Matt Shuham
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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Airman Logan Ireland thought with 15 yrs of service he would at least get retirement benefits even as he was being pushed out after SCOTUS green lit Trump's trans military ban.
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Trump Violates A 32-Year-Old Policy: ‘This Has Never Happened Before’
The move raises questions about how far the administration will go to reshape the armed forces.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Airman Logan Ireland thought with 15 yrs of service he would at least get retirement benefits even as he was being pushed out after SCOTUS green lit Trump's trans military ban.
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
The Air Force approved and then revoked his benefits. Now Ireland is now fighting back.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
How Randy Mastro Killed the Kehlani SummerStage Concert—And a Whole Lot More
With Mayor Adams thinking about his next act, the former first deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani is now "guiding every conceivable aspect of this administration."
hellgatenyc.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Kind of a big deal that @hellgatenyc.com can confirm that NYC First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro used his position to cancel Kehlani's SummerStage concert in order to punish the artist for their political speech on Palestine:
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
hellgatenyc.com/randy-mastro...
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Avelo is an ICE Air charter, transporting shackled detainees on deportation flights. You'll not be shocked to learn that the flights are a fiasco: loss of cabin pressure, slow evacuations, dangerous cargo onboard, no safety checks, long tarmack delays.
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Avelo is an ICE Air charter, transporting shackled detainees on deportation flights. You'll not be shocked to learn that the flights are a fiasco: loss of cabin pressure, slow evacuations, dangerous cargo onboard, no safety checks, long tarmack delays.
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
Great piece by Gillian Brockell:
New: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander wrote to Spotify Thursday to press the company for details about the recruitment ads for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that have been running on the platform in recent weeks. City pension funds hold $400m+ in Spotify stock.
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Presses Spotify On ICE Recruitment Ads
Brad Lander, a trustee of New York City’s pension funds, expressed concern about “reputational risks” to Spotify.
www.huffpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander wrote to Spotify Thursday to press the company for details about the recruitment ads for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that have been running on the platform in recent weeks. City pension funds hold $400m+ in Spotify stock.
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
www.huffpost.com/entry/spotif...
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This number is completely made up. There are not 30 million undocumented immigrants. The most recent estimates are around 14 million, of which roughly 8 million people have been here for over a decade.
Vance is not a fool. He knows this. DHS produces official estimates. They don’t say 30 million.
Vance is not a fool. He knows this. DHS produces official estimates. They don’t say 30 million.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
This number is completely made up. There are not 30 million undocumented immigrants. The most recent estimates are around 14 million, of which roughly 8 million people have been here for over a decade.
Vance is not a fool. He knows this. DHS produces official estimates. They don’t say 30 million.
Vance is not a fool. He knows this. DHS produces official estimates. They don’t say 30 million.
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Tremane Wood’s brother said he killed a man during a botched robbery. But Wood was sentenced to die for the crime — until today.
This morning, minutes before Wood was scheduled to be executed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted him clemency.
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
This morning, minutes before Wood was scheduled to be executed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted him clemency.
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tremane Wood’s brother said he killed a man during a botched robbery. But Wood was sentenced to die for the crime — until today.
This morning, minutes before Wood was scheduled to be executed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted him clemency.
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
This morning, minutes before Wood was scheduled to be executed, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) granted him clemency.
www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Incredible. Jess has been on this story for YEARS. The victim's mother recently told her – in a quote that was shown to the state's Pardon and Parole board, contributing to their clemency recommendation – “They should let him live. I don’t think they should execute him.” The governor listened.
BREAKING: Tremane Wood, who was moments away from being executed for a killing his brother admitted to committing, received a last minute clemency grant from Gov. Kevin Stitt www.huffpost.com/entry/treman...
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Incredible. Jess has been on this story for YEARS. The victim's mother recently told her – in a quote that was shown to the state's Pardon and Parole board, contributing to their clemency recommendation – “They should let him live. I don’t think they should execute him.” The governor listened.
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Blinken asked if Israel was conducting ethnic cleansing
Biden + advisors discussed if American officials were liable for war crimes
New details on the late 2024 deliberations that could have helped Gaza—and how Biden dodged accountability, kicking the can to Trump:
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden + advisors discussed if American officials were liable for war crimes
New details on the late 2024 deliberations that could have helped Gaza—and how Biden dodged accountability, kicking the can to Trump:
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden Discussed Potential Israeli War Crimes In Gaza. He Kicked The Can To Trump.
New intelligence shocked officials in late 2024, spurring heightened fear of U.S. liability, HuffPost has learned. The period saw Secretary of State Antony Blinken ask if Israel’s actions constituted ...
www.huffpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Blinken asked if Israel was conducting ethnic cleansing
Biden + advisors discussed if American officials were liable for war crimes
New details on the late 2024 deliberations that could have helped Gaza—and how Biden dodged accountability, kicking the can to Trump:
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
Biden + advisors discussed if American officials were liable for war crimes
New details on the late 2024 deliberations that could have helped Gaza—and how Biden dodged accountability, kicking the can to Trump:
www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-...
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Hair-raising story by @attackerman.bsky.social with new documents showing that a detained journalist is being held by ICE for his Instagram likes.
ICE Caged This Man For His Instagram Posts And Likes
New details about Yaa'kub Ira Vijandre's detention show his posts supporting Palestine and the wrongfully convicted representing, in Homeland Security's eyes, support for terrorism
www.forever-wars.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Hair-raising story by @attackerman.bsky.social with new documents showing that a detained journalist is being held by ICE for his Instagram likes.
