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Retired Occupational Therapist
I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦
I stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦
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The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class
September 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class
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Katie Couric and I had a wonderful discussion this afternoon about America and its future during these troubled times.
Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question!
judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question!
judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
Election Nightmare Scenario
A recording from Judge J. Michael Luttig and Katie Couric's live video
judgeluttig327269.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Katie Couric and I had a wonderful discussion this afternoon about America and its future during these troubled times.
Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question!
judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question!
judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
September 16, 2026 at 12:03 AM
JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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America’s Added Fuel Cost Clock: now online and available live on the web for you to see the numbers climb in real time :( hoping if and when prices fall I'll get to the savings in real time... patrickdehaan.com/fuelclock.html
September 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
America’s Added Fuel Cost Clock: now online and available live on the web for you to see the numbers climb in real time :( hoping if and when prices fall I'll get to the savings in real time... patrickdehaan.com/fuelclock.html
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Trump is going to continue blaming Ukraine for skyrocketing energy prices, but all available evidence proves Trump caused this global energy crisis by launching his war against Iran.
September 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Trump is going to continue blaming Ukraine for skyrocketing energy prices, but all available evidence proves Trump caused this global energy crisis by launching his war against Iran.
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A little more killing from the enshittification guys.
Google is killing journalism: "At Truthout, we anticipate a loss of roughly $500,000 in online revenue as a result of this massive traffic plunge in the next year alone."
We’re Already Living Through Journalism’s Dystopian Future
AI is devouring our industry and undermining access to factual information. We all have a duty to fight back.
truthout.org
September 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
A little more killing from the enshittification guys.
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Jonathan Swan says the public may only know 5% of what’s really happening inside the White House, especially on national security, self-dealing and DOJ investigations.
“It’s gonna take a lot of reporting and digging over probably years—not months—to get to the bottom of it.”
“It’s gonna take a lot of reporting and digging over probably years—not months—to get to the bottom of it.”
September 15, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Jonathan Swan says the public may only know 5% of what’s really happening inside the White House, especially on national security, self-dealing and DOJ investigations.
“It’s gonna take a lot of reporting and digging over probably years—not months—to get to the bottom of it.”
“It’s gonna take a lot of reporting and digging over probably years—not months—to get to the bottom of it.”
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So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
CASTEN: Trump said 'we're taking in billions and billions from Venezuela.' Who is the 'we'? That suggests flows to US persons
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
BESSENT: Again, this is one of the largest assets ever to go on the US balance sheets
CASTEN: You can't testify whether or not they're flowing to US persons?
BESSENT: No
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury
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Washington journalism is in a moment of generational change. We're rising to meet it.
Welcome to The Washington Sun.
washingtonsun.com
Welcome to The Washington Sun.
washingtonsun.com
September 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Washington journalism is in a moment of generational change. We're rising to meet it.
Welcome to The Washington Sun.
washingtonsun.com
Welcome to The Washington Sun.
washingtonsun.com
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Today, Marco Rubio and former urinal salesman now NATO ambassador Matt Whittaker announced the US abandonment of NATO. And US corporate media simply didn't notice.
September 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Today, Marco Rubio and former urinal salesman now NATO ambassador Matt Whittaker announced the US abandonment of NATO. And US corporate media simply didn't notice.
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September 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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A Pentagon Inspector General report says the Iran war cost an estimated $33.4 billion between February 28 and June 30. It’s caused “strategic inventory shortfalls”.
Four F-15s were destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tankers damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
Four F-15s were destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tankers damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
September 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
A Pentagon Inspector General report says the Iran war cost an estimated $33.4 billion between February 28 and June 30. It’s caused “strategic inventory shortfalls”.
Four F-15s were destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tankers damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
Four F-15s were destroyed, one F-35 damaged, seven KC-135 tankers damaged and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed.
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Meanwhile, a DHS whistleblower is raising alarms about a separate voter fraud effort: bad data, citizens wrongly flagged, methods employees called out as unlawful.
Latest Deep Dive:
Latest Deep Dive:
Whistleblower Sounds Alarm on DHS Voter Hunt
What federal employees were reportedly told to do.
www.livingitwitholiviatroye.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Meanwhile, a DHS whistleblower is raising alarms about a separate voter fraud effort: bad data, citizens wrongly flagged, methods employees called out as unlawful.
Latest Deep Dive:
Latest Deep Dive:
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Over 5,000 remain missing but families cling to every hope they can.
#Nepal
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
#Nepal
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Weeks after the Nepal flood disaster, families of the missing hold out hope
Every day since a torrent of mud and rocks destroyed a Nepal-China border crossing high up in the Himalayas last month, Arushi Gupta's parents have called and messaged their missing daughter hoping sh...
www.reuters.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Over 5,000 remain missing but families cling to every hope they can.
#Nepal
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
#Nepal
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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BREAKING: The Senate rejected a sweeping cryptocurrency bill.
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
Crypto bill collapses on Senate floor
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
www.politico.com
September 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
BREAKING: The Senate rejected a sweeping cryptocurrency bill.
