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"Of course, Trump could agree to let his name out or sign a privacy waiver."

"Of course, Trump could agree to let his name out or sign a privacy waiver."

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

The FBI redacted President Donald Trump’s name, as well as the names of other prominent public figures, from the Epstein files under privacy exemptions.
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DOGE told regulator to ‘rubber stamp’ nuclear The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's historic role of assuring safety is changing as the White House shifts some responsibility to the Department of Energy.

EXCLUSIVE: A DOGE appointee told independent regulators they are expected to “rubber stamp” approvals of new nuclear reactors, three people with inside info told us.

The directive comes after Trump said he wants to quadruple the U.S. nuclear power supply by 2050.

Texas Governor’s Office Says Its Emails With Elon Musk May Be, in Part, Too “Embarrassing” to Release to the Public We asked Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies. The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”

NEW: We asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for his and his staff’s emails with Elon Musk and Musk’s companies.

The governor’s office won’t turn them over, saying some contain “intimate and embarrassing” information that is “not of legitimate concern to the public.”

Our Investigation of UnitedHealth Started With a Tip

Apparently there’s a video United Healthcare doesn’t want you to see www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/i...

Gotta quit all of Amazon or else unsubscribing just from Post is basically nothing to Bezos

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TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.

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A Louisiana refinery spilled toxic waste into the community and knew about it for months • Louisiana Illuminator A metal refinery unlawfully discharged industrial toxic waste containing arsenic, chromium and other heavy metals into a Lake Maurepas swamp.

WTF? “Atalco polluted public land and state waterways with the most toxic non-radioactive elements on the planet and allowed that pollution to continue for months — never notifying the outside community. lailluminator.com/2025/06/02/r...

This is about holding journalism and technology to the same high standards

NEW: Journalists at POLITICO and E&E News are heading to arbitration this week to hold management accountable for violating their contract through reckless AI use.

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Proud to represent this group holding management accountable to journalism ethics even as we use new technology

This is about holding journalism and technology to the same high standards

White House claims Hochul ‘caved’ on gas pipelines to save Empire Wind New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says there was no deal, days after the Trump administration allowed the offshore wind project to resume construction.

Seemed like @realDonaldTrump and @GovKathyHochul had a truce on Empire Wind and NE #natgas pipelines. Then Team Trump said she "caved" and agreed to approve two new gas pipelines. www.eenews.net/articles/whi... Will another shoe drop soon?

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.

We're proud our AI agreement has safeguards for journalists jobs-and company ethics, to allow AI use in a way that works for us, not against us. @politico.com already agreed that AI-generated content should be subject to the same standards as human-written articles. It needs to follow the contract

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.

Last year @PENGuild became one of the first unions to win AI protections in a contract. Now, we're going to enforce them. Read it here www.wired.com/story/politi...

Politico’s Newsroom Is Starting a Legal Battle With Management Over AI Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight.

If @politico is going to have AI, it should know that Row v. Wade has been overturned. #Cmon www.wired.com/story/politi...

Pipeline enforcement plunges in Trump’s first months The administration says a drop in new cases doesn't mean regulators are going light on the energy industry.

There's been a lot of Firsts in the second Trump administration. Today it's the first month with no #pipeline safety enforcement www.eenews.net/articles/pip...

Protect and defend editorial cartoonists this World Press Freedom Day

Former WaPo Cartoonist Completes Ownership of Jeff Bezos Ann Telnaes Kicks Toadying Oligarch's Ass Yet Again

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Ann Telnaes, Wash Post, Pulitzer Prize for delivering piercing commentary on powerful people & institutions with deftness, creativity – and a fearlessness that led to her departure from the news org after 17 years. https:/ /www.pulitzer.org/node/ann-telnaes-washington-post-0

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My Press Freedom lecture in the Netherlands highlighting the role of editorial cartooning & satire in democracy

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No, Mr. President, America doesn’t have the most ‘liquid gold’ The United States is the world’s largest oil and gas producer, but other countries have several times the “proved reserves.”

The U.S. has a lot of oil and gas. It doesn't have the most. www.eenews.net/articles/no-...

Trump ally seeks to topple pipeline safety enforcement An energy company led by GOP megadonor Kelcy Warren wants the process for penalizing violations declared “unconstitutional."

Trump Ally Seeks To Topple Pipeline Safety Enforcement
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Trump ally seeks to topple pipeline safety enforcement An energy company led by GOP megadonor Kelcy Warren wants the process for penalizing violations declared “unconstitutional."

Energy Transfer leader won big over Greenpeace recently. If they win this next court fight, pipeline safety enforcement could "grind to a halt." www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

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