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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2026
“People are in extreme mental distress.” More than a hundred Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, have been fitted with ankle monitors by ICE, according to a local organization. The devices will make it far easier for federal authorities to locate people if full-scale deportations begin. nyti.ms/4y1V8hr
A person wearing a black ankle monitor. A headline reads: "Haitians in Ohio Feel Shaken by Ankle Monitors and Increased ICE Presence." Photo by Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
UNREAL: According to the Ellisons, opposing the Paramount merger that gives them control of CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, BET, CMT, Paramount, Warner Bros, HBO, CNN, DC Studios and Tik Tok's algorithm is anti-Semitic. Actually it's called opposing oligarchy! www.mediaite.com/media/entert...
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Mark Ruffalo Blasts Ellisons After He's Called 'Antisemitic'
Marvel actor Mark Ruffalo fired back at Paramount after a spokesperson called his criticism of the company's pending merger with Warner Bros. "antisemitic."
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BRICS News 📄 @bricsinfo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian President says former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei wanted to end conflict with US through peace talks before he was assassinated.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 22/08/2026
China mulls bid to host 2028 UN climate talks: sources hongkongfp.com/2026/08/22/c...
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China mulls bid to host 2028 UN climate talks: sources
China is mulling a bid to host UN climate talks in 2028, two sources familiar with the matter told AFP Friday, as it seeks to burnish its reputation as a leader in the fight against global warming.…
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lswlsw.bsky.social @lswlsw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
TRUMPS WAR The WH is well aware that they will blow past Monday’s deadline & that the conflict has largely morphed into one of economic warfare, according to two Americans familiar with the negotiations Ships could move thru the Strait of Hormuz freely before the war www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/w...
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As Iran War Turns Into Economic Battle, a New U.S. Strategy Recalls Old Ones (Gift Article)
The United States and Iran are poised to blow past a deadline they had set themselves to broker terms on peace and Iran’s nuclear program.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/06/2026
A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.” (Published Oct. 2025)
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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 30/06/2026
Fears for people deported from US to Venezuela hours before earthquakes hit aje.news/ez4h60
Fears for people deported from US to Venezuela hours before earthquakes hit
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 30/06/2026
A Republican judge handed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche his 10th straight court loss in the Department of Justice's quest to force states to hand over voter rolls.
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'Absurd': Republican judge nails Todd Blanche in 10th straight election scheme loss
A Republican judge handed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche his 10th straight court loss in the Department of Justice's quest to force states to hand over voter rolls.Judge Joseph N. LaPlante, a George W. Bush appointee in New Hampshire, dismissed every count of the federal government's lawsuit a...
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 30/06/2026
The Supreme Court deals President Trump a number of setbacks, including a decision allowing states to count some ballots that come in after Election Day.
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Trump’s voting restrictions face roadblocks from Congress and the Supreme Court
President Donald Trump suffered a number of setbacks from the Supreme Court on Monday, including a decision allowing states to count some ballots that come in after Election Day.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 30/06/2026
President Donald Trump will temporarily lift duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco as the administration seeks to aid a struggling farm economy and appease consumer fears over food inflation.
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Trump Pauses Duties on Moroccan Fertilizer to Aid Farm Economy
President Donald Trump will temporarily lift duties on phosphate fertilizer from Morocco as the administration seeks to aid a struggling farm economy and appease consumer fears over food inflation.
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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
TACO Trump Surrenders. Illegal war. Thousands of deaths. Climbing fossil fuel prices. Appalling Iran deal didn't even require dismantlement of Iran's nuclear infrastructure or restrictions on its ballistic missile program. Accountability is coming.
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LiberoReporter News - Notizie @liberoreporter.it · 11/06/2026
Trump Claims US–Iran Deal Reached as Markets React With Caution The US president announces on Truth Social that strikes against Iran have been cancelled after an alleged agreement involving multiple regional powers, but Tehran...
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Trump Claims US–Iran Deal Reached as Markets React With Caution
The US president announces on Truth Social that strikes against Iran have been cancelled after an alleged agreement involving multiple regional powers, but Tehran offers no confirmation, keeping uncer...
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Mynameis...Miro @zg4ever.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Trump Cancels Iran Strikes Just as Abruptly as He Started Them newrepublic.com/post/211717/... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump Cancels Iran Strikes Just as Abruptly as He Started Them
Donald Trump continues to give us all whiplash.
