Don Haider-Markel
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social scientist studying political groups, civil rights, and political extremism/violence (he/his)
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U.S., Nigerian Forces Kill Top Islamic State Leader
Officials said a joint operation in the West African country killed the groupâs alleged second in command.
https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/u-s-nigerian-forces-kill-top-islamic-state-leader-6b4c3034?st=4KBJ1v&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Ray Woodson
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The count on you being exhausted by the firehose of corruption and bullshit. But THIS. THIS is grounds to march on DC and demand the END of this mafia administration. This is the biggest middle finger to America.
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Kevin M. Kruse
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Speaker Ken Doll says the non-war is over and the opening of the Strait won't be a war either, so he and his fellow eunuchs won't be bothering President Daddy while he's busy working.
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NBC News
2 days ago
As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter.
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The Pentagon has no new munitions contracts amid concerns about a weapons shortage
Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, source...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/pentagon-no-new-munitions-contracts-concerns-weapons-shortage-rcna342451
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD
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There is a statue of author Alex Haley in East Knoxville, TN. Knox County just removed Roots from all school libraries.
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Alex Haleyâs âRootsâ to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries
KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) â Alex Haleyâs book âRootsâ is included in an updated list of book titles to be removed from Knox County Schools libraries. The schools previously removeâŠ
https://www.wate.com/news/education-schools/alex-haleys-roots-to-be-removed-from-knox-county-schools-libraries/amp/
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Kevin M. Kruse
3 days ago
"Y'all are in a death spiral. That's why you have to redistrict. That's why you have to cheat." Watch this man.
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U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities. Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/u...
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U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/us/politics/iran-missiles-us-intelligence.html?smid=bs-share
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5 days ago
Thank goodness we have someone like RFKjr in charge when there's a viral outbreak đđ
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Marc Elias
7 days ago
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito leaned on an erroneous claim that Black voter turnout now tops white voter turnout, in his Callais v. Louisiana ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, reports The Guardian.
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SCOTUS used faulty racial voter turnout data to shred Voting Rights Act in recent ruling
The ruling that upended the Voting Rights Act was based in part on a false data analysis about Black and white voter turnout.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-used-faulty-racial-voter-turnout-data-to-shred-voting-rights-act-in-recent-ruling/
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Science Magazine
7 days ago
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the governmentâs prosecution of Chinese postdocs.
https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the governmentâs prosecution of Chinese postdocs
https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
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Mueller, She Wrote
9 days ago
BREAKING: In a PANIC, Kash Patel ordered polygraphs for at least two dozen current and former members of his security detail looking for leaks. Those would be the folks that would see him drinking or wake him the next morning.
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Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources tell MS NOW
The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former security detail and other staff.
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patel-ordered-polygraphs-of-more-than-two-dozen-members-of-his-team-sources-tell-ms-now
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The Fight to Free Hundreds of Beagles From a Rural Wisconsin Research Lab
In an âopen rescue,â activists struck breeder Ridglan Farms in daylight, courting arrest and setting up a tear-gas-fueled clash before a deal was reached to rehome 1,500 dogs.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-fight-to-free-hundreds-of-beagles-from-a-rural-wisconsin-research-lab-3c3a49ff?st=7rDZQQ&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Brian Tyler Cohen
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Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak.
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Matt DeLong
10 days ago
The federal government has turned over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross to a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court for Minnesota, according to an attorney involved in a case tangential to Ross.
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Federal government turns over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good
The evidence was turned over to the U.S. District Court of Minnesota after it was demanded by a judge. It is unclear what evidence has been supplied and an attorney in the case remains skeptical.
https://www.startribune.com/federal-government-turns-over-evidence-from-the-shooting-death-of-renee-good-for-court-review/601837483
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Forbes
10 days ago
Trump has repeatedly said the project would be paid for using private donations, rather than government funds.
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Trump Claims Ballroom Project Is âUnder Budgetâ Despite $1 Billion Request
Trump has repeatedly said the project would be paid for using private donations, rather than government funds.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/05/06/trump-claims-ballroom-project-is-under-budget-despite-1-billion-request/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Kash Patelâs Personalized Bourbon Stash
The FBI director has been leaving an unusual calling card.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The Washington Post
10 days ago
Exclusive: Iranian strikes have hit at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites since the war began, a Post analysis reveals. The destruction is far greater than what was previously reported or acknowledged by the U.S. government.
https://wapo.st/4faxOrg
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jamelle
10 days ago
horrible. this countryâs turn away from science based medicine in the name of âwellnessâ is killing children and will kill a lot more.
www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
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Political scientists studying democracy and autocracy think that US democracy has declined significantly | LSE United States Politics and Policy
Most respondents agreed that the US has experienced democratic backsliding and is more similar to countries that have weak democratic institutions.
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2026/05/01/political-scientists-studying-democracy-and-autocracy-think-that-us-democracy-has-declined-significantly/
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PBS News
11 days ago
Russian drone and missile strikes carried out overnight and later on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian authorities said.
https://to.pbs.org/4trqVpm
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Russian strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before looming ceasefire
On Tuesday afternoon, powerful Russian glide bombs smashed into the eastern city of Kramatorsk, the southern city of Zaporizhzhia and the northern city of Chernihiv, killing at least 17 civilians and ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-strikes-kill-22-in-ukraine-before-looming-ceasefire
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Wyoming lawmakers use pro-natalist arguments to justify proposed new partial abortion ban
Wyoming lawmakers say tight new restrictions on abortion are needed to grow the state's population. Demographers and others say economic conditions are more to blame for an exodus of young people.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5810606/wyoming-lawmakers-use-pro-natalist-arguments-to-justify-proposed-new-partial-abortion-ban
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Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men
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Clavicular and the Right-Wing Project to Radicalize Young Men
Clavicular offers his young male viewers easy answers to explain why the world has left them unhappy and alone.
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/05/clavicular-influencer-looksmaxxing-men/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=flipboard%2Fmagazine%2F10+For+Today
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darthâąïž
12 days ago
wow i guess some people are really good at *checks notes* ah well amazing work congratulations every body
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Opinion Today
12 days ago
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds. (Miles Parks, NPR News)
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In many states, election-denying candidates are running to control voting
In 23 states, including five presidential swing states, candidates who have denied election results are running for offices that have a direct role in certifying future elections, a new report finds.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/nx-s1-5803149/election-denial-2026-candidates
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Bill Kristol
12 days ago
âSecretary Hegsethâs decision reflects a defensive crouch masquerading as ideological courage. It presumes fragility. It implies that military officers cannot withstand exposure to disagreementâŠIt suggests that all military officers should be right-leaning conservatives.â
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Ryan Goodman on X: "I cannot recommend this essay highly enough. For those concerned about civil-military relations, higher education opportunities for military officers and more. Hegsethâs Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps https://t.co/arKQ4U4l2u" / X
I cannot recommend this essay highly enough. For those concerned about civil-military relations, higher education opportunities for military officers and more. Hegsethâs Intellectual Purge is an Insult to His Officer Corps https://t.co/arKQ4U4l2u
https://x.com/rgoodlaw/status/2051282623356420604?s=12
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The Kyiv Independent
12 days ago
âĄïž UAE reports intercepting missiles, drones from Iran for first time since ceasefire. A fire broke out at an oil facility in the Fujairah emirate after it was hit by a drone launched from Iran, local authorities said.
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UAE reports intercepting missiles, drones from Iran for first time since ceasefire
A fire broke out at an oil facility in the Fujairah emirate after it was hit by a drone launched from Iran, local authorities said.
https://kyivindependent.com/uae-reports-intercepting-missiles-drones-from-iran/
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èȘç±ăšæŁçŸ©ăźRainbow Cleric đłïžâđđŻđ”
12 days ago
May the 4th be with you as we are living in a crisis where the distance between what it said and what is known to be true has become an abyss Even so, you are not alone, you have friends everywhere
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PBS News
12 days ago
Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee have called lawmakers into special sessions this week to draw new congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
https://to.pbs.org/4d4Ei8y
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Alabama and Tennessee governors have called special legislative sessions to draw new congressional districts
Republicans are eyeing the possibility of getting new lines in place for the 2026 midterm elections, or at least for 2028.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/alabama-and-tennessee-governors-have-called-special-legislative-sessions-to-draw-new-congressional-districts
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MeidasTouch
12 days ago
NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily RESTORED access to the abortion pill mifepristone via telehealth and mailâpausing a lower court ruling.
