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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 6m
USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’.
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USPS To Put Cameras in Trucks That Scan Roads for ‘Community Safety’
USPS says the cameras, put on USPS truck dashboards, will scan roads, signs, and more.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 24m
Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts.
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Chuck Grassley and Far Right Propagandists Covering Up How Trump Defrauded MAGAts - emptywheel
Far right propagandists and Chuck Grassley are outraged that journalists' communications -- communications that showed Trump defrauding MAGAt voters -- were among the things Jack Smith obtained from the criminals he was investigating.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 32m
30 Issues in 30 Days: ICE & Detention Centers.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 38m
Internet Infrastructure Services Empower Deepfake Abuse, New Study Finds.
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Internet Infrastructure Services Empower Deepfake Abuse, New Study Finds
Cloudflare, Google, and Proton were among the "dominant" infrastructure providers to sites dedicated to hosting abusive content, the study found.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 51m
The Trump administration is moving along construction of data centers and 456 nuclear reactors on Utah public lands.
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The Trump administration is moving along construction of data centers and 456 nuclear reactors on Utah public lands.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 1h
Campaign filings reveal Vivek Ramaswamy has spent over $1 million on private jet expenses.
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Campaign filings reveal Vivek Ramaswamy has spent over $1 million on private jet expenses.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 1h
Inside Downballot Dems’ Effort to Flip Texas’ Key County Battleground.
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Inside Downballot Dems' Effort to Flip Texas' Key County Battleground
Amid voter suppression and rampant ideological warfare, Tarrant County Democratic candidates try to capitalize on this surge of local anger.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 1h
Rural Voters Like MAHA. They Just Don’t Think It’s Working.
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Rural voters like MAHA. They just don't think it's working.
8 out of 10 rural voters polled by the Associated Press and KFF say MAHA policies aren't helping their communities.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 1h
How the Feds Get Your Data.
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How the Feds Get Your Data
How local cops are forced to feed their license plate data to the feds, the two loudest birds on the planet, and a very strange video from the FBI.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 1h
Fox: New data shows young men ages 18 to 30 shifting away from the Republicans. It's a massive fallout. The cost of living and the war in Iran have really troubled a lot of young men.
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Fox: New data shows young men ages 18 to 30 shifting away from the Republicans. It's a massive fallout. The cost of living and the war in Iran have really troubled a lot of young men.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 2h
How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program.
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How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program
How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 2h
With recent events in the court system, this 2025 story hits in a whole new light. prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/09….
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With recent events in the court system, this 2025 story hits in a whole new light. https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/09/25/some-people-in-prison-delay-parole-to-avoid-deportation/
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 2h
Fox: For a U.S. senator to have false information based on confusion about the name of a team, then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology. We reached out to Senator Schmitt's office for comment but we ...
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Fox: For a U.S. senator to have false information based on confusion about the name of a team, then call you a dirtbag, is something that deserves an apology. We reached out to Senator Schmitt's office for comment but we have not heard back yet.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 3h
How I Found a Chosen Family in Prison prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08….
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How I Found a Chosen Family in Prison https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/27/how-one-trans-woman-in-prison-built-her-own-support-system/
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 4h
Morning! 💚 We just wanted to say thank you. So many of you are working hard to get ready for No Kings Day. We love seeing the signs you’ve shared with us. Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Morning! 💚 We just wanted to say thank you. So many of you are working hard to get ready for No Kings Day. We love seeing the signs you’ve shared with us. Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 5h
In the “Unites States” of “Super Intelligence,” “Issues Are Remediated”.
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In the "Unites States" of "Super Intelligence," "Issues Are Remediated" - emptywheel
Once you realize Trump's morally binding AI code doesn't even spell "United States" properly, the whole sham looks even more ominous.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 5h
First Trump Came for Immigrants. Then He Came for Their Lawyers.
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First Trump came for immigrants. Then he came for their lawyers.
How legal aid groups survived the administration's attacks—barely.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 6h
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them.
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One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 6h
Can a Democratic Socialist Win in Deep-Red Florida?
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Can a Democratic Socialist win in deep-red Florida?
Angie Nixon’s outspoken and progressive campaign for US Senate tries for an upset in the November midterms.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 6h
Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I. www.nytimes.com
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 7h
LaLiga Wants Major VPNs on EU Piracy Watch List Over Affiliate Marketing. torrentfreak.com
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 7h
The Global Shell Game Hiding Forever Chemicals.
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How Chemours Moves Toxic PFAS Waste Around The World
A landmark settlement confronts decades of PFAS pollution — but not the corporate system that keeps moving the toxic waste elsewhere.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 9h
Where Is Austin Tice?
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 10h
September 29, 2026.
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September 29, 2026
The scene that unfolded today at a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was a snapshot of politics in the U.S.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 12h
The Nation Learned What Missouri Has Known for Years about Eric Schmitt.
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The Nation Learned What Missouri Has Known for Years about Eric Schmitt - emptywheel
This has been a terrible, horrible, no-good, very-bad month for current and former Missouri Attorneys General. Today was Eric Schmitt's turn.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 13h
Our supporters called America .gov “Selective Intelligence.” We agree. They’re rushing to change its answers to match what Trump wants to hear.
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Our supporters called America .gov “Selective Intelligence.” We agree. They’re rushing to change its answers to match what Trump wants to hear.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 14h
Politics Chat, September 29, 2026.
