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Intelligencer@intelligencer · May 19

Read the inside story of how Columbia University’s board of trustees met in secret and opted to surrender to the Trump administration’s demands. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet image. Read the inside story of how Columbia University’s board of trustees met in secret and opted to surrender to the Trump administration’s demands. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 43 m

Sarah Jones writes that although the Epstein saga may peel some conspiracy theorists away from MAGA, most of the president’s supporters will dismiss or glorify abusive behavior. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. To many on the right, sexual predation isn’t harmful at all. It belongs to their worldview.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 12 h

A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department’s request to unseal grand jury testimony from the Epstein cases in the state. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. A federal judge in Florida has denied the Justice Department’s requests to unseal grand-jury testimony from two Epstein cases in the state.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 13 h

The White House press secretary and spy chief Tulsi Gabbard referred to just about everything — including a murderer — to distract from the Epstein scandal today. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. The press secretary and the spy chief referred to just about anything but the president’s old sex criminal pal.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 14 h

Donald Trump’s name was found in the Epstein files multiple times, according to new Wall Street Journal report. And attorney general Pam Bondi told him about it, though Trump claimed last week she hadn’t. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Pam Bondi told Trump his name was in the files in May, though Trump claimed last week she hadn’t.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 16 h

A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups at the Washington ‘Post’ have left staff despondent and unsure about the future. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. A raft of buyouts and multiple ongoing shake-ups have left staff despondent and unsure about the future.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 18 h

Will Democrats cave again on the next government shutdown? Another shutdown crisis is set for the end of September. And once again, Chuck Schumer really doesn’t have any good options. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Another shutdown crisis is set for the end of September. Once again, Chuck Schumer really doesn’t have any good options.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 18 h

Attorney General Pam Bondi fired the new top federal prosecutor in New Jersey in order to save the job of Alina Habba, Trump’s former personal attorney. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. The DOJ says “rogue judges” just can’t stand the “outstanding work” of Trump’s former attorney as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · 24 h

Dating apps have become such an inescapable part of dating that they’re now trying to make dating apps that help people avoid dating apps. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. They’re now trying to make dating apps that help people avoid dating apps.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 23

The DNC is reportedly planning to look beyond Joe Biden’s and Kamala Harris’s disastrous decisions as part of its 2024 autopsy. Ross Barkan writes that it should do the exact opposite. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. It reportedly won’t look at the Biden and Harris campaigns for its 2024 autopsy.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

Speaker Mike Johnson had said he wanted full transparency on the Epstein files, but he’s now shut down the House to spare Trump from such demands. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. The Speaker had said he wanted full transparency, but now he’s shut down the House to spare Trump from such demands.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

GOP’s 2026 redistricting scheme could spread to many states. Texas Republicans, with urging from Trump, are trying to generate new seats to help their party hold the U.S. House in the midterms. Now other states may join in on the shenanigans. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Texas Republicans are trying to generate new seats to help their party hold the U.S. House. Now other states may join in on the shenanigans.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

Some of the Epstein files furor has died down for Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean the crisis is over. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Some of the furor has died down, but that doesn’t mean the crisis is over.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

Coke isn’t ‘switching’ to cane sugar, despite Trump tweet. Coca-Cola is releasing a new variety of Coke made with cane sugar, which won’t replace regular Coke. The president thought this warranted a (confusing) Truth Social post. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Trump thought the addition of a new Coke variety, which won’t replace the regular corn syrup version, warranted a presidential announcement.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

The White House leaned on Pam Bondi, who is now handing off responsibility for uncovering more about Jeffrey Epstein to the woman convicted of grooming girls for the late sex offender. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. The White House leaned on Pam Bondi, who is now handing it off to the woman convicted of grooming girls for the late sex offender.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

Caitlin Clark’s injury-marred second season has been frustrating, but the future’s still very bright for her and the WNBA — just like what happened with Michael Jordan, writes Will Leitch. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Her injury-marred second season has been frustrating, but the future’s still very bright for her and the WNBA — just like what happened with Jordan.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 22

‘The front page of the web’ is turning into the last refuge of the human internet. But can it survive AI? nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. “The front page of the web” is turning into the last refuge of the human internet. But can it survive AI?

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 21

Melania Trump denies Epstein rumor via subtweet. Did JeffreyEpstein introduce Melania to Donald Trump? According to a cryptic, largely unnoticed social media post from the First Lady, the answer is no. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Did Epstein introduce Melania to Donald? According to the First Lady’s cryptic social media post, the answer is no.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 21

Marjorie Taylor Greene has warned Trump that MAGA wants war on ‘enemies of the people,’ not just the Epstein files. Ed Kilgore writes it could mean arresting Obama may not be limited to a fantasy. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. Fantasizing about an Obama arrest may be a hint of things to come.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 21

Hunter Biden denied being the source of the White House cocaine and said his dad may have been on Ambien before the disastrous 2024 debate. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. In a rare interview, Joe Biden’s son defended his father and denied being the source of the White House cocaine in 2023.

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Intelligencer@intelligencer · Jul 21

What’s interesting is how hard Trump’s drawings work to reveal nothing. You can feel him trying. The exception is his reported drawing for Epstein. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

intelligencer's tweet card. The signature is the main event.

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