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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14h
When an insurance company is deciding whether to pay for your medical treatment, it generates a file, which should contain all records associated with your case, including documents explaining why the claim was denied. You have a right to see this file. (Published May 2023)
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Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes
Learn how to request your health insurance claim file, which can include details about what your insurer is saying about you and your case.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Everything the pro-Trump billionaire Ellison family will now own: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central And more... With this comes the power to decide which stories get told, but more importantly, which stories DON'T get told. Shameful.
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NPR @npr.org · 11/09/2026
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths. n.pr/4cH3JOe
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As diseases loom, CDC's response to measles deaths stirs fears about agency's reliability
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades is growing and flu season is imminent. Experts are fretting about federal health data reliability after the CDC questioned two Pennsylvania measles deaths.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/09/2026
BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico will NOT air on ABC due to threats from Trump’s FCC. The interview will instead be posted to YouTube.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I"n 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.” " www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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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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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
Many Pentagon projects face delays, budget increases and performance issues. The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill. Help point us to the most important stories 👇
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Do You Know About U.S. Military Spending? Help ProPublica Understand Where the Money Goes.
Many Pentagon projects face delays, budget increases and performance issues. The causes of these problems are often opaque to the taxpayers who foot the bill. Help point us to the most important stori...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.
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The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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CNN @cnn.com · 18/08/2026
ICE is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
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ICE pitches legal insurance to help shield local officers who make immigration arrests | CNN
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/08/2026
ICYMI: Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount’s historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.
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FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
Accepting tickets to the Kennedy Center honors gala compromised the commissioners’ impartiality, ethics experts told ProPublica. FCC Chair Brendan Carr has been gifted at least $63,000 worth of ticket...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/08/2026
Breaking News: A day before the World Cup final, FIFA executives were given an ultimatum to approve a controversial privatization project.
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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
‼️ ⚽️ Top FIFA officials including Matias Grafstrom, the CEO who made peace with Gianni Infantino, signed off on the plan to sell the World Cup after a secret meeting in New York the day before the World Cup final. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/b...
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FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan (Gift Article)
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/07/2026
NEW: James Talarico accused Ken Paxton of committing voter fraud after ProPublica and @texastribune.org found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
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Ken Paxton Touts His Efforts to Fight Voter Fraud. His Senate Opponent Is Now Accusing Him of Committing It.
James Talarico’s comments come after ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found that the Texas attorney general may have broken state law by voting using an address where he no longer appears to live.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A GOP senator recited the Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag. As he stood feet from the flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan spoke about the principle that all people are "created equal" and guaranteed the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." www.ms.now/news/dan-sul...
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GOP senator recites Declaration of Independence — next to a Confederate flag
As he stood a few feet from a Confederate flag, Sen. Dan Sullivan noted that everyone is guaranteed the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/07/2026
Roza Gilles was an 18-year-old model from Uzbekistan when she began working at Jeffrey Epstein's Florida Science Foundation office in Palm Beach. Unbeknownst to her at the time, Epstein was serving jail time when he began abusing her. Roza shared her story for the first time. cnn.it/4bRanRm
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 13/07/2026
Texas AG Ken Paxton vowed to “stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.” But experts say he may have violated state law by using an address where he no longer appears to live to vote in six elections in two years. w/ @texastribune.org
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Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
The Texas attorney general appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent yo...
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
DO NOT SHARE SCREENSHOTS OF THE INFOWARS ELF.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/06/2026
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seacatspot.bsky.social @seacatspot.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Happy Anthony Bourdain Day
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF BAYER'S BID TO LIMIT LAWSUITS IN STATE COURT CLAIMING ITS ROUNDUP WEEDKILLER CAUSES CANCER
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NPR @npr.org · 20/06/2026
Updated: Iran said it had closed the strait after Israel struck Lebanon Saturday, violating the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz shut as US-Iran talks set for Sunday in Switzerland
Iran said it had closed the strait after Israel struck Lebanon Saturday, violating the US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/06/2026
WATCH: Sebastian Gorka has one of the most powerful national security jobs in the White House. For six months, reporter @hannahallam.bsky.social tracked his public statements to understand how national security priorities are changing. Here’s what she learned: propub.li/3SD7H30
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026
WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 06/06/2026
A Palestinian infant was killed when Israeli forces opened fire on a car in which the boy and several relatives were traveling on Friday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to members of the infant’s family and local health officials.
