An internal document bolsters warnings that the hunt for fraud is a pretext for slashing Social Security benefits.
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Former SSA Chief: “Elon Musk Is the Biggest Fraud, Not Social Security” Read Post »
WTF?! The Trump administration is now investigating James Comey over a beach photo on Instagram. The former FBI director posted a picture of seashells arranged to say “8647”.
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Ukrainian leftists face a double bind, caught between anti-labor governance in Ukraine and military attacks from Russia.
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This is how we grieve under occupation: digitally, remotely, alone. Our mourning, like our lives, is fragmented.
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My Father in Gaza Was Yearning for Our Reunion. When That Hope Died, So Did He. Read Post »
In March, Axios reported that Donald Trump’s Oval Office had begun to resemble an Oscar night gift suite, as world leaders and business officials knew that showing up empty handed risked earning Trump’s displeasure. In response to the news outlet’s catalogue of favors visitors bestowed on the president in such meetings, a White House spokesperson […]
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The Hyper-Aggressive, Comically Loyal Government Flacks Who Talk Like Trump Read Post »
(NOT SATIRE)
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COMEY’S CODED CLAM CRIME: THE ‘86 47’ APOCALYPSE Read Post »
One day, Sarah Ortiz bought a sweater at Target. She knew money was tight. She had just moved across the country from California to Massachusetts with her two toddlers and husband to seek costly, specialized medical care for one of her boys. But, Ortiz thought, it was just $25. And she needed a new sweater. […]
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She Left Her Abuser. Why Is She Still Paying for His Credit Card Debt? Read Post »
One day, Sarah Ortiz bought a sweater at Target. She knew money was tight. She had just moved across the country from California to Massachusetts with her two toddlers and husband to seek costly, specialized medical care for one of her boys. But, Ortiz thought, it was just $25. And she needed a new sweater. […]
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She Escaped Her Abuser. But Not Before He Buried Her in Debt. Read Post »
This story was produced in partnership with the Food & Environment Reporting Network. Laura Beth Resnick was delivering snapdragons and anemones to clients near the White House when she got the news: In his first wave of executive orders, President Donald Trump had frozen all projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, one of his […]
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Last November, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner issued a characteristically blunt warning to anyone hatching plans to “play militia,” threaten voters, or otherwise interfere in the upcoming election: “F around and find out.” “You can have your fun in a jail cell, ’cause that’s what’s coming,” he said in a press conference that went viral […]
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“This Election Is a Whole Lot Bigger Than What Happens in Philadelphia” Read Post »
This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Trump administration on Wednesday announced plans to rescind and postpone rules limiting “forever chemicals” in drinking water that were enacted under the Biden administration and designed to prevent millions of people from exposure to these persistent and dangerous contaminants. […]
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Perhaps in frustration, this season’s writers of the saga of American history are making their symbolism increasingly obvious.
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