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Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
November 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Odd that the DoJ is opening an investigation into the Epstein files since they said in July that there was no client list and nothing to release.
Pronouns !
November 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Pronouns !
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"What need have I of all your sacrifices?" says the Lord...
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is offensive to Me...
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Aid the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the orphan. Plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1.11 to 17
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is offensive to Me...
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Aid the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the orphan. Plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1.11 to 17
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"What need have I of all your sacrifices?" says the Lord...
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is offensive to Me...
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Aid the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the orphan. Plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1.11 to 17
Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is offensive to Me...
Learn to do good. Seek justice. Aid the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the orphan. Plead for the widow."
Isaiah 1.11 to 17
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
A bicyclist right in front of me got hit by a car that turned right into front of and into him. We were in a prominent bike lane.
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A bicyclist right in front of me got hit by a car that turned right into front of and into him. We were in a prominent bike lane.
Emails also suggest that @nytimes.com knew more about Trump’s involvement with Epstein than they acknowledged.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.
Here's a look at what the emails show. nyti.ms/48aa1Uu
Here's a look at what the emails show. nyti.ms/48aa1Uu
What Epstein’s Emails Allege About Trump’s Knowledge of His Conduct
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released emails suggesting that President Trump knew more about Jeffrey Epstein’s activities than he has acknowledged.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Emails also suggest that @nytimes.com knew more about Trump’s involvement with Epstein than they acknowledged.
Here's Hugh Canning's review of the Paris Iphigénie en Tauride and Faust.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here's Hugh Canning's review of the Paris Iphigénie en Tauride and Faust.
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It’s been a busy writing week! In case you missed it:
On Rosalía’s new album, and why the classical-pop divide matters less than we might think
On Rosalía’s new album, and why the classical-pop divide matters less than we might think
Rosalía and the classical avant-garde — Kevin Ng
Is it pop? Is it classical? Does it matter?
www.kevinwng.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s been a busy writing week! In case you missed it:
On Rosalía’s new album, and why the classical-pop divide matters less than we might think
On Rosalía’s new album, and why the classical-pop divide matters less than we might think
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Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last night, the Trump Administration sent a letter suggesting Wisconsin should return our FoodShare payments.
My response ⬇️
My response ⬇️
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A star is born : Tamara Bounazou is the best Iphigénie I ever heard or saw. Phenomenal voice and stage presence. Brava!
November 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A star is born : Tamara Bounazou is the best Iphigénie I ever heard or saw. Phenomenal voice and stage presence. Brava!
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Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Argentina President Javier Milei doing the “Trump dance” at Mar-a-Lago after getting an $40 billion bailout.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
Meanwhile, Trump won’t renew subsides for American healthcare.
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Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
190. SNAP WTF?
A very quick explainer on what (and why) Justice Jackson issued an "administrative stay" in the SNAP case late on Friday night, and on what's likely to happen next
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trying to figure out what #SCOTUS just did with #SNAP, and why Justice Jackson temporarily froze the district court's ruling?
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
Via "One First," me on what's going on—and why I think Jackson's move was savvy, notwithstanding the awful circumstances that forced it:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/190-snap-wtf
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Do yourself a favor and read through @jonseidel.bsky.social's entire 🧵on this morning's hearing. It's incredible to see the truth about Chicago acknowledged & the rule of law holding firm.
"Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
"Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Do yourself a favor and read through @jonseidel.bsky.social's entire 🧵on this morning's hearing. It's incredible to see the truth about Chicago acknowledged & the rule of law holding firm.
"Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
"Ellis also finds that the feds' use of force in Chicago "shocks the conscience."
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I'm thrilled to be back on stage @lyricopera.bsky.social! I have a non-singing acting role in Cavalleria rusticana. I'm in a balcony in the first scene & appear in 3 more scenes. Gorgeous music! Rave review from the Chicago Tribune!
There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...
There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm thrilled to be back on stage @lyricopera.bsky.social! I have a non-singing acting role in Cavalleria rusticana. I'm in a balcony in the first scene & appear in 3 more scenes. Gorgeous music! Rave review from the Chicago Tribune!
