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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.

05.03.2026 20:41 👍 2797 🔁 1533 💬 89 📌 384
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor O
@KhalafAlHabtoor
X.com
© Translated from Arabic by Grok
His Excellency President Donald Trump,
A direct question: Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with #Iran? And on what basis did you make this dangerous decision?
Did you calculate the collateral damage before pulling the trigger? And did you consider that the first to suffer from this escalation will be the countries of the region itself!
The peoples of this region have the right to ask as well: Was this your decision alone? Or did it come as a result of pressures from #Netanyahu and his government?
You have placed the countries of the
#GulfCooperationCouncil and the Arab countries at the heart of a danger they did not choose. Thank God, we are strong and capable of defending ourselves, and we have armies and defenses that protect our homelands, but the question remains:
Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?
For before the ink has dried on the #BoardOfPeace initiative that you announced in the name of peace and stability, we find ourselves facing a military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go? And what is the fate of the commitments made in the name of peace?
Most of the funding proposed in those initiatives came from the countries of the region themselves, and from Arab Gulf countries that contributed billions of dollars on the basis of supporting stability and development. And these countries have the right to ask today: Where did this money go? And are we funding peace initiatives or funding a war that exposes us to danger?
More dangerous than that, your decision does not threaten only the peoples of the region, but also reaches the American people whom you promised peace and prosperity. And here they are today, finding themselves in a war funded from their money and taxes, with costs ranging, according to the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), between 40-65 billion dollars for direct military …

Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor O @KhalafAlHabtoor X.com © Translated from Arabic by Grok His Excellency President Donald Trump, A direct question: Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with #Iran? And on what basis did you make this dangerous decision? Did you calculate the collateral damage before pulling the trigger? And did you consider that the first to suffer from this escalation will be the countries of the region itself! The peoples of this region have the right to ask as well: Was this your decision alone? Or did it come as a result of pressures from #Netanyahu and his government? You have placed the countries of the #GulfCooperationCouncil and the Arab countries at the heart of a danger they did not choose. Thank God, we are strong and capable of defending ourselves, and we have armies and defenses that protect our homelands, but the question remains: Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield? For before the ink has dried on the #BoardOfPeace initiative that you announced in the name of peace and stability, we find ourselves facing a military escalation that endangers the entire region. So where did those initiatives go? And what is the fate of the commitments made in the name of peace? Most of the funding proposed in those initiatives came from the countries of the region themselves, and from Arab Gulf countries that contributed billions of dollars on the basis of supporting stability and development. And these countries have the right to ask today: Where did this money go? And are we funding peace initiatives or funding a war that exposes us to danger? More dangerous than that, your decision does not threaten only the peoples of the region, but also reaches the American people whom you promised peace and prosperity. And here they are today, finding themselves in a war funded from their money and taxes, with costs ranging, according to the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), between 40-65 billion dollars for direct military …

1. Emirati billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor slams President Trump:

“Who gave you the authority to drag our region into a war with Iran? And on what basis did you make this dangerous decision?”

“Who gave you permission to turn our region into a battlefield?”

05.03.2026 17:41 👍 441 🔁 148 💬 32 📌 28
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The DOJ has been taking down Epstein files. Here's what remains. The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released.

The Trump DOJ has been taking down Epstein files.

The massive tranche of files the Justice Department currently maintains is more than 65,000 pages shorter than what the agency initially released, according to a CBS analysis — and the number continues to fluctuate.

04.03.2026 14:45 👍 2195 🔁 1023 💬 63 📌 67
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Garcia: "I want to just show this image here. This is an image of some kids, including one of Liam Ramos's classmates. These are kids that are being held at detention facilities."

04.03.2026 14:46 👍 2116 🔁 808 💬 33 📌 22
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BLUMENTHAL: The agent who shot her said, 'I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book, boys. I'm up for another around of F around and find out.' Will you join me in condemning that agent?

KRISTI NOEM: That situation, I don't know the details, but I will look into that

03.03.2026 16:25 👍 3525 🔁 1199 💬 373 📌 128
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Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis Congress's refusal to do its job is now the world's problem.

New in PN: Trump's Iran War and the Article One crisis

"Unless and until the GOP acknowledges that the country is in the grip of a madman bent on consolidating all constitutional power in him and him alone, Trump is free to singlehandedly decide to go to war. That's not how it's supposed to work."

03.03.2026 12:50 👍 1310 🔁 404 💬 54 📌 10
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Always the first to flee while everyone else suffers the consequences.

02.03.2026 10:54 👍 11912 🔁 4010 💬 593 📌 218
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Trump has no plan. This is a damning summary from The Economist’s Middle East Correspondent Gregg Carlstrom.

02.03.2026 15:35 👍 3515 🔁 1362 💬 243 📌 72
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Trump campaign peace promises loom large over Iran war The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

The peace president. No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump. He's attacked 7 nations, 3 of which had never been targeted by US military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in 4 years.

02.03.2026 15:42 👍 438 🔁 195 💬 13 📌 12
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Then what happened?

