“”What happened to me was not a misunderstanding. There was no confusion. Tal Alexander raped me.” said a woman using the pseudonym Maya Miller who spoke at the sentencing in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/n...
Amy Bredes
Amy Bredes
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Former Long Islander living in NorCal
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Great news! “The rejection of the indictment — known in legal circles as a “no true bill” — was the latest extraordinary setback in Mr. Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/u...
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Justin J Pearson’s republican opponent sent unsolicited dick pics to multiple recipients when he was as old as 53. He admits to it, but calls his behavior “youthful indiscretion” and a “distraction.” www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
“A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party. We are better than this. We have a responsibility to show it. We endorse Democrat Amy Acton for governor.” www.cleveland.com/open/2026/10...
On “Rockin' in the Free World,” Neil Young said: “The song is the opposite of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for.” www.courthousenews.com/rocker-neil-...
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Anouska De Georgiou survived Epstein. She stood beside the prosecutor suing his lawyer and accountant: survivors "can demand answers." Trump's DOJ won't ask one. The lawsuit would freeze $75 million before those two men touch it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-foug...
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One day, these professed men of God find themselves campaigning for a predator, defending ethic cleansing, celebrating the expulsion of refugees, and vilifying an entire religious tradition... johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/franklin-g...
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“Any effort to undermine the election will eventually resolve itself, whether through political compromise, contentious rulings from courts, the use of force or all three. But the economic impact will outlast any immediate political crisis.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/o...
"Andrade-Covarrubias had lived for decades in Dallas, where he raised three children who were all born in the U.S. He painted apartments and townhomes for a living, and his daughter said he was planning to return to Mexico." www.texastribune.org/2026/10/19/t...
Read the lawsuit detailing the brutal rape of a 13-year-old girl at a sex party with underage girls held at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in the summer of 1994. She dropped her lawsuit after receiving multiple death threats. #EpsteinFiles #Trump #MAGA www.documentcloud.org/documents/31...
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Trump Campaigns for Republicans as Turmoil Mounts in Washington www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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This deserves a murder charge. I don't expect it to happen, but denying someone medicine they need to stay alive is murder.
7th person dead in ICE custody this year in Texas alone: "His daughter said her dad had a heart condition, diabetes and high blood pressure. He had medicine with him when he was detained, but she said staff at the center wouldn’t 'give him his medications'...” www.texastribune.org/2026/10/18/m...
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“President Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, was fired Friday, after less than a week on the job, according to three people familiar with the matter.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/u...
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“Jackie's necropsy confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) as the primary underlying cause of her decline. . . .the infection caused a severe ulcer in her stomach that led to persistent internal bleeding, anemia, and the development of bacterial sepsis.” www.yahoo.com/news/science...
“There is an issue, post-Covid, of what are the options for students in a town like Ithaca. Many, many bars and venues went out of business and did not come back.” Aww, poor babies. No place to get smashed and rape women but on campus. Pathetic! 😡 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/n...
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If there’s evidence of fraud or other financial crimes, let’s see it. But trying to denaturalize and deport a sitting member of Congress over mistakes a parent allegedly made on immigration forms when she was a child is immoral and reprehensible. We can’t stand for it.
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“Some threats were vague; some were frighteningly specific. They promised torture, stabbing, rape and murder. They aimed at Republicans and Democrats alike, and at a range of officeholders from county clerks to United States senators.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/u...
“The Justice Department is investigating whether the major television networks — ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump . . .” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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Breaking News: At least 12 people were killed and 50 more were injured in a Houthi attack on an airport in the Saudi capital, officials said. The strike was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February.
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“But Facebook dissolved the team after the 2020 election, and a short time later, social media helped drive the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Haugen became concerned that Facebook and Instagram appeared to be prioritizing profit over public safety.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/a...
“The Pentagon said in a statement that the military execution, scheduled for Dec. 3, would also be broadcast via livestream.” No firing squad execution has been public or televised in modern times in the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...