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POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
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Republicans make dumb excuses to avoid Dear Leader’s midterm conventionDaily Kos
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Kash Patel is destined for reality TV infamyDaily Kos
Dem gubernatorial candidate attacked by ‘armed individual’ at fair: campaign spokespersonRaw Story
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Trump official trips over own message on contradictory media tourRaw Story
A sinister pattern takes shape as Trump takes another wild swing with his hatchetRaw Story
Onlookers fear ‘something very wrong’ with Trump as he claims US ownership of the moonRaw Story
Jamie Raskin Warns That Trump Is Trying To Steal The Midterms Right NowPoliticus USA
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New Mail Voting Rules Moved Forward Despite USPS Officials’ Concerns About Mass DisenfranchisementProPublica
A True-Crime Star’s Lurid Claims Sent a Man to Die. Her Key Witness Just Recanted.The Intercept
Claudia Sheinbaum Wants to Ban Dual Citizens From Office to Shield Mexico From TrumpThe Intercept
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John Fetterman Accuses “Disgruntled Staffers” of Spreading “Lies”Mother Jones
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Wind Power Has Benefitted North Dakota. So Why Have Residents Soured on It?Mother Jones
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5) Rinse and repeat
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More Palestinians have been killed (1,300) since the so-called ceasefire began in Gaza on 10th October 2025 than Israelis were killed on 7th October 2023 - including ten times as many children (300!) as were killed on 10/7.
This is what a 'ceasefire' looks like for Palestinians.
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