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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
John Roberts and His Island www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/u...
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John Roberts Retreated to His Island. Supreme Court Critics Found Him.
After decades of potlucks and paddle-boarding on Maine’s midcoast, rising anger and protests have left the Supreme Court’s chief justice more isolated than ever.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Rollerblading Norwegian Dies After Being Hit by a Car in Kansas www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Rollerblading Norwegian Dies After Being Hit by a Car in Kansas
The 24-year-old man had been traveling cross-country from New York to Los Angeles after starting out in August.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Eyeing a 2028 Bid, He Used a Weight-Loss Drug to Drop 80 Pounds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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Eyeing a 2028 Bid, He Used a Weight-Loss Drug to Drop 80 Pounds
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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Dueling Court Rulings Leave Missouri’s Congressional Races in Chaos
After losing in two courts and winning in another, Missouri officials said they planned to forge ahead with using a congressional map that was redrawn to benefit Republicans.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u...
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Roger Marshall Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator.
Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Excellent show. Glad I got home from grocery shopping in time to hear the Supreme Court conversation. Thanks.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...
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DeSantis Administration Misspent $10 Million, Grand Jury Says
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife received the money from a state Medicaid settlement and diverted it to political committees supporting a cause favored by the governor.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Bill Gates Warns A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/t...
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Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hakeem Jeffries, who could soon be Speaker of the House, held a secret meeting with Jared Kushner just months before the midterms. I explain why this betrayal could cost the Democratic Party everything. youtu.be/pgBfSJmU1JI
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Hakeem Jeffries Owes America an Explanation | Steve Schmidt
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is what the Democratic Party needs. Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
“The issue is the gap between performance and reality. Between swagger and vulnerability, declared victory and hidden retreat, gilded aircraft and a catering truck.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-great-...
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The great escape
Ya running and ya running
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Delay is the name of the game for Todd Blanche in my lawsuit. But, my latest filing on the eve of a big in-person hearing tomorrow is designed to blast Blanche into compliance. I walk through the brief & explain why this Status Hearing is a huge inflection point. youtu.be/dbvQ1cW4XQ4?...
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🚨AG Blanche BLASTED In NEW FILING Ahead of MAJOR HEARING In MY Lawsuit!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/08/2026
Sean Duffy says his roadtrip reality show will come out in "maybe two weeks" 🙃
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” — JB Pritzker www.americaamerica.news/p/a-punch-in...
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A Punch in the Face (redux)
Last November's Democratic blowout demonstrated that the wannabe king is growing weaker while the public's anger is growing stronger
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
They want your mail ballot gone. Tell them no.
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Tell Congress: Protect our use of voting by mail and voting machines
Contact Congress today!
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/08/2026
"Securing independence was a dangerous ordeal involving five more years of fighting. Almost till the very end, an American defeat was the most likely outcome." We did it, and we can still do it.
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Happy Declaration-Signing Day
Nobody signed America’s birth certificate on July 4, 1776—John Hancock kicked things off on August 2.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Two Deaths Linked to Cyclosporiasis in Michigan www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/w...
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Two Deaths Linked to Cyclospora Outbreak in Michigan
The patients had “significant underlying health conditions” that may have contributed to their deaths, health officials said.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/w...
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Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
More measles cases have been reported in the United States in the last two years than in all the years from 2000 through 2024 combined.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Federal Agents Were Told F.B.I. Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
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Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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The cowards' oath
The question Jon Ossoff asked director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton wasn’t difficult.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Ro Khanna went to the West Bank to see, listen and investigate. He did his duty. He represented his country with seriousness and courage. His country must now defend the dignity of his office and the authority of the United States.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/dont-point...
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Don't point a gun at America
The dignity of the United States is real.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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The man who broke the Senate
The American people deserve the truth.
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NEW: Bill Pulte has been on a firing spree since Trump tapped him to be his acting director of national intelligence, but some of his personnel choices at his other job atop FHFA are deeply questionable ― and the agency is threatening to sue reporters who cover it. www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-p...
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Bill Pulte Keeps Firing Career Intel Staff. Wait Until You See Some Of His Past Hires.
Trump’s intelligence chief previously hired a once-convicted sex offender and a former JD Vance aide who got caught chronicling his drug abuse on Reddit.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
"The collapse revealed by this survey isn’t a verdict on the American people. It isn’t a verdict on American ideals. It isn’t a verdict on the promise of the United States. It’s a verdict on failed leadership." steveschmidt.substack.com/p/america-al...
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America alone
The stunning collapse of U.S. prestige under Trump
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
“No, America isn’t Nazi Germany, but Trump is absolutely a fascist, and Stephen Miller is a Nazi. If he could, millions would be put up against the wall. Miller is a monster.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-man-be...
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The man behind the tyrant
PLUS: Join celebrated columnist and commentator Michael Tomasky and me to discuss his new book, "Killing Baby Hitler," TODAY at 12 pm ET
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“The danger doesn’t arrive when tanks appear in the streets. It arrives when leaders lose the ability to say no. It arrives when loyalty replaces judgment.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/they-refus...
