@leyeajibola.bsky.social
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Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Suddenly, the applause he gave on that red-carpeted airport tarmac makes a lot more sense. 🤡
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White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa
Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false and politically driven.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
White Afrikaners looking at Trump and saying “don’t associate us with this racist!”
That’s quite a legacy.
That’s quite a legacy.
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How Trump companies made $1bn from crypto. Outstanding investigative reporting from a crack FT team.
on.ft.com/47bNR2L
on.ft.com/47bNR2L
FT Investigation: How the Trump companies made $1bn from crypto
[FREE TO READ] The president and his family have built a rapidly growing digital assets empire which has been fuelled by the administration’s industry-friendly policies
on.ft.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
How Trump companies made $1bn from crypto. Outstanding investigative reporting from a crack FT team.
on.ft.com/47bNR2L
on.ft.com/47bNR2L
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More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
October 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
More judges speak to the press (the NYT) about what a disaster the Supreme Court (specifically the shadow docket) has been - “incredibly demoralizing & troubling”; a “judicial crisis”; a “slap in the face to district courts.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith delivered remarks at George Mason University this week, warning of the weaponization of the Justice Department under the Trump administration.
open.substack.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
NEW: Jack Smith: "The Department of Justice Was My Home...That Home is Now On Fire."
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
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NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
Jeffrey Epstein Email Trove Reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets
A cache of 18,000 messages obtained by Bloomberg News reveals Maxwell’s deep ties and involvement with the disgraced financier and sex offender.
www.bloomberg.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
NEW: We got access to Jeffrey Epstein’s personal Yahoo inbox — more than 18,000 emails.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
It shows Epstein’s world in his own words: an unfiltered look at how his operation worked, who enabled it, and how Ghislaine Maxwell stayed at the center of it all.
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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This is absolutely what I’m concerned about. They learned from the last failed coup attempt.
Two of my favorite thinkers on authoritarianism — @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social and @marceldirsus.com — in this shared post. "The takeover of the police, the [DC] streets... could also be seen as actions taken to heighten the chance of operational success when and if it is time for the next power grab."
Why Trump Might Want ICE To Be His Private Militia
Seeing ICE as a coup-proofing corps
open.substack.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is absolutely what I’m concerned about. They learned from the last failed coup attempt.
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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aging well, unfortunately 👇
I just want to say for the record that when the history books are written centuries from now, I believe the election of Donald Trump in a free and fair election in 2024 will go down as one of the most senseless and self-destructive own goals in human history
August 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
aging well, unfortunately 👇
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Yep. Corruption, all right out in the open.👇
July 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Yep. Corruption, all right out in the open.👇
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"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
June 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
"They took her in a car, in essence kidnapping her ... I met another young woman whose husband has quite literally disappeared" -- Newsom shares harrowing details of specific cases of ICE terrorizing immigrants in California
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The absolute disgrace taking place today in front of cameras in the White House is yet another reminder that for all the talk of Joe Biden's failures, the people who failed America the most are our citizens. Empowering this guy (again) was a foreseeable disaster we'll be lucky to survive.
May 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The absolute disgrace taking place today in front of cameras in the White House is yet another reminder that for all the talk of Joe Biden's failures, the people who failed America the most are our citizens. Empowering this guy (again) was a foreseeable disaster we'll be lucky to survive.
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Incredibly clear and powerful framing here by @bloomberg.com journalists in this story about who is winning the US-China trade standoff
May 12, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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“Whiskey Leaks” 🥃
“Across military Reddit forums and enlisted meme pages, Hegseth has become a regular target of satire, often referred to with nicknames such as "DUI Hire," "Whiskey Leaks" and "Kegseth."”
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the Pentagon's top civilian leader during his first months on the job, casting himse...
www.military.com
May 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
“Whiskey Leaks” 🥃
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🎥 We're live! Catch up on the “From R to Python: A Gentle Introduction” session with R-Ladies Rome and Federica Gazzelloni. Explore similarities, differences, and essential Python libraries like Pandas and Sklearn.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnT...
📚 Resources: Slides and booklet
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnT...
📚 Resources: Slides and booklet
R-Ladies Rome (English) - From R to Python: A Gentle Introduction
In this session, we explore how to get started with Python — especially if you’re coming from R or just curious about Python for data analysis.👩💻 What you...
www.youtube.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🎥 We're live! Catch up on the “From R to Python: A Gentle Introduction” session with R-Ladies Rome and Federica Gazzelloni. Explore similarities, differences, and essential Python libraries like Pandas and Sklearn.
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnT...
📚 Resources: Slides and booklet
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVnT...
📚 Resources: Slides and booklet
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Good solid explanation here.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump Is Acting as a Proxy for Putin
His proposal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine isn’t a peace plan—it’s a reward for aggression.
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Good solid explanation here.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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If Trump's "new" Ukraine "peace plan" sounds familiar, it was in the Mueller Report. A lot.
April 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If Trump's "new" Ukraine "peace plan" sounds familiar, it was in the Mueller Report. A lot.
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Highly disturbing story about DOGE but this detail is particularly chilling www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Highly disturbing story about DOGE but this detail is particularly chilling www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...