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The Minnesota shooter who killed state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband wasn’t a lone wolf, insists a scholar of political violence and extremism.
Violent extremists are almost always part of broader networks. The myth of the isolated madman obscures the networked reality of far-right violence and makes it harder to prevent the next attack.
https://theconversation.com/violent-extremists-like-the-minnesota-shooter-are-not-lone-wolves-259225
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Israeli-linked hackers steal and destroy $90 million from Iranian Nobitex exchange
June 18, 2025
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=nobitex-hack
Chinese city of Xuchang is world's biggest producer of wigs
https://www.africanews.com/2025/06/18/chinese-city-of-xuchang-is-worlds-biggest-producer-of-wigs/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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@billyjoebowers An old joke:
Trump aide tells him excitedly about a dream she had of a big celebration for him. Huge crowds of people, all shouting and laughing, waving flags as Trump passed by. Trump asked the aide "How did my hair look, was it ok?" The aide responded "I couldn't see, it was a closed casket."
If the Health and Human Services Department wants to prove it's not dismantling its FOIA capabilities to make it easier to lie to the public, then it shouldn't fire an *entire* FOIA office.
https://www.publicsource.org/federal-government-doge-cuts-slow-foia-requests/
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