RvDO
@lifeartiste.bsky.social
Dad to brilliances, husband to (rightly)annoyed spouse. Ex …, incl MENA hand, global politics, philanthropy, refugee from AVH, multi-emigrant, cursed with aristocratic ennui and no money. But a damned fine cook.
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Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
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Indianapolis visit, Butler game, boy made it on to the Jumbotron.
December 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Indianapolis visit, Butler game, boy made it on to the Jumbotron.
It will be sunk at B4!
He loves creating shitshows.
He loves creating shitshows.
President Trump will announce on Monday a new type of large warship he is calling “battleships,” marking a step toward achieving the president’s vision for a new “Golden Fleet.”
Trump To Announce Navy Will Buy New ‘Battleship’
The new warship will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It will be sunk at B4!
He loves creating shitshows.
He loves creating shitshows.
And now for something completely different. Merry Christmas:
December 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
And now for something completely different. Merry Christmas:
Stalinism. If you say anything even mildly critical about the state your life is forfeit.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
“If I had no concerns and I was confident in the lawful order, I would definitely execute that order.”
theintercept.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Stalinism. If you say anything even mildly critical about the state your life is forfeit.
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
theintercept.com/2025/12/16/t...
If the cartel heads are smart they will approach Trump directly and give him a cut of the profits. He’d take it.
Lee trying to win over Master and Commander fans
😳 On 12/18/25, Senator Mike Lee posted:
“Would you like to seize cartel assets as a privateer?
My bill would allow the president to issue you a letter of marque.
Time to take these pirates down. 🏴☠️” 1/ x.com/senmikelee/s...
“Would you like to seize cartel assets as a privateer?
My bill would allow the president to issue you a letter of marque.
Time to take these pirates down. 🏴☠️” 1/ x.com/senmikelee/s...
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If the cartel heads are smart they will approach Trump directly and give him a cut of the profits. He’d take it.
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Lee trying to win over Master and Commander fans
😳 On 12/18/25, Senator Mike Lee posted:
“Would you like to seize cartel assets as a privateer?
My bill would allow the president to issue you a letter of marque.
Time to take these pirates down. 🏴☠️” 1/ x.com/senmikelee/s...
“Would you like to seize cartel assets as a privateer?
My bill would allow the president to issue you a letter of marque.
Time to take these pirates down. 🏴☠️” 1/ x.com/senmikelee/s...
December 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Lee trying to win over Master and Commander fans
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The DOJ released thousands of numerically labeled Epstein files yesterday.
In one file was a photo of Trump with young girls.
As of this morning, that file EFTA00000468 is now missing from the DOJ website.
They deleted it.
#CoverUp
In one file was a photo of Trump with young girls.
As of this morning, that file EFTA00000468 is now missing from the DOJ website.
They deleted it.
#CoverUp
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The DOJ released thousands of numerically labeled Epstein files yesterday.
In one file was a photo of Trump with young girls.
As of this morning, that file EFTA00000468 is now missing from the DOJ website.
They deleted it.
#CoverUp
In one file was a photo of Trump with young girls.
As of this morning, that file EFTA00000468 is now missing from the DOJ website.
They deleted it.
#CoverUp
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The trial in Tunisia against six members of the NGO Terre d'Asile over helping migrants has been postponed until January.
They have been charged with "facilitating the illegal entry and stay" of migrants and could face prison sentences of up to 10 years.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6879...
They have been charged with "facilitating the illegal entry and stay" of migrants and could face prison sentences of up to 10 years.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6879...
Trial of NGO officials over aid to migrants in Tunisia postponed
A Tunisian trial that opened on December 15 against members of the Tunisian branch of the French NGO Terre d'Asile, accused of providing illegal assistance to migrants, has been postponed until Januar...
www.infomigrants.net
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The trial in Tunisia against six members of the NGO Terre d'Asile over helping migrants has been postponed until January.
They have been charged with "facilitating the illegal entry and stay" of migrants and could face prison sentences of up to 10 years.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6879...
