Peter Shulman deplores the Competitive Sycophancy
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DC Statehood now! Bored to tears by people who complain about others not doing anything when they themselves aren't doing anything (beyond yelling at people to do something).
Pinned
“Men as big as cyber trucks came to me with tears in their eyes, saying ‘Sir, we can eat Eggs Benedict again! Thank you!” And they actually make money by eating the Canadian Bacon.
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Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
November 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Listen to this Border Patrol agent cry about how he's going to be DOXXED after being arrested for drunkenly barging into a woman's restroom with a loaded gun, demanding a date from the woman inside, and then punching the arresting officers.
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
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"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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November 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Should be spread far and wide. The LLC's owner's wife, who's Noem's deputy, has no idea how her husband's firm was chosen by her boss in a no-bid contract to get this "mission-critical" influencer slop in front of us with our tax dollars. Thieves!
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Should be spread far and wide. The LLC's owner's wife, who's Noem's deputy, has no idea how her husband's firm was chosen by her boss in a no-bid contract to get this "mission-critical" influencer slop in front of us with our tax dollars. Thieves!
Noem, Hegseth, Bovino, Patel--the most shameless fame hounds, gelatinous hair product grifters. The worst.
“Hiding your friends as subcontractors is like playing hide the salami with the taxpayer,” said Charles Tiefer, a leading authority on federal contract law.
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Noem, Hegseth, Bovino, Patel--the most shameless fame hounds, gelatinous hair product grifters. The worst.
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Reposted by Peter Shulman deplores the Competitive Sycophancy
Reposted by Peter Shulman deplores the Competitive Sycophancy
"These emails are cherry-picked."
"Ok, but you get that it's a problem that your tree has ANY cherries that are emails conspiring with a paedophilic sex trafficker?"
"Ok, but you get that it's a problem that your tree has ANY cherries that are emails conspiring with a paedophilic sex trafficker?"
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
"These emails are cherry-picked."
"Ok, but you get that it's a problem that your tree has ANY cherries that are emails conspiring with a paedophilic sex trafficker?"
"Ok, but you get that it's a problem that your tree has ANY cherries that are emails conspiring with a paedophilic sex trafficker?"
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A US citizen was assaulted and kidnapped by ICE in Webster, Texas on November 12, 2025, after filming an goon with their mask down.
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
A US citizen was assaulted and kidnapped by ICE in Webster, Texas on November 12, 2025, after filming an goon with their mask down.
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NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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Trump Organization Sought Record Number Of Foreign Workers In 2025
Labor Department data show President Donald Trump’s businesses applied to hire at least 184 foreign workers for seasonal jobs at golf courses, a winery and Mar–a-Lago.
www.forbes.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Trump says America needs more foreign workers.
His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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His company requested a record 184 of them for 2025.
me, for @Forbes
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The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 12, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
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Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
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NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’
Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW: The US has deported a longtime Oregon firefighter who was arrested by Border Patrol while deployed at a major wildfire in Washington state.
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
José Bertin Cruz-Estrada, separated from his family, is speaking out from Mexico for the first time:
“I feel betrayed ... What am I going to do now?"
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
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They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
November 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.
Can Bob Menendez get in on this grift?
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Can Bob Menendez get in on this grift?
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Kash Patel did what anybody would do when taking heat for overusing their taxpayer-funded private jet: fly his private jet to Florida for a little break from it all. www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
www.thebulwark.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Kash Patel did what anybody would do when taking heat for overusing their taxpayer-funded private jet: fly his private jet to Florida for a little break from it all. www.thebulwark.com/p/kash-patel...
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Bagley pretty much nails it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Bagley pretty much nails it.
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NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
High-profile Jan. 6 defendant facing charges of kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman
John Banuelos' case was unique among Capitol riot prosecutions because he was the only defendant accused of pulling and firing a gun while on Capitol grounds.
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
NEW: Jan 6 riot defendant arrested outside a Burger King in Cicero, Illinois.
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
Prosecutors allege a DNA test in August linked him to 2018 kidnapping and sex assault
Just filed:
www.cbsnews.com/news/high-pr...
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When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
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Freedom is Action -- Finishing the Job
Help save the lives of the courageous
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November 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
When Ukrainian soldiers are wounded in action, Russian drones target both them and the people who come to rescue them.
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
Join me in a fundraising campaign for vehicles with drone-jamming equipment.
snyder.substack.com/p/freedom-is...
"The only person with the elusive combination of cross-caucus credibility and a clear eyed view of the fight against fascism is Chris Murphy, and he wants to be president, not Senate minority leader."
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16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"The only person with the elusive combination of cross-caucus credibility and a clear eyed view of the fight against fascism is Chris Murphy, and he wants to be president, not Senate minority leader."
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
open.substack.com/pub/brianbeu...
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a bad deal, and the old way of doing things is clearly not working.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
We need new leaders in the Senate.
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