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Brummel Lala

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Your friendly neighborhood librarian, providing you with facts and sources. You can call me ✨️No Bullshit Barbie✨️ ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Soon to be appearing in midterm political ads for Democratic candidates nationwide. Thanks, Darnold. 🙏
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Brummel Lala @brummellala.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"From this angle, the birth of the tradwife could be seen as a quite literal gun to the head. One would not create and become obsessed with a fake woman if they did not already wish the real ones were dead." www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
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‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife
As her dark debut about a tradwife who wakes up in the past is made into a film by Anne Hathaway, the novelist explores the sinister truth behind the barefoot influencers
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Another hush money payment.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11/03/2026
Infantino insists Trump has assured him Iran are ‘welcome’ to play at 2026 World Cup
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Infantino insists Trump has assured him Iran are ‘welcome’ to play at 2026 World Cup
* Fifa president posts message after meeting with Trump * Iran due to play all three group matches in the US Donald Trump has said Iran are “welcome” to play at the upcoming World Cup, despite the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to Gianni Infantino. Fifa’s president said that during a meeting with Trump to discuss preparations for the competition, “we also spoke about the current situation in Iran”. Continue reading...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 06/03/2026
The Iran war is causing a sharp rise in the price of jet fuel, a major cost for airlines that will soon be passed on to travelers.
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Higher Airfares Could ‘Start Quick’ As Jet Fuel Prices Surge, United Airlines CEO Says
The Iran war is causing a sharp rise in the price of jet fuel, a major cost for airlines that will soon be passed on to travelers.
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The irony is physically painful.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
UPDATE: Sunny and the others detained are now safe at home. But we’re demanding answers about their illegal detention and transfer across state lines. Join Sunny Naqvi and community leaders tomorrow as she shares her story. - Broadview Facility, 1930 Beach St
 - March 8 • 2 PM
Graphic to call for a press conference at Broadview tomorrow, a photo of the detention facility is showcased with copy that reads: 

"PRESS CONFERENCE: SUNNY SHARES HER STORY

ICE DETAINED 3 US CITIZENS AND 3 GREEN CARD HOLDERS FOR OVER 48 HOURS.

WE DEMAND ANSWERS.

