The_Nose_knows
@caliwash83.bsky.social
Dad to two amazing kids, and two great dogs. A bit of foul language from time to time. Social media newbie. Project Manager. Seattle ex-pat in NorCal. Yankees fan.
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@caliwash83.bsky.social
· Dec 31
@bsky.app official request: can we add an editing function? I'm pretty sure my sausage thumbs generate one grammatical or typographical error for every five posts I make. Totally undermines my thoughts and opinions when I use the wrong form of "their".
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"Working with Weinstein Brothers Worse Than Father's Kidnapping" really does sum up those scumbags
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Guillermo del Toro Says Working With Weinstein Brothers Was Worse Than Father’s Kidnapping
Guillermo del Toro discusses his father's kidnapping and the Weinstein Brothers.
screenrant.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"Working with Weinstein Brothers Worse Than Father's Kidnapping" really does sum up those scumbags
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screenrant.com/guillermo-de...
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Americans shouldn’t have to absorb the economic chaos of Trump’s trade wars.
Congress should act now to protect Americans from tariff tax spikes by passing the bipartisan Trade Review Act.
Congress should act now to protect Americans from tariff tax spikes by passing the bipartisan Trade Review Act.
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Americans shouldn’t have to absorb the economic chaos of Trump’s trade wars.
Congress should act now to protect Americans from tariff tax spikes by passing the bipartisan Trade Review Act.
Congress should act now to protect Americans from tariff tax spikes by passing the bipartisan Trade Review Act.
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The Epstein scandal has always been a scandal about the ruling class as a whole, not one individual or political party.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein’s emails are the end of America as they ruined it
If the evil banality of the world's most powerful people exposed in the Epstein emails doesn't cause a revolution, nothing will.
www.inquirer.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The Epstein scandal has always been a scandal about the ruling class as a whole, not one individual or political party.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together.
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Everyone has lost their minds
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November 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Everyone has lost their minds
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Kash Patel’s girlfriend being protected by FBI’s SWAT team as security perk
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Kash Patel's girlfriend being protected by FBI SWAT agents as security perk
Agents on a detail with the country singer would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to other incidents, according to sources.
www.ms.now
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Kash Patel’s girlfriend being protected by FBI’s SWAT team as security perk
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
Trump's campaign to kill an industry where America runs a massive trade surplus is succeeding
New foreign student enrollment in the US fell 17% this fall www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Fun fact: the US sells more higher ed to China than soybeans
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'Company employees have also “spent hundreds & hundreds and hundreds of hours counter-sourcing product, pausing production, restarting production, rushing production, running price analysis, cost analysis, shipping analysis,” Abel said. “I spent zero minutes on tariffs before this administration”'
Trump's tariffs are costing companies. Keeping up with them may cost even more.
The proliferation of trade regulations and threat of intensified enforcement have driven many companies to spend what could add up to tens of millions of dollars.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:05 PM
'Company employees have also “spent hundreds & hundreds and hundreds of hours counter-sourcing product, pausing production, restarting production, rushing production, running price analysis, cost analysis, shipping analysis,” Abel said. “I spent zero minutes on tariffs before this administration”'
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Trump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia.
Just coincidentally, Trump Org is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Just coincidentally, Trump Org is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump says 'we'll be selling' F-35s to Saudi Arabia.
Just coincidentally, Trump Org is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Just coincidentally, Trump Org is in talks that could bring a Trump-branded property to one of Saudi Arabia’s largest government-owned real estate developments
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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With a completely kleptokakistocratic GOP elite, there's no one to actually dot the i's and cross the t's. The trains are not gonna run on time. The daily work of basic fucking governance is falling apart at the seams.
And all because there literally almost no competent person Trump can hire.
And all because there literally almost no competent person Trump can hire.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
With a completely kleptokakistocratic GOP elite, there's no one to actually dot the i's and cross the t's. The trains are not gonna run on time. The daily work of basic fucking governance is falling apart at the seams.
And all because there literally almost no competent person Trump can hire.
And all because there literally almost no competent person Trump can hire.
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This is more or less exactly the level of total fucking incompetence I expected from Election Night onward.
While the specific incidents are hilariously randumb, the fact is that Trump chased almost every minimally competent professional away from the possibility of working in his second admin.
While the specific incidents are hilariously randumb, the fact is that Trump chased almost every minimally competent professional away from the possibility of working in his second admin.
I'm surprised they're as bad as they are, for certain, I didn't expect Bill Barr 2.0 but I expected a higher quality of skullduggery than this transparent horse shit
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is more or less exactly the level of total fucking incompetence I expected from Election Night onward.
While the specific incidents are hilariously randumb, the fact is that Trump chased almost every minimally competent professional away from the possibility of working in his second admin.
While the specific incidents are hilariously randumb, the fact is that Trump chased almost every minimally competent professional away from the possibility of working in his second admin.
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You get the feeling there was a conversation that went like this:
Todd: What are we going to do about Emil? He keeps advocating breaking the law? If we don't stop him we might have to, you know, arrest him.
Pam: I know! Let's get Trump to make him a life-time appointed judge.
Todd: What are we going to do about Emil? He keeps advocating breaking the law? If we don't stop him we might have to, you know, arrest him.
Pam: I know! Let's get Trump to make him a life-time appointed judge.
