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There Will Be No Dissent

Digby's Hullabaloo

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July 12, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling

They reached the end of the line: Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump administration’s investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, three people familiar with the matter told MS NOW. The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the investigation was justified under FBI and Justice Department policies, the people said, adding that the couple was escorted out of their office. The FBI neither confirmed nor denied that the two analysts were fired. “The FBI will always investigate credible allegations of matters related to federal elections,” an FBI spokesperson told MS NOW. “Every employee at this FBI is to uphold our mission and adhere to our standards, any deviation will not be tolerated.” There is to be zero tolerance for any objections. You may recall that there were disputes over how to handle the Mar-a-lago case during the Jack Smith investigation. Nobody got fired: Prosecutors argued that new evidence suggested Trump was knowingly concealing secret documents at his Palm Beach, Fla., home and urged the FBI to conduct a surprise raid at the property. But two senior FBI officials who would be in charge of leading the search resisted the plan as too combative and proposed instead to seek Trump’s permission to search his property, according to the four people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a sensitive investigation Prosecutors ultimately prevailed in that dispute, one of several previously unreported clashes in a tense

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Haaretz

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· Jul 6, 2026

Knesset advances government-controlled probe into October 7 as opposition boycotts vote

Passing with 59 votes in favor and none against, the first out of three votes on a contentious bill that would establish a politicized commission of inquiry into the failures of October 7 will allow the committee to function with just three members, all appointed by the coalition

Independent Online

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· Jun 21, 2026

Speaker's decision not to oppose Ramaphosa’s impeachment committee interdict irks parties

Speaker's decision not to oppose Ramaphosa’s impeachment committee interdict irks parties

Nepal News

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· Jul 8, 2026

‘आयोगले गरेका अनुसन्धानका प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गर्ने नीति छैन’

काठमाडौँ। राष्ट्रिय मानवअधिकार आयोगका अध्यक्ष तपबहादुर मगरले आयोगले आन्तरिक रूपमा तयार पार्ने अनुसन्धान वा अनुगमन प्रतिवेदनहरू सार्वजनिक नगर्ने नीति रहेको बताएका छन्। सिंहदरबारमा बुधबार बसेको प्रतिनिधिसभाअन्तर्गतको कानुन, न्याय तथा मानवअधिकार समिति बैठकमा अध्यक्ष मगरले आयोगको प्रतिवेदनमा पीडितका उजुरी, साक्षीहरूका बयान, अनुसन्धानका गोप्य कुरा र संवेदनशील दस्ताबेज सामेल हुने भएकाले आयोगले सिधै सार्वजनिक गर्न नमिल्ने बताए। []

Daily Post Nigeria

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· Jun 23, 2026

2027: Refrain from inflammatory comments capable of causing our downfall – Ayorinde urges APC members 

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Olalekan Ayorinde, has advised all members of the party to refrain from any statement that could cause setbacks for the party in 2027.Ayorinde, who hails from Ibadan North East local government area, made the call in a press release, made available to newsmen on Tuesday. [] 2027: Refrain from inflammatory comments capable of causing our downfall – Ayorinde urges APC members

TASS

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· Jun 24, 2026

Russia needs to feel that Europe genuinely wants dialogue — Kremlin spokesman

Dmitry Peskov said that even the mere discussion of such talks is a positive sign, but the mixed signals around them remain a negative one

ProPublica

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· Jul 1, 2026

A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification

The post A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification appeared first on ProPublica.

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Related coverage for "There Will Be No Dissent": Haaretz — Knesset advances government-controlled probe into October 7 as opposition boycotts vote. Independent Online — Speaker's decision not to oppose Ramaphosa’s impeachment committee interdict irks parties. Nepal News — ‘आयोगले गरेका अनुसन्धानका प्रतिवेदन सार्वजनिक गर्ने नीति छैन’. Daily Post Nigeria — 2027: Refrain from inflammatory comments capable of causing our downfall – Ayorinde urges APC members . TASS — Russia needs to feel that Europe genuinely wants dialogue — Kremlin spokesman. ProPublica — A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification