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Michael Squires retweeted
NEW: The AP analyzed months of satellite images and found:
- Iran’s 115+ strikes hit more than 2 dozen U.S. bases
- caused billions in equipment damage
- focused attacks on aircraft hangars and radars, clearing the way for further strikes on warehouses, troop housing and more.
Michael Squires retweeted
Will this swing district truly swing? theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
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“the student has no family and lives in a group home for adults with developmental disabilities.
After the agents released him, the student walked to school, crying and in pain. His teacher saw him and dialed 911”
latimes.com/politics/story/2…
Michael Squires retweeted
NEW: Lindsay Graham and Jim Clyburn were under FBI investigation for bribery.
Then Trump dismantled the DOJ & FBI public corruption units.
The investigation died.
We unearthed it:
Michael Squires retweeted
Why is our government seeking to secretly hack voting machines?
Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security wanted CISA, an agency that protects election systems, to acquire and hack a voting machine, which shocked staffers.
“This goes against everything CISA represents,” a former official said.
propublica.org/article/cisa-…
Michael Squires retweeted
BREAKING: President Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the U.S. national interest. apnews.com/article/russia-sa…
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A case study in how the Trump White House circulates selective documents out of context that then get amplified in the right-wing media ecosphere to fuel conspiracy theories meant to undercut the criminal investigations into Trump. @charlie_savage nytimes.com/2026/10/11/us/po…
Michael Squires retweeted
I do not think many people outside highly wonky circles understand the degree to which the US Administration is engaging in Russian-style hybrid warfare against Canada. Attempting to provoke secession as part of an annexation campaign is not a small deal.
Michael Squires retweeted
NEW investigation for @MotherJones:
Dozens of major U.S. cities – L.A., Vegas, Portland, Phoenix, and many more – are failing to answer 911 calls fast enough. For the public, the results can be deadly. motherjones.com/politics/202…
Michael Squires retweeted
A CNN investigation reveals Russia likely provided crucial satellite information about U.S. bases, giving Tehran a major advantage in the war.
Michael Squires retweeted
woah. Court just unsealed Summary Judgment motions in New York Times v OpenAI / Microsoft.
Easy to see why the AI companies had so many redactions (pink). Their own people wrote the lede for NYT, the "largest theft of labor in human history"... "more and more substitutive..." /1
Michael Squires retweeted
Since I joined ProPublica in January, I have been tracking the massive surge in petitions by immigrants to contest their detention.
When I looked closer at the data, I found HUGE disparities in the time it takes certain judges to resolve these cases. THREAD ⬇️
ALT A map showing how long habeas cases take to close, by district. Gray dots throughout represent immigration detention facilities. Regions are shaded lighter purple if they have fewer habeas cases and darker purple if they have more cases. Several pieces of text accompany arrows pointing to locations on the map. They read: 1) In Minnesota, where more than 1,500 habeas petitions have been filed since January 2025, cases have closed in a median of just 12 days. 2) In Oklahoma's Western District, habeas cases take a median of 63 days. 3) Over 2,600 petitions have been filed in Louisiana, which has many ICE detention centers. Cases have taken a median of 89 days to close. 4) Cases have taken a median of 92 days to close in Mississippi's Southern District, where the Adams County Correctional Center is located. Source: ProPublica analysis of court records, as of Aug. 25, and Deportation Data Project. Districts with fewer than 10 cases closed not shown.
Michael Squires retweeted
One of the most important stories of the last 48 hours.
This post has 57.5 k views. 2.1k likes. Fewer than 1k retweets.
The account has 1,000,000 followers.
If you think Musk, the free speech absolutist, is fucking with the algorithm on this site, here's a case study for you.
Oligarch Umar Kremlev’s previously unreported relationship with Don Jr. represents an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family.
propublica.org/article/donal…
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CBS News Exclusive: New photos reveal widespread damage at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East caused by Iranian attacks. cbsn.ws/4iP6Nfd
Michael Squires retweeted
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
Michael Squires retweeted
Exclusive @propublica: Some U.S. Postal Service facilities failed to properly handle ballots during primary elections, according to new audit.
Experts say the findings call into question the agency’s ability to meet even greater demands under consideration by the Supreme Court 🧵
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Rather than investigate a buzzy fintech startup for throwing users’ accounts into chaos, the Russell Vought-led Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trusted that the company was “back on track.”
Customers soon learned the hard way that this wasn’t true.
propublica.org/article/bilt-…
Michael Squires retweeted
Inside meetings discussing how to comply with Trump's executive order regulating mail voting, top U.S. Postal Service officials expressed concerns that the rules they were drafting could block ballots from reaching large swaths of eligible voters.
NEW: propublica.org/article/mail-…
