@jackpinekeith.bsky.social
Ex-Navy/ex-parapro librarian. Livin’ on the shores of Gitchee Gumee. Yes, it snows a lot here!
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The plane's owner, former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim al Thani, is known as the 'Thief of Doha' and has a history of terrorism financing and shady deals
freebeacon.com/national-sec...
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Owner of Trump’s Qatari Air Force One Linked to Bob Menendez Corruption Scandal
The owner of the Qatari plane that may soon serve as President Donald Trump’s Air Force One, Qatari royal and former prime minister Hamad bin Jassim al Thani (HBJ), is linked to the bribery case invol...
freebeacon.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The plane's owner, former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim al Thani, is known as the 'Thief of Doha' and has a history of terrorism financing and shady deals
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freebeacon.com/national-sec...
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"That narrative is just the latest in an unnerving trend that has seen leading sources of entertainment journalism pivoting toward conservative viewpoints and industry gatekeeping."
"Sinners" is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success? 1/
www.salon.com/2025/04/26/t...
"Sinners" is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success? 1/
www.salon.com/2025/04/26/t...
The smash success of "Sinners" could shift Hollywood's power balance
The industry's response to Ryan Coogler's film is the latest in a trend desperate to skew the public's opinion.
www.salon.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"That narrative is just the latest in an unnerving trend that has seen leading sources of entertainment journalism pivoting toward conservative viewpoints and industry gatekeeping."
"Sinners" is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success? 1/
www.salon.com/2025/04/26/t...
"Sinners" is a smash. So why is Hollywood putting an asterisk on its success? 1/
www.salon.com/2025/04/26/t...
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America: where having an autism awareness tattoo means you're an MS-13 gang member, but having a swastika tattoo just means you're a German history buff
April 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
America: where having an autism awareness tattoo means you're an MS-13 gang member, but having a swastika tattoo just means you're a German history buff
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Well- it has happened. Today we have crossed the Rubicon
On this day, April 14, 2025, the President of the United States openly defied the Supreme Court’s unanimous opinion of April 10, 2025, ordering him to “facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador
April 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Well- it has happened. Today we have crossed the Rubicon
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Make America Screw Little Screws Again
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Make America Screw Little Screws Again
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WTF has this got to do with him? Is their menu any of his fucking business? And he's evidently never heard of Spanish as a language? Is he threatening to deport their workers over their menu items? He thinks the GOVERNMENTA has the right to harass private businesses over WORDS? He's insane!
April 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
WTF has this got to do with him? Is their menu any of his fucking business? And he's evidently never heard of Spanish as a language? Is he threatening to deport their workers over their menu items? He thinks the GOVERNMENTA has the right to harass private businesses over WORDS? He's insane!
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Another reason I think conservatives are leaning into such dramatic artificial-looking appearances via tanning, surgery, filler, etc is because it creates an engaging visual aesthetic for social media video content. It’s the same culture of influencers and reality TV. Attention over substance
March 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Another reason I think conservatives are leaning into such dramatic artificial-looking appearances via tanning, surgery, filler, etc is because it creates an engaging visual aesthetic for social media video content. It’s the same culture of influencers and reality TV. Attention over substance
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These really are must-read for clarity about what is going on.
By week’s end, the Musk-Trump partnership increasingly resembled less a functional constitutional democracy and more a mafia-style racketeering organization that blended private business profit with official government power. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-musk...
Trump, Musk Shred Constitutional Protections as Country Lurches Toward Mafia State
This week's news roundup by our intrepid foreign correspondent William Boot, as it should be covered by the US media
www.doomsdayscenario.co
March 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
These really are must-read for clarity about what is going on.
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From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
March 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA
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DOGE is the long awaited death panel. Spread the word.
March 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
DOGE is the long awaited death panel. Spread the word.
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By their definition, any notable accomplishment achieved by someone who was not a straight white male -- no matter how or when it happened -- counts as "DEI" and "bias against whites."
It's racism, pure and simple. Stop pretending there's anything more complicated at work here. It's racism.
It's racism, pure and simple. Stop pretending there's anything more complicated at work here. It's racism.
This is Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense. Labeling the highest ranking black Medal of Honor recipient “DEI.” Pure racism. My latest post. open.substack.com/pub/fpwellma...
