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Tom Hoyle went viral after telling a Fox News reporter at a South ...

2026-10-30T17:43:28Z

Tom Hoyle went viral after telling a Fox News reporter at a South Carolina Trump rally that he was there to see "a cult right up front." Marisa Kabas of The Handbasket talked to him about who he is and why he did it.

https://flip.it/gkN9Ho

#USPolitics #FoxNews #DonaldTrump

A residential cruise ship called The Odyssey promised “an ...

2026-10-28T21:17:28Z

A residential cruise ship called The Odyssey promised “an unparalleled lifestyle of luxury and exploration” when it departed Belfast, Northern Ireland, on a globe-spanning journey three years ago. Now, the Florida-based company that operates the ship told passengers it must disembark in Cambodia, leaving them in limbo. NBC News has more.

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#Cruise #Cambodia #Tourism

Conservative influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are in the ...

2026-10-28T21:10:21Z

Conservative influencers James O’Keefe and Cam Higby are in the "find out" era of their experiment to test Minnesota's election integrity. The two were charged today with felony counts of unlawful voting and identity theft after they videoed themselves in disguise at polls in August. Here's more from NBC.

https://flip.it/QKXK8T

#USNews #Elections #Minnesota

Exit polls in Israel's election show no clear winner, ...

2026-10-27T20:25:43Z

Exit polls in Israel's election show no clear winner, [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports. The strong showing by Arab-led parties could allow them to be kingmakers — if rivals Benjamin Netanyahu or Gadi Eisenkot agree to work with them.

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#Israel #Netanyahu #News

A convicted murderer in Australia who argued a ban on Vegemite in ...

2026-10-26T22:44:35Z

A convicted murderer in Australia who argued a ban on Vegemite in prison violates his human right to enjoy his culture lost his bid to overturn the restriction. [@euronews](https://flipboard.com/@euronews ) explains why the polarizing spread is barred behind bars.

https://flip.it/Us798Q

#Vegemite #Australia #Prison

The U.S. government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota ...

2026-10-23T12:12:54Z

The U.S. government has stopped sharing evidence with Minnesota authorities who are investigating the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, state officials said in recent court filings.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: https://flip.it/nfLU9C

#ICE #News #Immigration

Seniors are spending more and more time on social media — and ...

2026-10-21T16:53:18Z

Seniors are spending more and more time on social media — and their adult children are intervening to minimize their consumption of AI slop, scams and fake news. [@NYMag](https://flipboard.com/@NYMag ) has more.

https://flip.it/WssaBH

#Technology #Family #AI

A new survey of 5,200 adults from the Public Religion Research ...

2026-10-20T23:47:25Z

A new survey of 5,200 adults from the Public Religion Research Institute says that 43% of Republicans and 54% of white evangelicals think “empathy can become dangerous when it leads people away from building a society guided by God’s truth.” Here's more from Religion News.

https://flip.it/g6GJD5

#Religion #USPolitics #News

The late GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson ...

2026-10-20T20:14:45Z

The late GOP Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican Rep. Joe Wilson and Democratic Rep. James Clyburn were all under investigation by the FBI for allegedly participating in a vast criminal bribery scheme in South Carolina. The evidence authorities had gathered included a confession from Martin Kao, CEO of a defense contractor, who said that his business model consisted of bribing officials in exchange for government contracts. “This is how much I want, and how much I am going to give you,” Kao remembered Graham saying. Then the FBI agents and prosecutor on the case were swept up in Donald Trump's purge of the Department of Justice. "Today, there is no one left to look into Kao’s explosive allegations, as the Trump administration has abandoned any pretense of prosecuting public corruption. The case is dead," writes the team at ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5), who have resurrected it as part of a series of investigations.

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#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #News

"Isn't that illegal?" Leo J. Wise, a former federal ...

2026-10-19T17:33:00Z

"Isn't that illegal?" Leo J. Wise, a former federal prosecutor, talks about the Trump administration, and how the Supreme Court since the 1980s has effectively legalized corruption.

https://flip.it/WMPiMf

#TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #News

She lasted just under half a Scaramucci: White House Press ...

2026-10-16T20:12:30Z

She lasted just under half a Scaramucci: White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is out after five days, following a shaky first (and last) news briefing and the revelation that she did not pass her bar exam. Here's [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) with more.

https://flip.it/ctZlmD

#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #KatieZacharia

After the botched execution of Christa Pike, the Prison ...

2026-10-15T18:24:24Z

After the botched execution of Christa Pike, the Prison Journalism Project's editors asked their contributors, all of whom are currently incarcerated, what they think about the death penalty. "To quote J.R.R. Tolkien: 'Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.'"

https://flip.it/.Udrfp

#ChristaPike #USNews #Journalism

At least 139 people, including children, are dead after boat ...

