Il Pomodoro
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Dad, cyclist, pianist, lawyer
[At the economist def jam ] this Turkey inflation is so bad it could be Turkey inflation. Can he say that? too late
“.. Turkey, typically the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal, will be one of the biggest sticker shocks ..”
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November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
[At the economist def jam ] this Turkey inflation is so bad it could be Turkey inflation. Can he say that? too late
"Democrat party"
In an unhinged dissent in our Texas redistricting victory, a GOP appointed judge seems to believe that George Soros and I did...well, I'm not sure what...but he is very mad. Bigly.
November 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Democrat party"
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Yeah we know
Host: One of the biggest concerns is that if you are successful in dismantling the Department of Education, what is going to happen is an even more complex bureaucracy that will make it harder for families to find the resources when they need help.
McMahon: I don't have any worry about that at all.
McMahon: I don't have any worry about that at all.
November 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Yeah we know
you should first of all say Governor Newsom.
I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
you should first of all say Governor Newsom.
this review is great - amazing how Fetterman manages to be this much of a loser in a book he neither wrote nor read.
A former Fetterman advisor texted me: “I think what comes across is the reality of who he is, which is a petulant child who never became a man and is always the victim of his own narrative—even though he’s never had a real job and lives off his dad’s money. It's all pretty sad and pathetic."
John Fetterman's Memoir Is As Low-Effort As His Senate Tenure | Defector
John Fetterman’s just-released memoir, Unfettered, argues that he’s turned a corner and has everything under control. Fetterman was a “stubborn asshole” (his words), he was clinically depressed, he wa...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
this review is great - amazing how Fetterman manages to be this much of a loser in a book he neither wrote nor read.
Oliva Reinghoul, has anyone done this yet?
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Oliva Reinghoul, has anyone done this yet?
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DOJ now "respectfully takes no position" on whether the initial sentencing memo in the Taylor Taranto case that mentioned Jan. 6 and called it a riot should be public. Judge orders it unsealed.
DOJ still has to explain why it sealed a filing that mentioned the things that a Jan. 6 defendant did on Jan. 6. Judge Nichols praised the lawyers after they were placed on leave.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
DOJ now "respectfully takes no position" on whether the initial sentencing memo in the Taylor Taranto case that mentioned Jan. 6 and called it a riot should be public. Judge orders it unsealed.
some possibility they will try to shield documents from release by claiming a link to investigations, and since most of it touched banks at one point or another, this paints a broad brush. All the docs do have to be indexed, however.
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank for Jeffrey Epstein's financial records. tinyurl.com/mtdt5ny8
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
some possibility they will try to shield documents from release by claiming a link to investigations, and since most of it touched banks at one point or another, this paints a broad brush. All the docs do have to be indexed, however.
I truly find the notion that the US can't assimilate immigrants insulting. Such little faith in our own capacity, values, culture etc. We did it before.
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I truly find the notion that the US can't assimilate immigrants insulting. Such little faith in our own capacity, values, culture etc. We did it before.
it's odd to have cycled thru the same rock and pop star archetypes 3 times at this point. This must have been why my parents were so unimpressed with R.E.M. and Nirvana.
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
it's odd to have cycled thru the same rock and pop star archetypes 3 times at this point. This must have been why my parents were so unimpressed with R.E.M. and Nirvana.
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dawg what
Thor save us! Looks like Witkoff tweeted what was meant to be a DM, saying the content for this Axios story must have come from "K." Almost certainly this refers to Kirill Dmitriev. It seems the russian side is leaking this for a reason. My shortbus comment in 🧵 was way too generous beyond 😜
November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
dawg what
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"And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees"
Trump on the covid pandemic: "We became the king of ventilators. What a period of time that was for all of us. It was an amazing time."
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees"
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I would not, personally.
www.cbc.ca/music/ac-new...
www.cbc.ca/music/ac-new...
