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CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane leaves network: ‘I look forward to some independence’ Justice correspondent most known for his January 6 Capitol riot coverage, is latest to quit Bari Weiss-led network

The exodus of grown-up journalists from CBS continues.

10.03.2026 00:56 👍 192 🔁 37 💬 7 📌 3
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How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

NEW: Before the Iran War, Trump ignored warnings that Iran could retaliate across the region and stop oil shipments. Now, with energy markets in chaos, some aides are pessimistic about the lack of a strategy to end the war. But they haven't told Trump. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 01:27 👍 1367 🔁 536 💬 115 📌 147
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Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs | CNN Business In a victory for Voice of America staffers, a federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year.

Reporters Without Borders, which joined Voice of America staffers in filing this lawsuit, says the outcome is “proof that fighting for press freedom matters.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/07/m...

08.03.2026 04:50 👍 478 🔁 134 💬 8 📌 4
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WTF Are These Videos the White House Is Posting on the Iran War? The White House is posting deranged, hypermasculine hype videos making light of a war.

WTF Are These Videos the White House Is Posting on the Iran War? newrepublic.com/post/207465/... via @newrepublic.com

08.03.2026 06:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Day 1473 of Russia's despicable war on Ukraine and war crimes literally every day.

Here's another daily thread starting minutes after I closed the last one, followng an all-night vigil, detailing the long-feared multi missile attack.

All the news, all the time, every single day!

07.03.2026 04:15 👍 370 🔁 122 💬 8 📌 4
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An extraordinary social media post from one "ally" to another.

08.03.2026 02:11 👍 522 🔁 107 💬 100 📌 18

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

08.03.2026 02:19 👍 25294 🔁 8102 💬 781 📌 329
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Putin has 'renewed swagger' after Trump hands him a big win: WSJ Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin’s declining fortunes have taken a major turn for the better because Donald Trump’s war on Iran has given the staggering Russian economy a shot in the arm as oil prices lurch upward.According to the Wall Street Journal, Russian crude that was languishing unsold just d...

Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin's declining fortunes have taken a major turn for the better because Donald Trump's war on Iran has given the staggering Russian economy a shot in the arm as oil prices lurch upward.

08.03.2026 01:00 👍 165 🔁 131 💬 16 📌 14

Trump multiple times just today has said the country is at war. War can only be declared by Congress, and Iran posed no imminent threat. What Trump is doing there is a textbook illegal war and impeachable offense — if we still had a Congress.

07.03.2026 22:03 👍 11787 🔁 3026 💬 358 📌 105
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DOJ docs, FBI interview, raise new questions about Epstein's "suicide" Notes from an FBI interview indicate that prison guards discussed "cover-up"

New: Prison guards discussed cover-up in Epstein's death, inmate tells FBI. open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...

08.03.2026 02:34 👍 5629 🔁 2808 💬 151 📌 116
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Middle East crisis live: China warns world cannot return to ‘law of the jungle’; Trump says Iran being ‘decimated’ Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says US-Israel war on Iran ‘should never have happened’ as strikes continue to hit Tehran and Beirut

Middle East crisis live: China warns world cannot return to ‘law of the jungle’; Trump says Iran being ‘decimated’ www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

08.03.2026 04:16 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Why did we bomb Iran?
Why did we bomb Iran? In Iran, President Trump is spending $1 billion a day. Six service members have died. So, why did the President get involved in Iran? There’s a lot we still don’t know.

In Iran, President Trump is spending $1 billion a day. Six service members have died. So, why did the President get involved in Iran? There’s a lot we still don’t know.
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07.03.2026 17:04 👍 59 🔁 18 💬 32 📌 6
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How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills? - Inside Climate News Conflict in the Middle East could have major repercussions for U.S. electricity and natural gas prices. Some states, like Pennsylvania, are particularly vulnerable.

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08.03.2026 04:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Three Oakland County school districts earn clean energy bus grants The program has awarded $125 million to Michigan schools resulting in 322 electric and 54 propane school buses.

Three Oakland County school districts earn clean energy bus grants www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/03/05/t...

