@itsgreatsuper.bsky.social
Reposted
This piece is an essential read. Andy Kroll: I spent nearly a year investigating Russ Vought, the Trump adviser and Project 2025 architect who wants to put civil servants "in trauma." I obtained new audio recordings & videos. This is the most definitive profile yet.
Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President
From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...
www.propublica.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This piece is an essential read. Andy Kroll: I spent nearly a year investigating Russ Vought, the Trump adviser and Project 2025 architect who wants to put civil servants "in trauma." I obtained new audio recordings & videos. This is the most definitive profile yet.
Reposted
Woman who surrounds herself with Hitler-loving avowed Neo Nazis decides she wants to make anti-semitism her Leitmotif.
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Woman who surrounds herself with Hitler-loving avowed Neo Nazis decides she wants to make anti-semitism her Leitmotif.
Reposted
Kremlin TV keeps reporting that Trump says things to appease his domestic audience, but he won't do that because he's committed to following th advice of his mentor, Vladimir Putin. And Kremlin TV is always right. The talk about Tomahawks is a typical example.
State TV pundits say Trump's call with Putin is a ploy not to provide Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Kremlin TV keeps reporting that Trump says things to appease his domestic audience, but he won't do that because he's committed to following th advice of his mentor, Vladimir Putin. And Kremlin TV is always right. The talk about Tomahawks is a typical example.
Reposted
Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans
Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.
foreignpolicy.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...
Reposted
The long-standing assessment of the US intel community, shared by Tulsi Gabbard, is that Russian influence operations in the US aim to turn Americans against one another and to promote civil war. And there is no doubt that this is precisely what Trump is doing.
The Silence of the Generals
And the searing words of a veteran on the bench.
www.thebulwark.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The long-standing assessment of the US intel community, shared by Tulsi Gabbard, is that Russian influence operations in the US aim to turn Americans against one another and to promote civil war. And there is no doubt that this is precisely what Trump is doing.
Reposted
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Zuckerberg AI video is essential viewing for the day. Nothing matches the pure creepiness of Zuckerberg.
Video: Opinion | Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Meta’s A.I. Chatbot Is Dangerous for Kids
Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta’s universe. But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw: the lack of federal guardrails around how chat...
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Zuckerberg AI video is essential viewing for the day. Nothing matches the pure creepiness of Zuckerberg.
Reposted
"Petulant," "juvenile," "strutting like a peacock," "a riffed major whining over why he never made lieutenant colonel." www.thedailybeast.com/defense-offi...
Defense Officials Fume at Pentagon Pete’s ‘Inexcusable’ Rant to Generals
America’s top military leaders let rip at the bizarre spectacle set up by Hegseth.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Petulant," "juvenile," "strutting like a peacock," "a riffed major whining over why he never made lieutenant colonel." www.thedailybeast.com/defense-offi...
Reposted
Trump's coiffure and face makeup turn him into a natural Marie Antoinette
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Trump's coiffure and face makeup turn him into a natural Marie Antoinette
Reposted
Joe Rogan still absolutely loves the idea of civil war. www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...
Joe Rogan Defends Hegseth Address to Generals: 'No More Identity Politics and B*llshit'
Joe Rogan heartily approved of Pete Hegseth's speech to top commanders and his proposed changes to the U.S. military, saying it was nice there would be "no more identify politics and b*llshit"
www.mediaite.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Joe Rogan still absolutely loves the idea of civil war. www.mediaite.com/media/news/j...
Reposted
William Kristol: “Barranco’s is an increasingly common story—one that represents a stain on our collective consciousness and a black mark in our history. As they chase detention quotas, agents are increasingly abandoning the slightest concern for basic human decency.”
The Shock-and-Awe Deportations Will Get Worse
Trump’s immigration policy has quickly become a stain on the country. But it’s just getting started.
www.thebulwark.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
William Kristol: “Barranco’s is an increasingly common story—one that represents a stain on our collective consciousness and a black mark in our history. As they chase detention quotas, agents are increasingly abandoning the slightest concern for basic human decency.”
Reposted
This analysis strikes me as just about right. slate.com/news-and-pol...
This Is the Worst Supreme Court Decision of Trump’s Second Term
The Supreme Court lifted an injunction that had protected immigrants from removal to dangerous countries where they could face torture and death.
slate.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This analysis strikes me as just about right. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Reposted
ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.
Putins Helfer
Rücken Trump und sein Umfeld näher an Russland? Bedrohen Autokraten und Tech-Oligarchen die liberale Ordnung?
www.zdf.de
May 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
ZDF is now broadcasting the documentary I prepared with Johannes Hano and David Frum concerning the Russian influence operation targeting Musk, Thiel and other Silicon Valley South Africans, which was personally overseen and run by Vladimir Putin and was deemed hugely successful by the Russians.
