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Political comms pro | Former pro-wrestler | Casually re-reading about the fall of the Roman Republic (just in case)

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Hi, are we all still here? I want to come back

04.09.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him A comprehensive analysis of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay and dishonesty, a serious test for the court system.

Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

21.07.2025 12:56 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
NYT: β€œWhat to Know About Claudine Gay, Harvard’s Embattled President
Dr. Gay is the first Black president and second woman to lead Harvard. She faced calls for her removal over her testimony on antisemitism.”

NYT: β€œWhat to Know About Claudine Gay, Harvard’s Embattled President Dr. Gay is the first Black president and second woman to lead Harvard. She faced calls for her removal over her testimony on antisemitism.”

NYT: β€œHow Misleading Videos Are Trailing Biden as He Battles Age Doubts
A flurry of recent clips, many of them edited or lacking context, laid bare a major challenge for the president as he tries to persuade voters he has the energy for a second term.”

NYT: β€œHow Misleading Videos Are Trailing Biden as He Battles Age Doubts A flurry of recent clips, many of them edited or lacking context, laid bare a major challenge for the president as he tries to persuade voters he has the energy for a second term.”

Contrast the Epstein headline with how NYT covered Harvard president Claudine Gay (β€œembattled”) or Biden’s age (β€œbattles doubts”).

Both surely had supporters who’d go on record saying they don’t have a problem with it, so NYT could have done a β€œunited” headline instead.

But that’s only for Trump.

21.07.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 669 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

No Kings protest at the Minnesota State Capitol

Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

14.06.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 23834 πŸ” 6212 πŸ’¬ 352 πŸ“Œ 519
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Eep

14.06.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hearing from all corners of HHS this morning about a total bloodletting β€” firings of scientists, analysts and many more as delayed RIFs take effect.

Many folks didn’t see early AM email and showed up, only to be turned away when badges didn’t work. Was sent this photo of long lines at one HHS site.

01.04.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 4148 πŸ” 2220 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 233
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Leak of Signal Chat Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept. (Gift Article) Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised to administer impartial justice.

100% this would prompt a DOJ investigation of violations of the Espionage Act among other possible crimes with any independent DOJ. if it doesn't happen here, it will be very revealing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/u...

25.03.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 3350 πŸ” 1101 πŸ’¬ 248 πŸ“Œ 66
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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chatβ€”and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY

24.03.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 3843 πŸ” 1568 πŸ’¬ 351 πŸ“Œ 1048
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Czech Republic to rescue Radio Free Europe after Donald Trump funding cuts Prime Minister Petr Fiala says his government will step in to keep cold war-era broadcaster going

Without a free press, democracy collapses, and it's something we take for granted in the U.S.

At RFE/RL, I met journalists who risk everything to bring independent news to places it's suppressed. Now, their mission is at risk. I hope European allies can keep it alive.
bit.ly/41XHRI9

24.03.2025 12:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the fact that the husband in this story doesn’t appear to regret his choices at all is mind-boggling to me. tens of millions of americans have linked their very sense of identity to trump such that it overrides every other attachment.

16.03.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 6544 πŸ” 1101 πŸ’¬ 354 πŸ“Œ 108

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to β€œthe left” and therefore ignorable.

Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes.

Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

14.03.2025 02:46 πŸ‘ 131844 πŸ” 24412 πŸ’¬ 4966 πŸ“Œ 1463

you’re telling me that yet another one of these guys is a degenerate sex criminal? i’m shocked

13.03.2025 01:41 πŸ‘ 15041 πŸ” 2894 πŸ’¬ 400 πŸ“Œ 195

Yes, my economic plan will cause short term pain. But after that you won't feel the pain anymore because you'll be dead

06.03.2025 17:35 πŸ‘ 38432 πŸ” 5482 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 252
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Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.
Hillary Clinton warned everyone.

01.03.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 3973 πŸ” 1299 πŸ’¬ 131 πŸ“Œ 127

everyone seeing how when you takeaway the DEI the planes start falling out of the sky

26.02.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 79668 πŸ” 11420 πŸ’¬ 566 πŸ“Œ 452
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New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct Swirls Around CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp (Gift Article) Several people have accused Mr. Schlapp, the Conservative Political Action Conference chairman, of sexual assault. One of his previous accusers received a six-figure settlement.

