"unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weeks-long cross-country drives. His behavior deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a refugee organization for help, fearing he was becoming suicidal."
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns
apnews.com/article/laka...
apnews.com/article/laka...
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
The Afghan man accused of gunning down two National Guard members blocks from the White House last week had been unraveling for years.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weeks-long cross-country drives. His behavior deteriorated so sharply that a community advocate reached out to a refugee organization for help, fearing he was becoming suicidal."
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I hope you will someday -- not now -- tell the other side of the story.
Yes, we ask all from those who serve this way, but too often we fail them.
Yes, we ask all from those who serve this way, but too often we fail them.
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I hope you will someday -- not now -- tell the other side of the story.
Yes, we ask all from those who serve this way, but too often we fail them.
Yes, we ask all from those who serve this way, but too often we fail them.
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I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
NEW: From our @markhertling.bsky.social, a eulogy for Sarah Beckstrom, the young National Guard soldier shot in Washington, D.C. This is a moving reflection about service, risk, death, grief, and remembrance.
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
www.thebulwark.com/p/rememberin...
Remembering Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and Honoring Her Service
A soldier lost in Washington, and what her death means for those who served beside her.
www.thebulwark.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I didn’t know her, but I wish I had.
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
At first they were going to call it "Skynet", but their AI chatbot suggested they make a different choice... for some reason.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/l...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/l...
Leonardo unveils 'Michelangelo Dome' as Europe looks to bolster sovereign defense systems
Italian defense company Leonardo unveiled plans for an AI-powered shield for cities and critical infrastructure
www.cnbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:51 AM
At first they were going to call it "Skynet", but their AI chatbot suggested they make a different choice... for some reason.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/l...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/28/l...
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Mark Kelly has more medals. Pete Hegseth has more misconduct allegations. Everyone excels at something.
November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Mark Kelly has more medals. Pete Hegseth has more misconduct allegations. Everyone excels at something.
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Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
As true for every megacorp on the donor list, true?
Boom.
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
As true for every megacorp on the donor list, true?
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Opinion | Good-Bye Black Friday, Hello White Boy Saturday
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Opinion | Good-Bye Black Friday, Hello White Boy Saturday
Bombs away in Venezuela in 3, 2, 1...
Something to cheer about today:
Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%.
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%.
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bombs away in Venezuela in 3, 2, 1...
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In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
In case you’re wondering why Pete Hegseth is freaking out about a congressional video reminding the military not to participate in illegal orders:
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you want to know why Hegseth is panicking about reminders that there is accountably for giving or carrying out illegal orders, it’s likely because he knows he has given illegal orders to murder people.
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Trump has done so many worse things that tear down the East Wing of the White House but each time I'm reminded of it I revert to WTAF fuck mode and think he !!!!demolished the East Wing of the White House!!!
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Trump has done so many worse things that tear down the East Wing of the White House but each time I'm reminded of it I revert to WTAF fuck mode and think he !!!!demolished the East Wing of the White House!!!
Palantir should change its name to "Eye of Sauron"
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Palantir should change its name to "Eye of Sauron"
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I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I’m mindful today of those for whom this is their first Thanksgiving without a loved one. I’m praying for a measure of peace and the comfort of beautiful memories.
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No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
No one shld lose sight of the fact that the Guard was only in DC as part of an extended political messaging stunt. The shooter is guilty for the attacks/carnage. Donald Trump is responsible for them. This is the collateral damage of Trump abusing his powers as President.
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15 years ago today, Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas for 6 oz of Cannabis.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
November 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
15 years ago today, Willie Nelson was arrested in Texas for 6 oz of Cannabis.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
God, who produces it naturally across the globe, remains at large.
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MAGA: Stop calling us fascists, you communist scum!
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
MAGA: Stop calling us fascists, you communist scum!
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There must be zero tolerance for violence — of any kind — against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country. The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. is horrific and unacceptable.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
There must be zero tolerance for violence — of any kind — against the brave men and women in uniform who selflessly serve our communities and our country. The shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. is horrific and unacceptable.
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Jen and I are praying for the service members, their families, and the entire National Guard community.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Jen and I are praying for the service members, their families, and the entire National Guard community.
TACO
Trump says no firm deadline for Ukraine, Russia to reach peace deal
www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
Trump says no firm deadline for Ukraine, Russia to reach peace deal
Mr Trump said “the deadline for me is when it’s over”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
TACO
And you get the kids?
So calling ICE is cheaper and faster than a divorce?
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
And you get the kids?