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“The Trump regime is at war with the truth, which is why defending it has become so important,” writes
@markjacob.bsky.social
for COURIER's Stop the Presses.
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When the news isn’t just slanted but disappears
What we don’t know does hurt us, but it helps right-wing propagandists
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What’s at risk when we ignore science? Join COURIER and
@314action.bsky.social
on June 11th for a conversation on how misinformation is shaping healthcare, policy, and public trust — and how science-driven leadership is delivering real results.
bit.ly/495J58w
6 days ago
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Thorian AI CEO and co-founder
@levinejm.bsky.social
explains how his company worked with COURIER to produce the most detailed and fully-parsed database of the Epstein Files available to the public in this week's edition of FWIW.
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An AI ‘Archivist for Good’ Approach to the Epstein Files
Also inside: NY-12 debate hosted by COURIER and MeidasTouch
https://bit.ly/4xdv0Ay
6 days ago
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COURIER's
@camaron.bsky.social
uncovers how Pam Bondi used a viral binder stunt to cover-up the administration's secretive Epstein Files redaction project in this week's Below the Belt(way).
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Bondi used binder stunt to cover-up secretive Epstein Files redaction project, documents reveal
Bondi is expected to appear before the Oversight Committee on Friday, where congressional investigators plan to question her about her stewardship of the Epstein Files.
https://bit.ly/4e9cDF7
7 days ago
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COURIER's
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
gives a timeline of Pam Bondi’s ignominious reign as the nation’s top law enforcement official — and how she became Trump’s Brer Rabbit in the tar pit — ahead of her return to Capitol Hill in this week's American Freakshow.
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Pam Bondi's Swan Song
Ex-Attorney General at the Oversight Committee
https://bit.ly/3Pr3BKr
8 days ago
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Is legacy media searching for a political center in America that no longer exists?
@markjacob.bsky.social
outlines the media's desperate attempt to find "moderate Nazis" in the Trump era — just as they did back in 1935.
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The media’s desperate search for ‘moderate Nazis’
Journalists’ denial of our political crisis compels them to invent centrists
https://bit.ly/4nUyUde
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Mark Jacob
8 days ago
My latest Stop the Presses newsletter recalls when the NY Times wrote about “moderate Nazis” in 1935 and wonders whether today’s version of the Times is any better.
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The media’s desperate search for ‘moderate Nazis’
Journalists’ denial of our political crisis compels them to invent centrists
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/the-medias-desperate-search-for-moderate
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The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act. What can we do to fix it?
@akilahhughes.com
went all the way to Alabama to find out in her latest episode of How Is This Better.
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Voting Rights Were Gutted. I Went to Alabama to See What We Can Do About It.
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
https://youtu.be/JB1v-re3eAw
9 days ago
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"In the weeks since Callais, this faction of partisan political operatives on the nation’s highest court has repeatedly put its thumb on the scales of justice–over and over and over again," writes
@thelisagraves.bsky.social
for COURIER's Grave Injustice.
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The Roberts Court Is Letting the (Former) Confederate States Hang a “Whites Only” Sign on the Legislative Door: Part 1
John Roberts Lost Ronald Reagan’s Battle to Erase Black Representation But Used the Supreme Court to Give Trump Whites-Only Maps–Will He Lose the War?
https://bit.ly/4f9KSgW
9 days ago
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NEW: Rep. Thomas Massie loses his primary, the House Oversight Committee interviews a long-time Epstein assistant, and Paolo Zampolli and Andrew Tate link up. Find the details in COURIER's new newsletter, The Cover-Up.
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What You Need to Know Since the Palm Beach Shadow Hearing
GOP Epstein Transparency Act Co-Authour Massie picked off in primary
https://bit.ly/4nQ5igU
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Trump's Howard Lutnick testified that he and his wife found Epstein "gross" — but an uncovered email shows the couple jumping at an invite to hang out with Jeffrey Epstein and visit his infamous private island.
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Email reveals the Lutnicks’ eagerness to visit Epstein’s island: ‘We would love to join you’
At the time of their trip, Epstein was actively involved in developing his trafficking empire, working with known accomplices to capture girls and manipulating women already under his control.
