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A concerned citizen. That is who I am.

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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What happens when you get when a bunch of socially awkward, maladjusted people with money get together. Like totally dude 😐 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
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Tech-Utopian Movement Praxis Says It Has Found a Home in Uruguay
After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’ve been a proponent of this since forever. Deprive him of his oxygen and he will wither and die. Let him go spread his bullshit on Trump TV or Truth Social or whatever www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Trump Faces the Sting of a Media Boycott After Press Pool Withdrawal
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Opinion | The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End
The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Awww, poor baby 🥺😭 apple.news/AKh8-xOhFQRC...
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Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots — The Associated Press
Trump is assailing the Supreme Court after it rejected his push to restrict mail-in voting in this year’s midterms.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The jokes write themselves 🤡🤡🤡 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is the most ridiculous bullshit ever. F**king toddler-ass president. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/a...
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Kennedy Center Warns of Bankruptcy Unless Trump’s Name Is Added
The caution, contained in a draft resolution to the center’s board, comes as a federal judge decides whether President Trump’s name should remain off the building.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The most openly racist administration in a generation. lnkd.in/p/ek9hv_BC
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Should I be scared? Because I am. Sikhs have been part of the fabric of America since the 1890s. We have built communities here, raised families here, served in the U.S. military, and fought and… | T...
Should I be scared? Because I am. Sikhs have been part of the fabric of America since the 1890s. We have built communities here, raised families here, served in the U.S. military, and fought and died...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch is leaving amid fights with Trump
Bunch, the first Black person and first historian to lead the institution, said he has ‘mixed emotions’ about departing.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Pathetic finance.yahoo.com/markets/cryp...
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, worth $9.3 billion, says he refuses to set up a charitable foundation
Brian Armstrong says charities and philanthropies "are actually net negative on the world."
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is shameful. The United States is an embarrassment to the world
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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We Are Living in the Fantasy World of 13-Year-Old Boys — The Atlantic
Many of the tech billionaires who built our world have taken the wrong lessons from their favorite science fiction.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I don’t begrudge those with wealth, especially those that come from humble beginnings. I’m just tired of a society that engages in the worship of wealth, as if it is the most important measure of a person’s value apple.news/AlWwvQWbRS8a...
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The American Dream Is Alive. And It’s Minting Millionaires. — The Wall Street Journal
Meet the ‘Everywhere Millionaires’ proving that elite degrees aren’t a prerequisite for building massive wealth
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I’m struggling to understand what common ground I have with people who support this bullshit. This is horrifying www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Rugged individualism” seems uniquely American…and maybe part of the reason why some people loathe government www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common.
Being a successful self-starter doesn’t mean pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
All mouth on the internet, but I guarantee you wouldn’t say any of this shit to their faces, you racist piece of trash
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
So WHCA - this is what y’all were celebrating a few weeks back? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/b...
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Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/08/2026
strive to live your life in such a way that your freedom doesn't depend on being in good personal standing with laura loomer abcnews.com/US/milo-yian...
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Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right British commentator, detained by ICE
Far-right British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE on Friday, according to an ICE detention database.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Welcome to 2016 Peggy Noonan 🫥 apple.news/AtM74Y9h5R9G...
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Opinion | Trump Is Starting to Look Precarious — The Wall Street Journal
Iran, the economy: An insurgency that becomes a government is eventually responsible for conditions.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
LOL apple.news/AQWfUITCKSuO...
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The ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ Author Says He's More Than $1 Billion In Debt — Vanity Fair
Kiyosaki, who built an empire on the idea of getting rich, now says he’s deeply in debt. Vanity Fair visits the author and friend of Trump at home in Arizona, to understand the distance between the go...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Congrats America. Well done. 😐 share.google/hyGj4X7d2Uo7...
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Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations
The DOJ attorneys called the Kennedy Center “structurally unsound, fundamentally unsafe, and embarrassing to the Nation’s Capital.”
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
It gets no dumber. Shame on anyone who voted for this bullshit. And no, saying you never thought the leopards would eat your face is not an excuse apple.news/Awqi0QvpFRUS...
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Trump says U.S. could rename Lake Ontario as Lake America amid Canada trade war — The Washington Post
The president cited his tariff fight in a social media post, saying the United States doesn’t expect to be “doing much business with Ontario any longer.”
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Nothing says “Welcome to America” like revoking 200K visas. 😐 apple.news/A8AtKiu69Rae...
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US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say — The Associated Press
The State Department is expected to announce in the coming weeks the revocation of so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or are now seeking asylum, ac...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Oh look…the grifters tank yet another company while making off like bandits. Shocking. apple.news/AyC14M99sQwC...
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Inside the Collapse of a MAGA Marketplace Backed by Trump Jr. — The Wall Street Journal
PublicSquare racked up costs before shifting into fintech, and its stock has cratered by 99% since it went public
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Somebody call Natalie Harp, the human binky www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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How Wall Street Sussed Out That Situational Awareness Was on the Ropes — The Wall Street Journal
From whispers of Anthropic stake sale to strange options moves, traders sensed trouble and swung into action
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The exact moment I stopped listening to/watching Bill Maher. apple.news/ANdi8J6wpQuW...
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Bill Maher says Ben Affleck refuses to return to his show — Entertainment Weekly
Nearly 12 years after their televised argument over Islam on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher said Affleck has refused to come back to his show.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I never thought the leopards would eat my face 🤷🏾‍♂️ www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/u...
