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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Open Tabs: Dog Bites Man
RFK Jr. is as bad for public health as everyone feared. Why aren’t we talking about it more?
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14/08/2026
US retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases of autos and at online stores
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US Retail Sales Fall by the Most in More Than a Year
US retail sales fell in July by the most in more than a year as consumers pulled back on purchases at online stores and auto dealers.
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 14/08/2026
Federal immigration agents may soon be outfitted with a device – electrical shock gloves – manufactured by a Kentucky company. ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ice-t...
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ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract • Ohio Capital Journal
Federal immigration agents may soon be outfitted with a device – electrical shock gloves – manufactured by a Kentucky company.
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/08/2026
The complaints cite a ProPublica report detailing how CBS and Paramount have for years given FCC commissioners luxury gala tickets, which the commissioners accepted even as the FCC was reviewing or about to review major Paramount business decisions.
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FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about…
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 03/08/2026
Ex-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: report
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Ex-60 Minutes boss wants to create rival broadcast with fired staffers: report
A new current affairs program is reportedly being pitched to streaming giants and could involve talent frozen out or dismissed by controversial CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
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WBUR @wbur.org · 03/08/2026
Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away women they should be serving.
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Mass. close to giving doctors the final word on whether to perform late abortions
Massachusetts is on the way to giving doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy, a move expected to affect few cases but that supporters say is needed because hospitals are now turning away women they should be serving.
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 31/07/2026
"The president's latest round of broad import taxes, like his past tariffs, treats his statutory authority as an afterthought," writes Jacob Sullum.
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Trump's new tariffs are just as questionable as his previous ones
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WIRED @wired.com · 31/07/2026
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI. www.wired.com/story/chines...
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Chinese AI Researchers Are Finding Their Voice on X
As OpenAI and Anthropic employees grow quieter online, researchers at Chinese AI labs are flocking to X to explain their work, recruit talent, and shape the global conversation on AI.
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/07/2026
Supplies of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors have dried up, leaving Ukrainian air defense units powerless to defend Kyiv against Russia's fastest and most deadly munitions.
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'We have nothing to use:' Kyiv currently defenseless against Russia's ballistic missiles
Supplies of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors have dried up, leaving Ukrainian air defense units powerless to defend Kyiv against Russia's fastest and most deadly munitions.   "We simply don’t have the miss...
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23/06/2026
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to wildly increase citizenship application fees. trib.al/d52SEIo
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Trump Moves to Make It a Whole Lot More Expensive to Become a Citizen
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to wildly increase citizenship application fees.
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 20/06/2026
Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after accusing US and Israel of breaching ceasefire
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Iran closes Strait of Hormuz after accusing US and Israel of breaching ceasefire
On Saturday, Tehran warned ships not to approach the waterway, a vital conduit for global oil and gas supplies
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 08/06/2026
Earlier: Under Trump, more than 50 American kids per day have an undocumented parent yanked into ICE detention. These children are citizens and the government has left them, and their remaining families, struggling to survive.
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Ruptured Families: The U.S. Citizen Children Left Behind by Deportations
More than 800,000 Texan kids with citizenship depend on an undocumented parent. Trump’s immigration crackdown is tearing their households apart.
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 08/06/2026
Arizona was one of 20 states that sued, arguing the fee on highly skilled foreign workers exceeded the president's authority
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Trump's $100K fee for high-skilled visas is an illegal tax, federal judge rules | Arizona Mirror
Trump H-1B visa fee of $100,000 struck down as an unlawful tax by a federal judge in Massachusetts
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 08/06/2026
The ability to turn a Bluetooth device into a PC-pwned proxy and remote bugging device raises an important question: What other similar gadgets expose users to the same threat?
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How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
Seller of the Sound Blaster Katana V2X doesn't consider the behavior a vulnerability.
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Politico @politico.com · 07/06/2026
How sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, states
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How sick is sick enough? New Medicaid work rule worries patient advocates, states
Trump administration wants ill recipients to prove they can’t work every six months. Doctors, advocates and state officials wonder how.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 07/06/2026
Health insurers are reducing benefits in several ways - and many policyholders have no choice but to take on extra risk to keep their premium affordable. Health insurnance shrinkflation is bad news for anyone who allows their plan to renew automatically each year. jrnl.ie/7060604
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Less for more: shrinkflation is coming for health insurance
It’s bad news for anyone who allows their plan to renew automatically each year, according to one market analyst.
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 05/06/2026
The parents of LaGuardia High School student Oliver, 17, are raising the alarm after getting a surprise call from Mount Sinai on Thursday informing them that the hospital would be handing over trans children's medical records—including their son's—to the Trump administration.
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 05/06/2026
Fifty for 150: Two decades before federal immigration agents achieved infamy pursuing the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented residents, they spearheaded an early act of controversial enforcement at a meatpacking plant in Greeley.
