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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 5h
"The 2.25m barrels of diesel Putin offered Trump will have zero net impact on the world price of diesel. But accepting them will collapse the US-led sanctions regime on Russia—and align Trump with Putin against Ukraine's attacks on Russian energy production..." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump Is an Easy Mark for Putin
The president’s diesel deal sells out Ukraine, and does nothing for Americans.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 1h
LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“Even though transit through the Strait of Hormuz has increased, the cost of hiring a tanker rose to about $1.2 million a day, compared with less than $50,000 a day before the war.”
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Iran Protects Capacity to Build Missiles as Trump Pauses Strikes
Iran has managed to preserve its missile and drone factories despite months of US and Israeli bombing, officials familiar with the matter said, allowing it to replenish its arsenals while President Do...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
(NYT) - Artificial intelligence agents created by Anthropic, acting on their own, tried to gain access to a range of government websites, filled out visa applications on the State Department’s website and sent a fake homicide tip to Philadelphia’s Police Department. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/t...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 09/10/2026
BREAKING: The U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, easing years of pressure on Moscow to curb prices ahead of the midterms, President Trump says.
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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
Trump says U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/10/2026
President Trump bought between $1 million and $5 million in debt issued by SpaceX just days before the White House announced a new space-travel policy, the president’s latest financial disclosure form shows.
washingtonpost.com
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
> @cnbc.com #Tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/10/08/i...
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/10/2026
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.
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ICE Emails Discuss Using Palantir-Supported Tool to Investigate Voter Fraud
Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation.
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So, they are wasting our taxpayer $ (that could have gone to important research) on something that is going to make Americans less healthy. Everyone should be fucking livid about this😡 Thanks for this thread @joffirphd.bsky.social
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NPR @npr.org · 08/10/2026
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration. n.pr/4dvdPSF
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As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration.
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: We made a continuously updating tracker to help everyone make sense of Elon Musk’s America PAC spending on the midterms. Tool built by @dell.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social, & @regret.bsky.social; reporting by @hugolowell.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
wired.com
Elon Musk’s America PAC Is Spending Big on the Midterms. We’re Tracking It Daily
To follow Elon Musk’s America PAC money, WIRED created a live-updating tracker that highlights the trillionaire’s overall influence on November’s elections.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
SCOOP: Last week the National Design Studio announced a new AI website, America.gov. Turns out some NDS workers are on loan to the government and are actually employed by a newly formed nonprofit, founded by the general counsel of SpaceXAI who is himself a DOGE alum. www.wired.com/story/myster...
wired.com
A Mysterious Nonprofit Run by SpaceXAI’s Top Lawyer Is Paying the Salaries of Government Workers
The National Design Studio has been something of a successor agency to DOGE. A WIRED investigation finds some of its members are on loan from a nonprofit run by SpaceXAI’s general counsel.
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Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · 06/10/2026
"archaeology, anthropology, and sociology, which typically make hundreds of new grants—distributed zero new awards."
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN

REAGAN '80
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Trump’s second term has been filled with so much unprecedented and harmful corruption that it can be hard for the public to keep up with every story, and the members of his party who are still in power have been unacceptably permissive.” (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
nytimes.com
How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Three million highly sensitive records, out in the open for nine months.
Pete Hegseth drunk and drenchedKash Patel drunk
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1
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Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees
Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
nytimes.com
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
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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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...
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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels
Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“.. The strike didn’t result from a single catastrophic decision but an accumulation of smaller ones, they said, and their review has identified a series of missed opportunities to prevent the disaster.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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WIRED @wired.com · 15/09/2026
FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors. www.wired.com/story/the-fb...
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The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards
FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.
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NPR @npr.org · 14/09/2026
In two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it. n.pr/4rbB7T3
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Kennedy Center says it's on the brink of bankruptcy, might close as early as Tuesday
In two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Indeed, it's far worse than that... Trump is running up a tab of many millions in taxpayer funds for purposes of promoting his own golf course. And the proper word for that is *corrupt.*
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social
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WIRED @wired.com · 10/09/2026
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot. www.wired.com/story/august...
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Congratulations! You Just Lived Through the Hottest Month Ever Recorded
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.
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Bryan Behar @bryanbehar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Could you imagine anyone else in the history of history, let alone the President of the United States, so blatantly defiling the memory of our fallen brethren? What a terrible, broken person.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I interviewed the lawyer representing the USPS whistleblower on Sidebar Tuesday night and here’s some of what he had to share:
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Hamed Aleaziz @haleaziz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
SCOOP: An ICE whistleblower report obtained by the NYT said ICE was cutting corners, violating the law and fast-tracking unqualified, “improperly vetted” candidates into ICE’s ranks, part of a dangerous move that exposed the agency to “grave national security risks.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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ICE Skipped Basic Checks in Rush for Recruits, Whistle-Blower Says
An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Poll trutherism is the foundation of election denial www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...
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MAGA media's laughable propaganda about Trump's popularity is instrumental to the plot to subvert elections
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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
One of the (many) terrible legacies of Donald Trump is that he has convinced countless other stupid psychopaths that they should also be the president
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Alex Blackwell @alexblackwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites, sources say www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites, sources say
The attacks on buildings and surveillance equipment in the Middle East caused unprecedented damage for the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026
Trump ranting and raving like a lunatic on a land line phone to astronauts on the space station is an SNL cold open
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
More of this all the time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On the left: Five times RFK Jr. stated in Senate in Confirmation Hearings the purpose of his 2019 trip to Samoa "had nothing to do with vaccines." On the right: Eight times RFK Jr. 2019's letter to Samoa Prime Minister referenced "vaccines" as proposal for visit (via FOIA).
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing before Senate Finance Committee (January 29, 2025):
Mr. Kennedy. In 2018, two more kids died following the MMR vaccine. And
the government in Samoa banned the MMR vaccine. I arrived a year later
when vaccination rates were already below the – below any – any
previous level. I went there, nothing to do with vaccines. I went
there to introduce a medical informatics system with digitalized
records in Samoa and make health delivery much more efficient. I never taught or gave any public statement about vaccines.
RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing before Senate Health Committee (January 30, 2025):
Senator Markey. Thank you. Yesterday under oath, you told 
my colleagues on the Senate Finance Committee that when you 
went to Samoa in June 2019, it, quote, ``had nothing to do with 
vaccines.'' Will you confirm again today that the trip had 
nothing to do with vaccines?

