A prominent investigative journalist known for her groundbreaking work on Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking network has raised alarms over the potential rise of one of Epstein's associates to a key political position. Julie K. Brown, whose relentless investigation exposed the controversial plea deal that allowed Epstein to evade significant jail time, recently shared her concerns via her Substack newsletter, "The Epstein Files."

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A prominent psychiatrist is raising significant alarm about President Donald Trump's mental health, identifying a series of troubling behaviors that he argues indicate a state of cognitive decline. Dr. Henry Abraham, formerly of Tufts University, describes Trump as displaying manic traits, including erratic social media activity and increasingly disjointed speech. In a recent interview, Dr. Abraham discussed various “red flags” he has observed in Trump’s behavior, citing these signs as alarming for a sitting president.

In a stunning revelation, former publisher of Stars and Stripes, Max Lederer, has accused the Pentagon of directly ordering him to dismiss journalists who dared to speak out against what he called a culture of control under the Trump administration. Lederer’s claims surfaced during a CSPAN interview hosted by Military Veterans in Journalism, where he described being instructed to take disciplinary action against reporters for “insubordination.” This insubordination, he elaborated, stemmed from their use of free speech to report the truth.

DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

Steve Martin’s noir spoof DEAD MEN DON’T WEAR PLAID is a forgotten gem, hitting just the right balance between mystery and hijinks.

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published.

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