Megin
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Lawyer, dog lover, cat lover, San Antonio Spurs fan, LSU Tigers fan, barre devotee, wife.
Very interesting, and the line about charging for parking in the lot under 281 being the last straw drew an AMEN from me. I cannot stand scan and pay, I could live with paying for parking if there were still attendants.
For diners, it can be disorienting to watch institutions disappear or see newer places struggle to take hold. But Pearl has never been a static place.
Pearl Is San Antonio’s Hottest Dining Hub. Why Are So Many of Its Restaurants Now Closing?
With the highest rents in the city, the bustling entertainment district is no longer the experimental incubator it started out as.
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January 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Very interesting, and the line about charging for parking in the lot under 281 being the last straw drew an AMEN from me. I cannot stand scan and pay, I could live with paying for parking if there were still attendants.
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Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell's statement today came as a shock to staffers at Stars & Stripes, who haven’t heard directly about any changes yet, and who now fear that the news outlet’s independence and credibility is at risk.
January 16, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell's statement today came as a shock to staffers at Stars & Stripes, who haven’t heard directly about any changes yet, and who now fear that the news outlet’s independence and credibility is at risk.
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“Huge internal concern” among CBS staff over that “internal bleeding” story.
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![The network’s top editor, Bari Weiss, expressed a high level of interest in the story on an editorial call Wednesday morning, according to staffers who listened.
“There was big internal dissension about the ‘internal bleeding’ report here last night,” the CBS News staffer, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said . “It was viewed as a thinly-veiled, anonymous leak by [the Trump administration] to someone who’d carry it online.”
“Felt to many here like we were carrying water for the admin’s justifying of the shooting to keep our access to our sources,” said a second network staffer, who was also not authorized to comment.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Huge internal concern” among CBS staff over that “internal bleeding” story.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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People often ask me — but how we will know if it’s going to be really bad?
The redlines for any true American have already been crossed.
The normalization of the use of force against us as citizens — and by us as Americans in the world — is what you feared
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
The redlines for any true American have already been crossed.
The normalization of the use of force against us as citizens — and by us as Americans in the world — is what you feared
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
Editorial | Minnesota is under siege. This cannot stand.
"What we are witnessing is the storming of the state by the federal government," the Editorial Board writes.
www.startribune.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 AM
People often ask me — but how we will know if it’s going to be really bad?
The redlines for any true American have already been crossed.
The normalization of the use of force against us as citizens — and by us as Americans in the world — is what you feared
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
The redlines for any true American have already been crossed.
The normalization of the use of force against us as citizens — and by us as Americans in the world — is what you feared
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
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A Senator makes a truthful statement, protected by First Amendment and Speech/Debate Clause, and gets investigated by DOJ.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
Breaking News: Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan said that federal prosecutors are investigating her after she urged service members to resist illegal orders.
Senator Says Prosecutors Are Investigating Her After Video About Illegal Orders
It is unclear what possible crime might involve Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat, who has warned in dire terms about the dissolution of American democracy.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
A Senator makes a truthful statement, protected by First Amendment and Speech/Debate Clause, and gets investigated by DOJ.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
An ICE agent shoots and kills an unarmed mom, and they won’t even cooperate with local law enforcement.
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Confirming the NYT's reporting: FBI agents arrived at Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home this morning and conducted a search. Natanson penned this outstanding first-person piece last month about being "the federal government whisperer." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Confirming the NYT's reporting: FBI agents arrived at Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home this morning and conducted a search. Natanson penned this outstanding first-person piece last month about being "the federal government whisperer." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Hannah Natanson is an exceptional reporter and should never have been subjected to this type of extraordinary intimidation tactic. We have few details now, but it’s hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press.
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Hannah Natanson is an exceptional reporter and should never have been subjected to this type of extraordinary intimidation tactic. We have few details now, but it’s hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press.
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To put it mildly, this isn't the type of language one typically sees by a party addressing a judge.
Halligan, Blanche and Bondi downplay the ruling disqualifying Halligan as a "disagreement" with the government, which they say isn't binding on any other case.
Halligan, Blanche and Bondi downplay the ruling disqualifying Halligan as a "disagreement" with the government, which they say isn't binding on any other case.
January 13, 2026 at 7:55 PM
To put it mildly, this isn't the type of language one typically sees by a party addressing a judge.
Halligan, Blanche and Bondi downplay the ruling disqualifying Halligan as a "disagreement" with the government, which they say isn't binding on any other case.
Halligan, Blanche and Bondi downplay the ruling disqualifying Halligan as a "disagreement" with the government, which they say isn't binding on any other case.
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Federal prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota are resigning after the DOJ is pushing the office to investigate the widow of Renee Good.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
3 Prosecutors Quit After Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Federal prosecutors in the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota are resigning after the DOJ is pushing the office to investigate the widow of Renee Good.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/u...
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Tonight in Kyiv, it’s −13°C. Some parts of the city have been without electricity for more than 60 hours after russian attacks.
January 11, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Tonight in Kyiv, it’s −13°C. Some parts of the city have been without electricity for more than 60 hours after russian attacks.
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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Alpha News is a far-right site run by the wife of the former head of the Minneapolis police union.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
(Warning: Disturbing.)
(Warning: Disturbing.)
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Alpha News is a far-right site run by the wife of the former head of the Minneapolis police union.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
Whoever leaked this to them thinks it makes Ross look good.
Which is just astonishing.
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I know TV producers work on an incredibly tight schedule and are constantly bouncing between different topic—US invading another country! ICE murdering civilians! Epstein—but there are some easy ways to quickly find past statements that might contradict what a guest is saying.