2026-10-11T21:15:19Z

At least 139 people, including children, are dead after boat carrying migrants capsizes off the coast of Djibouti. [@AlJazeera](https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera ) reports:

https://flip.it/7qmy9b

#News #Africa #Migrants

Three years after the Oct. 7 attacks, ...

2026-10-07T18:08:40Z

Three years after the Oct. 7 attacks, [@TheAtlantic](https://flipboard.com/@TheAtlantic )'s Amir Tibon has moved back to his hometown in Israel. But how long will he stay — not just in his community, but in his country? It depends on what happens in the upcoming elections. "In a recent poll, 23 percent of Israelis said they or someone in their family would consider leaving the country if Netanyahu’s government is reelected. Although we have just moved back to our home, Miri and I are among that group."

https://flip.it/RLUhap

#Israel #Gaza #News

"Elon Musk, the world's richest human, is a white ...

2026-10-06T22:11:17Z

"Elon Musk, the world's richest human, is a white supremacist."

Joel Swanson writes for Religion Dispatches about all the evidence for this, and how the press and other influential voices "continue to launder Musk's unambiguous views."

https://flip.it/5zBROS

#ElonMusk #Racism #Media

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained, including being ...

2026-10-06T14:09:03Z

More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained, including being handcuffed or held at gunpoint, in Trump’s immigration crackdown, ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5) reports.

"Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the erosion of civil rights for immigrants will inevitably result in the erosion of rights for citizens."

https://flip.it/N8_.OU

#Immigration #ICE #News

On August 31, Pierre Damas Bel ran in front of Jack Buhring's ...

2026-10-05T22:34:59Z

On August 31, Pierre Damas Bel ran in front of Jack Buhring's truck on the highway near Springfield, OH, and was killed instantly. Shortly afterwards, it emerged that Bel had been a Haitian immigrant enrolled at Wright State University, wanting to study neuroscience, until Trump revoked his Temporary Protective Status along with 350,000 others. [@TheAtlantic](https://flipboard.com/@TheAtlantic ) spoke to Buhring — a Democrat who voted for Trump in 2024— about how the tragedy made him see America differently. "Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do ... We did not do right by him."

https://flip.it/TGjLuB

#TrumpAdministration #Immigration #USPolitics

The U.S. adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up ...

2026-10-02T13:52:47Z

The U.S. adds disappointing 29,000 jobs and unemployment ticks up to 4.2% in September, [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports.

Friday’s jobs report is the last one that will come out before the Nov. 3 elections that will determine whether President Donald Trump’s Republicans maintain full control of Congress.

https://flip.it/P_KNix

#Jobs #News #USPolitics

Well, I’d like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of ...

2026-10-01T18:50:23Z

Well, I’d like to see ol Donny Trump wriggle his way out of THIS jam!

*Trump wriggles his way out of the jam easily *

Ah! Well. Nevertheless,

Ten years ago, Jesse Farrar produced this tweet, which has come to define the Trump era of politics. [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ) spoke to him and others about the enduring relevance of what he at the time thought was a throwaway gag.

https://flip.it/QUo_7m

#USPolitics #DonaldTrump #SocialMedia

A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on ...

2026-09-30T14:21:55Z

A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah, [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) reports. "The facility would include data centers and some 456 small nuclear reactors, along with a facility to produce nuclear fuel and others for storing nuclear waste."

https://flip.it/13Bgv5

#DataCenters #AI #Technology

Here's [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ) ...

2026-09-29T18:44:53Z

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Here's [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ) with footage of the exchange between GOP Senator Eric Schmitt and former special counsel Jack Smith in which Schmitt confuses two basketball teams and accuses Smith of perjury.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et0gcbM4XJM

#USPolitics #EricSchmitt #JackSmith

GOP Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had former special counsel ...

2026-09-29T18:42:59Z

GOP Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had former special counsel Jack Smith against the ropes when he suggested that Smith attended a basketball game in Atlanta in 2024 — and may have taken the chance to meet up with prosecutor Fani Willis, who was also working on a case against Trump. A puzzled Smith denied having been to the Atlanta Hawks game, at which point Schmitt flashed up a board with text messages that supposedly referenced it. Schmitt went on to accuse Smith of perjury and called him a "villain" and "dirtbag." Later, it emerged that Schmitt had confused the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes — the college team that Smith had indeed watched in 2024 in Maryland. Here's the full story from [@TheHill](https://flipboard.com/@TheHill ).

https://flip.it/AILMBT

#USPolitics #GOP #JackSmith

Christa Pike is set to become the first woman executed in ...

2026-09-29T13:46:47Z

Christa Pike is set to become the first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years, Straight Arrow News reports. The case "raises active legal questions before the U.S. Supreme Court about lethal injection and mental suffering."

https://flip.it/3weF9B

#CapitalPunishment #News #USPolitics

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ...

