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Grew up in Quantico, where I learned what it is to be American. Father was a career Marine, who served in Korea and Vietnam. I live on the Monterey Peninsula where my Dad was raised. Wonderful place! Fresh ocean air, great community and I foster cats!

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h
The House speaker is breaking with Donald Trump’s top advisers on this. trib.al/LFXlcGk
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Even Mike Johnson Thinks Livestreaming an Execution Is Going Too Far
The House speaker is breaking with Donald Trump’s top advisers on this.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20h
Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton concocted a securities fraud case as part of a sweeping crusade to target the state’s growing Muslim community. trib.al/5UzN6WV
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Dani From The Block @danifromtheblock.bsky.social · 19h
I keep reading that criticism and mockery of their looks isn’t okay. What they look like is, in this case, who they are. The ugliness is inside and out. Let the mockery proceed
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 19h
Donald Trump is reportedly “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s conduct. trib.al/ijeZtYD
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Trump Secretly Prepares to Give Kimberly Guilfoyle the Boot
Donald Trump is reportedly “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s conduct.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
In case you missed it: ProPublica’s Jake Pearson lost $10,000 mimicking the betting patterns of a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. One week in, he was invited to become a VIP — and faced little pushback as he spiraled.
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and…
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The Subsequent Mrs. de Winter @notrebecca.bsky.social · 19h
It will forever be a shit stain on this country that such a heinous figure was president and treated to a life of luxury on our dime.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h
"His own ability to respond to the criticism is so degraded, because his mind is turning to shit, that he is unable to even mount any kind of comeback." trib.al/UQA6w5U
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Transcript: Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Cringe Motive for It Leaks
As the embarrassing roots of Trump’s fury at Fox News come to light, the author of a piece on MAGA manliness marvels at how whiny Trump-MAGA have become as the election nears.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 18h
"This is the complete devolution of a party that, as I say in the piece, has marinated in toxic masculinity for years." trib.al/vvIUDW3
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Transcript: Trump Rage at Fox Backfires as Cringe Motive for It Leaks
As the embarrassing roots of Trump’s fury at Fox News come to light, the author of a piece on MAGA manliness marvels at how whiny Trump-MAGA have become as the election nears.
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mksu44.bsky.social @mksu44.bsky.social · 18h
He only cares about getting more money..charging the govt outrageous rates for his security detail to stay at places he owns. The outright grifting is sickening.
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Grifters Grifters Gotta Grift
ALT: Grifters Grifters Gotta Grift
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17h
Trump's new press secretary has linked the abortion pill to Nazi death camps and promoted election conspiracies. Apparently, the White House no longer requires a spokesperson to distinguish fact from fiction. It merely requires someone who can deliver both without blinking.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h
Katie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretary—and she has some extreme opinions. trib.al/Y3B31hb
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Trump’s New Press Secretary Says Abortion Pill Came From Nazi Germany
Katie Zacharia will be the next White House press secretary—and she has some extreme opinions.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h
Yet again, the Georgia senator showed in Thursday’s debate that he knows how to throw haymakers. Until someone else proves otherwise, he’s the front-runner for 2028. trib.al/x6WmEJ1
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Jon Ossoff Just Delivered Maybe the Greatest Debate Zinger in Ages
Yet again, the Georgia senator showed in Thursday’s debate that he knows how to throw haymakers. Until someone else proves otherwise, he’s the front-runner for 2028.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h
Trump’s Iran policy has almost no way of succeeding, says Columbia University political scientist Elizabeth Saunders. trib.al/2mcKRLT
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Trump’s Two Choices in Iran
Trump’s Iran policy has almost no way of succeeding, says Columbia University political scientist Elizabeth Saunders.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17h
While suspended from office and awaiting his impeachment trial, Texas AG Ken Paxton took at least 17 trips. State police joined him each time, costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars for trips unrelated to his job. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 15h
Thinking about raking up some leaves this weekend? Read this first.
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Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing
Fallen leaves provide essential winter habitat for native pollinators and provide natural mulch for the soil. If you have to clear some leaves, don’t get rid of them entirely: Move them out of sight.
