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“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
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Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies. n.pr/4pp4qPM
Somali day care centers face threats. And, how Trump could save Obamacare subsidies
Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies.
n.pr
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Somali-run daycare centers in Minnesota report receiving threats following a viral video that accused them of fraud. And, how Trump could play a role in extending ACA subsidies. n.pr/4pp4qPM
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X/grok creating and platforming sexually explicit material of children isn’t just a lapse, it’s criminal.
Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account.
It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account.
It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Grok Posts Sexual Images of Minors After ‘Lapses in Safeguards’
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said “lapses in safeguards” led to the generation of sexualized images of minors that it posted to social media site X.
www.bloomberg.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
X/grok creating and platforming sexually explicit material of children isn’t just a lapse, it’s criminal.
Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account.
It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Elon Musk and his companies should be held to account.
It’s been over a year since I dumped X. It was the right decision then and even more so now. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Freezing #childcare funds is absolutely INSANE!
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds | PBS News share.google/pz7syy1JUohr...
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds | PBS News share.google/pz7syy1JUohr...
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds
States will have to provide more verification for the child care centers that receive funds from the Child Care and Development Fund, according to a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperso...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Freezing #childcare funds is absolutely INSANE!
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds | PBS News share.google/pz7syy1JUohr...
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds | PBS News share.google/pz7syy1JUohr...
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It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It's striking that progressives like Tim Walz and Zohran Mamdani evoke the middle American attitude that, "Yes, we can fix these social problems because we're Americans and it's the right thing to do!" While the "America first" right only emulates failed and failing nation-states elsewhere.
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Trump administration freezing federal child care funds
Once again, Trump regime hurting children & not thinking through their actions in advance. This money was provided by Congress. Congress should be the only one that can stop it. And they wonder why young people don’t want kids!
Once again, Trump regime hurting children & not thinking through their actions in advance. This money was provided by Congress. Congress should be the only one that can stop it. And they wonder why young people don’t want kids!
What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds
The Trump administration has frozen child care funds to all states after allegations of fraud at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Trump administration freezing federal child care funds
Once again, Trump regime hurting children & not thinking through their actions in advance. This money was provided by Congress. Congress should be the only one that can stop it. And they wonder why young people don’t want kids!
Once again, Trump regime hurting children & not thinking through their actions in advance. This money was provided by Congress. Congress should be the only one that can stop it. And they wonder why young people don’t want kids!
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My main takeaway from the Jack Smith testimony: we should push our presidential candidate to make him Attorney General in 2029.
January 1, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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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RFKjr is going to get sued until his great-grandchildren are broke, if there's any justice at all.
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Rebekah Diamond (@rebekahdiamond)
“You don’t have to choose between autonomy and support. You can demand accountability from institutions and insist they stay present. You can want better, more responsive systems without accepting aba...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
RFKjr is going to get sued until his great-grandchildren are broke, if there's any justice at all.
substack.com/@rebekahdiam...
substack.com/@rebekahdiam...
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Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
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Maryland lost almost 15,000 federal jobs in 2025, a 9% drop in the workforce, state data shows
Maryland lost almost 15,000 federal jobs in 2025, a 9% drop in the workforce, state data shows
Maryland ends the year with almost 15,000 fewer federal jobs than it had at the start of the year, according to the latest estimates from the Maryland Department of Labor.
wtop.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Maryland lost almost 15,000 federal jobs in 2025, a 9% drop in the workforce, state data shows
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For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree from W3C helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
An alt Decision Tree
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
www.w3.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree from W3C helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
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Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Final broadcast of ABC News Tonight for 2025. I hope every rep and senator saw it.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
Millions are being forced to cancel health insurance because it’s unaffordable. That pressure doesn’t stop with them; it spreads. When people drop coverage, everyone’s rates go up.
Call your Rep and Senators.
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For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
December 31, 2025 at 9:28 PM
For those who prefer video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
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This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
Trump announces he’s pulling the National Guard from Portland, LA, and Chicago but threatens that “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again - Only a question of time!”
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This is a strange way of saying “we’re complying with court orders now that we failed to get #SCOTUS to stay them.”
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Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
December 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct?
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not.
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Iran protesters try to break into government building as unrest continues
Iran protesters try to break into government building as unrest continues
Video verified by the BBC shows a crowd breaking the gate of the governor's office in Fasa.
www.bbc.com
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Iran protesters try to break into government building as unrest continues
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Eurostar cancels all trains out of London after Channel Tunnel power outage
Eurostar cancels all trains out of London after Channel Tunnel power outage
Le Shuttle has also had to suspend services between Folkestone and Calais over a "power supply issue".
www.bbc.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Eurostar cancels all trains out of London after Channel Tunnel power outage
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When I wrote in April that Trump was helping Putin kill Ukrainians by weakening Ukrainian air defense, some people got upset and said I was being too harsh. Guess what happened in 2025? US aid to Ukr withered and at the same time, Ukrainian civilian deaths rose steeply. news.un.org/en/story/202...
Ukrainian civilian casualties rise 27 per cent compared to last year
Civilian casualties in Ukraine were 27 per cent higher from January to October 2025, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest UN human rights report on the situation in the easte...
news.un.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
When I wrote in April that Trump was helping Putin kill Ukrainians by weakening Ukrainian air defense, some people got upset and said I was being too harsh. Guess what happened in 2025? US aid to Ukr withered and at the same time, Ukrainian civilian deaths rose steeply. news.un.org/en/story/202...
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Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
www.thebulwark.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Exclusive: A year after Tenet Media was busted for funneling Russian money to MAGA pundits like Benny Johnson and Tim Pool, a Trump administration effort involving State and the FBI has welcomed Tenet's founders back into the US. @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/lauren-che...
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Great to see the glorious productivity gains AI is delivering to the grift and fraud industry
Videos with thousands of shares on social media claim that people’s savings over £5,000 could be redirected into a national debt repayment fund from January 2026.
But the Treasury confirmed this isn’t true.
But the Treasury confirmed this isn’t true.
No, savings above £5,000 aren’t being taken to pay off the national debt – Full Fact
Claims circulating online that savings over £5,000 could be redirected into a national debt repayment fund from January 2026 are not true.
fullfact.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great to see the glorious productivity gains AI is delivering to the grift and fraud industry
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NEW: DOJ has been to multiple venues trying to shop their criminal case against the people who investigated Russian election interference. And they keep failing. So they're trying to add a grand jury in Judge Aileen Cannon's jurisdiction. youtu.be/W4pImd81anA?...
Beans Talk | Grand Jury Process Manipulation And Forum Shopping
YouTube video by MSW Media
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December 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: DOJ has been to multiple venues trying to shop their criminal case against the people who investigated Russian election interference. And they keep failing. So they're trying to add a grand jury in Judge Aileen Cannon's jurisdiction. youtu.be/W4pImd81anA?...
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Trump tells supporters in a new fundraising email that if they don’t donate to him within the next hour, Democrats will steal their "tariff rebate checks" and give them to "illegals," that the country is "boiling over," and that only an immediate cash transfer to him can stop total disaster.
December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump tells supporters in a new fundraising email that if they don’t donate to him within the next hour, Democrats will steal their "tariff rebate checks" and give them to "illegals," that the country is "boiling over," and that only an immediate cash transfer to him can stop total disaster.
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Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Speaking of typos, someone should direct Ms. Dhillon to U.S. v. Murphy, 406 F.3d 857, 859 n.1 (7th Cir. 2005), aka the greatest footnote in appellate court history.
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
scholar.google.com/scholar_case...
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Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.