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US-Iran talks wrap up with no deal
Semafor • 2 weeks ago

US-Iran talks wrap up with no deal

The US and Iran failed to strike a nuclear deal after hours of talks on Thursday, raising the specter of a military conflict.

IHIP News: Mamdani REFUSES to BEND the Knee to MAGA and Dem Gov. Goes DARK WOKE!
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I've Had It Podcast • 2 weeks ago

IHIP News: Mamdani REFUSES to BEND the Knee to MAGA and Dem Gov. Goes DARK WOKE!

MAGA Is Furious Lauren Boebert Derailed Hillary’s Epstein Deposition
New Republic • 2 weeks ago

MAGA Is Furious Lauren Boebert Derailed Hillary’s Epstein Deposition

Lauren Boebert successfully pissed everybody off during Hillary Clinton’s closed-door deposition Thursday.Clinton appeared before the House Oversight Committee to share what she knew about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking empire (Clinton insisted she knew nothing). But Boebert couldn’t resist snapping an unauthorized pic of the former secretary of state, despite the fact that it was in clear violation of the rules. Ironically, the Colorado Republican’s own party member—House Oversight Chairman James Comer—was the one to demand the deposition remain private earlier this month, contrary to Clinton’s requests.To make matters worse, Boebert shared the image with far-right podcaster Benny Johnson, who promptly posted it to X, temporarily derailing the proceeding.What Boebert and Johnson believed they would achieve with the rogue stunt is unclear. But the publicity grab was wildly successful at sparking universal outrage—it angered Democrats, Republicans, and their own MAGA followers in the process, the latter of whom questioned whether the duo was trying to disrupt the process.“Way to go. Now they are stopping the proceedings,” responded one self-identified MAGA account to Johnson’s post.“What a fucking dumbass move … why are you purposely torpedoing this hearing for CLICKS!?!? USE YOUR DAMN BRAIN!!! The both of you are chasing wisdom, but it’s always faster than the two of you ...” fumed Trump supporter “Lady Liberty.”“This is insane,” Johnson posted in his defense. “The deposition is being filmed. Hillary wanted it to be done LIVE on TV. The entire deposition will be released soon. Rep. Boebert gave me permission to post photo with credit. Hillary is trying to get out of answering questions about Epstein because of a pic!?!”But X users were quick to point out the incongruity. “You guys are so fucking dumb,” wrote the corporate account for Gay Guy Candle Company, adding a clown emoji. “‘She wanted it to be done live on television’ and ‘she’s trying to get out of it’ in the same post.”“You posted a pic knowing doing so was in violation of the rules associated with a closed door deposition and then try to spin it as if it was orchestrated by Hillary? You’re a complete idiot,” commented another X account.

A Private Prison Falsified Death Records. ICE Gave Them More Money.
New Republic • 2 weeks ago

A Private Prison Falsified Death Records. ICE Gave Them More Money.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement discovered that GEO Group, the country’s largest private prison company, had falsified the death records of an inmate—but that didn’t stop the federal agency from throwing even more money at them, according to The Intercept. On December 6, 2023, Frankline Okpu, a 37-year-old man from Cameroon, died in solitary confinement at the GEO Group’s Moshannon Valley ICE Processing Center in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, after staff members failed to carry out orders from his physician—and then lied about it.Okpu was placed in solitary confinement after an altercation with a guard, during which he allegedly ingested a synthetic form of cannabis mixed with a tranquilizer. After refusing treatment at the emergency department and the infirmary, Okpu was placed in solitary, and his medical provider ordered that staff members check on him every 15 minutes to ensure his safety.Surveillance footage reviewed by ICE showed that of the 219 visual inspections GEO staff members were required to perform, 94 inspections, or 42 percent, were not done properly. In 33 inspections, staff members did not look through the window into Okpu’s cell to actually observe him. In 38 inspections, the staff checked on him outside of the required 15-minute timeframe. Twenty-three of the recorded inspections never occurred at all.When reviewing GEO Group’s death report for Okpu, ICE found that there were several inconsistencies between medical staff’s documentation and surveillance footage from that morning, The Intercept reported.  On the morning of Okpu’s death, he was scheduled to attend a dentist appointment, but when the resident adviser went to retrieve him, he did not respond. The adviser then relayed to the dental assistant that Okpu had refused treatment, and the dental assistant filled out a refusal form. ICE determined that GEO had “failed to comply” with the requirement to obtain a signed refusal form after attempting to counsel the patient to accept treatment. ICE also found that medical staff at the facility failed to conduct a face-to-face encounter just an hour before Okpu was discovered unresponsive—despite claiming to have done so. Medical staff also falsely documented that they’d ensured he’d eaten both breakfast and lunch. ICE did not check to see if he’d had breakfast, and Okpu was found unresponsive when lunch was served at 11:15 a.m. After nurses attempted CPR, he was declared dead at 12:02 p.m. Just three months after the death report was reviewed, ICE tossed GEO Group another $4 million, according to The Intercept. In 2023, 43 percent of Geo Group’s top-line revenue, more than $2.4 billion, came from contracts with ICE. Now GEO Group operates 19 facilities for ICE, accounting for $2.6 billion in total revenue in 2025.All of this was before the Trump administration ramped up detention numbers and cut off detainees’ health care. One can imagine the potential for abuse and neglect has only increased since Okpu’s death. 

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