2026-09-24T21:59:39Z

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said that Nevada had 15,903 noncitizens on its voter rolls. This was later downgraded to 185, with an official, Kimberley Vogt, saying the roll had been manually reviewed and that this number was confirmed. Nevada authorities vetted that list and found that every one of the 185 was a lawful citizen. “You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in the state, wrote to the DHS. Here's [@newyorktimes](https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes ) with more [gift link].

https://flip.it/u5RycH

#USPolitics #Elections #Nevada

On Sunday, the far-right AfD won the largest share of votes in ...

2026-09-24T18:07:43Z

On Sunday, the far-right AfD won the largest share of votes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It came hard on the heels of a big win for the party in Saxony-Anhalt. The headline-grabbing issue is immigration — yet in the states that vote heavily for the AfD, there is really almost no immigration or diversity. "These grievances didn’t exist in voters’ minds until the extremists put them there," writes [@globeandmail](https://flipboard.com/@globeandmail )'s Doug Saunders. What to do? "If mainstream political leaders want to stem the tide of extremist parties, the answer is not to bend themselves toward the chimeral imaginings of their voters. It’s to aim squarely at the people at the top of those parties, and the hateful lies that give them a grip on power." [gift link]

https://flip.it/masJ2r

#Politics #WorldNews #Extremism

An alleged political bribery operation was under investigation by ...

2026-09-22T20:34:41Z

An alleged political bribery operation was under investigation by the FBI, with names like Sen. Susan Collins, the Republican lawmaker from Maine, in the mix. Then Donald Trump got into office and — poof — it all went away. Here's an exhaustive investigation by ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5) that reveals the existence of the case for the first time.

https://flip.it/je_51U

#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #SusanCollins

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna says Russia has been ...

2026-09-22T19:52:31Z

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna says Russia has been using talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to “win more time and put more pressure on Ukraine.” Read more from [@USAToday](https://flipboard.com/@USAToday )

https://flip.it/wGu4PB

#Putin #Ukraine #Estonia

A Venezuelan migrant who was shot by an Immigration and Customs ...

2026-09-22T12:48:47Z

A Venezuelan migrant who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Austin, Texas, says he is in a lot of pain and still has a bullet lodged near his spine.

[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) reports: https://flip.it/8a0GRD

#Austin #ICE #News

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/117311092801105574 Update: ...

2026-09-21T21:54:48Z

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/117311092801105574

Update: Shortly after Trump announced this deal, Belarus’s authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko said that the country has no potash to send to the U.S.

https://flip.it/0jws7w

#TrumpAdministration #Canada #Belarus

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U.S. President Donald Trump says he is working on a "massive" deal with Russian ally Belarus to buy potash. Canada is currently the largest supplier of the fertilizer to American farmers. Here's more from [@euronews](https://flipboard.com/@euronews ).

https://flip.it/d2c57L

#TrumpAdministration #Canada #Belarus

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is working on a ...

2026-09-21T21:13:39Z

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is working on a "massive" deal with Russian ally Belarus to buy potash. Canada is currently the largest supplier of the fertilizer to American farmers. Here's more from [@euronews](https://flipboard.com/@euronews ).

https://flip.it/d2c57L

#TrumpAdministration #Canada #Belarus

The White House television pool has suspended coverage of U.S. ...

2026-09-21T17:11:48Z

The White House television pool has suspended coverage of U.S. President Donald Trump after he banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House. CNBC explains what that means, and why it matters.

https://flip.it/EYyA_-

#USPolitics #TrumpAdministration #Media

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has banned CNN, MS NOW and ...

2026-09-18T20:31:11Z

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and has threatened that more such prohibitions are coming. This follows his decision in Feb. 2025, to keep [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) journalists out of the Oval Office in retaliation for the outlet continuing to use "the Gulf of Mexico" in its reporting. Here's the latest.

https://flip.it/qLGDTz

#News #Media #TrumpAdministration

Russians have begun voting in their parliamentary election, but ...

2026-09-18T17:53:09Z

Russians have begun voting in their parliamentary election, but don't expect the results to deliver big changes. Even some candidates of the so-called "managed" or "systemic" opposition parties (they vote in line with the government and Putin) have been arrested or barred from running to minimize the chance of them garnering protest votes. Last month, the only openly antiwar party, Yabloko, was banned from fielding candidates. Here's [@AlJazeera](https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera ) with more.

https://flip.it/Z5BLub

#Russia #Politics #News

The UN has approved a resolution to adopt a new world map that ...

2026-09-17T22:58:20Z

The UN has approved a resolution to adopt a new world map that more accurately depicts the size of continents. The U.S. was the only country to vote against, calling the measure a "radical ideological project." Several countries abstained or raised objections related to territorial and border disputes. Here's more from Newsweek.
https://flip.it/Ml8aST

#Geography #Maps #UnitedStates

Sweden's center-left opposition has won the country's ...

