BREAKING NEWS: A large NYPD response is underway near Third Avenue and East 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan after an unattended suitcase was reported, according to Citizen. Specialized units were reportedly called in and the area was closed.
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A defense contractor secretly funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins super PAC while seeking millions in federal contracts. The FBI wanted to investigate the alleged pay-to-play scheme.
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: The Trump administration is moving to remove roughly 760,000 enrollments from Affordable Care Act health coverage, claiming they are fraudulent or ineligible. JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force is leading the action, one of the administration’s largest ACA crackdowns yet.
🚨 BREAKING: Trump reportedly banned CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House HOURS after aide Natalie Harp showed him media coverage critical of his administration. The decision reportedly caught even White House officials by surprise.
🚨BREAKING: NHL superstar Alex Ovechkin appeared in a campaign ad for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. He appears alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other government figures.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump is heading to New York City Monday, where he is expected to meet with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion. And the timing is wild: Mamdani’s administration JUST sued the Trump administration over its new immigration policy.
Russia's Kapotnya Oil Refinery is on fire this morning after a Ukrainian attack drone raid on the Russian capital, Moscow. 70% of the Moscow gasoline comes from this refinery.
The Democratic establishment is apparently very concerned about who is condemning Hasan Piker. Meanwhile, the current administration is banning journalists from the White House. Incredible priorities. Really laser-focused on the threat to democracy here.
It really is this simple: The President becomes a dictator when he determines who gets press access based on what they say or do not say about him. That is fascism. Not by opinion, but by historic fact.
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: A FALSE AI-GENERATED INTELLIGENCE REPORT NEARLY TRIGGERED A U.S. MILITARY OPERATION AGAINST CHINA
🚨 BREAKING: CNN RESPONDS TO TRUMP’S THREAT TO BAN THE NETWORK FROM THE WHITE HOUSE CNN is pushing back after Donald Trump announced that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be banned from the White House, calling the threatened action unconstitutional.
🚨 BREAKING: More U.S. troops have died during the Iran war than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed, according to the Washington Post. Six U.S. officials say at least 22 service members have died. One puts the number at 23. The Pentagon’s public database lists 18.
🚨 BREAKING: The Congressional Black Caucus PAC has endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico in Texas. The endorsement adds another major Democratic organization to Talarico’s coalition heading into the November election.
Macklemore Chose Palestine Over Comfort. Ed Sheeran Chose the Tour. Read my full write up: www.cupofculture.news/macklemore-c...
Macklemore Chose Palestine Over Comfort. Ed Sheeran Chose the Tour.
When powerful people demanded silence on Palestine, Macklemore refused. Ed Sheeran’s tour ultimately moved forward without him.
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🚨 BREAKING: The United States has struck THREE Iranian oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, Iran’s critical oil export hub.
🚨MAJOR: Pete Hegseth Faces Backlash Inside Pentagon as Generals Warn Iran War Could Put U.S. Homeland at Risk, According to New Report
Just so you know, if you voted for him... I hold you personally responsible for all of this
I legit forgot this platform existed. Are you all still drooling over the establishment over here?
The point was never to go viral. It was to wake people up.
Tennessee Republicans erased the state’s only majority-Black district. In one day. They repealed a 50-year-old law, limited public comment, and carved Memphis into three Republican-dominated districts. Governor Lee signed it same day. This is the first redistricting since the Supreme Court
Virginia voters approved a new congressional map. The Virginia Supreme Court just threw it out. Democrats needed Virginia to fight back against GOP gerrymandering in TX, FL, MO, and NC. Now they’re 8 seats behind in the national map battle. The hill to take back the House just got steeper.