Jon of The North

Ex-GOP SC lawmaker RJ May sentenced to prison, saying he lived a double life Federal Judge Cameron Currie sentenced former South Carolina Republican lawmaker RJ May to 17.5 years in prison for five counts of distributing child sexual abuse material.

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Meta Workers Say They're Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users' Smart Glasses Meta contractors in Kenya told two Swedish newspapers that they're being told to review highly sensitive footage recorded by smart glasses.

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ChatGPT app uninstalls surge 295% in the US after Pentagon deal, Claude observes a boom After OpenAI agreed to follow the DoD laws, users are uninstalling the ChatGPT app at a higher rate. According to the recent report, this ChatGPT fallout has surged to 295 per cent in the US. IT has b...

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The Pentagon strongarmed AI firms before Iran strikes – in dark news for the future of ‘ethical AI’ Questions about ethical AI may go out the window when democratic norms are collapsing.

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Please don’t forget to vote today! Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina are kicking off the 2026 midterm cycle with their primary elections.

“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...

The Republicans seem to be prepping an argument that any domestic terror attacks in the aftermath of their Iran attacks will be the fault of Democrats for shutting down DHS funding, so I'd like to remind everyone of this appointment:

This Brazilian woman hates AI

Transcript: Trump Hit by Damning Iran Leaks as Polls Turn Brutal Fast As media scrutiny of Trump’s attack on Iran intensifies, the author of a piece on White House lawbreaking explains why his violent “mad king” public image is already turning people against the war.

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Nancy Mace under House Ethics Committee investigation Mace is accused of over-billing Congress by nearly $9,500 for costs related to home upkeep.

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DOJ's recent 6th Circuit filing misspelled:

Voters as “Votors”
Emergency as "Emeregency"
United States as "United Staes"

And, it included a non-party in the caption.

These are the people who want access to your sensitive voting records and who my team fights in court every day.

US pilot surrendering to civilian

Kuwaiti citizens rushed to rescue US pilots in their own unique way. A US pilot raises hands up to avoid being beaten by rescuers.

👋 Former State Department War Powers lawyer here.

This statement by Rubio is false.

As @tessbridgeman.bsky.social and I wrote in January:
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Senate Dems aim to disrupt Trump bid to declare national emergency on elections The fast-track process would ensure a public vote and put pressure on Republicans to take a position.

🚨BREAKING: If President Donald Trump attempts to declare a national emergency to seize control of federal elections, Senate Democrats say they are ready to force an immediate vote aimed at blocking it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Gregory Bovino is now under criminal investigation Video shows the Border Patrol's former "commander-at-large" throwing a gas canister at protesters and observers in Minneapolis in January.

Minneapolis-area prosecutors are investigating disgraced Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino, Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced today.

Q: "Do you think Trump should be deposed by this committee?"

HILLARY: "Absolutely. Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers. That is behavior that fits a pattern."

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WE NEED A REVOLUTION

‘Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame’ placed close to White House The display consists of stickers – mocked up in the style of the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles – which name powerful friends of Epstein and carry QR codes linking to specific entrie...

The display consists of stickers – mocked up in the style of the celebrated Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles – which name powerful friends of Epstein and carry QR codes linking to specific entries about them in the files recently released

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THANKFULLY

A clip from the moment Hillary Clinton found out Lauren Boebert took an unauthorized photo of her deposition: 'I'm done!'

Hillary Clinton has more than her share of flaws, but when it comes to "showing congressional Republicans the proper level of contempt" she is flawless.

Has anyone asked Cy Vance or the Manhattan DA's office what happened to their investigation of Leon Black? Has anyone asked former SDNY prosecutors about it? Black lent money to Kushner and went to Russia with Trump and Matt Calamari. Might be kind of important.

As the Ides of March approaches, let us all remember it not as the day Caesar was stabbed a whole bunch, but for what it truly was: the day a group of organized elected representatives killed a sitting unelected dictator.