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TJ Wells
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christianrincon.com
At 10:02 a.m., Epstein texted Plaskett: “Great outfit"

“You look great,” he added at 10:22 a.m. “Thanks!” she replied shortly afterward.

Are you fucking kidding me? 🤮
Epstein texted with House Democrat during Cohen hearing, documents show
Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender’s estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker’s questions to President Donald Trump’s personal attorney at a 20...
wapo.st
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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bcfinucane.bsky.social
Huh
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Trump un-endorses Marjorie Taylor Greene
I am withdrawing my support and Endorsement of “Congresswoman” Marjorie Taylor Greene, of the Great State of Georgia. Over the past few weeks, despite my creating Record Achievements for our Country including, a Total and Complete Victory on the Shutdown, Closed Borders, Low Taxes, No Men in Women’s Sports or Transgender for Everyone, ending DEI, stopping Biden’s Record Setting Inflation, Biggest Regulation Cuts in History, stopping EIGHT WARS, rebuilding our Military, being RESPECTED by every Country in the World (as opposed to being the laughingstock that we were just 12 months ago!), having Trillions of Dollars (Record Setting!) INVESTED in the U.S.A., and having created the “HOTTEST” Country anywhere in the World from being a DEAD Country just 12 months ago (and so much more!), all I see “Wacky” Marjorie do is COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN! It seemed to all begin when I sent her a Poll stating that she should not run for Senator, or Governor, she was at 12%, and didn’t have a chance (unless, of course, she had my Endorsement — which she wasn’t about to get!). She has told many people that she is upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore, but with 219 Congressmen/women, 53 U.S. Senators, 24 Cabinet Members, almost 200 Countries, and an otherwise normal life to lead, I can’t take a ranting Lunatic’s call every day. I understand that wonderful, Conservative people are thinking about primarying Marjorie in her District of Georgia, that they too are fed up with her and her antics and, if the right person runs, they will have my Complete and Unyielding Support. She has gone Far Left, even doing The View, with their Low IQ Republican hating Anchors. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
November 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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gabrielmalor.bsky.social
Fed. judge holds that the Trump administration engaged in coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First and Tenth Amendments in its pretextual attacks on the University of California system.

PI granted.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Defendants do not deny any of this. Instead, their principal argument is that the UC might not agree to the proposed conditions for restoring funding, so Plaintiffs’ present case is too speculative to be heard. But Plaintiffs’ harm is already very real. With every day that passes, UCLA continues to be denied the chance to win new grants, ratchetting up Defendants’ pressure campaign. And numerous UC faculty and staff have submitted declarations describing how Defendants’ actions have already chilled speech throughout the UC system. They describe how they have stopped teaching or researching topics they are afraid are too “left” or “woke,” in order to avoid triggering further funding cancellations by Defendants. They also give examples of projects the UC has stopped due to fear of the same reprisals. These are classic, predictable First Amendment harms, and exactly what Defendants publicly said that they intended. The undisputed record demonstrates that Defendants have engaged in coercive and Case 3:25-cv-07864-RFL Document 90 Filed 11/14/25 Page 2 of 76 3 retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment and Tenth Amendment. It also shows that they have flouted the requirements of Title VI and IX and cancelled funding in an arbitrary and capricious manner while ignoring required procedural safeguards. None of the jurisdictional
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Hoffman responds.
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
twells.bsky.social
🙄
tusk81.bsky.social Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 20h
“President Donald Trump's administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/11/...
Trump admin drops Biden plan to require passenger compensation for delayed flights
The Trump administration said on Friday it was formally withdrawing a plan to require airlines pay passengers cash compensation for U.S. flight disruptions.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
#MAHA 🤡
kenvogel.bsky.social Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 21h
RFK Jr. still uses psychedelics, & even smoked DMT, a powerful drug on which people are known to have what feel like near-death experiences, he told Olivia Nuzzi.

That’s just one of the revelations in her forthcoming book “American Canto.”

(I preordered)
Olivia Nuzzi Did It All for Love
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
New GAO report: Agencies are not following OMB guidance to identify and reduce administrative burdens in safety net benefits, least likely to pay attention to learning and compliance costs.
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Graph show learning, compliance and psychological costs
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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faineg.bsky.social
lol
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
Homan: "I don't think the UK is a friend to this country and friend of the president"
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. This is what happens with lame-duck presidents. .. It did seem as though perhaps he’d figured out a way to slow his path toward irrelevance .. by embracing an expansive deployment of presidential power .. But that bulwark is currently eroding ..”

