Pro transparency Prim8

A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas | Houston Public Media DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.

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Trump tells Times of Israel: The decision to end the war with Iran will be a joint decision in consultation with Netanyahu.

ISRAELI CHANNEL 12: ESTIMATES THAT THE BATTLE WITH IRAN MAY LAST AT LEAST FIVE ADDITIONAL WEEKS

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns Russian-backed hackers have launched a global ​cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts used ‌by officials, military personnel and journalists, two intelligence agencies in the Ne...

Russia-backed hackers breach Signal, WhatsApp accounts of officials, journalists, Netherlands warns - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

From 1776 to 2026: Adam Smith's lessons for the global economy Tax the rich. Trash the tariffs. End monopolies. These modern rallying calls could have come straight from the pen of the revered 18th-century economist, whose economics classic “The Wealth of Nations...

From 1776 to 2026: Adam Smith's lessons for the global economy - www.reuters.com/business/med...

WELKER: Are you receiving any help from Russia?

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAGHCHI: We have a strategic partnership with Russia

WELKER: So that's a yes?

ARAGHCHI: It's not a secret and will continue

WELKER: Is Russia helping you locate US forces?

A: I don't have exact military information

“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

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DOJ Says Epstein Files About Trump Were Mistakenly Held Back as Duplicates The government released FBI interview notes detailing a woman’s unverified allegations against the president.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Trump gets angry at Fox News' Peter Doocy for asking about Russia helping Iran to kill Americans during his roundtable on college sports.

Trump: "What a stupid question that is to be asking at this time. We're talking about something else."

Priorities for the US Commander in Chief.

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News BREAKING: Sheldon Whitehouse Details Report On Alleged Ties Between Epstein, Trump, And Russia

Wow just getting a chance to watch this interesting speech from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on the Senate floor from earlier today. It’s a long watch but worth it. This link is from Forbes Breaking News channel

Sure are a lot of things here that make you go hmmm 🤔

youtu.be/InWPxsba878

Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react A proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County could use between 2 million and 8 million gallons of drinking water per day, according to an executed agreement between the developer and the W...

one google data center in virginia

two million gallons of water per day

information only released under court order & risk of contempt

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Here's the 🎁 link (no paywall)

wapo.st/3OUfaJg

BREAKING:

The Justice Department just posted online three FBI interviews that had been missing from the massive trove of Epstein files initially released.

They're related to unsubstantiated sexual assault allegations against Donald Trump.

DOC 1: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

Exclusive: Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: 'If they rise, they rise' President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising U.S. gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters ​in an exclusive interview that the U.S. military operat...

Exclusive: Trump on rising gas prices during Iran operation: 'If they rise, they rise' - www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...

DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem.

(Published Nov. 2025)

Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)

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[TW: graphic fracture, sound of breaking bone]

Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

CPT Josephine Guilbeau
Marine Corps veteran arrested inside the Senate Armed service committee hearing and then attacked by Senator Sheehy protesting war for Israel.
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CPT Josephine Guilbeau
Marine Corps veteran arrested inside the Senate Armed service committee hearing and then attacked by Senator Sheehy protesting war for Israel.
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Enter “Special Operation III”

If only those of us who have to bear the burden and pick up the pieces could make the decisions.

“.. a record 6% of workers in 401(k) plans administered by Vanguard Group took a hardship withdrawal. That is up from 4.8% in 2024 and a prepandemic average of about 2% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...

Wyden to Seek Senate Passage of Epstein Bank Records Bill YouTube video by Ron Wyden

Today around 5 PM ET I'll be forcing a Senate vote on my bill to force Scott Bessent to hand over the Treasury Epstein files. Tune in here:

YouTube video by Planet Wild We’re creating the world’s biggest wildlife corridor

Support planetwild.com by becoming a member. Their projects are amazing, watch 👇

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Trump says he is directing federal agencies to cease use of Anthropic technology Trump's directive came during a weeks-long feud between the Pentagon and the San Francisco-based startup over concerns about how the military could use AI at war.

Actual breaking news: Trump directs all agencies to immediately cease work with Anthropic.

www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War A statement from our CEO on national security uses of AI

www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...