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June 24, 2026
https://x.com/HannahBrandt_TV/status/2069498294691082642
DONALD TRUMP PROTESTOR SHOUTS 'PEDOPHILE' AT POTUS, FLASHES DOUBLE BIRDS
https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/24/protester-calls-trump-pedophile-at-rally/https://x.com/HannahBrandt_TV/status/2069498294691082642
June 20, 2026
Two websites restrict reviews of JD Vance's book after savage critiques
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vance-book-reviews-restrict-amazon-b2999354.htmlOn Friday, The Daily Beast reported that Amazon restricted reviews of the vice presidents new book to verified purchasers only, leaving the tome with just seven reviews: six five-stars and one two-star. On Goodreads, which is owned by Amazon, reviews were disabled entirely. A pop-up message informs viewers that "rating this book is temporarily unavailable." No prior ratings for the book are visible.
Both groups are connected to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos who has been cozying up to President Donald Trump in recent months.
The X account @HQNewsNow, affiliated with former Vice President Kamala Harris, posted an apparent screenshot from Goodreads on Thursday, writing: "Reviews have been turned off for JD Vance's book after it received numerous 1-star reviews."
June 18, 2026
Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/18/amazon-engineers-ai-data-center-opposition.htmlA group of Amazon engineers said theyre being investigated by the company after they criticized the breakneck expansion of artificial intelligence data centers and called for stronger government regulation.
Earlier this month, five Amazon employees testified at Seattle City Council meetings where officials sought public feedback on a year-long pause on the construction of new large-scale data centers to give the city time to regulate the projects. Seattle passed the moratorium in a unanimous vote on June 9.
The employees criticized the hefty AI spending of tech companies, describing it as an all-costs-justified AI build out.
Following the hearings, three Amazon workers were separately invited to Zoom meetings with a human resources representative who said he was investigating a concern that was raised about their testimony, according to a complaint filed Friday with the Seattle Office for Civil Rights.
The employees were informed that the investigation could lead to disciplinary action, the complaint states, while one staffer was told that the potential discipline could range up to termination.
April 7, 2026
Another ICE shooting reported by NBC
This time in San Jose
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/live-updates-ice-involved-shooting-san-jose-california-rcna267108
March 21, 2026
BREAKING: Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
https://apnews.com/article/robert-mueller-fbi-director-trump-russia-investigation-7aca939dc25d4652815376f73e0f9aaf
March 13, 2026
Kyrsten Sinema: Yes, I Banged My Bodyguard in Lots o' Places ...
I seriously never liked this woman
https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/13/kyrsten-sinema-confirms-affair-with-bodyguard/
Kyrsten Sinema says she did in fact sleep with her bodyguard while he was still married ... admitting as much in legal docs -- though she says his estranged wife shouldn't be allowed to sue her in North Carolina for it.
The former Arizona senator filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit in which she's being sued by her lover's estranged wife in North Carolina Thursday. In the papers, she admits she and Matthew Ammel began an affair about five months before he separated from his wife, Heather Ammel.
February 24, 2026
Once a dance instructor, now a sniper
Let this one sink in
Tetiana Khimion, a sniper in the Ukrainian army, poses with a photo of herself as a dance teacher taken before Russia's invasion, in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

https://apnews.com/photo-essay/ukraine-photo-essay-portraits-anniversary-war-d7bb463924e7cad9cfaa45e59600fc60#
January 24, 2026
Klobuchar should filibuster ice funding by naming ALL ice agents into the record
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