. Same.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 19/08/2026
I don’t go on X.com often, but when I do I wonder which foreign adversary psyop I’m reading 😂 If I had more time I imagine it’d be a helluva past-time
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Elise Labott @eliselabott.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
As I write here for @postopinions Washington is still treating the Houthi primarily as a military threat and missing their strategic evolution. https:/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/17/how-houthi-militia-weaponized-shipping-red-sea/
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Opinion | How the Houthis built a blockade without a navy
The Yemeni militia are pioneering a kind of sea power that doesn’t require going to sea.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 19/08/2026
Ya don’t say www.404media.co/xs-algorithm...
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X's Algorithm Feeds Off Ragebait and Impacts Democrats More, Study Finds
X is driving engagement by making users fight in the replies.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 18/08/2026
ABC Sues F.C.C. to Block Threat to Its TV Licenses The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/b...
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ABC Sues Trump Administration Over F.C.C. Threat to Its TV Licenses
The network asked a court to stop the agency from taking steps that could force ABC stations off the air and accused the F.C.C. of violating its First Amendment rights.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/08/2026
People are searching for simple, effective ways to get out of a perpetual fight-or-flight mode. And as it turns out, spending just 10 minutes with a pencil and a piece of paper might be one of the easiest ways to do it.
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How 10 minutes of drawing can reset your nervous system
Experts break down the science behind why putting pencil to paper can have such a calming effect.
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Big John @dcbigjohn.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Started a Homicide rewatch and fuck it hits so hard from the second the first episode starts. I love that it centers race, gender, class, gender identity and police brutality and corruption while still making the cops relatable. So different from Dick Wolf’s copaganda nonsense
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 15/08/2026
That's enough cannibal rodent voyeurism for today, AI, thanks
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NPR @npr.org · 15/08/2026
In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.
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An arts school where Epstein allegedly preyed on students reveals decades of abuse
In a new report, former Interlochen students detail some 70 allegations of sexual abuse by nearly 50 adults employed or affiliated with the school. One of the former students tells his story to NPR.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 15/08/2026
Joseph was a carpenter ... Big Tech (including folks talking a lot about the anti-christ, singular, not plural) and Christian nationalists steadily pushing parents and children to avoid college (via this AM's Axios)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026
Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty on Friday in Manhattan federal court, where he faces stalking charges in connection with the assassination of a health insurance executive in 2024, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.
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Luigi Mangione Is Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Court
Mr. Mangione faces stalking charges in connection with the killing of an executive in Manhattan. Mr. Mangione could always change his mind at the last minute. A separate murder trial is set to begin next month.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 12/08/2026
Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment Randall Lane, the magazine’s chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/b...
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Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment
Randall Lane, the magazine’s chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 12/08/2026
Maybe, if the poll ends up off by *20 points*, it would be best to stop citing said pollster
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/08/2026
MAGA influencer Nick Adams' FLAG nonprofit may have spent little on its actual goal, but it’s been lucrative for Adams and his mother. In 2024, the pair collected a combined $587,279 in compensation and benefits from FLAG — 53% of the organization’s revenue for that year, records show.
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This MAGA Influencer Runs a Charity to Teach Kids Civics. Much of the Money Goes to Him Instead.
Nick Adams’ Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness has brought in millions in donations and helped him land a State Department appointment, but records show there is almost no indication FLAG w...
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NPR @npr.org · 11/08/2026
A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. n.pr/4g5ilb1
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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court sentenced Assad along with his brother to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/08/2026
NEW: At ProPublica, we file a lot of public records requests. But since the start of the second Trump administration, writes news apps developer @shaw.al, getting public records has become a “Kafkaesque” process of bounced emails and broken portals.
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Is There Anyone Who Can Respond to My FOIA Requests? Anyone?
Asking the federal government for public records didn’t always feel like a shell game. But bounced emails and broken portals seem like the new normal.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 10/08/2026
#pooligans! Tune in at 5:30p ET to The Julie Mason Show. I’m on with the latest!
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 07/08/2026
Thanks, Abdul-Hakim Shabazz for having me on -- lots more coming in the ongoing "Jesus, Sex and Politics" investigation of Life Church, Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Nathan Peternel full coverage at www.24sight.news indypolitics.org/life-church-...
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NPR @npr.org · 05/08/2026
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6. n.pr/4c1UCaq
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Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 02/08/2026
A defining part of this era will be the casual adoption of mafia language to refer to the president
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 01/08/2026
But when does it stop? 😬
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Tom LoBianco, Raconteur, reporter, author, 24sight News @24sight.news · 31/07/2026
Life Church launches board member’s medical clinic, renames coffeeshop amid sex scandal Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith touts business expansion of his embattled church, church accountant quits www.24sight.news/p/life-churc...
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Life Church launches board member’s medical clinic, renames coffeeshop amid sex scandal
Ind. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith touts business expansion of his embattled church, church accountant quits
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