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John Orloff
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Screenwriter/producer. Band of Brothers, Masters of the Air, and some films you probably didn't see.

Fighting fascism full-time since 2001 (even in my talking owl movie!)

https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0650089/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
1933, street brawl between Nazi Brownshirts (SA) and German civilians.
January 24, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Sudetenland. 1938.
"By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland?"

The implied answer is obviously "by force" and if we're going to pick a fight with the entire world, that will eventually mean testing our military strength against literally everyone.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?

MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO

T: So force is on the table?

M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:40 PM
the post WW2 world order of the rule of international law, the UN, and NATO, has ended. Woe to us and the rest of the world. Madness.
January 3, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Just to be clear, he is admitting he takes a cognitive test every 3 months...
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Wow! Senators Kelly and Slotkin and Reps DeLuzio, Goodlander, Houlahan, and Crow encouraging members of the military to defy illegal orders!
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
He’s a monster. (example 1,392,433)
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 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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The administration’s attempt to erase the sacrifices & achievements of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history is outrageous & deeply offensive.

These heroes deserve our respect and gratitude.

The administration should restore these honors NOW.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
Display about Black soldiers in World War II removed from US military cemetery | CNN Politics
Decades ago, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffersons Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers in, were tasked with burying the...
www.cnn.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🙋‍♂️I have questions. Who are the Nazis in this metaphor?
Hegseth: "This is a 1939 moment"
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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War torn Portland.
I am
October 14, 2025 at 3:52 AM
An absolute nonsensical mess of free association. 25th Amendment.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I see someone has binged on “Patton” a few too many times.
September 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The 3 stages of grief: denial, anger, ballroom
Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?

TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
September 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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So it's kind of like what they think of as socialism, but like, maybe, a national kind?
CNBC: So we should expect the US government to be taking more equity stakes in businesses around the country?

KEVIN HASSETT: It's possible, yeah. That's absolutely right.
August 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
er… no. The American Civil War and the Second World War— the two American wars with the most American casualties— both ended with unconditional surrenders.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Irony is dead, example #4,567,024
Here is Bibi Netanyahu’s letter nominating President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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from today's post. on the left, an officer at Auschwitz. on the left, ICE Barbie at Alligator Auschwitz.
please read the whole thing, thanks!
link is here: bit.ly/4knDZXX
July 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Concentration camp, pure and simple
“In Cell 15, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia and 20 other Salvadorans were forced to kneel from approximately 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with guards striking anyone who fell from exhaustion. During this time, Plaintiff Abrego Garcia was denied bathroom access and soiled himself…”
July 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Dachau in July 1933... reported in the New York Times

timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine...
July 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Trying to imagine Hitler and Goebbels preening for photos at a concentration camp, wearing stupid little hats like these.
Trump in front of the migrant cages at DeSantis's camp: "Biden wanted me in here, that son of a bitch."
July 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In Trump's America, duly elected US Senators are handcuffed for asking questions.
California Sen. Alex Padilla was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference and handcuffed.

"I am Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."

Video from @Elex_Michaelson on X via Padilla's staff.
June 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is how it's done. No Kabuki theater, just truth and facts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl4e...
www.youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fascism, fascism, fascism.
Here's another angle from Fox News reporter Bill Melugin of Sen. Alex Padilla getting roughed up by law enforcement after he tries to question Kristi Noem at her presser:

“I’m Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the secretary. Because the fact of the matter is, a half dozen... Hands off!”
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a privilege to have written about two extraordinary Americans, both of whom have since had statues made in their honor. They could not have been more different in temperament or leadership style— but each showed the best that America has to offer. Major Dick Winters and Major Robert Rosenthal,
June 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
an incredibly important podcast. Thanks for diving into this. @profgalloway.com

youtu.be/3NIwH4nKaDg?...
How to Fight Fascism in America — with Timothy Snyder | Prof G Conversations
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 10:19 PM