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"There’s something historic and courageous about stating simple facts in a time when words like ‘civil rights’ or ‘justice’ are being twisted to mean exactly the opposite of what they mean."
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-defy...
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-defy...
Judges Are Pissed Off At Trump — And They Aren't Hiding It Anymore
There is a pointed purpose to the increasingly spicy rulings and dissents coming from across the judiciary.
www.huffpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"There’s something historic and courageous about stating simple facts in a time when words like ‘civil rights’ or ‘justice’ are being twisted to mean exactly the opposite of what they mean."
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-defy...
www.huffpost.com/entry/a-defy...
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
> Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering establishing a new call center, in part to make it easier for them to track immigrant children with the help of local and state law enforcement.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ca...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ca...
ICE Is Pitching A Plan That Would Track Immigrant Kids
The Trump administration has ramped up pressure on migrant youth for months.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
> Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering establishing a new call center, in part to make it easier for them to track immigrant children with the help of local and state law enforcement.
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ca...
www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-ca...
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~70 people have now been killed by the US in waters around South America without proof of criminality, an imminent threat, due process or a strategy beyond bombing or a bigger war.
Hours ago, 51 Republican senators quashed a bipartisan effort to rein this policy in:
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
Hours ago, 51 Republican senators quashed a bipartisan effort to rein this policy in:
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 AM
~70 people have now been killed by the US in waters around South America without proof of criminality, an imminent threat, due process or a strategy beyond bombing or a bigger war.
Hours ago, 51 Republican senators quashed a bipartisan effort to rein this policy in:
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
Hours ago, 51 Republican senators quashed a bipartisan effort to rein this policy in:
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
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Jeanine Pirro tried to make an example of Sean Dunn.
She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
DC ‘Sandwich Guy’ Found Not Guilty After Defense Successfully Highlights Absurdity Of It All
Jeanine Pirro tried to make an example of Sean Dunn. She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Jeanine Pirro tried to make an example of Sean Dunn.
She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
She ended up delivering a hero to Washington, D.C.
www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...
Question for politics nerds: Has any socialist ever won so many votes in a single U.S. election?
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Question for politics nerds: Has any socialist ever won so many votes in a single U.S. election?
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SCOOP: YouTube deleted accounts of 3 major Palestinian human rights organizations— Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights — as a part of the Trump admin's campaign to stifle accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes. ✍🏽w/ Nikita Mazurov
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
YouTube Quietly Erased More Than 700 Videos Documenting Israeli Human Rights Violations
The tech giant deleted the accounts of three prominent Palestinian human rights groups — a capitulation to Trump sanctions.
theintercept.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
SCOOP: YouTube deleted accounts of 3 major Palestinian human rights organizations— Al-Haq, Al Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights — as a part of the Trump admin's campaign to stifle accountability for alleged Israeli war crimes. ✍🏽w/ Nikita Mazurov
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
theintercept.com/2025/11/04/y...
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How much of Zohran Mamdani's ambitious agenda can he get done if he's elected mayor on Tuesday?
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
What Can Zohran Mamdani Do?
The Democratic nominee’s big-ticket priorities are possible — with a little help from his friends.
www.huffpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How much of Zohran Mamdani's ambitious agenda can he get done if he's elected mayor on Tuesday?
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at the age of 84.
Yes, this is real:
The Polka Dot Lady Dress made history. Now it can be yours. Bid today to own the Comme des Garçons dress that fought ICE: nyic.me/auction
All proceeds benefiting the NYIC Emergency Justice Fund: nyic.me/fund
All proceeds benefiting the NYIC Emergency Justice Fund: nyic.me/fund
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yes, this is real:
> In the final days ahead of Tremane’s scheduled execution... additional details have emerged exposing how Oklahoma’s prosecutors and judges have coordinated in ways that have undermined Tremane’s final chances at a meaningful review of his case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
A Red State Is Preparing To Execute A Man Who Was Never Proven To Have Killed Anyone
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
www.huffpost.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
> In the final days ahead of Tremane’s scheduled execution... additional details have emerged exposing how Oklahoma’s prosecutors and judges have coordinated in ways that have undermined Tremane’s final chances at a meaningful review of his case.
www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
How much of Zohran Mamdani's ambitious agenda can he get done if he's elected mayor on Tuesday?
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
What Can Zohran Mamdani Do?
The Democratic nominee’s big-ticket priorities are possible — with a little help from his friends.
www.huffpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
How much of Zohran Mamdani's ambitious agenda can he get done if he's elected mayor on Tuesday?
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
A lot – and here's what it might look like:
www.huffpost.com/entry/zohran...
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Two years ago, Nick Fuentes was so toxic that, after I reported on a secret meet he had with a top Texas GOP donor, the party was engulfed in scandal and voted to explicitly ban Holocaust deniers/Neo Nazis.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes
Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Two years ago, Nick Fuentes was so toxic that, after I reported on a secret meet he had with a top Texas GOP donor, the party was engulfed in scandal and voted to explicitly ban Holocaust deniers/Neo Nazis.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
Today, Heritage Foundation effectively said that "no enemies to our right" includes Fuentes.
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RFK Sr traveled the country as a senator to expose malnutrition, drum up support for food stamps.
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr. Tackles His Father’s Legacy On Food Stamps
The Health and Human Services secretary is standing at the opposite end of his late father’s anti-poverty legacy.
www.huffpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
RFK Sr traveled the country as a senator to expose malnutrition, drum up support for food stamps.
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
RFK Jr travels the country as HHS secretary, sees overweight children at airports, says food stamps "poisoning" today's children
New story w/ Senate library material
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...