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I wanted to tweet this in 2016, but it would have come across as a bit hysterical. Still, it was way too optimistic.
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I don't think I've ever seen anything like this in my lifetime
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I don't think I've ever seen anything like this in my lifetime
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
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Whereas the so-called “Christian conservatives” don’t think they go far enough
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Whereas the so-called “Christian conservatives” don’t think they go far enough
You know it's a Russian robot because it walks like it just murdered two bottles of Stoli.
Russia unveiled its human-like AI robot, which stumbled and fell while walking onto the stage.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
You know it's a Russian robot because it walks like it just murdered two bottles of Stoli.
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There are alleged bomb threats at polling sites in NJ - again. We had that on the Election Day last year. Again, nobody investigated it nor investigated the impact of such threats.
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
There are alleged bomb threats at polling sites in NJ - again. We had that on the Election Day last year. Again, nobody investigated it nor investigated the impact of such threats.
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2/At the moment, the German budget has €8.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine for next year.
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
2/At the moment, the German budget has €8.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine for next year.
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This amount exceeds Ukraine’s entire GDP (about $190 billion) and, of course, is not intended merely to continue the 'special military operation,' but for combat operations against a much larger opponent."
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
This amount exceeds Ukraine’s entire GDP (about $190 billion) and, of course, is not intended merely to continue the 'special military operation,' but for combat operations against a much larger opponent."
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Excellent. I've long said that Gripen is the plane they need. Not F16
Big news from Sweden:
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
A memorandum of understanding has been signed with Ukraine for the sale of up to 150 Gripen fighter jets
SVT erfar: Sverige vill sälja 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina
Sverige skriver under en avsiktsförklaring om att undersöka möjligheten att sälja uppemot 150 Gripenplan till Ukraina, erfar SVT. Det meddelar statsminister Ulf Kristersson på en pressträff inom kort,...
www.svt.se
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Excellent. I've long said that Gripen is the plane they need. Not F16
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🇸🇪🇺🇦 Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine has already trained and is training pilots for Gripen. Next year should be the beginning of the use of these aircraft.
October 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🇸🇪🇺🇦 Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine has already trained and is training pilots for Gripen. Next year should be the beginning of the use of these aircraft.
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Ukrainian night heavy drone bomber chases and bombs a Russian truck full of Russian infantry
October 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Ukrainian night heavy drone bomber chases and bombs a Russian truck full of Russian infantry
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Trump: The Wall Street Journal story on the U.S.A.’s approval of Ukraine being allowed to use long range missiles deep into Russia is FAKE NEWS! The U.S. has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them!
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Trump: The Wall Street Journal story on the U.S.A.’s approval of Ukraine being allowed to use long range missiles deep into Russia is FAKE NEWS! The U.S. has nothing to do with those missiles, wherever they may come from, or what Ukraine does with them!
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Turns out, not getting a rose to the next round of the bachelor is really upsetting
October 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Turns out, not getting a rose to the next round of the bachelor is really upsetting
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Jim Acosta (my guest on today’s podcast) asks: “So any president can just start destroying portions of the White House? Is that how this works?” The answer appears to be: Yeah.
He can enshittify it down anytime he likes. The symbolism. It burns.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/vandalizin...
He can enshittify it down anytime he likes. The symbolism. It burns.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/vandalizin...
Vandalizing the White House
And other tales of Trump 2.0
charliesykes.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Jim Acosta (my guest on today’s podcast) asks: “So any president can just start destroying portions of the White House? Is that how this works?” The answer appears to be: Yeah.
He can enshittify it down anytime he likes. The symbolism. It burns.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/vandalizin...
He can enshittify it down anytime he likes. The symbolism. It burns.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/vandalizin...
That Donbas coal that Russia is castrating itself over is going to come in handy.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuel Post-War Illusion
Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating but facing political resistance.
www.forbes.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
That Donbas coal that Russia is castrating itself over is going to come in handy.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
US budget guy needs a $5M private security detail? Interesting....
