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Vaughn Sterling

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Executive Producer, The Source with Kaitlan Collins. Former WSJ.

Montclair, NJ Katılım Nisan 2008
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Lady Gaga@ladygaga·
Tuning in now to the California governor debate on CNN, if you vote in California I urge you to tune in and learn more about our candidates with me!
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Barak Ravid
Barak Ravid@BarakRavid·
🚨🚨🚨Trump: Based on the request of Pakistan and other Countries, the tremendous Military Success that we have had during the Campaign against the Country of Iran and, additionally, the fact that Great Progress has been made toward a Complete and Final Agreement with Representatives of Iran, we have mutually agreed that, while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, Project Freedom (The Movement of Ships through the Strait of Hormuz) will be paused for a short period of time to see whether or not the Agreement can be finalized and signed
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Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale@ddale8·
Pete Hegseth falsely testified to both the House and the Senate last week that troops were deployed to voting places in 15 states under Joe Biden in 2024. Not only were all National Guard activations for the 2024 election ordered by individual states rather than Biden, all 11 states that responded to my inquiries told me that *zero troops* were sent to voting places. The Pentagon declined to comment. Fact check: cnn.com/2026/05/04/pol…
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The U.S. cost of primary aluminum is nearly 90% higher than a year ago. The war in Iran is driving up prices by effectively choking off shipments from the Persian Gulf countries -WSJ wsj.com/business/autos…
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Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale@ddale8·
A reporter reminded President Trump yesterday that he’d said the night prior that the US might be better off not making a deal with Iran. Trump said “I didn’t say that.” He’d said it the night prior. On camera. cnn.com/2026/05/03/pol…
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@TreyYingst Whatever it is you’re replying to Trey, I can’t see it because I blocked that account a long time ago. Sounds like it was the right call.
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Trey Yingst@TreyYingst·
@realstewpeters Your post is a ridiculous conspiracy theory. This video shows me going to shake hands with my friends who were photographing the red carpet.
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Stew Peters
Stew Peters@realstewpeters·
What in the actual false flag is Trey Yingst, the Israeli Fox News war reporter, doing directing the K9 handler at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner? The same K9 handler who talked to the “shooter” right after this, just before he burst through the open door.
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DJ Judd@DJJudd·
Widow’s Bay on Apple+…very good
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Neera Tanden🌻@neeratanden·
Given the news today that Spirit Airlines is shuttering and thousands of people are losing their jobs, I think we should honestly assess whether the Garland DoJ stopping the JetBlue merger with Spirit Airlines was the right call. Perhaps it was but any analysis must consider as part of the equation the loss to so many families ro decide.
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Karim Sadjadpour
Karim Sadjadpour@ksadjadpour·
To counter the US blockade, Tehran is reportedly considering unconventional tools including mine-carrying dolphins: "Iranian officials said Tehran could use previously unused weapons to attack U.S. warships, from submarines to mine-carrying dolphins." "Some 44 commercial vessels working for Iran have been ordered to turn around or return to port, U.S. Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, said Thursday. There is no evidence any Iranian oil cargo has crossed the U.S. blockade and reached Chinese customers or other buyers, according to Kpler, a commodities-data company." wsj.com/world/middle-e…
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Trump says US is "sort of like pirates" as he describes recent seizure of Iranian ship #cmonl2cj000003b6rcvgfjmbl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cnn.com/2026/05/01/wor…
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Daniel Dale
Daniel Dale@ddale8·
Trump did have a first-term initiative to cut the price of insulin, but Biden’s subsequent initiative was much more extensive and secure. Trump: Got $35 insulin for some seniors in Medicare Part D with a voluntary pilot program for pharma firms. Biden: Through legislation, got $35 insulin for all seniors in Medicare Parts D and B with a mandatory program requiring coverage of more products. Full fact check from 2024: cnn.com/2024/06/14/pol…
Acyn@Acyn

Trump takes credit for cutting insulin to $25. He adds he was seething when Joe Biden took credit for it. “I seethe a lot”

