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Layers of corruption everywhere...

James Aura@jamesaura.bsky.social

Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed's Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy. #booksky www.nytimes.com/2026/10/26/b...

nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew Cole (Gift Article)The new book by the reporter Matthew Cole connects $2 billion in slush funds from gulf state leaders to Trump’s son-in-law in an effort to influence U.S. policy.
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Former NC Congressman Melvin L. Watt's Autobiography Tracing Six Generations From Slavery to Congress #books www.manilatimes.net/2026/07/29/t...

manilatimes.netPalmetto Publishing Releases Former Congressman Melvin L. Watt's Autobiography Tracing Six Generations From Slavery to CongressNewly published by Palmetto Publishing, The Sixth Generation chronicles one Black family's unbroken 200-year journey from an enslaved ancestor captured in West Africa to the halls of American power.
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An ICE protest and vigil was held at Rivers Correctional Institute on Saturday afternoon, just a month after the previous one, which organizers say kicks off a nationwide plan for protest vigils across the country for the next couple of weeks. www.witn.com/2026/10/25/i...

witn.comICE protest vigil held at Rivers Correctional Institute in Hertford CountyAn ICE protest and vigil was held at Rivers Correctional Institute on Saturday afternoon, just a month after the previous one, which organizers say kicks off a nationwide plan for protest vigils acros...

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Richard Silvia
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Today’s Letters from an American 🇺🇸 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds me of Russell Vought saying Trump 2.0 would rapid fire Executive Orders to outpace the courts. “By the time they figure out what's going on, we will have already done it" 👉🏼vote heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-23...

heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 23, 2026Despite Trump’s statement yesterday that billionaire Elon Musk had removed the restrictions from Starlink and Starshield that are crippling Ukraine’s ability to protect itself from Russia, Ukraine pre...
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A jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, a UNC-Chapel Hill student - he gets life without parole: www.wral.com/news/local/f...

wral.comGuilty: Faith Hedgepeth's killer sentenced to life in prison without paroleA jury found Miguel Salguero-Olivares guilty of first-degree murder, rape, sexual offense and burglary in the 2012 killing of Faith Hedgepeth, a UNC-Chapel Hill student and North Carolina native. He…

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Phillips OBrien
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Trump and Musk are just stringing Ukraine along and letting Russia attack it with impunity. And the American press is foolishly falling for blue smoke and mirrors, arguing whether Musk or Trump are responsible. Hint, they both are!

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LuciSkyDyme
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The Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million in Transfers www.vanityfair.com/story/jared-...?

vanityfair.comThe Art of the Deal: Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed More Than $700 Million in TransfersAn exclusive excerpt from ‘Princes and Thieves: Jared Kushner and Mohamed bin Zayed’s Secret Plot to Remake the Middle East’ examines how bank accounts linked the president’s son-in-law—and former sen...

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Jeff Berardelli
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What’s funny is they all know a scientist… their local TV meteorologist. But perhaps it doesn’t come to mind or they don’t really associate their weather person with science. Odd. Why?

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com

Every year, Research!America does a poll that asks, "Can you name a living scientist?" In January 2026, 76% of respondents said "no." Of those who said "yes," 5% named a scientist who was, in fact, dead. www.researchamerica.org/blog/can-you...