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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI
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President of Eat Drink RI; “RI’s unofficial Food Laureate®”--Philip Eil, Providence Phoenix; writer/photographer; PR Director of Blackbird Farm; husband & father
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Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?

Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.

Times sure have changed.
November 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Thank you, @whitehouse.senate.gov. Great video clip on FB too!
Senator Whitehouse reports on his trip to the COP30 climate conference

“I went there to deliver four messages," said Senator Whitehouse. "Trump ain’t us, we’ve got to price pollution, climate insurance collapse is coming, and put the villains in the story.”
Senator Whitehouse reports on his trip to the COP30 climate conference
“I went there to deliver four messages," said Senator Whitehouse. "Trump ain’t us, we’ve got to price pollution, climate insurance collapse is coming, and put the villains in the story.”
steveahlquist.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Dear ICE: They don't let you wear a mask in your mug shot.
Great news. This is what an ICE agent looks like in a mugshot. Meet Gerardo Rodriguez, 45, of Temecula, courtesy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. Arrested for "illegally detaining a minor at gunpoint while off duty last week." 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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the number of emails where he's like "I'm gonna force this woman to have sex with me in order to keep a career" is insane how is this creature not being dragged from his house and paraded in a public square
larry summers is genuinely, deeply misogynist in a way which is not even captured by his public contempt for women
November 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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These people truly have not read A SINGLE BOOK
November 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
News Bites: Grey Sail Brewing New Releases / Mystic Cocktail Classic Winners / Three from Newport Restaurant Group #EatDrinkRI www.eatdrinkri.com/2025/11/14/n...
News Bites: Grey Sail Brewing New Releases / Mystic Cocktail Classic Winners / Three from Newport Restaurant Group
News Bites: Grey Sail Brewing New Releases / Mystic Cocktail Classic Winners / Three from Newport Restaurant Group
www.eatdrinkri.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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As someone who has ordered (and undergone) a lot of MRIs, let me be clear:

1️⃣ MRIs are not routine. We order them when worried about something serious—(ie stroke) not “just to check.”

2️⃣ You always know what’s being scanned. The part of your body imaged is literally what goes into the machine.
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is not an ally and I don’t want to see the left/Dems trying to make her into such. She’s a Karen who’s getting her face eaten by the leopard she put into power. She’s getting exactly what she fought for. Fuck her now and forever.
November 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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"There is a non-zero chance we repeat this all over again at the end of January when the funding deal will run out. There’s a reason you’re not supposed to negotiate with terrorists." www.thebulwark.com/p/dems-rewar...
Dems Reward the Hostage-Taker
Perhaps ending the shutdown was the responsible thing to do. But by caving, Democrats risk legitimizing Trump’s maximum-pain shutdown tactics.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Thank you for this thread, @whitehouse.senate.gov. I hope it leads to you asking Senate Democratic leadership to step down.
Many feel betrayal and frustration, and the feelings are hot right now.

I get it. I have my own feelings.

🧵
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.

Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
❤️👏🏻❤️ #EatDrinkRI
As the federal government fiddles, neighbors feed neighbors in Rhode Island.
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Bernie Sanders: "What this Senate is about to do is make a horrific situation even worse. So let's be clear what this vote is about. If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are gonna see at least a doubling in their premiums in the ACA."
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This may be true. You’d definitely see the American people with you if you and @reed.senate.gov work to completely change the Democratic Senate leadership. Thank you, @whitehouse.senate.gov.
The American people are with us, and Republicans will pay a heavy political price if they do not follow through on their commitment to work in a bipartisan way to lower skyrocketing premiums.
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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The coordinated nature of this—none are facing voters in 2026—means that either Schumer approved it or failed in his job as Senate Majority Leader to stop it.

Dems voting "no" get zero credit until they demand a change in leadership. Schumer out as Leader, Durbin out as Whip.
so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Congrats to the eight Democrats who gave this regime a huge win over the weekend. Here’s your reward.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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And he's not some lefty. He's a Reagan appointee who worked for Ford.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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New Democratic Party logo just dropped
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Trump Pardons 75+ Alleged Coup Plotters in Second-Most Obscene and Corrupt U.S. Presidential Pardon Ever, After His Pardon of 1,600+ Insurrectionists; New Pardon Is Confirmation That President Is Traitor to the United States
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of his political allies for their support or involvement in alleged plans to overturn the 2020 presidential election, according to the Department of Jus...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM