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7 hours ago
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MSNBC Guest Accuses JD Vance of Not Defending His Indian' Wife and Mixed Race Children' Amid GOP Group Chat Controversy

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7 hours ago
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MSNBC Guest Accuses JD Vance of Not Defending His Indian' Wife and Mixed Race Children' Amid GOP Group Chat Controversy

fromSlate Magazine
11 minutes ago

It's the Governor vs. the Oysterman, and Democrats' Pick Will Tell Us a Lot About the Party's Future

Party leaders recruit the best option, in their eyes, and Democratic primary voters-innately terrified of risk and trusting of their leaders' judgment-fall in line. It doesn't always work out. Sometimes, like North Carolina's Cal Cunningham in 2020, the chosen ones have zipper issues. But Democrats' establishment-driven approach, contrasted with Republicans' less top-driven (and more mistake-prone) strategy for candidate selection, did give Democrats four years in the Senate majority from 2021 to 2025,
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#venezuela
fromwww.npr.org
56 minutes ago

The two wildcards shaping the tail end of the Virginia race for governor

ARLINGTON, Va. Only two states, Virginia and New Jersey, hold their elections for governor the year after the presidential election and the year before the midterms. The races are often seen as a test of voter sentiment, but just weeks out from the election, two late-emerging issues in Virginia may be reshaping that state's contest. Abigail Spanberger, a former member of Congress, is the Democratic candidate, and Winsome Earle-Sears, the Republican candidate, is the commonwealth's current lieutenant governor.
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31 minutes ago

Trump's immigration policy reduces labor, delays projects and raises costs, according to the Fed

Immigration enforcement and policy changes are causing labor shortages that raise costs and delay projects in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing.
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fromAP News
11 hours ago

New York man convicted of illegal straw donor scheme during President Trump's reelection campaign

Xinyue "Daniel" Lou was convicted of orchestrating an illegal 2019 straw-donor scheme to secure VIP Mar-a-Lago tickets and faces up to 10 years in prison.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 hour ago

Mexican gangs, the perfect fuel to double down on the federal offensive in Chicago

Federal forces deployed in Chicago have clashed with residents as DHS alleges Mexican criminal networks offered bounties to target federal agents, prompting escalated federal action.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 hours ago

Insurrection Act: What is it, and does US president have plenary authority?

When asked whether United States President Donald Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act, Vice President JD Vance said this week that Trump is looking at all his options. The decision would allow Trump to deploy the US military domestically for law enforcement purposes without congressional authorisation and over the objections of state governors. list of 4 itemsend of list Vance's October 12 comment on NBC's Meet the Press was just one of many in recent months
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1 hour ago

Montana's Chinese past isn't past - High Country News

A Montana neighborhood sits atop human remains amid rising anti-Chinese political rhetoric that stirred local anxieties and invoked historical xenophobia.
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fromAxios
56 minutes ago

Scoop: Dems plot Fetterman ouster

Several Pennsylvania Democrats are weighing primary challenges to Senator John Fetterman, including Reps. Brendan Boyle, Chris Deluzio, and former Rep. Conor Lamb.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 hours ago

US may take strategic stakes in rare earths companies to tackle China power grab'

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent told an event on Wednesday that China's dramatic new restrictions on rare earth minerals and magnets demonstrated the need for the US to be self-sufficient in critical materials or rely more on trusted allies. This should be a clear sign to our allies that we must work together, and work together we will. We are not going to let a group of bureaucrats in Beijing try to manage the global supply chains.
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56 minutes ago

For private flood insurance companies, the government shutdown is good for business

The government shutdown halted the National Flood Insurance Program, pushing buyers toward costlier private flood policies and delaying home sales in high-risk areas.
#zohran-mamdani
fromRaw Story
9 hours ago
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'This is how it's done!' Dem's 'smart' appearance on Fox News hailed as model for party

fromnj
9 hours ago
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Mamdani uses Trump's 'favorite channel' to send a direct message

fromRaw Story
9 hours ago
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'This is how it's done!' Dem's 'smart' appearance on Fox News hailed as model for party

fromnj
9 hours ago
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Mamdani uses Trump's 'favorite channel' to send a direct message

#government-shutdown
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1 day ago
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Trump news at a glance: Administration will produce list of Democrat programs' to be closed due to shutdown

Trump plans permanent closure of Democrat programs amid the federal shutdown, pursues large-scale firings, revokes visas, and ordered a lethal strike on a drug-smuggling vessel.
fromThe Atlantic
17 hours ago
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When Conservatism Meant Freedom

A government shutdown acts as a quasi-election about the rule of law; Thatcher transformed Britain through law-based liberty and hope counters historical despair.
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fromStreetsblog
5 hours ago

