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Slowey McManus Communications Professor of Law & Ethics in Journalism at Emerson College

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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 14h
How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/o...
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Opinion | How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.?
Children are still allowed to marry here in the United States because of zealots on the left and right alike.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 15h
Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...
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Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans.
The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 21h
Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/o...
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Opinion | Want to Avoid Another Jan. 6? Defeat These Republicans.
The 2028 election is on the ballot right now.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gosh, I wonder if this Supreme Court will hold oil companies accountable for climate change? JK Justices Grapple With Questions of Jurisdiction in Case Against Oil Companies www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...
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Justices Grapple With Questions of Jurisdiction in Case Against Oil Companies
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 03/10/2026
A frequent topic of conversation at Climate Week was the U.S. midterm elections, which could curb Donald Trump’s acceleration of climate breakdown if Republicans lose control in Congress.
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Germany and California Make Up an Environmental Superpower
The world’s third- and fourth-largest economies have pledged to environmental protections. Will others follow suit?
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Trump’s corruption is historically staggering. U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Voter interference and corruption Again.
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 01/10/2026
Update: Amid an escalating battle over @cnn.com's access to the president, the White House yesterday said it would block the network from traveling with Trump on Air Force One again, this time for a campaign swing today to Oklahoma and Texas:
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CNN barred from Trump’s Air Force One flight
CNN was told by the White House on Sept. 25, 2026, that its journalists would not be allowed on Air …
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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 29/09/2026
In this month's edition of Undertones, we dive deep into a narrative used by leaders in the United States and other countries to delegitimize protests. Support our Protest in Democracy #GVSpotlight globalvoices.org/2026/08/24...
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Equating protest with terrorism: A narrative against dissent
In this month's edition, we dive deep into a narrative used by leaders in the United States and other countries to delegitimize protests.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Does anyone here know how to play this game? Incompetence run rampant. Maybe fire the FBI Director? Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 28/09/2026
Read more from @adamrose.bsky.social in @theintercept.com about the detention of Carlitos Ricardo Parias and the conditions he's facing behind bars:
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ICE Shot a Journalist and Threw Him in Detention. He’s Approaching 300 Days Behind Bars With a Festering Wound.
With the case of Carlitos Ricardo Parias, the U.S. has broken its own record for holding a journalist in custody.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Criminals are gonna break the law A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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A Trump 2024 Campaign Ad Returns, Now Brought to You by the Government
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Waste of time summit
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/o...
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Opinion | The U.N. Is Terrible. We Need the U.N.
Trump’s attack on global institutions leaves us helpless before a growing array of challenges.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump is right that fake news should not be allowed in the White House. But that won’t stop until he leaves. White House Blocks CNN From Air Force One www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...
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White House Blocks CNN From Covering Trump’s Trip to Tennessee
CNN won’t be able to join President Trump on a Saturday trip to Tennessee. He had banned CNN and two other news outlets from the White House, but a court order on Thursday restored their access.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Under Trump, the U.S. ranks 64th out of 180 nations on freedom of the press by Reporters Without Borders. Down 7 spots from 2025 and dropping fast. A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/b...
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A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media
An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Putin-Trump administration succeeds in crushing another key American institution in effort to topple U.S. ‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
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Trump admin using AI to deny medical care for seniors in disastrous experiment
Vendors rolling out AI have an "incentive to deny as many claims as possible."
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Unused Tents and Uneaten Food: Watchdog Finds ‘Waste’ in Immigration Crackdown
In a report Thursday, the Government Accountability Office said the Trump administration squandered millions of dollars to expand detention.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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US judge blocks Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
Trump-nominated judge rules that outlets are likely to succeed in claim they were denied due process.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
On my way to the New England First Amendment Coalition annual dinner and this news breaks. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
The president has a history of feuding with news organizations and has at times tried to ban them and their journalists.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The Putin-Trump regime’s plan to ruin the US is working. The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.
America’s position of global economic stability is starting to look shakier as the Trump administration piles on debt and doubles down on sanctions.
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10/11 News @1011now.com · 16/09/2026
Truck driver feeling pain at the pump as diesel prices lead to over $1,200 a tank
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Truck driver feeling pain at the pump as diesel prices lead to over $1,200 a tank
Amin Waddell is a contract driver for FedEx, which takes him across the nation every week.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/09/2026
After 9/11, the United States built a vast, powerful, and generally unchecked national security apparatus. Now, Trump is using agencies and emergency powers that sprung up in the aftermath of the 2001 attacks to threaten domestic dissidents and anyone else he views as an enemy.
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Trump keeps using “national security” to do what he wants
From the "war on terror" to the war on trumpets and wind turbines.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Who voted for Trump to increase air pollution? E.P.A. Expected to Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...