    Mr. Kennedy. My purpose in going down there had nothing to 
do with vaccines.

    Senator Markey. Well, I have in my hand a blog post in 
2021, in which you say the anti-vaccine group Children's Health 
Defense, which you ran, offered to fund the purpose of the trip 
to Samoa. And in the same post you state that the trip was 
ultimately arranged by an anti-vaccine activist. And during the 
trip you met with an activist who later compared vaccine 
mandates to Nazi Germany. And during that trip you also 
discussed vaccines with the Prime Minister and the director 
general of health of Samoa. The Director General of Health said 
you specifically discussed your views on vaccine safety fears. 
And with unanimous consent, I will submit those blog posts, Mr. 
Chairman, into the record.

    The Chair. Without objection.

    [The following information can be found on page 131 in 
Additional Material:]

    Senator Markey. I am going to ask you--I will ask you 
again. Did the trip have nothing to do with vaccines as you 
told my colleagues [inaudible]?

    Mr. Kennedy. Nothing to do with …Dear Honorable Prime Minister,
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I am writing this letter to you in the hope that we might be helpful to the people of your great
nation.
For most of the world, investigation of adverse health events associated with vaccines----or any
pharmaceutical for that matter-is both difficult and time consuming. Health information
systems are rarely designed to support rapid study of associations between diagnoses and
specific vaccination events.
It is, however, known that vaccines vary both lot-to-lot from specific manufacturers, and
between manufacturers for a single vaccine type. This makes the likelihood of adverse lot and
manufacturer specific effects higher for smaller nations where all vaccine can be from few or a
single lot and manufacturer.
I believe the deaths associated recently with MMR vaccine in the Independent State of Samoa
may have been manifestations these effects.
To evaluate whether or not this has been experienced in Samoa, I would propose my team
conduct detailed health informatics assessment in Samoa of what happened with your MMR
vaccines. My team includes a physician who has performed informatics work for ministries of
health in 48 countries over the past JO years. He believes this work can be completed quickly.
Going forward, Samoa would be well served to expand capacity for quickly performing this class
of analysis for all pharmaceuticals prescribed and dispensed. This is invaluable not only for
investigation of severe adverse events, but also for the systematic improvement in management
of chronic illnesses like essential hypertension and diabetes. It will also be fully consistent with
the Samoa Health System Strengthening Program.
I wish to congratulate you and your Minister of Health for your quick attention to the tragic
deaths temporally associated with MMR vaccines.
I look forward to your reply to my proposal.

Robert Kennedy, Jr.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/08/2026
Quite a community note here. Reminder that your taxpayer dollars are paying for these Nazi social media accounts.
Readers added context to this video: The clip is from the film Darkest Hour, and the “tiger” in this clip refers to Adolf Hitler
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026
NEW: After U.S. missile strikes killed hundreds of civilians in Iran and Yemen, the Defense Department is poised to reinstate a program meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations. Pete Hegseth gutted it over the objections of top commanders.
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Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.
The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...
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Kirsten Gillibrand @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Total corruption. Trump's only focus is enriching himself on the backs of the American people.
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Walker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
“Remember that summer we couldn’t have produce because we decided to make America healthy again?”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Maybe if the AI people yell at me for the 5 millionth time about how I’m not using their dogshit technology that has made everyone’s lives worse I’ll finally start liking it for no conceivable reason.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Perfect community note. 👌
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Funny how no one asked russia to halt strikes on Ukrainian civilians.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/08/2026
A 97-year-old British woman successfully broke her own world record for being the oldest female wing walker. The wing walk was a fundraiser for Cheltenham General Hospital’s stroke unit, where she spent time after suffering a stroke last year, BBC reported.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/08/2026
BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...
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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph  showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records
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Wayne 🏀 Tennessee 🏈 Vols.🍊 VFL @volswayne.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Thank you Dr Fauci for a Lifetime of Service.🇺🇸 God bless you🕊🙏🏼
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Anthony Fauci Facepalms
ALT: Anthony Fauci Facepalms
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Cecilia Vega says she was pressured by Bari Weiss and other CBS execs to include misinformation and political bias in reporting that aired this year. "Never in my career, until now, have I felt that those edits, that those suggestions, came from a place of misinformation or politics."
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“60 Minutes” correspondent says Bari Weiss pressured her to report on events that “never happened”
Cecilia Vega said CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss pressured her to include “misinformation” and “political bias” in several news segments.
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