2026-09-16T22:47:11Z

Sweden's center-left opposition has won the country's general election by the thinnest of margins, removing the right-wing incumbents from power. Here's more from [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ).

https://flip.it/--IeXT

#Politics #Sweden #News

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s bid to ...

2026-09-15T12:46:14Z

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: https://flip.it/VggHJc

#Trump #USPolitics #News

Here's @npub1qmg…s6k5 with a scoop: Donald Trump Jr.'s ...

2026-09-14T20:29:17Z

Here's ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5) with a scoop: Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas wedding was partly bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin. At the second link, find Donald's bride Bettina's explanation, via MSNow. "Our dear friend Umar very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.”

https://flip.it/ZfdBg4
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#USNews #Russia #DonaldTrumpJr

Canada is eyeing a "unique alliance" with the European ...

2026-09-14T18:29:50Z

Canada is eyeing a "unique alliance" with the European Union, with Prime Minister Mark Carney telling reporters: "We share the same values, we have the same priorities and we have very complementary strengths," but dismissing the idea of EU membership. Here's [@politico](https://flipboard.com/@politico ).

https://flip.it/Us5NvS

#Canada #Europe #News

President Trump calls on Ukraine to stop targeting Russia’s oil ...

2026-09-13T21:16:50Z

President Trump calls on Ukraine to stop targeting Russia’s oil refineries, saying it's raising the price of diesel. Meanwhile, the two countries continue to hit each other with waves of drone strikes. Read more from [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews ):

https://flip.it/z6z2_e

#Ukraine #Russia #Trump

BRICS group of nations meeting in New Delhi adopts joint ...

2026-09-12T15:30:21Z

BRICS group of nations meeting in New Delhi adopts joint declaration calling for calm, collaboration in the Middle East. Read more from [@AlJazeera](https://flipboard.com/@AlJazeera ):

https://flip.it/eGqz.U

#News #BRICS #MiddleEast

A man has been arrested in the death of a Black woman who was ...

2026-09-11T22:57:24Z

A man has been arrested in the death of a Black woman who was found hanging from a tree in Mississippi last month. NBC News reports:

https://flip.it/f.0RUr

#News #USA #TasiaFortune

The U.S. isn't taking in many refugees anymore — but those ...

2026-09-10T20:54:43Z

The U.S. isn't taking in many refugees anymore — but those that are coming are almost exclusively from South Africa. Here's Business Insider's report on the latest data, which shows that of 10,258 refugees arriving in the first 10 months of the 2026 fiscal year, 10,255 were from South Africa. This is a result of Trump's special refugee program, which prioritizes Afrikaners, a Dutch-descended white minority.

https://flip.it/V6.Zx3

#TrumpAdministration #Refugees #SouthAfrica

Donald Trump's tales of what he supposedly saw and did on ...

2026-09-09T16:57:09Z

Donald Trump's tales of what he supposedly saw and did on 9/11 have always been tall, but they reached new heights (or lows) yesterday, when he claimed to have been carried away by firefighters soon after the attack. Daniel Dale fact checks the story for [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ).

https://flip.it/Cgw6iJ

#DonaldTrump #TwinTowers #FactCheck

Families grieve in the ruins of an Iranian school where a U.S. ...

2026-09-09T13:26:48Z

Families grieve in the ruins of an Iranian school where a U.S. strike killed dozens of children.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: https://flip.it/vVlR4-

#Iran #IranWar #News

A mistrial has been formally declared in the Lindsay Clancy ...

2026-09-04T18:40:32Z

A mistrial has been formally declared in the Lindsay Clancy murder case as the jury fails to reach a unanimous decision. NBC News has live updates:

https://flip.it/rCoCsh

#News #LindsayClancy #USA

Today, in dystopia news: The official White House website has ...

2026-09-04T17:43:18Z

Today, in dystopia news: The official White House website has launched a series of video games in which players can round up non-white people and "protect the border from the coming horde." Here's more from [@AVClub](https://flipboard.com/@AVClub ).

https://flip.it/EaQFKC

#TrumpAdministration #USPolitics #News

The winning candidate in a Republican legislative primary in ...

2026-09-03T22:17:33Z

The winning candidate in a Republican legislative primary in Missouri allegedly plotted to plant cocaine and Aderall on his opponent. Federal prosecutors have charged Thomas Ross, who won the nomination by only 32 votes, with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Here's more from Missouri Independent.

https://flip.it/0NC7z0

#Missouri #USPolitics #RepublicanParty

New undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News suggests that ...

2026-09-03T20:39:26Z

New undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News suggests that even while U.K. Reform's Nigel Farage was fighting a by-election following allegations over party finances, he was engaged in a separate secret plot to break the law on party donations.

https://flip.it/-pCpnx

#NigelFarage #UKPolitics #News

The U.S. has killed 227 civilians in boat strikes since Sept. 2 ...

