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Peter Twinklage
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes on Republicans reckoning with what could be a resignation crisis, Trump weighing whether to ditch Kash Patel, and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro beginning his 27-year prison sentence.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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🦅 House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries?

In today's 'First Draft' from @petertwinklage.bsky.social - Republicans fret they may lose their congressional majority even before the midterms, Donald Trump ponders axing FBI Director Kash Patel, and the skyrocketing cost of Turkey Day.

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🦅 House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries?
Republicans fret they may lose their congressional majority even before the midterms, Donald Trump ponders axing FBI Director Kash Patel, and the skyrocketing cost of Turkey Day.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes on Trump’s unlawfully appointed interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan losing bigly in court, Republicans balking at the White House’s healthcare proposal, and the DOD taking aim at Senator Mark Kelly.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
this is a good one ⬇️
⚖️ Trump’s Lawless Toadies Can’t Stop Losing in Court

In today's 'First Draft' from @petertwinklage.bsky.social- Lindsey Halligan hands the Trump admin its latest humiliation, the DOD takes aim at Mark Kelly, and was JD Vance’s memoir used to smuggle drugs?

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⚖️ Trump’s Lawless Toadies Can’t Stop Losing in Court
Lindsey Halligan hands the Trump administration its latest humiliation, the DOD takes aim at Senator Mark Kelly, and was JD Vance’s memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' used to smuggle drugs into prison?
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November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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⚖️ Trump’s Lawless Toadies Can’t Stop Losing in Court

In today's 'First Draft' from @petertwinklage.bsky.social- Lindsey Halligan hands the Trump admin its latest humiliation, the DOD takes aim at Mark Kelly, and was JD Vance’s memoir used to smuggle drugs?

zeteo.com/p/trump-lawl...
⚖️ Trump’s Lawless Toadies Can’t Stop Losing in Court
Lindsey Halligan hands the Trump administration its latest humiliation, the DOD takes aim at Senator Mark Kelly, and was JD Vance’s memoir, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' used to smuggle drugs into prison?
zeteo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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My second time fronting the @zeteo.com FIRST DRAFT newsletter, by @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @petertwinklage.bsky.social and co.

This morning’s edition is about how: you are not crazy, you are not alone, no matter what happened last year, he’s insanely unpopular…

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😱 GOP Freaks Out at Trump's 'Awful' Numbers
Republicans scramble as Trump’s ratings plummet, MTG resigns after a short stint in Trump enemy territory, and a US senator admonishes Israel’s detention of a Palestinian-American teen.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes on Trump musings about executing his political rivals, Musk’s AI chatbot crashing out, and Lina Khan’s stand with Starbucks workers.

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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
READ MY DRIVEL!
🚨 Trump Demands Democrats Be Hanged

In today's 'First Draft', @petertwinklage.bsky.social on the president’s musings about executing his political rivals, reports the US Coast Guard no longer classifies swastikas as hate symbols, and Elon Musk’s AI chatbot’s daddy issues.

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🚨 Trump Demands Democrats Be Hanged
Peter Rothpletz on the president’s musings about executing his political rivals, reports the US Coast Guard no longer classifies swastikas as hate symbols, and Elon Musk’s AI chatbot’s daddy issues.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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🚨 Trump Demands Democrats Be Hanged

In today's 'First Draft', @petertwinklage.bsky.social on the president’s musings about executing his political rivals, reports the US Coast Guard no longer classifies swastikas as hate symbols, and Elon Musk’s AI chatbot’s daddy issues.

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🚨 Trump Demands Democrats Be Hanged
Peter Rothpletz on the president’s musings about executing his political rivals, reports the US Coast Guard no longer classifies swastikas as hate symbols, and Elon Musk’s AI chatbot’s daddy issues.
zeteo.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes on Democrats fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, and the president agreeing to meet with Zohran Mamdani.

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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
this one will prompt… discourse…
🤬 How Are Democrats This Dumb!?

@petertwinklage.bsky.social is back with today's 'First Draft' on liberals fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, calls for “hooligan Halligan” to be disbarred, and Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations?

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🤬 How Are Democrats This Dumb!?
Peter Rothpletz on liberals fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, calls for “hooligan Halligan” to be disbarred, and Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations?
zeteo.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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🤬 How Are Democrats This Dumb!?

