February 6, 2025 Russia, Ukraine
The Moscow Times reports: A well-known St. Petersburg musician fell to his death from the window of his 10th-floor apartment during police searches over his alleged donations to the Ukrainian military, media reported Thursday. Vadim Stroykin faced up to 20 years in prison if charged and convicted of participating in a terrorist organization for his alleged support of the Ukrainian …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
NBC News reports: Top officials at the Education Department told staff members Wednesday that if they accept the Trump administration’s deferred resignation package, the education secretary may later cancel it and employees would not have any recourse, potentially leaving them without promised pay. The Office of Personnel Management sent notices last week to federal employees that if they resign by …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The United Press reports: The U.S. Department of Justice has agreed to limit Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury Department’s federal payment system. The decision follows a lawsuit filed on Wednesday alleging that Musk and his group of DOGE workers violated federal privacy laws when they improperly commandeered data from the Treasury Department. The …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Axios reports: In a rebuke of the Trump administration, Panama has refuted a claim by the U.S. State Department that American vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without being charged fees. The dispute comes shortly after the State Department made the announcement Wednesday evening. President Trump has pushed to regain control of the canal — one of the world’s …
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February 6, 2025 Christianists, Crime
The Bangor Daily News reports: The Aroostook County man who was killed by police late Monday following an hours-long standoff — in which he allegedly shot an officer and a police dog while holding his 4-week-old child captive — appeared to post a video on social media during the ordeal, in which he could be seen holding a rifle with …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Posted this morning to Truth Social: The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians, people like Chuck Schumer, would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region. They would actually have a chance to be happy, safe, …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
Posted this morning to Truth Social: CBS and 60 Minutes defrauded the public by doing something which has never, to this extent, been seen before. They 100% removed Kamala’s horrible election changing answers to questions, and replaced them with completely different, and far better, answers, taken from another part of the interview. This was Election changing “stuff,” Election Interference and, …
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February 6, 2025 Immigration, LGBT News
Via email from NYC Health + Hospitals: At NYC Health + Hospitals, we know this may be a challenging time for many of you. Our hospitals, nursing homes, and community health centers are still open to you, regardless of your background, immigration status, gender identity, or ability to pay. Our mission is the same as it has always been: providing …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Post reports: Agents of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have gained access to highly restricted government records on millions of federal employees — including Treasury and State Department officials in sensitive security positions — as part of a broader effort to wrest control over the government’s main personnel agency, according to four U.S. officials with knowledge …
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February 6, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The New York Times reports: The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it would not bring charges against anyone affiliated with the group Project Veritas over their role in trying to publish the contents of a diary that had been stolen from Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s daughter in the final weeks of the 2020 election campaign. Project Veritas and its …
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