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I, for one, am *not* convinced that Peter Thiel’s supposed criticism of the second Trump administration is sincere. His fingerprints are all over Trump 2.0, and it’s more than “just” JD Vance. 1/

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6/ “Police should also investigate election advertising linked to Polymarket, a [Thiel backed] US-based predictions site, and Meta Platforms Inc, [Justice] Dino said.” share.google/en3GfUUQHgr7...

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“The US is letting a convicted Bolsonaro spy chief [Alexandre Ramagen] stay in Florida. Brazil wants answers. Former intelligence director Alexandre Ramagem fled after his conviction for trying to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election.” 10/22/26… 1/ share.google/goujYJzMdBtL...

share.googleThe US is letting a convicted Bolsonaro spy chief stay in Florida. Brazil wants answers. - ICIJFormer intelligence director Alexandre Ramagem fled after his conviction for trying to overturn Brazil’s 2022 election. Authorities there are investigating whether he had help.

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“[Lana Nusseibeh] might have – for want of a better phrase – gallons of blood on her hands.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social makes the scathing case against the UN Security Council recommending Emirati official Lana Nusseibeh as the Secretary-General of the organization. Read: zeteo.com/p/the-uae-he...

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Trump’s closing message ahead of Tuesday’s midterms: gas and ass. Good luck, America.

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The UAE Helped Fuel the Sudan Genocide. Now One of Its Diplomats Wants To Lead the United Nations @mehdirhasan.bsky.social makes the scathing case against the UN Security Council recommending Emirati official Lana Nusseibeh as Secretary-General of the organization. Read: zeteo.com/p/the-uae-he...

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It was 1986. Reagan begged Congress to give $100M to the Contras, a right-wing paramilitary. Then he struck Libya. Reagan tried to link the two interventions, to justify it all. And he found that language in a book by a young diplomat: Benjamin Netanyahu. zeteo.com/p/40-years-a...

zeteo.com40 Years Ago, Netanyahu Laid the Groundwork for America’s Disastrous ‘Global War on Terror’The Israeli prime minister’s old writings from the 1980s and 1990s also reveal his long game for war against Iran – and how he influenced everyone from Reagan to Bush to Trump.

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Like many others I assumed this was funny hyperbole -- "call in the national guard!" type of thing -- but no it's a description of events.

They called the cops on this 3-year-old Black boy because he was kickin the white kids' ass on the soccer field.

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32% of eligible US voters chose Trump in 2024, yet it was presented in the American media as an amazing landslide. Lula's reelection was significantly bigger, but it will be presented as eking out a win.

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Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

independent.comICE Detains Special Needs Student, U.S. Citizen Near Santa Maria High SchoolRapid Response volunteers witnessed the student being tackled and left with injuries requiring surgery.

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When Anthropic was created, its co-founders pledged to commit 80% of their personal equity holdings in the company to philanthropic causes. As they prepare to take the company public, they appear to be walking back that pledge.

motherjones.comAnthropic’s founders pledged to donate most of their stock. Their IPO tells another story.The AI giant’s new filing calls the promise a “revocable,” nonbinding “expression” that depends on market conditions.

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Fintan O'Toole: Kushner’s political and financial relationship with the UAE’s president, Mohammed bin Zayed ...constitutes what must surely be the worst case of US foreign policy being conducted outside the law and democratic oversight since the Iran-contra scandal...

nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Princes and Thieves,’ by Matthew ColeThe 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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The race for #MI10 is highly competitive and will help decide which party wins control of the House. Let's help ensure that Christina Hines wins that seat. A good place to start is her website, where you'll find ways to donate and volunteer. www.christinahinesforcongress.com

christinahinesforcongress.comChristina Hines for CongressChristina Hines is running for Congress in Michigan's 10th District. A prosecutor, mom, and lifelong Macomb County resident, Christina is a proven fighter who will fiercely protect children and defend...

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Connie Chan won't take a dime from AIPAC or their allies. She says Israel is committing genocide, backs a full arms embargo, and wants AIPAC registered as a foreign agent. Vote for Connie Chan in #CA11!

Humana and UnitedHealthcare’s plan cancellations are expected to impact more than 1 million seniors nationwide, forcing people to find new plans in the current open enrollment period.Both companies have signaled that they are trying to boost their bottom lines by cuts or stops in services.

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Trump's comments are clear disinhibition manifestations of acute senile dementia, but US corporate media refuses to report on or discuss it in a clinical context.

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Thank you, Ed Miliband. And let's not forget that the Emiratis sit at the core of this tragedy, and Trump's buddy Erik Prince is also mysteriously fluttering around it.

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No matter who wins Israel's elections, Palestinians are unlikely to see much change in policy. "The opposition is very much like Netanyahu," says Diana Buttu.

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paperclip maximizers are going to try to sell the data-center-accleration bill #BAAJA as "reducing emissions". They won't mention what their assumed baseline for carbon pollution is. The plan with BAAJA is to make Elon $1 trillion richer and hope that works

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Mike Rogers is terrible at faking it. And judging by Kristen Welker’s face, she’s not buying one second of this bullshit.

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In a series of interviews with Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee, Beatrice Keul said Trump raped her that year in “brutal” fashion in a hotel room at Trump’s Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City after the pair spent time with Jeffrey Epstein, who was among Trump’s closest friends at the time

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A former beauty pageant contestant who has said she rebuffed a sexual advance from Trump in 1993 now says Trump raped her during the encounter, according to the report from the House Democrats who will take the lead on any potential impeachment of Trump next year.

huffpost.comWoman Describes ‘Brutal’ Rape By Donald Trump In Interviews With DemocratsFormer beauty pageant contestant Beatrice Keul previously said Trump tried to force himself on her but she rebuffed him.

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The US is not about to have a free and fair election. The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor the ruling party in multiple ways. It's a mostly free, somewhat unfair election. But still one where the ruling party can be overwhelmed by numbers. Hence the term "competitive authoritarianism."

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It is atrocious we have to operate under this constant credible and explicit threat from one political party, the fact we keep calling it a “free and fair election” needs some light revising

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After defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is now overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here. For starter's it's offensively cheap. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

bbc.co.uk'It's offensively cheap': How solar power is quietly becoming bigger than nuclearAfter defying projections, solar's dramatic growth means it is overtaking nuclear as a global power source. Here are seven reasons for solar's success, and where it might go from here.

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Global sanctions against Israel over its violent support of squatters in the occupied West Bank will devastate the Israeli economy, but Netanyahu presents this isolation and economic collapse as a virtue that warrants giving him ruler-for-life status in Israel.

nytimes.comIsraeli Jews Across the Spectrum Face an Election of FearsSupporters and opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have expressed intense anxieties about isolation abroad, security at home and the future of Israel’s identity.

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I believe in government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Mike Rogers believes in government of the billionaires, by the corporations, and for the special interests.