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Fifty for 150: ICE raids meatpacking plant in Greeley in 2006 | Colorado Newsline
An ICE raid in 2006 was the largest instance of workplace immigration enforcement in U.S. history. It included a Greeley meatpacking plant.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/06/2026
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their favor.
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Project 2026: Trump's plan to rig the next election
From nationalizing voter suppression to flooding the streets with federal agents, the president and his allies are using all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to tilt the midterms in their…
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/06/2026
The Senate blocked an extension early Friday of a key surveillance program used by U.S. intelligence agencies as concerns mounted over President Donald Trump's selection of federal housing finance regulator Bill Pulte to serve as director of national intelligence. to.pbs.org/4er6QLe
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Senate blocks extending key surveillance program following backlash over Trump pick to lead intel
Some Republicans joined Democrats in the 47-52 vote against a procedural motion that would have set up a final vote on the extension next week, complicating efforts to extend the critical program befo...
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Colorado Newsline @coloradonewsline.com · 21/05/2026
President Donald Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls, as Democrats and voting rights groups assemble a sprawling effort to guard against federal election interference. By @jonshorman.bsky.social
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Trump won’t give up on stalled SAVE America bill, as Dems prep election protections | Colorado Newsline
President Trump is again demanding Congress pass a sweeping set of voting restrictions and refuses to rule out sending troops to the polls.
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Axios @axios.com · 20/05/2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the co-chairs of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Kennedy fires heads of task force that sets insurance coverage rules
The move could open the task force up to more political influence.
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Axios @axios.com · 20/05/2026
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is introducing legislation that would block Trump's $1.8 billion fund to pay people who say they were the targets of politically motivated prosecutions.
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Democrats move to shut down Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund
The bill may garner bipartisan support, with some Republicans criticizing the fund.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/05/2026
⚡️Zelensky warns Russia may launch northern Ukraine offensive. Russia may be preparing a new offensive toward Ukraine's Chernihiv-Kyiv direction, potentially with involvement from Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelensky said May 20.
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Zelensky warns Russia may launch northern Ukraine offensive
Russia may be preparing a new offensive toward Ukraine's Chernihiv-Kyiv direction, potentially with involvement from Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelensky said May 20.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/05/2026
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired two leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential panel of experts who determine what medical screenings and procedures insurance companies must cover for millions of Americans at no cost.
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RFK Jr. Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force
The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 20/05/2026
A legal watchdog group is asking bar associations to investigate FCC chairman Brendan Carr thedesk.net/2026/05/lega...
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Bipartisan legal group complaint against FCC's Brendan Carr
The Legal Accountability Center accused FCC Chairman Brendan Carr of abusing his authority and questioned whether he is still fit to hold a license to practice law.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 20/05/2026
Jeff Bezos justifies massive layoffs at The Washington Post by arguing poetry without rhyming is too easy finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
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‘What Went Wrong?’ CNBC Host Presses Jeff Bezos on Washington Post Layoffs
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin pressed Jeff Bezos on whether it was necessary to lay off 30% of The Washington Post's staff and what "went wrong" at the paper.
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donnadawa.bsky.social @donnadawa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 24/04/2026
DHS is moving to lock thousands of people in massive detention warehouses — disappearing them from their families, their lawyers, and their communities. This Saturday, we’re taking to the streets to make it clear that Americans stand for dignity, justice, and the rule of law.
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ICE detention center expansion sparks national protest
At least 24 new facilities are in the Trump administration's plans, making the situation "hard to ignore," one organizer said.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Political corruption is even worse than you think. To build a functioning one-person-one-vote system where oligarchs don’t pull the strings, we need to make anti-corruption the central focus of our politics. @davidsirota.com explains why.
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Is the Supreme Court About to Legalize Corruption? (ft. David Sirota)
For decades, rich and powerful interests and their right-wing political allies have been executing a secret plot to buy
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The GOP wants to give ICE more money. Dems want to rein them in and make them accountable for their actions. The choice is clear, America.
Screenshot of a tweet by Sen. Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) stating that ICE has violated almost 100 court orders, calling it "an out of control agency that shouldn't get another dime." The embedded video shows Murphy on the Senate floor gesturing toward a poster displaying a New York Times headline reading "Judge in Minnesota Says ICE Has Violated Nearly 100 Court Orders," alongside a gas price display board.
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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admited that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be proescuted as well.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted it has no evidence that Vermont is not complying with federal voter roll maintenance laws — an admission that could further weaken its case for amassing voters’ sensitive data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ said Vermont was violating federal voting laws. Asked for evidence, it couldn’t provide any
The hearing comes less than a week after a federal judge dismissed a similar DOJ lawsuit against Massachusetts on comparable grounds.
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