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Brandon Butler
Brandon Butler@bc_butler·
Lol, no, Variety. Fair use isn’t just for when licensing is impossible; it’s for when you’re engaged in criticism, commentary, and storytelling with a new transformative purpose. Netflix knew where to find this licensor; they didn’t license because they were within their rights.
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@m_millsey The song (and video!) sits in the canon of R.E.M.'s greatest tracks, up there with Country Feedback, LMR, Driver 8, Fall On Me, Rockville, So. Central Rain etc.
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Sweet Daddy Cool✌️🇺🇦 🐕🇨🇦
Interesting take.
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A Vida Como Palco, o Palco Como Vida Imitation of Life, 25 anos depois e mais verdadeira do que nunca Existe uma ironia quase profética no fato de uma canção sobre aparência ter envelhecido melhor do que tantas músicas sobre verdades explícitas. Quando R.E.M. lançou Imitation of Life em abril de 2001, parecia apenas mais uma peça melancolicamente alegre e ensolarada do repertório tardio da banda. Mas o tempo fez o que o tempo às vezes faz com certas obras: retirou a camada de pop e deixou à mostra um diagnóstico. A letra inteira gira em torno de pessoas representando a si mesmas, “charades, pop skill… imitation of life”, uma sucessão de charadas sociais em que viver e encenar já não parecem coisas tão diferentes. O videoclipe de Garth Jennings mostra uma festa na piscina observada em zooms e recuos contínuos: o mesmo instante repetido até que detalhes escondidos comecem a emergir. Um sorriso falso, um olhar deslocado, uma tensão que estava ali desde o começo. É impossível assistir hoje sem pensar na lógica das redes sociais: o mesmo momento revisitado, ampliado, editado e transformado em narrativa. E a canção acompanha essa encenação com uma delicadeza cruel. “Come on, come on, no one can see you try.” Ninguém pode te ver tentando. O verso parece um sussurro de incentivo, mas é também uma sentença sobre a cultura da pose: o esforço precisa existir, desde que permaneça invisível. Poucos versos resumem tão bem a modernidade digital quanto este: “Trying to look like you don’t try.” Tentando parecer que você não tenta. Em 2001, isso descrevia uma atitude cool, um tipo de desinteresse ensaiado. Em 2026, descreve uma indústria multimilionária. Hoje existem manuais para parecer espontâneo, consultorias para vender autenticidade, cursos para ensinar naturalidade diante da câmera. A vida contemporânea transformou o improviso em produto. O adolescente congelando no canto do “Friday fashion show” que Michael Stipe canta já não está apenas numa festa; ele está em cada selfie casualmente estudada, em cada vídeo que finge não ter roteiro, em cada legenda cuidadosamente escrita para soar impulsiva. Mas a música entende algo ainda mais profundo: a falsidade não se sustenta porque é vazia, ela se sustenta porque é agradável. “That sugarcane that tasted good, that’s cinnamon, that’s Hollywood.” A imagem é brilhante: a ilusão tem gosto doce, aroma de canela e brilho de cinema. Ela não afasta; ela seduz. É por isso que continuamos consumindo versões editadas da realidade como se fossem a própria realidade. A estética tornou-se mais palatável do que a substância. Não queremos necessariamente a verdade; queremos a verdade suficientemente bonita para ser compartilhada. Imitation of Life entende que a performance não elimina a vulnerabilidade; apenas a reveste. Quando a letra avança de “this sugarcane, this lemonade” para “this hurricane, I’m not afraid”, há ali uma escalada do doce ao destrutivo, sempre acompanhada da mesma afirmação de coragem. Não sabemos se é bravura real ou mais uma máscara, e a música nunca responde. Ela prefere permanecer nesse território ambíguo em que a pessoa sorri enquanto desaba. Vinte e cinco anos depois, a canção parece menos uma lembrança dos anos 2000 e mais um espelho da nossa década. A vida interior virou conteúdo, a dor virou estética, a alegria virou prova pública. Somos ensinados o tempo inteiro a parecer inteiros, mesmo quando estamos apenas obedecendo ao refrão invisível: “no one can see you cry.” Talvez seja exatamente aí que resida a grandeza silenciosa de Imitation of Life: ela percebeu cedo demais que a humanidade moderna não deixaria de sentir, apenas aprenderia a sentir diante da câmera. A festa continua. Os zooms continuam. A encenação continua. E, em algum canto da imagem, seguimos todos tentando parecer que não estamos tentando. Créditos do vídeo: R.E.M.

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Aaron Blake
Aaron Blake@AaronBlake·
61% of Americans say the Iran war is a "mistake," per new WaPo-ABC poll. In Iraq, it took more than 3 years to reach that high. In Vietnam, it took 6 years.
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At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal. The damage includes high-value targets, raising questions about America’s footprint in the region. cnn.com/2026/05/01/wor…
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(CNN) — A day after the Supreme Court further gutted the Voting Rights Act, Republican-led states are eying changes to boost the GOP’s gerrymandering effort at the expense of voters of color, while voting rights groups are trying to limit the impact of the ruling on this year’s midterms cnn.com/2026/04/30/pol…
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