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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026
Kremlev’s previously unreported relationship with Trump Jr. represents an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family.
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another win for Putin-Trump, another defeat for the United States. Did Trump Win the Battle Over the Smithsonian? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/a...
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Did Trump Win the Battle Over the Smithsonian?
Lonnie G. Bunch III, who has led the institution since 2019, parried the White House until deciding it was time to go.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I’ve been reading the NYT for 50 years. This is the most consequential story I’ve ever seen. We’d better act. As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers
President Trump has been at the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Trump, Johnson. Thune? Three of the dumbest men in the world, in charge of regulating AI. What could go wrong? As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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As Fears of A.I. Catastrophe Magnify, Washington Stirs, but Mostly Slumbers
President Trump has been at the forefront of the “what-me-worry?” crowd, refusing to engage on how to balance the risks and rewards of A.I.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
No you don’t PBS. This is 100 percent Trumps fault.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
As rising inflation cuts into your income and erodes your quality of life, remember: one profoundly ignorant and obnoxious man , supported by Republicans, caused all of this. Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/b...
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Canada Imposes New Tariffs on U.S. Goods, as Trade War Intensifies
The duties are a retaliation against President Trump’s recent tariffs, raising concerns about further escalation.
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Global Investigative Journalism Network @gijn.org · 28/08/2026
📊 GIJN's top 10 in data journalism this week includes a @financialtimes.com visual investigation with @lighthousereports.com showing systematic destruction across Israeli-occupied areas of southern Lebanon, a piece from @economist.com comparing how school-aged children perform when using AI, 1/3
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 27/08/2026
One of the two people who recently died of measles in Pennsylvania was an infant, the state Health Department says.
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Infant in Pennsylvania is one of two people reported to die of measles this week
The deaths were the first associated with measles in the state in 35 years.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/08/2026
In a 2023 video, Herrera referred to children as “cum trophies.” Of mothers’ views on current events, he said, “Just because you let somebody creampie you doesn’t mean I have to give a shit about your political opinions.”
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Memes and machine guns: How Brandon Herrera built a path to Congress
His financial supporters live everywhere—except in his Texas district.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Lutnick is clearly insane. He just said Trump is the greatest philanthropist in the world. Trump stole money from a children’s cancer center and he’s banned from running a charity in New York.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Why in the world is Epstein pal and Commerce Secretary Lutnick ranting endlessly (and dishonestly) about the Kennedy Center? Isn’t there a trade war with Canada that he should be working on?
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I really wish the Supreme Court knew about the Constitution. Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/u...
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Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The first few paragraphs could have been written in North Korean press about their leader. Grotesque. Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/u...
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Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/08/2026
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. to.pbs.org/4wD4qzj
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Stars and Stripes editor, reporter fired for insubordination after doing CBS interview
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the militar...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 20/08/2026
Detainees have reported going days and weeks without adequate food, water, or medication. For Deaf detainees, these problems are compounded by language deprivation.
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How Trump’s deportation machine deprives Deaf people of their humanity
An extra layer of cruelty is added by limiting communication access for Deaf people.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 14/08/2026
Families of deployed sailors recount the horrific living conditions on the ships. trib.al/3S5AjYY
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Sailors on Aircraft Carriers Have “Virtually No Food, Water, or Soap”
Families of deployed sailors recount the horrific living conditions on the ships.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 09/08/2026
ICE takes issue with AP reporting on policy to release body-worn camera footage
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ICE takes issue with AP reporting on policy to release body-worn camera footage
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
No data from Trump agencies can be trusted. 100 percent of the time he lies. And things are actually worse.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/08/2026
"If there’s nothing to hide, if the system is working, if cases are investigated, if abuses are addressed, please show that to the commission.”
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A commission monitoring human rights violations is concerned about the US
A lawyer for Renée Good's family and others decried abuse at immigration enforcement protests.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
There Are So Many Reasons to Reject Todd Blanche. Here’s Another One. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/o...
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Opinion | There Are So Many Reasons to Reject Todd Blanche. Here’s Another One.
Don’t forget this key reason the Senate should reject him.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The War That Could Swallow the World www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
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Opinion | The War That Could Swallow the World
Whatever is happening in Iran, it isn’t working.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 01/08/2026
US attorney in Washington DC moves to dismiss charges against David Hearn, telling court that documents indicated ‘damage was the result of flawed installation’
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Justice department admits reflecting pool damage not caused by vandals as it moves to drop charges against Olympian – as it happened
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Total BS article. It’s a Trump grift like steaks and gold sneakers. What Is the Board of Peace? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...
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What Is the Board of Peace? The Trump-Backed Group, Explained.
President Trump created the international organization, aimed at resolving the long-running war in Gaza and other conflicts.
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Hublawyer @jim-mcmanus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
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Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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