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13 days ago
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We're living in an age of misinformation around public health. That's why COURIER and
@314action.bsky.social
are bringing elected officials and thought leaders together on June 11th to discuss what’s at stake, what works, and how evidence-based leadership is delivering real results.
bit.ly/495J58w
13 days ago
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Two accused rapists were getting cozy at the Milken Conference: sex trafficker Andrew Tate and Trump ally Paolo Zampolli.
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
takes a look at their conversation in this week's American Freakshow.
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Paolo Zampolli and Andrew Tate at the Milken Conference
Two Accused Rapists Walk into a Room…
https://bit.ly/4dVb8dF
15 days ago
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Epstein survivors bravely spoke out about their abuse and the government’s mishandling of the case for the first time last week. COURIER rounds up everything you need to know about their testimony — and all things Epstein — in The Cover-Up.
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What You Need to Know Since Howard Lutnick’s Oversight Interview
Last week, survivors bravely spoke out about their abuse and the government’s mishandling of the case
https://bit.ly/4wDeiKx
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"The media have produced one-off stories about various aspects of Trump’s crooked financial tricks, but they rarely connect the dots into a sweeping portrait of corruption that might actually break through to the broader public," writes
@markjacob.bsky.social
for COURIER's Stop the Presses.
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Stop calling it ‘a break from norms.’ Call it Trump corruption.
It’s the media’s job to make sure everyone knows the president is a crook
https://bit.ly/4fuf1aH
17 days ago
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No jobs, no rights, and a dying planet. No wonder Gen Z is fed up.
@akilahhughes.com
talks to Elise Joshi of
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social
about how the left is trying to engage Gen Z — and push back against Turning Point USA — with the launch of More Perfect University.
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School's Out. Campus Political Wars Are Just Beginning
No jobs, no rights, and a dying planet. Cool. No wonder young voters — especially young men — are drifting to the right. But the bigger story is deeper: a generation that feels increasingly disillusioned with the economy, institutions, and the promise that hard work still leads to stability. This week, I talk with Elise Joshi, the head of More Perfect University, about why Gen Z is so burnt out on higher education & the working world, why organizations like Turning Point USA have been so successful on college campuses, why AI has become such a political flashpoint for Gen Z, and how the left is trying to build a competing media and organizing ecosystem through More Perfect Union and More Perfect University. Follow More Perfect University @moreperfectuniversity and @moreperfectunion Mint Mobile: Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/courier for three months of coverage at $45.
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Both the Trump and Biden administrations are under scrutiny for doing “little to nothing to bring justice for the survivors” and failing to prosecute all but one of Epstein’s co-conspirators. COURIER's
@camaron.bsky.social
has the story.
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Former US Attorneys General Bondi and Garland in crosshairs of Epstein investigation
Systemic failures beginning in Palm Beach continued through both Trump administrations and remained largely unaddressed under the Biden administration.
https://bit.ly/4nzrdZZ
20 days ago
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Author
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
digs into the career of Pete Hegseth’s attorney, Tim Parlatore, and how he went from a New York mob attorney to a top aide in the Trump administration in this week's edition of American Freakshow.
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The Plumbers of Epsteingate Part Two
An Epstein Lawyer and the Purloined Documents
https://bit.ly/4fk7FGB
22 days ago
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COURIER rounded up everything you need to know that's happened since Epstein’s alleged suicide note was released and shares must-read stories detailing the latest in the Epstein investigation.
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What You Need to Know Since Epstein’s Alleged Suicide Note Was Released
Newly surfaced letter adds another wrinkle to the mystery around Epstein’s death
https://bit.ly/4uKdJNh
23 days ago
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"Key figures in dictatorships often have colorful personalities and quirks ... Brendan Carr, on the other hand, is a boring American bureaucrat whose fame lags far behind the amount of damage he’s causing our country," writes
@markjacob.bsky.social
for COURIER's Stop the Presses.
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Brendan Carr is the devil
The FCC chair is a straight arrow, but the arrow is aimed at the heart of democracy
https://bit.ly/4uEYOUi
24 days ago
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What happens when politicians ignore science? Join COURIER and
@314action.bsky.social
on June 11th for Facts vs. Fiction, a conversation on how misinformation is shaping healthcare, policy, and public trust — and how science-driven leadership is delivering real results.
bit.ly/495J58w
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@akilahhughes.com
sits down with journalist
@kattenbarge.bsky.social
to unpack the bizarre transformation of Turning Point USA after Charlie Kirk’s assassination — and a far-right movement increasingly unable to control its own audience.