The New Pornographers to keep their name after drummer's arrest for possession of child pornography | CBC Music
The band's frontman, A.C. Newman, opened up about the decision in a Rolling Stone interview.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I would not, personally.
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www.cbc.ca/music/ac-new...
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This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is pretty amazing. This guy just won a solid victory in Bucks County, PA, one of the most important swing counties in the country, by *explicitly and deliberately* making his race *all about* nationalizing ICE raids. Confirms the point about this now being a winning issue for Dems.
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You have to follow the link to Twitter to see Vindman's actual statement. He calls on Trump to release the transcript of his call with MBS after Khashoggi murder. But he makes pretty clear that Trump gave MBS a big high five after he ordered JK sawed into parts. x.com/RepVindman/s...
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You have to follow the link to Twitter to see Vindman's actual statement. He calls on Trump to release the transcript of his call with MBS after Khashoggi murder. But he makes pretty clear that Trump gave MBS a big high five after he ordered JK sawed into parts. x.com/RepVindman/s...
This is actually just "fraud"
I honestly didn't even know this was a mistake you could make. Impressive!
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is actually just "fraud"
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> White House wants to block release of Epstein files
> bill allows DOJ to withhold files pertinent to an ongoing investigation
> if the DOJ releases files only concerning Democrats then those Democrats aren’t under investigation
> if DOJ refuses to release files concerning Trump then he is
> bill allows DOJ to withhold files pertinent to an ongoing investigation
> if the DOJ releases files only concerning Democrats then those Democrats aren’t under investigation
> if DOJ refuses to release files concerning Trump then he is
Bondi on the Epstein investigations that Trump demanded: "We're not gonna say anything else on that because now it is a pending investigation in SDNY"
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
> White House wants to block release of Epstein files
> bill allows DOJ to withhold files pertinent to an ongoing investigation
> if the DOJ releases files only concerning Democrats then those Democrats aren’t under investigation
> if DOJ refuses to release files concerning Trump then he is
> bill allows DOJ to withhold files pertinent to an ongoing investigation
> if the DOJ releases files only concerning Democrats then those Democrats aren’t under investigation
> if DOJ refuses to release files concerning Trump then he is
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So an invalidly appointed prosecutor brough an unvoted indictment, based on evidence violating the 4th amendment, attorney client privilege, and the 5th amendment. Against "false claims" that were literally true, all on direct order of a vindictive president?
Is this the most dismissable case ever?
Is this the most dismissable case ever?
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So an invalidly appointed prosecutor brough an unvoted indictment, based on evidence violating the 4th amendment, attorney client privilege, and the 5th amendment. Against "false claims" that were literally true, all on direct order of a vindictive president?
Is this the most dismissable case ever?
Is this the most dismissable case ever?
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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
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I think fake job postings should be illegal.
Approximately 30% of all job postings are fake, with millions of ghost jobs making a tough hiring process even worse.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I think fake job postings should be illegal.
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Bring it. I've seen enough over the past 52 years that I don't admire anyone. bsky.app/profile/brad...
I want to lay down a few markers here for folks as the clock starts ticking down to the release of the Epstein Files.
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Bring it. I've seen enough over the past 52 years that I don't admire anyone. bsky.app/profile/brad...
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I actually tried for two years to economize ruthlessly my healthcare outlay, despite my condition, and BCBS is good enough at its job that the only difference between Gold and my high deductible plan was on the HD plan I couldn't see any doctors lol Cost exactly the same
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I actually tried for two years to economize ruthlessly my healthcare outlay, despite my condition, and BCBS is good enough at its job that the only difference between Gold and my high deductible plan was on the HD plan I couldn't see any doctors lol Cost exactly the same
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I know words don't mean anything for or to Trump, but how can you "rebate" tariff money to taxpayers if "other countries are paying the tariffs?"
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I know words don't mean anything for or to Trump, but how can you "rebate" tariff money to taxpayers if "other countries are paying the tariffs?"