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Hala Arafa

@sinuhe1800.bsky.social
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Retired: News Editor [Voice of America], Program Review Analyst [International Bureau of Broadcasting]

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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Only two other countries have left the Group of States against Corruption, or GRECO before — Russia and Belarus. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The editorial board of Missouri's largest newspaper joined the pile-on after Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) embarrassed himself during his interrogation of former special counsel Jack Smith on national TV.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russian system for total annihilation: "Dismantle & Purge" thehill.com/policy/defen...
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
US & Russia stripped language requiring the systems to operate in a “predictable” & “reliable” manner, removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike, www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
US ambassador to China,David Perdue, told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Trump asked Xi Jinping if China would like to buy US weapons, American ambassador says
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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‘Trump Is Going to Destroy It’: Trump’s Kennedy Center Closure Deepens as Former Employees Blow the Whistle on Repairs After Lutnick Shows the Ceiling Collapse
Doors to the Kennedy Center are locked, and barricades block the performance arts center’s entrance. But new allegations about what happened behind those
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 23/09/2026
Five cops in Indianapolis were just criminally charged with abusing Flock to spy on their ex-wives, their wives' ex-partners and women they met on duty. Audit was triggered by us at the @washingtonpost.com, the prosecutor said. From last month: wapo.st/4yfNHng
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/09/2026
NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
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The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move
Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Time to revisit Trump-Russia collusion www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Time to revisit Trump-Russia collusion
Or better yet, complicity.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The donor, an ex-defense contractor, told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians. After Donald Trump returned to office, the investigation died, a casualty of his purge of the FBI. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
They lied during their Senate confirmation hearings. They should be impeached; lying constitutes perjury and/or high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
'Catastrophic' cost of Trump's gluttonous gilding exposed in bombshell NYT report www.rawstory.com/trump-nation...
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'Catastrophic' cost of Trump's gluttonous gilding exposed in bombshell NYT report
President Donald Trump's gluttonous hunger to gild Washington, D.C has left America's national parks in dire turmoil, according to experts sounding the alarm.Trump has cut national park staff across t...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
🚨LIVE: Protests ERUPT at Kennedy Center…
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🚨LIVE: Protests ERUPT at Kennedy Center…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has obtained new images showing severe destruction at a U.S. base in Kuwait following an Iranian attack. See the images and our full report:
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EXCLUSIVE: Images Show Severe Destruction at US Base in Kuwait
MeidasTouch has obtained exclusive images this afternoon showing the aftermath of an Iranian attack on a US base in Kuwait, and based on what we've reviewed,
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Pentagon Weighs Major U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe as Poland Warns Russia May Strike NATO Territory theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagon-w...
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Pentagon Weighs Major U.S. Troop Cuts in Europe as Poland Warns Russia May Strike NATO Territory
As Poland warns of possible Russian strikes on NATO territory, the Pentagon is weighing major U.S. troop cuts that critics warn could weaken deterrence against further Russian aggression.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump Enraged After Iran Renames Strait of Hormuz After JFK open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Trump Enraged After Iran Renames Strait of Hormuz After JFK
“These people are sick and evil!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace @deadlinewh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'A matter of life and death': Deployed troops are sounding the alarm about intense attacks undisclosed by the Trump administration. If you missed the show yesterday, check out the segment out NOW on YouTube - linked below. We'll see you live on television at 4PM!
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'A matter of life and death': Deployed troops SOUND ALARM about INTENSE attacks hidden by Trump
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Forklifts were seen striking the pillars of the Kennedy Center on September 16, 2026, as construction crews rushed to erect metal fencing around the building following an abrupt, indefinite closure ordered by the Trump-appointed board. currently.att.yahoo.com/att/forklift...
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Forklift incident sparks fears Trump could demolish Kennedy Center after closure
Congresswoman leading legal battle against Trump’s takeover demands emergency court hearing
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“The number of workdays of paid admin leave increased from abt 4 million in years 2023 & 2024 to abt 21.6 million in 2025”. That cost $9.5 billion. In 2023 & 2024 just 600 federal workers took more than 3 months of paid leave, in 2025 that number jumped to almost 100,000. thehill.com/homenews/adm...
