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Buckleup36
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· Nov 29
Trump does NOT have a mandate to shred our institutions. His margin of victory (pop vote + electoral college) is the third smallest since 1888. (Only JFK in '60 and Nixon in '68 were smaller.) If 238k votes in the blue wall states had been different, he would have lost. 49.8% vs 48.3% NOT a mandate.
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If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Uh oh. Howard Lutnick & Epstein were IN BUSINESS TOGETHER as recently as 2014. Lying Lutnick caught again.
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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"Throw out the Epstein class" could work as a slogan.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"Throw out the Epstein class" could work as a slogan.
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BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
February 8, 2026 at 2:29 PM
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines?
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines
BASH: Oh, come on
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
February 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Here’s a slightly clearer version with AltText—and the link to the original: www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Donald Trump Jr, who has exactly zero experience or competence in manufacturing or defense, has received more than $600,000,000 in contracts from Pete Hegseth's "Department of War."
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We are directly arming the people killing Americans with drugs, and destabilizing an important neighbor.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Mexican Cartels Overwhelm Police With Ammunition Made for the U.S. Military
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:11 PM
We are directly arming the people killing Americans with drugs, and destabilizing an important neighbor.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
The Long Ukrainian Winter
How You Can Help
snyder.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Russia’s full-scale invasion began 4 years ago. It began in winter, and so this winter is the 5th. And, for civilians, the worst. Russia launches missiles and drones at energy infrastructure to force Ukrainians to endure the freezing cold. Here's how you can help
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-long-u...
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The US should lose its seat at the negotiating table.
Europe is funding the resistance while Trump cuts aid and parrots Kremlin talking points.
He is clearly failing to reach peace because he is betting on Ukraine's collapse.
Trump out!
Europe is funding the resistance while Trump cuts aid and parrots Kremlin talking points.
He is clearly failing to reach peace because he is betting on Ukraine's collapse.
Trump out!
February 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
The US should lose its seat at the negotiating table.
Europe is funding the resistance while Trump cuts aid and parrots Kremlin talking points.
He is clearly failing to reach peace because he is betting on Ukraine's collapse.
Trump out!
Europe is funding the resistance while Trump cuts aid and parrots Kremlin talking points.
He is clearly failing to reach peace because he is betting on Ukraine's collapse.
Trump out!
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The United States doesn’t give weapons to defender Ukraine. The U.S. doesn’t give humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian civilians. The U.S. puts no pressure on Russia to leave Ukraine.
The United States cannot lead diplomacy to end Russia’s war as it is on the aggressor’s side.
The United States cannot lead diplomacy to end Russia’s war as it is on the aggressor’s side.
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The United States doesn’t give weapons to defender Ukraine. The U.S. doesn’t give humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian civilians. The U.S. puts no pressure on Russia to leave Ukraine.
The United States cannot lead diplomacy to end Russia’s war as it is on the aggressor’s side.
The United States cannot lead diplomacy to end Russia’s war as it is on the aggressor’s side.
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OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
February 8, 2026 at 9:21 AM
OTD in 2022 I gave Emmanuel Macron my personal assurances that I would not invade Ukraine.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
So you can trust any promise we make now.
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Europe gets it!
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
www.inquirer.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Europe gets it!
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
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What Hess said:
“There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t. … Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”
Trump, the actual president, has insulted Dems repeatedly.
wapo.st/46eFns3
“There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t. … Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”
Trump, the actual president, has insulted Dems repeatedly.
wapo.st/46eFns3
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
What Hess said:
“There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t. … Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”
Trump, the actual president, has insulted Dems repeatedly.
wapo.st/46eFns3
“There’s obviously a lot going on that I’m not the biggest fan of, and I think a lot of people aren’t. … Just because I’m wearing the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the U.S.”
Trump, the actual president, has insulted Dems repeatedly.
wapo.st/46eFns3
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Was Epstein a Russian agent? Was Epstein an Israeli agent? This debate that's is "either/or" is raging in social media right now. It's far off the mark. Epstein ran an operation on the model of Robert Maxwell, who networked with at least 7 intel agencies,
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Was Epstein a Russian agent? Was Epstein an Israeli agent? This debate that's is "either/or" is raging in social media right now. It's far off the mark. Epstein ran an operation on the model of Robert Maxwell, who networked with at least 7 intel agencies,
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serving them all on different projects. Epstein's ties to the Russians, Israelis, US and Saudis are all fairly clear at this points. But from the perspective of NATO states, his work for Russia is most alarming given Russia's de facto hybrid war with Russia raging right now.
