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0	0	0			Transcript: Trump Drug Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges (New Republic) New Republic: Transcript: Trump Drug Boat Bombings Get Worse as Damning Info Emerges — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 22 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — (Editor's note: After we recorded, Trump bombed a third vessel in similarly lawless fashion.) 2025-09-22 14:35:00 UTC New Republic
0	0	0			The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It's Down to Two. (Jose Pagliery/NOTUS) Jose Pagliery / NOTUS: The Justice Department Had 36 Lawyers Fighting Corruption Full-Time. Under Trump, It's Down to Two. — The Public Integrity Section is the latest casualty in the administration's attacks on Nixon-era good-government reforms. — Copy — When Donald Trump took office eight months ago … 2025-09-22 14:35:00 UTC NOTUS
0	0	0			Charlie Kirk's massive memorial was so much more than that — it was a message to the mainstream media (New York Post) New York Post: Charlie Kirk's massive memorial was so much more than that — it was a message to the mainstream media — The massive gathering for Charlie Kirk on Sunday was more than just a funeral — it was a message. — A 200,000-person crowd inundated the stadium inside and out, and millions around the world watched live. 2025-09-22 14:25:01 UTC New York Post
0	0	0			Turns out Republicans don't care about free speech after all (Paul Waldman/Public Notice) Paul Waldman / Public Notice: Turns out Republicans don't care about free speech after all — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🚨🚨 Subscribe to PN 🚨🚨 — We have some shocking news: The Trump administration and the American right may not be quite … 2025-09-22 14:10:00 UTC Public Notice
0	0	0			The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege (Matt Egan/CNN) Matt Egan / CNN: The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege — The nation's top economic statistician was fired. Central bank independence is being undermined. The federal government is buying chunks of private companies and demanding cuts of revenue streams. 2025-09-22 14:10:00 UTC CNN
0	0	0			Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage (Meredith Lee Hill/Politico) Meredith Lee Hill / Politico: Tables turn for Democrats as they use shutdown for leverage … It's Republicans who are pushing a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, which they say will buy time for more negotiations on full-year spending bills and possibly an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. 2025-09-22 13:55:00 UTC Politico
0	0	0			Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws (Debra Kamin/New York Times) Debra Kamin / New York Times: Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws — Interviews and internal documents show that signature civil rights protections in housing are being dismissed as ideologically driven and D.E.I. in disguise. — In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing … 2025-09-22 13:45:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Putin offers Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend status quo by one year (Reuters) Reuters: Putin offers Trump a temporary nuclear arms control deal that would extend status quo by one year — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that he was ready to extend by one year the last arms control treaty between Washington and Moscow that limits the number of nuclear weapons each side … 2025-09-22 13:40:00 UTC Reuters
0	0	0			Hey, Let's Undermine America's Technology, Education and Research! (Paul Krugman) Paul Krugman: Hey, Let's Undermine America's Technology, Education and Research! — H-1B visas: The latest front in a campaign of destruction — It often seems as if Donald Trump and his minions are engaged in a systematic campaign to undermine America's preeminence in the world. 2025-09-22 13:40:00 UTC Paul Krugman
0	0	0			Why Trump's directive to AG Bondi should be seen as an impeachment-level scandal (Steve Benen/MSNBC) Steve Benen / MSNBC: Why Trump's directive to AG Bondi should be seen as an impeachment-level scandal — The president isn't just being accused of trying to weaponize federal law enforcement, he's now publicly flaunting his corrupt and authoritarian efforts. — Imagine a scenario in which an investigative reporter uncovered … 2025-09-22 13:10:01 UTC MSNBC
0	0	0			White House bullish after a long string of Supreme Court victories (NBC News) NBC News: White House bullish after a long string of Supreme Court victories — Officials are on a winning streak at the high court, in part due to a strategy of selecting cases most likely to find favor with the conservative majority. — WASHINGTON — While President Donald Trump's aggressive use … 2025-09-22 13:00:31 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			AI Slop Startup To Flood The Internet With Thousands Of AI Slop Podcasts, Calls Critics Of AI Slop ‘Luddites’ So look, I’m not one of these people who thinks “AI” has no useful applications. Just this week I had an efficient conversation with a Gemini chatbot when trying to cancel a Google subscription. I used ChatGPT to help me fact check my own work debunking false claims made by a different AI (an aggregation […] 2025-09-22 12:26:00 UTC