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Erika's Big Grift
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBJMHNndfdQ
27 days ago
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In Trump admin official Howard Lutnick's closed-door testimony, he admitted — and then promptly denied — that the White House instructed him to walk back a previous claim about Epstein. COURIER correspondent
@camaron.bsky.social
covers the story.
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Lutnick admits, then denies, White House instructed him to walk back claim Epstein was ‘greatest blackmailer ever’
A flustered Commerce Secretary claimed during a closed-door congressional hearing Wednesday that Trump administration officials pressured him to walk back previous claims that convicted sex offender J...
https://bit.ly/4uB7uuY
27 days ago
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In a 4-3 ruling, The Virginia Supreme Court overturns redistricting referendum that could have netted Democrats 5 additional House seats.
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Why is “tradwife” content suddenly everywhere — and why is it resonating right now?
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
talks to
@lizplank.bsky.social
about the resurgence of these ideas in this week's episode of Panic World.
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The Hidden History Behind the Tradwife Movement
Subscribe 👉 @panicworldpod Why is “tradwife” content suddenly everywhere, and why is it resonating right now? From TikTok to YouTube, the #tradlife (or “tradwife”) trend has exploded online — reviving old ideas about gender roles, relationships, and what women “should” want. But where did this come from, and why is it gaining traction again? Journalist Liz Plank joins us to unpack the resurgence of these ideas, from the rise of the #tradlife trend on social media, to why so many people find it appealing, and how figures like tradwife girlboss Erika Kirk became central to the movement. If you’ve seen “tradwife” content in your feed and wondered why it’s everywhere, this episode explains what’s going on. Our guest Liz Plank is a journalist, podcaster, and author. She hosts the Boy Problems podcast wherever your listen (or watch on YouTube), the Airplane Mode newsletter, and you can follow her work more broadly at https://www.elizabethplank.com/ or @feministabulous everywhere. Panic World is a production of @COURIERHQ . #tradwife #erikakirk #girlboss
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29 days ago
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Nina Burleigh talks to journalist Sacha Biazzo of RAI, Italy’s national public broadcasting network, about his investigation into Italian bon vivant and Trumpworld “envoy” Paolo Zampolli in this week's edition of American Freakshow.
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From the Clubs of Ibiza to International Arms Dealmaker
The Italian Adventures of Epstein Class Supervillain Paolo Zampolli
https://bit.ly/4tSSWaf
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After Rep. James Comer canceled all future House Oversight hearings, many feared momentum around the Epstein investigations would grind to a halt — but efforts have emerged to keep the pressure on. COURIER's The Cover-Up has the details.
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What You Need to Know Since Comer Canceled Hearings
Others are stepping up to keep the pressure on
https://bit.ly/4n9zvHJ
about 1 month ago
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"There are positive signs that the right-wing assault on democracy is stumbling ... That said, we’re still in big trouble," writes Mark Jacob for COURIER's Stop the Presses.
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5 reasons we may lose our country, 5 reasons we may not
Let’s be optimistic – but not too optimistic – about defeating Trumpism
https://bit.ly/4w8DqZn
about 1 month ago
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The Met Gala is receiving pushback this year after it was announced that Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are the main benefactors.
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about 1 month ago
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The Trump admin indicted former FBI Director James Comey over an ... Instagram photo.
@apiper13.bsky.social
takes a look at Trump and Comey's longstanding beef for COURIER.
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"This is the political and media environment that Trump wanted and helped create ... He created this dystopian meme-ified hell that we all now live in," writes
@melissaryan.bsky.social
for COURIER's Ctrl Alt Right Delete.
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The Meme-ification of Everything
Initially, they planned to continue with dinner.
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about 1 month ago
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What happens when fashion’s biggest night starts to look like a billionaire branding exercise?
@akilahhughes.com
examines the growing influence of Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos on the Met Gala—and what it says about who gets to shape culture in America.
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The Met Gala Has Lost The Plot.