March 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
By their definition, any notable accomplishment achieved by someone who was not a straight white male -- no matter how or when it happened -- counts as "DEI" and "bias against whites."
It's racism, pure and simple. Stop pretending there's anything more complicated at work here. It's racism.
It's racism, pure and simple. Stop pretending there's anything more complicated at work here. It's racism.
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Two stories today about different people wrongly thrown off Social Security, one marked dead, the other seems to be because he was born outside the U.S. on a U.S. military base.
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
March 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Two stories today about different people wrongly thrown off Social Security, one marked dead, the other seems to be because he was born outside the U.S. on a U.S. military base.
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
First effects of DOGE on SSA. This will get worse.
www.wkrn.com/news/nationa...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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This is what the Republicans wanted all along – to have the executive branch be the personal Gestapo of powerful white guys in government and the private sector
Meanwhile over on the other place, rightwing free speech warriors (this guy is a former DeSantis campaign staffer) are calling for me to be denaturalized and deported because they don’t like my political speech. This is what fascism and racism looks like, folks.
March 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is what the Republicans wanted all along – to have the executive branch be the personal Gestapo of powerful white guys in government and the private sector
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A lot of delusion happening in that Schumer NYT interview, but this gets to the heart of it: he believes his Republican colleagues will come around and everything will be ok. Absolutely delusional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
March 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A lot of delusion happening in that Schumer NYT interview, but this gets to the heart of it: he believes his Republican colleagues will come around and everything will be ok. Absolutely delusional.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/m...
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My sense is that the administration has been looking for the optimal case in which to pull an Andrew Jackson — they may think this is it.
This is outrageous. Judge Boasberg’s order went against government agencies which were in the US, and which were in direct contact with the plane. He must hold them in contempt of court.
March 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My sense is that the administration has been looking for the optimal case in which to pull an Andrew Jackson — they may think this is it.
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Not long…
If the stock market gets a whiff of the executive branch blatantly defying court orders, how long before it figures out that private property rights are endangered?
March 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Not long…
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It’s free speech if we like it, otherwise it’s a sparkling national security threat.
March 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s free speech if we like it, otherwise it’s a sparkling national security threat.
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You will not understand MAGA/Trumpism until you understand how many Americans are domestic abusers or grew up in abusive environments. Trump sits in at the top of the dominance heirarchy for them in a way that does not make sense to those of us who grew up in healthy families.
March 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You will not understand MAGA/Trumpism until you understand how many Americans are domestic abusers or grew up in abusive environments. Trump sits in at the top of the dominance heirarchy for them in a way that does not make sense to those of us who grew up in healthy families.
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make that the most important Oscar winner
I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
The Year’s Most Urgent Best Picture Contender Is the One Almost No One Has Seen
I’m Still Here has a warning—and a reason for hope.
slate.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 AM
make that the most important Oscar winner
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“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
March 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“This is treason adjacent. I’m sure Pete Hegseth is very busy firing black people and women, so he’s not focused on the actual target here, which is Vladimir Putin.”
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
@therickwilson.bsky.social on the U.S. halting offensive cyber operations against Russia.
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"'They're getting death threats': Lawmaker reportedly reveals how Trump is pressuring GOP" The strategic Use of violence for political purposes is a classic trait of FASCIST Movements. MAGA is what FASCISM in 2025 looks like. www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-th...
'They're getting death threats': Lawmaker reportedly reveals how Trump is pressuring GOP
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) reportedly told constituents on Saturday that Republican lawmakers are siding with Donald Trump in part because they are receiving "death threats."
Dexter announced late la...
www.rawstory.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"'They're getting death threats': Lawmaker reportedly reveals how Trump is pressuring GOP" The strategic Use of violence for political purposes is a classic trait of FASCIST Movements. MAGA is what FASCISM in 2025 looks like. www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-th...
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Me in 2023 "US could be sending aid to Russia by 2025". Not happy about being right on this, but at least it means I'm adjusting faster than people who still don't believe their own eyes
crookedtimber.org/20...
crookedtimber.org/20...
March 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Me in 2023 "US could be sending aid to Russia by 2025". Not happy about being right on this, but at least it means I'm adjusting faster than people who still don't believe their own eyes
crookedtimber.org/20...
crookedtimber.org/20...