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January 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I know TV producers work on an incredibly tight schedule and are constantly bouncing between different topic—US invading another country! ICE murdering civilians! Epstein—but there are some easy ways to quickly find past statements that might contradict what a guest is saying.
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They're trying to escalate. They're trying to start something so they can put it down violently. Why else would she say stuff like this?
Leavitt: "The deadly incident that took place yesterday in Minnesota yesterday occurred as a result of a larger, sinister left-wing movement that has spread across our country where our brave men and women of federal law enforcement are under organized attack."
January 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
They're trying to escalate. They're trying to start something so they can put it down violently. Why else would she say stuff like this?
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According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota investigators say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting and FBI won't work jointly on probe.
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
According to my sources, the FBI was initially open to a concurrent investigation with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (the state agency that would do this investigation).
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
Trumpy U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen heard about this and intervened, barring the FBI from cooperating with local police.
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People with hearing loss are even more vulnerable to such attacks. Not only do long blackouts leave them without a way to charge hearing aids, it also deprives them of ways to communicate and react to air raid alerts.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 PM
People with hearing loss are even more vulnerable to such attacks. Not only do long blackouts leave them without a way to charge hearing aids, it also deprives them of ways to communicate and react to air raid alerts.
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Long thread:
There is no proof that the "Venezuela for Ukraine" swap that Fiona Hill described in her 2019 testimony was ever completed, but there are signs that it is beginning to play out.
Two weeks before US troops nabbed Maduro and his wife, Russia pulled all of its people out of Venezuela.
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There is no proof that the "Venezuela for Ukraine" swap that Fiona Hill described in her 2019 testimony was ever completed, but there are signs that it is beginning to play out.
Two weeks before US troops nabbed Maduro and his wife, Russia pulled all of its people out of Venezuela.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Long thread:
There is no proof that the "Venezuela for Ukraine" swap that Fiona Hill described in her 2019 testimony was ever completed, but there are signs that it is beginning to play out.
Two weeks before US troops nabbed Maduro and his wife, Russia pulled all of its people out of Venezuela.
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There is no proof that the "Venezuela for Ukraine" swap that Fiona Hill described in her 2019 testimony was ever completed, but there are signs that it is beginning to play out.
Two weeks before US troops nabbed Maduro and his wife, Russia pulled all of its people out of Venezuela.
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San Antonio retailers saw 2025 holiday shopping get off to a nearly flat start, compared to 2024.
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January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
San Antonio retailers saw 2025 holiday shopping get off to a nearly flat start, compared to 2024.
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JUST IN: DOJ says it has finished reviewing *less than 1%* of the Epstein Files for potential release.
Only 12,285 documents have been released while more than 2 million remain under review.
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Only 12,285 documents have been released while more than 2 million remain under review.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:14 AM
JUST IN: DOJ says it has finished reviewing *less than 1%* of the Epstein Files for potential release.
Only 12,285 documents have been released while more than 2 million remain under review.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Only 12,285 documents have been released while more than 2 million remain under review.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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The Trump administration is trying to control its Venezuela message by funneling info through the White House. Pentagon beat reporters tell me they're not getting answers from military spokespeople. Press officers are regularly referring questions to the WH.
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The Trump administration is trying to control its Venezuela message by funneling info through the White House. Pentagon beat reporters tell me they're not getting answers from military spokespeople. Press officers are regularly referring questions to the WH.
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Jan 6 police responder Dan Hodges:
“Five years ago I thought: This has to be the most videotaped crime in American history. It's just so much evidence. There's no way anyone can possibly deny what occurred here. But that's exactly what's happening”
“Five years ago I thought: This has to be the most videotaped crime in American history. It's just so much evidence. There's no way anyone can possibly deny what occurred here. But that's exactly what's happening”
NEW: "Are we not supposed to believe what we saw with our own eyes?"
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
Five years after Jan 6, victims fight to preserve the FACTS of the insurrection
Just filed ====>
www.cbsnews.com/news/january...
5 years later, a stubborn fight over the basic facts of the Jan. 6 riot
The physical damage from the Capitol riot has been repaired — and President Trump has pardoned almost every defendant. What remains is a battle over the basic facts.
www.cbsnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Jan 6 police responder Dan Hodges:
“Five years ago I thought: This has to be the most videotaped crime in American history. It's just so much evidence. There's no way anyone can possibly deny what occurred here. But that's exactly what's happening”
“Five years ago I thought: This has to be the most videotaped crime in American history. It's just so much evidence. There's no way anyone can possibly deny what occurred here. But that's exactly what's happening”
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Latest Measles outbreak in Kentucky.
Measles had been eliminated in the US in 2020 but in 2025 there were a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases in the US, 88% of them associated with outbreaks.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is “very safe and effective,” per CDC.
Measles had been eliminated in the US in 2020 but in 2025 there were a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases in the US, 88% of them associated with outbreaks.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is “very safe and effective,” per CDC.
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Latest Measles outbreak in Kentucky.
Measles had been eliminated in the US in 2020 but in 2025 there were a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases in the US, 88% of them associated with outbreaks.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is “very safe and effective,” per CDC.
Measles had been eliminated in the US in 2020 but in 2025 there were a total of 2,065 confirmed measles cases in the US, 88% of them associated with outbreaks.
The measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is “very safe and effective,” per CDC.
It doesn’t exactly make up for LSU’s craptacular season, but it’s fun seeing Bama get humiliated.
January 1, 2026 at 11:53 PM
It doesn’t exactly make up for LSU’s craptacular season, but it’s fun seeing Bama get humiliated.