Tarheel Mark

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat

My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.

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THIS is among the most important list of documents the public needs to see.

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

SHOUT-OUT to multi-talented International Treasure: DICK VAN DYKE! Today we celebrate his 100th year+3 days birthday.
From the day I first met him (story included below) he's been an inspiration & a source of joy to his countless fans around the globe, myself included. Thank you sir 🙏

For DVD: 🎂❤️

Josh Goldstein
@joshisimmigration.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

I cannot stand to watch that guy. He is so full of himself

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-Nick Fuentes considers Jewish people subhuman (not on list)
-Musk repeats Sieg Heil and won’t apologize (not on list)
-Trump praises neo-Nazis (not on list)
-Ms. Rachel says we shouldn’t bomb or starve children (on list)

Antisemitism is real. This hypocrisy makes a mockery of it.

ICE video shows officers planned to ‘smash’ into Charlotte man filming Border Patrol Immigration agents had a 12-pack of Modelos in their car while making arrests, Miguel Angel Garcia Martinez told investigators.

"Court video showed ICE agents, who allegedly had a 12-pack of Modelo in their car...

"“This is great,” an officer said as they started following Martinez. “This is fun,” another replied.

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/c...

If MTG truly believes that she can run for president, she would do well to read the Epstein client list into the congressional record, then move to vacate the Speaker’s chair. Might as well go out with a bang.

#213 in United States v. Comey (E.D. Va., 1:25-cr-00272) – CourtListener.com ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows: (1) The appointment of Ms. Halligan as Interim U.S. Attorney violated 28 U.S.C. § 546 and the Appointments Clause of the U.S. Constitution. (2) All actions flowing fro...

BREAKING: The indictment of Comey has been DISMISSED because Halligan was unlawfully appointed. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Exclusive: Trump crypto partner may have violated SEC rules News on the return of Donald Trump's for-profit presidency

New 1100 Pennsylvania is out—and it’s loaded:

💰A Trump crypto partner’s SEC filing doesn’t match its own internal email.💰

Plus: LIV payouts, DJT stock, Maldives tokens & more.

Free—please read and share. Thanks!

X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.

Here’s an “influencer from Texas”

I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief.

His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.

By @williamturton.bsky.social @chrisbing.bsky.social

Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.

But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.

Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.

Cretin behavior.

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Mamdani is already getting the criminals out of NYC!