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Years of Trump Support Came Undone in 15 Minutes in an Airport.
The case represents a new front in President Trump’s mass deportation drive: arrests at airports of people who have active immigration cases and no criminal history.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is terrible, but let’s not pretend that this current administration and its supporters isn’t leading women down a similar path in America apple.news/AOKu0YfRmS4-...
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The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls -- and boys as well — NPR
Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Afghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I’m convinced they do this dumb shit solely to “own the libs” and soothe the fragile ego of the Toddler-In-Chief www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/a...
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Kennedy Center Board Decides to Inscribe Trump’s Name on Building
The vote to add “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. Trump” is an aggressive test of a judge’s order to remove his name.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
We are doomed
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
When the history of this period is written, our future selves will hopefully be appalled at and disgusted by the rank corruption we tolerated apple.news/Am7Ns9f0PS7-...
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Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction — The Washington Post
The price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Stop AI Before it's Too Late
Its costs and risks are gigantic. Its benefits, unproven.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
In other news, water is wet… www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/u...
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New Evidence Shows Agents Using Slurs, Bolstering Profiling Claims
Body-camera video and other court evidence capture federal agents using slurs and targeting Latinos while bypassing white bystanders during immigration sweeps in Chicago and Los Angeles
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
$600B investment in data centers over 2 years vs a $1B fund for communities impacted by data centers. 😐 apple.news/AcZMK-htWQT-...
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Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out New AI Vision in 6,500-Word Essay — The Wall Street Journal
Meta releasing new open-weight models and establishing fund to invest in communities near its data centers, CEO says
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Exonerated after 42 years in prison, he's eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation. Louisiana's AG says no. — Verite News
Elvis Brooks’ case was an egregious example of a wrongful conviction, civil rights attorneys said. But Louisiana’s attorney general maintains that Brooks and other exonerees are guilty — and therefore...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I could be wrong, but it sure feels like Iran is using Ali’s “rope a dope” strategy in this conflict with the U.S.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
LOL…some of y’all really thought Blanche was in trouble www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Senate GOP Holdouts Now Say They'll Support Todd Blanche For Attorney General
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
You mean Trump lied??? I am stunned…😐 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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Charges Dropped Against Ex-Olympian David Hearn Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 31/07/2026
“the boss wants this money" from @wsj.com, a deep dive into the extortion operation run out of the White House gift link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“‘You can’t have a governing coalition if you’re saying, I’m not even going to talk to people who occasionally listen to a podcast by someone who’s a total goofball,’ he went on, referring to Fuentes.” So Fuentes is a “goofball,” not a virulent racist. Ok…🙄🫩 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/m...
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What the Crackup of the Heritage Foundation Says About the Post-Trump Right
The bastion of American conservatism best known for Project 2025 has been consumed by an ideological — and generational — civil war.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
LOL…like he really expected a different outcome 😂 nymag.com/intelligence...
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The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Donald Trump’s Crypto Shop
World Liberty Financial has put $800 million in the president’s pocket. Justin Sun made a huge investment — and was shocked by what he saw.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The notion that this administration should be presumed to operate in good faith is bullshit. If this doesn’t motivate people to throw these bums out of office, nothing will www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
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Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A “grieving Trump”… Sure…I also have a nice bridge to sell you 🫩 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/u...
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How a Grieving Trump Decided to Back Lindsey Graham’s Sister for Senate
The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
“My partner is… she’s half Indian, and my… and I have four children with her. One of them was named after a famous Indian physicist. So I would say I’m not racist,” said Musk. “ Strom Thurmond had a child with a black woman too, so there’s that…😐 apple.news/A5IwLr5SwTH6...
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Elon Musk Melts Down Over Perfectly Normal Questions in Wild New Interview — Gizmodo
"Maybe some people do loathe me. And that's probably true. I don't care," said Musk.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Imagine if Obama…ah, nevermind…🫥 apple.news/A8cDlw6W6QMq...
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US Mint to begin producing $1 coins featuring Trump — POLITICO
The newly unveiled coin appears to skirt around restrictions on living presidents gracing currency.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Basically, you can now say the N word when making government policy so long as there is a race neutral reason—no matter how thin or absurd—to justify the policy apple.news/Ake-1pSERT3G...
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The See-No-Evil Supreme Court — The Atlantic
The majority refuses to see evidence of racism.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
One feel good story today apple.news/AKG9FGymCSAe...
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He Earns $33 an Hour as a Costco Cashier. Now He’s a Millionaire. — The Wall Street Journal
Long-tenured workers like cashier Tony Barzar are reliable, experienced and able to speed shoppers through a checkout line. Costco is willing to pay to keep them around.
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
God…I wish this dude would just STFU!!!! apple.news/Az12rstEfRAi...
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Trump orders halt to US trade with Spain over NATO spending, Iran — Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered ​an immediate halt to all trade with NATO ally Spain, escalating tensions over defence spending and the Iran war, despite European Union rules requirin...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Everything he touches turns to doo doo apple.news/ARDUzU_R0QIe...
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USMNT’s World Cup ends vs. Belgium with sloppy last-16 showing; Balogun non-factor after controversy — The Athletic
SEATTLE — The U.S. men’s national team came into Monday night’s round-of-16 matchup against Belgium with the chance to further galvanize a nation around their World Cup run and to get to a World Cup q...
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DS @dfresh85.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Cheers to the both sides/non-voter crowd 😐 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/u...
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At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases
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