Drew Montagna (@thedifference2025.bsky.social)

Drew Montagna

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Guess who’s back in the news: www.afp.com/en/war-and-m...

afp.comWar and minerals: Erik Prince and paramilitaries in DR CongoUS businessman Erik Prince and his mercenaries have emerged as key players in the war-stricken Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), fighting for its government as Washington vies for strategic minerals...

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A US-mediated agreement between the DRC and Rwanda that year was meant to end the fighting in return for US access to minerals. In case you were wondering.

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What a surprise. apple.news/A0tkuFLBwT26...

apple.newsKaroline Leavitt to join Fox News as contributor — POLITICOLeavitt will join the Rupert Murdoch-owned television network in November.

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Hilarious how the NY Post thinks this is a problem worthy of its front page. Not the economy, the Iran War, PDFs running all over Cornell, or the Orange Jackass ruining the Kennedy Center. Nope! Canal Street sidewalk vendors!

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Spoken like a true dictator who doesn’t care to understand diplomacy: apple.news/AlVC_g595QMq...

apple.newsPutin threatens to go nuclear if Russia faces crushing defeat — The Times and The Sunday TimesIn an uncompromising speech, the Russian president gave no signs of preparing for peace in Ukraine and ruled out a ceasefire on long-range strikes

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apple.news/A-7hl81HARde... I’m interested in seeing if this will be reported on cable news.

apple.newsPilot-on-Pilot Stabbing Forces Emergency Landing of Israel-Bound Plane — The Wall Street JournalNetanyahu describes incident as apparent attempt to crash the plane loaded with Israeli passengers

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WatchYourRepsTN&SC

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Trump said his GOP convention beat the NFL. Nielsen says the Seahawks-Patriots opener drew 25.1 million viewers. Trump’s speech drew about 3.3 million across three networks. Claiming victory after losing by roughly 21.8 million people takes a special kind of self delusion.

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🇨🇦 NanaGale in Alberta

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21 Sept

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22 Sept

Making China greater than America. Again. apple.news/Atoh3s7JfRnu...

apple.newsUS battery startup that chose China over Kentucky opens first factory as Trump, Xi meet — ReutersA US battery startup that scrapped plans to make Kentucky the site of its first factory has instead built it in China, exposing ‌the limits of President Donald Trump's efforts to lure manufacturing h...

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22 Sept

EnterVenue announced a Kentucky factory plan in 2023 with a first phase costing $264 million and creating 450 jobs, but abandoned it a year later. Trump administration working hard to bring manufacturing back to the US. NOT!

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15 Sept

ETTD. www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...

npr.orgKennedy Center says it's on the brink of bankruptcy, might close as early as TuesdayIn two board resolutions made public Monday, the arts institution says it is in a dire financial and physical state — and that only President Trump can "rescue" it.

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14 Sept

Not a bug: apple.news/AO7RnUdcYRUO...

apple.newsEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. — ProPublicaWith prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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12 Sept

So much winning: apple.news/AWAkY_nR2SEy...

apple.newsSaudis shut down oil pipeline as Houthis tighten grip on Red Sea shipping — ReutersSaudi Arabia has shut down its East-West pipeline after the vital oil conduit came under aerial attack in the widening Middle East war, threatening to send energy prices even higher.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸

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11 Sept

This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.

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8 Sept

I subscribe to the newsletter Blueprint by Interesting Engineering. Every article that reports on a tech breakthrough comes from China. We’ve fallen so far behind: interestingengineering.com/innovation/w...

interestingengineering.comSuperconducting circuits hit world's first 3.8M junction densityA new superconducting circuit from imec reaches record density, while its 30nm NbTiN wiring targets more scalable computing systems.

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8 Sept

These ‘policies’ will set US standards back in ways that will take decades to recover. apple.news/AnYrICGJHRbi...

apple.newsIs R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing? — The New YorkerA case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines.

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6 Sept

I’m sure it has nothing to do with size. apple.news/AODIAaO73RA2...

apple.newsThe U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector. — The Washington PostThe U.S. was the only country to vote against the U.N. resolution, which encourages the use of an “Equal Earth” map. The U.S. described it as a “radical ideological project.”

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Sande

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1 Sept

The CHOSEN leader of the Republican Party. A rapist and pedophile. #RememberInNovember

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22 Aug

Extortion in plain sight. apple.news/ArBHdTWTiSDq...

apple.newsRepublicans bristle at Trump’s latest tactics to undermine Congress’ funding power — POLITICOGOP lawmakers are bracing themselves for a possible rerun of the White House’s “pocket rescission” gambit.

