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WATCH: Maxwell was ineligible to be transferred to a minimum security prison because she is a convicted sex offender. The Bureau of Prisons had to reach in and waive the rule specifically for Maxwell to allow a sex trafficker—a sexual abuser of girls—to be moved to her current facility.

Go read the IHRA definition of antisemitism. I have no idea what it means. “Manifestations might include” is not a definition. The definition of “definition” is “the statement of the meaning of a word.” Not the statement of what it might mean. holocaustremembrance.com/resources/wo...

‘Combat Cocktail’: How America Overmedicates Veterans To treat PTSD, the Department of Veterans Affairs put hundreds of thousands of patients on multiple streams of powerful drugs that put them at risk of suicide.

A “Combat Cocktail” is a powerful drug mix that tranquilizes vets with PTSD. They don’t want it. Doctors say it’s dangerous. Hundreds of thousands still get it. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

Newly Declassified Appendix to Durham Report Sheds Additional Light on Clinton Campaign Plan to Falsely Tie Trump to Russia and FBI’s Failure to Investigate | U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today is making public the...

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I’m old enough to remember when this guy said moving fast and breaking things was the best way to connect people and build community. And instead we got teenagers scrolling themselves into depression and self harm.

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60,000 Gazans have been killed. 18,500 were children. These are their names. Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one per hour since the war began.

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CBS: “.. A government source familiar with the investigation says the FBI, the Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice inspector general are all in possession of a copy of the video that does not cut ..”

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The Pentagon’s Policy Guy Is All In on China Elbridge Colby wants the U.S. military to pivot toward Asia, even if it means turning away from Europe and the Middle East.

Elbridge Colby is a name you should know.

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Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV Investigation inquiry underway after reports of naked women on Ryan Walters office TV

And now, Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma school superintendent who (among other morality-boosting moves) wanted to put Trump bibles into every classroom. But he failed, apparently, to close an, erm, browser window during a board meeting

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No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say

No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/w...

Thanks for everything.

On to the next adventure! More of the short-form videos you know, and a newsletter and long-form content to boot!

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Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

“Twenty-two years ago, in the summer of 2000, you spotted me at Mar-a-Lago hotel in Florida, and you made a choice: you chose to follow me and procure me for Jeffrey Epstein. Just hours later, you and [Epstein] abused me together for the first time.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...

NEW: Tim Walz and Laura Kelly leaving NGA. Other Democrats considering a similar move.

A Bipartisan Governors’ Group Is Splintering in the Trump Era Two Democratic governors are stepping back from the NGA over what they see as a tepid response to the president.

NEW: Tension at the NGA. Dem governors are frustrated w what they view as the group’s silence in the Trump era—and two governors (Walz and Kelly) are about to step back and stop paying dues. W @michaelscherer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A Bipartisan Governors’ Group Is Splintering in the Trump Era Two Democratic governors are stepping back from the NGA over what they see as a tepid response to the president.

Scoop: Minnesota Gov Tim Walz and Kansas Gov Laura Kelly are dropping membership of National Governors Association over frustrations with how the group has responded to Trump, other concerns. W/ @ashleyrparker.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump President should not be telling the Washington Redskins to change their name-our country has far bigger problems! FOCUS on them, not nonsense 9:09 AM Oct 8, 2013 (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post)

There's always a tweet

"Historically, when Republicans control the House and the Senate, you still need 60 votes to get a budget through the Senate, and that means you need a bipartisan process," said @michaelscherer.bsky.social.

"The Trump administration's goal here is to break that process.”

we're gonna get the stupidest possible version of skynet

Trump Got His Bill. What’s Next? Phase two of his second term could depend on the economy.

New www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

White House officials own up to $2.35 million in proposed national crypto reserve assets - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Nineteen White House officials own between $875,000 and $2.35 million in the crypto assets Trump proposed holding in a national reserve.

BREAKING: 19 White House officials own between $875,000 and $2.35 million in the crypto assets President Trump proposed holding in a national reserve.

That means they could profit from Trump's crypto reserve plan, if it raises the value of the assets.

It gettin spicy over at the Supreme Court. This from last Thursday's dissent by Sotomayor and Jackson in the Sudan deportation case. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump CEO Sundar Pichai must decide between a legal battle or giving money to Trump’s presidential library—and moving on.

NEW: First Trump came for Meta--Zuck paid $25m. Then Trump came for X--Musk paid $10m. Then Paramount: $16m. Now, Google will decide what to pay for restricting Trump's YouTube account in '21. Never mind that the law is probably not on Trump's side. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump CEO Sundar Pichai must decide between a legal battle or giving money to Trump’s presidential library—and moving on.

NEW: After winning in 2024, Trump got $25 million from Mark Zuckerberg and $10 million from Elon Musk for sketchy lawsuits over his Jan. 6 social media ban. Now it's Sundar Pichai's turn at Google, which has started "productive discussions" with Trump lawyers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump CEO Sundar Pichai must decide between a legal battle or giving money to Trump’s presidential library—and moving on.

NEW: First Trump came for Meta--Zuck paid $25m. Then Trump came for X--Musk paid $10m. Then Paramount: $16m. Now, Google will decide what to pay for restricting Trump's YouTube account in '21. Never mind that the law is probably not on Trump's side. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Google Might Be Next to Settle With Trump CEO Sundar Pichai must decide between a legal battle or giving money to Trump’s presidential library—and moving on.

NEW: After winning in 2024, Trump got $25 million from Mark Zuckerberg and $10 million from Elon Musk for sketchy lawsuits over his Jan. 6 social media ban. Now it's Sundar Pichai's turn at Google, which has started "productive discussions" with Trump lawyers. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

"The rain has picked up. We'll stay at it. We hope you will too." A+

Statement from Douglas H. Wigdor (Wigdor LLP): "This entire criminal process started when our client Cassie Ventura had the courage to file her civil complaint in November 2023. Although the jury did not find Combs guilty of sex trafficking Cassie beyond a reasonable doubt, she paved the way for a jury to find him guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution. By coming forward with her experience, Cassie has left an indelible mark on both the entertainment industry and the fight for justice. We must repeat - with no reservation - that we believe and support our client who showed exemplary courage throughout this trial. She displayed unquestionable strength and brought attention to the realities of powerful men in our orbit and the misconduct that has persisted for decades without repercussion. This case proved that change is long overdue, and we will continue to fight on behalf of survivors."

Statement on the Diddy verdict from Cassie’s attorneys.