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Politics Chat, September 29, 2026
Listen on Apple Podcasts
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 15h
Lol. America’s “super intelligence” is fun. The answers seem to depend on how you ask the question. 😂 Ask, “Is Trump in the Epstein files?” Get nothing. Ask, “How many times is Trump mentioned in the Epstein files?”.
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Lol. America’s “super intelligence” is fun. The answers seem to depend on how you ask the question. 😂 Ask, “Is Trump in the Epstein files?” Get nothing. Ask, “How many times is Trump mentioned in the Epstein files?”
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 15h
Lol. 😂.
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Lol. 😂
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 17h
Headaches for Republican Lawmakers.
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Headaches for Republican Lawmakers
To read this letter, click here:
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 18h
California Bans ICE’s Favorite Shock Gloves.
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California bans ICE's favorite shock gloves
A DHS spokesperson has said that the agency "will not abide" by any state ban.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 18h
Vance: RFK and I are "beating social media to the memes"
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Vance: RFK and I are "beating social media to the memes"
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 18h
After Assaulting David Huerta and Then Lying about It, Ryan Ribner Lied So He Could Spy on SEIU.
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After Assaulting David Huerta and Then Lying about It, Ryan Ribner Lied So He Could Spy on SEIU - emptywheel
HSI Agent Ryan Ribner has been lying again.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 20h
Acting FDA Commissioner: RFK said if he got hit by a bus tomorrow, HHS would never go back to the way it was before.
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Acting FDA Commissioner: RFK said if he got hit by a bus tomorrow, HHS would never go back to the way it was before
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 20h
Today, the PJP team visited Eastern State Penitentiary — the world’s first penitentiary. We are featured in an exhibit on prison journalism.
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Today, the PJP team visited Eastern State Penitentiary — the world’s first penitentiary. We are featured in an exhibit on prison journalism.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 20h
Trump claims the GOP midterm convention got more views than the NFL (The NFL game got 25 million viewers, while Trump's convention speech got just 3 million).
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Trump claims the GOP midterm convention got more views than the NFL (The NFL game got 25 million viewers, while Trump's convention speech got just 3 million)
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 20h
Elon Musk is so "done with politics" that he's sitting next to the president while the speaker of the House is forced to stand. [contains quote post or other embedded content].
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Elon Musk is so "done with politics" that he's sitting next to the president while the speaker of the House is forced to stand. [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 20h
Trump Says the Polls Are “Fake.” Iowa Farmers Say They’re “Bleeding Money.”.
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Trump says the polls are “fake.” Iowa farmers say they’re “bleeding money.”
As Republicans face competitive midterm races, Iowa farmers sound the alarm over soaring costs.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 21h
North Carolina voter: I think Trump is crazy. He's the reason why the nation is the way it is today. I put $40 in my tank a day instead of $20, so it's double.
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North Carolina voter: I think Trump is crazy. He's the reason why the nation is the way it is today. I put $40 in my tank a day instead of $20, so it's double.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 21h
Judges Keep Striking Down Climate Laws. Some States Are Fighting Back.
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Judges keep striking down climate laws. Some states are fighting back.
Inside the high-stakes legal battle over climate superfund legislation.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 21h
Amanda Carpenter and Evan Gershkovich: Trump's and Putin's Authoritarian Projects.
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Amanda Carpenter and Evan Gershkovich: Trump's and Putin's Authoritarian Projects
Vigilance is still in order, but Trump’s efforts to rig the midterms have so far flopped.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 21h
Over 2,300 pounds of breakfast sausage have been recalled due to potential contamination with plastic shards.
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Over 2,300 pounds of breakfast sausage have been recalled due to potential contamination with plastic shards.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 22h
Ask Mayor Mamdani.
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The Brian Lehrer Show
Brian Lehrer leads the conversation about what matters most now in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 22h
Trump voter: Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely. I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.
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Trump voter: Trump is a bald-faced liar. That's all I can say nicely. I was planning to retire, and I went back to work just to cover my insurance, my gas, and the price of food that keeps going up.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 22h
OpenAI Cancels Its Advanced Model Launch, Then Heads to Lunch With Trump.
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OpenAI cancels its advanced model launch, then heads to lunch with Trump
The startup has apologized for several security incidents and canceled the public launch of its latest advanced model. That's not enough.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 23h
Two New Birds Louder Than Jackhammers Just Dropped.
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Two New Birds Louder Than Jackhammers Just Dropped
The bare-throated bellbird and the red-legged seriema join the white bellbird in the winner’s circle of the loudest birds on Earth, with calls exceeding 120 decibels—louder than a chainsaw or jackhammer.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 23h
Jesse Watters: You were never on Jeffrey Epstein's jet were you? RFK Jr: I was on it two times. My wife had some kind of relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jesse Watters: You were never on Jeffrey Epstein's jet were you? RFK Jr: I was on it two times. My wife had some kind of relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 23h
Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 29/09/2026
Sen. Klobuchar rips into GOP Sen. Schmitt for accusing Jack Smith of perjury because he didn't understand the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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Sen. Klobuchar rips into GOP Sen. Schmitt for accusing Jack Smith of perjury because he didn't understand the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes
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Radio Free America @radiofreeameri.ca · 29/09/2026
Trump is using the launch of the new AI-powered America .gov to push the SAVE Act. He says the site will make it easy to get documents like replacement Social Security cards and passports, so Congress should pass the bill. ...
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Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social)
Trump is using the launch of the new AI-powered America .gov to push the SAVE Act. He says the site will make it easy to get documents like replacement Social Security cards and passports, so Congress should pass the bill. Apparently, getting the paperwork will be as easy as a swipe.
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