RobertReid
@redneckhack.bsky.social
Longtime foreign correspondent for AP, retired Editor-In-Chief of Stars and Stripes news organization.
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So DOJ might have messed up the indictment for accused RNC/DNC pipe bomb guy, Brian Cole Jr.
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
The indictment was presented to a D.C. superior court grand jury rather than a federal grand jury, which is something of an open question at the moment.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71994...
![Dec 30, 2025
MINUTE ORDER as to BRIAN J. COLE, JR.: As discussed during today's proceedings, the Court was presented yesterday afternoon with a two-count indictment in this case that was returned by a D.C. Superior Court grand jury, rather than a federal court grand jury. The indictment included the same two counts charged in the criminal complaint, namely 18 U.S.C. 844(d) and 844(i). In asking the Court to accept the indictment, the government invoked D.C. Code § 11-1916(a), which provides that "[a] grand jury serving in the District of Columbia may take cognizance of all matters brought before it regardless of whether an indictment is returnable in the Federal or District of Columbia courts." The Court recognizes that Chief Judge Boasberg recently upheld the propriety of this approach based on that statute, concluding that Section 11-1916(a) authorizes local D.C. grand juries to return indictments in U.S. District Court (and vice versa). United States v. Stewart, 2025 WL 3237833 (Nov. 20, 2025). But Judge Boasberg then stayed that ruling pending appeal, stating in part that "the public interest lies in letting the Court of Appeals decide this issue before the Government moves forward both on this case and in similar fashion on other cases." See Stewart, No. 25-mj-225, Order (Dec. 9, 2025). The Court yesterday deferred a decision on whether to accept the indictment pending further briefing from the parties on the question of whether Judge Boasberg's stay order extends to the circumstances here. The parties were directed to submit briefing on that question, and the Court intends to issue a decision in short order on whether to accept the indictment as proposed. Meanwhile, the Court ORDERS that both sides shall file their respective briefs on the public docket by close of business on December 31, 2025. Either side may request redactions to their briefs the extent they believe it necessary, provided that the filing is accompanied by an appropriate motion to seal. SO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreiaowo6k5h3fh73xsk6wuwliavffagpmzlsodzutmew7tn2sn4zqwu@jpeg)
December 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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The release of the emails raised serious questions about whether the Justice Department had misled a judge in telling him that local prosecutors had acted alone in charging Abrego Garcia. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n... via @NYTimes
Justice Dept. Leaders Pushed to Charge Abrego Garcia, Emails Show
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The release of the emails raised serious questions about whether the Justice Department had misled a judge in telling him that local prosecutors had acted alone in charging Abrego Garcia. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/n... via @NYTimes
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
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Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
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So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Number of people who say Britons must be born in UK is rising, study shows
Exclusive: Research finds ‘worrying’ surge in support for hard-right narratives on national identity
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
So Boris Johnson, Prince Phillip, Andrew Bonar Law, Freddie Mercury, George I, George II, Richard E Grant, Douglas Carswell, Rudyard Kipling, Cliff Richard, Joanna Lumley and Spike Milligan weren't British?
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Interesting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt x.com/lpolgreen/st...
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December 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt x.com/lpolgreen/st...
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in a newly published interview argues Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is “100 percent” following orders from President Trump, and as a result relinquishing the power o...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Speaker Mike Johnson ‘is not our Speaker’ and is controlled by White House www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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The U.S.-led plan caps Ukraine's military end-strength at a smaller number than it currently stands, while doing little to check Russian hostilities.
Ukraine peace plan ‘scares the bejesus out of us,’ officials say
The U.S.-led plan caps Ukraine's military end-strength at a smaller number than it currently stands, while doing little to check Russian hostilities.
www.defensenews.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The U.S.-led plan caps Ukraine's military end-strength at a smaller number than it currently stands, while doing little to check Russian hostilities.
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Wanted to share a clip from my Substack live on how Trump is making the US into a rogue nation by using our military to kill people based on lies and a "secret legal memo." The Trump regime should rightfully be sanctioned by the UN for these International crimes--but we know it won't be.
December 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Wanted to share a clip from my Substack live on how Trump is making the US into a rogue nation by using our military to kill people based on lies and a "secret legal memo." The Trump regime should rightfully be sanctioned by the UN for these International crimes--but we know it won't be.
WSJ Opinion: Lindsey Graham: We Need National Standards for AI Regulation. This Is Almost An Understatement
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WSJ Opinion: Lindsey Graham: We Need National Standards for AI Regulation
AI is moving "really quickly," says Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) while discussing the urgent need for Congressional AI regulation, emphasizing national standards and guardrails without stifling inn...
www.wsj.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
WSJ Opinion: Lindsey Graham: We Need National Standards for AI Regulation. This Is Almost An Understatement
www.wsj.com/video/wsj-op...
www.wsj.com/video/wsj-op...
