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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026

The DOJ indicted “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver in one of the largest-ever crypto tax fraud cases. Those familiar with the case said the evidence was “rock solid” and that prosecutors were confident of a conviction. Then Donald Trump won a second term. (Published January)

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How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”

Billionaire fugitive Roger Ver was facing federal criminal charges until he sought the services of a select club of President Donald Trump’s former personal attorneys who have easy access to top Justi...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 30/09/2026

Fox News agreed to host a debate between Senate candidates Ken Paxton (R) and James Talarico (D) of Texas following the Democrat’s challenge to face his opponent on what he characterized as friendly turf.

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Fox News agrees to host Texas Senate debate; no word from Paxton yet

The last Senate race in Texas not to have a debate was in 2000.

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Matthew Keys @matthewkeys.net · 28/09/2026

Really feels like Sony is giving up on its famed electronics business to become a gaming and media business — from selling some of its TV business to TCL, to ending its showcase participation at Consumer Electronics Show.

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Sony ends participation in Consumer Electronics Show

It marks the first time in six decades that Sony has declined to exhibit at the large electronics conference in Las Vegas.

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Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve been reporting on the CDC for years, and have written about many of its troubles over the past year. I was still shocked by the extent of the staff losses and political interference I found when reporting this one. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)

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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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Am I imagining this, or are Republican Congressional candidates (and their PACs) significantly out-buying Democrats with local TV advertising? Is it just in the New York DMA?

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It was sickening to see #MAGAJoeKernan debase @cnbc.com this morning by putting air quotes around the term "global warming," as if it were fiction. #GOPCancer

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is not great

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is true. Adieu, @cnn.com, as we've known it all these years.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026

Himes to Bessent: "I can think of no administration in the last 50 years that is quite as communist as the Trump administration. Constant interventions in the operations of the free market."

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Your regular reminder -- yes, I'm going to keep on with this -- that Republicans in Congress are just fine with everything he's doing.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026

Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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Empire of Grift

Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Let the Streisand Effect take over from here.

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

and the platforms welcome it...

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The girlboss economy

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 10/09/2026

⚡️Update: Ukraine, Canada sign 100-year partnership agreement as Zelensky and Carney discuss air defense. "Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 10.

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Ukraine, Canada sign 100-year partnership agreement as Zelensky and Carney discuss air defense

"Ukrainians helped build Canada, and Canadians will help rebuild Ukraine," Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sept. 10.

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 BEWARE of VoteSafe.org 🚨 While it bills itself as a “safe” way to register to vote, it is actually a digital surveillance machine created by Elon Musk’s super PAC.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/09/2026

Maria Bartiromo is reportedly in talks with CBS News just days after her abrupt departure from Fox. So we have a message for the reporters and staff at CBS and other corporate news outlets about what comes next. www.meidasplus.com/p/my-letter-...

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My Letter to CBS Staff…

This is Ben Meiselas, co-founder of the MeidasTouch Network, and this is my open letter to CBS reporters and staff, as well as reporters and staff who work for other corporate news outlets that are co...

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Bob Burgess @bobburgess.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What was it like aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln? -Sailors ran an underground economy as stocks ran low. -Energy drinks that cost $3 at the ship store were being resold for $5 to $10. -A 40-day stretch the Wi-Fi went out, severing all ties to families back home. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Weary US Sailors Lay Bare War’s Strain During Thailand Shore Leave

A brief respite for the USS Abraham Lincoln’s exhausted crew underscores the challenges of fighting a Middle East war while maintaining readiness in the Pacific.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There’s appetite for anti-trump and there’s a reason for that

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDE6CMS1/ Throw out the so-called conservative Republicans in November. Plan your voting strategy.

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#georgecarlin #fyp #greatestcomedianever

TikTok video by The Mike King Project

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I missed this latest outrage: Trump cuts down Japan-gifted cherry trees to build a f'in golf course in Washington, D.C's tidal basin.

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Hugo Lowell @hugolowell.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

NEW @WIRED.com: US district judge Rita Lin finds that the Pentagon engaged in unconstitutional retaliation against Anthropic when it designated the company a supply chain risk — Lin vacates the designation storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Order – #251 in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Department of War (N.D. Cal., 3:26-cv-01996) – CourtListener.com

Order

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: A sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln this month in what his wife describes as a suicide attempt is now facing disciplinary action from the Navy, according to his wife and charging documents reviewed by MS NOW.

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Navy sailor who jumped off USS Lincoln faces disciplinary charges

The sailor on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier who jumped overboard in an attempt to die by suicide has been charged with violations and could have his pay docked.

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

POTUS may be underwater, but the GOP? It's time for the Democrats' comms consiglieres to link the two.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“.. more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., ..” @fortune.com $BRK $V $MA $PLTR fortune.com/2026/08/22/t...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/08/2026

NEW on “Paper Trail”: Hundreds of immigration agents stormed a Chicago apartment complex overnight last year, some rappelling down from a helicopter. Trump officials claimed they successfully arrested “terrorists.” We uncovered a very different story.

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The True Story of Why Immigration Agents Raided a Chicago Apartment Building

Trump officials claimed they successfully arrested members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in a dramatic midnight raid. We uncovered a very different story.

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Ann M. Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Kind of puts "jumped in a trunk to avoid being separated" in a different light

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So which enterprising journalist will get to the bottom of Median Strategies, e.g. who owns the now-defunct (fake) polling company? Was it really a social experiment to game the primaries or a test run by the GOP to wreak havoc in the general? www.foxnews.com/politics/mys...

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Mysterious polling firm behind fake election surveys closes after admitting ‘social experiment’

Median Strategies admitted its polls on the Los Angeles mayor race and Wisconsin primary were fabricated as a "social experiment" before closing.

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Flynn @flynnwaslike.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Easily my favorite subscription. Congrats on 2 years @oliverdarcy.bsky.social!

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Peter Himler @peterhimler.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Could #@OpenAI have the worst #PR ever? It's no wonder @anthropic.com is eating their lunch.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

When did Trump's so-called 'ballroom' become 'national security" - a Bond-villain lair with drone-port, military bunkers, and a hospital? Why does he even need this, and troops in DC, if not to survive Civil War II or World War III? We need answers. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

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We need the truth about Trump’s alleged ‘ballroom’ | Will Bunch Newsletter

Plus, the day Trump left his press corps for dead.

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