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Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
Opinion | I'm Trump's former lawyer. Jack Smith should be celebrated, not vilified.
John Dowd: Jack Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. Smith was fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts and the law.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ex-Trump lawyer John Dowd defends Jack Smith:
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
"Smith was once my adversary in a high-profile investigation of a Republican client. In that investigation, Smith proved himself to be fair, impartial and fearlessly committed to the facts … [R]ecent attacks on Smith are motivated by partisan politics."
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
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Open, brazen corruption.
Trump pardoned a crypto tycoon convicted of helping terrorists & child sex traffickers launder 💰 — in exchange for personal enrichment.
Yet everyone who screamed about Hunter Biden is silent. @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Trump pardoned a crypto tycoon convicted of helping terrorists & child sex traffickers launder 💰 — in exchange for personal enrichment.
Yet everyone who screamed about Hunter Biden is silent. @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Open, brazen corruption.
Trump pardoned a crypto tycoon convicted of helping terrorists & child sex traffickers launder 💰 — in exchange for personal enrichment.
Yet everyone who screamed about Hunter Biden is silent. @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Trump pardoned a crypto tycoon convicted of helping terrorists & child sex traffickers launder 💰 — in exchange for personal enrichment.
Yet everyone who screamed about Hunter Biden is silent. @MarshaBlackburn @RepTimBurchett www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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$40 billion to Argentina’s right-wing government.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
ARGENTINE PESO COLLAPSES TO RECORD LOW — DOWN 99.8% SINCE 2009
October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
$40 billion to Argentina’s right-wing government.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
The entire USAID budget was $34 billion.
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RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
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Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.
Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Eight months after the Department of Government Efficiency effort to shrink the federal workforce began, some agencies are hiring workers back – and spending more money than before.
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Kind of amazing how UK news media still remains obsessed with the structurally limited impact in economic terms of small boats even as this potentially terminal havoc works its way through key UK industrial supply chains
on.ft.com/3Ihb8YF
on.ft.com/3Ihb8YF
September 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Kind of amazing how UK news media still remains obsessed with the structurally limited impact in economic terms of small boats even as this potentially terminal havoc works its way through key UK industrial supply chains
on.ft.com/3Ihb8YF
on.ft.com/3Ihb8YF
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From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
September 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From me, a list of Trump supporters who killed, or tried to kill, Democrats and opponents of Trump in recent years (since the right are now claiming all the political violence is from the left!)
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
Receipts:
zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...
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Gee I wonder what David Moffett's been up to since his failed attempt to take over the WRU in 2014, I'm sure he's been bus… OH JESUS CHRIST.
August 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Gee I wonder what David Moffett's been up to since his failed attempt to take over the WRU in 2014, I'm sure he's been bus… OH JESUS CHRIST.
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BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
June 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”
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Farms in Florida are facing sudden labor shortages from both detentions and fear-related absences of undocumented farmworkers. This is leading to harvest losses due to agricultural produce going unpicked. In addition, local businesses tied to the farm industry are suffering from reduced activity.
June 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Farms in Florida are facing sudden labor shortages from both detentions and fear-related absences of undocumented farmworkers. This is leading to harvest losses due to agricultural produce going unpicked. In addition, local businesses tied to the farm industry are suffering from reduced activity.
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Trump’s policies could cost the U.S. economy $90 billion this year in lost tourism and export revenue. Many foreign visitors are avoiding the U.S. over concerns about increased hostility at the border, including reports about European tourists being detained for weeks in U.S. immigration centers.
Tourism Pullback and Boycotts Set to Cost U.S. a Staggering $90B
Foreigners are avoiding the U.S. over concern and anger about Trump’s policies.
search.app
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump’s policies could cost the U.S. economy $90 billion this year in lost tourism and export revenue. Many foreign visitors are avoiding the U.S. over concerns about increased hostility at the border, including reports about European tourists being detained for weeks in U.S. immigration centers.
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BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BREAKING: DOGE is starting to put together a team to migrate the SSA's computer systems entirely off one of its oldest programming languages in a matter of months, potentially putting the integrity of the system—and the benefits on which tens of millions of Americans rely—at risk.
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US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and soybeans.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
US farmers sold $2 billion of food to USAID. Not any more.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
- US farmers provided 41% of food delivered by USAID
- $340M of purchases/shipments are now paused. Over 680,000 tonnes.
- Food stranded in Houston
- Aid stopped in transit.
The world’s poor starving, food rotting & US farmers screwed.
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February 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Die Zeit won't even show the salute.
January 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Die Zeit won't even show the salute.