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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
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US being left behind in EV charging speeds as China goes sub-5 min to 70%
The new LFP battery charges from 10 to 70% in 4.5 minutes at just 65˚C.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 04/09/2026
Pencils are more expensive. So are notebooks, scissors, glue sticks — just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when American families already feel crushed by rising costs. to.pbs.org/4wxLT84
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School supplies really do cost more this year. Here's how much, from lunchboxes to pencils
Just about every back-to-school item that families will load into their literal or virtual carts this summer has gone up in price at a time when American families already feel crushed by rising costs.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/09/2026
Must be nice to be a member of Congress and never have to do your job. trib.al/Itl4uUM
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After 5-Week Vacation, House Suddenly Takes Off the Rest of September
Must be nice to be a member of Congress and never have to do your job.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 03/09/2026
Though Trump has refused to say where the tariff-free beef is coming from, the specifics of global beef trade point directly to Brazil as the primary source.
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How A Brazilian Billionaire Won A U.S. Tariff Exemption For Beef The EU Won't Buy
Though Trump has refused to say where the tariff-free beef is coming from, the specifics of global beef trade point directly to Brazil as the primary source.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 30/08/2026
He never went to the War College. Never worked in industry. Never did a Pentagon tour as a civilian or as a member of the armed services. trib.al/qizQo1U
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Pete Hegseth Is Too Egotistical to Know How Incompetent He Is
Brutal news accounts this week provide more proof of what we already knew: The chaos he’s creating is making the country weaker, not stronger.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 24/08/2026
Critics erupted Monday after the Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move forward with an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.
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‘Blatantly corrupt’: Critics snap after Supreme Court hands Trump mail-vote win
Critics erupted Monday after the Supreme Court cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move forward with an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.“This court is blatantly corrupt. It’s honestly laughable,” political scientist and author Conor J. Kelly wrote ...
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 24/08/2026
The American Federation of Teachers and its 15 million partner members plan to shop local until Target “is willing to stand with the Twin Cities.”
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Teachers union boycotts Target, says company was silent on ICE surge
The group says the boycott could divert billions in back-to-school spending from the Minneapolis company.
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 13/08/2026
Kennedy Center finds questionable workaround to etch Trump’s name on the building — again
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Kennedy Center finds workaround to etch Trump’s name on the building — again
Trump-controlled board agrees to add the president’s name to the venue, directly below the sign
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 13/08/2026
The Trump administration says faith-based organizations deliver aid more efficiently, but offers no data to support that claim—and its preference for religious providers raises constitutional questions.
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Trump promised to end foreign aid. Now he’s giving Christian groups nearly $2 billion.
Trump is sending nearly $2 billion in foreign aid through Christian groups, despite promising to cut wasteful spending.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13/08/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was raked over the coals on Thursday morning amid reports of horrific conditions that his US military forces face.
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'This is insane!' MS NOW host flips out over Pete Hegseth's latest blunder
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was raked over the coals on Thursday morning amid reports of horrific conditions that his US military forces face. On MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” co-host Joe Scarborough reacted to reports that the USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed from San Diego for an extraordinary 2...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/08/2026
The cut would impact both disabled adults who live with low-income family members and older SSI recipients who live with their adult children on tight budgets. As many as 400,000 people could have their support cut or eliminated, per SSA estimates. (Published April)
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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families
A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 11/08/2026
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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic
It took just hours for the leading pharma group to reject the recommendations.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/08/2026
Senator Bill Cassidy is incensed at the administration’s baseless decision to split up the MMR childhood vaccine into three separate shots. trib.al/auVaRwz
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GOP Senator Who Confirmed RFK Lambasts MMR Vaccine Decision
Senator Bill Cassidy is incensed at the administration’s baseless decision to split up the MMR childhood vaccine into three separate shots.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 11/08/2026
There’s no evidence that vaccines cause autism, or that we should separate MMR shots. This order is dangerous
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Trump’s vaccine order is about feelings, not facts | Robert B Shpiner
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 11/08/2026
Millions of American children could be left hungry at school due to a controversial tax-and-spending law, experts have warned.
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Millions of US children could lose free school meals after surprise SNAP changes
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 10/08/2026
“I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong,” GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy said. “Vaccines are overwhelmingly safe. Vaccines are effective. Vaccines DO NOT cause autism.”
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Pediatricians warn Trump vaccine order on childhood vaccines will sow ‘fear and confusion’ | Arizona Mirror
Trump childhood vaccine order reshapes immunization guidance and splits up the MMR shot, drawing swift pushback
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 08/08/2026
Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news
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Iran makes new strait demands, the UAE says a ship was targeted and other Middle East news
Iran issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said one of its ships was targeted by an Iranian missile.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/08/2026
Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the US lifts sanctions, ends the naval blockade, and pays war damages. The US has gone quiet. This is where things stand, months into a war with no end in sight.
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Trump's Iran war is going backwards
Iran’s demand that the US reopen a key oil shipping lane looks like June’s interim ceasefire deal.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
He’s Saruman without the intellect and fashion sense.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 04/08/2026
The GOP plans to cut Tarrant County's Election Day voting sites in half. One Democratic candidate for Texas House: a "voter suppressed, racially gerrymandered, poll cutting" county that sends letters to living people and declares them dead so they can't vote. The GOP can't win unless they cheat.
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 03/08/2026
President Donald Trump on Monday championed his "genius" idea to increase military checks by a meager $1 as he signed an executive order to support the families of U.S.
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Embarrassing Trump brags over 'genius idea' to increase military checks by $1
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 03/08/2026
President Donald Trump raged on social media as his popularity drooped to historic lows.
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'Clearly psychotic' Trump ridiculed for 'real polling' rant as his popularity plummets
President Donald Trump raged on social media as his popularity drooped to historic lows.A flurry of new polling found the 80-year-old president sinking to the lowest point yet in his second term, with only a third of Americans approving of his job performance, and the only previous president with le...
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CNN @cnn.com · 02/08/2026
In a fiery interview with CNN's Dana Bash, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to pin the blame for Covid-19 lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously reviving a string of debunked assertions about vaccines, RSV and measles.
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RFK Jr. targets Fauci and pushes medical misinformation in fiery CNN interview | CNN Politics
In attempting to rewrite the history of the US Covid-19 response, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Sunday pinned the blame for pandemic lockdowns on Dr. Anthony Fauci, while simultaneously re...
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 02/08/2026
Things got heated!
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RFK Jr silenced by CNN's Dana Bash, 'You're not a scientist!'
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/08/2026
Lawyers now say damage to pool liner attributed to David Hearn instead is result of installation by contractor
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Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting pool
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 31/07/2026
"There’s no getting around that the devastating impact of the Trump administration’s assault on science will be felt for years to come."
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Trump May Be to Blame for Less Accurate Weather Forecasts
Experts say Donald Trump gutting the National Weather Service means fewer weather balloons, which means less accurate weather forecasts.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/07/2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just endorsed Elon Musk's advice not to save for retirement — weeks after a report projected Social Security will cut benefits by 22% in 2032. Who exactly is this advice for? bit.ly/3RBVeN6 #ScottBessent #ElonMusk #AI
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@jamestalarico.bsky.social is what a politician should be.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Talarico: I was required by law to report any indication there was abuse at home, and I would hope that the top law enforcement official in Texas would be held to the same standard as a middle school teacher. Ken Paxton had the opportunity to protect a child, but instead he protected a predator
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
You can call this fraud, theft, or both. Because that's what it is.
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ileanes.bsky.social @ileanes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
How scary is this??
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 20/04/2026
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Trump hit with unusually blunt statement from priest in president's own backyard
The Catholic Church is not done with Donald Trump. Just as the president appeared to dial back his attacks on Pope Leo XIV, the Bishop of Palm Beach — whose diocese includes Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate — issued a scathing public scolding of Trump's "disrespectful and violent attacks" on the pontiff.Ac...
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Reason Magazine @reason.com · 19/04/2026
America used to import tomatoes without any tariffs. The Trump administration said that arrangement was unfair. Now, tomato prices are rising faster than gas prices.
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Trump ended free trade for Mexican tomatoes. Prices are up 23 percent in the last year.
America gets 90 percent of its fresh tomatoes from Mexico, and those imports were tariff-free until last year.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 15/04/2026
'Jealousy only explains part of what is happening. The rest comes down to a power Trump has no authority to touch.'
