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On this #VeteransDay2024, tune in to @TheDailyShow to see our Marine vet Thomas Brennan & @jonstewart discuss our 20th anniversary coverage of the battle of Fallujah.
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TONIGHT: Retired U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant and founder of @TheWarHorseNews, Thomas J. Brennan joins Jon Stewart on Veterans Day to discuss military journalism and reflect on the Battle of Fallujah 20 years later
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Thank you for writing this. Though their numbers are dwindling, so many Vietnam vets have spent years battling illnesses they have/had no idea were related to their service. My dad, who became ill at age 40—and spent the rest of his life in and out of hospitals—was one of them.💔
In 2024, a decade after the end of #DontAskDontTell you’d think the military had fixed this by now. But this powerful story by @marshall_anne shows how LGBTQ veterans forced to plead guilty to charges of sodomy and indecent acts are still paying the price. thewarhorse.org/va-benefit-c…
How many stories are there like Mona McGuire’s? Likely tens of thousands, experts say. But the military has so far denied or delayed our FOIA requests to reveal the true scope and impact of its discriminatory past.
Last week, after @marshall_anne broke this important story, I asked how in 2024-a decade after the end of #DontAskDontTell-the military hadn't fixed this yet. Today, President Biden took a major step to do just that. #LGBTQ #veterans thewarhorse.org/biden-pardon…
Fun for your Friday: Search Google for “Google to stop showing links to California news reports” and tell us if you see this @ethanbaron story in the results. mercurynews.com/2024/04/12/g…
It’s the perfect morning for a @juliasulek classic. This page-turner has it all. mercurynews.com/2024/03/24/d… Who’s behind a highway robbery over a stolen child-at-play sign that led to the death of Diamond Sysco? A year later her mom and a detective may be close to cracking the case.
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Unprotected: Have Santa Clara County's reforms to keep troubled families together left vulnerable children in harm's way? @mercnews special report by @juliasulek @DavidANickerson Photos: @daisugano mercurynews.com/2023/12/17/u… #babyphoenix
The latest from @juliasulek & @DavidANickerson in the tragic and growing crisis of babies dying from their parents' fentanyl use. 18-month-old Winter Rayo becomes the third Bay Area baby to die of the powerful opioid in 6 months. mercurynews.com/2023/11/22/e…
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CONTEST: What should San Jose BART’s tunnel boring machine be named?🚇🛠️⚙️🚜
The Mercury News is accepting suggestions through Nov. 26!!!
Submit your idea here:
mercurynews.com/2023/11/19/s…
Dusting off my X to showcase another powerful investigative report by @DavidANickerson & @juliasulek on Santa Clara County’s tragic missteps in the fentanyl death of 3-month-old baby Phoenix Castro. This inside look at the decisions made is infuriating. mercurynews.com/2023/11/12/f…
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By baking the impacts of climate change into our understanding of what’s typical, we obscure its true impact. That’s the story of California’s “record” snowpack year, which was no record, per my analysis.
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