Loic Toleco
@loictoleco.bsky.social
Fan of human beings, in spite of them, and in spite of me.
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If President Trump were truly committed to countering antisemitism and protecting the Jewish community, he wouldn’t defend and further normalize Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If President Trump were truly committed to countering antisemitism and protecting the Jewish community, he wouldn’t defend and further normalize Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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"A movement, especially one that verges on an outright cult of personality, is defined by its leader, not by its rank and file. And when the leader is lawless and depraved, then efforts to contain his influence while preserving his power are doomed to fail." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
Opinion | Cruelty, Bigotry and Rage. What’s Not to Like?
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"A movement, especially one that verges on an outright cult of personality, is defined by its leader, not by its rank and file. And when the leader is lawless and depraved, then efforts to contain his influence while preserving his power are doomed to fail." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/o...
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OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
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this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
November 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
this is actually impressive, making up a brand new nobel peace prize replacement is a genuine innovation in bribery
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
absolutely nobody does corruption like FIFA
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New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New: The FBI is quietly urging ICE agents to properly ID themselves in the field.
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
In a bulletin to law enforcement last month, it warned of criminals posing as ICE to rob, rape, kidnap—a problem it says now demands national coordination to confront.
By me & @carolinehaskins.bsky.social:
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I think it’s….interesting…that some on right seem to just suddenly becoming aware of their Nick Fuentes problem. When Trump invited him to dine at Mar-a-lago where did you all think this was going?
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I think it’s….interesting…that some on right seem to just suddenly becoming aware of their Nick Fuentes problem. When Trump invited him to dine at Mar-a-lago where did you all think this was going?
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Downside: government corruption like this is bad
Upside: Kash Patel abusing his position as FBI Director to corruptly use a jet to try to impress a woman might be the least destructive way he uses his position, and it’s therefore relatively better for the country if that’s how he spends his time
Upside: Kash Patel abusing his position as FBI Director to corruptly use a jet to try to impress a woman might be the least destructive way he uses his position, and it’s therefore relatively better for the country if that’s how he spends his time
Patel's girlfriend performed at Penn State last weekend. A government jet arrived at State College Regional Airport, according to its FAA registration, with an address listing the FBI HQ. The plane then flew to Nashville, where his girlfriend lives.
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
All on the taxpayer’s dime.
trib.al/TBvPo7A
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Downside: government corruption like this is bad
Upside: Kash Patel abusing his position as FBI Director to corruptly use a jet to try to impress a woman might be the least destructive way he uses his position, and it’s therefore relatively better for the country if that’s how he spends his time
Upside: Kash Patel abusing his position as FBI Director to corruptly use a jet to try to impress a woman might be the least destructive way he uses his position, and it’s therefore relatively better for the country if that’s how he spends his time
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Remember, Taranto turned up with guns at Obama's house a few hours after Trump posted Obama's address on his Truth Social account. Taranto reposted the Trump post with the address so we know he saw it.
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Remember, Taranto turned up with guns at Obama's house a few hours after Trump posted Obama's address on his Truth Social account. Taranto reposted the Trump post with the address so we know he saw it.
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It’s really curious how Trump wants to topple Maduro’s regime but also BECOME Maduro’s regime.
October 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
It’s really curious how Trump wants to topple Maduro’s regime but also BECOME Maduro’s regime.
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I think borrowing on your shares should be considered a realization event for tax purposes.
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I think borrowing on your shares should be considered a realization event for tax purposes.
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A third of Republicans favor threatening to deport US citizens who have been critical of Trump. Two-thirds support DOJ investigating his opponents. www.economist.com/united-state...
October 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A third of Republicans favor threatening to deport US citizens who have been critical of Trump. Two-thirds support DOJ investigating his opponents. www.economist.com/united-state...
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"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Trump’s takeover of America."
My report on Johnson's complicity.
My report on Johnson's complicity.
The Speaker of the House Is Abetting Authoritarianism
Every Trump needs his Johnson: a flunky who will rationalize his crimes.
www.thebulwark.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"To bring a democracy under authoritarian control, you need more than a strongman. You need politicians who will assure the public, as we slide toward one-man rule, that nothing odd is happening. That’s the role Johnson is playing in Trump’s takeover of America."
My report on Johnson's complicity.
