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"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

hey, this is what antisemitism looks like. The only reason to bring Israel into this is to suggest that those speaking out about a Nazi tattoo are controlled by a foreign power, rather than legitimate concerns about extremism.

'This was something that was avoidable.' Democratic Senator Andy Kim says he was pepper sprayed by DHS agents during a protest outside a detention facility in New Jersey. DHS says no one was no one was 'directly struck by pepper ball projectiles.'

.@jaketapper Anchor of @TheLeadCNN with his daughter, Alice Tapper and Chairman, Department of Emergency medicine, University of Michigan, Dr. Prashant Mahajan @mahajanpemdoc This segment is really a PSA on Sepsis, which Jake's daughter had but was not originally diagnosed with. 5.26.26 545 pm ET 5 Minutes

This is really lovely, and I hope my kids feel this way about me one day: thefp.com/p/ben-sasse-pa…

Craig Ferguson speaks with @jaketapper about his new CNN original series exploring what it means to be American as the country prepares to mark its 250th anniversary

What is sepsis, the dangerous condition that contributed to NASCAR driver Kyle Busch’s death? Alice Tapper, a sepsis survivor, and Dr. Prashant Mahajan join @jaketapper on a mission to raise awareness of how deadly sepsis can be.

A program that allows families to send flowers to the graves of fallen US service members abroad returned this year after more than a decade. @jaketapper reports for The Lead

.@jaketapper Anchor of @TheLeadCNN w/ @MrShermichael @MoElleithee The Senate race in Texas and more 5.26.26

Absolutely unacceptable. This is what's left of our @WFP warehouse after a missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine—and the remaining food stocks for 130K people on the frontlines of war and hunger. These deliberate attacks MUST end. Aid workers and humanitarian assets are #NotATarget.

No one rapes a Texas child and gets this kind of royal treatment. If my House Judiciary Committee has to subpoena Ken Paxton himself to explain this — be assured that we will do so. We deserve answers. And this is not going away.

The president posted this at 6:18 am on Memorial Day then thought it was so good he re-posted it later in the day.

Two marine veterans wounded in Iraq speak with @jaketapper about the meaning of Memorial Day and the sacrifices made by US servicemembers.

'I am concerned and frustrated over again another potential deal, a negotiation for a negotiation where we're going to unfreeze Iranian assets and give them billions of dollars to be able to control proxies again and to rebuild their ballistic missile program, never mind their drone program, which is incredibly deadly... if what we get from this initial deal is just going back to where we were before, where Iran did not control the strait of Hormuz, then what has been accomplished?' Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz reacts to President Trump's proposed agreement with Iran.

On Memorial Day, I remember Delta Force snipers Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart. During Black Hawk Down, they inserted into a crash site to save pilot Mike Durant. Both men died after a prolonged gunfight that saved Durant’s life. Both earned the Medal of Honor.

"Hurt" is not an original by Johnny Cash. The song was written by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) in 1994 for the album The Downward Spiral. Rick Rubin had to insist several times on Cash recording his version, at first Johnny found the idea completely insane because the original version is industrial and noisy. At 71, already very ill, almost blind and with trembling hands, Cash completely transformed the band. The iconic video, directed by Mark Romanek, was filmed at the House of Cash (his own museum). June Carter Cash appears looking at him fondly, the video was shot in February 2003, a few months before she died (May) and Johnny himself (September). Trent Reznor was so moved that he declared, "This song is not mine anymore." It is considered one of the best covers of all time.

Army Pvt. 2 Jerod R. Dennis, 19, of Antlers, Oklahoma, KIA April 25, 2003 in Afghanistan. #MemorialDayWeekend

Airman 1st Class Raymond Losano, 24, of Del Rio, Texas, KIA April April 25, 2003, in Afghanistan. #MemorialDayWeekend

Marine First Lieutenant Robert M. Kelly, 29, KIA November 9, 2010, Helmand Province, Afghanistan #MemorialDayWeekend

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee, killed August 26, 2021, as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations at Abbey Gate, in Kabul, Afghanistan. #MemorialDayWeekend

I've driven the truck sang about in this music video. The Gatorade bottle still sits in the front passenger floorboard. The change sits jingling in the ashtray and the truck still roars to life whenever needed. It is all of us that keep their memories alive. Remember them.