No surprise that Mr. "We May Need to Tell the Courts 'Fuck You'" was also pushing the administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings.
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
You get the feeling there was a conversation that went like this:
Todd: What are we going to do about Emil? He keeps advocating breaking the law? If we don't stop him we might have to, you know, arrest him.
Pam: I know! Let's get Trump to make him a life-time appointed judge.
Todd: What are we going to do about Emil? He keeps advocating breaking the law? If we don't stop him we might have to, you know, arrest him.
Pam: I know! Let's get Trump to make him a life-time appointed judge.
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Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gift link to NYT article about the corruption of DOJ. One former insider says “I wouldn’t even call it the Justice Department anymore. It’s become Trump’s personal law firm. … [T]he American people should be enraged.”
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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My evolving theory abt Marco Rubio is he simply mirrors those around him, and Trump manages him by surrounding him with Nazis.
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My evolving theory abt Marco Rubio is he simply mirrors those around him, and Trump manages him by surrounding him with Nazis.
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First Trump took Barbie away for Christmas.
Then he took away Dad's job.
That'll go over well.
Then he took away Dad's job.
That'll go over well.
* WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER HASSETT: THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF ALMOST QUIET TIME IN THE LABOR MARKET
@reuters.com #QuietTime
@reuters.com #QuietTime
November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
First Trump took Barbie away for Christmas.
Then he took away Dad's job.
That'll go over well.
Then he took away Dad's job.
That'll go over well.
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And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
😲 CONFIRMED: “an Avelo ICE flight declared an emergency when the cabin lost pressure, according to air traffic control transmissions. The plane made a rapid descent and landed safely. Of 88 people on board, six were injured…”
From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
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From: @gbrockell.bsky.social
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ICE Air’s Sloppy, Dangerous Deportation Flights - The American Prospect
Poor planning, mechanical issues, serious safety lapses, and the shutdown are taking a toll on Avelo, America’s most famous deportation airline, internal documents show.
prospect.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
And to be clear, the six reported injuries were nosebleeds, which is what happens when you have barotrauma.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
I’ve been asking since June, if a passenger is handcuffed and the handcuffs are attached to a chain around their waists, can they even reach up to grab their masks? Seems like no.
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Stephen Miller Prioritized This Guy's Shame Over Children Being Raped
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/17/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/17/s...
Stephen Miller Prioritized This Guy's Shame Over Children Being Raped - emptywheel
In Stephen Miller's world, it's more important to prevent Border Patrol officers from being shamed for snatching workers at a Home Deport than it is to hunt down those who rape children.
www.emptywheel.net
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Stephen Miller Prioritized This Guy's Shame Over Children Being Raped
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/17/s...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/11/17/s...
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The 9th Circuit’s description of what happened after the government introduced the “metering” policy to block asylum seekers at the border. Incredibly bleak. www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/u...
November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The 9th Circuit’s description of what happened after the government introduced the “metering” policy to block asylum seekers at the border. Incredibly bleak. www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/u...
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If World War II left our land like this, imagine how much the Russian invasion has littered it with explosives. This war will continue to kill Ukrainians for generations to come.
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If World War II left our land like this, imagine how much the Russian invasion has littered it with explosives. This war will continue to kill Ukrainians for generations to come.
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Lame Duck Watch
Massie: "I would remind my Republican colleagues who are decided how to vote, Donald Trump can protect you in red districts right now by giving you an endorsement, but by 2030, he's not gonna be the president and you will have voted to protect pedophiles if you don't vote to release those files."
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Lame Duck Watch
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Starting “The Revolutionary War” now and boy, this thing is choppy
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Starting “The Revolutionary War” now and boy, this thing is choppy
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
By not starting micro and going macro like the makers usually do makes it hard to focus on the story
Happy with the talking heads thus far, at least
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“The Eastern District of Virginia handles some of the biggest espionage and counterterrorism cases. Now it’s being led by someone who doesn’t know what she is doing.”
“Trump has appointed the people tasked with deciding whether he gets the money… It’s as if he’s robbing the Treasury to pay himself”
“Trump has appointed the people tasked with deciding whether he gets the money… It’s as if he’s robbing the Treasury to pay himself”
“I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts”
This entire set of testimonials is a horror story for the rule of law www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This entire set of testimonials is a horror story for the rule of law www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The Eastern District of Virginia handles some of the biggest espionage and counterterrorism cases. Now it’s being led by someone who doesn’t know what she is doing.”
“Trump has appointed the people tasked with deciding whether he gets the money… It’s as if he’s robbing the Treasury to pay himself”
“Trump has appointed the people tasked with deciding whether he gets the money… It’s as if he’s robbing the Treasury to pay himself”
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The immigration crackdown comes at a real cost, investigators told me. Here's one particularly poignant example I learned about: Videos have surfaced online of an unidentified child currently being violently sexually abused but agents don't have enough time to investigate and have lost a key contact
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The immigration crackdown comes at a real cost, investigators told me. Here's one particularly poignant example I learned about: Videos have surfaced online of an unidentified child currently being violently sexually abused but agents don't have enough time to investigate and have lost a key contact
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The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The cost of Trump's immigration surge: Stalled investigations into child sexual abuse, Iranian oil smuggling and human trafficking, among others. My latest piece is a big team effort on how DHS has been transformed into the Department of Deportation.
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...