Ted
@jedburgh.bsky.social
Behavioral threat assessment professional, old intel guy, retired paratrooper with an ingrown disposition.
Reprehensible. America now looks like Putin’s tool.
“…carrots for Russia: cancelling of Western sanctions; welcome back into the G8; de facto recognition of control over land it has occupied; the gift of territory in Donbas that it failed to conquer over 11 years…..”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
“…carrots for Russia: cancelling of Western sanctions; welcome back into the G8; de facto recognition of control over land it has occupied; the gift of territory in Donbas that it failed to conquer over 11 years…..”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
America has dumped a messy, sordid “peace plan” on Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky has no choice but to play along and try to improve it
economist.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Reprehensible. America now looks like Putin’s tool.
“…carrots for Russia: cancelling of Western sanctions; welcome back into the G8; de facto recognition of control over land it has occupied; the gift of territory in Donbas that it failed to conquer over 11 years…..”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
“…carrots for Russia: cancelling of Western sanctions; welcome back into the G8; de facto recognition of control over land it has occupied; the gift of territory in Donbas that it failed to conquer over 11 years…..”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
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Let’s see…how many members of the current administration (to say nothing of folks like Kavanaugh from the first one) are implicated in some form of sexual abuse, whether as perps or enablers?
Too many to count, I’d say.
This is MAGA. This is your 2025 GOP. Those who stay in that party own this.
Too many to count, I’d say.
This is MAGA. This is your 2025 GOP. Those who stay in that party own this.
NEW: When Andrew Tate landed in the US, Customs & Border Protection seized his electronic devices. But @propublica.org found that a White House official told DHS to return the devices, emphasizing that the request came from the White House.
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
By @robert-faturechi.bsky.social & Avi Asher-Schapiro
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Let’s see…how many members of the current administration (to say nothing of folks like Kavanaugh from the first one) are implicated in some form of sexual abuse, whether as perps or enablers?
Too many to count, I’d say.
This is MAGA. This is your 2025 GOP. Those who stay in that party own this.
Too many to count, I’d say.
This is MAGA. This is your 2025 GOP. Those who stay in that party own this.
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The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. www.press.org/newsroom/voa... #SaveVOA
VOA Staffers Urge Public To Rally Around Crippled News Service
The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia, furloughed staff of the news service warned last nig...
www.press.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The White House shutdown of Voice Of America has opened the door to propaganda by Russian and Chinese influencers in countries from Africa to Asia. www.press.org/newsroom/voa... #SaveVOA
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The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The first and last lines of Joni Ernst’s legacy as a human on earth will be that she was instrumental in the confirmation of the Sec of Defense most hostile to women serving in military, and she knew that when she voted for him.
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God and Jesus are ashamed of what humanity has become. These results are deeply embarrassing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 AM
God and Jesus are ashamed of what humanity has become. These results are deeply embarrassing.
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Trump fired the BLS director for reporting data he didn’t like. Now we can’t trust any of the numbers coming out of the govt because they lie about everything.
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Trump fired the BLS director for reporting data he didn’t like. Now we can’t trust any of the numbers coming out of the govt because they lie about everything.
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every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
every time you think the new WaPo editorial board can't embarrass itself any more, they manage to find a way.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
Left: 'Texas gerrymandering is no big deal!', from August.
Right: 'Maryland gerrymandering is an affront to Western civilization!', from today.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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CNBC - US job cuts last month surged 183% from September and went up 175% from than the same month a year ago. This is now the worst year for layoffs since 2009. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/job-c...
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says
Job cuts for October totaled 153,074, a 183% surge from September.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
CNBC - US job cuts last month surged 183% from September and went up 175% from than the same month a year ago. This is now the worst year for layoffs since 2009. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/job-c...
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Nancy Mace not backing the blue. www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Nancy Mace not backing the blue. www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
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The federal government claims to have arrested nearly 3,000 migrants in Chicago. But the use of tear gas seems to reflect how local resistance is frustrating its work econ.st/4oGmODB
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The federal government claims to have arrested nearly 3,000 migrants in Chicago. But the use of tear gas seems to reflect how local resistance is frustrating its work econ.st/4oGmODB
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images
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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
October 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.
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I think it's extremely noteworthy that the reporter breaking this is Fox's Border Patrol cheerleader whose primary job is not to report news but to cast Border Patrol in a positive light
🚨BIG changes happening -- ICE leadership is being purged tonight. The old guard, which prioritized targeted enforcement operations aimed at people with criminal records, is being replaced with Border Patrol and Gregory Bovino's "Midway Blitz" style.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
Think things are bad now? It'll get worse.
October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I think it's extremely noteworthy that the reporter breaking this is Fox's Border Patrol cheerleader whose primary job is not to report news but to cast Border Patrol in a positive light
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The company brought Junior in right after the election as part owner. They just won the largest drone motor contract awarded by the Pentagon.
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The company brought Junior in right after the election as part owner. They just won the largest drone motor contract awarded by the Pentagon.
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Watching the presser for the mob & NBA illegal gambling arrests. DOJ, DHS & FBI gave the names & had on camera the USAs & FBI agents involved. They didn't fear the mob or America knowing who they were.
Explain to me again why ICE & DHS agents are afraid of the taco lady, roofer & the public.
Explain to me again why ICE & DHS agents are afraid of the taco lady, roofer & the public.
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Watching the presser for the mob & NBA illegal gambling arrests. DOJ, DHS & FBI gave the names & had on camera the USAs & FBI agents involved. They didn't fear the mob or America knowing who they were.
Explain to me again why ICE & DHS agents are afraid of the taco lady, roofer & the public.
Explain to me again why ICE & DHS agents are afraid of the taco lady, roofer & the public.
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In 2024, there were 735 immigration judges. Now there are fewer than 600. E. Tammy Kim reports on the attack on immigration courts.
Inside Donald Trump’s Attack on Immigration Courts
Judges describe a campaign of firings and interference which threatens the system’s independence.
www.newyorker.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In 2024, there were 735 immigration judges. Now there are fewer than 600. E. Tammy Kim reports on the attack on immigration courts.
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From the @newyorker.com "Daily" today.
The White House doesn't belong to him. He holds it in trust both for future occupants and for the American people.
Source: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
The White House doesn't belong to him. He holds it in trust both for future occupants and for the American people.
Source: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
From the @newyorker.com "Daily" today.
The White House doesn't belong to him. He holds it in trust both for future occupants and for the American people.
Source: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
The White House doesn't belong to him. He holds it in trust both for future occupants and for the American people.
Source: www.newyorker.com/newsletter/t...
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 80th day out of the last 92.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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The deadly Caribbean strikes—illegal, unethical, and bad strategy all at once—aren’t conducted through some automated process. People select the targets and pass them along, likely with claims about intelligence. People give the order to fire, and execute the command.
Who is a very good question.
Who is a very good question.
I would really, really like to know about the targeting process and then who gives the command.
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The deadly Caribbean strikes—illegal, unethical, and bad strategy all at once—aren’t conducted through some automated process. People select the targets and pass them along, likely with claims about intelligence. People give the order to fire, and execute the command.
Who is a very good question.
Who is a very good question.
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The Epstein files contain the name of a prominent former PM who brutally beat & sexually assaulted an 18 year old.
Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.
That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.
Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.
That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.
October 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The Epstein files contain the name of a prominent former PM who brutally beat & sexually assaulted an 18 year old.
Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.
That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.
Trump, Bondi, Patel & Johnson don’t want the world to know his name.
That’s why Johnson will have the House adjourned today for the 78th day out of the last 90.
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🇺🇸 #ICE operations in #Chicago have descended into street violence as agents clash with protesters. Find out more about how these special immigration enforcement operations began with a pledge to combat gangs and organized crime in our new investigation.
Trump Has Merged the War on Gangs and Immigration. Tennessee Shows How.
InSight Crime reports from the state of Tennessee, where national conflicts and criminal dynamics are playing out on a local stage.
bit.ly
October 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
…..meanwhile, Kristi Noem is spending $175 million in taxpayer money on two private jets.
"In western North Carolina a year after Hurricane Helene — and four years after an earlier bout of devastating flooding from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred — the town of Canton is still operating out of trailers and waiting for federal money."
Is this Making America Great Again?
Is this Making America Great Again?
How FEMA Is Forcing Disaster-Struck Towns to Fend for Themselves
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
…..meanwhile, Kristi Noem is spending $175 million in taxpayer money on two private jets.
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.