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Infant Killed as Israeli Military Fires on Car in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump admin to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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Pentagon hires convicted Jan. 6 rioter for sensitive counterterrorism job
The Trump administration’s appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the Capitol attack, has alarmed some in the Defense Department.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
I would really like for outlets to, after stating the government’s allegations, at least mention the fact that the car ran into us. An ICE agent drove into a crowd. Of people. Who were peacefully protesting. And then the government tried to paint us as a lawless mob.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 02/06/2026
This is unacceptable. Once again, the Trump administration is working overtime to limit the freedom of the press to dodge accountability.
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Pentagon bans journalists from press office, designating it a classified space
The change creates a new barrier compared with previous administrations, under which the office was an open room where reporters could stop by the desks of military public affairs officials without escorts.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/05/2026
Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal
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Netanyahu orders Israeli army to seize ‘70% of Gaza Strip’, violating ceasefire deal
Speaking in West Bank settlement, Israeli president, who’s fighting for political survival before elections, says ‘we are squeezing Hamas’ Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has given orders to the Israeli army to seize control of 70% of the Gaza Strip in a move that threatens to torpedo an already fragile ceasefire and create catastrophic humanitarian conditions in the already devastated territory. Under the US-brokered ceasefire in October, the Israeli army withdrew to a demarcation line which gave Israel direct control of 53% of the occupied territory. Since then, Israeli forces have steadily advanced their positions westward into the Hamas-controlled half of the strip, and declared an ever-expanded no man’s land west of that, within which they claim the right to decide who can enter and open fire on anyone perceived as a threat. Continue reading...
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Christina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
SCOOP: The F.D.A. blocked the release of studies finding that Covid and shingles vaccines were safe. In the case of Covid, FDA staff had to withdraw studies heading toward publication: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...
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F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Please be on the lookout for an Emergency Transmission from @timheidecker.bsky.social this evening on theonion.info. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Let me tell you a story. When I was a child, I suffered from night terrors. It was always the same dream: I could hear my family and neighbors wailing…
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The Onion @theonion.com · 25/04/2026
“Yeah so we’re actually invading Pakistan soon! Nobody is supposed to know that, pretty cool, right?” said Patel, spilling his Don Julio as the bottle girl feigned interest in his long, rambling story.
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Bottle Girl Nods As Kash Patel Screams State Secrets In Ear
WASHINGTON—Smiling vacantly while the FBI director rattled off classified information over thumping EDM music, local bottle girl Tanya Page reportedly nodded along early Friday morning as Kash Patel s...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Alex Jones yesterday, April 22nd of 2026, is once again saying the Sandy Hook massacre was a false flag done by "professional shooters." It is imperative we take over that studio as soon as possible.
https://www.mediamatters.org/infowars/alex-jones-discusses-sandy-hook-mass-shooting-all-big-setup
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CNN @cnn.com · 22/04/2026
Covid-19 vaccines roughly halved the chances that a US adult would need to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized with their infections last fall and winter, according to sources. But you won’t hear about it from the agency that led the research: the CDC. cnn.it/4dY5Yy5
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seacatspot.bsky.social @seacatspot.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Happy 420 🌳 #420
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/04/2026
For the past decade, the Supreme Court has relied on a rushed and secretive system to make major rulings. A New York Times investigation brings to light the precise moment when that system began. Listen to “The Daily.”
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Inside the Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine “shadow docket” rulings on presidential power.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/04/2026
You can also read the full 16 pages of memos here.
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Read the Supreme Court’s Shadow Papers
Read 16 pages of internal deliberations from the Supreme Court that the New York Times has obtained, bringing the origins of the court’s “shadow docket” into the light.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/04/2026
See the full story by Jodi Kantor and Adam Liptak here.
