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CNN @cnn.com · 24/09/2025
The Trump administration has launched an internal investigation into FEMA employees who signed a public letter to Congress warning that the administration’s overhaul of the disaster relief agency is undermining emergency response and endangering the public. cnn.it/4nMcf1x
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22/09/2025
Let this sink in: A president can now (apparently) not only accept gifts (bribes) from foreign nations, but order lethal strikes on foreign boats in international waters too! trib.al/TM4q2n9
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How the Supreme Court Turned Trump Into a Danger to Everyone
The administration’s decision to launch an attack against alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is a lawless act—or at least it used to be.
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 21/09/2025
Pentagon orders journalists to agree to new reporting rules - or be barred
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Pentagon orders journalists to agree to new reporting rules - or be barred
Journalists at the Pentagon have been told they could be barred if they gather or report information that officials haven't approved first.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 21/09/2025
Massive banners of President Donald Trump's face adorning the exteriors of federal buildings in the nation's capital have led some Democratic lawmakers to draw comparisons to the kind of overt displays of authoritarian propaganda under leaders such as Kim Jong Un, Benito Mussolini and Saddam ...
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Dems slam giant $50k banners of Trump's face on DC buildings as 'propaganda'
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 05/08/2025
Commentary: The wealthiest 1% of Americans have more than five times as much wealth as the bottom 50%. In 2024, the wealthiest 19 families got $1 trillion richer. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of Americans don't have enough to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/04/s...
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Strengthening collective labor rights can help reduce economic inequality • Ohio Capital Journal
The gap between rich and poor Americans is increasing. The wealthiest 1% of Americans have more than five times as much wealth as the bottom 50%. In 2024, the wealthiest 19 families got $1 trillion…
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 14/07/2025
New U.S. homes are set to get pricier under President Trump’s tariffs on building materials. An NBC News analysis estimates costs could rise by over $4,000 per mid-range home —well below the $10,900 estimate from the Home Builders Association. Neither includes labor costs. nbcnews.to/464yslP
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The Denver Post @denverpost.com · 14/07/2025
Colorado sues Trump administration over $80 million in withheld education funding trib.al/7aBxl7x
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Colorado sues Trump administration over $80 million in withheld education funding
Colorado school districts expected to receive about $80 million, and many have already budgeted the funds, including hiring employees for the new academic year.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/07/2025
The notorious new “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail in the Florida Everglades contains hundreds of detainees with no criminal records or charges.
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Hundreds of detainees with no criminal charges sent to Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13/07/2025
Reminder about Donald Trump and immigrants working illegally inside the United States... Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally www.motherjones.com/politics/201... [our reporting from... 2016]
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Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 03/07/2025
“It’s a sad day for journalism in the United States when the corporate owners of major news broadcasters are unwilling to fight back against baseless lawsuits by politicians,” First Amendment law legend James Goodale told us.
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Legendary First Amendment lawyers slam Paramount-Trump settlement
Settlement is an ”ominous blow to press freedom in our nation”
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/07/2025
“Cuts to federal health care spending of this magnitude are likely to have consequences for hospitals and could lead some to lay off staff, offer fewer services, or close altogether. On top of that, with nearly 12 million people projected to lose health insurance,” says policy expert Zack Levison.
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance
Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts.
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WIRED @wired.com · 03/07/2025
Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts. www.wired.com/story/trumps...
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Leave Millions Without Health Insurance
Nearly 12 million people could lose health care coverage if the bill gets passed and signed by Trump, while hospitals would be hit hard by Medicaid cuts.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 03/07/2025
“They’re quietly letting all of these highly skilled, well-educated researchers just roll off the books,” said Micah Niemeier-Walsh, vice president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 3840.
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Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the…
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The Lever @levernews.com · 01/07/2025
The GOP-led Congressional Budget Office reports that the One Big Beautiful Bill will reduce the yearly income of the poorest Americans by $1,600 & increase the yearly income of the richest Americans by $12,000. Pass it on. www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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CNN @cnn.com · 16/06/2025
BREAKING: Vance Boelter, the suspect accused of killing a Minnesota state representative and attempting to kill another, is in custody, according to the Associated Press
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Live updates: Latest on the manhunt for gunman who shot Minnesota state lawmakers | CNN
Police continue their manhunt for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, the suspect in the shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses, which left one of the couples dead. Follow for live update...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 08/06/2025
They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after they tried to participate in a fundamental part of American democracy: voting.