@petertwinklage.bsky.social is back with today's 'First Draft' on liberals fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, calls for “hooligan Halligan” to be disbarred, and Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations?

zeteo.com/p/how-are-de...
🤬 How Are Democrats This Dumb!?
Peter Rothpletz on liberals fumbling what should have been their best week of the Trump era, calls for “hooligan Halligan” to be disbarred, and Nicki Minaj addressing the United Nations?
zeteo.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes about the cracks in Trump’s MAGA coalition, the head of FEMA resigning in the middle of hurricane season, and the UN Security Council approving US “peace plan” for Gaza.

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November 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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🪦 R.I.P. MAGA?

In today’s newsletter, @petertwinklage.bsky.social on the potentially violent death throes of Donald Trump’s political coalition, Hakeem Jeffries’s new progressive primary challenger, and the DOJ’s bungled prosecution of James Comey.

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🪦 R.I.P. MAGA?
Peter Rothpletz on the potentially violent death throes of Donald Trump’s political coalition, Hakeem Jeffries’s new progressive primary challenger, and the DOJ’s bungled prosecution of James Comey.
zeteo.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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In today’s ‘First Draft,’ @petertwinklage.bsky.social writes about the growing rift inside the Republican Party over the Epstein files, and the references to Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon in those documents.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🦆 Lame Duck in Chief?

In today's 'First Draft', @petertwinklage.bsky.social on the GOP, at long last, *maybe* moving on from Donald Trump, Megyn Kelly musing about gradations of pedophilia, South Park’s erotic swipe at MAGA, and even more Epstein bombshells.

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🦆 Lame Duck in Chief?
Peter Rothpletz on the GOP, at long last, *maybe* moving on from Donald Trump, Megyn Kelly musing about gradations of pedophilia, South Park’s erotic swipe at MAGA, and even more Epstein bombshells.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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🔫 An Epstein/Trump Smoking Gun!?

In today's 'First Draft', @petertwinklage.bsky.social on the White House entering full-blown, break glass panic mode, horrifying data about the men being sent to CECOT, Catholic bishops condemning Trump, and the death of the penny?

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🔫 An Epstein/Trump Smoking Gun!?
Peter Rothpletz on the White House entering full-blown, break glass panic mode, horrifying data about the men being sent to CECOT, Catholic bishops condemning Trump, and the death of the penny?
zeteo.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
joining @dansavage.bsky.social tomorrow to talk about last week’s blue wave / bluenami, young men and Latinos fleeing back to Democrats, liberals’ wins in Mississippi, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, Trump’s cratering economy, and Sam Altman’s glorified Magic 8 Ball that we call ChatGPT
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It’s been three weeks since we launched ‘First Draft’—our daily morning newsletter centered on US politics. Have you subscribed yet?

Authored by @mehdirhasan.bsky.social (Mon) & @petertwinklage.bsky.social (Tu–Fr), ‘First Draft’ is your go-to morning read, especially from a progressive perspective.
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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😭 MAGA and the 5 Stages of Grief
@petertwinklage.bsky.social on GOP despair over the election results, the Supreme Court likely taking an axe to Trump’s tariffs, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to run for president?

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😭 MAGA and the 5 Stages of Grief
Peter Rothpletz on GOP despair over the election results, the Supreme Court likely taking an axe to Trump’s tariffs, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s plan to run for president?
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November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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🌊 It’s a Blue Wave, Baby!
@petertwinklage.bsky.social on Zohran Mamdani’s historic win, the Democrats’ electoral sweep, and Graham Platner’s viral response to the passing of Dick Cheney.

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🌊 It’s a Blue Wave, Baby!
Peter Rothpletz on Zohran Mamdani’s historic win, the Democrats’ electoral sweep, and Graham Platner’s viral response to the passing of Dick Cheney.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
November 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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For my item for today’s edition of @zeteo.com newsletter First Draft (subscribe!!) helmed by @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @petertwinklage.bsky.social:

Trumps new enemy of the people is… ‘PEOPLE’??!?!??!?!?!?!

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November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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🥊 Ben Shapiro vs Tucker Carlson

In today's 'First Draft', @petertwinklage.bsky.social with breaking news about Dick Cheney. Plus, the GOP is waking up to its neo-Nazi infestation, everything you need to know about today’s US elections, and is Pelosi retiring?

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🥊 Ben Shapiro vs Tucker Carlson
Peter Rothpletz with breaking news about Dick Cheney. Plus, the GOP is slowly waking up to its neo-Nazi infestation, everything you need to know about today’s US elections, and is Pelosi retiring?
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November 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM