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Retired public U prof (Enlightenment Studies, French) juggling these dark times with the rest of you. Dumped X for other sites, a slog to rebuild.

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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 4795 πŸ” 3074 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 211

QAnon luminaries say they’ve drafted the Trump β€œnational emergency” declaration to scuttle the midterm elections:

07.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1248 πŸ” 735 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 28
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β€œ.. no announcement, no ceremony, no news cameras β€” just two employees on their routine overnight shift working while most of Washington slept.”

@washingtonpost.com #J6
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

07.03.2026 19:12 πŸ‘ 2165 πŸ” 794 πŸ’¬ 118 πŸ“Œ 55
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Um, Fort Campbell middle school would like a word. We have many schools on bases, and Bolton knows it. More ghoulish nonsense from war Hawks to justify the murder of little girls.

07.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 2801 πŸ” 1048 πŸ’¬ 335 πŸ“Œ 101
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And it seems like the US has switched Presidents without informing anyone...

07.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 2251 πŸ” 727 πŸ’¬ 165 πŸ“Œ 68
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So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right

07.03.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 8444 πŸ” 3391 πŸ’¬ 411 πŸ“Œ 352
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Had to doublecheck the date on this

07.03.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 9398 πŸ” 2764 πŸ’¬ 323 πŸ“Œ 202

If you're in New York this weekend... Sara Baras at City Center. Trust me.

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There are a lot of posts out there with the close-up visual of Markwayne Mullin on January 6, but this is a better perspective.

He’s not protecting others; he’s protecting himself and hiding. You can see plenty of people at the entry door, ready to take on the insurrectionists, but not Markwayne.

07.03.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 9576 πŸ” 4321 πŸ’¬ 831 πŸ“Œ 310
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07.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 4275 πŸ” 2110 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 76

t.me/NewsInsideUk...

t.me/c/1966917236...

For more than three weeks, Ukrainian F-16s defended the skies without American missiles

To take down Russian drones, pilots relied on onboard guns. The F-16s no longer had missiles to intercept Russian drones and missiles after supplies were stopped.

07.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 420 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5
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Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

07.03.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 10236 πŸ” 2971 πŸ’¬ 502 πŸ“Œ 156
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Page One in UK:

@telegraph.co.uk

07.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 3587 πŸ” 1493 πŸ’¬ 236 πŸ“Œ 122

I don’t remember Trump campaigning on Americans needing to make financial sacrifices for foreign wars. bsky.app/profile/atru...

06.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 2656 πŸ” 736 πŸ’¬ 269 πŸ“Œ 29
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Subpoena all of it. And him, too. The FBI found this witness credible enough to interview her four times. Enough with this cover up.

07.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 3852 πŸ” 1205 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 29

White House: the witness’sΒ allegations are β€œcompletely baseless” and β€œbacked by zero credible evidence.”

Fact: FBI found her credible enough to interview repeatedly, and she received a financial settlement from the Epstein estate.

07.03.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 9668 πŸ” 3317 πŸ’¬ 193 πŸ“Œ 84
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DOGE Data Access Lawsuit By Fed Workers Allowed to Move Forward A group of federal employees can move forward with claims the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency violated their privacy rights by accessing their personal information, after a ...

β€œDOGE Data Access Lawsuit By Fed Workers Allowed to Move Forward” via @bgov.com:

news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-...

07.03.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 411 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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And just like that we’re back to β€œDepartment of Defense”

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Crimea is burning again.
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence struck Russian naval and air assets in occupied Crimea. Multiple vessels, drones, air defense systems and a helicopter reported destroyed.
Russia’s β€œsafe rear base” keeps shrinking.
Source: @Gerashchenko_en

06.03.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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It just keeps getting better every day …

06.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1751 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 142 πŸ“Œ 29
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas 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"...

DHS claimed "an ICE agent had fired 'defensive shots' into Martinez's vehicle after Martinez 'intentionally ran over' another agent."

But body cam video now "shows that Martinez's vehicle, a blue Ford Fusion, was stationary or going at a very low rate of speed when he was fatally shot."

07.03.2026 00:59 πŸ‘ 5042 πŸ” 2323 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 150
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Vaccine Chief to Leave F.D.A.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Court Asked to Block President From Closing Kennedy Center www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03.... Good riddance

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There have been some very bad developments today.

07.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 7158 πŸ” 2738 πŸ’¬ 726 πŸ“Œ 280

It is impossible for anyone younger the 50 to understand how grotesque and unoriginal this is. It’s always the small group of advisors or tactical team.

06.03.2026 23:51 πŸ‘ 769 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 7

So let me get this straight ...

1. US bombs Iran
2. Oil price goes up a bit, benefitting Russia's petrostate
3. Russia gives Iran targeting info
4. Oil price shoots WAY up
5. US unsanctions Russian oil

06.03.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 3917 πŸ” 1494 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 102
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He seems pretty sensitive whenever someone confronts him with evidence that Putin might not be our friend. Even when Fox brings it up.

06.03.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 12068 πŸ” 3771 πŸ’¬ 1066 πŸ“Œ 279

The economic story just changed dramatically.

Payrolls fell -92k in Feb. Jan growth was revised down by -4k to +126k. And Dec revisions subtracted -64k to -17k.

Unemployment rate up a tick to 4.4%.

Recession questions are back on the menu

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 1587 πŸ” 638 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 57
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Tesla sued after Austin shooting suspect allegedly assaulted co-worker A 65-year-old woman says the automaker ignored warning signs before Ndiaga Diagne, the suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting, assaulted her. She sued Thursday.

the Austin mass shooter was a Tesla employee who assaulted a coworker during a company-allowed prayer break late last year

the company refused to give the victim her assailant's name so she could press charges, and he went on to become a mass shooter

www.statesman.com/business/art...

06.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 5214 πŸ” 1872 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 137
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In the Gulf, a Cruise Line Steps Up to Get Stranded Passengers Home

In the Gulf, a Cruise Line Steps Up to Get Stranded Passengers Home www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/t.... Trump created this mess. No planning.

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