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CREW @citizensforethics.org · 6h

282 former DOJ officials signed a letter sounding the alarm about "this administration’s degradation of DOJ’s vital work, and its assault on the public servants who do it."

The fact that hundreds felt compelled to say this speaks volumes.

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

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Daily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 11h

Trump plans massive changes to IRS in effort to target left-wingers including billionaire Democrat megadonors

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Trump plans massive changes to IRS in effort to target left-wingers

A list is being put together of left-wing donors and organizations the retooled IRS would go after as part of a revamp of the agency's criminal investigations division.

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 16h

Good idea as the Speaker of the House and his fellow MAGA House reps are calling the “No Kings” protests, “Hate America” rallies. We love our country, but we don’t love the administration, headed by a wanna be King.

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 1d

President's immunity from prosecution in American courts for official domestic acts does not extend to justifying potentially illegal military strikes under international law. If Trump were surrounded by competent people at the DOJ, they would have told him this. He's going down the Duterte road.

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Daily Mail @dailymail.co.uk · 1d

Body returned to Israel 'is NOT an Israeli hostage': Hamas is accused of fresh insult www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Body returned to Israel 'is NOT an Israeli hostage

Hamas has been accused of fresh insult after tests revealed that one of the four remains belongs to a Gazan.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 1d

Asahi said Tuesday that personal information may have been breached in a recent cyberattack on the Japanese food and beverage group.

Personal information possibly leaked in cyberattack on Asahi group

The company was hit by a ransomware attack last week in which more than 9,300 data files were stolen by a hacker group calling itself Qilin.

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 1d

Loved ones search for missing 12-year-old Southern California girl

Loved ones are searching for a Southern California girl who has been missing for days. Belen Ramos-Trejo, 12, was reported missing on Oct.10, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departmen…

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 1d

I've been using a lot of clips from Idiocracy, lately. How sad. Mike Judge and Etan Cohen must have had a crystal ball writing about the dangers of collective incompetence back in 2006, now we see it playing out IRL.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 2d

Bridgestone's CEO says the company expects a tougher second half of the year as its U.S. business faces a sharp drop in truck tire demand, tariffs take a toll and it deals with the fallout from a cyberattack.

Bridgestone CEO sees U.S. slowdown, cyberattack and tariffs hurting business

The challenges in North America are testing Bridgestone's ability to defend margins and sustain growth, a familiar refrain for Japan’s export-driven manufacturers.

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3d

After two years of Gaza genocide, the West's moral pretence is shattered - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/after-two-years-gaza-genocide-wests-moral-pretence-shattered

After two years of Gaza genocide, the West's moral pretence is shattered

Israel's slaughter of Palestinians has forced the world to confront bitter truths about the designs of empire

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 2d

Several news organizations, including the New York Times, Associated Press and Newsmax, said Monday they will not sign a Defense Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.

New York Times, AP, Newsmax among news outlets who say they won’t sign new Pentagon rules

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

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Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 3d

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 3d

So basically this is Iranian Hostage Crisis 2.0, just with a 9-month delay in the payoff for no particular reason.

Il Pomodoro @dabenner.bsky.social · 3d

This seems like confirmation

Then Mr. Trump won the presidency back, and the Biden administration was determined to get a cease-fire in place by January, before it left office. It drafted a peace plan, much of which was quite similar to the “20 point plan” Mr. Trump recently issued. There was slow progress: More than 130 hostages had been released by the time the January cease-fire took place.

“We handed over a cease-fire that silenced the guns, had hostages coming out and aid going in, along with a day-after plan to make it permanent,” Mr. Blinken said. But when the new administration took over, “the moment was squandered,” he added. “Israel and Hamas went back to war for eight months.”

Israeli officials tell a different story. Mr. Biden was a lame duck, they noted, and disengaged. Mr. Trump was a known entity, less likely to lecture Mr. Netanyahu in private or public. They put their money on a new president, and a new negotiating team

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Bessent: "No Kings means no paychecks. No paychecks and no government."

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 3d

I keep asking my family in TX why they keep voting for Republicans considering that I don't think the current political party in power in that state cares about Texans. They talk about battling for Jesus but cannot abide by the teachings of JC. I'd rather be a liberal than a hypocrite.

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 3d

I have to wonder if Bibi only agreed to this now as a way to try to give Trump a boost in time for the Nobel and to quiet the protestors in Israel? The Israelis may be thanking Trump now, but Trump and Bibi are cut from the same cloth.

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thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social @thebrightnorthstar.bsky.social · 3d

It shouldn't be the norm. Teachers don't get paid enough as it is. My 6 year old niece's teacher works 2 jobs: her teaching job and part-time at the local Best Buy. I happened to run into her at Best Buy when I was visiting my parents in Texas.

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 3d

Teachers in Japan are paying out of their own pocket to prepare teaching materials and other supplies that are supposed to be covered by the schools’ budgets, according to a nationwide survey.

Many public school teachers pay out of pocket for work-related costs

Payments for expenses related to classes made up 58.8% of the cases, the highest rate.

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3d

SPAM AND THE MILITARY | Spam was famously supplied to World War II American and Allied troops, who would jokingly call it "ham that didn't pass its physical."

How Spam fed US troops and became an international phenomenon

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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 3d

UPDATE | Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip.

Israel says Hamas hands over the first seven hostages to the Red Cross as part of the Gaza ceasefire

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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 3d

Japan's ruling coalition collapsed on Friday after its junior partner Komeito quit, raising doubts about whether conservative Sanae Takaichi will become the country's first female prime minister.

Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next

In an upcoming vote in parliament, all parties are expected to put forward their leaders in a first round of voting, with LDP chief Sanae Takaichi likely bound for a runoff.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 3d

Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

Here’s what experts say you need to know.

How to Fight Your Health Insurance Denial with an External Appeal

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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NPR @npr.org · 3d

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number. n.pr/4obbfnK

U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country

In South Carolina, more than 150 unvaccinated schoolkids are under quarantine after being exposed to measles. Across the U.S., total case counts could be even higher than the official number.

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I Love This Post @lovethispost.bsky.social · 4d

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