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Who but Hegseth would know more about being a "symbol of dysfunction" theintercept.com/2026/07/25/…
Hegseth: "There were a few folks in the media who tried to turn the USS Abraham Lincoln into some sort of symbol of dysfunction of low morale or a failed mission. I know it's the exact opposite."
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EXCLUSIVE: He Confessed to an Afghan War Murder. The U.S. Military Promptly Closed the Case. On the 25th anniversary of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, I shine a light on one of countless murders of Afghan civilians that, until now, have never been exposed. theintercept.com/2026/10/07/…
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Law enforcement investigation in two people with magazines saying "I hate the police" and "Are we free yet." Cops also found dozens of 3D printed pistol frames and 3D printed grenade housings. documentcloud.org/documents/…
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Garcia-Navarro: Trump called for journalists to be arrested… Rantz: He's not calling for them to be arrested. Garcia-Navarro: I’m actually reading it on the screen. Rantz: Don't conflate criticism with a legitimate threat of throwing someone in jail Navarro: So when he says they should be arrested, it means what now? Rantz: It means he’s being critical, you never heard that before?
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"You have to treat the office of the presidency with respect." How can even these sycophants keep a straight face?
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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Trump says he has a call set up today with Putin for his birthday
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Burgum: "You don't the word 'climate change' as much as you did two years ago, because the legs have been knocked out from under that movement"
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Shirin Saeidi, a former tenured professor at the University of Arkansas, is suing the people she accuses of conspiring to get her fired — and the "anti-semitism" law that helped them do it theintercept.com/2026/10/06/…
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“When someone tries to take everything from you, and your identity, your scholarship, your entire labor of your adult life through framing you and lying to the media — it works." theintercept.com/2026/10/06/…
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The U.S. Army announced last year that it had enough of a specific model of armored vehicle and that any more deliveries would be “excess.” But even so, Congress found a way to keep funding alive for the vehicle — and executives at the company that produces the vehicle found a way to flood key members of Congress with campaign donations. buff.ly/kteSNib
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"All for peace" The Short Life of a Newborn During the Iran War theintercept.com/2026/08/18/…
Trump: "We've used the military a little bit in my second term. All for peace."
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Susan Collins’s Committee Bought Trucks the Army Didn’t Want. Then Campaign Donations Poured In. theintercept.com/2026/10/05/…
Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing."
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Missed opportunity.

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Trump ends his mumbly, low energy speech and then YMCA starts blaring as he waits for applause that never really comes
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