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
serving them all on different projects. Epstein's ties to the Russians, Israelis, US and Saudis are all fairly clear at this points. But from the perspective of NATO states, his work for Russia is most alarming given Russia's de facto hybrid war with Russia raging right now.
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A particularly great day of accountability reporting by my @wsj colleagues. First: How the Trump, Witkoff and Lutnick sons are enriching themselves via crypto and political connections. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
February 8, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A particularly great day of accountability reporting by my @wsj colleagues. First: How the Trump, Witkoff and Lutnick sons are enriching themselves via crypto and political connections. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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ICE in Italy: When American Border Politics Hit European Streets
February 8, 2026 at 4:36 PM
ICE in Italy: When American Border Politics Hit European Streets
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Trump’s scandals aren’t random — they follow a pattern:
Secrecy, self-enrichment & contempt for the law
In my updated Top 10 on @contrariannews.org , I break down the worst corruption cases and how @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org are fighting back on every front 👇 -TN
Secrecy, self-enrichment & contempt for the law
In my updated Top 10 on @contrariannews.org , I break down the worst corruption cases and how @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org are fighting back on every front 👇 -TN
Trump & Cronies’ Top 10 Corruption Scandals
And how YOU are helping fight back -- Publisher's Roundup 53
contrarian.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Trump’s scandals aren’t random — they follow a pattern:
Secrecy, self-enrichment & contempt for the law
In my updated Top 10 on @contrariannews.org , I break down the worst corruption cases and how @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org are fighting back on every front 👇 -TN
Secrecy, self-enrichment & contempt for the law
In my updated Top 10 on @contrariannews.org , I break down the worst corruption cases and how @democracydefendersfund.org & @democracydefendersaction.org are fighting back on every front 👇 -TN
CPB has shocking levels of criminality among its agents - 4,913 Border Patrol agents were arrested over a 20-year period. Former CBP officer wrote: "a criminal organization disguised as a federal law enforcement agency”.
Training & Body Cams won't fix this.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Training & Body Cams won't fix this.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The toxic culture that killed Alex Pretti | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, who is Tulsi Gabbard really working for?
www.inquirer.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
CPB has shocking levels of criminality among its agents - 4,913 Border Patrol agents were arrested over a 20-year period. Former CBP officer wrote: "a criminal organization disguised as a federal law enforcement agency”.
Training & Body Cams won't fix this.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Training & Body Cams won't fix this.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
Uh oh. Howard Lutnick & Epstein were IN BUSINESS TOGETHER as recently as 2014. Lying Lutnick caught again.
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Lutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Though the commerce secretary has called his interactions with Epstein as "limited," the two were in business together four years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea.
www.cbsnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Uh oh. Howard Lutnick & Epstein were IN BUSINESS TOGETHER as recently as 2014. Lying Lutnick caught again.
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
Yet ANOTHER revelation of the Lutnick-Epstein friendship.
(Lying Lutnick said he met Epstein once in 2005 and never had contact with him again.)
www.cbsnews.com/news/howard-...
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Trump is happy to sell out both the US and Ukraine because he's a greedy traitor.
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Trump is happy to sell out both the US and Ukraine because he's a greedy traitor.
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Later this year, we’re going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and state legislatures all across the nation.
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Pitch in if you can to support our nationwide organizing work.
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February 7, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Later this year, we’re going to take the House, the Senate, governorships, and state legislatures all across the nation.
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Pitch in if you can to support our nationwide organizing work.
And we’re going to build the largest midterm margins against the incumbent party that this country has ever seen.
Pitch in if you can to support our nationwide organizing work.
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“.. It is an invisible barrier to startups and new market entrants,” said Scott Lincicome .. “Why would you ever want to enter a market that you know your chief competitor is backed by the U.S. government?”
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
“.. It is an invisible barrier to startups and new market entrants,” said Scott Lincicome .. “Why would you ever want to enter a market that you know your chief competitor is backed by the U.S. government?”
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...
@cnbc.com @scottlincicome.bsky.social
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/07/t...