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Here's what to know about American Samoans in Alaska who are being prosecuted after trying to vote
They were born on U.S. soil, are entitled to U.S. passports and allowed to serve in the U.S. military, but 11 people in a small Alaska town are facing criminal charges after they tried to participate in a fundamental part of American democracy: voting.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18/05/2025
What is happening is unquestionably the biggest corruption scandal in American history. His acceptance of a luxury plane from Qatar, his extensive ties to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Azerbaijan, his repeated promotion of shady crypto as a means of buying direct access to him.
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America Has Never Seen a President This Corrupt
Trump’s brazen use of the White House to advance his family businesses should be one of the biggest scandals in the country’s history.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 11/05/2025
Letter: Join me in telling Congress “Hands off Medicaid!”
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Letter: Join me in telling Congress “Hands off Medicaid!”
Letter: Join me in telling Congress “Hands off Medicaid!”
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HuffPost UK @huffpost.co.uk · 01/05/2025
"Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30,” Trump said about the prospect of empty store shelves due to his trade war with China.
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Trump Says Kids May Just Have To Live With Fewer Toys Because Of His Tariffs
"Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30,” Trump said about the prospect of empty store shelves due to his trade war with China.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/04/2025
President Donald Trump is continuing to prioritize his anti-immigration agenda despite multiple polls in recent days showing that most Americans disapprove of it.
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Trump ramps up his unpopular immigration crackdown
Two new orders, coupled with a garish display outside the White House, suggest Trump is trying to use immigrants to distract from his latest dismal poll numbers.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 19/04/2025
The US has 800 confirmed cases of measles, a 12% increase from the week prior in an outbreak that has reached nearly half the country.
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US Measles Cases Rise 12% in a Week to Reach 800 in 24 States
The US has 800 confirmed cases of measles, a 12% increase from the week prior in an outbreak that has reached nearly half the country.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/04/2025
The National Intelligence Council determined in a secret assessment early this month that the Venezuelan government is not directing an invasion of the United States by the prison gang Tren de Aragua, a judgment that contradicts President Donald Trump’s public statements.
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U.S. intelligence contradicts Trump’s justification for mass deportations
The determination is the most comprehensive assessment to date undercutting the president’s rationale for deporting suspected Tren de Aragua members without due process.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 18/04/2025
An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador. Is the Trump Administration helping sweep away the case?
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The Terrorism Suspect Trump Sent Back to Bukele
An MS-13 leader knew key details of a secret deal that his gang allegedly made with the Salvadoran President—then the White House put him on a flight to El Salvador.
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WIRED @wired.com · 18/04/2025
To state the obvious: DOGE is still out there, chipping away at the foundations of government infrastructure. Slightly less obvious, maybe, is that the DOGE project has recently entered a new phase: It’s all about the data.
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DOGE Is Just Getting Warmed Up
DOGE has tapped into some of the most sensitive and valuable data in the world. Now it’s starting to put it to work.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 17/04/2025
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For immigrants in Kansas who fear Trump’s deportations, getting out of Dodge is not an option
Workers in Kansas meat-processing plants try their best to stay put and stay positive, despite the ever-present danger of being sent away
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WIRED @wired.com · 17/04/2025
Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other diseases could be next. www.wired.com/story/measle...
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Measles Cases Are Rising. Other Preventable Diseases Could Follow
Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other diseases could be next.
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 17/04/2025
The Trump administration says alleged gang members don't need hearings prior to deportation because the government is infallible. The Supreme Court unanimously rejected that claim.
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Trump says alleged gang members don’t need hearings because the government is infallible
The Supreme Court unanimously rejected that claim, upholding the right to due process in deportation cases.
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Popular Information @popular.info · 16/04/2025
“The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request from Milwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the loss of its lead experts in mass firings last week across federal health agencies.”
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CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools | CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the l...
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 16/04/2025
Due to cuts from the Trump administration, communities across the nation are losing federal funds to help pay for environmental justice efforts designed to mitigate the health effects of pollution and other hazards on historically underserved communities buff.ly/VKPg8Ex
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Trump has canceled environmental justice grants. Here’s what communities are losing. • Ohio Capital Journal
Jabaar Edmond has long advocated for better air quality in his Childs Park neighborhood in St. Petersburg, Florida. For decades, residents of the predominantly Black neighborhood complained of a…
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 16/04/2025
"Maybe overdue accountability is finally starting."
