Reddit will warn users who repeatedly upvote banned content

Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday. “This will have no impact on the vast majority of users as most already downvote or report abusive content,” a Reddit employee says…

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Alleged Abbey Gate plotter extradited to US to face ‘justice for our 13,’ FBI Director Kash Patel says

The terrorist accused of plotting the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. military members and 160 civilians amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan landed on American soil Wednesday.  ISIS-K member Mohammad Sharifullah was extradited Tuesday night to “face American justice,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.  “3 and 1/2 years later, justice for our 13,”…

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Young father killed by illegal immigrant highlights ‘betrayal’ of sanctuary cities, says Republican

Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins, a Republican, said during a House Oversight Committee hearing on sanctuary cities that President Donald Trump has “ripped the curtains from the rods,” revealing the impact of the Biden administration’s illegal immigration policy and sanctuary policies across America. Testifying during the hearing were New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Boston Mayor…

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Senate votes to strip the CFPB of its power to regulate X

The Senate voted on Wednesday to strip a key financial regulator of its ability to monitor digital platforms like X, as the social media company’s owner, Elon Musk, has become the public face of the government office seeking to shrink the agency’s workforce.  The resolution, which still requires House approval, would effectively moot a rule…

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The Trump administration wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts

The Trump administration may soon demand the social media accounts of people applying for green cards, US citizenship, and asylum or refugee status. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) — the federal agency that oversees legal migration, proposed the new policy in the Federal Register this week — calling this information “necessary for a rigorous…

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Chuck Schumer repeatedly dodges questions about Rep. Al Green screaming at Trump during speech to Congress

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., repeatedly dodged questions about Rep. Al Green, D-T.X., screaming at the podium during President Donald Trump’s congressional address on Tuesday night. As Trump started his speech, Green stood up and began shouting at the president and waving his cane at him.  “Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of decorum,…

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Blue state GOP lawmaker goes viral for exposing state’s spending proposals: ‘People were appalled’

Debates over the Golden State’s spending practices continue to make waves nationwide, and one California Republican lawmaker is going viral as a result.  Assemblymember Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, was one of several Republican lawmakers removed or shifted from their committee assignments by the state house speaker last week, but DeMaio believes his removal from the…

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