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Bill Maher, Who Kissed CIA Ass For Years on Russiagate, Remains in Pucker Mode

If you can't be bothered to learn the material, at least respect your guests

24 hrs ago •

Note on Bill Maher

Resending a new article

Aug 16 •

Transcript - America This Week, August 15, 2025: An Avalanche of Russiagate Revelations, and Walter Prepares for Real Time

Devastating documents are being released at a breakneck pace, but will they matter? Plus “That Hideous Strength,” by CS Lewis

Aug 16 •

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Bill Maher Resorts to Cheap, Classless, Ignorant Stunt

If you can't be bothered to learn the material, at least show some respect to your guests

Aug 16 •

Racket Library

Racket Library: The Declassified Intelligence Documents

Here the documents that have been released in the last month, along with a roundup of Racket's reporting

Jul 31 •

Timeline: Trump's Latest Travel Restrictions, AKA "Travel Ban"

The Trump 2.0 incarnation of the policy affects 19 countries

Jun 8 •

Timeline: Beaglegate

Bhattacharya puts an end to NIH beagle labs. Here's a timeline of the last decade of controversy over their operation

May 9 •

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Timeline: U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty and Disputes

The two countries have reached a compromise in dispute over a 1944 treaty, but the amount of water Mexico can release in 2025 remains unclear

May 7 •

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Do Your Own Research: Liber-net's Misinfo Grant Database

A conversation with Andrew Lowenthal about what the database shows and its limitations. Plus, one bizarre grant for barbers and hairstylists

May 5 •

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Listen to This Article: Bill Maher, Who Kissed CIA Ass For Years on Russiagate, Remains in Pucker Mode

Narrated Version

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Listen to This Article: Russiagate Releases Lifting a Veil on Surveillance State Abuses

Narrated Version | The latest revelations in the Trump-Russia mess increasingly point toward severe systematic abuses, indicative of a true police state

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Listen to This Article: Classified Leaks Back in Focus in Russiagate Investigation

Narrated Version | Senator Adam Schiff is the latest name to be dragged in to the ongoing Russiagate probe, but he likely won't be the last

Aug 14 •

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Listen to This Article: The Deep State is Alive and Well, Selling the Same Old Lie: "Sources and Methods"

Narrated Version | Journalists were once eager to hear secrets. As they proved again this week, they're now primarily gatekeepers, helping corrupt…

Aug 13 •

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Listen to This Article: Open Letter to the Columbia Journalism Review, on the Atrocious New York Times

Narrated Version | The high priests of journalism should be able to detect the difference between good coverage and epic failure

Aug 8 •

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