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Ocasio-Cortez hears growing calls for her to challenge Schumer in New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was already seen as a strong contender to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for his Senate seat before the government shutdown. Calls for the progressive …

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11.03.2026 00:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steak 'n Shake bet big on MAGA — it's kind of working Steak 'n Shake embraced RFK Jr.'s MAHA food philosophy — from beef tallow fries to bitcoin payments. The strategy appears to be boosting sales.

I’ve lost my appetite. www.yahoo.com/finance/news...

10.03.2026 17:34 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Michigan Smoothie King employees fired after denying service to customer wearing Trump shirt A lawyer discussed the legal side of the issue after Smoothie King fired two people because they denied service to customers over a Trump hoodie.

Perfectly legal for a private business to deny service for political reasons. www.fox2detroit.com/news/michiga...

10.03.2026 11:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Trump administration denies reports that Iran captured US soldiers The head of Iran's National Security Council had claimed the US was misrepresenting the captures as combat deaths.

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

09.03.2026 21:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yet mainstream news remains silent? 🤔
www.moneycontrol.com/world/iran-s...

09.03.2026 17:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gentle reminder that ISIS was created by the US govt to fight the Shiite militants, who were armed by the US govt to fight Saddam, who was armed by the US govt to fight Iran, who hates us because the US govt overthrew their elected leader and installed a brutal dictator.

Gentle reminder that ISIS was created by the US govt to fight the Shiite militants, who were armed by the US govt to fight Saddam, who was armed by the US govt to fight Iran, who hates us because the US govt overthrew their elected leader and installed a brutal dictator.

History.

09.03.2026 14:08 👍 317 🔁 134 💬 8 📌 3
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Iran escalates attacks on Kurdistan Region of Iraq Iran and Iranian-backed militias have escalated drone and missile attacks on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, striking sites in Erbil and Sulaimani Governorates and killing at least three people. Many of...

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09.03.2026 15:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The key to Iran’s military response: ‘Missile cities’ hidden inside the mountains Tehran possesses a significant arsenal of these weapons, whose launch sites Israel and the United States want to disable

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07.03.2026 12:35 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

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07.03.2026 11:44 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. payrolls unexpectedly fell by 92,000 in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% Nonfarm payrolls were expected to increase 50,000 in February while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.

Another glowing Jones report. 😂 www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/...

06.03.2026 13:51 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump’s $175 billion illegal tariff revenue is now accruing interest, and refund delays could be costing American taxpayers $700 million a month “Consumers will be the biggest losers here,” a Cato Institute economist told Fortune.

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06.03.2026 01:26 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Professor Jiang Predicts: US WILL LOSE Iran War
Professor Jiang Predicts: US WILL LOSE Iran War YouTube video by Breaking Points

Iran will attack the Gulf States until U.S. Ground troops are needed. m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ql2...

03.03.2026 15:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Kuwait ‘mistakenly’ shot down three US fighter jets, all crew safely ejected: military Three US F-15s involved in the attack on Iran were shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in a case of friendly fire, the American military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement early Mo…

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02.03.2026 12:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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9 killed as protesters try to storm US Consulate in Pakistan over killing of Iran's supreme leader Authorities say at least nine people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with police on Sunday after hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S.

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01.03.2026 13:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Death toll in a strike on girls' school in southern Iran rises to 40, state media say An Israeli and U.S. attack across Iran has killed at least 40 people at a girls’ school and triggered Iranian retaliation across the region. IRNA reports the school strike hits Minab in southern Iran ...

Why did Israel bomb a girls’ school to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon? This attack is disgusting. www.wral.com/news/ap/c2f1...

28.02.2026 13:13 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

This Anthropic and Pentagon standoff is not getting enough attention. Anthropic is prepared to walk away from a $200M contract because they’re concerned about how the Pentagon wants to use their tech for autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. We are at a dangerous intersection.

24.02.2026 21:27 👍 358 🔁 149 💬 16 📌 12
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Mar-a-Lago Gunman Was Reportedly ‘Fixated’ on Epstein Files And Believed There Was a Trump Government ‘Cover-Up’ TMZ reported Austin Tucker Martin told a friend he must "raise awareness" about Epstein a week before he tried breaking into Trump's estate with a shotgun

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23.02.2026 16:26 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Man fatally shot by Secret Service after attempted break-in at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago The FBI named 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin as the suspect who was shot dead by Secret Service agents at Trump’s Florida residence

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

23.02.2026 16:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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23.02.2026 13:20 👍 17 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump raises global tariff to 15% shortly after implementing reworked 10% levy On Friday, most of Trump's tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision.

Country is being run like a well oiled machine. 😂😂😂 www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

21.02.2026 17:31 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ruben Ray Martinez death: officials demand answers over ICE shooting Democratic state senator vows to "make sure we have justice", while U.S. Congressman demands "full investigation."

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21.02.2026 13:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Behind big ICE raid, records reveal agents were trying to find a suspect they initially refused to pick up at jail The sight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents wearing helmets and camouflage while surrounding an apartment complex in this city made national news in early 2024. Now, public records obtain...

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21.02.2026 13:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Texas man was fatally shot by a federal immigration agent last year during a stop, new records show Newly released records show a U.S. citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department...

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21.02.2026 11:42 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Cox pushes back on Trump over gambling and AI regulation The White House recently warned Utah lawmakers against passing a bill regulating artificial intelligence.

www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

19.02.2026 23:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Striking Argentine workers slow down Buenos Aires in protest over labor reforms Shops and supermarkets closed, public transport was scarce and garbage went uncollected Thursday as Argentine workers staged their fourth general strike of President Javier Milei's term, this time aga...

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19.02.2026 17:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested: King Charles says ‘law must take its course’ as ex-prince taken into custody – live The police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home on Thursday

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

19.02.2026 14:53 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A teacher who ‘made you feel like you mattered’ was killed near her school after a man fleeing ICE crashed a car into hers | CNN What was supposed to be a quiet studentless staff planning day for teachers at a Georgia public school turned into a day of mourning when a man fleeing immigration agents crashed a car into a cherishe...

www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/u...

19.02.2026 09:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Primary John Fetterman We supported John Fetterman in 2022. Since then, he's sold us out. It's time to replace him and elect real leadership.

www.primaryfetterman.com

18.02.2026 19:37 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
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Trump administration strikes three more alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean The strikes killed 11 people, U.S. Southern Command announced.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

17.02.2026 23:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Revised economic numbers inject uncertainty into jobs market The U.S. economy opened 2026 on better footing, with the latest jobs report showing employers added 130,000 jobs in January. But the data also had revised figures that paint an even weaker picture of ...

The U.S. economy added just 181,000 net jobs for 2025, about 400,000 fewer than initially reported, and far from the 1.4 million jobs added in 2024.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

14.02.2026 15:56 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0