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They thought that because they got the airman interview, they’d see a ratings bonanza. Instead, it was the least watched debut episode in 60 Minutes history. www.rawstory.com/60-minutes-r...
Bari Weiss smacked with 'pretty striking drop' as early returns come in for '60 Minutes'
"60 Minutes" is off to a rough start in its first full season under CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss.The long-running CBS newsmagazine drew about 7.7 million viewers for its season opener, its smal...
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In a few minutes the Attorney General of the United States will be hosting a White House press briefing, in case you still thought the DOJ was anything other than an arm of Trump's political operation
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed FBI agents will be deployed to the polls this fall, saying he "will not shy away from that effort." Let it be known: this administration will do everything in its power to dissuade voters from showing up in November.
For years, Alaska officials prosecuted (& persecuted) a community of American Samoans in the city of Whittier, threatening them with years in prison for the crime of voting. You may have read about this when we covered it in Bolts earlier this year. HUGE NEWS: Alaska just dropped all charges.
After a Yearslong Nightmare, Relief for American Samoans Punished for Voting - Bolts
Alaska officials for years accused American Samoans caught in a unique legal limbo of illegally voting, but finally dropped those charges this month.
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Your regular reminder -- yes, I'm going to keep on with this -- that Republicans in Congress are just fine with everything he's doing.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 1h agoTrump: "The Kennedy Center is in a virtual state of collapse, and has been for many years ... unfortunately, the Building is destined to doom. Isn’t that too bad?"
A horse is a horse Of course of course Unless you’ve been forced By a horse of course If so of course you can become The bureau’s Mr. Fed
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5h agoKash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."
This is going to be a BRUTAL day for Aaron Rupar. Bessent, Patel, AND a White House Briefing! Nobody works harder. Clip after clip, hours and hours of it. VERY PAINFUL! Most people would quit. Aaron DOESN’T. He keeps clipping. Incredible stamina! SUPPORT AARON. SUBSCRIBE TO HIS NEWSLETTER!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h agoToday is going to be a very busy one for clips with both Bessent and Patel testifying and a rare WH briefing. If you appreciate my coverage, please support what I do by signing up for my newsletter. My work as an independent journalist is only possible thanks to paid subscribers.
The utter lack of self-awareness is beyond belief.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayJD Vance: "The American people have every right to expect that when they write a check to the IRS, when they write a check to the federal government, that money is gonna go to where the law says it should go and not to fraudsters."
Kash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."
Open AI/Chat GPT began emailing me out of the blue. A LOT. I’ve never used it and never subscribed to it. When I asked how it got my email, the company refused to tell me. I’d need to willingly provide my personal data to learn more. Here I am, wasting water and time for a thing I never asked for.
PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal? P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
Whitehouse grills Patel on Epstein 👇 WHITEHOUSE: Am I accurate in suggesting the missing 37 pages likely include FBI contemporaneous notes from interviews w/woman who said she was assaulted by Trump? PATEL: I don't know what you're referencing. We've produced 3.5m pages W: But not these 37
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.
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...
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🎉 It’s National Voter Registration Day! As the Trump administration ramps up its attacks on voting, it’s time to check your registration status and encourage loved ones to do the same: https://demdock.com/4gRtE8P
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding based on population sizes. www.wired.com/story/a-trum...
The Census Bureau Is Overrun With Staffers From a MAGA Think Tank
The US Census is home to vast troves of sensitive data on nearly every person living in the country, which is used for apportioning and drawing congressional districts as well as allocating federal funding...
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Imagine a Vice President of the United States getting a fact-check Community Note that the heckler was right and you are lying. These people just can’t stop lying.
Russian oligarch, who is besties w/Putin, bankrolled Don Trump Jr.’s wedding to Bettina Anderson, the daughter of the banker who vouched for Jeffrey Epstein’s character. The details, incl. a trip down memory lane on Jr.’s proclivities to associate himself w/Russian things: youtu.be/rcPPCdo-gLc?...
Don Jr. SCRAMBLES After BOMBSHELL PUTIN Connection REVEALED!?!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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BREAKING: a federal judge has GRANTED limited discovery in a lawsuit to get to the bottom of how DoJ got its hands on a private memo it improperly obtained and used to file a judicial complaint against Judge Boasberg in the AEA case (CECOT). storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Memorandum Opinion – #43 in Res Ipsa Media, LLC v. Department of Justice (D. Maryland, 1:25-cv-02866) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Adam B Abelson on 9/14/2026. (hmls, Deputy Clerk)
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Ed Sheeran fans are leaving him for dumping @macklemore (whose message was not antisemitic)
NEW: Democrats accused Trump of trying to "rig the election" after a whistleblower revealed DHS agents were directed to build cases against noncitizen voters at a rate of five cases per hour. “Americans should not have to fear being targeted by their own government,” Sen. Schumer said.
Democratic senators blast Trump scheme to ‘rig the election’ by illegally accessing voter data, following whistleblower claims
“It’s unreliable data, combined with data they couldn’t get through failed litigation, being used to manufacture allegations and misidentify individuals as an ‘unlawful voter’ and that false label has...
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🚨 BREAKING: This Wednesday (9/16), the House Judiciary Committee will hold a markup on legislation that aims to give Big Oil companies sweeping immunity from any laws or lawsuits seeking to hold them accountable for their role in the climate crisis.
