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Some breaking news in my latest. Others pointed out that Witkoff appeared to be in Moscow when he joined the Houthi PC Group chat. Sky News has a detailed story on his timeline in Moscow. I ran that against the timeline from the Atlantic article. Witkoff was waiting for Putin when he was added.(1/2)
March 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Guys you can stop riffing on the “first they came for” poem and start quoting Butler instead
Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"
Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’
A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world
english.elpais.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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2 day change -1,400

(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Dan, I love you.
I'm a physician George, and while it may look like he's deconditioned, weak, and addled by the energy it takes to stand up, I'm fairly confident the biomechanics you're observing are secondary to the shrapnel he took in Nam.
March 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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There were certainly signs
February 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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There are like 5 scandals every day that would have broken any previous Administration.
BREAKING

The SEC has just halted its fraud prosecution of Justin Sun, a Chinese national who has put more than $50 million in Trump's pocket since November through the purchase of crypto tokens from a Trump-backed company, World Liberty Financial.
BREAKING: SEC halts fraud prosecution of Chinese national who sent Trump millions
In December, Popular Information reported that Chinese crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from World Liberty Financial (WLF), a new venture backed by President Donal...
popular.info
February 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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📌I might start sharing this every damn day, because it STILL applies every damn day.
February 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A government of criminals is what Trump has created.
This is a truly outrageous story that shows how Trump has destroyed the independence of the U.S. Justice Department.
February 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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February 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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February 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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In case it wasn’t clear before, the U.S. is officially aligned with Russia
February 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Did you know? Republicans want to cut $880 BILLION from Medicaid to pay for a massive $4.5 TRILLION tax cut for their billionaire donors!

Let that sink in for a minute…
February 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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If Biden said that California was voting until a week and half ago, the New York Times would publish 14 stories on tomorrows front page followed by 88 op-eds and another 300 stories this week about his mental acuity. Peter Baker would rush to the WH to give Biden a proctology just for kicks
Trump says California just finished up counting their votes: They were voting a week and half ago
February 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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February 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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February 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.
February 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Musk benefits from Trump's presidency in more ways than one. From squashing investigations into exploiting BILLIONS of workers to intimidating political leaders, this partnership is dangerous.
February 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM