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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Jane Doe, the interviews and text messages reveal, first appeared to grapple with shame, humiliation and concerns about her reputation before she began to consider herself an assault victim.” How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice
The woman known as “Jane Doe” was initially embarrassed about what happened at a fraternity party in 2024, but soon concluded: “I was assaulted.”
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Since 2023, Israel’s fragmentation of Palestine, underway for generations, has accelerated. ... This fracturing has torn families apart, stifled the economy, and obstructed access to essential services such as hospitals and schools.” www.wired.com/story/how-is...
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN and Politico now also say their reporters were denied entry to the White House this morning and their press passes were revoked: www.ms.now/news/trump-b...
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MS NOW journalists denied entry to White House on day after Trump bans them in First Amendment test
The move could pose another First Amendment test for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over efforts to restrict press access based on an outlet’s coverage.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
MS NOW journalists were denied entry to the White House on Saturday, a day after Trump said he would revoke access to three news organizations that he claims do not cover him fairly. www.ms.now/news/trump-b...
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MS NOW journalists denied entry to White House on day after Trump bans them in First Amendment test
The move could pose another First Amendment test for the Trump administration, which has faced legal challenges over efforts to restrict press access based on an outlet’s coverage.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...
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They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fetterman text to aide: “Why do I have to keep having to meet with [Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]?” Aide: “Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.” Fetterman: “Well I’m not.” @wsj.com #PAsen www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Some of the retired officials contend that the campaign against Palestinians in the West Bank is reminiscent of Nazism — an extraordinarily contentious assertion, especially in Israel, where many Jews found sanctuary after their families were eradicated in Europe.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...
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These Generals Fought for Israel. Now They See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat.
A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society b...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/08/2026
NEW: Despite being ruled “permanently ineligible” from coaching by SafeSport, a Texas girls volleyball coach has continued to run his club, posting hundreds of videos in which he works with players, supervises practices and is alone with teen girls. with @washingtonpost.com
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This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching?
Even though an oversight group found that Texas girls’ volleyball coach Ryan Richardson engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor, sports organizations have failed to stop him from coaching.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Abolish the Senate" is obviously correct and has been obviously correct for so long that watching idiot pundits pretend to be shocked by it makes me want to DRINK POISON. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/yes-obviou...
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Yes Obviously the Senate Should Be Abolished
Political pundits acting shocked by this are snide pricks.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
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Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The Trump administration’s findings that three Ivy League schools violated civil rights law by tolerating antisemitism were predetermined by political priorities that blew past the evidence, according to a whistleblower account provided to Congress.“ www.ms.now/news/frame-u...
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Whistleblower says probes into antisemitism at colleges were ploys to harass and strip millions
A former Justice Department lawyer says the Trump investigations squeezed Ivy League universities for millions before they were even concluded. A top Democrat is demanding answers.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
A 17-month-old tragically died. Georgia wants to jail his mother over the accident. www.ms.now/opinion/deja...
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Opinion | A 17-month-old tragically died. Georgia wants to jail his mother over the accident.
Gene Weingarten: Deja Coleman’s case presents facts that make Georgia officials’ decision to throw the book at her difficult to comprehend.
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Saloni @scientificdiscovery.dev · 29/07/2026
This is a really beautiful website by @jdworkin.bsky.social on the everyday household items that were once only dreamt about – a music player, nightlight, family photos, clean water, ice, spices, and more. 10/10 would recommend exploring it! ordinaryabundance.com
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Ordinary Abundance
A walk through a modern apartment, through the eyes of the people for whom everything in it was new.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Nanit and other start-ups want to track your children through the night — and soon, for much longer than that. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/b...
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Aw, It’s Baby’s First A.I. Surveillance System
Nanit and other start-ups want to track your children through the night — and soon, for much longer than that.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
“That was not a meeting, that was a performance.” Epstein victims finally met with acting AG Todd Blanche yesterday, after a GOP senator made it a precondition for Blanche’s nomination to move forward. They left the meeting feeling betrayed —By @lawofruby.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/todd-bl...