28.02.2026 14:21 👍 15471 🔁 5358 💬 904 📌 452
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Send their kids for a change.

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28.02.2026 15:55 👍 757 🔁 320 💬 11 📌 5
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North American birds are dying off faster. It signals a human crisis, too. The accelerating decline of birds is a bellwether of far deeper biodiversity crisis — one that threatens not only beloved species but the humans who live alongside them.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

27.02.2026 20:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center EMS crews were called to the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas at least 11 times since September for children in medical distress, records show.

911 calls capture kids burning with fever, struggling to breathe at ICE detention center www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

27.02.2026 20:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Colbert’s Banned Interview With Rep. Talarico Becomes His Most Watched Interview In Months Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.

Stephen Colbert’s interview with James Talarico, a Democrat running for a Senate seat in Texas, has been watched by millions on YouTube after it was banned from airing.

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“🇺🇸 agriculture is on the verge of widespread collapse… they’re asking for a rollback of virtually every policy Trump has introduced.”

As Republicans try to distance Trump policies from🧑‍🌾 farmer struggles, the truth is clear: www.facebook.com/share/v/17Up...

16.02.2026 15:17 👍 1244 🔁 590 💬 109 📌 52
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"Antarctica's first political prisoner":

Ukrainian marine biologist Leonid Pshenichnov was arrested by Russia in occupied Crimea in September of 2025. He is charged with high treason and might spend up to 20 years in prison.

16.02.2026 16:15 👍 504 🔁 212 💬 10 📌 9

One thing I think abt a lot: Just imagine how well the economy would be doing if Trump hadn’t spent all of last year trashing the great economy he inherited? Tariffs, huge govt layoffs, slashing research/medical/science spending, torturing US cities with immigration raids. Economy would be humming!

16.02.2026 01:24 👍 2595 🔁 462 💬 122 📌 27

thats an attack ad

15.02.2026 22:20 👍 2683 🔁 482 💬 75 📌 7

There are far more voters than ICE agents. People should plan to stay at their polling place all day. Make it a party. Meet your neighbors. Talk politics. Gather food trucks. Make it a safe place for voters who are nervous. ICE agents always back off when they are outnumbered.

14.02.2026 16:05 👍 2936 🔁 568 💬 93 📌 52
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‘I feel like a ghost’: new father deported by ICE to Bhutan that exiled his family Mohan Karki – one of many people ICE has deported to countries with which they have little connection – leaves behind his wife and seven-month-old baby he has yet to hold

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

15.02.2026 17:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So, Jack Smith working with a subpoena to acquire general phone logs is a breech of privacy but the DOJ can just randomly spy on the congress people and their computer searches for no apparent reason?
The cognitive dissonance of these people never ceases to astonish me.

12.02.2026 02:19 👍 931 🔁 316 💬 24 📌 6
Headline card with text on the top that reads: "Republican bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals". Photo diptych below shows a plane dropping red fire retardant over a forest and a sign warning of pesticides on a farm.

Headline card with text on the top that reads: "Republican bill guts laws protecting US consumers from toxic chemicals". Photo diptych below shows a plane dropping red fire retardant over a forest and a sign warning of pesticides on a farm.

A new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilizing against the legislation warn.

11.02.2026 16:33 👍 318 🔁 198 💬 19 📌 29
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During these 37 years here's the average job growth per year under the two parties:

Democrats - 2,500,000
Republicans - 90,000 2/

11.02.2026 15:15 👍 918 🔁 412 💬 10 📌 21

I watched this interview & it’s excellent. @wyden.senate.gov is doing critical work on #Epstein (follow the money) & #DataPrivacy. His warnings on how #DHS is working with #Palantir reinforce that we must call our reps this week & demand data privacy protections.

www.youtube.com/live/FMmhGzZ...

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Vermont US Representative Becca Balint being interviewed by Drop Site News shortly after reviewing more, unreleased Epstein files saying
"They're all a bunch of sick fucks"

10.02.2026 03:02 👍 8056 🔁 3470 💬 191 📌 249
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RFK Jr.’s Picks for a Key Autism Panel Include Advocates for Bizarre Theories Among those Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently named to a federal autism committee are people who tout dangerous treatments and say vaccine manufacturers are “poisoning children.”

• A doc sued for prescribing a debunked autism therapy
• A man who says vaccines are “poisoning children”
• A woman boosting autism "treatments" using stem cells from rabbits

This is not a QAnon conference line-up, it is the people now guiding US autism research

www.wired.com/story/rfk-jr...

09.02.2026 13:26 👍 957 🔁 429 💬 28 📌 28
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As Western powers crack down on migrants, Spain embraces 500,000 Madrid points to 'positive impact' of migration as it moves to grant 500,000 undocumented people legal status.

aje.news/gpasg6

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“I served President Barack Obama for eight years. Every day I witnessed his decency, his integrity, his character, his compassion. It just demonstrates how absent that is now.“ Former CIA Director John Brennan on the racist video Pres. Trump posted on his social media account featuring the Obamas.

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