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Infamous right-wing child-trafficking "hero" and Ivanka Trump adviser sued for sexually abusing women
Five women have sued conservative media darling Tim Ballard, the founder of anti-child-trafficking group Operation Underground Railroad, alleging he sexually manipulated, abused, and harassed them on overseas trips designed to lure and catch child sex traffickers. Previously a special adviser to Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, Ballard was appointed to a White House anti-human-trafficking board in 2019. Just more of Trump's best people being their best.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Fed up Fox News host scorches her own co-hosts, leaves them in silence
The right-wing propaganda network's sole liberal voice has had enough of her co-workers complaining about Hillary Clinton's rhetoric while ignoring the dumpster fire that is Donald Trump — and she finally let them have it.

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AOC becomes Trump's nightmare amid NY trial
No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen: Get him!

GOP pushes outrageous lie that $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian assets included in prisoner swap were used in Hamas attack on Israel
True to form, Republicans' first thought as horrific violence swept through Israel and Palestine was not about the suffering of those involved, but about how to twist the news into something that they could use to attack President Biden. They quickly found a bad faith approach by insisting that the $6 billion in frozen funds Biden released to Iran in a prisoner exchange had somehow found its way to Hamas and funded the attacks. Not surprisingly, this story is a complete fabrication. The funds in question, owed to Iran by South Korea for oil purchased prior to Trump-era sanctions being imposed in 2019, have not yet been touched.

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Tommy Tuberville will continue mindnumbingly stupid block on US military nominees despite Israel-Hamas war
Sentient jockstrap and World's Dumbest American Senator™ Tommy Tuberville made it abundantly clear that nothing — not even the outbreak of a major war in the Middle East that will require all of the attention and expertise of a fully-staffed US military leadership to grapple with — can convince him to abandon his theocratic crusade to hobble the Pentagon over its sensible abortion healthcare policies.

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Biden interviewed as part of special counsel investigation into handling of classified documents
President Biden has been interviewed as part of an independent investigation into his handling of classified documents, a possible sign that the probe is nearing its end. Special counsel Robert Hur is examining the improper retention of classified documents by Biden from his time as a senator and as vice president that were found at his Delaware home and a private office that he used before becoming president. Tellingly, the documents do not appear to have been intentionally smuggled, stuffed into a bathroom, and then waved about in front of guests regularly. More importantly, Biden is fully cooperating with investigators, rather than ordering minions to hide boxes of secret papers, destroy evidence, and generally obstruct justice.

Workers at Mack Trucks reject contract and join the thousands of UAW picketers already on strike
The Great American Labor wave swells higher! Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after voting down a tentative, five-year contract agreement that negotiators had reached with the company. The United Auto Workers said 4,000 unionized workers walked out at 7am, adding to labor turmoil in the industry that has ensnared the "Big Three" Detroit automakers. With Mack Trucks workers joining picket lines, the total number of UAW members that are on strike now exceeds 30,000 across 22 states. Solidarity forever!

Corporate jagoffs have no place in Congress
Chris Deluzio for Congress: Rep. Deluzio represents one of the most critical swing districts in the country — in Western PA. He's not shying away from holding big corporations accountable and standing up for the little guy who for too long has been ripped off by the rich and powerful. Republicans are coming for Chris but you can help send him back to Congress. Will you chip in to help get him re-elected?

Kevin McCarthy signals he’s open to returning to speakership
Ah, yes. McCarthy: The Seconding! The sequel no one asked for or wants.

ExxonMobil’s head of shale oil arrested on sexual assault charge
It turns out that being a high-ranking executive at a company that has ruthlessly pillaged the world and exacerbated climate change by untold magnitudes doesn't exactly indicate a very strong moral compass.

Israel, Hamas trade warnings to evacuate ahead of continued strikes as Palestinian death toll stands at 765, Israeli death toll at 1,008
Carnage from the four-day-old war between Israel and Hamas continued unfolding at a staggering pace as Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas officials each issued warnings to evacuate ahead of continued strikes that have already claimed the lives of nearly 1,800 people. IDF officials also announced the border with Gaza, which was breached during the surprise weekend attack by Hamas forces, is now secure and fully under Israeli control. Citing ongoing Israeli airstrikes in the area, Egyptian officials announced the closing of the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt — which was the only route out of blockaded Palestinian territory.

House Republicans oppose tying Israel and Ukraine aid together
The Biden administration and congressional Democrats are weighing tying legislation for additional military support for Israel with military assistance for Ukraine, setting up a showdown with congressional Republicans deeply opposed to helping Ukraine for incoherent partisan reasons amidst the tumult of a speaker-less chamber. The looming fight over tying military aid for Israel and Ukraine together is the latest in a series of complicated questions that the new speaker — whichever MAGA sociopath it ultimately ends up being — will have to navigate as the narrow and ungovernable Republican majority grapples with its future.