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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 19/05/2026
The war in Iran, and the quick pace with which the U.S. has burned through weapons, exposed deep shortcomings in America’s military industrial base and weapon procurement systems.
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Iran War Exposes Shortcomings in U.S. Military Industrial Base
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is taking on a problem that the Pentagon and Congress have tried, and mostly failed, to address for years.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 07/05/2026
The finding could further complicate contact tracing efforts, although health authorities have said there is no immediate danger to the wider public.
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29 Passengers Got Off Hantavirus Cruise Ship After First Death—Flight Attendant Hospitalized With Symptoms
The finding could further complicate contact tracing efforts, although health authorities have said there is no immediate danger to the wider public.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? newrepublic.com/post/210013/fbi-inv…
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FBI Launches Probe Into Reporter Who Covered Kash Patel’s Drinking
The investigation is highly unusual, and some FBI officials expressed concern over the probe.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : "The White House put a video on social media that depicted this war as a video game… When 🇺🇸 service members are returning in flag-draped coffins, more have lost limbs or suffered brain injuries… it speaks to the moral rot of this administration." (H/T @atrupar.com )
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 10/03/2026
A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds DHS is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for simply filming or observing officers. Belle Cushing is one of the reporters behind the investigation. She spoke with MPR News guest host Emily Reese about it.
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Investigation: DHS increasingly targeting U.S. citizens
A new Wall Street Journal investigation finds the department is increasingly turning its wrath on U.S. citizens, punishing them for filming or observing officers.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/03/2026
Survivors told us they were heartened that the New York AG is looking into Columbia. “Accountability is overdue, particularly in light of the Epstein files,” said Evelyn Yang, one of at least 8 patients assaulted by Hadden after he returned to work.
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New York Attorney General is Investigating Columbia for Allowing Predatory Doctor to See Patients Despite Warnings
In 2023, ProPublica revealed that Columbia University had ignored women who accused OB-GYN Robert Hadden of sexual assault, enabling the doctor's abuse for decades. Survivors say they hope school offi...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 07/03/2026
A federal judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security to return or replace property taken from unlawfully arrested ICE detainees and released without their belongings, giving the government 30 days to comply.
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Judge orders feds to return ICE detainees' missing property within 30 days
A judge ordered the Department of Homeland Security and Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen to either return lost property to released detainees unlawfully arrested during Operation Metro Surge or pr...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
“War-a-Lago” By Barry Blitt @newyorker.com
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War” Read our media columnist ⁦Justin Baragona’s latest scoops from inside pro-Israel, pro-war CBS News:
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Bari Weiss Is Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’ With the Iran War
The CBS News war coverage is going exactly as we thought it would. Plus, Gayle King goes 'all in' on Weiss, while CNN commentator Scott Jennings sucks up to her.
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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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is attempting to short-circuit state bar ethics investigations into department attorneys through a new and unexpected proposed rule. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ attempts to evade state ethics oversight of its attorneys
Legal groups swiftly denounced the department's latest attempt to avoid oversight.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Some U.S. military commanders have reportedly been accused of telling their troops the Iran war is part of a biblical plan to trigger the end times
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Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’
One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
We are being killed by broken men and women who have massive Daddy issues and must cosplay to hide their glaring insecurities and weaknesses. They'll burn the world down for their role playing.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Greg Bovino and other federal agents are being investigated for their actions during Operation Metro Surge. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.
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Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider two cased brought by the rightwing group PILF — one concerning the group’s ability to access voter roll records, and another addressing what constitutes “reasonable efforts” by states to maintain accurate voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Jasmine Crockett: “I want to remind the american people that we have a constitution — what we are clearly witnessing is lawlessness yet again from this administration— My question to Speaker Johnson is how many ppl are going to have to die bc this president just decided to do whatever he wanted to”
Jasmine Crockett speaking to reporters. PHOTO: Dustin Franz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Sen. Tammy Duckworth: "If there was ever a time for Republicans to find their spines, it's now, when the Commander in Chief readily admits that he is choosing to put our troops' lives at risk without a legitimate imminent threat to our homeland or our citizens."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/02/2026
great replacement except they want to import racists
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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Megan Rapinoe: Trump's using you to do something, he's always going to co-opt your moment. We had this opportunity after 2019. I said that we're not going to the White House. Trump was trying to backchannel and invite us and we were like, no. Let's not pretend like we don't know who this person is
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Breaking WaPo: Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
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Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency
Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 26/02/2026
Aghayeva, who is from Azerbaijan, is an undergraduate studying neuroscience and political science who came to the United States on a visa 2016, according to her habeas corpus petition requesting a federal judge to order her release on Tuesday morning.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
the fact the president of the united states is even thinking about asserting emergency powers to disrupt an election - just a few years after he incited an armed coup attempt - should be the top issue. but the media mostly shrugs and the opposition doesnt focus on it.
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Adriano Espaillat @repespaillat.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Statement from Rep. Adriano Espaillat on Reports of ICE at Columbia University 

"My office has been made aware of the incident on Columbia University’s campus this morning, when federal agents used misleading pretenses to gain access to the interior of a dormitory and detain a student. 

We are in contact with Columbia leadership and are working to get more information.

Students and faculty should not fear for their safety in their dorm rooms, the classroom, or anywhere else on campus. 

