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Why yes, Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s wedding weekend was funded by a Russian oligarch who’s close with Vladimir Putin, and no, they don’t see any problem with that.
Would You Let a Russian Oligarch Throw You a Wedding Party?
Why yes, Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s wedding weekend was funded by a Russian oligarch who’s close with Vladimir Putin, and no, they don’t see any problem with that.
www.thecut.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Surprise, surprise!
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Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding.
Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
September 14, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Look at this photo we found from Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding.
Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
Can you spot the Russian oligarch close to Putin who bankrolled the event? 🧵
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NEW: As ice caps melt and new shipping lanes open in the north, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has arguably never been more important.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser
As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NEW: As ice caps melt and new shipping lanes open in the north, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has arguably never been more important.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Its new leader is a MAGA influencer with close ties to Russia.
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center. MOGUL Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center
President Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Trump Fights Back After Judge Says Name Must Stay Off Kennedy Center. MOGUL Trump threatened to cancel a $257 million renovation of the performing arts venue if the judge’s ban was not overturned.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned w...
edition.cnn.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms.
Twenty-four hours after its publication, ProPublica’s chilling revelation—“Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin”—has become the publication’s most-read article of 2026.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Twenty-four hours after its publication, ProPublica’s chilling revelation—“Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin”—has become the publication’s most-read article of 2026.
Take note, Russian bots: Who is Umar Kremlev, the Russian tycoon who paid for the wedding celebrations of his “friend,” Trump’s eldest son?
Quién es Umar Kremlev, el magnate ruso que pagó los festejos de boda de su “amigo”, el hijo mayor de Trump
El empresario acompañó a Putin en su reciente viaje a China, controla el sistema de pagos de las apuestas en el país y preside la opaca Asociación Internacional de Boxeo, suspendida por el COI
elpais.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Take note, Russian bots: Who is Umar Kremlev, the Russian tycoon who paid for the wedding celebrations of his “friend,” Trump’s eldest son?
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See.
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
September 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See.
25 years on, they haven’t forgotten. How 9/11 changed these TV journalists’ lives
25 years on, they haven't forgotten. How 9/11 changed these TV journalists' lives
Five TV journalists who covered 9/11 — Bret Baier, Byron Pitts, Chris Jansing, NJ Burkett and Carson Daly — on what they saw and how it reshaped their careers.
www.latimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
25 years on, they haven’t forgotten. How 9/11 changed these TV journalists’ lives
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech. President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech (Gift Article)
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech. President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects.
The Washington Sun: Growing Where Jeff Bezos’s Post Is Retreating. How POLITICO’s founder is building a new media outlet by capitalizing on the cuts and talent exodus at The Washington Post.
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September 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
The Washington Sun: Growing Where Jeff Bezos’s Post Is Retreating. How POLITICO’s founder is building a new media outlet by capitalizing on the cuts and talent exodus at The Washington Post.
✍️ periodismo.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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What to Know About the 9/11 Air Quality Documents.
What to Know About the 9/11 Air Quality Documents (Gift Article)
The release on Tuesday included more than 170,000 pages of air quality reports, contamination records and correspondence among city officials in the months after Sept. 11.
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
What to Know About the 9/11 Air Quality Documents.
‘I’ll pray for you’: Giuliani and Mamdani have an exchange at the memorial.
September 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
‘I’ll pray for you’: Giuliani and Mamdani have an exchange at the memorial.
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Finally, real reporting on mentally unfit Trump:
Wall Street Journal: “... Shows Signs of Slipping”
Newsweek: “... Gaffe-Filled Interview Raises Eyebrows”
NY Times: “... defends his mental acuity”
Oh, never mind. Those were headlines about BIDEN. The media are still pretending Trump’s brain works.
Wall Street Journal: “... Shows Signs of Slipping”
Newsweek: “... Gaffe-Filled Interview Raises Eyebrows”
NY Times: “... defends his mental acuity”
Oh, never mind. Those were headlines about BIDEN. The media are still pretending Trump’s brain works.
September 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Finally, real reporting on mentally unfit Trump:
Wall Street Journal: “... Shows Signs of Slipping”
Newsweek: “... Gaffe-Filled Interview Raises Eyebrows”
NY Times: “... defends his mental acuity”
Oh, never mind. Those were headlines about BIDEN. The media are still pretending Trump’s brain works.
