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@legal.reuters.com reporter covering the business of law. d(dot)thomas(at)tr(dot)com, 646-823-0937. RTs not endorsements. DM for Signal.

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 11h
US law firm Jackson Walker is facing potential sanctions for not disclosing its work on ATM maker Diebold Nixdorf's 2023 bankruptcy, deepening the firm's potential fallout from a prior relationship between one ​of its lawyers and a Houston bankruptcy judge @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4dSb1iA
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 11h
The real reporter behind 'The Social Reckoning' on what Aaron Sorkin’s film gets right — and what it changes - www.reuters.com/world/us/rea...
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The real reporter behind 'The Social Reckoning' on what Aaron Sorkin’s film gets right — and what it changes
Investigative reporter Jeff Horwitz discusses the surreal experience of watching his reporting with Frances Haugen get fictionalized on screen.
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 21h
I do not mean to single out LeBron James, but it feels completely bizarre to me that an active player is allowed to promote "prediction markets" but would get banned for life for using that service to bet ten dollars on their own team to win a game.
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 21h
Dennis Hastert's criminal trial was overseen by U.S. District Judge Tom Durkin, who is the brother of Jim Durkin, a former Illinois House GOP leader. Jim Durkin took over that role for Tom Cross, whose brother testified to being sexually abused by Hastert: www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
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Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House of Representatives speaker who later admitted to sexually abusing boys as a high school wrestling coach and pleaded guilty to charges arising fr...
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 22h
Reuters with the properly-framed Hastert headline www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
Reuters headline: OBITUARY-Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22h
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Dennis Hastert, former US House speaker and admitted child molester, dies at 84
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican US House of Representatives speaker who later admitted to sexually abusing boys as a high school wrestling coach and pleaded guilty to charges arising from the scandal, has died, CBS News reported on Monday, citing a coroner in Illinois. He was 84.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 22h
fourth (!) paragraph "Mr. Hastert admitted at his sentencing that he sexually abused teenage wrestlers as young as 14 whom he coached at Yorkville High School in Yorkville, Ill., where he worked from 1965 to 1981. The federal judge who sentenced Mr. Hastert called him 'a serial child molester.'"
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
New: As gay bars across the country say that Meta is flagging and deactivating their accounts without warning, I spoke to an Austin queer bar that says Meta nearly destroyed their ability to advertise events: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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How Meta's new content moderation upended a Texas gay bar
At least one LGBTQ establishment in Texas says the social media giant has incorrectly disabled its social media account, potentially hurting business.
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
from 2001. no one’s doing product testimonials like this anymore. t.co/PEswCtbEZz
Toyota's unease at being associated with the Taliban and Al Qaeda is evident. In its September statement, the company said,
'Toyota does not have a sales or distribution channel in Afghanistan, and we do not export vehicles to that country."
Somewhat less laconic was Wade Hoyt, Toyota's spokesman in New York, who put the best corporate spin on the situation this week.
"It is not our proudest product placement," he said. "But it shows that the Taliban are looking for the same qualities as any truck buyer: durability and reliability."
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 03/10/2026
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis was the lead global M&A legal adviser by deal value in the first nine months of 2026, ​and Latham & Watkins advised on more deals than any other firm, ‌according to new data released Friday by LSEG @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4hoqnOa
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The MCU could use a 111-minute movie where Reed and Victor discuss life, family, aspects of free will, and Victor's imminent plan to steal the Power Cosmic from Galactus.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 02/10/2026
Thousands of web-tracking lawsuits face extinction under California overhaul @davidjthomas.bsky.social @mikescarcella.bsky.social reut.rs/4ANmmKU
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 02/10/2026
Prominent Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee has failed for now to defeat a $25 million defamation lawsuit brought against him by a Mississippi attorney he accused of soliciting his ​former clients to bring lawsuits against him @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4z9gh9N
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Lawyer Tony Buzbee must face $25 million defamation lawsuit, judge says
Prominent Texas lawyer Tony Buzbee has failed for now to defeat a $25 million defamation lawsuit brought against him by a Mississippi attorney he accused of soliciting his ​former clients to bring law...
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Patton Oswalt used to do two-part tweets where the second half of the tweet was infinitely more offensive as a way to troll people. I don't think anyone would do that today: www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/patto...
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Y'all Aren't Even Trying with that Supposedly Offensive Patton Oswalt Rap Tweet
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought. 🎧 Listen to our latest episode:
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Who’s the Shadow President?
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 01/10/2026
Law firm McDermott Will & Schulte has resolved a lawsuit by a Black former associate who alleged she experienced "egregious ​and open racism" there @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4hHXhbA
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW: A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It. By @anniewaldman.bsky.social
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A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.
California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But...
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its ​IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the same ‌technology. www.reuters.com/business/fin...
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EXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing
Anthropic plans to caution potential investors in its ​IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the...
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/09/2026
JUST IN: US appeals court declines to pause sanctions against Trump lawyers in IRS settlement reut.rs/3VWex5k
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 29/09/2026
California is taking a harder line against lawyers who pay people to solicit clients after allegations that a law firm used intermediaries ​to pay people to submit claims under a $4 billion sexual abuse ‌settlement with Los Angeles County @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4dtFpzV
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California stiffens punishments for lawyers over payments to clients
California is taking a harder line against lawyers who pay people to solicit clients after allegations that a law firm used intermediaries ​to pay people to submit claims under a $4 billion sexual abu...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026
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Cravath private equity leader returns to Weil
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is bringing back two leading lawyers in private equity and restructuring who previously departed for ​rival law firms as it navigates a string of ‌recent partner exits.
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is literally a Simpsons joke
So learn on the go with
your phone, wherever you are.
Genghis Khan
Professor of HistoryGenghis Khan Simpsons