What happens when fashion’s biggest night starts to look like a billionaire branding exercise? This week, we examine the growing influence of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos on the Met Gala—and what it says about power, philanthropy, and who gets to shape culture in America. With Rebecca Sananes and Meredith Lynch, Akilah unpacks the contradictions at the center of the event: a fundraiser dependent on extreme wealth, a cultural institution tied to political influence, and a public that’s increasingly skeptical of both. Then designer Jonathan Hayden breaks down what’s happening behind the scenes—from labor realities to the economic pressures reshaping fashion from the ground up. Mint Mobile: Shop plans at https://mintmobile.com/courier for three months of coverage at $45.
https://bit.ly/4tO1VJP
about 1 month ago
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Join COURIER in partnership with
@314action.bsky.social
for Facts vs. Fiction: The Fight for Science in American Democracy on Thursday, June 11th. Together, we'll dive into the battle between truth and myths shaping science and democracy in America today.
bit.ly/495J58w
about 1 month ago
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BREAKING: COURIER reporter Camaron Stevenson exposes undisclosed $3 million gift from Epstein to his personal lawyer, Darren Indyke, in new reporting.
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Bondi’s Epstein hearing is back on as a mysterious $3 million gift from Epstein comes to light
Momentum to hold the government accountable for the apparent mishandling of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein has accelerated dramatically in recent days. Amidst White House denials, high-profile...
https://bit.ly/42GTHqM
about 1 month ago
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MAGA billionaire and PayPal mafioso Peter Thiel has flown under the radar as the Epstein Class super villain he really is, according to
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
. Burleigh details Thiel's relationship with Epstein in her latest piece for COURIER.
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Epstein Class Supervillain Peter Thiel Loves Secrets
PayPal mafioso Peter Andreas Thiel was the hidden hand behind the lawsuit that took down Gawker, the greatest satirical and investigative site of late 20th-century American media. He spent approximate...
https://bit.ly/4dc1RNZ
about 1 month ago
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Rep. Nancy Mace called on Pam Bondi to be held in contempt, and Melania's former friend threatened to testify — but Republicans have a new trick up their sleeve to stall the Epstein investigation. COURIER's The Cover-Up has all the details.
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What You Need to Know Since Melania’s Ex-Friend Threatened to Spill All
The Trump administration continues to block this investigation at every turn
https://bit.ly/499gMWH
about 1 month ago
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Ongoing congressional investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s multi-billion-dollar sex trafficking enterprise have ground to a halt. Why? Two men. COURIER correspondent Camaron Stevenson takes a deep dive.
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The two men stonewalling Congress’ investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal network
Ongoing congressional investigations into Jeffrey Epstein’s multi-billion dollar sex trafficking enterprise have ground to a halt. Republicans who control the inquiries have shifted their focus to unr...
https://bit.ly/4vX2Rgv
about 1 month ago
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Is Trump the Antichrist? Some members of MAGA think so, explains COURIER contributor
@apiper13.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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COURIER's
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
examines Italian 'party boy,' alleged abuser, and Epstein buddy Paolo Zampolli — and his relationship with Melania Trump — in this week's must-read edition of American Freakshow.
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Ciao Paolo! An Italian Party Boy Among The Trump Supervillains
Last week, we interviewed Amanda Ungaro, the deported former model haunting Melania Trump. RAI, the Italian broadcast network, has since broadcast a lengthy interview in which Ungaro shares more harro...
https://bit.ly/4sMavqY
about 1 month ago
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Clara Rhodes of
@protectourcare.org
tells COURIER the story of a Michigan cancer survivor — and what Republicans' attempt to gut the Affordable Care Act has meant to her.
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What’s At Stake: One Cancer Survivor, One Lawmaker, One System Under Fire
There is no safe way to play Russian Roulette – yet Republicans in Congress continue to gamble with our health care.
https://couriernewsroom.com/news/whats-at-stake-one-cancer-survivor-one-lawmaker-one-system-under-fire/
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Amid the cowardice and complicity of legacy media in the age of the Trump administration, Stop the Presses' Mark Jacob highlights courageous journalists and outlets that Americans can still rely on.