There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...
There are 7 more performances. www.lyricopera.org/shows/upcomi...
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An exchange from Trump's "60 Minutes" interview about his family's crypto empire was not included in the extended version shared online.
Trump sued and settled with the network over the program's editing of a 2024 Kamala Harris interview.
Trump sued and settled with the network over the program's editing of a 2024 Kamala Harris interview.
Dems want FCC probe of "60 Minutes" omission of Trump's Binance pardon exchange
A note said the extended version of the interview had been "condensed for clarity."
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November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
An exchange from Trump's "60 Minutes" interview about his family's crypto empire was not included in the extended version shared online.
Trump sued and settled with the network over the program's editing of a 2024 Kamala Harris interview.
Trump sued and settled with the network over the program's editing of a 2024 Kamala Harris interview.
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Let's not mince words. This isn't an "enormous expansion of power"; it's a US president using his office to order his staff & security forces to commit acts of #PremeditatedMurder on his behalf. Nothing less than that. He needs to end his days in a cell in den Haag. It's better than he deserves.
Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Let's not mince words. This isn't an "enormous expansion of power"; it's a US president using his office to order his staff & security forces to commit acts of #PremeditatedMurder on his behalf. Nothing less than that. He needs to end his days in a cell in den Haag. It's better than he deserves.
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ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent, 7-Year-Old Both Wearing Same ‘Military Commando’ Halloween Costume
Those Epstein Files must be a DOOZY
Speaker Johnson has decided to keep the House in recess all through next week. This will be the seventh consecutive week of recess for the chamber. It has not been in session since Sept. 19.
October 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Those Epstein Files must be a DOOZY
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New from me: Emmanuel Macron delivered remarks in Germany recently that I think could serve as a template for an outside-the-box, ambitious political figure. But timing and breaking with prevailing orthodoxy would be critical. www.offmessage.net/p/defiant-re...
The Defiant Resistance Speech An American Should Have Given
There's power waiting to be claimed by an ambitious political figure who makes this his or her cause.
www.offmessage.net
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New from me: Emmanuel Macron delivered remarks in Germany recently that I think could serve as a template for an outside-the-box, ambitious political figure. But timing and breaking with prevailing orthodoxy would be critical. www.offmessage.net/p/defiant-re...
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Evanston Mayor Dan Biss on today’s ICE raids in his community: “What federal agents are doing in Evanston right now is monstrous.”
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Evanston Mayor Dan Biss on today’s ICE raids in his community: “What federal agents are doing in Evanston right now is monstrous.”
If only Tennessee had US Senators who could do anything.
Just in: Sen. Paul Bailey, a Sparta Republican, is urging Gov. Bill Lee to protect families from losing SNAP funds. “This is about Tennessee families,” Bailey said. “Our most vulnerable citizens should not become casualties of Washington's dysfunction."
October 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If only Tennessee had US Senators who could do anything.
My whole feed is full of @theonion.com knockoffs
Tyra Banks has opened a new ice cream shop in Sydney, Australia, where she is selling "hot ice cream." Those who have tried it can’t quite place what it is — neither can she. Here's how they said it tasted.
Tyra Banks Says It’s ‘Hot Ice Cream.’ Everyone Else Just Says, ‘Huh?’
Even those who have tried it struggle to describe the model’s baffling concoction. That includes Ms. Banks herself.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My whole feed is full of @theonion.com knockoffs
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Donald Trump and Peter Hegseth have now murdered 57 human beings on their boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
That means they've passed Seattle's "Green River Killer" (49) to become the most lethal serial killers in American history
Where is The Hague?
That means they've passed Seattle's "Green River Killer" (49) to become the most lethal serial killers in American history
Where is The Hague?
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Donald Trump and Peter Hegseth have now murdered 57 human beings on their boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific.
That means they've passed Seattle's "Green River Killer" (49) to become the most lethal serial killers in American history
Where is The Hague?
That means they've passed Seattle's "Green River Killer" (49) to become the most lethal serial killers in American history
Where is The Hague?