YOU'LL GO WHERE I GO DEFILE WHAT I DEFILE, EAT WHO I EAT HMM?
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Me, arguing about Lanterns on Reddit:
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Will Oremus @willoremus.com · 26/09/2026
Meta's platforms have repeatedly been caught running ads for deepfake "nudify" apps that let you virtually undress real people without their consent, but they won't run an a trailer for an upcoming documentary that reflects poorly on Elon Musk. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
context. sentiment. inferences. People seriously cannot do these things anymore. That’s why they angrily demand you spell out every joke, every reference, super duper promise you mean something only this one prescribed way. They cannot do it for themselves or tolerate the any ambiguity.
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Patricia Zengerle @reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump tells countries to quit ICC. Few follow his lead - www.reuters.com/world/trump-...
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Trump tells countries to quit ICC. Few follow his lead
President Donald Trump urged countries to leave the International Criminal Court immediately, calling it "evil" and "a rogue institution," but only Naoero, a tiny Pacific island ​nation formerly known...
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 25/09/2026
Uplift Investors, a Darien, Connecticut-based private equity firm, said it has inked its sixth deal ​to invest in a law firm's back-office operations ‌through a management services organization, this time with an Arkansas-based personal injury firm @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4yf26zS
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Arkansas injury firm is latest to get private equity backing through MSO deal
Uplift Investors, a Darien, Connecticut-based private equity firm, said Thursday it has inked its sixth deal ​to invest in a law firm's back-office operations ‌through a management services organizati...
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Raphael Satter @raphae.li · 23/09/2026
New: Another OpenAI agent hacked the Australian government. PM says he expressed his disappointment "that it took [OpenAI] way too long to inform the government what had occurred, and the nature of the way that that notification occurred as well was unacceptable." www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
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OpenAI agent breached Medicare, Albanese reveals
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI hacked Medicare this year, in a breach that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has labelled “unacceptable”.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
WAPO: The architect quit “after warning repeatedly that Trump was insisting on a preliminary design that did not provide adequate emergency exit routes or fire-containment measures .. .. ‘I am the code,” Trump said.” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Iron Maiden is a serious heavy metal band that sings songs about poems and has a mascot that tries to kill members of the band while on stage. I love them so much.
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Finally getting to enjoy my Christmas gift: Iron Maiden and Megadeth, live at Tinley Park.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.
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F.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan Collins
The inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials.
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I don't know how to feel about all of this.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 22/09/2026
California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law ​firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside capital to fuel lawyers' business @davidjthomas.bsky.social reut.rs/4xxNvyn
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Newsom signs bill limiting investor influence in California law firms
California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law ​firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside ca...
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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
i get why some studios need x dot com accounts but man is it such a sewer
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Was this about the "We Are ODST" trailer for Halo 3: ODST? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRMU...
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Halo 3: ODST Live Action Trailer Full Length HD "We Are ODST"
YouTube video by ForumsExtremeDotCom
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Dave Thomas @davidjthomas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW from me: California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law ​firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside capital to ‌fuel lawyers' business. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Newsom signs bill limiting investor influence in California law firms
California, one of the largest US legal markets, has joined Colorado and Illinois in enacting legislation to limit investor influence in law ​firms amid surging interest in deals that allow outside ca...
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 19/09/2026
WHEN THE INTENTIONAL SAFETY GOES WRONG NC STATE FUMBLES AND VANDY RECOVERS AND WINS AS TIME EXPIRES
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/09/2026
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White House turns away CNN, MS NOW, Politico reporters after Trump announces ban
The White House on ​Saturday denied access to journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico, following through with US ‌President Donald Trump's announcement that he would ban them from the building's grounds.
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Under the radar yesterday: A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that Trump's EPA unlawfully canceled a $7 billion grant program aimed ​at expanding solar energy in low-income communities. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Trump's EPA unlawfully terminated $7 billion solar grant program, judge rules
A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully canceled a $7 billion grant program aimed ​at expanding solar energy in low-income communities.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026
NEW: On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go on an investigative, visual tour.
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“Our Dear Friend Umar”: How We Uncovered That a Russian Oligarch Bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding
On social media and in tabloids, photos from Don Jr. and Bettina Trump’s Bahamas wedding were tightly curated. But sometimes, what — or, who — isn’t pictured is just as important as what is. Let’s go ...
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump launches fresh anti-press beef, claims he's banning key mainstream press from the White House.
I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS! Media Outlets shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report FICTION and LIES when they’re covering the President of the United States, the Trump Administration, or the United States of America. Other Fake News Media Outlets to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New: The 10th Circuit has proposed a rule requiring lawyers to certify that any court filings prepared with the assistance of generative AI have been reviewed by humans for accuracy. If adopted, it would be a first of its kind rule in the federal appeals courts. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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US appeals court rule would require lawyers to certify AI-prepared filings
A federal appeals court in Denver on Friday proposed requiring lawyers to certify that any court filings prepared with the assistance of generative AI have been reviewed by humans for accuracy.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
* VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS STATE IS BANNING NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS FOR DATA CENTERS, REQUIRING STRICTER PERMITTING AND CLEAN ENERGY MANDATES FOR THE SERVER WAREHOUSES @reuters.com
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation… Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
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RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
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No Context Spider-Man @nocontextspiderman.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Spider-Man carries Wolverine’s limp body. Above them is some armoured goon from ICE- I mean ORCHIS, webbed to the ceiling.

Spider-Man: Uff, buddy. Maybe play off the adamantium.
Goon: Let me down you @#$%

Spider-Man stops and looks up to the goon.

Spider-Man: Don’t worry. I’m sure your xenophobic, police-state buddies will be by to pick you up shortly.

Panel from Wolverine #40 (2023)
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