0	0	0			Pluralistic: It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) (22 Sep 2025) Pluralistic: It's still censorship (even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment) (22 Sep 2025) 2025-09-22 11:44:32 UTC even if it doesn't violate the First Amendment
0	0	0			Mehdi Takes Your Questions on Jimmy Kimmel, Free Speech, and Whatever You Throw His Way Tune in Monday, 11am ET for our ongoing ‘Ask the Editor’ series: an unfiltered, live Q&A with Zeteo’s editor-in-chief. 2025-09-22 01:15:24 UTC
0	0	0			At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity (Elizabeth Dias/New York Times) Elizabeth Dias / New York Times: At Kirk Service, an Extraordinary Fusion of Government and Christianity — The memorial reflected the degree to which conservative Christianity had melded with Republican politics in the Trump era. — Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, paid tribute to Charlie Kirk by citing the gospel message … 2025-09-22 00:50:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			How "Free Speech Culture" Is Killing Free Speech: Part One (Ken White/The Popehat Report) Ken White / The Popehat Report: How “Free Speech Culture” Is Killing Free Speech: Part One — I'm a long-time critic of the modern concept of “free speech culture” — the notion that support of freedom of speech requires me not just to refrain from official censorship, but to avoid a wide array of expression that might chill, deter, or punish other people's speech. 2025-09-22 00:05:04 UTC The Popehat Report
0	0	0			Security Officials Are Treating Charlie Kirk's Memorial Like a Super Bowl (New York Times) New York Times: Security Officials Are Treating Charlie Kirk's Memorial Like a Super Bowl — The authorities have approached security measures as an “all hands on deck” operation. — An anticipated crowd of perhaps more than 100,000 people, including President Trump and several cabinet members … 2025-09-21 23:40:00 UTC New York Times
0	0	0			Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret (Rolling Stone) Rolling Stone: Trump Officials Didn't Know If His Order To Prosecute Foes Was Meant To Be Secret — The president's social media posts urging Pam Bondi to promptly charge his political foes blindsided top officials in his administration — President Donald Trump surprised members of his administration … 2025-09-21 21:35:01 UTC Rolling Stone
0	0	0			Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism (Politico) Politico: Trump administration to link Tylenol use to risk of autism … In a statement Sunday, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said the “announcement will make historic progress” in addressing rising autism rates. — Finding the condition's cause is a major priority of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … 2025-09-21 21:15:00 UTC Politico
0	0	0			Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say (Washington Post) Washington Post: Trump administration set to tie Tylenol to autism risk, officials say — Officials will also tout the drug leucovorin as a potential autism treatment, in what President Donald Trump has billed as a “very important” announcement. — The Trump administration is expected to unveil new efforts … 2025-09-21 20:40:01 UTC Washington Post
0	0	0			Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say (Sarah N. Lynch/Reuters) Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters: Trump aide Homan accepted $50,000 in bribery sting operation, sources say — Justice Department shut down Homan bribery probe — Acting AG Bove criticized Homan probe as ‘deep state’ operation — In undercover sting, Homan allegedly promised government contracts for bribe 2025-09-21 19:25:00 UTC Reuters
0	0	0			Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is Heart of Dawn with a comment about Disney pulling Jimmy Kimmel’s show: Conservatives absolutely hate “cancel culture” right up to the point they are the ones doing it. Hypocrisy is dead to these people. In second place, it’s Thad with a comment about Trump […] 2025-09-21 19:00:00 UTC
0	0	0			Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were 'absolutely inappropriate' (Megan Lebowitz/NBC News) Megan Lebowitz / NBC News: Sen. Rand Paul says FCC chair's comments threatening ABC over Jimmy Kimmel were ‘absolutely inappropriate’ — The Kentucky Republican said that FCC chair Brendan Carr had ‘no business weighing in on’ Jimmy Kimmel's comments. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said that Federal … 2025-09-21 17:50:01 UTC NBC News
0	0	0			ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights (Gillian Brockell/Rolling Stone) Gillian Brockell / Rolling Stone: ICE Is Deporting People to Africa on Nearly Un-Trackable Military Flights — At least one of the flights dumped people in a prison camp in Ghana, a country where they had no ties — Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear … 2025-09-21 17:40:01 UTC Rolling Stone
0	0	0			California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State (Soumya Karlamangla/New York Times) Soumya Karlamangla / New York Times: California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge. — Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed legislation on Saturday … 2025-09-21 17:05:01 UTC New York Times