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
Democrats said the legislation didn’t do enough to crack down on Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
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Last Day of Biden Vs. Trump:
🔹 Gas: $3.12 → $4.32
🔹 Diesel: $3.63 → $6.29
🔹 Inflation: 2.9% → 3.4%
🔹 Wage growth: 3.9% → 3.1%
🔹 Real wage growth: +1.0% → -0.3%
🔹 GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024 → 1.5% in Q2 2026
🔹 And the U.S. is now at war with Iran.
🔹 Gas: $3.12 → $4.32
🔹 Diesel: $3.63 → $6.29
🔹 Inflation: 2.9% → 3.4%
🔹 Wage growth: 3.9% → 3.1%
🔹 Real wage growth: +1.0% → -0.3%
🔹 GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024 → 1.5% in Q2 2026
🔹 And the U.S. is now at war with Iran.
September 15, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Last Day of Biden Vs. Trump:
🔹 Gas: $3.12 → $4.32
🔹 Diesel: $3.63 → $6.29
🔹 Inflation: 2.9% → 3.4%
🔹 Wage growth: 3.9% → 3.1%
🔹 Real wage growth: +1.0% → -0.3%
🔹 GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024 → 1.5% in Q2 2026
🔹 And the U.S. is now at war with Iran.
🔹 Gas: $3.12 → $4.32
🔹 Diesel: $3.63 → $6.29
🔹 Inflation: 2.9% → 3.4%
🔹 Wage growth: 3.9% → 3.1%
🔹 Real wage growth: +1.0% → -0.3%
🔹 GDP growth: 2.8% in 2024 → 1.5% in Q2 2026
🔹 And the U.S. is now at war with Iran.
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ICE agents in Texas brutally beat a 17-year-old U.S. citizen driving on his way to enlist in the Marines
September 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
ICE agents in Texas brutally beat a 17-year-old U.S. citizen driving on his way to enlist in the Marines
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A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state health department says.
Pennsylvania teen dies from measles complications, the state’s fourth death
An 18-year old with measles died from a rare and severe neurological condition that causes inflammation in the brain.
nbcnews.to
September 15, 2026 at 7:20 PM
A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania, the state health department says.
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Today is little Emilia Bazylevych's birthday. russia stole this beautiful, innocent life, along with the lives of her mom and two sisters, in 2024.
Every victim of russia's unjust and savage war of aggression is a wound in Ukraine's heart that will never heal 💔
Every victim of russia's unjust and savage war of aggression is a wound in Ukraine's heart that will never heal 💔
September 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Today is little Emilia Bazylevych's birthday. russia stole this beautiful, innocent life, along with the lives of her mom and two sisters, in 2024.
Every victim of russia's unjust and savage war of aggression is a wound in Ukraine's heart that will never heal 💔
Every victim of russia's unjust and savage war of aggression is a wound in Ukraine's heart that will never heal 💔
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We've entered a new phase of surveillance capitalism where the government doesn't just collect information about you.
It can analyze your behavior, determine that you're statistically suspicious, and use that assessment to initiate a police encounter.
It can analyze your behavior, determine that you're statistically suspicious, and use that assessment to initiate a police encounter.
September 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
We've entered a new phase of surveillance capitalism where the government doesn't just collect information about you.
It can analyze your behavior, determine that you're statistically suspicious, and use that assessment to initiate a police encounter.
It can analyze your behavior, determine that you're statistically suspicious, and use that assessment to initiate a police encounter.
No, he's not.
Rep. Himes: “When the American people…see consumer sentiment lose 20 points since the beginning of the Trump administration, you have a political problem.”
Bessent: “There’s a survey problem because Democrats are now poisoning the survey.”
Rep. Himes: “Mr. Secretary, you’re better than that.”
Bessent: “There’s a survey problem because Democrats are now poisoning the survey.”
Rep. Himes: “Mr. Secretary, you’re better than that.”
September 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
No, he's not.
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But Trump said yesterday he had a deal with Putin and Zelenskyy that they mutually agreed not to do this. Another lie by Trump to manipulate markets before the election.
September 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led: .@SecKennedy is done pretending he's not anti-vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/r... via @statnews.com @isabellacueto.bsky.social
Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led
RFK Jr. worked to distance himself from Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group he once led. Now, he's delivering a keynote at CHD's conference.
www.statnews.com
September 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Kennedy to deliver keynote for anti-vaccine group he once led: .@SecKennedy is done pretending he's not anti-vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/09/14/r... via @statnews.com @isabellacueto.bsky.social
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🚨 Patel admits agents will be deployed to polling places 👇
WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls?
PATEL: Nope
W: So you are sending FBI agents?
P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance
WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls?
PATEL: Nope
W: So you are sending FBI agents?
P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance
September 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
🚨 Patel admits agents will be deployed to polling places 👇
WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls?
PATEL: Nope
W: So you are sending FBI agents?
P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance
WELCH: I thought you weren't going to be sending people to the polls?
PATEL: Nope
W: So you are sending FBI agents?
P: We have election crisis coordinators manned at all 56 field offices. Election integrity is of paramount importance