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Mehmet Oz: It’s Your “Patriotic Duty” Not To Get Sick

The Independent reports: Dr. Mehmet Oz believes it is the “patriotic duty” of Americans to stay healthy, but hearing the assertion from the head of Medicare and Medicaid, which are currently facing potential cuts, did not inspire patriotism in all Americans. “Seventy percent of the money we spend is on chronic illness, and we’re not getting our money’s worth,” Oz …

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Trump Rescinds Major Climate Change Regulation

The New York Times reports: The White House has ordered federal agencies to stop considering the economic damage caused by climate change when writing regulations, except in cases where it is “plainly required” by law. The directive effectively shelves a powerful tool that has been used for more than two decades by the federal government to weigh the costs and …

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DHS Threatens To Arrest Dem Reps For “Storming” NJ ICE Facility, Law Says Reps Can Enter Without Notice

Axios reports: Democratic members of Congress who were part of a scuffle with law enforcement officers at an ICE facility in New Jersey may face arrests, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed to Axios. It would be a major escalation in the Trump administration’s arrests of politicians and other public servants, including the mayor of Newark and a judge in …

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House Panel Summons Former Trump Prosecutor

The Guardian reports: The former special counsel prosecutor Jay Bratt is scheduled to appear before the Republican-led House judiciary committee next week as it attempts to find instances of politicization in the federal criminal cases brought against Donald Trump, according to three people familiar with the matter. Bratt’s appearance is the first known instance of a special counsel prosecutor being …

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REPORT: Hegseth Plagiarized Parts Of Senior Thesis

The Daily Princetonian reports: “After Card’s whisper, Bush looked distracted and somber but continued to listen to the second-graders, joking that they ‘read like sixth-graders,’” reads the senior thesis authored by Pete Hegseth ’03, now the U.S. Secretary of Defense. This sentence is notable for recapping the precise moment President George W. Bush was informed of the 9/11 attacks. But …

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Trump Fires Top Copyright Official To Please Musk

Politico reports: President Donald Trump continued a firing spree at the Library of Congress on Saturday when he dismissed the top copyright official in the nation — a position traditionally overseen by the legislative branch. The White House contacted Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter Saturday afternoon informing her that her job leading the U.S. Copyright Office had been “terminated,” according …

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Pope Leo Condemns Ukraine And Gaza Wars [VIDEO]

NPR reports: Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “I carry in my heart the sufferings of the beloved Ukrainian people,” he said. “Let everything possible be done to achieve genuine, …

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CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Deadline reports: With a new single racking up millions of streams, Kanye West is continuing to spread alarming antisemitic rhetoric. On Thursday, the 24x Grammy winner released ‘Heil Hitler’ on multiple streaming platforms, many of which have since removed the track while it continues to rack up millions of streams on Elon Musk‘s X, along with the single’s art, which …

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Glorious Leader’s Order Makes Toilets Great Again

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump is striking a blow against a law passed when George Herbert Walker Bush was President. “Water conservation requirements for faucets, showers, bathtubs, and toilets — promulgated by the Department of Energy pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486) — make bathroom appliances more expensive and less functional. “Efficiency” standards …

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