The Department of Homeland Security posted three messages on social media Thursday and Friday, twice declaring, “Christ is Born!” and once stating, “We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior.” wapo.st/4pYXQR9

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Despite anti-media rhetoric, the government is still reading the news

Smart convo about gift inequality for your kids podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

A day after @washingtonpost.com asked the White House about the purchase … www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... via @merylkornfield.bsky.social & @hannahnatanson.bsky.social

It’s always nice when the rebroadcasts still slap

Prof. Mark Bray: "... But that's like a preventative anti-fascism that no longer pertains to the American situation." @maryharris.bsky.social: "You mean this has escaped the lab, kind of thing?" Prof. Bray: "Yes, exactly." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Four takeaways from the latest release of Epstein files, via @merylkornfield.bsky.social Link: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is an absolutely riveting portrait of Katie Miller, and answers some of the questions I had about how she ended up married to Stephen. Fantastic reporting and storytelling by @tessowen.bsky.social.

The exchange between Stephen Miller and Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson, via @washingtonpost.com

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😷 South Carolina has had 123 reported cases of #measles so far this year, according to health officials, who have described the outbreak there as “accelerating.” Last year, the state had only 1 case.

Eight months ago vs today. 🤡 @atrupar.com @cnbc.com @cbsnews.com

According to a new court filing, the Trump administration has a six-page list of banned words that Head Start locations are forbidden from using when describing their programs. Among the censored words: "disability," "race," "women," "trauma," "Gulf of Mexico." Short thread with the full list. 🧵

“According to CBP, the proposal is open for a 60-day public comment period.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Key detail “Hegseth declined to be interviewed by the inspector general or turn over his personal cellphone as part of its review, the report said.”

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How it started / How it’s going

"The boat in the first strike was hit a total of four times, twice to kill the crew and twice more to sink it, four people familiar with the operation said." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

SCOOP: For the Trump admin's Sept. 2 strike targeting 11 men on a boat suspected of ferrying drugs, SecDef Hegseth gave an order, officials say, to kill them all. When two men were still alive, orders were given to strike again, finishing them off. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

"As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary’s order to leave no survivors." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."

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A reporter asked the White House press secretary if President Donald Trump wants any members of Congress to be executed. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said no, and later added, "Why aren't you talking about what these members of Congress are doing?"

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"Trump addressed [Jensen] Huang [CEO of Nvidia] directly when he took an even deeper swipe at the U.S. workforce: 'I don’t think you can do that with people that don’t even know what a chip looks like.'" via Natalie Allison & @cqzakrz.bsky.social Link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"President Donald Trump’s plan to shore up Republicans’ House majority in the 2026 midterm elections by redrawing congressional maps is backfiring, at least for now." Link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"The Washington Post asked representatives of more than 20 prominent guests about their decision to attend the dinner. They all declined to comment or did not respond." via @cqzakrz.bsky.social Link: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.

How many people does it take to fill Representative Jerrold Nadler’s shoes? Technically one, but the number of Democrats fighting to succeed him is far higher. Here's a look at the 10 contenders seeking the coveted House seat in Manhattan. trib.al/jgYx8Cj

AG Pam Bondi says "new information" about Epstein is the reason why the DOJ has opened another case about him, months after saying there were no other 3rd parties connected to his crimes.

THINGS HAPPEN

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Trump defends Tucker Carlson for interviewing Nick Fuentes

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A New Orleans man who spent three decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated won election to serve as the city’s chief criminal court record keeper, despite the state challenging his past. https://cnn.it/48iwvTi

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They are not equivalent, but I do think every now and again about how the energy in both parties can be summed up as "fight fight fight" Perhaps we'll just age out of the middle school cafeteria

@jamellebouie.net to @maryharris.bsky.social: "[T]he divide among Democrats is not so much progressive and moderate. ...The most salient divide is how willing are you to fight and what’s your inclination towards concession and capitulation? That’s the difference."

Andrew Cuomo, on Trump endorsing him for NYC mayor last night. "It’s an important message … that could be very helpful”

"Um, they've got to have a plan somewhere because the construction companies have to follow it. So, for people just to say 'he's willy nilly taking down walls,' I'm like well, there's probably a blueprint somewhere."

LEAKED audio of Peter Thiel's private lectures: "In the 21st century, the Antichrist is a Luddite who wants to stop all science. It’s someone like Greta or Eliezer" That would be Greta Thunberg and Eliezer Yudkowsky, a prominent critic of the tech industry’s approach to AI.

President Trump’s been in office for 9 months and already has had 7 different people run the I.R.S. Here’s how we got there. WAPO: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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