2026-09-02T23:23:31Z

The U.S. has killed 227 civilians in boat strikes since Sept. 2 2025. “It’s been a year of murders,” a defense official told [@TheIntercept](https://flipboard.com/@TheIntercept ). “The Trump administration has normalized murder.”

https://flip.it/kBiKAT

#TrumpAdministration #USNews #BoatStrikes

Rescuers are still racing to free hundreds of workers thought to ...

2026-08-31T20:18:54Z

Rescuers are still racing to free hundreds of workers thought to be trapped inside tunnels at hydropower sites after catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports:

https://flip.it/qiAapz

#Nepal #Tibet #China

President Trump says U.S. will take control of 65 million barrels ...

2026-08-28T23:22:44Z

President Trump says U.S. will take control of 65 million barrels of oil in pact with Venezuela. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports:

https://flip.it/qr1oFV

#News #Trump #Venezuela

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., matching ...

2026-08-25T15:34:03Z

Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., matching “dollar for dollar” the 50% duties that President Donald Trump imposed over the weekend after a breakdown in trade talks.

Ottawa’s new tariffs encompass more than 700 U.S. goods and are worth about $20 billion, according to CNBC.

https://flip.it/Omp16j

#Canada #Tariffs #News

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval ...

2026-08-25T13:24:28Z

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision giving preliminary approval for President Trump’s order restricting mail voting may not lead to a single election procedure changing during the November midterms, but it has already thrown into uncertainty the method that nearly one-third of the country uses to vote.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: https://flip.it/_JVqW0

#News #Politics #Trump

The Washington Post has been ordered to rehire opinion writer ...

2026-08-24T21:58:27Z

The Washington Post has been ordered to rehire opinion writer Karen Attiah, who was fired over social media posts about violent white men following the murder of Charlie Kirk. Attiah, who was at the time the newspaper's only Black female opinion writer, was emailed a termination letter accusing her of "gross misconduct." An arbitrator found that the Post "did not have good and sufficient cause to terminate" her employment. Here's more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ).

https://flip.it/2OkWJc

#WashingtonPost #Journalism #BlackMastodon

76 percent of Canadians say Mark Carney made the right call when ...

2026-08-24T18:01:48Z

76 percent of Canadians say Mark Carney made the right call when he pulled the plug on trade negotiations with the U.S. Here's a Flipboard (npub13fk…z5hw) Storyboard explaining the U.S. government's demands, and why the Canadian prime minister said no.

https://flipboard.com/@news/why-carney-said-no-to-trump-03d97oho8db0b6sb

#Canada #MarkCarney #US

11 faith groups accuse the Trump administration of violating ...

2026-08-21T14:58:06Z

11 faith groups accuse the Trump administration of violating court order while spying on churches.

RNS (npub127s…08at) reports: "The religious plaintiffs sued the administration challenging the government’s decision to rescind the policy that had previously discouraged immigration raids at schools, hospitals and churches."

https://flip.it/oNx38q

#Religion #Immigration #News

Trump to tariff trumpets! Here's the Peterson Institute for ...

2026-08-17T22:01:01Z

Trump to tariff trumpets! Here's the Peterson Institute for International Economics on why brass wind instruments might be reclassified as a threat to U.S. national security.

https://flip.it/852RMr

#TrumpAdministration #Tariffs #Music

President Trump directed the Defense Department to scale down ...

2026-08-17T13:05:49Z

President Trump directed the Defense Department to scale down joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the U.S. ally’s refusal to join the war in Iran and his “very good” relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un.

NBC News reports: https://flip.it/F33ld1

#Trump #SouthKorea #News

In 2011, András Baka was removed by then-Prime Minister Viktor ...

2026-08-11T23:20:53Z

In 2011, András Baka was removed by then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from his position as the head of Hungary's high court. Today, he was elected president by the country's parliament. [@TheBulwark](https://flipboard.com/@TheBulwark ) takes a look at how Prime Minister Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán four months ago, is restoring optimism, tackling corruption, and trying to solidify Hungary's transition back to true democracy.

https://flip.it/LOSQlY

#Hungary #Politics #PeterMagyar

Chief Brexit proponent Nigel Farage called a special election and ...

2026-08-11T19:04:45Z

Chief Brexit proponent Nigel Farage called a special election and is re-running for his seat in U.K. parliament after an investigation was launched into donations he received from crypto billionaires. His main opponent is an insult-slinging space warrior from another planet — or, at least, a comedian who claims to be. [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) explains why satirical candidates are a regular sight in the U.K.’s parliamentary elections, and whether Count Binface has a chance of claiming victory over Farage this week.

https://flip.it/Draest

#Binface #UK #Parliament

To protect consumers from fraud and spam, France started a ...