07.03.2026 00:32 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

The sinking of the unarmed Dena seems to be part of Hegseth’s new policy of ignoring “stupid rules of engagement” and “punching them while they’re down,” and it raises questions of what the Trump administration would say if a country like Iran attacked an American ship it knew was unarmed.

06.03.2026 21:53 👍 28 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 2
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Next week's cover of The New Yorker. "War-a-Lago" by Barry Blitt.

06.03.2026 19:05 👍 2072 🔁 671 💬 53 📌 35
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No, There Was No ‘Imminent Threat’ From Iran Team Trump shows that words made to mean everything will cease to mean anything.

"Rubio explained, 'we went proactively in a defensive way to prevent [Iran] from inflicting higher damage.'" That's an Orwellian gem.

06.03.2026 23:30 👍 360 🔁 78 💬 28 📌 4

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 👍 5806 🔁 1511 💬 260 📌 48
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Why Do We Change the Clocks, Anyway? The twice-yearly ritual has roots in cost-cutting strategies of the late 19th century. Efforts to end it have stalled in Congress.

Clocks in the U.S. are about spring forward an hour. Here’s what to know about daylight saving time and why it exists.

06.03.2026 23:40 👍 42 🔁 12 💬 12 📌 7
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U.S. national security offices, weakened by firings, confront Mideast war The U.S. military operation in Iran is testing a depleted Justice Department and FBI. Firings of experienced agents and prosecutors have diminished expertise to counter threats.

FBI Director Kash Patel fired roughly a dozen agents and staff members who once had ties to an investigation into Donald Trump, including agents who specialized in Iran and its proxies.

Three days after the firings began, the U.S. was bombarding Iran.

06.03.2026 21:00 👍 177 🔁 75 💬 18 📌 8
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Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit Opinion: As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, debates increasingly hinge on a central question: How costly has the war been for Russia itself?

Putin’s $2.5 trillion gambit www.defensenews.com/opinion/2026...

06.03.2026 01:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Trump Administration has been issuing contradictory guidance, and a lot of Americans abroad have called me very scared. Shelter in place and stay on top of what is coming out of your embassy in terms of guidance.

Stay safe and sign up for STEP: mytravel.state.gov/s/step

05.03.2026 21:54 👍 42 🔁 19 💬 18 📌 1

Also apparently Orwell never said it

05.03.2026 20:39 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Slotkin Announces Support for New Bipartisan Bill to Create a Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve  - Senator Elissa Slotkin WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) announced her support for a new bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation that supports domestic supply chains for critical minerals to…

Everything from cars to defense systems needs critical minerals. My bipartisan bill creates a stockpile so China can never veto our economy or security. www.slotkin.senate.gov/2026/03/02/s...

02.03.2026 17:00 👍 35 🔁 9 💬 14 📌 2
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Matters of war must be debated before the American people. This is especially important given the last two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That's why I’m supporting @kaine.senate.gov's War Powers resolution. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...

03.03.2026 15:43 👍 88 🔁 21 💬 19 📌 1

Other countries don’t pay for tariffs. You do. I break it down with the latest news from the Supreme Court. youtube.com/shorts/17Uiy...

03.03.2026 23:40 👍 64 🔁 18 💬 10 📌 0
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Jon Stewart Mocks Pentagon Pete’s Iran Press Pool Meltdown “You don’t need to get so defensive,” Stewart chided the secretary.

“You don’t need to get so defensive,” Stewart chided the secretary.

03.03.2026 06:43 👍 55 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 0
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U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/c...

23.02.2026 03:31 👍 0 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump’s New Voter I.D. Threat Is His Gravest Attack on Democracy Yet The president says he’ll do it “whether approved by Congress or not!” He can’t legally do that—but that hasn’t stopped him before.

A federal election has never been postponed or canceled in the history of the United States. Ever. And Donald Trump's “evidence” of “Democrat cheating" is entirely fake. There is no mass voter fraud. trib.al/1ewzrp5

23.02.2026 03:21 👍 160 🔁 77 💬 10 📌 2