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NEW @ms.now: I spoke w Bernadette Greene-Placentia a bit ago about why she decided to come forward w her allegations of sexual assault in the midst of a congressional campaign. She said she thought she would be a “hypocrite” if she didn’t, adding, “Me coming forward is me taking my power back.”

Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...

“Jane Doe, the interviews and text messages reveal, first appeared to grapple with shame, humiliation and concerns about her reputation before she began to consider herself an assault victim.” How a Cornell Student Went From Shame to Seeking Justice www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...

“Since 2023, Israel’s fragmentation of Palestine, underway for generations, has accelerated. ... This fracturing has torn families apart, stifled the economy, and obstructed access to essential services such as hospitals and schools.” www.wired.com/story/how-is...

CNN and Politico now also say their reporters were denied entry to the White House this morning and their press passes were revoked: www.ms.now/news/trump-b...

MS NOW journalists were denied entry to the White House on Saturday, a day after Trump said he would revoke access to three news organizations that he claims do not cover him fairly. www.ms.now/news/trump-b...

Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...

Fetterman text to aide: “Why do I have to keep having to meet with [Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]?” Aide: “Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.” Fetterman: “Well I’m not.” @wsj.com #PAsen www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

“Some of the retired officials contend that the campaign against Palestinians in the West Bank is reminiscent of Nazism — an extraordinarily contentious assertion, especially in Israel, where many Jews found sanctuary after their families were eradicated in Europe.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/w...

NEW: Despite being ruled “permanently ineligible” from coaching by SafeSport, a Texas girls volleyball coach has continued to run his club, posting hundreds of videos in which he works with players, supervises practices and is alone with teen girls. with @washingtonpost.com

"Abolish the Senate" is obviously correct and has been obviously correct for so long that watching idiot pundits pretend to be shocked by it makes me want to DRINK POISON. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/yes-obviou...

Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...

“The Trump administration’s findings that three Ivy League schools violated civil rights law by tolerating antisemitism were predetermined by political priorities that blew past the evidence, according to a whistleblower account provided to Congress.“ www.ms.now/news/frame-u...

A 17-month-old tragically died. Georgia wants to jail his mother over the accident. www.ms.now/opinion/deja...

This is a really beautiful website by @jdworkin.bsky.social on the everyday household items that were once only dreamt about – a music player, nightlight, family photos, clean water, ice, spices, and more. 10/10 would recommend exploring it! ordinaryabundance.com

Nanit and other start-ups want to track your children through the night — and soon, for much longer than that. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/b...

“That was not a meeting, that was a performance.” Epstein victims finally met with acting AG Todd Blanche yesterday, after a GOP senator made it a precondition for Blanche’s nomination to move forward. They left the meeting feeling betrayed —By @lawofruby.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/todd-bl...

ICYMI: Rep. Khanna was held by armed Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The IDF arrived at the scene and sided with the men, he said. When a translator told the settlers that Khanna was a U.S. lawmaker, they laughed and said they didn’t care, a spox told @ms.now www.ms.now/news/ro-khan...

Wonderwall sucks. FYI

“FIFA’s store says each segment of turf is 17.5 by 17.5 by 17.5, although it doesn’t specify whether that figure is inches, centimeters or millimeters.” The turf pictured on the FIFA store is in a rectangular shape www.nbcnews.com/sports/socce...

Minnesota school serving Somalis faces threats after Trump posts clip of kindergarteners www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington alleges the Trump administration violated U.S. law by providing Iran’s government with confidential information detailing the asylum applications for Iranians it planned to deport. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Balogun’s red card was the wrong call but this is egregious and unfair and not at all how the game works. Extremely bad look for the US apnews.com/article/falo...

BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.

Johnson: If we lose the midterms, these Democrats will turn every committee of Congress into an investigative body, and they'll go after the president's family, the cabinet, his donors, friends, half of you in this room will be targeted. I run the protection program. We’ll take care of you.

The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth

Cabo Verde keeper Vozinho’s mother will get to travel to the U.S. for his match against Uruguay on Sunday after some intervention from Jeffries and Rubio. Vozinho previously said they couldn’t get enough money to pay the visa fees www.ms.now/news/jeffrie...

Paul Barnes, a lifelong Knicks fan ... noticed that the Knicks seemed to be scoring more when he played with the blue and orange paper decorations hanging on the wall of the bar. So Mr. Barnes kept touching the decorations, feeling a sense of obligation to the team. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/n...

Trump didn’t ruin the World Cup. He just made it less fun. via @roey.bsky.social www.ms.now/opinion/worl...

What the War Powers Act says presidents have to tell Congress www.ms.now/news/what-th...

After almost three decades, thousands of hours of broadcasts and countless conspiracy theories, Alex Jones aired the last episode of Infowars this week — and he still owes over $1 billion to the Sandy Hook families.

“I have learned that anything I do now can be taken out of context and made into evidence. Of what exactly, I do not know. That is part of the punishment. The charge is never specified, so the vigilance must be total.” nymag.com/intelligence...

BREAKING: Trump rushed from dinner after witnesses report shots fired. Ken Dilanian reports.

Trump told MS NOW this morning that Iran has “no idea who their leader is” at this moment, an assessment that experts on Iran have said is incorrect. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...

“Within a week she seemed back to normal. What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain, poised to exact a terrible toll years later.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...

New data out today from @guttmacher.org found that the *total number of abortions* in the U.S. increased slightly between 2024 and 2025 — from 1,124,000  to 1,126,000 — despite mounting bans, while the *ways* people ended their pregnancies shifted dramatically. 🧵 www.guttmacher.org/report/full-...

Trump, true to form, on Mueller’s death: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people! President DONALD J. TRUMP” truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...

BREAKING: Former special counsel Robert Mueller has died via @carolleonnig.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/former-...

Dolores Huerta's statement on Cesar Chavez: “I am nearly 96 years old, and for the last 60 years have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farmworker movement I have spent my entire life fighting for... I can no longer stay silent and must share my own experiences"

really just overwhelmingly shaken by the bravery of these women to tell their stories, despite it all. plus the careful & brave investigation by these reporters www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/u...

ICE detained a DACA recipient who was going to visit his preemie daughter in the NICU. His DACA status expired last week while he was in custody. The government did not respond to the renewal application he submitted in November. exclusive by @lbarronlopez.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/ice-det...

Hegseth: “No quarter, no mercy for our enemies.” from @julesjester.bsky.social: Orders or threats of “no quarter” — killing enemies who surrender or are rendered unable to fight — are considered violations of international law and listed as a war crime following WWII. www.ms.now/liveblog/ira...

Daryl Hannah says she’s gotten “hostile and even threatening messages from viewers” who think how she’s portrayed in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ is true www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

Noem is speaking in Nashville right now. Unclear if she knows she’s been ousted as DHS secretary

Trump boots Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary, picks Markwayne Mullin to replace her www.ms.now/news/kristi-...

This 2019 story from the Washington Post suggested Trump and Epstein’s fight over a Palm Beach property led to the falling out www.washingtonpost.com/politics/don...

Very interesting that the NYPD is pursuing this with such gusto presumably to project toughness when it is, in fact, doing the exact opposite

Near-blind refugee found dead in Buffalo after Border Patrol released him from custody at a coffee shop after determining he had entered the country as a refugee and could not be deported www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...