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How many ways can you say “We used ChatGPT” without actually saying “We used ChatGPT”?

Read this headline. Now read it again. Now read it again. You are not alarmed enough. It is later than you think. 🇺🇸 deadline.com/2026/03/trum...

Ric Grenell’s departure from the Kennedy Center suggests the beginning of an era in which fewer and fewer people even notice the institution, Jonathan L. Fischer argues.

“Appears” is a rhetorical crutch we journalists really should be avoiding. It’s almost never necessary, it just adds a hedge to make your statement weaker. Just say his vision is “at risk”, that already communicates uncertainty.

What Epstein and his associates did wasn’t just a crime—they deliberately built a system designed to exploit the vulnerable using money, influence, & power. That’s why this is more than just getting justice. This is about changing that system so that horrible things like this never happen again.

Another independent media organization lost... Pentagon tightens control of Stars and Stripes after blasting it as ‘woke’... The Defense Department previously pledged to rid the military newspaper of “woke distractions” and refocus coverage on “warfighting.” (Free gift article) wapo.st/4rw25U7

Christian Nationalist zealots run our military and are telling troops they are bringing about the Rapture with their war in Iraq.

Why are folks not asking more questions about this FBI complaint in the Epstein Files? www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

A coordinated network of 18,000 bots are being used to drive the algorithms on X to amplify Nicki Minaj’s right-wing political posts. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

It’s not leadership anymore it’s a circus, and everyone’s fighting for center ring.

A MOTHER JONES SCOOP! New details from Epstein files reveal Lutnick had a years-long business tie with the sex offender. This challenges his claim he had minimal contact with Epstein. The two were involved in a deal for six years, and an email shows they discussed it. @nlanard.bsky.social

Disinformation pumped into the brains of our MAGA loved ones on apps just like this one got us into this mess and you pumping pro-democracy facts into these apps is what’s gonna get us out of it. Feat. @fubarpac.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/publicen...

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

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Valar Atomics (founded by Isaiah Taylor) is one of the companies building a nuclear reactor for this project with a July 4 deadline. Valar is backed by Day One Ventures, which was founded by Masha Bucher (Drokova), a Russian-born investor living in the US who represented Jeffrey Epstein. 1/

These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver. This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.

Why, what happened? Spend all your money on murdering your neighbors, didn’t you, bastards?

No one could accuse Donald of being woke.

Trump and MAGA spent the last 4 years saying that Lula was an evil communist who illegally persecuted his friend Bolsonaro. But now it’s “deal” time.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Wait until he hears that Reagan didn't trust the Russians.

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91. The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown. It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

Japan made history by electing its first female prime minister #Japan #FirstFemalePrimeMimister #Historic #SanaeTakaichi #Demcast Sanae Takaichi elected Japan's first female prime minister | AP News share.google/wvIDSPZhuIHF...

Former special counsel Jack Smith delivered a devastating retort to the accusation of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that he improperly spied on Republican lawmakers during his investigation and prosecution of President Donald Trump.

Martha Joynt Kumar, political scientist and professor emeritus at Towson University in Maryland. "These are changes that can’t be undone. They’re destroying that history forever." They’re wrecking it."

Florida’s immigration crackdown dashboard reportedly showed the arrests of 21 U.S. citizens—until a local paper asked questions.

So Today NC Senate has passed the NC gerrymandering bill The bill is expected To Go To The House ahead of Tomorrow's final vote In the NC House. #Ncpol #DemcastNC #NCGOP #Cheaters #ProudBlue #Demvoice1

Taco changed his mind after accepting substantial bribes.

➡️Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders ➡️Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.

9-yr-old Ukrainian Sasha Paskal has won gold&bronze medals at the All-Ukrainian Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition "Black Sea Cup" In the summer of 2022she was seriously injured by a Russian strike and underwent a leg amputation Sasha didn’t give up.She went through rehabilitation 📹bokareva.solovey.m

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

JD Vance is going to Indiana to try to rig the 2026 midterms for Republicans via a mid-decade redistricting. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

4.4 million veterans live in rural America, many of whom are older and rely on Medicaid. With Republicans slashing funding, struggling rural hospitals face even greater challenges, putting veterans' lives at risk. #TrumpsHealthCareShutdown

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

July 24, 2024

He knows it. They know it. They've always known it. Amongst themselves, they joke about it. They tell stories about it. They swap advice on how to deal with it. But most importantly, to everyone else, they lie about it.

ME: "Jesus, why does your close friend Speaker Mike Johnson relentlessly bear false witness?" JESUS: "WHO???"

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market. Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today. Four giants control 80% of meat processing. A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry. The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

Directing over 800 top-rank military leaders in one poorly secured location, and then announcing it publicly - during a week of extreme international tension, is an act of profound recklessness. It creates an egregious vulnerability and effectively invites a decapitating strike from adversaries. 🚨🧵

No veteran should have their social security number leaked, let alone passed to a political opponent by the government.