MARCH 8, AT 2:00PM
1930 BEACH ST, BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS"
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
UPDATE: Sunny, a U.S. citizen, is on her way home after being shipped across state lines overnight. How the hell did this happen? Press conference tomorrow at Broadview, where we will hear Sunny’s side of the story. More details soon.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/03/2026
Obama has the crowd at Jesse Jackson's eulogy hanging on his every word
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/03/2026
Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone. But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/03/2026
In a new TIME interview, Trump casually acknowledged Americans could face retaliatory attacks at home due to his escalating war with Iran. “I guess,” he said when asked about the risk, adding: “When you go to war, some people will die.” time.com/7382697/trum...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
They cut Meals on Wheels for seniors, doctors for the VA, and food for American children - but send billions of taxpayer dollars to the Middle East for an unnecessary war of choice.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Good news! The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, for the second time, that voters can decide whether the state can redraw its congressional map — clearing the way for a referendum that, if successful, could help counter GOP gerrymanders nationwide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Virginia Supreme Court clears way for voters to counter GOP gerrymanders
The decision restores the referendum and allows election preparations to move forward immediately.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
😡😡😡😡
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
McGovern: How the hell is this America first? You guys broke your top campaign promise. Good luck with that. I hope the defense contractor money was worth it. Shame on you all. The mask is off. You're all just a bunch of pathetic Neocon Warmongers.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/03/2026
A new study finds that popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show new promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders.
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What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction
A new study finds that popular GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity show new promise in fighting multiple substance use disorders.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
AOC: We already have multiple American service members who are dead for an illegal action that the president has pursued with no plan out. They don’t know why they got into this war. They’re talking about a hundred different reasons, and they don’t know how they’re getting out.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Americans are dead. Prices are skyrocketing. The Middle East is on fire. Civil war is brewing in Iran. And for what? A war that will leave the same hardliners in charge? A war that can't actually destroy their nuclear program? This is incompetence. Plain and simple.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
NEWS: DOJ is appealing Judge Boasberg’s February order that the people deported to CECOT under the claimed authority of the Alien Enemies Act receive the due process they have been illegally denied since March 15, 2025. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
In the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
J.G.G. et al.,
Case No. 1:25-cv-00766-JEB
Plaintiffs;
LIYANARA SANCHEZ, as next friend on behalf of FRENGEL REYES MOTA, et al.,
Petitioners-Plaintiffs,
V.
DONALD J. TRUMP, in his officia sapacity as President of the Unite
Respondents-Defendants.
NOTICE OF APPEAL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that all Respondents-Defendants appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from the following judgments of this Court and all orders merging therewith:
• Memorandum Opinion and Order of February 12, 2026 (ECF 247).
Respectfully submitted,
Brett A. Shumate
Assistant Attorney General
Yaakov M. Roth
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General
Drew C. Ensigr
Deputy Assistant Attorney Genera
August Flentje
Special Counsel for Immigration
Case 1:25-cv-00766-JEB Document 254 Filed 03/04/26
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s/Tiberius T. Davis
Tiberius T. Davis
Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2026
"It is fraud" -- Neguse nails Kristi Noem for lying during her testimony yesterday when she told the Senate that DHS's $220m ad campaign starring her "went out to a competitive bid" (it did not), and tells her "I think there's gonna be accountability" (1/2)
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/03/2026
BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%
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Brummel Lala @brummellala.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman | The Guardian share.google/rGrZvVo7TlLm...
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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman
As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Tillis: You decided to kill that dog because you had not invested the appropriate time in training it, and then you have the audacity to say it’s a leadership lesson. You killed a goat and said it was behaving badly. You’re a farmer — you don’t castrate a goat, they behave badly.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
wow -- Tillis goes ballistic on Noem, telling her "what we've seen is a disaster under your leadership"
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
smart, critical analysis and practical suggestions .. terrific peice from a true natl security expert open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Operation Epic Fury and the Law
Preventing unlawful wars waged by presidents will require both legislative and political action.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Boebert: Have you reviewed any Epstein files that were released that you believe reference or relate to those specific 2016 claims regarding the Podesta emails Comet ping pong pizza used as code possibly. Clinton: Pizzagate was totally made up. I can't believe you're even referencing it
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NanBP @nabbp.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I’m glad for @libradunn1.bsky.social and the others. This too damn long and was too politicized. www.huffpost.com/entry/januar...
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Senate To Hang Long-Delayed Jan. 6 Plaque Honoring Officers
The bronze plaque honoring police officers who responded to the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be positioned in a Senate hallway next week.
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Harry Dunn @libradunn1.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
January 6 was the worst day of my life. But the threat of Donald Trump didn’t end when the mob left the Capitol. That’s why I’m running for Congress: to defend this country, with the full constitutional authority of Congress. I’m Harry Dunn. And I’m ready to finish the job.
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Done Waiting
YouTube video by Harry Dunn
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
Gallego: "Young American men and women are dying because of these idiots"
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I do not traffic in or promote conspiracy theories. But I also refuse to turn a blind eye to what is plainly happening to our democracy. My latest. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Trump's war on elections is hiding in plain sight
False claims that foreign government interference caused him to lose in 2020 have been a staple of the diet of lies Trump feeds to his faithful.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/03/2026
Chris Murphy: "It's just so disgusting to listen to the president be waxing poetically about the drapes he's buying while there are six Americans who are dead. There are six families who are about to bury their children because of a war of choice that no one in this country wanted, an illegal war."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The right wing noise machine seems very upset that I wrote this. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