Reposted
BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
June 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.
Reposted
It is beyond time to take the avian flu pandemic in the USA seriously
May 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It is beyond time to take the avian flu pandemic in the USA seriously
Reposted
Trump: "A friend of mine who is a businessman. Very very very top guy. Most of you would've heard of him. Highly neurotic. Brilliant businessman. Seriously overweight. And he takes the fat shot drug."
May 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted
Why are observers calling the Trump engagement with the Houthis, Hegseth's first mission, a victory for the Houthis? Because Trump blinked after losing four jets worth $90 million each.
Why Trump Suddenly Declared Victory Over the Houthi Militia
www.nytimes.com
May 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Why are observers calling the Trump engagement with the Houthis, Hegseth's first mission, a victory for the Houthis? Because Trump blinked after losing four jets worth $90 million each.
Reposted
In the 19th century, France imposed a massive debt on its former colony to compensate slave owners for their losses. Thomas Piketty argues, in his column, that it is time to organize reparations as an act of historic justice. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Thomas Piketty : « La France doit 30 milliards d’euros à Haïti et devrait lancer des discussions sur les modalités de restitution »
CHRONIQUE. Au XIXᵉ siècle, l’Etat français a imposé à son ancienne colonie une dette massive pour compenser les pertes des propriétaires esclavagistes. Il est temps d’organiser une restitution, dans u...
www.lemonde.fr
May 12, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In the 19th century, France imposed a massive debt on its former colony to compensate slave owners for their losses. Thomas Piketty argues, in his column, that it is time to organize reparations as an act of historic justice. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...
Reposted
On today's Background Briefing, I discuss German news network ZDF's blockbuster exposé about the Russian intelligence services highly successful influence operation targeting Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks, how the FBI learned all about it, and decided simply to do nothing...
NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | Scott Horton - Trump's FBI is Trying to Silence a Whistleblower who Revealed Russian Recruitment of Musk and Thiel | Paul Pierson - The Mismatch Between Our Constitution and Weaponized Partisan Politics
May 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
On today's Background Briefing, I discuss German news network ZDF's blockbuster exposé about the Russian intelligence services highly successful influence operation targeting Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and David Sacks, how the FBI learned all about it, and decided simply to do nothing...
Reposted
Paul: They started out at 145% got down to 80% now 30%. It is 30% more than we have on currently. It will be a 30% rise in goods coming from China, and somebody will pay that, it will be the consumer.
May 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Paul: They started out at 145% got down to 80% now 30%. It is 30% more than we have on currently. It will be a 30% rise in goods coming from China, and somebody will pay that, it will be the consumer.
Reposted
"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Reposted
Aaaand there it is.
May 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Aaaand there it is.
Reposted
From the research and writing SUPER AGERS, some of the practical steps I've incorporated (and suggest avoiding) for extending healthspan
gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...
gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...
May 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
From the research and writing SUPER AGERS, some of the practical steps I've incorporated (and suggest avoiding) for extending healthspan
gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...
gift link www.wsj.com/health/welln...
Reposted
We are going to miss the days when the GOP official position on vaccines was that it’s “personal choice “
May 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
We are going to miss the days when the GOP official position on vaccines was that it’s “personal choice “
Reposted
Health Central: 'Long COVID Now: A Special Report'
'Five years after the pandemic hit, questions remain about how and why millions of Americans are still struggling with long-term disease'
www.healthcentral.com/condition/co...
'Five years after the pandemic hit, questions remain about how and why millions of Americans are still struggling with long-term disease'
www.healthcentral.com/condition/co...
Long COVID Now: A Special Report
Discover expert insights on long COVID diagnosis, treatment & prevention as leading health authorities reveal groundbreaking findings 5 years after the pandemic's onset.
www.healthcentral.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Health Central: 'Long COVID Now: A Special Report'
'Five years after the pandemic hit, questions remain about how and why millions of Americans are still struggling with long-term disease'
www.healthcentral.com/condition/co...
'Five years after the pandemic hit, questions remain about how and why millions of Americans are still struggling with long-term disease'
www.healthcentral.com/condition/co...
Reposted
Leaked emails reveal Donald Trump's sinister plan to destroy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's Assault on Veterans Is Already Taking a Toll
Leaked emails reveal Donald Trump's sinister plan to destroy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The effects are already being felt.
www.rollingstone.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Leaked emails reveal Donald Trump's sinister plan to destroy the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...