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redthespian - EVERYBODY WALK THE DINOSAUR @redthespian.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
it's not lost on me that Trump is choosing to escalate tensions with Iran at a time where thousands of international visitors are going to be present in the US -- basically daring them to retaliate so that he can strongarm other countries into joining this war.
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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Hours after threatening more attacks, Trump insisted during remarks in the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon that the United States had “won” the war in Iran. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...
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Iran War Live Updates: Tehran and U.S. Offer Conflicting Messages on State of Negotiations
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/05/2026
"The Islamic Republic since 1979 tried first of all to bring about an Islamist puritan society... If you try to force anything down people's throats for so long, you will have a reaction against it." @arashtehran.bsky.social on the chasm between the Islamic Republic and everyday Iranians.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/05/2026
A judge ordered the release on of a purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein that had been kept under court seal for years as controversy persisted over his 2019 death in custody while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Court releases purported suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein
The note, which was discovered by Epstein’s former cellmate, had been under seal for years.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/05/2026
With the war going badly and greater numbers of Russians able to see the truth and feel its effects, Putin is focusing on his top priority: A leaked intelligence report from a European country says that Putin is tightening his personal security.
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In Russia, Victory Day Is Starting to Feel Like Defeat
Drones are landing in Moscow, critics are starting to speak out, and Putin is even more paranoid than usual.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/05/2026
Press Robinson worries he is now a witness to the Voting Rights Act's dramatic demise after the Supreme Court sharply limited the last vestige of the landmark law. “History is now repeating itself,” he said. wapo.st/4eYBQ67
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 07/05/2026
EXCLUSIVE: China advises its largest banks to temporarily halt new loans to five US-sanctioned refiners over ties to Iranian oil
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China Asks Banks to Pause New Loans to US-Sanctioned Refiners
China’s financial regulator advised the country’s largest banks to temporarily suspend new loans to five refiners recently sanctioned by the US over their ties to Iranian oil, according to people familiar with the matter.
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DianaResists @dianaresists.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Remember when Trump said “Ukraine has no cards”? Putin spends time in bunkers, obsessing over Ukraine’s ability to hit targets far inside Russia. He had to ask Zelensky not to bomb Russia’s military parade in Moscow! www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Because Trump still owns the GOP base. Because congressional Republicans are afraid. Because it’s too late.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/05/2026
Rudy Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, is in a Florida hospital in critical condition, his spokesman said Sunday.
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Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized in Florida in ‘Critical Condition’
A spokesman for the former mayor of New York City said Mr. Giuliani was critical but stable.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My statement on the end of the old InfoWars, and the imminent beginning of a much better one.
“Good riddance to the world’s worst rubbish,” The Onion’s CEO, Ben Collins, wrote in a text to MS NOW. “The second this man is disallowed from abusing these courts, from paying out the $1.4 billion he owes to these families, we are ready to take over with something that will make you forget about what was ever there before. We have a deal with both the Sandy Hook families and the court-appointed receiver, and we look forward to taking over this hellhole imminently.” 

“War is over, if you want it,” Collins said, quoting Yoko Ono and John Lennon.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well… the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/05/2026
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a virtual standstill while US President Donald Trump weighs Tehran’s latest peace proposal.
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HORMUZ TRACKER: Traffic Halts as Trump Weighs Iran’s New Offer
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a virtual standstill while US President Donald Trump weighs Tehran’s latest peace proposal.
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Kelly Miller @sqirlgirly.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/05/2026
Amid a turbulent political landscape, governors, mayors, state legislators and local officials are increasingly seeking personal protection, intensifying the debate over who needs security — and who should pay for it.
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Politicians go to new lengths to protect themselves, launching debate over who pays
From hardened SUVs to home upgrades, officeholders are going to new lengths to protect themselves. The question is: Who pays?
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Seven OPEC+ countries have agreed to increase the maximum level of oil production in June by 188,000 barrels per day.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Trump's approval rating has dropped to a record low of 37% during his two presidential terms, according to a poll conducted by the Washington Post, ABC News, and Ipsos from April 24 to 28.
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onpolitics.news @onpolitics.news · 02/05/2026
Trump reignites trade war with Europe amid tensions over Iran - Le Monde #trump administration #donald trump #trump
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Trump reignites trade war with Europe amid tensions over Iran
The US president announced that car and truck imports will be subject to a 25% tariff, up from 15%, starting from the week of Monday, May 4.