Wall Street Journal: “... Shows Signs of Slipping”
Newsweek: “... Gaffe-Filled Interview Raises Eyebrows”
NY Times: “... defends his mental acuity”
Oh, never mind. Those were headlines about BIDEN. The media are still pretending Trump’s brain works.
Stars and Stripes and Lawsuits. More than six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the Pentagon is waging a concurrent war on the American press.
Stars and Stripes and lawsuits.
More than six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the Pentagon is waging a concurrent war on the American press.
www.cjr.org
August 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Stars and Stripes and Lawsuits. More than six months after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, the Pentagon is waging a concurrent war on the American press.
Trump’s armed robbery in Venezuela draws values-free coverage.
Trump’s armed robbery in Venezuela draws values-free coverage
A “might is right” mentality consumes our government and infects the media
open.substack.com
August 31, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Trump’s armed robbery in Venezuela draws values-free coverage.
Dutch institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills.
Remember that consuming TRUMP is hazardous to your health.
Remember that consuming TRUMP is hazardous to your health.
Dutch institute issues warning over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the institute has advised.
www.bbc.com
August 29, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Dutch institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills.
Remember that consuming TRUMP is hazardous to your health.
Remember that consuming TRUMP is hazardous to your health.
Globe editor Brian McGrory announces a wide-ranging reorganization and a ‘less dense’ website
Globe editor Brian McGrory announces a wide-ranging reorganization and a ‘less dense’ website
Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory is making some big changes in the newsroom, according to a memo to the staff that a trusted source forwarded to me a little while ago. Though insiders will be part…
dankennedy.net
August 29, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Globe editor Brian McGrory announces a wide-ranging reorganization and a ‘less dense’ website
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution.
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution
“Nobody knows what’s happening until the bulldozers are out there.”
www.theverge.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Trump’s EPA wants to let data centers hide their air pollution.
Stars and Stripes journalists facing firing get one-week reprieve.
Stars and Stripes journalists facing firing get one-week reprieve
A judge mulled the argument that firing the military newspaper’s staffers would violate the First Amendment.
www.politico.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Stars and Stripes journalists facing firing get one-week reprieve.
Meta will pay up to $17 billion and change its products to settle claims that its platforms endangered children. The deal could trigger a domino effect across TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, turning addictive design from an ethical debate into a legal and financial risk.
August 26, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Meta will pay up to $17 billion and change its products to settle claims that its platforms endangered children. The deal could trigger a domino effect across TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat, turning addictive design from an ethical debate into a legal and financial risk.
ABC Local Station Move Draws FCC Scrutiny. Disney-owned network switching its programming from one St. Louis station to another, attracting inquiries from FCC’s Brendan Carr.
ABC Local Station Move Draws FCC Scrutiny
The Disney-owned network is switching its programming from one St. Louis station to another, attracting inquiries from the FCC’s Brendan Carr.
www.wsj.com
August 25, 2026 at 10:03 AM
ABC Local Station Move Draws FCC Scrutiny. Disney-owned network switching its programming from one St. Louis station to another, attracting inquiries from FCC’s Brendan Carr.
Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents. An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents (Gift Article)
An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents. An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.
Why all the attention on Natalie Harp, Trump’s adviser, is justified. It is not just about her proximity to power, but her influence as a “human printer”: “Every article she prints, whether a positive poll of questionable origin or an attack on a political enemy, reinforces Trump’s worldview.”
The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp
The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage.
www.theatlantic.com
August 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Why all the attention on Natalie Harp, Trump’s adviser, is justified. It is not just about her proximity to power, but her influence as a “human printer”: “Every article she prints, whether a positive poll of questionable origin or an attack on a political enemy, reinforces Trump’s worldview.”
“Travel with Natalie”. How three words from Jon Ossoff prompted an epic MAGA crashout.
“Travel with Natalie”
How three words from Jon Ossoff prompted an epic MAGA crashout.
open.substack.com
August 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
“Travel with Natalie”. How three words from Jon Ossoff prompted an epic MAGA crashout.