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It’s not media cluelessness – it’s cowardice and complicity
But there’s another word starting with “C” that describes some journalists: courage.
https://bit.ly/4tIBpBH
about 1 month ago
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The Trump administration wants stories about the Epstein files to fade into the background — but COURIER is making sure they stay front and center. COURIER's latest newsletter, The Cover-Up, rounds up everything you need to know about the files this week.
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What You Need to Know Since the First Lady Took the Podium
COURIER kicks off The Cover-Up Newsletter
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about 1 month ago
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BREAKING: COURIER’s Nina Burleigh talks to former model and friend of The Trumps, Amanda Ungaro, about Melania’s relationship with Epstein, Paolo Zampolli’s personal life, and whether or not she's ready to testify.
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The Woman Who Knows Too Much: An Interview with Amanda Ungaro
Last week, Melania Trump issued a mysterious six-minute statement from the White House podium in language couched in legalese, denying that she was friends with Jeffrey Epstein and threatening “those ...
https://epsteincoverup.us/report/the-woman-who-knows-too-much-an-ungaro/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026_q2_epsteincoverup
about 2 months ago
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How Is This Better's
@akilahhughes.com
talks with
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social
— physician, public health expert, and U.S. Senate candidate — about the structural problems at the heart of American health care and what it would take to build something better.
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RFK Jr., Beef Tallow, and our Broken Healthcare System
YouTube video by How Is This Better?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pol9r-QMysM
about 2 months ago
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This week's episode of Panic World is ... not work-appropriate. But it is interesting as f*ck. Host
@ryanhatesthis.bsky.social
talks to
@junlper.beer
and
@bosh.worstpossible.world
about one of the most controversial people on the internet: Aella.
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She Tried to Make Sex "Rational." It Got Weird Fast
YouTube video by Panic World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlgUnvgwgs0
about 2 months ago
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The front group trying to defeat new maps in Virginia by using misleading images of Barack Obama and MLK is fueled by none other than MAGA darling Peter Thiel. @thelisagraves.bsky.social takes a look at Thiel's dark past — and his new project — for Grave Injustice.
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Billionaire Opponent of Diversity Is Underwriting Mailers Targeting Black Voters in Virginia to Aid Donald Trump
The front group trying to defeat new maps by using images of Barack Obama and MLK is fueled by Peter Thiel, the 40th richest man in the U.S.
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/billionaire-opponent-of-diversity?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
about 2 months ago
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The front group trying to defeat new maps in Virginia by using misleading images of Barack Obama and MLK is fueled by none other than MAGA darling Peter Thiel. Lisa Graves takes a look at Thiel's dark past — and his new project — for Grave Injustice.
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Billionaire Opponent of Diversity Is Underwriting Mailers Targeting Black Voters in Virginia to Aid Donald Trump
The front group trying to defeat new maps by using images of Barack Obama and MLK is fueled by Peter Thiel, the 40th richest man in the U.S.
https://www.graveinjustice.news/p/billionaire-opponent-of-diversity?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true
about 2 months ago
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Should journalists say “f*ck you” and refuse to show up to Trump’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
@markjacob.bsky.social
thinks so — and pushes that it’s past time everybody made the fascists feel uncomfortable — in this week’s Stop the Presses.
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Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Trump will be guest of honor at the “nerd prom,” with journalists serving as suck-ups
https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/cancel-the-white-house-correspondents
about 2 months ago
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The Epstein story isn’t over — but Trump's former lawyer, Todd Blanche, is acting like it is. COURIER's
@ninaburleigh.bsky.social
takes a deep dive into Blanche's past, his interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, and his unwavering devotion to Trump.
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The Curious Case of Attorney General Todd Blanche - Uncovering the Epstein Network
Trump White House cabinet meetings are always opportunities for his appointees to humiliate and prostrate themselves before Dear Leader, but they usually keep the spectacle inside the West Wing. Last ...
https://epsteincoverup.us/report/the-curious-case-of-attorney-general-todd-blanche/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026_q2_epsteincoverup
about 2 months ago
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There's a billion-dollar war happening over America's memory — idris brewster, founder of Kinfolk, lays out the uphill battle Democrats are facing in COURIER's latest edition of FWIW.
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The Billion-Dollar War Over America's Memory
Also inside: The Cover-Up, COURIER's new investigation into the Epstein class
https://www.fwiw.news/p/the-billion-dollar-war-over-americas
about 2 months ago
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