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@belleofliberty

Former editor, proud mom of a trans kid, Democrat, drama-avoidant, sober 4 years

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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sundayโ€™s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 5178 ๐Ÿ” 1861 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68 ๐Ÿ“Œ 137
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There have been some very bad developments today.

07.03.2026 01:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 7047 ๐Ÿ” 2695 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 714 ๐Ÿ“Œ 274
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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs.

The FDA's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is leaving the agency. It's the second time he has abruptly departed following decisions involving the review of vaccinations and specialty drugs. n.pr/4d6X6FQ

07.03.2026 04:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 344 ๐Ÿ” 86 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

The people who think punk shouldn't be political and the people who think scifi shouldn't be political should all get an island together and never talk to the rest of us ever again

07.03.2026 04:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 234 ๐Ÿ” 38 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
PBS News โ€ข @pbsnews.org
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Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials.
to.pbs.org/4ucmGPS
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PBS News โ€ข @pbsnews.org X Iran is receiving intelligence support from Russia, according to two U.S. officials. to.pbs.org/4ucmGPS blaire

Reutersยฎ
@reuters.com โ€ข 4h

US could lift sanctions on more
Russian oil, says Bessent reut.rs/

Reutersยฎ @reuters.com โ€ข 4h US could lift sanctions on more Russian oil, says Bessent reut.rs/

Unacceptable

07.03.2026 02:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 155 ๐Ÿ” 42 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Trump administration says it can't comply with order to start tariff refunds A trade court this week had ordered the government to begin reimbursing importers who paid for tariffs.

Trump administration says it can't comply with order to start tariff refunds.

flip.it/NuCdZy

07.03.2026 06:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this is like

the thesis statement of our times

07.03.2026 03:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 3846 ๐Ÿ” 921 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's valid to tell people "I have plans" if your plans are to sit on your couch. That's a type of plans

07.03.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2804 ๐Ÿ” 424 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
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Neguse: It's still unclear as to the ultimate reasons that Trump made that decision. It may be that the corruption that Noem was engaged in embarrassed him. It may be that he was envious of it.

07.03.2026 02:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 2814 ๐Ÿ” 593 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124 ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

Trump is lifting oil sanctions on Russian while theyโ€™re helping Iran target Americans.

Putin definitely has a copy of the Epstein files.

07.03.2026 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1374 ๐Ÿ” 549 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 98 ๐Ÿ“Œ 21

Karoline Leavitt: It doesn't matter if Russia is helping Iran kill American troops.

What a breathtakingly twisted White House.

06.03.2026 22:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3767 ๐Ÿ” 1433 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 364 ๐Ÿ“Œ 112
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds and the word same written on his face . Alt: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a window with blinds and the word same written on his face .
07.03.2026 04:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The slurs somehow have more agency than the Republicans.

The โ€œNYT actually assigns agency to the people doing the thingโ€ headline challenge remains unwon.

06.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 641 ๐Ÿ” 125 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Trump went to war to bury his 2 biggest political nightmares โ€” and they're both worsening The purpose of Donald Trumpโ€™s war in Iran is to deflect our attention, especially from two big things Trump wants banished from the headlines and erased from the our collective consciousness. Which me...

Trump went to war to bury his 2 biggest political nightmares โ€” and they're both worsening

flip.it/CtzdJV

07.03.2026 04:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Telling Jesus he'll never make it if he keeps being so hostile to wealth. Advising him to moderate his message to appeal to the Galilee suburbs

06.03.2026 02:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 5183 ๐Ÿ” 897 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 19

That's right, Pete; let those combatants know you won't treat POWs well, so they fight to the death. Let those civilians know you'll shoot them on sight, so they have a good reason to become combatants. This is gonna go great, bud.

06.03.2026 03:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We bombed a girls elementary school.

06.03.2026 03:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 7038 ๐Ÿ” 2383 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 869 ๐Ÿ“Œ 217
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Markwayne Mullin Reportedly Fingered Nostrils of Colleagues and Their Spouses During Visit to Israel A former House Republican claims that in 2015, Markwayne Mullin โ€“ then a congressman โ€“ took photos of himself putting his finger up the noses of...

www.mediaite.com/politics/mar...

17.11.2023 23:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 476 ๐Ÿ” 125 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 82
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Trump says he must be involved in picking Iranโ€™s next leader after Khameneiโ€™s death โ€˜We want someone that will bring harmony and peace to Iran,โ€™ president says, days after launching waves of air strikes

Trump says he has โ€˜to be involvedโ€™ in picking next Iran leader and Khameneiโ€™s son is โ€˜unacceptable.'

By what right does this POS claim a right to a role in picking the leader of another country?

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

06.03.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Insiders Fear Steep Civilian Toll In Iran After Trump Slashed Pentagon Personnel The U.S. has "no stupid rules of engagement," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.

Before Trump Bombed Iran, Pentagon Slashed Teams Meant To Limit Civilian Casualties

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

06.03.2026 03:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump's War If Trump campaigned as a President of peace, he has governed as the opposite

โ€œAsked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. โ€˜I guess,โ€™ he says.โ€

06.03.2026 00:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 957 ๐Ÿ” 302 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82 ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job She probably should have seen Trumpโ€™s decision to find a new homeland-security secretary coming.

How Kristi Noem Lost Her Job

flip.it/p3..xB

06.03.2026 03:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kristi Noem has done a stunning amount of damage and itโ€™s good sheโ€™s gone.

But this doesnโ€™t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.

05.03.2026 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 40279 ๐Ÿ” 9087 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1491 ๐Ÿ“Œ 306

Breaking: Ken Paxton agrees to drop Senate bid if thing that won't happen happens

05.03.2026 22:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 126 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I recognize that he'd be leaving a position where he could do more on abortion policy than at DHS, but it's worth remembering that Markwayne Mullin is one of very few conservatives who openly says he does not believe in abortion exceptions to save the life of a pregnant person.

05.03.2026 19:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump on Iran reportedly wanting to make a deal to end the war:

โ€œYouโ€™re being a little bit late. We want a fight now more than they do.โ€

The majority of Americans do not want this war.

05.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 343 ๐Ÿ” 86 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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I grilled the Trump Administration's head of real estate on why ICE is buying up hundreds of properties across the country and how theyโ€™re helping cover it up.

He was unable or unwilling to answer almost all of my questions.

05.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 82 ๐Ÿ” 52 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
"It's not a war"' Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, snapped as he made his way to the House floor on Wednesday,
employing some tautological reasoning. "The way you are officially at war is Congress declares war, and we haven't declared war"

"It's not a war"' Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, snapped as he made his way to the House floor on Wednesday, employing some tautological reasoning. "The way you are officially at war is Congress declares war, and we haven't declared war"

Congress hasnโ€™t declared war on anyone since World War II. Thatโ€™s why we call it the Korean Not-a-War, the Vietnam Not-a-War, and two โ€” wait, three โ€” Persian Gulf Not-Wars.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/u...

05.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 139 ๐Ÿ” 30 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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SCOOP: In a January letter to Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL), DHS says 270 DACA recipients have been arrested from January to September 2025. In addition, 174 DACA applicants have been deported, according to ICE records.

Those numbers differ from what was shared with Sen. Dick Durbin in February.

05.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 573 ๐Ÿ” 270 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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From FT comments

05.03.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 4345 ๐Ÿ” 1510 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 193 ๐Ÿ“Œ 107