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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 08:59 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. In my childhood, we at least acknowledged the ominous existence of nuclear weapons, no matter how weirdly. I’m thinking about...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Dec 14, 2023 at 01:48 PM PST
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On September 29, an employee of an IRS contractor was charged with disclosing tax return information without authorization. Already by October 12, said individual, Charles Littlejohn, 38, of Washington, D.C., has pled guilty to one count. Perhaps some...
by maydon
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on Tue Oct 17, 2023 at 10:13 AM PDT
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“Who’s the mark?”* The GOP whistleblowers, both of them, have swallowed their pea. A new dent in the GOP case against Hunter Biden as proxy for his father has developed. An FBI agent overseeing the probe into the President’s son has disputed the latest...
by vjr7121
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on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 04:29 AM PDT
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Throughout my professional career, I have worked as a record producer helping bands navigate�the recording studio process, I have been a�restaurant general manager, I have owned a restaurant, I have ...
by NotSoNew
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on Thu Aug 10, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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UFO discussions almost always carry a stigma so l will provide the link in the Guardian immediately regarding a former US intelligence officer David Grusch and his groundbreaking whistleblower claim that the US is in possession of non-earth vehicles as...
by bluedogsd
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on Tue Jun 06, 2023 at 04:35 PM PDT
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On Wednesday, an Internal Revenue Service worker who was recently booted from a department investigation let it be known that he is the whistleblower who has featured heavily in missives from Rep. James Comer. In a conversation with CBS News, Gary...
by Mark Sumner
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on Thu May 25, 2023 at 03:35 PM PDT
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America got another chance to watch Rep. Jim Jordan’s circus act that he calls a House hearing on Thursday as he wasted the universe’s time on the “weaponization” of the FBI. To make their case, Republicans invited three former agents and...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu May 18, 2023 at 06:37 PM PDT
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Today is World Press Freedom Day as designated by the United Nations. A major global conference was held at the UN in New York to commemorate the 30th anniversary of this declaration, and a separate event was organized by The Washington Post in...
by Mark Taylor Canfield
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on Wed May 03, 2023 at 02:20 PM PDT
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� Today in ‘How the f--k did we end up here again,’� pidgin fan Sen. Chuck Grassley and the man who really wants to see Hunter Biden�
by Mark Sumner
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on Thu May 04, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
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UPDATE: Friday, Mar 3, 2023 · 5:18:05 PM +00:00 · Mark Sumner The New York Times now has a story up showing that the first three witnesses put forward by Jordan haven’t provided any firsthand knowledge about any wrongdoing. Instead, the trio appears to...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Mar 03, 2023 at 07:56 AM PST
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Delta Air Lines just settled with one of its pilots for $500,000 and her years of legal fees but refused to acknowledge wrongdoing in a truly astonishing chain of events that might just make you think twice about flying Delta from now on. The pilot,...
by Laura Clawson
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on Sat Oct 29, 2022 at 10:30 AM PDT
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On Wednesday, hidden under the fog of traditional media outlets worrying about Democratic candidate John Fetterman’s post-stroke recovery, while accepting Mehmet Oz’s career of quackery, President Biden’s Department of Justice made a very important...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Oct 27, 2022 at 11:42 AM PDT
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The civil war within the Republican Party continues. In fact, it is heating up as the midterm elections offer up the possibility of the GOP retaking control of at least the House of Representatives, and possibly the Senate. This means the many...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Oct 24, 2022 at 11:17 AM PDT
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Wells Fargo agreed to pay $185 million in penalties for perpetuating a massive fraud on the American people back in 2016. Wells Fargo boasted it had also laid off 5,300 employees who had helped perpetuate that lie. Not surprisingly, none of the big...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Sep 02, 2022 at 10:26 AM PDT
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A Matt Gaetz supporter from Shalimar, Florida is currently wanted by the FBI for threatening to kill Gaetz’ opponent, Rebekah Jones, and her family in a chilling voicemail left on her cell phone last week. “I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill your...
by GeoRebekah
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on Sat Jul 30, 2022 at 02:52 PM PDT
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A Victory For Rebekah Jones and District 1 Voters — Jackie Miles, Pensacola (Team Rebekah Jones) Judge John Cooper of the Florida 2nd Judicial Circuit struck down the emergency injunction to have Rebekah Jones removed from the August 23rd Democratic...
by GeoRebekah
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on Sat Jul 23, 2022 at 07:06 AM PDT
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Polling on fivethirtyeight.com shows Florida scientist and COVID-19 whistleblower Rebekah Jones leading Matt Gaetz by 6 points in the general election, with both candidates “certain” to win their respective primaries – Jones with 89% of Democratic...
by GeoRebekah
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on Sat Jul 02, 2022 at 03:58 PM PDT
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Gaetz' Pardon Plea DENIED; NEW Endorsements for Rebekah Fort Walton Beach, Florida — Rebekah Jones gained another major endorsement this week when Florida College Democrats pledged their support for her campaign! FCD joins Florida Young Democrats,...
by GeoRebekah
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on Thu Jun 23, 2022 at 07:32 PM PDT
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BREAKING: Florida Auditor General Confirms Charges by Whistleblower Rebekah Jones Against FL-DOH Gross mismanagement of COVID-19 data, including “inaccurate,” “Incomplete,” and “delayed” reporting, put millions of Floridians at risk and undermined...
by GeoRebekah
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on Thu Jun 09, 2022 at 08:57 PM PDT
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