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Federal employees were paid nearly $7B not to work under DOGE effort: GAO
The Trump administration paid outgoing employees an estimated nearly $7 billion to not work as it encouraged them to leave the federal service, a government watchdog found in a Tuesday report. Fede…
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @elizabeth-warren.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We’re asking a simple question: Where did the money go?
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Democratic senators ask McMahon for details on student loan administration spending
Four Democratic senators sent a letter Wednesday to Education Secretary Linda McMahon, calling for her to share details on how her department used $1 billion in funding intended for student loan ad…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Washington DC federal court BLOCKS Postal Service mail-in ballot rule. First court to prohibit USPS from taking steps to allow voluntary compliance with anti-voting rule. A victory for ELG and our clients DSCC, DCCC, DNC, DGA and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries!
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
🚨NEW: They locked migrants in tiny metal cages and called them “calming areas.” Now a federal watchdog is exposing what happened inside “Alligator Alcatraz.”
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Federal Watchdog Finds "Alligator Alcatraz" Locked Migrants in Small Metal Cages as So-Called "Calming Areas"
A new report from the Department of Homeland Security's independent inspector general has revealed that the now-shuttered Florida detention center known as
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump admin plans to repeal Biden-era rules to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that drive climate change, an action EPA said would remove more than $300 billion in costs for the industry. Biden admin's EPA estimated this regulation would've saved thousands of lives. wapo.st/4dzdQ80
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EPA plans to scrap Biden-era rules that limit power-plant climate emissions
Agency chief Lee Zeldin had planned the repeal as part a slew of proposals he called “the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.”
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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The new threat election officials fear: Trump’s federal government
With seven weeks until Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, troops at the polls and a postal system that could reject ballots by the batch.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Final Battle for America’s Democracy Trump & his Republican congressional allies are more determined than ever to take over the country. Speaker Mike Johnson can prevent the recognition of duly-elected Democratic representatives on January 3. newrepublic.com/article/2151... via @newrepublic.com
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The Final Battle for America’s Democracy
Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of U.S. Base He reportedly admitted that the Iranian military “blew the hell” out of the U.S. naval base in Bahrain & left American forces unable to “pull in” the USS Abraham Lincoln newrepublic.com/post/215288/... via @newrepublic.com
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Navy Secretary Casually Admits Iran “Blew the Hell” out of U.S. Base
The acting Navy secretary says Iran has in fact done quite a bit of damage.
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election ".....I pledge, [...] that I will go out with my family, my friends, I’ll do it any way, I don’t care if I’m registered or not, I’m gonna try and cheat like hell like they do, ..." newrepublic.com/post/215314/... via @newrepublic.com
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Trump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge to “Cheat Like Hell” This Election
Donald Trump led the audience at the Republican midterm convention in a chilling oath.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 10/09/2026
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Hala Arafa @sinuhe1800.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I was working on putting our youngest child up for adoption, when I learned the joyous news: AMERICA IS GETTING ITS BALLROOM! What pride we must feel knowing the highest court says it's A-OK for a president to bulldoze a third of the White House without permission. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Trump made life worse but by gosh, we're getting a ballroom! | Opinion
Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, cash-strapped Americans and President Donald Trump will have their dreams come true: A WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM!
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“I don’t think the public realizes how far progress has already been set back and how many new treatments and cures will be delayed by years or decades or maybe never come to fruition.” from @thetransmitter.bsky.social
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Amid funding uncertainty, neuroscientists report a mix of cynicism, persistence
Two years into one of the most tumultuous tenures in U.S. federal funding, researchers outline how they are coping with ongoing changes and reflect on the impact these changes are having on the system...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/09/2026
BREAKING: Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton was attacked by an armed individual who lunged at her during a campaign event at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown. 1/
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today. Total Active Cases: 203 Active Voting Rights Cases: 163 Active Redistricting Cases: 40 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 85 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 77 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 30 www.democracydocket.com
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