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Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry
Sources tell MS NOW the acting attorney general made false representations, refused to make commitments and seemed to have no interest in meeting with survivors.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
ICYMI: Rep. Khanna was held by armed Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The IDF arrived at the scene and sided with the men, he said. When a translator told the settlers that Khanna was a U.S. lawmaker, they laughed and said they didn’t care, a spox told @ms.now www.ms.now/news/ro-khan...
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Rep. Khanna says he was held by armed Israeli settlers in West Bank
When a translator told the settlers that Khanna was a U.S. lawmaker, they laughed and said they didn’t care, a spokesperson told MS NOW.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Wonderwall sucks. FYI
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
“FIFA’s store says each segment of turf is 17.5 by 17.5 by 17.5, although it doesn’t specify whether that figure is inches, centimeters or millimeters.” The turf pictured on the FIFA store is in a rectangular shape www.nbcnews.com/sports/socce...
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FIFA World Cup 2026™ Piece of the Pitch- Foundation Edition
Own a genuine piece of football history with an authentic 2026 FIFA World Cup™ Piece of the pitch, permanently preserved in a premium acrylic with a USB keepsake. Each piece contains an original fragm...
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Minnesota school serving Somalis faces threats after Trump posts clip of kindergarteners www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Minn. school serving Somalis faces threats after Trump posts clip of students
Hateful emails and phone calls hit a Minnesota school serving Somali families after President Donald Trump shared a video of its kindergartners on Truth Social this week.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington alleges the Trump administration violated U.S. law by providing Iran’s government with confidential information detailing the asylum applications for Iranians it planned to deport. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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U.S. gave Tehran details on Iranian asylum seekers, lawsuit alleges
The claim, outlined in court papers, contends information shared with Iran could jeopardize the lives of pro-democracy protesters, religious minorities and LGTBQ people.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Balogun’s red card was the wrong call but this is egregious and unfair and not at all how the game works. Extremely bad look for the US apnews.com/article/falo...
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White House called FIFA’s Infantino to review Team USA’s Folarin Balogun’s red card, AP source says
The White House made a call to FIFA to ask Gianni Infantino to review Folarin Balogun’s red card, according to a person familiar with the call who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/06/2026
BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
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More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.
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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Cabo Verde keeper Vozinho’s mother will get to travel to the U.S. for his match against Uruguay on Sunday after some intervention from Jeffries and Rubio. Vozinho previously said they couldn’t get enough money to pay the visa fees www.ms.now/news/jeffrie...
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Jeffries helps World Cup star secure mother’s visa to watch match
Josimar Dias, Cabo Verde’s goalkeeper known by fans as Vozinha, said his mother missed his World Cup debut because of problems securing a visa.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Paul Barnes, a lifelong Knicks fan ... noticed that the Knicks seemed to be scoring more when he played with the blue and orange paper decorations hanging on the wall of the bar. So Mr. Barnes kept touching the decorations, feeling a sense of obligation to the team. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/n...
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Knicks in Five? Please Don’t Tempt the Jinx Gods.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Trump didn’t ruin the World Cup. He just made it less fun. via @roey.bsky.social www.ms.now/opinion/worl...
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Opinion | Trump didn’t ruin the World Cup. He just made it less fun.
The president and his team have made multiple decisions over the last year and a half that could hurt attendance.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
What the War Powers Act says presidents have to tell Congress www.ms.now/news/what-th...
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What the War Powers Act says presidents have to tell Congress
Trump argues that the ceasefire means he does not need lawmakers’ approval for the war, but the law doesn’t say that.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 01/05/2026
After almost three decades, thousands of hours of broadcasts and countless conspiracy theories, Alex Jones aired the last episode of Infowars this week — and he still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.
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The lights go out at Alex Jones’ Infowars
The longtime conspiracist host aired the last episode this week, and still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
“I have learned that anything I do now can be taken out of context and made into evidence. Of what exactly, I do not know. That is part of the punishment. The charge is never specified, so the vigilance must be total.” nymag.com/intelligence...
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I Miss My Old Life
One year after my abduction by ICE, I still watch my back. When someone falls in step behind me, I stop, tie my shoe, and wait until they pass.
