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NEW: 500+ journalists formally ask White House Correspondents Assoc. "to publicly pledge that it will fight back against the Trump Admin's assault on press freedom" at its dinner with Trump on Friday
"Attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious"
"Attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious"
July 21, 2026 at 10:13 AM
NEW: 500+ journalists formally ask White House Correspondents Assoc. "to publicly pledge that it will fight back against the Trump Admin's assault on press freedom" at its dinner with Trump on Friday
"Attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious"
"Attacks on journalists and press freedom have become even more egregious"
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The State Dept is also warning travelers to expect possible flight disruptions and temp airspace closures as the situation evolves. Americans abroad are encouraged to stay alert, follow instructions from their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, and monitor official travel advisories for updates.
July 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The State Dept is also warning travelers to expect possible flight disruptions and temp airspace closures as the situation evolves. Americans abroad are encouraged to stay alert, follow instructions from their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate, and monitor official travel advisories for updates.
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and warn that U.S. diplomatic facilities (including some outside the Middle East) have already been targeted. The advisory also notes that groups aligned with Iran could target U.S. interests, Americans, or locations associated with the United States in other countries.
July 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
and warn that U.S. diplomatic facilities (including some outside the Middle East) have already been targeted. The advisory also notes that groups aligned with Iran could target U.S. interests, Americans, or locations associated with the United States in other countries.
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The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution for Americans overseas, citing increased tensions in the Middle East and the possibility of unexpected security threats.
Officials say the global security environment remains unpredictable
Officials say the global security environment remains unpredictable
July 19, 2026 at 12:34 AM
The U.S. State Department has issued a Worldwide Caution for Americans overseas, citing increased tensions in the Middle East and the possibility of unexpected security threats.
Officials say the global security environment remains unpredictable
Officials say the global security environment remains unpredictable
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Oil prices spiked on Wednesday to the highest level in weeks and stocks dropped after President Trump said he thought the cease-fire with Iran was “over.”
Oil Prices Jump After Trump Says Deal With Iran Is ‘Over’
Attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz sparked a new cycle of retaliation that could throttle the flow of energy from the region.
nyti.ms
July 8, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Oil prices spiked on Wednesday to the highest level in weeks and stocks dropped after President Trump said he thought the cease-fire with Iran was “over.”
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💫 Congratulations to Dahye Park, MD, on successfully completing the Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship! www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebra...
June 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
💫 Congratulations to Dahye Park, MD, on successfully completing the Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship! www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebra...
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Celebrating our 2026 Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine graduates! Proud of all the hard work and dedication from our trainees and grateful to the faculty and staff who supported them. Here’s to the next chapter! 🥂👏 www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebra...
June 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Celebrating our 2026 Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine graduates! Proud of all the hard work and dedication from our trainees and grateful to the faculty and staff who supported them. Here’s to the next chapter! 🥂👏 www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebra...
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Here's how the corruption works:
Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump
Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it
Friday: FDA changes the policy
Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump
Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it
Friday: FDA changes the policy
Trump Administration Live Updates: President’s Ballroom and New Fund Face Test in Congress
www.nytimes.com
May 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Here's how the corruption works:
Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump
Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it
Friday: FDA changes the policy
Thursday: RJ Reynolds donates $5M to Trump
Saturday: Trump invites RJR execs to Mar a Lago; execs ask to loosen regs on flavored vapes; Trump calls up RFK Jr. and tells him to change it
Friday: FDA changes the policy
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Hundreds of people lined up outside the theater for the final taping of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Supporters and fans traveled from around the U.S. and the world hoping to be in the audience when Colbert bids his final farewell and the show’s lights go dark.
Outside Colbert’s Final Show, Fans From Near and Far Line Up for a Farewell
Hundreds of people, including a pope, staked out the Ed Sullivan Theater in Manhattan, hoping to get in, or just get a glimpse.
nyti.ms
May 22, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Hundreds of people lined up outside the theater for the final taping of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Supporters and fans traveled from around the U.S. and the world hoping to be in the audience when Colbert bids his final farewell and the show’s lights go dark.