Thursday's Headlines: Gateway 'Terminator' Edition - Streetsblog New York City

Trump declared Gateway tunnel funding "terminated," threatening a critical Hudson River commuter rail project and prompting bipartisan outrage and uncertainty in New York and New Jersey.
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fromwww.npr.org
10 hours ago

Legal experts say Kristi Noem's airport video breaks the law. Penalties are unlikely

Several U.S. airports refused to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's video at checkpoints, citing political messaging and potential Hatch Act violations.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 hours ago

Republican Congressman Tim Burchett Opens Up About Friendship With AOC: She's a Marxist' But She's My Buddy'

Rep. Tim Burchett maintains a personal friendship with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez despite ideological differences and laments lost bipartisan camaraderie in Washington.
fromsfist.com
9 hours ago

Day Around the Bay: Trump Triples Down on Sending Troops to SF, In White House Remarks

President Trump spoke again about San Francisco at a White House news conference today thanks a lot, Benioff! spuriously claiming that "government officials" urged him to "start looking at San Francisco" for a National Guard deployment. Ironically, he claimed that San Francisco was "one of our great cities, 10 years ago, 15 years ago," clearly unaware that the city was being run by Gavin Newsom 15 years ago. [KRON4]
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fromAxios
9 hours ago

Scoop: Dozens of Democratic House candidates won't commit to backing Hakeem Jeffries

Many Democratic House candidates are unwilling or reluctant to commit support for Hakeem Jeffries as speaker or minority leader ahead of 2026.
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fromwww.bloomberg.com
10 hours ago

Trump declares US-China trade war, Bessent floats long truce

U.S.-China trade tensions continue as high U.S. tariffs persist while officials consider pausing duties if China reverses proposed rare-earth export controls.
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8 hours ago

Trump Administration Planning to Install Allies' at the IRS to Target Major Democratic Donors' Including George Soros: WSJ

Citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Trump administration has been preparing sweeping changes to the IRS which would allow the agency to pursue criminal inquiries of left-leaning groups more easily. A senior IRS official involved in the effort has drawn up a list of potential targets that includes major Democratic donors, the Journal said, with sources claiming that the administration intended to install allies of the president in the agency's criminal investigation division.
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fromAxios
9 hours ago

Senate Dems tease hardball defense spending strategy

Still, confusion reigned inside the Democratic caucus on what kind of package Thune (R-S.D.) would ultimately bring to the floor, making it difficult for Democrats to settle on a final strategy. They insisted they need to know whether Thune will bring a standalone defense bill to the floor - or if he'll pair it with other appropriations packages. "If we have to vote with no clarity about that, I would vote against proceeding to the House defense approps bill," Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), an appropriator, told Axios on Wednesday.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
6 hours ago

Bernie Sanders: Marjorie Taylor Greene is a Good Republican

There are some decent, honest Republicans, Sanders said. And you know, in American society, we believe in democracy. You're a conservative Republican. We disagree. So what? It's called America. We have different points of view. I gotta tell you thoughone of the things that has concerned me very, very much is that we are seeing the Republican party. Doing less of representing their districts and their states than just swearing allegiance to the President of the United States.
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fromSFGATE
9 hours ago

Trump targets San Francisco, 'strongly' recommending National Guard deployment

President Donald Trump said he may deploy the National Guard to San Francisco, prompting swift opposition from local and state officials.
#cia-covert-operations
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fromConsequence
6 hours ago

On South Park, Donald Trump Is Desperate to Exorcise the Antichrist

Peter Thiel, JD Vance, and allies attempt to stop a demonic baby linked to Donald Trump, seizing children's data and targeting Cartman as the key.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 hours ago

Trump floats San Francisco as next target for crime crackdown

The federal government plans to target San Francisco with expanded federal law enforcement and National Guard deployments in a crackdown on crime in Democratic-run cities.
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fromStreetsblog
15 hours ago

Trump's Electrification Cuts are Short-Sighted: Report - Streetsblog USA

Federal EV investments have created thousands of manufacturing jobs, generated billions in economic activity, and face potential rollback under the Trump administration.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 hours ago

US media return Pentagon passes, giving up access after new rules kick in

More than 30 major news outlets lost Pentagon access after refusing to sign a restrictive 21-page media policy limiting movement, sourcing, and publication.
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fromAxios
16 hours ago

Vance to headline Turning Point campus event

J.D. Vance will engage TPUSA's campus-organizing network at college events as part of efforts tied to Charlie Kirk's mission and potential 2028 positioning.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Congressman Blames Foul Play or Vandalism' For Deeply Inappropriate' Swastika Flag Spotted in Background of Office

A U.S. flag altered with a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor's office; he called it vandalism and requested a Capitol Police investigation.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
7 hours ago

