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It's all out war in Guadalajara right now following the death of one of Mexico's most sadistic cartel leaders. Mexican forces, reportedly assisted by US special forces killed "El Mencho," the leader of Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion or CJNG, in Jalisco this morning.

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This is not the first time we've seen this level of confusion on Ukraine. Over the summer, in the wake of the NATO summit, the US turned off weapon supplies overnight. Stopping shipments already en route. I was on the ground. Ukrainians were stunned then, just like they are now.

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At the Refuse Fascism rally in D.C., roughly 500 people marched toward the Supreme Court. One protester told us they’re “the majority.” She might be right — Trump’s approval just hit 37%, his lowest point this term.
She also claimed AIPAC “bribes politicians.”
Fact check: AIPAC isn’t even a top-50 lobbying spender.

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OnlyFans didn’t “go to business school.”
It is the business school — teaching millions how to sell time, attention, and intimacy by the minute.
WIRED treats it like YouTube with lingerie. It’s not.
The money’s in the messages. The product is you.

[WIRED @WIRED]

In its first foray into business content, the platform has asked lingerie entrepreneur and ex-SuicideGirl Rachael McCrary to teach creators how to monetize their ideas. https://t.co/mGRZarOZGN

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The Blue Angels just did a crazy low pass over downtown DC.

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By the end of 2024, OnlyFans had 305M users, 4.2M creators, and $7.2B in fan payments.

Behind those numbers are people like @RealErikaLove — building a career off connection, and paying the emotional price when that connection gets confused for love.

Full story → https://t.co/uIFCfBJzE3

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@RealErikaLove says dating gets complicated when the world knows you by a stage name.

Fans fall in love with the character — then ghost the person behind it.

🎥 From our series The Business of Online Intimacy — how money, attention, and relationships collide in the creator economy.

🔗 https://t.co/uIFCfBJzE3

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@kiki_daire Thanks for having us!

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Quick stats on OnlyFans, 2024:
• 305M registered users
• 4.2M creators
• 52M pieces of content
• $7.2B in transactions
Behind those numbers are people like @kiki_daire — independent, ambitious, and still navigating what that freedom costs.
Full story → https://t.co/uIFCfBK7tB

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Freedom has a price.

Adult performer @kiki_daire has built a life most people only imagine — travel, autonomy, and control over her work.

But that kind of freedom doesn’t come easy.

Part of our report into the business of online intimacy: https://t.co/8WTF4zu3Fk

[bella blu 💙 @bellablu_x]

Full transparency I told my immediate family prior to getting into this. To avoid surprise, and to make sure they knew I was confident in my choices. Though conversations are tough and family friends, more distant family finds out later- I wanted my fam to know how to respond!

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Featuring @bellablu_x, one of several creators we interviewed for When Family Finds Out.

“I was scared they’d find out — until I realized they were already here.”

Full video → https://t.co/8WTF4ztvPM

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When your job goes digital, secrets don’t stay secret.

One creator worried her family would find out — until she realized they were already online.

You can’t hide when everyone’s scrolling.

Full doc → https://t.co/8WTF4ztvPM

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Featuring @RealErikaLove — one of several creators we interviewed for "The Reality of Being an "OnlyFans Girl.'"

"And you do get to a point where you're like, I can't do this on myself. I am up all night chatting with people trying to chase a dollar."

➡️ https://t.co/8WTF4ztvPM

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The biggest money online isn’t from videos — it’s from messages.

Creators spend hours every day in private chats — paid to reply, expected to care.

It’s attention as labor. Connection as product.

Full doc → https://t.co/8WTF4ztvPM

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~380M accounts and $7.2B in fan payments last year—OnlyFans is now a global media giant.

We spoke with @bellablu_x, @Callmekaseykei, @alyssa_brayboy, @kiki_daire, @SummerColxoxo, @ForPlayFilms & @RealErikaLove about the hustle behind those numbers.

🔗 https://t.co/8WTF4zu3Fk

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Ukraine’s most important weapon isn’t a tank. It’s a drone.

We went inside one of the country’s FPV drone schools, where cadets train to fly through windows, dodge jamming, and hit targets moving 50+ mph.

Ukraine launched over 2,000 FPV strikes per week this spring. They’re cheap, deadly — and changing the war.

Full report: https://t.co/WQZdVmeyM3

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🇺🇸🇺🇦 "There's a lot of Marines here. In general, if you meet an American out here that was prior service, they usually are a Ranger or a Marine."

Uno, a former Marine now fighting with @azov_media, says many Americans were moved to join after witnessing reports of Russian atrocities.

Full interview: https://t.co/dvIJOG6MpK

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There is no official number of Ukrainian soldiers missing or captured.

Families are left in the dark — often getting no answers from either Kyiv or Moscow.

Wives gather weekly in Kyiv, demanding information about her husbands' fate.

Our full report: https://t.co/hm7hLYUomN

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What happens after @ICEgov makes an arrest? We talked to Chicago's field office director about the work they do at their processing center in Broadview, Il.

He explained a very technical, clinical process leading to either placement at another facility or deportation.

Our full tour: https://t.co/5wQjFikXef