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@mariadevarenne.bsky.social

retired journalist. senior partner, finn partners, nashville.

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Damning Report Exposes Stephen Miller’s Shady Ties to Palantir Palantir has been snapping up massive government contracts to increase surveillance capabilities.

Of course

newrepublic.com/post/197149/...

26.06.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 15820    πŸ” 5605    πŸ’¬ 1044    πŸ“Œ 407

What this looks like when the NBA's international players (and perhaps more importantly, their family members) try to come back to the states in late summer is anyone's guess.

19.06.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Vance Boelter arrested near Green Isle home, sources tell ABC Law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect who is considered armed and is possibly pretending to be law enforcement.

NEW: The suspect in the Minnesota lawmaker shootings has been caught, per KSTP / ABC News.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - About 700 Marines will formally deploy to LA in the coming hours to respond to immigration protests, US officials say.

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WASHINGTON (AP) β€” Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to Los Angeles, U.S. officials say.

10.06.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 322    πŸ” 109    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 68
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When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.

08.06.2025 03:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14498    πŸ” 4224    πŸ’¬ 259    πŸ“Œ 174

By the way a military parade when we’re not celebrating a war victory is something a dude who never served would do.

07.06.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 36383    πŸ” 6733    πŸ’¬ 1006    πŸ“Œ 208
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"It's a Yes or No Question"

03.06.2025 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 15323    πŸ” 4130    πŸ’¬ 493    πŸ“Œ 243
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JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues interim US Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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PRO PUBLICA: Of the 238 men sent to an El Salvador mega prison, only 6 had prior violent crime convictions.

0 were on the gang member list.
130 had no criminal history.
32 had minor offenses.

All 238 thought they were being sent back to Venezuela. www.instagram.com/p/DKcjM7FPhz...

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Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people

31.05.2025 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 35260    πŸ” 11113    πŸ’¬ 1095    πŸ“Œ 812
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A county pension fund in Pennsylvania just became the first known to cease purchasing new Tesla stocks A pension board in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, decided it will no longer purchase new Tesla stocks because of Elon Musk.

A pension board in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, decided it will no longer purchase new Tesla stocks because of Elon Musk.

07.05.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that she had been defamed in the newspaper’s 2017 editorial.

Breaking News: A federal jury ruled against Sarah Palin in her yearslong defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

22.04.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13940    πŸ” 1559    πŸ’¬ 651    πŸ“Œ 240
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The Real Mastermind Behind Trump’s Imperial Presidency Elon Musk is the face of DOGE, but Russell Vought is the brains. He’s been planning such a crusade since well before Project 2025.

Forget Elon Musk. The real mastermind of Trump's imperial presidency has been planning his crusade since well before Project 2025

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Judge Orders White House to Restore AP’s Access to Trump The Trump administration has barred the news outlet from certain events for its use of the term β€œGulf of Mexico,” which a federal judge agreed amounted to a violation of the First Amendment.

Breaking News: The White House violated the First Amendment in banning The Associated Press from President Trump’s events, a judge ruled.

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Straight down seems bad

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thank you for all you did last night and this afternoon to keep us informed!

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War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...

This is so morally wrong … Images of a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan are among 26,000 photos to be deleted
apnews.com/article/dei-... War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal

07.03.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out this article from Tennessean:

Nashville General Hospital CEO steps down amid controversy

www.tennessean.com/story/news/h...

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The National Parks Conservation Assoc. said staffing cuts will "leave parks understaffed, tough decisions about operating hours, public safety and resource protection." The Interior Dept. exempted 5,000 seasonal positions but the loss of 1,000 workers will "wreak havoc on the National Park System."

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Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS

Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.

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College student Jaren Barajas has a new claim to fame after beating Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard in a shooting contest, winning $100,000 in the process. cnn.it/3X2JPW5

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What is SAVE Act? Here's what it could mean for married women and voting rights What is SAVE Act? Here's what to know about Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act and its impact on voting rights and women

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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

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Kennedy Sought to Stop Covid Vaccinations 6 Months After Rollout www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/h...

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Special Counsel Report Says Trump Would Have Been Convicted in Election Case www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/u...

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β€œI want to be in an environment where I have the resources to win a national championship,” Brian Kelly said in April 2022 after leaving Notre Dame for LSU.


Notre Dame will play for a national championship in 11 days. LSU has not made the CFP since Kelly took over.

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