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Republicans Prove Irony Is Dead With Vote Condemning Fascism Republicans hate being called fascist, and yet...

In an endorsement of Fascist Ideals, Republicans on the House Rules Committee refused to condemn fascism Monday, voting against an amendment that would formally rebuke the hyper nationalistic, authoritarian credo.

DTE seeks OK to raise natural gas rates by 7-8% DTE Gas Co. is asking state regulators to authorize natural gas rate hikes of 8% on residential customers and 7.1% on business customers.

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Holy, Shit!
-They probably can sit for hours discussing the nuances of retribution against journalists.

Trump is not have all the mentals. McDonald’s. Water. Sir! (Very strong.) An examination of the president's cognitive functioning at Monday’s McDonald’s summit.

"If you have not listened to Trump speaking recently, the decline in his cognitive abilities is a bit shocking."
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FBI agents were told to 'flag' any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says President Donald Trump, bowing to days of pressure, asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to get grand jury testimony about Jeffrey Epstein unsealed.

REMINDER: FBI agents assigned to review files in the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein were instructed to "flag" any documents that mentioned President Donald Trump, Sen. Richard Durbin said
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Obligation of States to Stop Intelligence Support for U.S. Strikes The only way States can avoid complicity in “arbitrary killings” under IHRL is to refrain from sharing intelligence that enables them.

The U.S. attacks on suspected drug traffickers are both short-sighted from a strategic policy perspective and morally questionable.

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He is desperate for positive reinforcement….

Tell Students the Truth About American History We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.

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Food Stamps Are Back, but Millions Will Soon Lose Benefits Permanently Millions of Americans greeted the end of the government shutdown — and the resumption of food stamp benefits — with relief. But others are learning they could soon lose federal food aid permanently.

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Montana Has an Ambitious Plan To End Dark Money in Elections Fifteen years after a landmark Supreme Court case turbocharged corporate spending in the political process, a group hopes it may have a way to finally rein in some of the outsized influence of the ult...

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www.huffpost.com Judge Scolds Justice Department For 'Profound Investigative Missteps' In Comey Case

Judge Scolds Justice Department For 'Profound Investigative Missteps' In Comey Case

Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.

In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.

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This May Be the Cruelest, Most Senseless Thing Trump Has Done A conversation with Atul Gawande about the human toll of the dismantling of foreign aid.

Anybody who thinks thousands of agonizing deaths is a fine price to pay for saving a fractional amount of government spending is unworthy of being listened to, let alone being given political power www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...

FBI Director Patel’s Girlfriend Has FBI Security Detail, Report Says Country singer Alexis Wilkins is being protected by FBI agents normally assigned to a SWAT team in Nashville, according to a report.

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Peter Thiel's hedge fund dumps Nvidia stake, cuts back Tesla position Thiel Macro zeroed out its Nvidia stake worth nearly $94 million during the third quarter.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel's hedge fund has sold off its entire stake in Nvidia as fears of the AI bubble is about to burst. #stocks #tech

Brother of man who died at Pa. ICE detention center sues U.S. government Yangeng Ge says the agency didn't comply with his FOIA request for answers about his brother, who was found in a shower stall.

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“Our Pay Is Earned, Not Optional”: USPHS Retirees Take Legal Action Against U.S. Government Law Offices of David P. Sheldon files class action for U.S. Public Health Service retirees denied pay during the 2025 shutdown; case before Judge Kaplan.

Like their active duty brethren, retired USPHS Commissioned Corps officers didn’t get paid during the shutdown. A lawsuit has been filed.

Montana man convicted in killing that was first reported as possible bear attack Daren Christopher Abbey was convicted of deliberate homicide in the death of Dustin Kjersem, a camper who was struck with a block of wood and an ax and stabbed with a screwdriver.

Zero people believed it was a bear.

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WAIT BACK UP! A REPORTER WAS EMAILING EPSTEIN ABOUT TRUMP AND THEY NEVER REPORTED IT!? IS THAT PERSON IN THE FILES TOO!?

Covid era Nathan's contest on ESPN OCHO.

Democrats Caved In the Shutdown Because of the Filibuster Why did the Democrats cave in on the shut down? It seems clear that the main issue was not electoral backlash, since most of the senators who caved are not up for reelection, and the politics were tre...

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Border Patrol agent who went viral over arrest video died of overdose, lawyer says Isaiah Hodgson, 29, passed away in August after appearing in widely seen clip of a U.S. citizen being brutally detained in California and then being arrested himself over drunken incident a month late...

A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was identified in a notorious viral video arresting an American citizen this summer and who was awaiting trial after allegedly drunkenly assaulting police officers in California in a separate incident died of a drug overdose, his attorney has said.

My Trumpy friend from way back in our boat-building days 25+ years ago, who I hadn’t spoken to in two+years despite him living 200’ from my house, sharing with me that he has ‘quit drinking vodka’,
…as he cracks open a beer in front of me at 9 AM.

So apparently, there are photos of Donald J. Trump giving Bill Clinton a blowjob. These are official releases, people.

Trump celebrates his handling of a Big Beautiful Bill

When the law bends: What the narcotics boat debate misses - Breaking Defense Maj. Trent Kubasiak, an Army judge advocate, explains the historical pathway that led to the current justifications for attacks on boats in South America.

Maj. Trent Kubasiak, an Army judge advocate, explains the historical pathway that led to the current justifications for attacks on boats in South America.

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U.S. Marines in Haiti exchange gunfire with suspected gang members The incident comes after months of the U.S. Embassy in Haiti warning of violence in the nation’s streets.

Uh, oh.

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