Vought has blocked CFPB staff from doing their work, and is also charging CFPB $5 million for his bodyguards. So technically, they are protecting one consumer.
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
US budget guy needs a $5M private security detail? Interesting....
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How's that plan coming?
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How's that plan coming?
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Anyone have any heartwarming stories of how tax breaks and government subsidies for billionaires made your life better?
October 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Anyone have any heartwarming stories of how tax breaks and government subsidies for billionaires made your life better?
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Amid rising airspace provocations, the European Parliament has called on EU countries to shoot down Russian planes violating their airspace.
And drones?
And drones?
October 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Amid rising airspace provocations, the European Parliament has called on EU countries to shoot down Russian planes violating their airspace.
And drones?
And drones?
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Markings of intercepted Russian cruise and ballistic missiles on the command post of the Patriot air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
October 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Markings of intercepted Russian cruise and ballistic missiles on the command post of the Patriot air defense system of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Putin confirms Moscow definitely plans to attack Nato
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Putin confirms Moscow definitely plans to attack Nato
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Last night, russians savagely shelled Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions w/ drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, hitting energy and civil infrastructure, residential homes.
Also, 20 drones (!) targeted a big farm, killing 13 thousand pigs.
russia is a death cult.
Also, 20 drones (!) targeted a big farm, killing 13 thousand pigs.
russia is a death cult.
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Last night, russians savagely shelled Poltava, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions w/ drones, ballistic and cruise missiles, hitting energy and civil infrastructure, residential homes.
Also, 20 drones (!) targeted a big farm, killing 13 thousand pigs.
russia is a death cult.
Also, 20 drones (!) targeted a big farm, killing 13 thousand pigs.
russia is a death cult.
"That's not my urine in your face - that's just light rain, bro!"
[Q]: Do you ever feel like Alexander I at the Congress of Vienna, who personally negotiated a new world order?
Putin: No, I don't. Alexander I was an emperor, and I am a president elected by the people for a set term. That's a big difference.
Putin: No, I don't. Alexander I was an emperor, and I am a president elected by the people for a set term. That's a big difference.
October 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"That's not my urine in your face - that's just light rain, bro!"
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In Poland authorities have captured a Russian intelligence operative carrying explosive-filled cans, drone components, and SIM cards. In Lithuania, explosives were discovered in a cemetery.
All part of a big Russian plot to commit terrorist attacks across Europe.
All part of a big Russian plot to commit terrorist attacks across Europe.
Rosyjski wywiad ukrył materiały wybuchowe na cmentarzu. Podejrzane puszki wjechały do Polski
Kurier rosyjskiego wywiadu wojskowego GRU odbierał polecenia: kup łopatę, jedź na cmentarz, wykop puszki, zostaw niedaleko Łodzi. Puszki idealnie pasują do uchwytów mocowanych do dronów.
warszawa.wyborcza.pl
October 2, 2025 at 9:54 AM
In Poland authorities have captured a Russian intelligence operative carrying explosive-filled cans, drone components, and SIM cards. In Lithuania, explosives were discovered in a cemetery.
All part of a big Russian plot to commit terrorist attacks across Europe.
All part of a big Russian plot to commit terrorist attacks across Europe.
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Russia has modified its ballistic missiles to maneuver in flight and evade Ukrainian air defense systems including U.S.-supplied Patriots, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian and Western officials.
Russia Upgrades Missiles to Evade Ukraine’s Patriot Defenses – FT - The Moscow Times
Russia has modified its ballistic missiles to maneuver in flight and evade Ukrainian air defense systems including U.S.-supplied Patriots, the Financial Times reported Thursday, citing Ukrainian and W...
www.themoscowtimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Russia has modified its ballistic missiles to maneuver in flight and evade Ukrainian air defense systems including U.S.-supplied Patriots, the Financial Times reported, citing Ukrainian and Western officials.
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Oh look the epicenter of devilry
October 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Oh look the epicenter of devilry