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Aure Free Press :verified: @free-press.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2026
"This happened after Trump threw the Kurds under the bus in Syria." - Aure Trump says he is "not happy" with Kurdish groups who were supposed to deliver US weapons to Iranian protesters to trigger an uprising, but instead chose to keep the weapons to defend […] [Original post on mstdn.social]
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
🇺🇦🇹🇷 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is considering distancing himself from the US-led peace talks and exploring alternative options; according to Politico, Turkey is being considered as a venue for negotiations with Russia without US involvement.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The resolution of the Russian-Ukrainian war has become a secondary task for US President Donald Trump and his entourage in connection with military actions against Iran, according to Politico.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Israel announces it will bomb the southern Lebanese towns of Qaaqaait al-Jisr, Adchit al-Shqif, Jibchit, Aabba, Kfarjouz, Harouf, Dweir, Deir al-Zahrani, and Haboush, and has already targeted some of these towns, including Dweir and Aabba, since the morning.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡- "The US has warned shipping companies of possible sanctions if they pay Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The US has emphasized that even disguised schemes—including charity or indirect payments—are unacceptable," - Reuters.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 02/05/2026
Exclusive: President Trump’s expansion of the wall along the southern border with Mexico damaged a rare Native American archaeological site in the Arizona desert. Satellite imagery shows a disturbance crossing the intaglio area. wapo.st/3QCHReN
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/05/2026
Germany’s automotive industry pleaded for an urgent de-escalation in the tariff dispute between the US and the EU and called for immediate talks between the two after Donald Trump said he would increase auto tariffs on the bloc next week.
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German Auto Group Urges De-Escalation in US-EU Tariff Dispute
Germany’s automotive industry pleaded for an urgent de-escalation in the tariff dispute between the US and the European Union and called for immediate talks between the two sides after President Donald Trump said he would increase auto tariffs on the bloc next week.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 02/05/2026
Two killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine
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Two killed and over a dozen injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine
Russia is continuing to bombard Ukrainian cities daily with barrages of drones and missiles as ceasefire talks appear to have stalled in the wake of the war in Iran. Kyiv says its counter strikes targeting Russian oil facilities have been achieving success.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 02/05/2026
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilize the domestic labor market with a global race to develop AI technologies
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Chinese Court Rules Firms Can’t Lay Off Workers on AI Grounds
A Chinese court ruled that companies cannot terminate employees just to replace them with artificial intelligence systems, as authorities juggle the need to stabilize the domestic labor market with a global race to develop AI technologies.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 02/05/2026
Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says reut.rs/4dl9NMQ
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Iranian proposal rejected by Trump would open strait before nuclear talks, Iran official says
An Iranian proposal so far rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump would open shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. blockade of Iran while leaving talks ​on Iran's nuclear programme for later, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday.
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Mickey Lenin @thepolitburo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
An increasing number of reports are suggesting that the damage to US bases and assets in the Gulf region sustained much more serious and debilitating damage than Plastered Pete Hagueseth is admitting. Including an attack led by an ancient Iranian F5 that did billions in damage to a base in Kuwait.
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Meta Resistance @metaresistance.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Harrowing video shows Iranian protesters sing before being hanged. All members of the MEK. Their crime? Fighting for a free Iran, for all Iranians...
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Anti-Trumpism @forabettertomorrow.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Pete Hegseth is a piece of shit. He was just asked about the strike in Iran that hit a children's school killing 250 girls ages 7-12. He laughed. Then said the AI system that made that strike was an amazing valuable tool.
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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Trump dismisses Putin's offer of help on Iran #TheHill
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Trump dismisses Putin’s offer of help on Iran
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 29/04/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing on Wednesday with a lawmaker who accused him of lying about the number of military service members injured since the Iran war started.
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'Stop! Stop!' Hegseth accused of 'lying' about Iran war in fiery hearing clash
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing on Wednesday with a lawmaker who accused him of lying about the number of military service members injured since the Iran war started. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), a West Point graduate and Iraq war combat veteran, spoke ...
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RoseMarie @rosesbloom24.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Bloomberg columnist Javier Blas claimed on X Wednesday that one business analyst is mocking the president’s handling of the Iran war by replacing TACO with NACHO. The acronym is more spicy than cheesy, as it bluntly stands for “Not A Chance Hormuz Opens.” www.huffpost.com/entry/wall-s...
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Wall Street Is Reportedly Mocking Trump With A New 5-Letter Nickname
Considering how Trump freaked out when he learned the meaning of TACO, it’s likely that the president won’t like the new acronym either.
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CNN @cnn.com · 27/04/2026
The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
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The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most | CNN Business
The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
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