Two weeks ago @elisejordan.bsky.social & I asked Morris Katz, top campaign strategist for Platner, if he could assure the public no more sexual misconduct allegations would come out. He repeatedly dodged the question, complained abt people digging into Platner's past www.mediaite.com/politics/he-...

‘He Has a Lot of Problems!’ MS NOW Host Laughs Top Graham Platner Strategist Out of the Room

Graham Platner's top strategist made MS NOW host Elise Jordan crack up when he tried slithering out of questions about the candidate's "unflattering" past

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@elisejordan.bsky.social: "Does [Trump] not get how it ended for Caesar and Napoleon? Ayman: "You're assuming he's a fan of history."

Visas for international students were down 40% last summer, thanks to a slew of policies designed to throttle visa issuances and scare off students. Students from 40 countries are now outright banned.

Totally normal social media post:

The mere idea that a pope could be weak on crime might be a truly original thought from Trump

The Pima County sheriff said rumors that her children or their spouses were involved were wrong and cruel. on.wsj.com/3MytEh2

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said that all siblings and spouses in the Guthrie family have been cleared as possible suspects in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie

The Pima County sheriff said rumors that her children or their spouses were involved were wrong and cruel.

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"Can you believe that those who went to this island, they somehow think a good defense is to say, 'oh my children were with me?' Jesus Christ! What is wrong with you?" @elisejordan.bsky.social reacts to Commerce Secy. Howard Lutnick saying he visited Epstein's island while on family vacation.

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol field leader, made disparaging remarks in reference to the U.S. attorney in Minnesota, an Orthodox Jew. Full Story: nyti.ms/4tc3YY9

“As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death.”

The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says

Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset ...

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President Trump says he would not have wanted the second strike. POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal? Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.

In Sept, my colleagues & I published one of the first stories in our series from the trove of 18K emails we obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's private Yahoo acct. This email Maxwell sent to Epstein on Aug 23, 2007 still piques my interest www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

To offer some context. A lot of the emails I've gone through include shared/forwarded news articles. A lot mention Trump who was then the president and in the news constantly The universe of emails about Trump specifically seems much much smaller

southpaw@nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 9mo ago

somehow Trump appears in Epstein's emails more than Epstein himself

Witnesses say Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point.

4 Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces while seeking aid near Gaza City, witnesses say

Witnesses say Israeli forces shot dead four Palestinian aid-seekers traveling through a military zone south of Gaza City that is regularly used to reach a food distribution point.

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Will the federal government be ready for natural disasters this year? | Brookings

FEMA appears to be woefully understaffed and lacking expertise due to the fallout from DOGE efforts as hurricane season approaches.

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16 degrees outside, and I added leggings under my blue jeans and am wondering why I had not done this sooner.

Hello, BlueSky folks! Just joined up. Happy December!