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‘Big deal’: Experts floored after top Hegseth advisor ‘escorted’ out of Pentagon
A top advisor to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly was escorted out of the Pentagon after being identified in a leak investigation into an “unauthorized disclosure.”Reuters, which excl...
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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 15/04/2025
A 10-year-old was killed by his father; proposed California law aims to close gun loophole
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A 10-year-old was killed by his father; proposed California law aims to close gun loophole
After a 10-year-old was murdered by his father, a proposed California law aims to close gun loophole
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CNBC @cnbc.com · 15/04/2025
Harvard University on Monday rejected demands by the Trump administration to eliminate its DEI programs and screening international students for ideological concerns, putting nearly $9 billion in federal funding for the university at risk.
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Harvard has $2.2 billion in grants frozen by Trump administration after rejecting demands
The Trump administration has zeroed in on colleges in a crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the United States.
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
"Imagine being a small business with debt, that you used to import products you had manufactured in china. In the time it took to make the products, tariffs were added, that more than doubled your cost. They are crushed." Mark Cuban
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Kansas Reflector @kansasreflector.com · 12/04/2025
For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates his deportation plans | via Amanda Hernández #ksleg
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For-profit immigration detention expands as Trump accelerates his deportation plans • Kansas Reflector
The Trump administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for poor co...
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mjb1967.bsky.social @mjb1967.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Domestic economic terrorist
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drdrewpiniella.bsky.social @drdrewpiniella.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
This is why you should never elect a moron who will not ever admit to making a mistake. You should especially avoid electing an unhinged moron without guardrails who is surrounded by under-qualified sycophants.
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Conscientious Ice🧊 @conscientiousice.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Donald Trump is America's Domestic Terrorist.
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Vincent @patiochair.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
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lysheen.bsky.social @lysheen.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Tax payers funding Elons rocket sandbox toys while he fires 200k working class Americans because he deemed them “unnecessary”. Hard to imagine a worse human being alive today.
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mjk4mj.bsky.social @mjk4mj.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
You have got to be kidding me. "... the entire project is optimised to fleece as much money from the US taxpayer as possible, and as such, that is all it will ever do." www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/starship-w...
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Starship Was Doomed From The Beginning
The fatal flaw SpaceX can't overcome.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 04/04/2025
FOX News quickly strategized.
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Fox News removes their Dow ticker as stocks crater from Trump's new tariffs
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Sky News @news.sky.com · 03/04/2025
Island home only to penguins hit by tariffs - and other things you may have missed on 'Liberation Day'
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Island home only to penguins hit by tariffs - and other things you may have missed on 'Liberation Day'
No one expected penguins to bear the brunt of Liberation Day. 
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My Two Bits @mybits.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
I can't believe that he is the only one. I think there are a lot more! So, now can we send the Director of ICE, Whore-Man and Kristi NoName to jail?
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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 01/04/2025
ICE admits to ‘administrative error’ in deporting Maryland man to El Salvador mega-prison @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social kentuckylantern.com/2025/04/01/r...
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ICE admits to ‘administrative error’ in deporting Maryland man to El Salvador mega-prison • Kentucky Lantern
White House defends deporting a national from El Salvador despite Trump officials admitting in court filings that the removal was a mistake.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 17/03/2025
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The Americans who are buying Canadian to oppose Trump’s trade war
Some Americans are choosing to support Canada economically by vacationing north of the border or buying Canadian-made products
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 19/02/2025
Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences, reports Alex Brown of @stateline.org, via @alaskabeacon.com: alaskabeacon.com/2025/02/18/t...
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Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences • Alaska Beacon
ISSAQUAH, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the federal workforce have gutted the ranks of wildland firefighters and support personnel, fire professionals warn, leaving communities to fa...
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 19/02/2025
The general manager of the US men’s ice hockey team said he would welcome a visit by President Donald Trump to the 4 Nations Face-Off final for the tense rematch between the United States and Canada.
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Donald Trump urged to face boos and brawls in next expensive public appearance
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NewsTalk BLUE @dailycast.news · 12/02/2025
Consumer prices increased by 0.5% from December, marking the fastest rise since August 2023 and bringing the annual inflation rate to 3% for the 12 months ending in January, according to the latest Consumer Price Index data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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