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πŸ’™ PNW...πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ age: 77. pub’d 3 poetry bks. The last: https://www.rootstockpublishing.com/rootstock-books/p/lifting-stones. 1st novel’s in an editor’s care. To the pagans of MAGA, & the heretic Right. Woe unto you: you are fake Christians. Fake. Depraved.

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The Unmaking of the American University For decades, research universities have relied on federal funding, with no guarantee that it will last. Now their survival may depend on compliance with the government.

There is no guarantee that universities are going to get past the crisis of the last couple of years intactβ€”that an effective collective resistance will emerge, or that the moment will pass, or that the public will become aware of how valuable they are. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/ndrKCn

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US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say Tehran has enough material to make at least 10 nuclear warheads but extracting it would be very risky, say experts * Middle East crisis – live updates The Trump administration is reportedly considering the deployment of special forces into Iran to secure its stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU), which experts say could be used to make at least 10 nuclear warheads. Preventing Iran from acquiring a bomb is one of Trump’s stated war aims, and the 440kg HEU stockpile represents the greatest nuclear threat as it could be turned into weapons-grade uranium relatively easily. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has told Congress that β€œpeople are going to have to go and get it”. Continue reading...

US weighs sending forces into Iran to secure nuclear stockpile, reports say

10.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€˜They’re trying to change the rules’: Republicans ramp up fight to stop new maps in Utah Law makes it harder to remove names from GOP remapping petition for people who say they were misled into signing it

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Canadian Visits To U.S. Fall For 13th Consecutive Monthβ€”Adding To U.S. Tourism Decline Canadians have increasingly bypassed U.S. travel for more than a year, and the boycott shows no sign of slowing down.

Canadians have increasingly bypassed U.S. travel for more than a year, and the boycott shows no sign of slowing down.

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Exclusive: U.S. dismissed Ukraine deal for anti-Iran drone tech last year Snubbing Ukraine's offer ranks as one of the U.S.'s biggest tactical miscalculations before the war, officials say.

EXCLUSIVE: 7 months ago, Ukraine tried to sell the U.S. their battle-proven technology for downing Iranian-made drones.

The Trump administration dismissed the Ukrainians, only to reverse course last week after more-than-expected Iranian drone strikes.

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Trump’s holy warriors finally got the apocalypse they’ve prayed for Hundreds are dead. Iran is retaliating. And some of the people who helped start this war think it's going exactly as God intended.

The so-called Christian Zionists, who believe Israel must vanquish its Muslim enemies to usher in the second coming of Jesus, consider the current war to be a prelude to the End Times.

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The Huge Billionaire Election Influence In Numbersβ€”Nearly One-Fifth Of All Donations Billionaires dumped $3 billion into 2024 election campaigns.

Billionaires dumped $3 billion into 2024 election campaigns.

09.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 353 πŸ’¬ 59 πŸ“Œ 37
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What Women Want Women are losing ground every day that Trump is in office. But we can raise our voices to fight back.

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LIVE NOW: Resist And Unsubscribe: Live from Minneapolis With Kara Swisher And Scott Galloway Scott Galloway on Substack

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How Donald Trump is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken federal judges Since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office last year, he and his allies have derided federal judges who ruled against his policies as "rogue," "crooked," "lunatic" and more, casting their actions not only as incorrect but illegitimate as well.

How Donald Trump is pushing the Supreme Court to weaken federal judges reut.rs/4b9YO6V

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Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike US military, AP sources say Russia has provided Iran with information that could help Tehran strike American warships, aircraft and other assets in the region.

BREAKING: Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Tehran strike the U.S. military, AP sources say.

06.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 955 πŸ” 552 πŸ’¬ 139 πŸ“Œ 142
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The Economy’s Warning Light Is Flashing Yellow A soft labor market, persistent inflation, a potential oil crisisβ€”what could go wrong?

www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...

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Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating β€” even indirectly β€” in the war.

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Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (@meaghanwilsonanastasios) Oh, this. A thousand times, this. Norway πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ wins the internet today.

substack.com/@meaghanwils...

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ICE Phishing: Scammers Are Sending 'Support ICE' Emails to Steal Credentials "As part of our commitment to supporting ICE, we will be adding a β€˜Support ICE’ donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform."

"As part of our commitment to supporting ICE, we will be adding a β€˜Support ICE’ donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform."

05.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 13
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We identified 12 shootings by federal agents that led to the deaths or injuries of citizens & immigrants since Sept.

Nearly every time, the Trump admin blamed the injured and dead. Experts say this apparent lack of accountability demands that local authorities step up to investigate federal agents.

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I can hear Hegseth barking the same words

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Which values would you be thinking of?

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These are not Christians. They’re pagans with pagan values. Violence and blood.

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πŸ“½οΈNEW: The 2026 midterms are the greatest threat to Trump's power.

Marc Elias exposes Trump's plot to protect his majority: false claims of foreign election interference, a DOJ voter data push and an executive order that would let Trump dictate voting rules to every stateπŸ‘‡
https://bit.ly/4sgtXwm

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Kristi Noem Misled Congress About Top Aide’s Role in DHS Contracts Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Noem denied that Corey Lewandowski had any role in approving contracts. But internal DHS records and interviews with current and former agency staffer...

NEW: When asked if top aide Corey Lewandowski has β€œa role in approving contracts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem replied, β€œNo.”

But internal DHS records contradict her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

By @josh-kaplan.bsky.social @justinelliott.bsky.social

04.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 4372 πŸ” 1712 πŸ’¬ 378 πŸ“Œ 137
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RFK Jr's Pick For Surgeon General Cashed In Promoting Companies With a History of Unsafe Products RFK Jr's pick for surgeon general promoted in her newsletter companies with allegations of selling unsafe products

A review by Rolling Stone shows that at least five of Casey Means' newsletter sponsors have been accused of selling products with either hazardous ingredients or unsafe levels of lead.

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Messing with the Mullahs When Trump tells us that the war with Iran is going to be over in four weeks, that’s his computation of the American attention span.

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DOJ attempts to evade state ethics oversight of its attorneys Legal groups swiftly denounced the department's latest attempt to avoid oversight.

NEW: In an effort to evade bar ethics investigations, the DOJ proposed a new rule seeking to suspend state ethics proceedings against its attorneys if it conducts its own review first.

One expert called the department's proposal an attempt β€œto avoid oversight…for their lawlessness.”

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The Hunter and the Fox Woman Once upon a time there was a lonely hunter.

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Martin Shaw: The Hunter and the Fox Woman
Martin Shaw: The Hunter and the Fox Woman YouTube video by Dartington Trust

youtu.be/8YI8TTkT8dI

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Fake is not sexy or satisfying

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About an hour and twenty minutes into her deposition, Hillary Clinton became furious that a Republican congresswoman had released a photo from her deposition, which is against House rules. https://cnn.it/3OLQhiX

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Who in their right mind thought this nihilistic wet dream up. It’s just freaking weird.

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