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LibsLikeMe @danihere.bsky.social · 14h
Women’s Rights are no more. When the state can chose to kill you based on your sex, you have no rights. I’m so disappointed in the number of voters that sat this out. We fought like hell for their rights.
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Pamela in CA @pamica.bsky.social · 13h
As a ruptured ectopic survivor, I can say that is an agonizing, excruciating death. No one deserves this tortuous lack of medical care. If just ONE MAN had a ruptured ectopic and lived to tell, maternal care (YES ABORTION) would be affordable and universally available. FUCKING LIVID.
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Zorro Rozic @zorrobluefox.bsky.social · 14h
Just like pre- Rowe vs Wade & the pill . Yeah , I took women’s history in College
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Coyote Layne @mangycoyote.bsky.social · 14h
There isn’t any body shocked by this except the religious zealots who will refuse to admit they are wrong about women’s healthcare.
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DBdant @dbdant.bsky.social · 14h
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h
Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 13h
The Nobel prize for ‘chirality’ in molecules sounds abstract and complicated, but if you’ve ever taken an ibuprofen, you’ve experienced how the ‘handedness’ of a molecule can make a difference.
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A molecule’s ‘handedness’ can determine whether it’s an effective drug – 4 examples of pharmaceuticals where chirality matters
The 2026 Nobel Prize in chemistry gave a hand to handed molecules – and the processes chemists use to create them.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
After Felicia Vela and her two children were evicted from their Phoenix home in February, she called the state 211 line for emergency shelter. She said an operator told her it could take six months to a year to get shelter.
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An Arizona County’s “Housing Hub” Is a Dead End for Many Homeless Families
Family homelessness in Maricopa County has risen to its highest level in more than a decade. But shelters are full, and it can take months to get in, leaving parents with little to no help.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.
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How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours
The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 12/10/2026
There’s no one way to look gay or straight. But AI models are creating and reinforcing stereotypes about what people of different sexual orientations supposedly look like.
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‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features
AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit stereotypes of gay and straight.
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MYinSF @myralevysf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/10/2026
As the Trump administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. We’re showing you every incident we’ve confirmed — along with the receipts: propub.li/3TBuddL
500+ U.S. citizens detained since the start of the second Trump administration. 100+ U.S. citizens held after agents questioned their citizenship. Nearly all of them were people of color. At least 70 American children and teens detained, some of whom were handcuffed. 36 U.S. citizens held for at least a day without being able to contact a lawyer or family.
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/10/2026
A shooting in a residential area of Erie, Pennsylvania, left nine dead including the suspected shooter and rocked the city, police said. cnn.it/4ichnMi
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11/10/2026
"Students are outraged, not because they’re outraged solely at these seven men; they’re outraged at the system that the university perpetrates."
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“Entire System of Cornell University Failed Her”: Jane Doe Gang Rape Case Enrages Campus Community
University students across the United States held a national day of action in solidarity with “Jane Doe,” the anonymous former student whose lawsuit alleging she was gang-raped by seven Cornell Univer...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 11/10/2026
Dozens of CIA officers have been afflicted by debilitating symptoms over the past decade. Are they the result of ‘mass hysteria’? Or are they from attacks with an energy weapon and, if so, who is responsible? And has there been a cover-up?
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‘Like a drill going into my eye’: why the mystery over Havana syndrome refuses to die
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404 Media @404media.co · 11/10/2026
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote. www.404media.co/federal-judg...
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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional
Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.
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CalMatters @calmatters.org · 11/10/2026
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
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Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/10/2026
The Justice Department is investigating the five major US news networks for possible antitrust violations, opening yet another front in the Trump administration's pressure campaign against the press. cnn.it/3Wja8JW
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 11/10/2026
DOJ says it’s investigating whether White House TV pool’s coverage halt violated antitrust law
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DOJ says it’s investigating whether White House TV pool’s coverage halt violated antitrust law
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether the decision of the White House television press pool to halt coverage of President Donald Trump last month violated antitrust law, an agency spokesperson said Saturday.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/10/2026
Ken Paxton’s records do not show a business purpose for travel to Albania, Aruba, Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Mexico, Poland, South Africa or Taiwan. with @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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CNN @cnn.com · 11/10/2026
Crews with the Interior Department on Saturday began a new phase of removing trees from the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington DC, the site of one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by groups seeking to stop those efforts. cnn.it/4yI8q3h
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Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course | CNN Politics
The East Potomac Golf Course is home to one of several Trump administration renovation projects wrapped up in litigation brought by preservationists.