2026-08-05T20:57:20Z

To protect consumers from fraud and spam, France started a government-run service where people who wanted to avoid unwanted marketing calls. After finding that many call centers were ignoring the list, the nation is now banning unsolicited telemarketing calls altogether. Read more from @ABCNews@flipboard.com

https://flip.it/rBAAzA

#France #Consumer #Spam

Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win Michigan’s Democratic Senate ...

2026-08-05T14:00:35Z

Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left.

NBC News reports: "The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage."

https://flip.it/.pLWId

#USPolitics #Elections #News

A drought in Europe has caused the continent’s second-longest ...

2026-08-04T21:35:19Z

A drought in Europe has caused the continent’s second-longest river, the Danube, to sink so low that ships are having trouble navigating it. But the receding waters have also revealed abandoned Nazi war ships — and remains of a wooly mammoth. Read more from [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews )

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#Europe #Climate #Danube

U.S. FCC Commissioners face ethics complaints for taking luxury ...

2026-08-04T13:50:16Z

U.S. FCC Commissioners face ethics complaints for taking luxury gifts from Paramount, ProPublica (npub1qmg…s6k5) reports.

The FCC members allegedly accepted "luxury gala tickets from Paramount as the company sought government approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery."

https://flip.it/0gNtMA

#FCC #Ethics #News

President Trump presses for reopening of Hormuz, threatens more ...

2026-08-01T15:46:55Z

President Trump presses for reopening of Hormuz, threatens more strikes on Iran as Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ):

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#News #War #MiddleEast

What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant ...

2026-07-31T15:31:15Z

What to know about the Spanish enclave of Ceuta as migrant arrivals from Morocco spike, from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ).

https://flip.it/oQWXTW

#Ceuta #Migrants #News

From the outskirts of Bordeaux to communities near Madrid, ...

2026-07-25T18:03:51Z

From the outskirts of Bordeaux to communities near Madrid, fast-moving wildfires in France and Spain are driving mass evacuations, destroying homes, and claiming lives. Read more from DW:

https://flip.it/V7.Q5R

#News #Europe #Wildfires

As youth protests spread to several Indian cities, the Cockroach ...

2026-07-23T13:48:23Z

As youth protests spread to several Indian cities, the Cockroach Janta Party has formally called for nationwide protests on July 24 to demand the education minister's resignation.

DW News (npub104w…90ct) reports: https://flip.it/NbhwXb

#India #Politics #Protest

After 6 years, Trump brings his 2020 election obsession to ...

2026-07-16T14:22:02Z

After 6 years, Trump brings his 2020 election obsession to primetime at the White House.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports on tonight's speech: https://flip.it/H._34C

#Trump #USPolitics #News

The World Health Organization says 80% of new Ebola cases in ...

2026-07-15T20:43:02Z

The World Health Organization says 80% of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, worrying health officials that the disease is spreading faster than they can track. Read more from [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr )

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#WHO #Ebola #Congo

President Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops despite ...

2026-07-15T12:42:06Z

President Trump says ICE should continue traffic stops despite new policy to halt them.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports on the fallout from the latest ICE shootings: https://flip.it/KWqRup

#ICE #Trump #News

For Emmanuel Macron’s last Bastille Day as president of France, ...

2026-07-14T18:15:03Z

For Emmanuel Macron’s last Bastille Day as president of France, he invited 30 other leaders to the festivities, seemingly to show Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Trump that Europe is united. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ).

https://flip.it/I4oeND

#Ukraine #France #Europe

A man shot dead by U.S. immigration authorities in Maine was ...

2026-07-13T23:24:22Z

A man shot dead by U.S. immigration authorities in Maine was authorized to work in the country, according to an advocacy group. Sen. Angus King says the 26-year-old Colombian was not the target of immigration action, and that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the man "weaponized" his vehicle before the ICE agent shot him.

https://flip.it/EXaciu

#Immigration #USNews #Maine

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116896514648311369 Update: ...

2026-07-10T17:06:08Z

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116896514648311369

Update: A 26-year-old man, who is a white British national, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of U.K. politician Ann Widdecombe. Police say this is not being treated as a terrorist incident. Here's [@Independent](https://flipboard.com/@Independent ) with more.

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#AnnWiddecombe #UKNews #News

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Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of right-wing British politician Ann Widdecombe. The 78-year-old former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokesperson was found dead at her home with serious injuries on Thursday. Here's more from [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ).

https://flip.it/RLRG_l

#News #UKPolitics #AnnWiddecombe

Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of ...

2026-07-10T16:00:59Z

Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of right-wing British politician Ann Widdecombe. The 78-year-old former Conservative minister and Reform UK spokesperson was found dead at her home with serious injuries on Thursday. Here's more from [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ).

https://flip.it/RLRG_l

#News #UKPolitics #AnnWiddecombe

Does this headline sound familiar? New attacks raise questions ...