They have been charged with "facilitating the illegal entry and stay" of migrants and could face prison sentences of up to 10 years.
www.infomigrants.net/en/post/6879...
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And here's the TurningPoint USA speech that Bari Weiss wants you not to see or hear.
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
And here's the TurningPoint USA speech that Bari Weiss wants you not to see or hear.
As usual, republicans are unable to accomplish anything on their own merits. They must lie cheat and suppress others’ views, which is why they are a dying breed and once history moves on they will go extinct.
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
As usual, republicans are unable to accomplish anything on their own merits. They must lie cheat and suppress others’ views, which is why they are a dying breed and once history moves on they will go extinct.
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The day's essential read—From the New York City Bar, a major report itemizing and cataloging breaches of trust and of the law by Donald Trump. It appears designed as a reference guide for prosecutors and legislators investigating Trump's malfeasance in office. bit.ly/49jfeKj
December 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The day's essential read—From the New York City Bar, a major report itemizing and cataloging breaches of trust and of the law by Donald Trump. It appears designed as a reference guide for prosecutors and legislators investigating Trump's malfeasance in office. bit.ly/49jfeKj
and there it goes...
December 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
and there it goes...
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Trump's $1776 grift for servicemen: President Trump’s $1,776 checks for 1.45 million troops announced Wednesday night come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior official confirmed to DefenseOne.
Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
www.defenseone.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Trump's $1776 grift for servicemen: President Trump’s $1,776 checks for 1.45 million troops announced Wednesday night come from Congressionally-allocated reconciliation funds intended to subsidize housing allowances for service members, a senior official confirmed to DefenseOne.
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In 193 AD, Didius Julianus offered every member of the Roman Praetorian Guards the equivalent of roughly $25,000 to name him Emperor.
Tonight, we heard Trump offer to give every US soldier and sailor 1,776 taxpayer dollars in the hope of buying their fealty as he shreds our Constitution.
Tonight, we heard Trump offer to give every US soldier and sailor 1,776 taxpayer dollars in the hope of buying their fealty as he shreds our Constitution.
December 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
In 193 AD, Didius Julianus offered every member of the Roman Praetorian Guards the equivalent of roughly $25,000 to name him Emperor.
Tonight, we heard Trump offer to give every US soldier and sailor 1,776 taxpayer dollars in the hope of buying their fealty as he shreds our Constitution.
Tonight, we heard Trump offer to give every US soldier and sailor 1,776 taxpayer dollars in the hope of buying their fealty as he shreds our Constitution.
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Harvard is systematically purging scholars who are critical of Netanyahu as a token of appeasement to Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL. The move starts with human rights advocates who have been targeted by ADL. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A Harvard scholar’s ouster exposes a crisis of institutional integrity | Eric Reinhart
The dismissal of a a renowned health leader who refused to ignore Palestine highlights false claims of universality in human rights, global health and academia
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Harvard is systematically purging scholars who are critical of Netanyahu as a token of appeasement to Jonathan Greenblatt and the ADL. The move starts with human rights advocates who have been targeted by ADL. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Applebaum and other journos and analysts characterize their predecessors' incorrect conclusions as "sincerely believed." This is an incredible mistake. Ignorance must be challenged directly, especially when the stakes are high, as they were, and are now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Applebaum and other journos and analysts characterize their predecessors' incorrect conclusions as "sincerely believed." This is an incredible mistake. Ignorance must be challenged directly, especially when the stakes are high, as they were, and are now.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Senator Kennedy suddenly behaves like a senator, and an Oxford graduate... people are shocked. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kennedy...
GOP Senator Grills Trump Nominee on Statement that Marriage Is Not Intended for Disabled People
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), usually a fairly reliable Republican foot soldier, grilled...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Senator Kennedy suddenly behaves like a senator, and an Oxford graduate... people are shocked. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kennedy...
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Pretty amazing exchange.
Here's Trump judicial nominee Justin Olson today, admitting than in 2015, he gave a sermon in which he said that “marriage was not intended for all people,” including “our handicapped friends or our persons with physical disabilities that might prevent the robust marriage that we’re called to.”
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Pretty amazing exchange.