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They refused to kill it
The people who spent years screaming that government had been weaponized against them were given an opportunity to permanently prohibit a taxpayer-funded slush fund yesterday.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Today, Americans live under a regime that wraps itself in the symbols of patriotism, while displaying little understanding of its meaning. Patriotism isn’t a costume, a slogan, or a social media post. Patriotism is found in places like Normandy. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-day-of...
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The Day of Days: the heroes of Normandy vs. the frauds of today
PLUS: Join Dean Blundell and me TODAY at 12 pm ET for the latest edition of "Dead Air"
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Scott Pelley represents the tradition that built “60 Minutes.” There was no performance. There was no branding exercise. There was journalism. Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“The deal is obvious. The price is shameful. The victim is the American people. The same fate awaits CNN.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-hit-on...
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The hit on "60 Minutes"
There are many words that can be used to describe “60 Minutes:”
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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What’s Actually Wrong With The Reflecting Pool
See the problems that have plagued the Lincoln Memorial pool for decades and why President Trump’s repairs might not fix them.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“I often wonder what America will look like 25 years from now when I might be Donald Trump’s age, staring backward at the wreckage of this era from the far side of history.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/americas-j...
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America's Jonestown
I often wonder what America will look like 25 years from now when I might be Donald Trump’s age, staring backward at the wreckage of this era from the far side of history.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A lasting memory of Bilton is his stolen-valor coverage of Theranos, months after the WSJ’s John Carreyrou broke the story
BLOOD PRESSURE
How I Got to the Bottom of the Theranos Mess
What I learned while reporting on Elizabeth Holmes and her company.
BY NICK BILTON
SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
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Forbes @forbes.com · 28/05/2026
The post was made in response to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who said Texas Democratic Senate candidate Rep. James Talarico was transgender.
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Democrats’ Official X Account Posts Profanity-Laced Attack On Stephen Miller In Tawdry Exchange
The post was made in response to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who said Texas Democratic Senate candidate Rep. James Talarico was transgender.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"The most corrupt individual appearing on an American ballot in 2026 is Ken Paxton, which is an extraordinary achievement in an era overflowing with crooks, fanatics, liars, degenerates and cowards." steveschmidt.substack.com/p/the-lone-s...
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The Lone Star shame
Texas once produced giants.
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Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
JUST IN: #SCOTUS sets Mon. 4pm deadline for civil rights attys to respond to Alabama bid to use map likely to lead to 6-1 R-D delegation & lose 1 majority Black district www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
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Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow redistricting for 2026
GOP officials want the justices to let the state eliminate a Democratic seat.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Today we honor the war dead of the United States. It honors what Abraham Lincoln called the “last full measure of devotion” towards the nation & the concepts of human dignity, freedom & happiness. steveschmidt.substack.com/p/they-died-... Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com.
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They died for freedom. What are we doing with it?
There are no Americans alive who lived during America’s most violent, brutal and deadly era.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Memorial Day honors those who gave their lives for American liberty. I warn that America faces its greatest existential test and urge us to choose the freedom our heroes fought for over Trump's autocratic vision. youtu.be/jFGkQe71wH4
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America’s Greatest Test Has Arrived | Steve Schmidt
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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“A rendezvous with destiny”
In this 250th year of the United States, I’m writing a series called “The Cause.” “The Cause” was the initial name of the war for the independence of the United States.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Israel Kills Gaza Community Kitchen Workers and Tortures Global Sumud Flotilla Activists
Zeteo's weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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No, China Isn’t Winning the Iran War. The U.S. Is Just Losing
D.C. fixates on China because it’s easier than addressing the real causes of American decline. Ex-defense intel analyst Harrison Mann explains 5 key things to understand about the U.S., Iran, & China.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Free speech lost the round last night
There’s a line often attributed to Confucius that may not belong to him, but it contains a truth older than empire and sharper than prophecy:
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Donald Trump didn’t hijack the Republican Party. He revealed it. Subscribe to The Warning at steveschmidt.substack.com.
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Donald Trump promised no more stupid wars, then started a losing one in Iran. Now Cuba is next, and I warn that the most incompetent leaders in American history are about to send more Americans into harm's way. youtu.be/DGH0Ze8wuRQ
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Steve Schmidt: Trump Lost in Iran. Cuba Is Next.
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laura-bytheses.bsky.social @laura-bytheses.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
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Money can't buy a spine
Jeff Bezos once styled himself as the enlightened billionaire.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
THIS MORNING: Todd Blanche, Acting Personal Counsel to Convicted Felon Donald Trump will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee about the DOJ budget. I better see some hard and tough questions to him about this $1.8 BILLION slush fund. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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WATCH LIVE: Acting Attorney General Blanche may be questioned on 'weaponization' fund in budget hearing
The Trump administration announced Monday the creation of a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they have been unjustly investigated and prosecuted. B...
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Tim Miller @timmiller.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Super interesting
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