2026-07-09T13:16:18Z

Does this headline sound familiar? New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) has the latest on President Trump's on-again-off-again conflict: https://flip.it/l.HJDg

#Iran #News #Trump

Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic Senate candidate, is out of ...

2026-07-09T00:28:51Z

Graham Platner, the Maine Democratic Senate candidate, is out of the race. He withdrew his candidacy while continuing to deny allegations of sexual assault. Here's more from [@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ).

https://flip.it/4RnXm-

#GrahamPlatner #USPolitics #Maine

It looks like it's only a matter of time before Maine ...

2026-07-08T19:34:24Z

It looks like it's only a matter of time before Maine Democrat Graham Platner drops his Senate bid, after multiple accusations of sexual assault and other abuse as well as the fact that he had a Nazi tattoo. [@RollingStone](https://flipboard.com/@RollingStone ) takes a look at who he is and what happened.

https://flip.it/nrVAJC

#Maine #USNews #GrahamPlatner

United States President Trump says the U.S. will grant Ukrainian ...

2026-07-08T17:54:19Z

United States President Trump says the U.S. will grant Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s request to allow Ukraine to produce its Patriot missile interceptors for defense, a technology that has been vital to thwarting Russian attacks. Read more from [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews )

https://flip.it/e5SDAF

#Russia #Ukraine #Trump

Iran and U.S. trade fire as President Trump calls the ceasefire ...

2026-07-08T13:06:06Z

Iran and U.S. trade fire as President Trump calls the ceasefire into question.

[@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports: "A renewed conflict could engulf the wider Middle East and would likely again halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial to the global economy."

https://flip.it/aCZnnI

#Iran #Trump #News

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116879818478009518 Update: ...

2026-07-07T22:16:55Z

RE: https://flipboard.social/@NewsDesk/116879818478009518

Update: Labour, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats and Restore Britain say they will boycott the by-election triggered by Nigel Farage's resignation, calling it a gimmick. Sir Keir Starmer branded the move “a desperate stunt,” adding: “It’s obvious why he’s doing it — he is up to his neck in sleaze.” Farage is likely to win the election, and the investigation into claims of financial impropriety will resume if he returns to parliament.

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#NigelFarage #UKPolitics #News

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Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K.'s right-wing party Reform UK, has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election in his constituency in which he says he will stand. He is currently under investigation over his finances, but is framing this as a "people versus the establishment" by-election. [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ) has all the coverage.

https://flip.it/xpX3ht

#NigelFarage #UKPolitics #News

Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K.'s right-wing party Reform ...

2026-07-07T17:14:55Z

Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K.'s right-wing party Reform UK, has resigned as MP for Clacton, triggering a by-election in his constituency in which he says he will stand. He is currently under investigation over his finances, but is framing this as a "people versus the establishment" by-election. [@BBCNews](https://flipboard.com/@BBCNews ) has all the coverage.

https://flip.it/xpX3ht

#NigelFarage #UKPolitics #News

Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader and ...

2026-07-06T20:03:51Z

Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader and historian, was traveling on the D.C. Metro on Saturday when a group of masked men — members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front — boarded and sat around him. He spoke to The Advocate about how he felt, and why he chose to go public after a photo of him on the train was circulated by Getty. “As Lincoln said, we have to summon our better angels,” he says. “And I’m hoping by speaking out, this is my way of doing that.”

https://flip.it/VRG4Kt

#USNews #TrumpAdministration #PatriotFront

At least 21 people have been killed in Russian missile and drone ...

2026-07-06T15:50:48Z

At least 21 people have been killed in Russian missile and drone strikes aimed at Ukrainian targets. [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ) reports:

https://flip.it/rgaClO

#War #Ukraine #Russia

Did President Trump influence FIFA's stunning reversal of ...

2026-07-05T21:56:27Z

Did President Trump influence FIFA's stunning reversal of USMNT star Folarin Balogun’s World Cup suspension? More from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ):

https://flip.it/bjvjUH

#Trump #WorldCup #Balogun

What are crowds like at the Great American State Fair? So far, ...

2026-06-30T23:08:27Z

What are crowds like at the Great American State Fair? So far, sparse. Here's more from [@USAToday](https://flipboard.com/@USAToday ).

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/usa250/2026/06/29/trump-great-american-state-fair-crowds-sparse/90743634007/

#TrumpAdministration #StateFair #USHistory

Jaws dropped when [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) announced ...

2026-06-30T21:12:15Z

Jaws dropped when [@npr](https://flipboard.com/@npr ) announced earlier today that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, and they just about dislocated when NPR quickly followed up with a total retraction. Kelly McBride explains what happened.

https://flip.it/HczzUD

#USNews #SupremeCourt #NPR

The U.K. government says it is likely to challenge the $110 ...

