Julie
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NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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 5:12 PM
NEW: The White House intervened on behalf of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate during a federal investigation.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
“It was so offensive to what we’re all here to do, to uphold the law and protect the American people,” one official involved said.
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Covering Jamal Khashoggi's murder was one of the most disturbing things I've worked on. Hearing Trump say he was "extremely controversial" and people "didn't like him" is chilling. Hard to take any other way than he thinks there is moral ambiguity in the murder of a journalist.
November 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Covering Jamal Khashoggi's murder was one of the most disturbing things I've worked on. Hearing Trump say he was "extremely controversial" and people "didn't like him" is chilling. Hard to take any other way than he thinks there is moral ambiguity in the murder of a journalist.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Jim Jordan opening his mouth is consistently a waste of time.
Talking about John Brennan during the Epstein Files vote in the House...
SMDH
Talking about John Brennan during the Epstein Files vote in the House...
SMDH
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Jim Jordan opening his mouth is consistently a waste of time.
Talking about John Brennan during the Epstein Files vote in the House...
SMDH
Talking about John Brennan during the Epstein Files vote in the House...
SMDH
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i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
Ben Shapiro: “When the president said deport all the illegal immigrants, I never thought that he meant that literally”
November 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
i will kind of accept this from some random person who barely pays attention. ben shapiro though? he's just lying
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
If you're the parent of a disabled kid, I just want to tell you I know it's hard and I know you feel like you're failing constantly, but you're doing it and you're doing the best you can and your kid absolutely loves you for it.
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Happy Tuesday! We had a nice clean sunrise today that beautifully bathed the southern end of the beach. Look at the dog walker on the shore for scale. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Happy Tuesday! We had a nice clean sunrise today that beautifully bathed the southern end of the beach. Look at the dog walker on the shore for scale. Tap for full size. I hope you have a great day!
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Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
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PRO TIP
When certain things make you intensely uncomfortable like certain discussions of consent
or forgiveness
that is often a sign that you have work to do. I invite you to sit, quietly, with your discomfort. I invite you to focus on people who's opinions and thoughts you value and respect...
When certain things make you intensely uncomfortable like certain discussions of consent
or forgiveness
that is often a sign that you have work to do. I invite you to sit, quietly, with your discomfort. I invite you to focus on people who's opinions and thoughts you value and respect...
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
PRO TIP
When certain things make you intensely uncomfortable like certain discussions of consent
or forgiveness
that is often a sign that you have work to do. I invite you to sit, quietly, with your discomfort. I invite you to focus on people who's opinions and thoughts you value and respect...
When certain things make you intensely uncomfortable like certain discussions of consent
or forgiveness
that is often a sign that you have work to do. I invite you to sit, quietly, with your discomfort. I invite you to focus on people who's opinions and thoughts you value and respect...
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if you don’t think there’s something specifically distinct about southern culture that results in a distinct form of racism, I really question if you actually grew up in the south
there are forms of racism everywhere but pretending what has been allowed to rot in the south doesn’t exist is …wrong
there are forms of racism everywhere but pretending what has been allowed to rot in the south doesn’t exist is …wrong
I understand why some white liberals from the Deep South want to insist that there isn't something distinct (and bad) about Southern political culture but the problem with this is that we wouldn't even have this idea of "The South" as distinct from the rest of the US if there wasn't a there there
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
if you don’t think there’s something specifically distinct about southern culture that results in a distinct form of racism, I really question if you actually grew up in the south
there are forms of racism everywhere but pretending what has been allowed to rot in the south doesn’t exist is …wrong
there are forms of racism everywhere but pretending what has been allowed to rot in the south doesn’t exist is …wrong
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Breaking: per internal sources, there is an all-hands meeting at what's left of the Dept. of Ed. Expected to announce movement of remaining special education programming to the Dept. of Labor. (The move is illegal and most disability-related workers from DoL are also gone.) Meeting at 2pm.
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Breaking: per internal sources, there is an all-hands meeting at what's left of the Dept. of Ed. Expected to announce movement of remaining special education programming to the Dept. of Labor. (The move is illegal and most disability-related workers from DoL are also gone.) Meeting at 2pm.
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In his written request, a copy of which was reviewed by ProPublica, Ingrassia chided authorities for taking the action, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources. The request to return the electronics to the Tates, he emphasized, was coming from the White House
White House lawyer ordered end to US probe of accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate
Online influencer Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist who has millions of young male followers, was facing allegations of sex trafficking women in three countries when he and his brother left the...
www.rawstory.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In his written request, a copy of which was reviewed by ProPublica, Ingrassia chided authorities for taking the action, saying the seizure of the Tates’ devices was not a good use of time or resources. The request to return the electronics to the Tates, he emphasized, was coming from the White House
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Please, please, please!!! Please give this a listen, and if you agree, repost it. And lend your support however you can. We need to fight with everything we have to save democracy.
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Please, please, please!!! Please give this a listen, and if you agree, repost it. And lend your support however you can. We need to fight with everything we have to save democracy.
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Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last Thanksgiving, two Dallas Police officers knocked on my door, citing a tip from the FBI national threat operations center that I was beating my girlfriend. The incident report confirms this. Today, I obtained a file from the FBI via FOIA that states the FBI has no record of receiving such a tip.
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No.
He's just fucking caught.
He's just fucking caught.
Larry Summers says he is ‘deeply ashamed’ after new Jeffrey Epstein emails and will pause public engagements | CNN Politics
Larry Summers said Monday night that he was “deeply ashamed” about his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, telling CNN that he would pause all public engagements as he works ...
www.cnn.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
No.
He's just fucking caught.
He's just fucking caught.
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Good morning Bluesky. Ginkgo biloba. The tree that outlived the dinosaurs.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good morning Bluesky. Ginkgo biloba. The tree that outlived the dinosaurs.
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The dystopia is real.
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The dystopia is real.
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Maybe stop to think for a moment that they’re mad at us because they can’t control us, but easily control you, so you are not a problem.
Unfortunately, you’re unable to think outside this paradox, so here we are.
Unfortunately, you’re unable to think outside this paradox, so here we are.
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Maybe stop to think for a moment that they’re mad at us because they can’t control us, but easily control you, so you are not a problem.
Unfortunately, you’re unable to think outside this paradox, so here we are.
Unfortunately, you’re unable to think outside this paradox, so here we are.
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The train into work this morning, gorgeous light from sunrise (getting into Victoria, London)
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The train into work this morning, gorgeous light from sunrise (getting into Victoria, London)
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
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post office, miami beach, washington & 12th, miami beach, florida, 1980
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
post office, miami beach, washington & 12th, miami beach, florida, 1980
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
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"It is an absolute disgrace that the Epstein discharge petition sat one signature short for months while Jen Kigg[a]ns refused to sign. We deserve better than a Congresswoman who was covering up for a pedophile in an attempt to protect her President." - Elaine Luria
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"It is an absolute disgrace that the Epstein discharge petition sat one signature short for months while Jen Kigg[a]ns refused to sign. We deserve better than a Congresswoman who was covering up for a pedophile in an attempt to protect her President." - Elaine Luria
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