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President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
May 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.
In Romania, Living With Weapons of War Spilling Into NATO Territory
Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.
nyti.ms
May 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Four years of battle in Ukraine is taking a toll on neighboring Romanians. Even if the war has not crossed the border, drones have done so.
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Twenty-five-year-old Madeline Spatafore is now among the 70 women killed each month in the US by an intimate partner. As in so many of these tragedies, her abuser ultimately took his own life after the attack.
We don’t have to live or die like this.
We don’t have to live or die like this.
Pa. Man Fatally Shoots Wife in Home, Then Turns Gun on Himself in Nearby Woods
Police were called to a residence in Seven Fields, a suburb of Pittsburgh, at about 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28, after the parents of 26-year-old Ryan Hosso called 911.
people.com
May 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Twenty-five-year-old Madeline Spatafore is now among the 70 women killed each month in the US by an intimate partner. As in so many of these tragedies, her abuser ultimately took his own life after the attack.
We don’t have to live or die like this.
We don’t have to live or die like this.
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On this day 56 years ago-May 4, 1970-Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on protestors at Kent State University during a protest of the Vietnam War and recent U.S. incursion into Cambodia. Four unarmed Kent State students were killed; nine others were wounded.
Image: Valley News-Dispatch.
Image: Valley News-Dispatch.
May 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
On this day 56 years ago-May 4, 1970-Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on protestors at Kent State University during a protest of the Vietnam War and recent U.S. incursion into Cambodia. Four unarmed Kent State students were killed; nine others were wounded.
Image: Valley News-Dispatch.
Image: Valley News-Dispatch.
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We are not the same…
May 4, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We are not the same…
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Banksy appears to be taking credit for a large statue that was erected in London under the cover of darkness. It displays a man in a suit marching with a flag that billows onto his face, covering it entirely.
New Banksy Statue Causes Stir in Central London
The statue depicts a man marching with a flag that covers his face. It appeared in a section of London near statues of 19th-century British military and colonial figures.
nyti.ms
May 1, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Banksy appears to be taking credit for a large statue that was erected in London under the cover of darkness. It displays a man in a suit marching with a flag that billows onto his face, covering it entirely.
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He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that.
Period. End of story.
With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Period. End of story.
With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
April 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
He hates comedy because it speaks truth to power & a malignant narcissist can't handle that.
Period. End of story.
With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
Period. End of story.
With many thanks to: @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @latenightseth.bsky.social @thedailyshow.com 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏
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Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement.
Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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This is your reminder that it's been ten months since the assassination of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog, and there hasn't been even a hint of justice for her family, friends or colleagues.
April 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This is your reminder that it's been ten months since the assassination of Melissa Hortman, her husband and her dog, and there hasn't been even a hint of justice for her family, friends or colleagues.
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You can have no rage, Republicans, when you lit the fuse.
You just got outplayed
You just got outplayed
April 22, 2026 at 1:43 AM
You can have no rage, Republicans, when you lit the fuse.
You just got outplayed
You just got outplayed
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In a nutshell. 😊
April 20, 2026 at 3:41 AM
In a nutshell. 😊
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What is the antidote to authoritarianism: morality or competence? @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social offers an answer.
April 10, 2026 at 4:06 PM
What is the antidote to authoritarianism: morality or competence? @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social offers an answer.
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Sunday Exception:
Swan Perfect Landing
Swan Perfect Landing
March 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Sunday Exception:
Swan Perfect Landing
Swan Perfect Landing
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💚 Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon
March 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
💚 Burnside Bridge Portland, Oregon
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🚨 THIS JUST IN: With over 100 protests still to come, we can already estimate that at least 8 million people participated in No Kings protests today.
That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings
That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings
March 28, 2026 at 11:23 PM
🚨 THIS JUST IN: With over 100 protests still to come, we can already estimate that at least 8 million people participated in No Kings protests today.
That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings
That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings