Moses
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If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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Yeah, that's not how it works ever since the Hague Convention of 1899. That is some John Yoo-level horrifying shit from the White House.
FOX: You said the follow up strike was lawful. What law is it that allows no survivors?
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
LEAVITT: The strike was conducted in self defense to protect Americans
December 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Yeah, that's not how it works ever since the Hague Convention of 1899. That is some John Yoo-level horrifying shit from the White House.
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🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.
December 1, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🚨 On Sunday, November 23, U.S. Border Patrol illegally entered the No More Deaths’ humanitarian aid station and arrested three people who were receiving aid, without a warrant.
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An FBI dossier assessing the leadership of Kash Patel and his team has deemed them "in over their heads".
'What a clown': FBI's own dossier breaks down Kash Patel team as 'in over their heads'
An FBI dossier assessing the leadership of Kash Patel and his team has deemed them "in over their heads". FBI Director Patel, along with deputy director Dan Bongino, appear to have had a negative effect on employee's with "an 80/20" skew to negativity through anecdotal reporting. The "pulse check" o...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
An FBI dossier assessing the leadership of Kash Patel and his team has deemed them "in over their heads".
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This is not true. Musk is endorsing (again) a version of the white nationalist great replacement theory, as told by Stephen Miller.
It is a conspiracy theory and it was confined to the fringes of the Internet until 10 or so years ago.
If true, Harris would’ve easily won in 2024.
It is a conspiracy theory and it was confined to the fringes of the Internet until 10 or so years ago.
If true, Harris would’ve easily won in 2024.
December 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is not true. Musk is endorsing (again) a version of the white nationalist great replacement theory, as told by Stephen Miller.
It is a conspiracy theory and it was confined to the fringes of the Internet until 10 or so years ago.
If true, Harris would’ve easily won in 2024.
It is a conspiracy theory and it was confined to the fringes of the Internet until 10 or so years ago.
If true, Harris would’ve easily won in 2024.
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A new book examines 5,000 years of civilizational collapse—and proposes a few ways to help prevent the next one, writes Linda Kinstler:
What History’s Fallen Societies Have in Common
A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A new book examines 5,000 years of civilizational collapse—and proposes a few ways to help prevent the next one, writes Linda Kinstler:
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This is how the New York Times euphemizes Trump’s open embrace of racist xenophobia and white supremacy. And yet it’s better than most of the legacy media. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/politics/trumps-response-to-shooting-shows-intensified-anti-migrant-stance.html
Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Immigration Stance
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is how the New York Times euphemizes Trump’s open embrace of racist xenophobia and white supremacy. And yet it’s better than most of the legacy media. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/us/politics/trumps-response-to-shooting-shows-intensified-anti-migrant-stance.html
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The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The DC shooting story is really getting to me because we literally trained this man as a child soldier for a death squad in a forever war and Stephen Miller et al want to blame it on other cultures? It's our culture, American culture, that killed that woman.
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The more Trump officials get angry with questions about why in in April they approved the National Guard shooter--who was a CIA trained asset--staying in the US, the more we need to press on this issue. The Trump cover up is on edge of falling apart.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The more Trump officials get angry with questions about why in in April they approved the National Guard shooter--who was a CIA trained asset--staying in the US, the more we need to press on this issue. The Trump cover up is on edge of falling apart.
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This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a deeply unprofessional and illegal partisan statement from the Trump hack who's currently director of the CIA.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
It's also deeply dishonest, because the decision to grant the shooter asylum here was made by the Trump administration.
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If you're familiar with the asylum process, then you know that a grant of asylum within ninety days only happens when a certain alphabet soup government agency goes to bat for the applicant and insists that the process be expedited. That's plainly what happened here. The assailant is a company man.
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
The Trump administration on Thursday blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the admission of an Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., but the alleged gu...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you're familiar with the asylum process, then you know that a grant of asylum within ninety days only happens when a certain alphabet soup government agency goes to bat for the applicant and insists that the process be expedited. That's plainly what happened here. The assailant is a company man.
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“This isn’t about choosing between the economy and the environment. It’s about recognising that the economy is embedded within the environment, and that the health of the nation depends on the living systems that sustain us.”
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“This isn’t about choosing between the economy and the environment. It’s about recognising that the economy is embedded within the environment, and that the health of the nation depends on the living systems that sustain us.”
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
https://bit.ly/4ajrZW5
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The Trump administration effectively says that no one should ever work with Americans during wartime; that our promises mean nothing, our word is dust, and we will throw our allies under the bus the moment we want.
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
In any future armed conflict, who would ever trust us again?
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks
bit.ly
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Exclusive: Surrendering land to Russia to end the war is off-limits, Zelensky’s chief negotiator tells Simon Shuster. “As long as Zelensky is president, no one should count on us giving up territory.”
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The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
Time To Dust Off The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
In 2017, Polish activist Martin Mycielski offered advice on Twitter—hashtagged #LearnFromEurope—that eventually became a guide for dealing with fascism.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The time to ponder what happens if the United States becomes an authoritarian state has ended. The question now is how do we deal with the authoritarian regime already in power. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-2025...
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Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Reminder of who the real threat was, and who the threat has never been.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
Maybe today should be a day of atonement.
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Part of the problem is people think what persuades them is logic and facts.
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Part of the problem is people think what persuades them is logic and facts.
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
In reality, most people's opinions are shaped primarily what they perceive to be the views of the community they're in.
So if you hang out with Nazis all day, it starts to feel "normal."
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I always say that it's better to hold off on blaming a particular political side for an act of violence. Here's why I'm blaming today's national guard shooting on the woke left.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I always say that it's better to hold off on blaming a particular political side for an act of violence. Here's why I'm blaming today's national guard shooting on the woke left.
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@nytimes was far too busy sanewashing candidate Trump, and focusing solely on the presumed issues with the (enormously successful) President Biden, to bother with the historic corruption, authoritarianism and vindictiveness of candidate Trump.
Perhaps some day they'll even learn the word fascist.🙄
Perhaps some day they'll even learn the word fascist.🙄
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@nytimes was far too busy sanewashing candidate Trump, and focusing solely on the presumed issues with the (enormously successful) President Biden, to bother with the historic corruption, authoritarianism and vindictiveness of candidate Trump.
Perhaps some day they'll even learn the word fascist.🙄
Perhaps some day they'll even learn the word fascist.🙄
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No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No matter how long I live after we get through this dark chapter, I will never get over the immorality, the amorality, the corruption, the criminality and the cruelty in service to one of the worst humans to ever walk the earth.
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BREAKING: Justice Department asks federal judge for permission to release large amount of Epstein files.
Meanwhile, FBI records show agents racing to conduct redactions ordered by Director Kash Patel.
A major update: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Meanwhile, FBI records show agents racing to conduct redactions ordered by Director Kash Patel.
A major update: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
BREAKING: Justice Department Asks for Permission to Release Epstein Files as FBI Raced to Complete Redactions
We are now learning exactly what the Justice Department will release.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: Justice Department asks federal judge for permission to release large amount of Epstein files.
Meanwhile, FBI records show agents racing to conduct redactions ordered by Director Kash Patel.
A major update: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Meanwhile, FBI records show agents racing to conduct redactions ordered by Director Kash Patel.
A major update: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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loser stuff thread www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
E.P.A. Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm
www.nytimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
loser stuff thread www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...
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Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.
November 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Now, remind me again that non-Americans should mind their own business.