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newrepublic.com > post > 206217 > kennedy-center-offshore-wind-trump

What Offshore Wind and the Kennedy Center Have in Common

What Offshore Wind and the Kennedy Center Have in Common23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1768+ words) How, you may wonder, did offshore wind pose a national security threat? That's unclear. The Interior order mentioned previous findings of radar interference but seemed to be suggesting that the information in the "Department of War" reports contained something beyond…...

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newrepublic.com > article > 206210 > texas-prison-chicano-activist-xinachtli

Is the State of Texas Trying to Kill This Chicano Activist?

Is the State of Texas Trying to Kill This Chicano Activist?23+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1784+ words) Early last November, as Alvaro Luna Hernandez, age 73, awoke from uneasy sleep, numbness radiated from his hands and feet, and he realized he could no longer walk. He tried hoisting himself up within the confines of his six-by-eight-foot solitary prison…...

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newrepublic.com > article > 206034 > super-bowl-guacamole-avocados-sustainable

Super Bowl Guac Is Super Destructive. Some People Want to Fix That.

Super Bowl Guac Is Super Destructive. Some People Want to Fix That.1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (529+ words) But avocado expansion is destroying the overwintering forests that monarchs need to survive. Last year's population count in Mexico found monarchs in just 4.42 acres of forests. They need to be in a minimum of 15 acres to stay out of the…...

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newrepublic.com > post > 206223 > elon-musk-will-deposed-doge

Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE

Elon Musk Will Be Deposed Over What He Did With DOGE1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1805+ words) Elon Musk will have to testify over his role in shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that "extraordinary circumstances justify" compelling Musk and two former USAID officials, Peter Marocco and…...

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newrepublic.com > post > 206222 > trump-bothered-clintons-testifying-epstein

Why Trump Is Suddenly “Bothered” by Clintons Testifying on Epstein

Why Trump Is Suddenly “Bothered” by Clintons Testifying on Epstein1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1779+ words) President Trump is suddenly being nice to the Clintons after they announced their plans to testify in a House investigation into sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein'suggesting that our current president may fear being called to similarly testify once his term ends....

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newrepublic.com > post > 206203 > national-park-service-edits-kkk-murder-civil-rights-activist

National Park Service Edits KKK Murder of Civil Rights Activist

National Park Service Edits KKK Murder of Civil Rights Activist1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1739+ words) In 1963, NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers was gunned down outside of his own Mississippi home by Byron De La Beckwith, a Ku Klux Klan member. Now the Trump administration wants the National Park Service to stop calling Beckwith a racist....

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newrepublic.com > post > 206211 > treasury-secretary-bessent-trump-irs-lawsuit-taxpayers

Treasury Sec Admits Americans Are on the Hook for Trump’s $10B Lawsuit

Treasury Sec Admits Americans Are on the Hook for Trump’s $10B Lawsuit1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1771+ words) Donald Trump's frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns, if he were to win or get a settlement, would be paid entirely by U.S. taxpayers. That's what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said during a Senate Committee on…...

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newrepublic.com > post > 206214 > elissa-slotkin-refuses-doj-request-investigation-message-troops

Slotkin Refuses DOJ Request in Sham Probe Over “Illegal Orders” Video

Slotkin Refuses DOJ Request in Sham Probe Over “Illegal Orders” Video1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1792+ words) Senator Elissa Slotkin has denied an interview request from the Justice Department regarding its sham investigation into her participation in a video message telling troops they should "refuse illegal orders." Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, joined five other military and…...

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newrepublic.com > post > 206220 > donald-trump-donor-private-jet-deport-palestinians

Trump Is Using a Donor’s Private Jet to Deport Palestinians

Trump Is Using a Donor’s Private Jet to Deport Palestinians1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1807+ words) When private industry refused, Donald Trump tapped his extraordinarily wealthy allies to deport Palestinians back to the West Bank for him. On January 21, eight Palestinian men were flown from an Arizona airport to Tel Aviv thanks to Florida real estate…...

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newrepublic.com > post > 206213 > donald-trump-pam-bondi-georgia-election-office-raid

Trump Throws Pam Bondi Under the Bus on Georgia Election Office Raid

Trump Throws Pam Bondi Under the Bus on Georgia Election Office Raid1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1793+ words) The White House is letting Attorney General Pam Bondi take the heat for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's presence at the Fulton County, Georgia, election office during an FBI raid. "They say, "Why is she doing it?" Trump said....