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John Brennan’s Deletions

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July 2, 2026

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John Brennan's lawsuit argues that, without an injunction, by the time he is indicted, DOJ will have destroyed some of the records showing how DOJ unlawfully targeted him. The post John Brennan’s Deletions appeared first on emptywheel.

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NPR News

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· Jun 30, 2026

Editor's note: NPR retracts story

Editor's note: NPR retracts story

Minding the Campus

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· Jul 9, 2026

Woke Isn’t Dead

Note: This article originally appeared in my weekly Top of Mind newsletter, which goes out to subscribers every Thursday. Sign up to receive it directly in your inbox. This week, John Murawski’s “Alive and Kicking, News of Woke’s Death Is Greatly Exaggerated” has been top of mind. Over the last few years, reformers have accumulated some [] The post Woke Isn’t Dead appeared first on Minding The Campus.

Wonkette

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· Jul 7, 2026

Is Mitch McConnell Dead? A Wonkvestigation!

Probably maybe? So what are you cooking for dinner?

Anadolu Agency

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· Jul 7, 2026

US officers ignored intelligence alerts before fatal school strike in Iran: Report

'It was obviously old info,' a source told CNN about the intelligence used to approve the strike

Off The Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

Social Security mistakenly reported more than 12,000 Americans dead in 2025

Mark Twain once turned the premature report of his death in the 1890s into one of history’s greatest quips, but at the Social Security Administration the mistaken reporting of American’s deaths is no laughing matter. The agency’s internal watchdog sharply rebuked SSA workers for mistakenly reporting that 12,054 Americans had died in 2025 who actually []...Click to read more

9 News Australia

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· Jul 11, 2026

Chilling video of killer's final days released | 9 News Australia

A quarter of a century on, there are chilling new insights into the final days of outback murderer Bradley John Murdoch. #9News

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Related coverage for "John Brennan’s Deletions": NPR News — Editor's note: NPR retracts story. Minding the Campus — Woke Isn’t Dead. Wonkette — Is Mitch McConnell Dead? A Wonkvestigation!. Anadolu Agency — US officers ignored intelligence alerts before fatal school strike in Iran: Report. Off The Press — Social Security mistakenly reported more than 12,000 Americans dead in 2025. 9 News Australia — Chilling video of killer's final days released | 9 News Australia