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Harvard will have to make a number of strategic decisions to come out of this successfully. Consider the overall campaign they're undertaking. It's standing up to Trump. That will not be easy.
April 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Harvard will have to make a number of strategic decisions to come out of this successfully. Consider the overall campaign they're undertaking. It's standing up to Trump. That will not be easy.
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Reup: Trump faces humiliating failures in at least three negotiation attempts (Harvard, Ukraine, and Tariffs). His failures all stem from believing he has more power than he does. If the tariff failure gets as bad as it could, he will need to compensate.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/m...
Mr. Art of the Deal Struggles to Spin Three Failed Negotiations - emptywheel
As Trump experiences one after another humiliating failed negotiation, he will have a psychological and political need to find some other way to look strong.
www.emptywheel.net
April 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reup: Trump faces humiliating failures in at least three negotiation attempts (Harvard, Ukraine, and Tariffs). His failures all stem from believing he has more power than he does. If the tariff failure gets as bad as it could, he will need to compensate.
www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/m...
www.emptywheel.net/2025/04/29/m...
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What, they don't want people to see the "beautiful" tarrifs they've imposed?
April 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What, they don't want people to see the "beautiful" tarrifs they've imposed?
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If his tariffs are so beautiful and amazing, why wouldn’t Trump want the world to know about them?
April 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If his tariffs are so beautiful and amazing, why wouldn’t Trump want the world to know about them?
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I’m not normally a bird watcher, but I was thrilled to catch a blue suited twit sleeping away the day.
April 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’m not normally a bird watcher, but I was thrilled to catch a blue suited twit sleeping away the day.
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My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.
April 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
My takeaway from this: He is so fucked.
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“The Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the highest levels of the department.”
Former Pentagon official warns department's dysfunction could topple Hegseth
“The last month has been a full-blown meltdown at the Pentagon,” John Ullyot, the former top Defense Department spokesperson, wrote in a POLITICO Magazine opinion piece.
www.politico.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“The Pentagon is in ‘total chaos’ and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is unlikely to remain in his role, according to its former top spokesperson, who painted a scene of dysfunction, backstabbing and continuous missteps at the highest levels of the department.”
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I mean, it's not like we didn't point out that a loudmouth drunkard with poor impulse control and a history of abuse wouldn't make a great SECDEF...
April 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I mean, it's not like we didn't point out that a loudmouth drunkard with poor impulse control and a history of abuse wouldn't make a great SECDEF...
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Is Pete Kegbreath hitting the sauce this morning?
Bro doesn't look well.
Bro doesn't look well.
April 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Is Pete Kegbreath hitting the sauce this morning?
Bro doesn't look well.
Bro doesn't look well.
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BREAKING NYT:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
BREAKING NYT:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
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Remember this?
Drinking at the podium. Chaos at the Pentagon. We’re one whiskey shot away from DEFCON 1.
Every Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew exactly who he was. They don’t get to act shocked now—they should be held accountable.
Drinking at the podium. Chaos at the Pentagon. We’re one whiskey shot away from DEFCON 1.
Every Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew exactly who he was. They don’t get to act shocked now—they should be held accountable.
April 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Remember this?
Drinking at the podium. Chaos at the Pentagon. We’re one whiskey shot away from DEFCON 1.
Every Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew exactly who he was. They don’t get to act shocked now—they should be held accountable.
Drinking at the podium. Chaos at the Pentagon. We’re one whiskey shot away from DEFCON 1.
Every Senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew exactly who he was. They don’t get to act shocked now—they should be held accountable.
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Raskin: You see that with Hegseth and a lot of other people who can actually be promoted to the highest levels of this government with the most irresponsible behavior, but they all happen to be white guys..
April 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Raskin: You see that with Hegseth and a lot of other people who can actually be promoted to the highest levels of this government with the most irresponsible behavior, but they all happen to be white guys..
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Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
April 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Chair Comer denied our request for an official trip to El Salvador to advocate for due process and the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Pretty shameful.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
Good thing I don’t need Comer’s permission to get on a plane.
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Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth has made the American people far less safe.
His ongoing blunders are frightening and irresponsible. Under normal circumstances he would resign today.
His ongoing blunders are frightening and irresponsible. Under normal circumstances he would resign today.
April 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sec of Defense Pete Hegseth has made the American people far less safe.
His ongoing blunders are frightening and irresponsible. Under normal circumstances he would resign today.
His ongoing blunders are frightening and irresponsible. Under normal circumstances he would resign today.
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If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck !
April 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck !
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The Ministry of Propaganda is out early today doing damage control.
April 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Ministry of Propaganda is out early today doing damage control.
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Pete Hegseth, clearly upset: "This is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees, and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations. Not going to work with me."
April 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pete Hegseth, clearly upset: "This is what the media does. They take anonymous sources from disgruntled former employees, and then they try to slash and burn people and ruin their reputations. Not going to work with me."
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Here you have it, an ALL-NEW talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ an only-on-TF killer roundtable of jonathanalter.bsky.social, sbg1.bsky.social, & katiephang.bsky.social. We consider whether the courts will draw the line in the AEA cases, then move to import of Harvard’s pushback. Link at bit.ly/SlingshotTF
April 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Here you have it, an ALL-NEW talkingfeds.bsky.social w/ an only-on-TF killer roundtable of jonathanalter.bsky.social, sbg1.bsky.social, & katiephang.bsky.social. We consider whether the courts will draw the line in the AEA cases, then move to import of Harvard’s pushback. Link at bit.ly/SlingshotTF
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Hi Friends, need your help with the algo. I’m adding cities for the end of the year and tickets go on sale soon. If you are near one join the waitlist below. You’ll be emailed as soon as they go on presale
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April 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hi Friends, need your help with the algo. I’m adding cities for the end of the year and tickets go on sale soon. If you are near one join the waitlist below. You’ll be emailed as soon as they go on presale
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He would have never been appointed by a president who cared about our military. He’s a disgrace to the people in uniform who serve www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat
The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
He would have never been appointed by a president who cared about our military. He’s a disgrace to the people in uniform who serve www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...