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19 Aug

Anyone from the, ahem, administration care to comment on the fact that Russia is providing Iran with satellite imagery of US installations and drone technology? apple.news/ALsYUlaKnRYe...

apple.newsOpinion | Two countries are keeping Iran armed and dangerous — The Washington PostChemicals and intelligence keep Tehran’s war machine alive.

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18 Aug

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Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸

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17 Aug

REMEMBER: They all knew.

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14 Aug

Some can read the writing on the wall: apple.news/AXeVRhZXaQ5e...

apple.newsSecond Major Trump Official Exits Administration In Just As Many Days — HuffPostThe news comes some 48 hours after now-former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced her exit Wednesday.

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14 Aug

Like father, like son-in-law: apple.news/ALJmkVbKfTKK...

apple.newsThe stunning wage theft case tied to Kushner Companies' One Journal Square development — NJ.comA labor union has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $2 million for construction workers who allegedly were not paid for work on two large Jersey City developments.

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12 Aug

How much is being pocketed by the Trump Administration? apple.news/Am7Ns9f0PS7-...

apple.newsTrump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction — The Washington PostThe price tag is much larger than what has been previously reported, according to a Post review of confidential contracts, and taxpayers would cover most of it.

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2 Aug

“Morocco is a close ally of both countries, Maíllo argued that the U.S. and Israel had grown resentful of Sanchez after Spain took a clear position “against the genocide in Gaza,” and refused to allowed the U.S. to use jointly operated military bases in Spanish soil for the war in Iran.

apple.newsSpain’s Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge — NPRThe pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.

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2 Aug

Maillo concluded, “nothing is a coincidence when it comes to Morocco’s actions.”

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Amber Woods

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28 July

517 days since the promise of transparency. The headlines came. The press conferences came. The promises came. The full transparency survivors were told was coming never did. I’m still here. So are the survivors. And we’ll keep counting the days until promises become action.

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22 July

I’m happy to say I’ve converted one of my co-workers from Dunkin’ to coffee at the local luncheonette. Even the small wins matter.

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22 July

Rubio says Iran not serious about peace talks. I thought the diaper-wearing jackass said they were ‘desperate’? apple.news/Al7V8QDXHTP2...

apple.newsRubio says US still willing to negotiate over Iran crisis — ReutersU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about talks, as the widening conflict disrupt...

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Snarkydoodle - #IAmAntifa🐸

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8 July

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Susan

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2 June

Fck Data Centers!!

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31 May

Knicks-Spurs. 2026 NBA Finals.

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11 May

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Shoeless Jym ⚓🎮👊🇺🇲🔥

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5 May

Going to post this everyday until the Epstein Files are released. #EpsteinFiles

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4 May

Kash Patel and Dan Bongino working in sync with other officials to apply “clear and specific guidance” on Epstein file redactions—shielding the names of Trump, former presidents, and a former Secretary of State.

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CaptGH

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5 May

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Joe S. Thomas✊🏻

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5 May

Never stop talking about this until #justice is served. #EpsteinFiles

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A Democrat in a red state

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4 May

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19 Mar

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12 Mar

I know there is a pay wall. I posted this because the headline says it all: apple.news/ATA1U0YvuTyW...

apple.newsOil went over $100 again after the U.S. admitted it cannot control the Strait of Hormuz — FORTUNEMarch 12, 2026, 6:46 AM ET Ships within The Strait of Hormuz, as seen by the Sentinel-1 radar satellite, before and after it was closed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Good morning. In today’s For...

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12 Mar

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10 Mar

Unredacted. Fully. Publicly.

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10 Mar

I needed a good laugh first thing in the morning: apple.news/ACnA6QjgxR8O...

apple.newsOpinion | Trump Can Win Something Greater Than the Nobel Peace Prize — The Wall Street JournalIf the president ends the regimes in Iran and Cuba, he will cripple the global anti-American movement.

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9 Mar

Wait. What? Are these people serious? An ELEMENTARY school? WTAF? www.nj.com/education/20...

nj.comnj.com

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6 Mar

So, while the rest of the world is up in flames (thanks to the Orange F*ckwad) everything is moving along swimmingly here at home: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.comUS lost 92,000 jobs in February just before Trump joined Iran conflictThe unemployment rate was 4.4% in February, with 130,000 jobs added in January

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Forever, Forever

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3 Mar

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28 Feb

Ayatollah Khamenei is dead.

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22 Feb

Of course it did. www.forbes.com/sites/martin...

forbes.comU.S. GDP Growth Slowed To 1.4% In Fourth Quarter Of 2025The economy had grown by 4.4% the quarter prior.