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Hundreds of Fake Pro-Trump Avatars Emerge on Social Media

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Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

Kash Patel’s colleagues are alarmed by what they say is erratic behavior and excessive drinking, Sarah Fitzpatrick reports. More than two dozen people she spoke with described his management failures and conduct that could harm national security.

Air Force strikes $270 million deal for lightweight drones using software with data from Ukraine-Russia war The lightweight, solar-powered drones that can be launched by a two-person crew and fly extended-loitering scout missions.

The U.S. Air Force will purchase up to $270 million worth of lightweight, solar-powered drones that can be launched by a two-person crew and fly extended-loitering scout missions.

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'Big Short' Michael Burry says tech stocks are even pricier than they seem Michael Burry of "The Big Short" fame said he calculated that Wall Street's forward earnings estimates for Nasdaq 100 companies are 42% overstated.

"Wall Street over the last 10 years guided investors to 42% more earnings than ever actually existed." https://bit.ly/4t4ImMX

Your Push Notifications Aren’t Safe From the FBI Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more.

Plus: Iran’s internet blackout hits the 1,000-hour mark, cryptocurrency scams result in a record amount of money stolen from Americans, and more. www.wired.com/story/securi...

Trump administration personnel agency is asking for federal workers' medical records The Office of Personnel Management is asking insurers that cover federal employees and retirees to hand over details about their medical visits, their pharmacy claims, and more.

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How Orban Went From Invincible to Underdog in Hungary Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has spent the past 16 years perfecting what he calls an “illiberal laboratory” in the European Union member state, holding it up as an election-proof model for nationalist allies such as US President Donald Trump.

The “illiberal” stronghold Viktor Orban built in Hungary is under threat as his party trails the opposition ahead of the April 12 election. Is the end of Orbanism nigh? Here's what to know

'Testaments' can't lift the dark cloud of 'Handmaid's Tale' − Review "The Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" is interesting, but not interesting enough to justify returning to the world of Gilead.

"The Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" is interesting, but not interesting enough to justify returning to the world of Gilead.

The Epstein Spectrum A moral exercise in a moral desert

“Some people in the Epstein files are monstrously gross. Some are moderately gross. Some are situationally, aspirationally, or cosmetically gross.” Josh Tyrangiel sifted through nearly 3.5 million pages to determine a taxonomy for those named in the files.

Business leaders now have ‘permission to be the assholes they are’, says Brené Brown Researcher warns political climate is ‘sinister’ and ‘anti-empathy’

Business leaders now have ‘permission to be the assholes they are’, says Brené Brown ft.trib.al/AXnCe0h

Fidgeting Trump Had to Be Moved During SCOTUS Humiliation The president demanded a more direct line of sight to the justices before bailing on the hearing altogether.

President Donald Trump demanded to be seated directly in front of the Supreme Court justices during oral arguments in his birthright citizenship case, only to fidget throughout the hearing.

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BREAKING: U.S. job growth for February revised sharply lower — from -92,000 to -133,000 jobs, marking the largest monthly job loss since December 2020.

Federal officials arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles. https://cnn.it/3PZwUDy

As Trump rails against NATO, secretary general heads to Washington The president has vowed to reassess U.S. membership in NATO once the Iran war is over. Trump is upset by allies' refusal to show “courage” and lead the fight in clearing the Strait of Hormuz so oil-bearing ships can once again safely pass.

NATO’s secretary general is heading to the White House next week as President Trump lashes out over European allies’ refusal to join the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.

Trump Ballroom Goons Rush to Suck-Up to Him After Judge Humiliation Despite community opposition and a court injunction, Trump’s stacked planning commission voted to approve the project and claimed it would soon be viewed as “a national treasure.”

A planning agency stacked with Trump’s top White House aides has given the green light to his $400 million ballroom, days after a federal judge outraged the president by blocking it.

Trump Moves Look Like ‘Putin’s Dream Plan’—Key NATO Ally

Five recent moves would likely please the Russian President, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.

‘Paradise’ Finale Writer Breaks Down That Bonkers Season 2 Ending (and Explains the Quantum Physics of It All) The Hulu hit also killed off a major character, which finale co-writer/EP John Hoberg tells The Hollywood Reporter wasn't always in the plan as the show looks ahead to season three.

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This was officially announced to PFF employees internally today. The business side of PFF is being sold to Teamworks (which will be under the Teamworks name and brand), consumer spun off into its own company — still working on what that fully means.

Water is wet. Seahawks are SB Champs.

Shipping industry casts doubt on Trump’s ‘present’ from Iran Claim that 20 Pakistan-flagged ships will exit Strait of Hormuz questioned as country only has 13 big ocean-going vessels

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Pete Hegseth Just Revealed the Real Roots of His Sadism and Rage Does God want America to kill as many of our enemies as we can—in as violent a fashion as possible? We have a defense secretary who apparently thinks so.

Pete Hegseth just held a prayer service in which he appealed for God's help in killing our "enemies" with maximal violence and brutality. Hegseth's bloodlust and sadism are drawing sustenance from his particular brand of far-right Christianity. 1/

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OBSESSION Trailer: NEVER Cast a Love Spell on Someone

The trailer for Obsession shows the dark side of casting a love spell to make your crush want you and only you.

See how different the reporting on the war is from the international press to our own.

📌 France 24, reporting from inside Tehran, on the conflicting statements coming from Trump and the White House.

Trump keeps shifting deadlines on strikes while claiming talks are “going very well.”

Ghislaine Maxwell's Father Sold Bugged Israeli Software to Two Nuclear Weapons Labs in New Mexico. Then His Daughter Led Jeffrey Epstein to Purchase a Ranch Located Halfway Between Them. A federal paper trail connects Robert Maxwell's bugged software at Sandia to Epstein's Zorro Ranch, the Huffines family's secret Moscow meeting, and a son in the Trump White House.

Ghislaine Maxwell's Father Sold Bugged Israeli Software to Two Nuclear Weapons Labs in New Mexico. Then His Daughter Led Jeffrey Epstein to Purchase a Ranch Located Halfway Between Them.
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FP1 CLASSIFICATION

It's Mercedes from McLaren then Ferrari...

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Netflix won the streaming wars, and we’re all about to pay for it Netflix is cable now. And cable is expensive.

You want to know why Netflix keeps raising its prices? Because it can. Because Netflix won. The company has effectively replaced cable all on its own. And it’s going to start charging like it.

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Najee Harris had a visit with the Seahawks The Seahawks have met with a potential addition to their backfield.

Najee Harris had a visit with the Seahawks.