The US overpowered a weak country with oil reserves. Conquering it wasn't hard. What came of running Iraq? -Iraqis experienced as humiliation, raids, checkpoints, and civilian casualties. -Well-intentioned reconstruction projects often came with corruption, waste.

The Epstein Files, everybody!

Learn more about us here, where we are also posting some of our content: www.getrealnews.org Our problem in the U.S.: lack of access and trust. Our solution: free base content and trusted local voices. Reporting WITH the people.

The US information ecosystem is the underlying condition. What do we do? It starts by getting back into the lives of those who deserve better information—not an agenda. We're going state by state. If you agree, please give us a follow on TikTok or Insta (for now): www.tiktok.com/@pennsylvani...

🎤America's polarization isn't just political—it's informational. 🎟 Please join us on Tuesday at 7:00 pm to learn more about how we can move forward, collectively: bigtentusa.org/event/pressu...

🎤America's polarization isn't just political—it's informational. 🎟 Please join us on Tuesday at 7:00 pm to learn more about how we can move forward, collectively: bigtentusa.org/event/pressu...

"You’re the one who won’t sell me my pierogi!" Jeffrey Epstein’s Lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, Gets Shouted Out of Martha’s Vineyard Farmer’s Market: ‘Go Home!’ www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Employees say bullets struck the windows of several CDC buildings apnews.com/article/emor...

After living in the US for 30 years, she was arrested during her work break at Target. 👇Who's being locked up in for-profit prisons?

Politico & Punchbowl report House Republican leadership is shutting down the Rules Committee - which is essential for moving party-line bills on the floor - for the week rather than vote on Democratic amendments on the Epstein files. Dems have effectively halted Republican legislation in the House:

How much are the tariffs REALLY costing you? Another great collab with Get Real News and @heidireports.bsky.social

Rather than simply talking about horrible responses to the flooding in Texas, let's share some vetted and trusted avenues for support, and donate if we can. Hands Off Central TX is raising funds and resources for mutual aid including housing, food, transportation (gas), and medical needs.

Hey everybody, I'm really excited to share that we are now partnering with other independent journalists to start bringing the most authentic and insightful content about what's happening across the states and nationally! #getreal #getrealnews

The targeting of Harvard seems to have originated within Peter Thiel’s network. JD Vance—whose US Senate campaign was bankrolled by Thiel—is Exhibit A. 1/

The Big Beautiful Bill's First Casualty

Surprise! Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare. prospect.org/politics/202...

Democracy is hard to recover after the free press is silenced. The Paramount settlement is a disgrace to journalism. It's also why we're doing this: creating America's first grassroots newsroom — accountable to the people, not the powerful. Please consider supporting us: www.getrealnews.org

How many ways are there to explain the enormity of it. #bigbeautifulbill #pentagon #medicaidcuts

🤔Their premise here is that Medicaid is a "welfare program." So let's dive in:

There's a big NEW "Beautiful Bill!" Let's break it down: - $4.5 TRILLION in tax cuts (mostly to the wealthy) - Cutting $2 TRILLION from safety net programs - Goal: pass before July 4th, Independence Day

"A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty." (James Madison, Federalist #41)

I’m hoping that showing what’s happening in middle America — how we got here — will help us all come up with solutions. I’m working on my own, and soon I’ll start talking more about it! First, diagnosing the problem. 👇🏻 sign up: www.heidireports.com

Opus Dei has a nerve center in DC, including blocks from the White House. "The organization has been increasingly active in Washington since at least the early 1990s when it set up shop at 15th and K — the heart of the capital lobbying industry."

Hearing Republican politicians saying Medicaid cuts won't hurt pregnant women?

Why is this happening? It's a question many are asking. 👉If I do one thing, I hope it's getting across how news deserts underlie the decline in our democracy. They are where: pubic officials have no checks, there's a lack of civic engagement, more risk of corruption at the local level.

Why is this happening? It's a question many are asking. 👉If I do one thing, I hope it's getting across how news deserts underlie the decline in our democracy. They are where: pubic officials have no checks, there's a lack of civic engagement, more risk of corruption at the local level.

This decision could have -- and was expected to -- go very differently. 👇See my earlier exclusive revealing how *one of Barrett's best friends* helped seed this case. (This piece preceded her recusal and the case officially coming before the court.) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Even Saturday Night Live is making jokes about the chaos at Newark Airport. So what’s going on? ✈️Three big issues:

Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer — CNN apple.news/Ai-QLq9onRNW...

I deleted my prior post given the lack of clarity around using quotes instead of bold or ** 🤷‍♀️

The future of public education is at stake. youtube.com/shorts/1Fx8B...

🎤 Shining a light on the importance to our democracy of supporting local news. With @public.news.service

👇This may sound like school choice or freedom of religion, but it’s about much more. The Supreme Court could soon decide whether the first public religious charter school in Oklahoma is approved—meaning taxpayer money could fully fund religious schools.

👇This may sound like school choice or freedom of religion, but it’s about much more. The Supreme Court could soon decide whether the first public religious charter school in Oklahoma is approved—meaning taxpayer money could fully fund religious schools.

Celebrating the independent media at a parallel party to the White House Correspondents Association dinner. 🙌🏻 Thank you @substack #media #journalism #freedomthinkers

The U.S. treats good information like a commodity. 👉Healthier democracies have funded it like a right.

POLITICO should not be threatening a journalist. I'll stand behind him, and so will others. Many of us have left recently. www.telos.news/p/politico-a...

The "freight train" coming for the separation of church and state is receiving scant coverage. Before I left my job at POLITICO, I was heavily researching the case at the center of it all -- started in Oklahoma. Justice Barrett's good friend helped seed it, which I reported. I have more to share 👇

Anyone, anyone? www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuOH...

Wooooo hoooooo!!

No matter

Leonard Leo, the architect of the ultraconservative Supreme Court, says in this interview that IVF should be illegal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yH5...

Leonard Leo, the architect of the ultraconservative Supreme Court, says in this interview that IVF should be illegal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yH5...

Keep sharing this because it is vital to understanding this moment. The timing of his entry into politics after this trip, the one position he’s held firm on (at odds with past presidents of both political parties) and the unraveling of the post-WW II world order. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

This case could upend the separation of church and state. Apart from the role of Justice Barrett's good friend, reported here, there's another potential big issue. 👇The director of the clinic behind the case was clerking for Gorsuch as it was being seeded. www.yahoo.com/news/justice...

Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.

“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X Saturday. “More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.” apnews.com/article/russ...

Does anyone else have friends or family in Ukraine? I don't know what to say anymore. "Sorry" is pathetically insufficient.

A damning and stunning timeline of corruption youtu.be/hycoCYenXls?...