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The Whistleblower Who Uncovered the NSAâs âBig Brother Machineâ
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The Whistleblower Who Uncovered the NSAâs âBig Brother Machineâ
An unexpected visitor gave my team the evidence we needed to prove that the government was secretly wiretapping Americans.
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-whistleblower-who-uncovered-the-nsas-big-brother-machine/
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Brooklyn Walker
12 days ago
Gun ownership is rising. So is political violence. But what's actually driving the connection between the two -- and what role does religion play? A new Social Science Quarterly article of mine, with
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Opinion Today
13 days ago
About 7 in 10 Americans say Trump is not honest and trustworthy, 2/3 say he does not carefully consider important decisions, and about 6 in 10 say he does not have the mental sharpness to serve as president â ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos. More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260503
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âThis is just disarrayâ: alarm inside Pentagon after Hegseth staff purges
Insiders portray defense secretary as increasingly isolated after officers with impeccable reputations forced out
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/pentagon-pete-hegseth-us-military
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U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners. The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The State Department move bypassed congressional review
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/w...
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U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/middleeast/us-fast-track-arms-deal-middle-east.html?smid=bs-share
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What the data says about gun deaths in the U.S.
The number of gun deaths in the U.S. fell for the third consecutive year in 2024 but remained among the highest annual totals on record.
https://www.pewresearch.org/?p=8030
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Rise of the Blood Populist
Most Americans fully reject political violence. Itâs time to differentiate between those who tolerate it and everyone else.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/blood-populists-political-violence-ideology/686995/?gift=aYjJmMR9EEaQ_n5vXyWV4s4JvMrsTtz8fXJcnDG1SGk&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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The Washington Post
15 days ago
Breaking news: A federal appeals court is temporarily reinstating a requirement that abortion pills be picked up in person instead of sent through the mail â a victory for antiabortion advocates.
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Appeals court limits abortion pill access nationwide
A federal appeals court issued a ruling that would temporarily block people from accessing abortion pills through telehealth providers and via mail.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/01/abortion-pill-restrictions-appeals-court/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
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Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare. Officials are investigating similar attacks across Europe, all claimed by a shadowy Islamist group that may be using low-cost, unsophisticated methods to sow fear in Jewish communities.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/w...
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Attacks on Jewish Targets in Europe Suggest Hybrid Warfare
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/world/europe/european-antisemitism-hybrid-warfare.html?smid=bs-share
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Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval. Republicans put down a right-wing revolt to push a three-year renewal through the House, but the Senate appeared likely to opt for a 45-day punt ahead of a Friday expiration
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Surveillance Law Is in Limbo After House Approval
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/congress-house-fisa-surveillance-law.html?smid=bs-share
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Brown University shooting suspect driven by âaccumulation of grievancesâ, FBI says
Claudio Neves Valente, who killed himself after deadly attack, began planning for violence in 2022, authorities say
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/brown-university-shooting-suspect-fbi
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Paramount Requests FCC Approval for Hefty Middle East Ownership
Foreign investors including Persian Gulf sovereign-wealth funds are expected to indirectly own nearly 50% of Paramount equity after the Warner deal.
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/paramount-requests-fcc-approval-for-hefty-middle-east-ownership-940cb6c8?st=xhZsWH&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Western Withdrawal, Jihadist Expansion: How the Sahel Became Ground Zero for Global Terrorism
On April 25, armed groups launched near-simultaneous attacks against military installations and key strategic sites across Mali. Claimed by Jama'at Nusrat
https://warontherocks.com/western-withdrawal-jihadist-expansion-how-the-sahel-became-ground-zero-for-global-terrorism/
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Cristian Farias
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With very ominous language, Justice Elena Kagan says that todayâs decision in Louisiana v. Callais ends the Supreme Courtâs ânow-completed demolition of the Voting Rights Act.â 6-to-3 vote in favor of white voters who challenged a Black-majority district in La.
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Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft. The military has increased the number of secret fixed-wing attack aircraft and armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Military Quietly Accelerates Boat Strikes, Deploying More Aircraft
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/us/politics/us-boat-strikes.html?smid=bs-share
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Brian J. Phillips
17 days ago
Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London
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Police declare terrorist incident after two Jewish men stabbed in London
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the Met Police says.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypz81pg9go
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The Onion
17 days ago
Supreme Court Overturns âRight v. Wrongâ
https://theonion.com/supreme-court-overturns-right-v-wrong-1819573211/
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