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'Disgusting': MAGA host under fire after 'career-ending' take on Epstein emails MAGA podcaster Megyn Kelly — and mother of a 14-year-old daughter — is getting slammed over saying that Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted child sex offender, was possibly "not a pedophile."Kelly tried to make the argument that Epstein "liked 15-year-old girls" and "the very young tee...

MAGA podcaster Megyn Kelly — and mother of a 14-year-old daughter — is getting slammed over saying that Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted child sex offender, was possibly "not a pedophile.

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating

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Black homicide victims’ families most likely to be denied compensation missouriindependent.com/2025/11/12/r... From a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Race and Justice.

Thousands of refugees, legal immigrants in Missouri could lose food assistance • Missouri Independent More than 3,000 legal immigrants and refugees in Missouri are expected to lose eligibility for federal food assistance this month.

Thousands of refugees, legal immigrants in Missouri could lose food assistance missouriindependent.com/2025/11/11/t...

Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find • Missouri Independent Researchers and business leaders warn that discriminatory laws are pushing LGBTQ+ Missourians and employers to leave the state.

Missouri anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find missouriindependent.com/2025/11/07/m...

"A 2023 Wells Fargo report showed that states with larger LGBTQ+ populations had higher rates of economic growth between 2010 and 2019"

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

Keep an eye on Congressman James Walkinshaw and Congresswoman Julie Johnson. These two will be leadership one day.

2 0 2 5 Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor Va. Gov. County Margin Shift from 2024 pres. T Votes Loudoun Spanberger +29 * 12 pts. 164,366 Prince William Spanberger +34 × 16 pts. 161,419 Portsmouth Spanberger +47 * 8.1 pts. 29,956 Washington Earle-Sears +49 * 4.5 pts. 20,927 Louisa Earle-Sears +20 * 6.5 pts. 18,719 Orange Earle-Sears +15 * 9.3 pts. 17,127 Powhatan Earle-Sears +40 * 4.4 pts. 16,957 Pulaski Earle-Sears +38 * 7.1 pts. 12,466 Dinwiddie Earle-Sears +17 ~ 6.3 pts. 11,974 Harrisonburg Spanberger +41 × 15 pts. 11,753 Manassas Spanberger +30 * 16 pts. 11,514 Carroll Earle-Sears +57 ~ 6.1 pts. 11,277 Wise Earle-Sears +59 ~ 4.6 pts. 10,962 Fairfax City Spanberger +45 * 11 pts. 10,232 Fredericksburg Spanberger +43 * 11 pts. 10,191 Salem Earle-Sears +12 6.9 pts. 9,374 King William Earle-Sears +34 * 7.1 pts. 8,999 Russell Earle-Sears +63 * 4.9 pts. 8,860

Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.

GOP fails to force special session on Kansas redistricting - The Beacon

We are going to take care of our neighbors here in Missouri. I’m running for Congress because we aren’t being represented. So, this Saturday @WellmanForMO is hosting an Emergency Food Drive Thru at UFCW 655 Local in Ballwin for Circle of Concern Food Pantry. #TeamWellman #StLouis #Missouri #MO2

I think a thing we'll learn tonight is that people fucking hate what is going on and they will straight ticket vote against anyone involved in starving people while pillaging the country and kidnapping their neighbors. I don't think it matters at all who that person is.

Another loss for the Republikkkans....

BREAKING: Decision Desk calls New Jersey Governor for democrat MIKIE SHERRILL

Abigail Spanberger will be the new governor of Virginia.

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

Documentary Digs Deep Into What Shaped RFK Jr. Early loss, addiction, and anti-vaccine sentiment are described as key influences

Documentary Digs Deep Into What Shaped RFK Jr. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

New legal group aims to protect abortion providers And more health news stories of the day from the Morning Rounds newsletter.

New legal group aims to protect abortion providers www.statnews.com/2025/10/23/h...

Opinion: Why Washington University must not sign Trump's 'compact' Washington University in St. Louis has built its reputation on a simple ideal: excellence wins. For decades, our researchers have competed for and won federal grants based on the quality

New editorial from me and @keithschnak.bsky.social.

“Why Washington University must not sign Trump's 'compact'”

Arts & Sciences Dean says WashU will not sign Trump’s higher ed compact as-is - Student Life Dean of WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, Feng Sheng Hu, told faculty at a meeting on Tuesday that Chancellor Andrew D. Martin does not plan to sign the Trump administration’s compact for higher edu...

WUSTL (WashU, Washington University in St Louis) is OUT!!

So uhhh, seriously, Vanderbilt is out alone on an island when it comes to private institutions.

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More than 90% of Black people polled say Medicaid is crucial as cuts loom • Missouri Independent At least 90% of Black people surveyed for a new poll said Medicaid is important to them or their families, and more than half either have public insurance or a family member who relies on the program....

More than 90% of Black people polled say Medicaid is crucial as cuts loom missouriindependent.com/2025/10/23/r...

Missouri lost 1.6 million pounds of federal food aid to Trump cuts this year • Missouri Independent Though food banks said they have mostly made up shortfalls from the cuts, some worry coming SNAP changes will worsen hunger.

Missouri lost 1.6 million pounds of federal food aid to Trump cuts this year missouriindependent.com/2025/10/20/m...

US Senate committee slams Boeing for cutting health care to striking St. Louis workers • Missouri Independent A leader of striking union workers at Boeing’s St. Louis-area facilities testified to a Senate committee Wednesday.

US Senate committee slams Boeing for cutting health care to striking St. Louis workers #moleg #mogov

www.rawstory.com Senate Republican admits he'd be 'apoplectic' if Biden did what Trump is doing

Senate Republican admits he'd be 'apoplectic' if Biden did what Trump is doing

Women’s Pay Is Falling Behind. Is the Return to the Office to Blame? Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s.

The pay gap between women and men widened to 81 cents on the dollar by last year, the largest gap since 2016. Is the return to the office to blame?

Jackie Kennedy’s grandson slams Trump for ‘pouring concrete’ all over her garden Jack Schlossberg slammed the president for seeing the world in ‘black and white’ and urged voters to ‘stop’ Trump at the midterms

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White House issues four-word response to Joan Baez poem about Trump’s ‘brain worm’ Trump’s Secretary of Health, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said last year that a worm ate part of his brain

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Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say • Missouri Independent President Donald Trump announced a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas. The order has drawn criticism from leading medical organizations, which say immigrant physicians make up a significant portion of th...

Trump’s new $100K visa fee could worsen state doctor shortages, experts say missouriindependent.com/2025/10/17/r...