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Trump’s attack on Iran and the plot against your vote
Donald Trump is planning to use his attack on Iran to justify a power grab over voting in the 2026 midterms.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/03/2026
Starmer: "I will not permit, I will not commit our military personnel to unlawful action. That is not what they would expect and deserve. They are entitled to better than that."
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
My Voice My Choice coordinator Nika Kovač: "Today is a victory for women in Europe and a good day for European democracy. For the first time, the Commission confirms unequivocally that EU funds can be used to guarantee access to safe abortion care – particularly for women in vulnerable situations."
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Women across EU celebrate approval of European Citizens Initiative on abortion rights
"For the first time, the Commission confirms unequivocally that EU funds can be used to guarantee access to safe abortion care – regardless of where they come from in Europe."
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The truth is that if democracy is to survive this era, we can no longer treat independent media as optional. It is essential, and we must do everything we can to help it thrive and grow — quickly. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/demo...
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Democracy will not survive without strong independent media
Trump and his allies are rapidly taking over our major news outlets.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 28/02/2026
NEW: Georgia removed nearly 471,000 voters from its rolls last summer — roughly 6% of all the state’s registered voters. Now voting rights groups are suing, arguing the state is illegally hiding records about how the purge was carried out.
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Voting rights groups sue Georgia for refusing to release voter purge records
Without full access to the records, plaintiffs say they cannot determine whether eligible voters were wrongly removed.
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Brummel Lala @brummellala.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
“This isn’t just a headline. This is happening, and the next day the newspaper will print another headline, and this still goes on for the family. And years later, here we are in these bedrooms, pretty much untouched.” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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‘I’ve never been so frightened’: the veteran reporter who turned his lens on the empty bedrooms of school shooting victims
The director of an Oscar-nominated documentary that goes into the bedrooms of children killed in US school shootings on why it was his most daunting challenge to date – and the hard task of encouragin...
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“It’s not something that I was particularly happy with, let me put it that way mildly. I’ve spent 40 years fighting pesticides. Pesticides are poison. They’re designed to kill all life. It’s not a good thing to have in your food. But I also understand the president’s point of view.” -RFK Jr
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Trump's CBP abandons a nearly blind Burmese refugee in the Buffalo cold. He is found dead 5 days later. I break down the disturbing details & offer background to his case. I am calling for accountability for Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death & answers for his grieving family. youtu.be/PYoBh1Q6GdE?...
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Trump’s ICE Hits HORRIFYING NEW LOW After DEADLY Decision
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 27/02/2026
Transgender Kansans are receiving letters saying their driver’s licenses must match sex at birth by Thursday They can either 🔴Refuse & violate the law 🔴Change ID & out themselves everywhere they use it They are being marked for discrimination. Sound familiar? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Kansas revokes driver’s licenses from trans residents in latest assault on rights
Law demanding IDs match ‘sex at birth’ also includes bathroom ban provision for trans people in public buildings
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 27/02/2026
"You now live in a country where volunteers deliver babies at home, in secret, off the books, because mothers fear that if they go to the hospital, they will be abducted by masked, armed agents of the state while giving birth."
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What I Saw at the Battle of Minneapolis
The national media has moved on. Minnesota is still under siege.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 27/02/2026
Pakistan’s defense minister says his country has run out of patience and considers that there is now an “open war” with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.
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Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is now 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes
Pakistan’s defense minister says his country has run out of “patience” and considers that there is now an “open war” with Afghanistan, after both countries launched strikes following an Afghan cross-border attack.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 27/02/2026
President Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by US intelligence reports and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sources familiar with intelligence reports reut.rs/4r05RF4
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URGENT Trump Iranian missile claim unsupported by U.S. intelligence, say sources
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran will soon have a missile that can hit the United States is not backed by U.S. intelligence reports and appears to be exaggerated, according to three sourc...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
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Law Dork | Chris Geidner | Substack
The Supreme Court, law, politics, and more. Click to read Law Dork, by Chris Geidner, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/02/2026
At least 77.2 million people — 32% of the country — now live in a county with a local law enforcement agency that has enlisted in the 287(g) program. Our new report, Deputized for Disaster, examines how these dangerous collaborations between local police and ICE endanger our communities.
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ICE is Rapidly Expanding Dangerous 287(g) Agreements with Local Police
The ACLU’s research details the Trump administration’s dangerous expansion of the 287(g) program, making law enforcement and state agencies act as ICE agents.
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WIRED @wired.com · 25/02/2026
A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/a-whit...
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A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account
A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes "a masterpiece" appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
oh dear Kash Patel was using the FBI's private jet to visit his mom... "The evidence response team instead had to drive through the night amid a snowstorm..." www.ms.now/news/senator...
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Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator
Sen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/02/2026
Trump has lost the ability to entertain. Sadly, he hasn't lost the ability to offend | Moira Donegan
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Trump has lost the ability to entertain. Sadly, he hasn't lost the ability to offend | Moira Donegan
Throughout the speech, Trump seemed tired. He had difficulty reading from his teleprompter; he gripped the podium with a tightness bordering on desperation
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