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MS NOW @ms.now · 26/04/2026
BREAKING: Trump rushed from dinner after witnesses report shots fired. Ken Dilanian reports.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Trump told MS NOW this morning that Iran has “no idea who their leader is” at this moment, an assessment that experts on Iran have said is incorrect. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump tells MS NOW Iran has ‘no idea who their leader is’
“They have a hard time figuring out who the hell can speak for the country,” the president told MS NOW’s “The Weekend” host Jacqueline Alemany in a call.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“Within a week she seemed back to normal. What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain, poised to exact a terrible toll years later.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
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Opinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
New data out today from @guttmacher.org found that the *total number of abortions* in the U.S. increased slightly between 2024 and 2025 — from 1,124,000  to 1,126,000 — despite mounting bans, while the *ways* people ended their pregnancies shifted dramatically. 🧵 www.guttmacher.org/report/full-...
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Full-Year Estimates Show Overall Stability in Abortion Incidence, Decreased Travel and Increased Telehealth Provision
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trump, true to form, on Mueller’s death: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP” truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
BREAKING: Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died via @carolleonnig.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/former-...
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Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died
Mueller, who served as special counsel in the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, was 81.
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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Dolores Huerta's statement on Cesar Chavez: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for... I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences"
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March 18, 2026
Today, civil rights leader Dolores Huerta issued the following statement:
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
really just overwhelmingly shaken by the bravery of these women to tell their stories, despite it all. plus the careful & brave investigation by these reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...
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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
ICE detained a DACA recipient who was going to visit his preemie daughter in the NICU. His DACA status expired last week while he was in custody. The government did not respond to the renewal application he submitted in November. exclusive by @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/ice-det...
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‘Americans at heart’: ICE detains DACA recipient on way to visit premature baby in NICU
Juan Chavez Velasco’s case reflects a growing pattern: The Trump administration is targeting Dreamers who once believed DACA shielded them — and letting their renewals expire unanswered.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hegseth: “No quarter, no mercy for our enemies.” from @julesjester.bsky.social: Orders or threats of “no quarter” — killing enemies who surrender or are rendered unable to fight — are considered violations of international law and listed as a war crime following WWII. www.ms.now/liveblog/ira...
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Iran war live updates: 6 U.S. service members killed in plane crash in Iraq, Hegseth says new supreme leader wounded
Iran has denied that Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was disfigured by strikes. As the U.S.-Israel war with Iran enters its 14th day, at least 2,000 people across the Middle East have been killed in the co...
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Daryl Hannah says she’s gotten “hostile and even threatening messages from viewers” who think how she’s portrayed in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ is true www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...
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Opinion | Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This?
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Noem is speaking in Nashville right now. Unclear if she knows she’s been ousted as DHS secretary
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Trump boots Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, picks Markwayne Mullin to replace her www.ms.now/news/kristi-...
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Kristi Noem out as Homeland Security secretary, Trump says
Her ouster comes after two contentious days of her testimony before Congress. Trump says Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin will take her place.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
This 2019 story from the Washington Post suggested Trump and Epstein’s fight over a Palm Beach property led to the falling out www.washingtonpost.com/politics/don...
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Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied together. Then an oceanfront Palm Beach mansion came between them.
Trump has not said why his relationship with Epstein ruptured, only that it happened about 15 years ago. At the time, the two men were squaring off over a real estate deal.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Very interesting that the NYPD is pursuing this with such gusto presumably to project toughness when it is, in fact, doing the exact opposite
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after Border Patrol released him from custody at a coffee shop after determining he had entered the country as a refugee and could not be deported www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after release by Border Patrol
A refugee who was almost blind died on the downtown streets of Buffalo, New York, after the U.S. Border Patrol dropped him off at a coffee shop.
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Julie K. Brown @jkbjournalist.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
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Noah Shachtman @noahshachtman.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is really, really dark. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
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Israeli Soldiers Accused of Using Polymarket to Bet on Strikes
The country’s internal security agency indicted a reservist and a civilian for security offenses, bribery and obstruction of justice in connection with the bets.
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Clarissa-Jan Lim @clarissajanlim.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund
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