2026-06-30T16:14:26Z

The U.K. government says it is likely to challenge the $110 billion Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. merger, citing concerns about the potential impact on media diversity. Here's more from [@CNN](https://flipboard.com/@CNN ).

https://flip.it/.c5j6N

#Media #Skydance #UnitedKingdom

International rescue crews are racing to locate people trapped in ...

2026-06-29T18:25:27Z

International rescue crews are racing to locate people trapped in rubble after earthquakes killed at least 1,450 people in Venezuela, but aftershocks are complicating their efforts and rattling survivors. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress )

https://flip.it/Yww4uF

#Venezuala #Earthquake #Rescue

Pete Buttigieg has been a victim of a swatting attack. The former ...

2026-06-27T00:45:06Z

Pete Buttigieg has been a victim of a swatting attack. The former transportation secretary wrote on his Substack that an anonymous person reported him to police Child Protective Services for committing "unspeakable violent crimes." His four-year-old twins were interviewed and required to stay away from him for 24 hours while the allegation, which police believe was politically motivated, was investigated (it will not be referred to a prosecutor). Here's his full account.

https://flip.it/RQqT46

#USNews #Politics #PeteButtigieg

U.S. strikes Iran the day after an Iranian drone attack on a ...

2026-06-26T21:19:05Z

U.S. strikes Iran the day after an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The response comes as the two nations continue to hammer out a long-term peace deal. Read more from [@AssociatedPress](https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress ):

https://flip.it/vdnFkP

#War #US #Iran

At least 164 dead, almost 1,000 injured after massive twin ...

2026-06-25T13:07:50Z

At least 164 dead, almost 1,000 injured after massive twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) has a live blog with the latest news: https://flip.it/B3RXJ6

#Venezuela #Earthquake #News

France has confirmed a doctor who had returned from a ...

2026-06-24T21:45:49Z

France has confirmed a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for Ebola. It’s the first confirmed case in Europe from the outbreak in Africa. Read more from [@euronews](https://flipboard.com/@euronews )

https://flip.it/5fJvTW

#France #Ebola #Congo

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flexed his political muscle ...

2026-06-24T13:04:54Z

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani flexed his political muscle Tuesday, getting a clean sweep as his three endorsed congressional candidates advanced to November’s general election, ousting two incumbent Democratic congressmen.

[@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ) reports: https://flip.it/_rz681

#Mamdani #USPolitics #News

In the 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the ...

2026-06-23T20:39:36Z

In the 10 years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the country has cycled through six Prime Ministers who have been unable to contain the fallout. Now, polling suggests a majority of Britons say the decision was a mistake. [@CBSNews](https://flipboard.com/@CBSNews ) explains why another referendum is unlikely for now.

https://flip.it/YSUu-r

#Brexit #UK #EU

A $16M paint job, an algal bloom, hydrogen peroxide, peeling ...

2026-06-22T23:07:45Z

A $16M paint job, an algal bloom, hydrogen peroxide, peeling liner and five arrests for alleged vandalism (of which there is no public evidence). Here's [@Vox](https://flipboard.com/@Vox ) with the latest on the Reflecting Pool debacle.

https://flip.it/TMUKO4

#TrumpAdministration #ReflectingPool #USNews

A right-wing hardliner and millionaire lawyer supported by Trump ...

2026-06-22T19:53:23Z

A right-wing hardliner and millionaire lawyer supported by Trump will be Colombia's next president. France 24 asks if Abelardo de la Espriella will actually be able to govern the country.

https://flip.it/FceHM1

#Colombia #News #Politic

Keir Starmer led the U.K.'s Labour Party to a massive ...

2026-06-22T19:44:51Z

Keir Starmer led the U.K.'s Labour Party to a massive majority two years ago. Now he's out. Toby Buckle writes for Liberal Currents about where it all went wrong: A weaker-than-it-seemed majority, poor economic policy, and a rightward swing that alienated his own voters.

https://flip.it/5R0O-a

#UKNews #KeirStarmer #LabourParty

How Keir Starmer will be replaced as U.K. prime minister and who ...

2026-06-22T12:50:18Z

How Keir Starmer will be replaced as U.K. prime minister and who could succeed him.

From [@abc](https://flipboard.com/@abc ): https://flip.it/wdK4Q5

#KeirStarmer #UK #News

28,000 people have signed a petition to rename the Chicago road ...

2026-06-19T23:00:21Z

28,000 people have signed a petition to rename the Chicago road on which Trump Tower sits, changing its name from Wabash Avenue to Barack Hussein Obama Avenue. Here's more from [@USAToday](https://flipboard.com/@USAToday ).

https://flip.it/K.PfAZ

#Trump #Obama #Chicago