@pbump.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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atrupar.com
Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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ericmgarcia.bsky.social
Speaking of Inflation, the Trump administration released a very Biden-esque memo saying how Trump is lowering prices, blaming Biden while claiming prices are down.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/14/25 We’re Making Big Progress on Prices — and We’ll Keep Working to Make Sure Everyone Benefits President Donald J. Trump inherited an economic mess when he took office. Years of mismanagement under Biden, his incompetent Administration, and Democrats in Congress — who spent years insisting inflation was “transitory” while doling out trillions in new spending and dramatically upscaling government — brought the country to the brink of economic ruin. Since Day One, the Trump Administration has been on a mission to tame Biden’s inflation crisis, stop the sky-high Biden price increases, and lower costs for everyday families — and while it can’t happen overnight, evidence shows the trend is in the right direction.
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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kevinleecaster.bsky.social
You should all note that the fossil fuel industry doesn't have to pay for the eagles they kill.
jael.bsky.social jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 22h
Scoop: I have learned Trump went after wind farms for eagle deaths during the government shutdown.

Thousands and thousands in fines over birds that died at least a year ago or more.

Via @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/plus/the-fig...
Trump Punished Wind Farms for Eagle Deaths During the Shutdown
Plus more of the week’s most important fights around renewable energy.
heatmap.news
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Trump's name appears the most: more than 1,600 times.

couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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djsoke.bsky.social
I’m guessing 10-15 counties in Texas will cast more raw votes in 2026 than in 2024

I’ll revisit after the primary but that’s my truth for now
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
NEW — I spoke to DoorDash about the White House claiming the company's report shows "inflation has been tamed" and whether that's an interpretation one should make. An economist also weighed in, pointing out dictatorships use data obfuscation as a tool, and right now they're "grasping at straws."
WH claims 'inflation tamed,' per DoorDash stats. Company says that's not in its report.
It comes the same week we learned the WH would likely not release key economic reports for October.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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propublica.org
NEW: FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two newly hired senior FBI staff, exempting them from polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information, officials said.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
twells.bsky.social
🤦‍♂️
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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atrupar.com
Bacon: "If we're gonna go to war with Venezuela, the president needs to make his case. And they've done 0 on this. He needs to come to Congress."
November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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chicyph80.bsky.social
I'm going to echo this again because not enough people are talking about it.

We have GOT to get Mike Duggan out of that Michigan Governor's race! I am officially very concerned.
polltracker.bsky.social Poll Tracker 📊 @polltracker.bsky.social · 23h
EPIC-MRA poll | 11/6-11/11 RV

Michigan Senate
🔵Mallory McMorrow 43%
🔴Mike Rogers 42%

🔵Haley Stevens 44%
🔴Mike Rogers 42%

Michigan Governor
🔴John James 34%
🔵Jocelyn Benson 33%
⚪️Mike Duggan 20%

www.freep.com/story/news/p...
www.freep.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
twells.bsky.social
🤣 deflecting big time! @anthonymkreis.bsky.social
carlquintanilla.bsky.social Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
* TRUMP: ASKING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, FBI TO INVESTIGATE JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED TIES WITH BILL CLINTON, LARRY SUMMERS, REID HOFFMAN, J.P. MORGAN CHASE AND OTHERS

@reuters.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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mcs-phd.bsky.social
This was not written by Donald lmao
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
bringing up Epstein and peddling obvious lies about your ties with him is certainly a choice
The Democrats are doing everything in their withering power to push the Epstein Hoax again, despite the DOJ releasing 50,000 pages of documents, in order to deflect from all of their bad policies and losses, especially the SHUTDOWN EMBARRASSMENT, where their party is in total disarray, and has no idea what to do. Some Weak Republicans have fallen into their clutches because they are soft and foolish. Epstein was a Democrat, and he is the Democrat’s problem, not the Republican’s problem! Ask Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman, and Larry Sommers about Epstein, they know all about him, don’t waste your time with Trump. I have a Country to run!
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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midwestache.bsky.social
Corruption’s corruption. Teapot Dome could never!
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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seancasten.bsky.social
6. Fourth, the 8 Senators were a tiny minority of the people subject to a preliminary toll analysis. What makes Senators so uniquely deserving of taxpayer money? www.axios.com/2025/10/29/t...
Jan. 6 probe potentially investigated over 150 Republicans, documents show
Those who may have been investigated include members of Trump's staff, such as Dan Scavino and Peter Navarro.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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ericcolumbus.bsky.social
I am contractually obligated to add that Jay Powell chairs the Fed because Trump felt Janet Yellen was too short for the job. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tru...
The president also appeared hung up on Yellen's height. He told aides on the National Economic Council on several occasions that the 5-foot-3-inch economist was not tall enough to lead the central bank, quizzing them on whether they agreed, current and former officials said.
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
twells.bsky.social
Great… our plane is broken! Thanks for nothing United!
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM