Rob Fardon
@robfardon.bsky.social
It isn't Trump. It's those who think he's fit
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Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Corruption so pungent, it wafts right off the page:
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Lobbyists who do pardon deals “say their going rate is $1 million. Pardon-seekers have offered some lobbyists close to the president success fees of as much as $6 million if they can close the deal.”
Gift link www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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These a**holes
Two months ago, they were calling the same decline in crime "fake news," and now they are taking credit for it...which is ludicrous
They are total clowns
Two months ago, they were calling the same decline in crime "fake news," and now they are taking credit for it...which is ludicrous
They are total clowns
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
These a**holes
Two months ago, they were calling the same decline in crime "fake news," and now they are taking credit for it...which is ludicrous
They are total clowns
Two months ago, they were calling the same decline in crime "fake news," and now they are taking credit for it...which is ludicrous
They are total clowns
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Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
December 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S.
States run their elections, not the federal government. This would be wrong even if you concocted a good faith reason for it, and this is the worst faith administration in history. This is very bad
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
Trump’s DOJ offers states confidential deal to remove voters flagged by feds • Stateline
The U.S. Department of Justice has sent confidential draft agreements on voter data sharing to more than a dozen states, part of the Trump administration’s effort to obtain unredacted voter rolls, wit...
stateline.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:10 AM
States run their elections, not the federal government. This would be wrong even if you concocted a good faith reason for it, and this is the worst faith administration in history. This is very bad
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
stateline.org/2025/12/18/t...
I'm sure I put those million documents around here somewhere. Such an easy thing to miss
December 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'm sure I put those million documents around here somewhere. Such an easy thing to miss
Major heads up:
Over public dissents from Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, #SCOTUS refuses to allow President Trump to deploy federalized National Guard troops into and around Chicago.
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
This is a major loss for President Trump, even if, per Justice Kavanaugh’s concurrence, it’s temporary and on narrow legal Q:
www.supremecourt.gov
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Major heads up:
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to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
to Bari (verb): To attempt to bury a damaging political story—only to amplify it massively by drawing attention to the act of censorship itself.
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Example:
“They tried to Bari the segment, but it got Streisanded and everyone watched it twice.”
Grateful to Timothy Burke for posting this. As you watch it, keep tonight's timely news in mind: Judge Boasberg ruled in favor of those deported! He found they were not given due process and ordered their return (or that such process be given) by Jan 5! Link for this next tweet...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Grateful to Timothy Burke for posting this. As you watch it, keep tonight's timely news in mind: Judge Boasberg ruled in favor of those deported! He found they were not given due process and ordered their return (or that such process be given) by Jan 5! Link for this next tweet...
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Free link to the WSJ piece about Trump's battleships fancy, courtesy of Robin K
archive.is/69so4 has the full article sans paywall. And it's bonkers.
archive.is
December 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Free link to the WSJ piece about Trump's battleships fancy, courtesy of Robin K
To repeat...
“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.'”
“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.'”
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 7:55 PM
To repeat...
“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.'”
“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.'”
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All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
December 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
All of these links went to promotion of this story earlier today. All these links are dead now — that's how thoroughly they've scrubbed this.
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“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of ‘gold standard’ reputation for a single week of political quiet.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/b...
12-yo: He's such an iPad kid
Me: What's an iPad kid?
12-yo: A kid who fried all his dopamine receptors on his iPad when he was 5 years old and no longer responds to stimuli
Me: ...
Me: What's an iPad kid?
12-yo: A kid who fried all his dopamine receptors on his iPad when he was 5 years old and no longer responds to stimuli
Me: ...
December 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
12-yo: He's such an iPad kid
Me: What's an iPad kid?
12-yo: A kid who fried all his dopamine receptors on his iPad when he was 5 years old and no longer responds to stimuli
Me: ...
Me: What's an iPad kid?
12-yo: A kid who fried all his dopamine receptors on his iPad when he was 5 years old and no longer responds to stimuli
Me: ...
Huh
December 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Huh
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Former NSA employee (16 years) with a pro tip for you. Released controlled document on the left, Epstein on the right. See the difference?
In real redactions, some words, headers, and bits will almost always still be visible, but especially classification headers. These documents are UNCLASSIFIED
In real redactions, some words, headers, and bits will almost always still be visible, but especially classification headers. These documents are UNCLASSIFIED
December 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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DOJ's Epstein excuses on Xitter and the responding community notes are turning into Matryoshka dolls.
December 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
DOJ's Epstein excuses on Xitter and the responding community notes are turning into Matryoshka dolls.
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I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I trust major news organizations, members of Congress, and public interest groups are publicizing their secure tip lines so DOJ and FBI employees with knowledge of political interference in the Epstein files review process, can explain safely and confidentially what they saw.
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“The tens of thousands of pages made public omitt[ed] some of the most closely watched materials, including FBI interviews with victims and internal Justice Department memos on charging decisions.”
apnews.com/article/epst...
apnews.com/article/epst...
A timeline of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the fight to make the government’s files public
Two decades after Jeffrey Epstein was first reported to police, the Justice Department has started to publicly release investigative files on the late sex offender and his longtime confidant Ghislaine...
apnews.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“The tens of thousands of pages made public omitt[ed] some of the most closely watched materials, including FBI interviews with victims and internal Justice Department memos on charging decisions.”
apnews.com/article/epst...
apnews.com/article/epst...
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Yes, it’s a coverup by Pam Bondi. But it’s really a coverup by Donald Trump. Bondi is his agent.
December 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Yes, it’s a coverup by Pam Bondi. But it’s really a coverup by Donald Trump. Bondi is his agent.
Deleted a tweet about the 16 missing files because it might have been a glitch
December 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deleted a tweet about the 16 missing files because it might have been a glitch
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December 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is how it's done! Notice that:
• He threatens to check their status *because* he was challenged
• His justification for his job (arresting sex offenders) is clearly made up because he bails out immediately upon being asked to name one
Know your rights and challenge ICE
• He threatens to check their status *because* he was challenged
• His justification for his job (arresting sex offenders) is clearly made up because he bails out immediately upon being asked to name one
Know your rights and challenge ICE
December 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is how it's done! Notice that:
• He threatens to check their status *because* he was challenged
• His justification for his job (arresting sex offenders) is clearly made up because he bails out immediately upon being asked to name one
Know your rights and challenge ICE
• He threatens to check their status *because* he was challenged
• His justification for his job (arresting sex offenders) is clearly made up because he bails out immediately upon being asked to name one
Know your rights and challenge ICE
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In a shocking twist, my hamfisted attempt at a coverup has only drawn attention to my crimes
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In a shocking twist, my hamfisted attempt at a coverup has only drawn attention to my crimes