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Washington now regards the European Union as an over-regulated bureaucracy incapable of responding swiftly to events and fulfilling its role as a U.S. ally.
Trump’s Broadside at Europe Also Swipes at a U.S. Legacy
The president’s antipathy to the bloc represents the most fundamental reassessment of U.S. trans-Atlantic policy since the Cold War.
on.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Washington now regards the European Union as an over-regulated bureaucracy incapable of responding swiftly to events and fulfilling its role as a U.S. ally.
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At this point, Trump has turned the United States into a satellite state of the Russian Federation.
December 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
At this point, Trump has turned the United States into a satellite state of the Russian Federation.
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Excellent and alarming piece by @cwherrmann.bsky.social : puts the Bari Weiss and Paramount sagas into context
Media organisations have begun practicing “anticipatory obedience”, adjusting their behaviour because they fear punishment.
https://ecfr.eu/article/the-orbanisation-of-american-media-is-here/
https://ecfr.eu/article/the-orbanisation-of-american-media-is-here/
The Orbanisation of American media is here – European Council on Foreign Relations
Hungary's media landscape exists in a grey zone, where journalism's boundaries are set by the whims of regulatory power. Under Trump, America is heading in the
ecfr.eu
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Excellent and alarming piece by @cwherrmann.bsky.social : puts the Bari Weiss and Paramount sagas into context
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled. Tell me again about the wonders of unregulated AI.
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Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled
A 13-year-old girl at a Louisiana middle school got into a fight with classmates who were sharing AI-generated nude images of her.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled. Tell me again about the wonders of unregulated AI.
apnews.com/article/scho...
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J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test
The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.
www.theatlantic.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Reuters reporting it was over a dozen Tomahawks
December 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reuters reporting it was over a dozen Tomahawks
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u... via @NYTimes
U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u... via @NYTimes
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For U.S. allies concerned about Trump’s policies, hedging is the most prudent path forward, write Robert Kelly and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social.
How Much Abuse Can America's Allies Take?
Longtime partners will soon start to drift away.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For U.S. allies concerned about Trump’s policies, hedging is the most prudent path forward, write Robert Kelly and @profpaulpoast.bsky.social.
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Murder rate per 100k inhabitants for US, Russia and Germany.
The first two recommend to the Germans to vote for AfD because the criminally rate is increasing.
It's self speaking...
The first two recommend to the Germans to vote for AfD because the criminally rate is increasing.
It's self speaking...
December 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Murder rate per 100k inhabitants for US, Russia and Germany.
The first two recommend to the Germans to vote for AfD because the criminally rate is increasing.
It's self speaking...
The first two recommend to the Germans to vote for AfD because the criminally rate is increasing.
It's self speaking...
Republicans who were some of the leading advocates for the United States to provide refuge for Afghans have now gone quiet, apparently resigned to the demise of the Special Immigrant Visa program. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u... via @NYTimes
Republicans Who Backed Afghan Visas Are Mum as Trump Halts Them
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Republicans who were some of the leading advocates for the United States to provide refuge for Afghans have now gone quiet, apparently resigned to the demise of the Special Immigrant Visa program. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u... via @NYTimes
How Israeli covert activities in Syria seek to thwart its new government
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
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How Israeli covert activities in Syria seek to thwart its new government
Israel is suspicious of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a longtime Islamist militant, and has provided weapons, intelligence and cash to militiamen at odds with his rule.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
How Israeli covert activities in Syria seek to thwart its new government
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Libya's prime minister confirms the death of country's military chief in plane crash in Turkey
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Libya's prime minister confirms the death of country's military chief in plane crash in Turkey
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has confirmed the death of Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and four others in a plane crash in Turkey.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Libya's prime minister confirms the death of country's military chief in plane crash in Turkey
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US military didn’t do proper oversight on gear sent to Israel, Pentagon watchdog says
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US military didn’t do proper oversight on gear sent to Israel, Pentagon watchdog says
U.S. monitors haven’t properly tracked or logged some of the $13.4 billion worth of military support sent to Israel since its war with Hamas.
www.stripes.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
US military didn’t do proper oversight on gear sent to Israel, Pentagon watchdog says
www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
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‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump apple.news/AQVNsw-ifRKO...
‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump — Guardian US
Some US citizens, grappling with issues from LGBTQ+ rights to the economy, are looking to the countries their families once left behind
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December 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
‘I want that escape route’: once a sign of disloyalty, Americans seek dual citizenships under Trump apple.news/AQVNsw-ifRKO...