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Pope Leo Is America’s Most Powerful Man. That’s Why Trump Can’t Stand Him
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 13/04/2026
'He’s not sleeping': Concern raised 79-year-old Trump is suffering 'mental health episode'
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'He’s not sleeping': Concern raised 79-year-old Trump is suffering 'mental health episode'
On Monday morning, a critic of Donald Trump noted the time and topics of a series of the president’s Truth Social posts that indicate he was up all night — which should be a cause for concern considering his advanced age of almost 80.While reporters were focused on the president launching a long scr...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/04/2026
"This is what happens when you have a malignant narcissist as the president of the United States. This man is simply not capable of thinking or feeling or conceiving of other people beyond himself." trib.al/a3aaSiG
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Transcript: Trump’s America Is Deeply Unwell, and It’s Time to Say So
As Trump reveals his unfitness in stark new ways, a political theorist argues that our election of this man to the presidency twice should prompt deep introspection about what we’ve become.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/04/2026
Breaking News: More than 1,000 actors, writers and directors, including many Hollywood heavyweights, signed a letter opposing Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.
The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The American president counts Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un as his friends while denouncing the Pope.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Right before the markets open for the week. Like clockwork.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Harry Sisson: Trump is having a mental health episode right now. He’s been posting on social media all night. He posted at:

9:49pm (Ai Jesus photo)
9:50pm (Trump tower on moon)
10:10pm (dumb meme)
10:32pm (news clip) 
10:53pm (news clip)
12:43am (announcing Hormuz blockade)
2:35am (article about Biden)
2:36am (article on naval blockade)
2:37am (article on Rep. Swalwell)
2:37am (posted the same article about Biden again) 
2:38am (article on his ballroom)
4:10am (article on Iran)

He’s not sleeping, he’s pretending to be Jesus, and he’s posting all night. He’s not well.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
He's not well. He's never been well. He's never been more unwell. He will become yet even more unwell. It's Congress's job to remove him, since the Cabinet won't. And it's our job to send people to Congress who will be laser-focused on doing just that. 👉 georgeconwayforcongress.com
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
It actually would be worth building him his golden phallus on the Moon if we could send him with it
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/04/2026
After sixteen years in power, Hungary's Trump- and Putin-aligned strongman has conceded defeat.
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Goodbye, Viktor Orbán
Hungary's era of "illiberal democracy" may have come to an end.
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Newsweek @newsweek.com · 12/04/2026
Speaking in Montreal on Saturday, Carney outlined his vision for a Canada that is less reliant on its relationship with the U.S.
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Mark Carney Takes Swipe at Trump With Whiskey Joke in Defiant Speech
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 12/04/2026
‘It’s war’: Trump ally’s ex-wife vows to go scorched earth on Melania amid Epstein claims
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‘It’s war’: Trump ally’s ex-wife vows to go scorched earth on Melania amid Epstein claims
A former model who’s flown on Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet and has close ties to President Donald Trump’s orbit warned late Saturday that “the truth will come out” after reportedly threatening to “tear down the entire system” by revealing insider knowledge.That woman is Amanda Ungaro, a former Braz...
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 06/04/2026
A Nobel Prize-winner has called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump following a series of failures.
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Nobel winner warns Trump planning 'truly awful' act — and demands his immediate removal
A Nobel Prize-winner has called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump following a series of failures.Paul Krugman suggested Trump knows the war in Iran is now a lost cause, but that the president would not pull out of the conflict. Speaking in a post published to his Substack, Kr...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/04/2026
“The relationship between the President and the people he serves has shifted irrevocably. In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.” —Justice Sonia Sotomayor trib.al/ngWPr3w
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There Will Be No Post-Presidential Peace for Donald Trump
The president and his allies will face impeachments, lawsuits, and maybe even The Hague.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 28/03/2026
Bruce Springsteen performs "Streets of Minneapolis" at the #NoKings rally in St. Paul. Video by Neal Justin.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/03/2026
‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
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‘Break your silence’: Jane Fonda leads rally against Trump crackdown on arts and media
Actor outside Kennedy Center urges Americans to ‘stand tall against authoritarianism’ and resist free-speech threats The actor Jane Fonda joined journalists, musicians and writers outside Washington’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in urging US citizens to “break your silence” and “stand tall against authoritarianism”. At a damp but defiant rally hosted by Fonda’s Committee for the First Amendment on Friday, around a hundred invited guests gathered to hear speakers and singers rail against book bans, political censorship and other threats to free speech under Donald Trump. Continue reading...
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