Tom Homan Denies Taking $50,000 Bribe for the First Time

Tom Homan denies ever accepting $50,000 from an undercover FBI agent and says he recused himself from contract and monetary decisions.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
10 hours ago

Tinkering around edges' at budget risks another year of economic pain, IFS warns

The IFS warns the chancellor must find at least £22bn and that likely tax rises are needed because a £10bn buffer is insufficient for fiscal stability.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
8 hours ago

Trump's Latest Layoffs Gut the Office of Postsecondary Ed

It's enormously disruptive to the students who are reliant on these services to answer questions and get the information they need about college enrollment and financial aid as they apply and student supports once they enroll,
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fromGothamist
9 hours ago

Judge extends court order protecting $33M in MTA anti-terrorism funds

The ruling, issued Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan, gives the state at least another week, until Oct. 22, to make its case in court. Without the order, the DHS could have allowed the money to be returned to the U.S. Treasury. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the agency last month, claiming the funding cut was illegal and politically motivated. Gov. Kathy Hochul joined the lawsuit, saying the decision threatened the safety of millions of daily riders.
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#kamala-harris
fromFortune
1 day ago
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Kamala Harris doesn't believe her presidential run was her finale: A glass 'cliff suggests finality, and I'm not into that' | Fortune

Kamala Harris, after losing the 2024 presidential election, signals she intends to remain active in politics and highlights breaking barriers in her memoir 107 Days.
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17 hours ago
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Kamala Harris Bizarrely Boasts She May Have Been 'Most Qualified' Presidential Candidate 'Ever'

Kamala Harris said many consider her the most qualified U.S. presidential candidate and attributed her 2024 loss to limited voter familiarity, misinformation, and identity-related challenges.
fromFortune
1 day ago
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Kamala Harris doesn't believe her presidential run was her finale: A glass 'cliff suggests finality, and I'm not into that' | Fortune

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fromFortune
20 hours ago

Amid disruption, C-suite leaders have the power to steady their workforces | Fortune

Political discourse amplified by ideologically filtered news creates employee anxiety and threatens workplace unity during critical AI-era change and growth.
#visa-revocations
fromAxios
1 day ago
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Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

The U.S. State Department revoked visas for six foreigners after online comments celebrated the killing of an American, citing no obligation to host those praising assassination.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago
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US revokes six visas over Charlie Kirk death amid social media crackdown

The US revoked visas of six foreigners who celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination on social media, saying it will bar foreigners who wish death on Americans.
fromAxios
1 day ago
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Trump administration revokes 6 visas over comments about Charlie Kirk

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fromPortland Mercury
16 hours ago

Good Morning, News: Speaker Mike Johnson Afraid of Naked Bike Riders, ICE Arrests Peaceful Clarinet Player at Protest, and (No Surprise) Young Republicans Text Like Nazis

Portland residents defended a peaceful naked bike ride protesting the ICE facility against Speaker Mike Johnson's alarms and urged support for local journalism.
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fromAxios
23 hours ago

What to know about Oct. 18 "No Kings" protests

More than 2,500 nationwide protests are planned, backed by major civil and progressive groups and met with sharp Republican criticism and warnings of unrest.
fromTruthout
15 hours ago

GOP Blocks Warren Bill to Stop Trump's "Brazen" $20B Argentina Bailout

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) tried to pass the No Argentina Bailout Act on Tuesday afternoon via unanimous consent. [Treasury] Secretary [Scott] Bessent seems to be saying that the American economy can tank, and Americans can pay higher prices, but there will be no end to using American taxpayer dollars to bail out Argentina," said Warren. "For Trump, the leader of Argentina is more important than American families struggling with rising costs for health care.
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fromAxios
1 day ago

Trump slams Time magazine photo as "Worst of All Time"

Trump praised Time but criticized its cover photo; others also condemned the image, and a ceasefire deal with ongoing Gaza violence was reported.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
1 day ago

Bay Area activists rally calling for end to political violence

Bay Area activists rally to condemn rising political violence after racist, threatening emails targeted Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and other civic spaces.
#no-kings-protests
fromFast Company
23 hours ago
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No Kings October 18 protest: Millions expected in all 50 states for biggest rally yet against Trump. Here's what to know

fromFast Company
23 hours ago
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No Kings October 18 protest: Millions expected in all 50 states for biggest rally yet against Trump. Here's what to know

fromThe Nation
1 day ago

Walter Lippmann's Phantom Publics

Lippmann was one of the most successful people who ever lived.... No other journalist in American history has had so much influence on events, had his hand in so many state papers, been on such equal terms with the great. No other wrote books that became such famous keys to each era in turn, was able to impart to newspaper and magazine columns, with such a magisterial air of cultivation, political intelligence of the coolest and most decisive sort.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Trump takes credit for already dropping crime rates in press conference

Claims credited recent violent crime declines to federal policing efforts, including Operation Summer Heat and national guard deployments.
fromSlate Magazine
14 hours ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Keeps Breaking With Her Party. What's Going On?

Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is on quite a tear. Over the past month, she's been publicly trashing her colleagues over the Jeffrey Epstein files, health care costs, regulations for artificial intelligence, and funding for Israel. This week Greene took things up a notch during an interview with the Washington Post, where she criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson's government shutdown strategy, accused him of treating Republican House members who are women unfairly, and argued "a lot of the men here in the House are weak."
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fromwww.esquire.com
17 hours ago

Oh Good, Trump Bombed Another Boat in the Caribbean

A U.S. strike in international waters reportedly killed six men labeled "narcoterrorists," with the announcement met by skepticism about evidence, authorship, and legality.
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fromIntelligencer
11 hours ago

Republicans Have a Real Nazi Thing Going On

Young Republican staffers and operatives have displayed Nazi imagery and expressed admiration for Hitler, prompting investigations, public condemnation, and calls for resignations.
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fromThe Atlantic
23 hours ago

Don't Blame the Democrats for Trump's Revenge Tour

Donald Trump is using politicized prosecutions to punish opponents after eroding Justice Department independence, replicating earlier efforts he pressured while president.
#republican-party
fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Republican men "weak" in blistering critique of GOP leadership - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Republican men "weak" in blistering critique of GOP leadership - LGBTQ Nation

fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Day Around the Bay: Marc Benioff Continues His Trump Turn, Brings Trump Adviser David Sacks to Dreamforce

Barely a week after confessing she had embezzled money from Lake Tahoe Community Presbyterian Church, South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace has resigned, and encouraged her Mayor pro tem to also resign over his bar fight allegations. So Mayor Wallace is out, and South Lake Tahoe City Council will have to discuss picking a new mayor and other issues at their October 21 meeting. [KOVR]
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#young-republicans
fromwww.amny.com
12 hours ago
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Young Republicans' racist, violent group chat sparks bipartisan backlash with some GOP leaders using bothsidesism | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
12 hours ago
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Young Republicans' racist, violent group chat sparks bipartisan backlash with some GOP leaders using bothsidesism | amNewYork

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fromArs Technica
20 hours ago

Believing misinformation is a "win" for some people, even when proven false

Some people endorse misinformation to signal symbolic strength or loyalty, valuing provocative assertions over factual accuracy.
fromwww.twincities.com
11 hours ago

JD Vance dismisses bipartisan outrage over racist and offensive Young Republican group chat

The public release of a Young Republican group chat that included racist language, jokes about rape and flippant commentary on gas chambers prompted bipartisan calls for those involved to be removed from or resign their positions. The Young Republican National Federation, the GOP's political organization for Republicans between 18 and 40, called for those involved to step down from the organization. The group described the exchanges, first reported by Politico, as unbecoming of any Republican.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
12 hours ago

Shut Up!' Nancy Pelosi Loses Her Cool On Pro-Trump Influencer Asking About Jan. 6th

Nancy Pelosi denied refusing the National Guard on January 6, saying the president did not send troops and rebuked a pro-Trump influencer's questions.
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fromTruthout
13 hours ago

"No Kings" Protests Set to Sweep US Even as Trump Increases Attacks on Activists

The Trump administration targeted and deported journalist Mario Guevara, chilling press freedom and aiming to criminalize political opposition while prompting activist resistance.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Stupidest Thing I've Ever Seen': GOP Congresswoman Roasted for Touting Russian Propaganda on JFK Assassination

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna will publish Russian-provided JFK assassination documents, drawing widespread ridicule and accusations of promoting foreign propaganda.
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fromemptywheel
20 hours ago

The Fascist Dragnet To Avenge Charlie Kirk's Honor - emptywheel

Six visa holders were identified as celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination, though at least two posts did not explicitly celebrate and referenced his gun-rights remarks.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
16 hours ago

Pam Bondi said matching protest signs prove antifa is real. It didn't go well for her. - LGBTQ Nation

Pam Bondi asserted that antifa is a funded, organized criminal group based on matching protest signs, prompting social-media ridicule pointing to matching MAGA signs.
fromLos Angeles Times
23 hours ago

Commentary: One of O.C.'s loudest pro-immigrant politicians is one of the unlikeliest

The Orange city council member comes from O.C. Republican royalty. Her grandfather, Cruz, was a Mexican immigrant and civil rights pioneer who registered with the GOP in the late 1940s after Democratic leaders wouldn't help him and other activists fight school segregation against Mexican American students in Orange County. Her second cousin, Steve Ambriz, was a rising GOP star serving on the Orange City Council when he was killed by wrong-way driver in 2006.
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