Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.

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Same reason as always: Fox's viewers have an emotional need to feel outraged.

The End of Rule of Law in America The 47th president seems to wish he were king—and he is willing to destroy what is precious about this country to get what he wants.

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Ex-F.B.I. Chief Being Investigated Over Social Media Post About Trump

The Trump administration is investigating James Comey, the former FBI director who President Trump fired in his first term, for a social media post that officials claim amounted to a call for Trump’s assassination.

DOGE cut a CDC team as it was about to start a project to help N.C. flood victims The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

The National Center for Environmental Health was hollowed out in the cuts of 10,000 federal health workers on April 1. That's the same day an assessment of people hurt in floods was set to begin.

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A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

EXCLUSIVE: A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.

This shameful injustice cannot be allowed to stand • NC Newsline It’s hard to overstate the magnitude of the injustice that would result from overturning the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court election

The Republican-majority North Carolina Supreme Court has picked and chosen the counties whose absentee ballots should be counted. In case you don't immediately see why that's a lawless attempt to overturn election results, here's an explanation: ncnewsline.com/2025/04/15/t...

‘The Tsunami Is Coming’: China’s Global Exports Are Just Getting Started A staggering $1.9 trillion in extra industrial lending is fueling a continued flood of exports that could be spread even wider across the world by the Trump tariffs.

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Makes ya think

Trump’s Latest Executive Order is a Sham—and a Warning From Marc | The greatest threat to Donald Trump’s authoritarian dream is not the courts — it is free and fair elections.

This executive order is bad — cartoonishly so. But it is also a wake-up call for those who believe the danger of election subversion has passed.

To the contrary, it has only just begun.

And so has our fight.
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My dear friends of Bluesky! This one has hit way too fing close to home for me. This young woman, Rumeysa Ozturk from Istanbul, Turkey wax detained by US Homeland Security today. One of her professors at Tufts University in Medford, MA just spent a week in my home in Charleston, SC.

Hegseth is literally denying a story that the NSC has already confirmed and in which receipts were printed verbatim.

Remember this the next time he impugns another journalist.

We’re not “heading” towards fascism. We’re there.

Opinion | The (Fatuous) Case for Betraying Ukraine The organizing principle of Putin’s reign has been the restoration of Soviet power at the expense of people power.

The original purpose of NATO, our columnist Bret Stephens writes, was "to keep the Americans in Europe, the Russians out, and the Germans down. Under Trump, it's something like the opposite: America out, Russia in, and (the wrong kind of) Germans up."

Red wave

There Are No More Red Lines Welcome to the Great Emboldening.

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"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

My 1st thought was Chamberlain can in fact finally rest in peace.

So I took a couple of months away from my career. I have been clawing my way back into life. I'm doing better now in most respects. Thank you for your support.

Bigger picture: Last year was extremely difficult for me in several respects, including some related to my health. The broken shoulder and ribs were the most dramatic issue but not the only one.

I am also giving up my bid for Olympic gold in the 2028 men's 50+ left-handed shot-put, but that was going to conflict with my cycling schedule anyway.

The only time that's relevant is when I have to get my food processor or another large kitchen appliance down from above my cabinet or put it back up there. I now use a stepping stool and both hands.

Now it's like it never happened. The only lingering effect, a small one, is that the strength in my left shoulder is slightly diminished when I'm reaching above my head.

Sometimes, when I see someone for the first time in several months, he or she asks me how my recovery is going. It's not always immediately clear to me that the reference is to my June 13 bicycle crash, because I was at 90% by the end of August and at 98% by the end of September.

Trump Administration Cancels Meeting of FDA Vaccine Advisers, Risking Flu-Shot Delay The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the up...

The Trump administration has canceled an upcoming meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory committee, a move that could complicate efforts to produce flu shots in time for the upcoming season.

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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The Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy is responsible for expanding and strengthening the relationship between the people of the United States and citizens of other countries. This is who Trump & Rubio selected for that role. Any questions?

The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps.

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Elon Musk Installs Illegal Server to Seize All Federal Workers’ Data Elon Musk’s DOGE henchmen are helping him make his most terrifying power grab yet.

Elon Musk has taken control of government employees’ private data by having his cronies illegally install a commercial server at the Office of Personnel Management.