This exhibit of the Trump Administration’s lawless actions — which are rarely supported by legitimate warrants or subpoenas — is yet another reminder that Columbia University and other institutions must enhance the protections and policies they utilize to create a safe environment for those they serve and employ."
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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Rarely does a President use a SOTU to call for Americans to look to their personal demons to help them hate and fear their fellow citizens.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 26/02/2026
Yeferson Gonzalez Contreras was released after five months in ICE detention without his work permit and identification, which prevented him from working or moving around freely for weeks.
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Man released from ICE custody felt stuck while waiting for return of ID, work permit
Yeferson Gonzalez Contreras was released after five months in ICE detention without his work permit and identification, which prevented him from working or moving around freely for weeks.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
🇺🇸 🏒 Captain hilary knight : “The joke was distasteful & unfortunate— Now I have to sit in front of you and explain someone else's behavior. It's not my responsibility… It’s a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats.”
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
After the arrests of powerful men across the world, you might be asking why the US has so much trouble holding its leaders accountable for lawbreaking. Since Nixon, all three branches of government have worked hard to ensure they can break the law with impunity www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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How America Chose Not to Hold the Powerful to Account
Our national project of elite impunity
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is clearly blatantly intentional voter suppression and any claim otherwise is completely unserious
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Breaking: Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein He will also relinquish his University Professorship — Harvard's highest faculty distinction.
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Summers To Resign From Teaching Appointments, Relinquish University Professorship Over Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Larry Summers will resign from his academic and faculty appointments at Harvard at the end of the academic year, relinquishing his University Professorship — Harvard’s highest...
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 25/02/2026
Vance said in an interview on Fox News Channel earlier Wednesday that the Justice Department and Treasury Department would also be involved in the effort, and would be looking at tax records to uncover fraud.
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Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” some Medicaid funding to the state of Minnesota over fraud concerns, as part of what he described as ...
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Totally Offside @totallyoffside.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
"Why does everything have to be political..." usually means "Why can't I do obviously political things without being criticized by people who disagree with my politics?" imo.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
NYT confirms MS NOW: The Epstein files released by the Trump Justice Department failed to include some key materials — FBI memos summarizing interviews — related to a woman who said she had been sexually assaulted by both Trump and Epstein decades earlier, when she was a minor.
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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
BREAKING MS NOW: @lawofruby reports DOJ directed reviewers to flag FBI interview memos before it produced the latest Epstein files. That follows MS NOW reporting that DOJ appears to have withheld memos on three interviews with a woman who accused Epstein and Trump of assault.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 25/02/2026
The judge ordered the government to reimburse the man for the $568 flight. This is the second instance of a federal judge in Minnesota finding the government in contempt for defying a court order.
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Judge finds government in contempt, orders ICE to repay man for flight home from Texas
A judge held the government in contempt for defying an order and flying a St. Louis Park man to Texas.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 24/02/2026
The logistics and freight company is the first major U.S. firm to sue for tariff refunds after the Supreme Court deemed Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies as unlawful.
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FedEx Sues Trump Administration Seeking Tariff Refunds
The logistics and freight company is the first major U.S. firm to sue for tariff refunds after the Supreme Court deemed Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ levies as unlawful.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The White House is obsessed with hiding the President's involvement in a child sex ring. It's what they spend most of their time on.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The British police today arrested Peter Mandelson, former British ambassador to the United States, amid allegations that he passed confidential government information to Jeffrey Epstein. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/w...
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U.K. Police Arrest Ex-Ambassador to U.S. Amid Epstein Accusations
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/02/2026
NEW: The Victims Who Fought Back An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison? By @pamelacolloff.bsky.social
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They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom.
An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Homeland Security wants Social Media sites to expose Anti-ICE Accounts!!!! The Government is trampling on our CIVIL LIBERTIES!!!!! #ICE #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinfiles www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 21/02/2026
Newly released records show a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security.
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Texas man fatally shot by federal immigration agent, records show
A U.S. citizen was shot and killed by a federal immigration officer during a late-night traffic stop nearly a year ago in a Texas beach town crowded with young people celebrating spring break.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 21/02/2026
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Saturday that all hands are on deck ahead of what is projected to be the city’s first blizzard in a decade, one that could dump more than a foot of snow by early Monday. www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/21/b...
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City Set to be Smacked by First Blizzard Since 2016
A decision on whether to close schools or shift to remote learning is due by Sunday.
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Laurel Krahn @windowseat.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Every time I see a report of ICE leaving Minnesota or Minneapolis I think "I wish" because uh, they're still here being assholes & terrorizing people, just not as much in some places but more so in other places best I can tell and of course people are still imprisoned in misery at Whipple & . . . 🧵
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
🚨BREAKING: In a decisive win for voters, the Utah Supreme Court dismissed the GOP legislature’s appeal in the state’s landmark redistricting case — clearing the way for a fairer congressional map to be used in the 2026 elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Utah Supreme Court upholds fairer map for midterm elections, rejects GOP appeal
That fairer map creates a district where Democratic voters can meaningfully compete.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/02/2026
After a strike that lasted nearly six weeks, the union representing nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital said early Friday that it had reached a tentative agreement with the hospital, one of New York City’s largest medical centers.
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Last Striking N.Y.C. Nurses Reach Tentative Deal With Hospital
The agreement with NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Hospital must still be ratified by rank-and-file members.
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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · 20/02/2026
So there's a black girl scout troop trying to raise money to to to Europe but they aren't close to their goal as of yet. Please share this and buy some cookies if you can digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/reagan...
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Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today
That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 20/02/2026
H.B. 1613's amendment only mentions "abortion-inducing drugs" but does not specify any abortion drugs by name.
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Mail-Order Abortion Pill Ban Passes Mississippi House
A mail-order abortion pill ban passed the Mississippi House, defining it as felony drug trafficking that would carry one to 10 year prison sentences for providers.
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