Last year not a single refugee fleeing religious persecution was admitted to the US.

Austin Kocher, PhD@austinkocher.com · 14h ago

When Matthew Soerens of World Relief tells Christians the Trump administration has banned persecuted Christians, many don't believe him. We talked about why. Listen to the whole conversation: austinkocher.substack.com/p/president-... @matthewsoerens.bsky.social

WaPo reports that Trump is stealing money again, this time money appropriated for (among others) Eastern Europe and sending it to Latin America. But I think stealing $$ from Iraq is just as important. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

AP: The Council of Europe said Tuesday that the US formally notified it a day earlier that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — Russia and Belarus. This comes as a surprise to no one. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

He’s going to use nukes before it’s all over. People need to wake up

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

TIME: You said you might annihilate Iran TRUMP: Yeah, I would do that. It's possible. TIME: How can the president of peace be calling for annihilation of an entire people? TRUMP: Bc by annihilating Iran, we've created peace in the world. With Iran, I don't think you could ever have peace.

Republican Congressman Mike Collins signals his intent to end Social Security: "[Old people need to] get off of Social Security [and] get back into the workforce."

U.S. soldiers were jolted awake before sunrise this week and ordered to get their Bradley fighting vehicles ready during a surprise alert drill near one of NATO's most closely watched potential hot spots: Russia's heavily militarized Kaliningrad exclave. From Stars and Stripes' John Vandiver:

Surprise drill tests US soldiers’ readiness near Russian exclave

U.S. soldiers in Poland were jolted awake before sunrise and ordered to get their Bradley fighting vehicles ready during a surprise alert drill.

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Investors dumped the BlackRock Mortgage Bond ETF last month at the fastest pace in history, surpassing the Global Financial Crisis and Covid 🤯 👀

A more constrained executive branch could begin to take shape with a smaller pardon power—and a bigger House of Representatives, Yuval Levin argues.

Want to Shrink the Presidency? Start Here.

A more constrained executive branch could begin to take shape with a smaller pardon power—and a bigger House of Representatives.

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UKMTO WARNING 147-26

Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics reut.rs/4zdpvlB

Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics

US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of ​South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year export project ‌that would cost more than twice as much as a comparable US Gulf Coast plant.

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Withdraw from Iraq yesterday, send 10,000 troops and another carrier to fight Iran today. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

U.S. Sending Third Aircraft Carrier, Up to 10,000 More Troops, to Middle East

The deployments come as President Trump weighs resuming bombing Iran after the midterms.

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Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

The IMF issuing a statement to reassure the public that bond markets are "functioning in an orderly manner" is highly unusual—and risks raising more questions than it answers. #economy #markets #bonds #yields

Scoop: Trump defies Democrats, diverts aid for Europe to Latin America instead www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Even as partisan divisions on the state Board of Elections deepen, a majority of voters want an elections board that operates outside of party politics, according to a new poll sponsored by Common Cause North Carolina. ncnewsline.com/2026/10/01/n... @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol

NC voters want partisan politics out of election administration, poll shows • NC Newsline

Common Cause NC poll: voters want partisan politics out of election admistration, support Sunday voting and campus voting sites.

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The vice president said in an interview on Air Force Two that — if he had it his way — the Trump administration would eliminate the visa scheme used to hire skilled foreign workers.

Vance Wants To Kill ‘Completely Broken’ H-1B Visa Program

The vice president said in an interview on Air Force Two that — if he had it his way — the Trump administration would eliminate the visa scheme used to hire skilled foreign workers.

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American factory construction inched down to the lowest level since 2022 in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries Total US factory construction is down 33% from its 2024 highs and 20% over the last year alone

NEW: The Georgia State Election board is requesting Justice Department "intervention" ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The board sent request letters to Todd Blanche, Harmeet Dhillon, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Docs obtained by @lawfaremedia.org: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

Formal Request for DOJ Intervention to Todd Blanche

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Don't enroll yourself or your parents in Medicare Advantage and this is why

An adopted St. Louis man discovered his father is five-time Grammy award winner Michael McDonald

Adopted St. Louis man discovers his biological father is a Grammy-winning artist

A St. Louis man who spent decades wondering about his biological roots was recently reunited with his birth parents—and discovered his father is a five-time Grammy Award winner

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Washington Sun: President Donald Trump wants the Oval Office declared a federal landmark so no one can take down the gilded accents he’s affixed to the walls.

After the Kennedy Center board voted to place President Trump’s name on the building in December 2025, gifts to the arts institution plunged 42% and donation pledges dropped more than 100% from January to April compared to the three months prior, one document revealed. https://cnn.it/4AFGYoh

Impeach Hegseth. Day One of lame duck session. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...

In Speech, Hegseth Targets Diversity, Transgender People, Reporters and Iran

In his “State of the Force” address, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth focused on the culture war and accused reporters of “treason” over Iran war coverage.

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If "communism is the greatest threat to our country in its history" and he wants to root it out of America, then why is he hanging pictures of communist authoritarians in gilded frames in the White House?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorney says Christa Pike is still alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorney says Christa Pike is still alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

Our first story details the pressure parents face to refuse medical care, according to former members of their church; and how Idaho's faith-healing exemptions allow this to happen. We identified 15 preventable child and infant deaths just in the past decade or so. www.propublica.org/article/fait...

These Children’s Deaths Were Preventable. Their Parents Prayed Instead of Seeking Medical Care.

For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...

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Tennessee's last botched execution was way back in [checks notes] May. "Mark Fowler, the doctor who was involved in Carruthers’ attempted execution, also oversaw Pike’s — at this time — attempted death sentence."

Doctor involved in Tony Carruthers’ botched execution administered Christa Pike’s lethal injection — and she’s still alive

Ihnen confirmed the team is filing a motion to stay the execution, the latest in a back-and-forth over the “Jobs Corps Murder” convict’s execution.

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Q. Should Rep. Chuck Edwards, who sexually harassed two of his young female staffers, resign? A. “I’m not sure.” Criticizing a fellow Republican for moral turpitude Is tough. www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti...

Jennifer Balkcom was asked about Chuck Edwards. Her response was painful. | Opinion

What should have been an easy answer turned into a stumble. | Opinion

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