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/04/2026
President Trump’s new executive order attempts to restrict mail-in voting, which would make it more difficult for millions of people to cast a vote. We’re taking him to court to protect our right to participate in our democracy.
Blue graphic with an image of a absentee ballot in the background reading "Millions of people depend on voting by mail, including:
People with disabilities
People juggling multiple jobs
Seniors
People without access to transportation
Service members and their families
People in rural areas
And more
President Trump shouldn’t be making it harder for us to vote."
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
BREAKING WSJ: Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office, according to people who have heard his comments. "I'll pardon everyone who has come within 200 feet of the Oval," Trump said in a recent meeting. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | Trump Promises Mass Pardons to Staff Before Leaving Office
In a recent meeting, the president said he would pardon those within 200 feet of the Oval Office, according to people familiar with the remarks.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/04/2026
Viktor Orbán told Putin ‘I am at your service’ in October phonecall
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Viktor Orbán told Putin ‘I am at your service’ in October phonecall
Transcript reportedly details Hungarian leader offering whatever assistance he can to his Russian counterpart * Europe live – latest updates * Hungary elections explainer Hungary’s Viktor Orbán offered to go to great lengths to help Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian leader “I am at your service” in an October call, it has emerged, prompting further scrutiny of Budapest’s ties to the Kremlin just as JD Vance arrived in the city. Air Force Two landed in Budapest on Tuesday morning, carrying the US vice-president and his wife, Usha Vance, as Hungary reaches the final, heated days of a hard-fought election campaign that has played out against a backdrop of scandals regarding the relationship between Budapest and Moscow. Continue reading...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/03/2026
The Israeli military has suspended a battalion of reservists from active duty in the occupied West Bank after soldiers there detained a team of CNN journalists and one of the soldiers said on camera that the troops were carrying out “revenge” against Palestinians.
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Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’
While detaining a CNN crew, a soldier said that Israeli troops were motivated by “revenge” against Palestinians and that all of the West Bank was “for the Jews.”
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CNN @cnn.com · 23/03/2026
One of the largest measles outbreaks the US has seen in decades erupted at Ave Maria University in Florida, but very little information was being shared with the public. So CNN went to the small Florida town to learn what’s driving the case count. cnn.it/4v49aOX
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17/03/2026
Trump predicts US will have ‘honour of taking Cuba’ amid power blackout
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Trump predicts US will have ‘honour of taking Cuba’ amid power blackout
US president declares he can do ‘anything I want’ after oil blockade plunges country into darkness Donald Trump expects to have “the honour of taking Cuba”, he declared, after a US-imposed oil blockade plunged the country into darkness under a total power blackout. The US president claimed on Monday that he could do “anything I want” with Cuba, amid US negotiations with Havana over the country’s future. Continue reading...
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 14/03/2026
The FCC chairman suggested that he might start denying broadcast stations' license renewals if they kept airing, you guessed it, "fake news."
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Brendan Carr now trying to threaten away the networks' negative war coverage
Brendan Carr now trying to threaten away the networks' negative war coverage
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NPR @npr.org · 14/03/2026
The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
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The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector
The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/03/2026
It’s shock and awe as Trump’s granddaughter does her bit for the war effort. All hail Kai Trump, the shopper-in-chief | Marina Hyde
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It’s shock and awe as Trump’s granddaughter does her bit for the war effort. All hail Kai Trump, the shopper-in-chief | Marina Hyde
Yes, many Americans are struggling, but it’s good to know the first family can still afford the Earth’s most expensive provisions, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 05/03/2026
The documentary follows Ron DeSantis' efforts to turn New College of Florida conservative. www.avclub.com/first-they-c...
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The GOP takes a university hostage in exclusive First They Came For My College trailer
The GOP takes a university hostage in exclusive First They Came For My College trailer
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Q: "Do you think that Donald Trump should be deposed by this Committee?" Hillary Clinton: "Absolutely." "Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers … That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern."
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CNN @cnn.com · 27/02/2026
The Trump administration is releasing more than $5 billion in long-delayed disaster aid to states – but not to several Democratic-led states where President Donald Trump has clashed with governors, according to four sources familiar with the plan. cnn.it/4s5uHUM
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