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ep081598.bsky.social @ep081598.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
World's rarest allergies. Two and three definitely don't exist here. www.benenden.co.uk/be-healthy/b...
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World's most rare and uncommon allergies | Benenden Health
Amongst common allergies such as hay fever, there are some allergies which are far more unusual. We explore some of the most unique examples...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 09/10/2026
A source familiar with the matter said the article was taken down while reporting is being finalized.
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ABC Article On Trump’s Sons’ Pentagon-Linked Investments Removed After It Was Published ‘Prematurely’
A source familiar with the matter said the article was taken down while reporting is being finalized.
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/10/2026
Trump launches new effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, just weeks ahead of the central bank's next monetary policy meeting cnn.it/4rX7S6T
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Ohio Capital Journal @ohiocapitaljournal.com · 09/10/2026
Almost 50 million Americans ages 18-29 will be eligible to vote in the November election, outgrowing the voter-eligible Gen Z population by 9 million since 2024, an April survey shows. Most of them believe the country is on the wrong track, it found. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/09/r...
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Gen Z politicians who want to make a change grapple with parties that aren’t always ready for them • Ohio Capital Journal
Editor’s Note: This story is part of Gen Z at the Ballot Box, a collaboration between States Newsroom and The 19th. TOPEKA, Kan. — After state Rep. Angel Roeser defied her fellow Republicans and…
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 09/10/2026
Recent death of the student in Mississippi is just the latest in a long string of unsettling deaths of young Black people
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‘It could have been any one of us’: Black college students march for Nolan Wells
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 09/10/2026
A North Carolina state trooper shot Lydia Nikac's two dogs, but an appeals court ruled she doesn't have a right to publish body camera footage of the shooting under the state's restrictive public records laws.
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North Carolina woman doesn't have First Amendment right to publish video of cop shooting her dogs, court rules
The ruling upholds North Carolina's restrictive body camera law, which makes police footage nonpublic by default and limits public access.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/10/2026
You’re funding Trump’s new ads. But will he ever pay you back?
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You’re Funding Trump’s New Ads
But will he ever pay you back?
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STAT @statnews.com · 09/10/2026
Two short years after RFK Jr.'s debut as health secretary, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail, and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races. What happened? bit.ly/4yg7BxI
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Will MAHA survive the midterms?
As the midterm elections draw near, the MAHA movement is nearly invisible on the campaign trail and struggling to find a financial or messaging foothold in key races.
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ep081598.bsky.social @ep081598.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America apnews.com/article/resc...
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Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America
Rescue kittens with names like Turkey Leg and Mouth Trap got to explore the aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota, watching in awe as fish soared by just out of reach.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 06/10/2026
For all their browbeating about election fraud, it turns out that Donald Trump’s MAGA acolytes aren’t following election laws. trib.al/JCcmITR
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Surprise! MAGA Candidate Convicted of Election Fraud
Turns out there is election fraud, after all.
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 05/10/2026
One is an imperial gangster; the other seeks to create a world “not based on greed but based on justice, on decency.”
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Donald Trump vs. Bernie Sanders—2 Sharply Different Views of America’s Role in the World
One is an imperial gangster; the other seeks to create a world “not based on greed but based on justice, on decency.”
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ep081598.bsky.social @ep081598.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Glad the dirtbag was caught and the daughter is alive! ksbw.com/article/14-y...
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14-year-old Monterey County girl rescued in Mexico; father accused of incest arrested
A 14-year-old Monterey County girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been rescued in Mexico, and her father, Sergio Galvez Perez, was arrested, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said.
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ABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 05/10/2026
Yemen's government declares major military campaign against Houthis
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Yemen's government declares major operation against Houthis
The Houthis have withstood a series of attacks over the years by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and their Western allies, and have updated their weaponry with the help of Iran.
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squamishviews.bsky.social @squamishviews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Vote out every Republican in November!
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