My report on Johnson's complicity.
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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This piece about Bari Weiss is devastating because it's relentlessly fair. DO NOT MISS. www.thebulwark.com/p/bari-weiss...
October 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This piece about Bari Weiss is devastating because it's relentlessly fair. DO NOT MISS. www.thebulwark.com/p/bari-weiss...
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Anyone who criticized Charlie Kirk might as well have pulled the trigger, but calling several thousands of protestors "terrorists" before they gather is totally ok.
Emmer: "This is about one thing and one thing alone -- to score political points with the terrorist wing of their party, which is set to hold a hate America rally in DC next week."
October 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Anyone who criticized Charlie Kirk might as well have pulled the trigger, but calling several thousands of protestors "terrorists" before they gather is totally ok.
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The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.
October 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The Speaker of the House has firm views that Bad Bunny is a terrible pick for singing at the Super Bowl, but hasn't had time to watch the President's speech to our military leadership or form an opinion whether furloughed federal workers should be paid or Illinois' governor should be thrown in jail.
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The Gen. Mattis statement I see people posting today is from 2020. Which only goes to show how Americans chose to ignore some very clear warnings. www.npr.org/2020/06/04/8...
READ: The Full Statement From Jim Mattis
Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued an extraordinary criticism of President Trump's leadership, saying Trump has sought to divide Americans.
www.npr.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The Gen. Mattis statement I see people posting today is from 2020. Which only goes to show how Americans chose to ignore some very clear warnings. www.npr.org/2020/06/04/8...
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In light of today’s absolutely fucking deranged “I’m in a war movie” speeches by Trump and Hegseth, I give you the plaque at West Point.
September 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
In light of today’s absolutely fucking deranged “I’m in a war movie” speeches by Trump and Hegseth, I give you the plaque at West Point.
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Trump admitted domestic national guard deployments are based on a pretext, and the White House is egregiously lying about "crime" and "insurrection" as an excuse, but with the added wrinkle that the president himself may be disconnected from reality, lying but also caught up in lies others tell him.
This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...
Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."
www.kgw.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Trump admitted domestic national guard deployments are based on a pretext, and the White House is egregiously lying about "crime" and "insurrection" as an excuse, but with the added wrinkle that the president himself may be disconnected from reality, lying but also caught up in lies others tell him.
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So much has gone wrong in US press reporting on Trump because the White House reporters are people who have exclusively covered US politics.
They need people who have worked in Hungary, Turkey, etc. The relevant knowledge isn't Reagan factoids; it's the dynamics of competitive authoritarianism.
They need people who have worked in Hungary, Turkey, etc. The relevant knowledge isn't Reagan factoids; it's the dynamics of competitive authoritarianism.
September 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
So much has gone wrong in US press reporting on Trump because the White House reporters are people who have exclusively covered US politics.
They need people who have worked in Hungary, Turkey, etc. The relevant knowledge isn't Reagan factoids; it's the dynamics of competitive authoritarianism.
They need people who have worked in Hungary, Turkey, etc. The relevant knowledge isn't Reagan factoids; it's the dynamics of competitive authoritarianism.
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The White House Deputy Press Secretary looked at this graph and thought "those grey bars are totally fine, everyone will understand that only the yellow ones are a problem".
September 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The White House Deputy Press Secretary looked at this graph and thought "those grey bars are totally fine, everyone will understand that only the yellow ones are a problem".
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Let’s spell this out. Trump fired a qualified U.S. attorney who refused to do his bidding and installed his own personal lawyer to punish a perceived opponent. Justice needs to follow the law, not politics.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.
abcnews.go.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Let’s spell this out. Trump fired a qualified U.S. attorney who refused to do his bidding and installed his own personal lawyer to punish a perceived opponent. Justice needs to follow the law, not politics.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
This is an attack on the rule of law. Full stop.
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No police chief would hire someone who'd taken a bribe to be an officer. Yet the man who now serves as border czar took a bag of money as a bribe for favors. That’s what criminals do. Administration says nothing to see here. There’s a tape. Release it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...
Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash
www.nytimes.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
No police chief would hire someone who'd taken a bribe to be an officer. Yet the man who now serves as border czar took a bag of money as a bribe for favors. That’s what criminals do. Administration says nothing to see here. There’s a tape. Release it. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...