New Allegation of Sexual Misconduct Swirls Around CPAC Chair Matt Schlapp

Several people have accused Mr. Schlapp, the Conservative Political Action Conference chairman, of sexual assault. One of his previous accusers received a six-figure settlement.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

21.02.2025 01:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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You cannot determine whether you saved or cost money based solely on one side of the ledger.

Example: I saved my household $2K by not paying the mortgage.

16.02.2025 23:39 πŸ‘ 24119 πŸ” 4330 πŸ’¬ 1441 πŸ“Œ 404

I don’t think people grasp the dream land that Democratic leaders and consultants live in. I’ve been there, heard them speak. It’s as disconnected from reality as the worst MAGA true believer.

17.02.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 789 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 13
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This is just sheer brazen criminality by DOJ. Adams gets federal corruption charges dropped not because there isn’t overwhelming evidence, but because he agrees to help Homan round up migrants. And Homan says the charges will be refiled if Adams doesn’t β€œcome through.”

14.02.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 25770 πŸ” 8904 πŸ’¬ 2564 πŸ“Œ 938
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Exclusive | Prosecutors were prepping to charge Eric Adams with destroying evidence, Manhattan US attorney’s resignation letter reveals Manhattan federal prosecutors were prepared to bring a new bombshell indictment.

Manhattan federal prosecutors were about to bring a new bombshell indictment charging Mayor Eric Adams with destroying evidence and telling people to lie to the FBI. That’s per a letter sent by Danielle Sassoon, who resigned rather than obey an order from Trump’s Justice Department to kill the case.

14.02.2025 01:28 πŸ‘ 4353 πŸ” 1405 πŸ’¬ 161 πŸ“Œ 65
The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that β€œher joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
β€œ[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.

The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that β€œher joy was clear with every new milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared, β€œ[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened to their daughter does not happen to any other children.

In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."

07.02.2025 18:30 πŸ‘ 5826 πŸ” 1858 πŸ’¬ 164 πŸ“Œ 350

The same people who said Hillary Clinton couldn’t be trusted with national security because she had a secure private server are totally fine with a teenager named Big Balls who was fired for leaking sensitive data having access to every plausible government database without a security clearance.

07.02.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 599 πŸ” 217 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 13
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Measles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate | CNN A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the recommended level.

08.02.2025 00:33 πŸ‘ 6515 πŸ” 2946 πŸ’¬ 1058 πŸ“Œ 972
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Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.

SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

07.02.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 30205 πŸ” 13611 πŸ’¬ 1599 πŸ“Œ 1038
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"We're not to blame for this atrocity," says person who voted for this atrocity.

07.02.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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SHE SAID THE THING

05.02.2025 19:04 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

the plan is to shoot people, including children

04.02.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 921 πŸ” 295 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 12
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Jeffries Works With N.Y. Democrats to Weaken G.O.P. Control of the House New York lawmakers may give Gov. Kathy Hochul more time to schedule special elections, a move backed by the House Democratic leader that could keep a key seat vacant for months.

Ron DeSantis pioneered this tactic by refusing to allow special elections for Democratic-leaning House seats with a vacancy, holding them open simply to hurt Democrats. I don't think Republicans really have any standing to complain about NY Dems copying the playbook. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/n...

04.02.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 958 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 19

We've been here before. In 2019, Mexico deployed 15,000 National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border at Trump's demand. It had zero impact on fentanyl smuggling β€” because it's not migrants who are smuggling fentanyl in the overwhelming majority of cases. The fentanyl flow continued to rise each year.

03.02.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 511 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 13

So Trump hurt America's relationship with Canada and made markets wobble all to "get" Canada to do things Canada had announced back in December in coordination with the Biden administration, do I have that right?

03.02.2025 22:20 πŸ‘ 6305 πŸ” 1642 πŸ’¬ 371 πŸ“Œ 205