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Pipe bomber attorneys argue that without probable cause, the government can’t argue he’s a danger to the community and should therefore be released. As there is no indictment from a grand jury, there’s no probably cause. Hearing today at 1 PM ET.
JUST IN: Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole argues he should not be detained pending trial, that his confession doesn't negate presumption of innocence and pretrial detention requires more than just strong evidence.
Says he is on the spetrum and OCD.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Says he is on the spetrum and OCD.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Pipe bomber attorneys argue that without probable cause, the government can’t argue he’s a danger to the community and should therefore be released. As there is no indictment from a grand jury, there’s no probably cause. Hearing today at 1 PM ET.
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The Kennedy Center isn't the only performance venue in DC, and I doubt a district that votes 96% blue is going to stop going to the theater.
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Kennedy Center isn't the only performance venue in DC, and I doubt a district that votes 96% blue is going to stop going to the theater.
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🧵For those who missed it, another familiar name appears in the latest tranche of Epstein files.
Nicholas Tartaglione--the former NY cop sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 4 men.
The same dirty ex-cop who was put in Epstein's cell with him at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
Nicholas Tartaglione--the former NY cop sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 4 men.
The same dirty ex-cop who was put in Epstein's cell with him at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🧵For those who missed it, another familiar name appears in the latest tranche of Epstein files.
Nicholas Tartaglione--the former NY cop sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 4 men.
The same dirty ex-cop who was put in Epstein's cell with him at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
Nicholas Tartaglione--the former NY cop sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 4 men.
The same dirty ex-cop who was put in Epstein's cell with him at the Metropolitan Correctional Center
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I don't this would hide him from Trump's pardon because POTUS can pardon local DC crimes, too. DC isn't a state. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/w...
Why Trump has pardon power over DC cases
President Donald Trump’s pardons of the Jan. 6 defendants and two D.C. police officers convicted in the death of Karon Hylton-Brown have many people asking questions about the president’s pardon power...
www.nbcwashington.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I don't this would hide him from Trump's pardon because POTUS can pardon local DC crimes, too. DC isn't a state. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/w...
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BREAKING: DoJ said in a hearing just now that alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole has been indicted in SUPERIOR COURT. Did they FAIL to get a federal grand jury to indict him? More soon…
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
BREAKING: DoJ said in a hearing just now that alleged pipe bomber Brian Cole has been indicted in SUPERIOR COURT. Did they FAIL to get a federal grand jury to indict him? More soon…
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BOSTON (AP) — Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, has died, family says.
December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BOSTON (AP) — Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of late President John F. Kennedy, has died, family says.
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Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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And even at the end she tried to stop her most dangerous relative
December 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
And even at the end she tried to stop her most dangerous relative
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Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Oh my. Whose inauguration?
I'm sure a peaceful transfer of power to Ds isn't on the mind of Grandpa Chaos.
Also, why would a mere ballroom need to be drone-proof? (Suggests his paranoia that the rest of the WH is not that hardened).
Reporters should def ask more Qs.
📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...
I'm sure a peaceful transfer of power to Ds isn't on the mind of Grandpa Chaos.
Also, why would a mere ballroom need to be drone-proof? (Suggests his paranoia that the rest of the WH is not that hardened).
Reporters should def ask more Qs.
📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump on the ballroom: "It's bigger than I told you. It's, you know -- after realizing we're gonna do the inauguration in that building, it's got all bulletproof glass, it's got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It's dronessss -- won't touch it. It's a big beautiful safe building."
December 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Oh my. Whose inauguration?
I'm sure a peaceful transfer of power to Ds isn't on the mind of Grandpa Chaos.
Also, why would a mere ballroom need to be drone-proof? (Suggests his paranoia that the rest of the WH is not that hardened).
Reporters should def ask more Qs.
📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...
I'm sure a peaceful transfer of power to Ds isn't on the mind of Grandpa Chaos.
Also, why would a mere ballroom need to be drone-proof? (Suggests his paranoia that the rest of the WH is not that hardened).
Reporters should def ask more Qs.
📺 bsky.app/profile/atru...
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I’m shocked - shocked, I tell you - that refusing FBI criminal background checks likely resulted in… criminals in the administration.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m shocked - shocked, I tell you - that refusing FBI criminal background checks likely resulted in… criminals in the administration.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
To be fair, that was also the entire point - there were several Trump appointees who wouldn’t have passed an FBI background check.
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AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
December 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AOC: "It's not just that Trump is corrupt. It's that everyone participating in this is corrupt — Elon is corrupt. Jeff Bezos is corrupt. Mark Zuckerberg is corrupt"
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One reason Marjorie Taylor Greene split with Trump.
After MTG held a news conference at which she threatened to identify some of the men who had abused the women, Trump called her.
Trump was furious and told her "My friends will get hurt.'
After MTG held a news conference at which she threatened to identify some of the men who had abused the women, Trump called her.
Trump was furious and told her "My friends will get hurt.'
'My friends will get hurt': Trump blew up over threats to expose Epstein accomplices
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) revealed new details about her split with President Donald Trump over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.The retiring Republican congresswoman spoke to the New...
www.rawstory.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 AM
One reason Marjorie Taylor Greene split with Trump.
After MTG held a news conference at which she threatened to identify some of the men who had abused the women, Trump called her.
Trump was furious and told her "My friends will get hurt.'
After MTG held a news conference at which she threatened to identify some of the men who had abused the women, Trump called her.
Trump was furious and told her "My friends will get hurt.'
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Please explain how DOJ is forced to edit and redact 1,000,000 pages of Epstein Documents if it is all a “hoax”? I am waiting. #ProudBlue
December 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Please explain how DOJ is forced to edit and redact 1,000,000 pages of Epstein Documents if it is all a “hoax”? I am waiting. #ProudBlue
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I don't usually don a tinfoil hat, but either those 1 million new Epstein files don't exist, or someone was hiding them to protect trump. What we know for sure is that Todd Blanche is a proven liar. Here's today's Breakdown in case you missed it earlier: www.youtube.com/live/rx7Tyhz...
December 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I don't usually don a tinfoil hat, but either those 1 million new Epstein files don't exist, or someone was hiding them to protect trump. What we know for sure is that Todd Blanche is a proven liar. Here's today's Breakdown in case you missed it earlier: www.youtube.com/live/rx7Tyhz...
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"Trump will live forever, but only as a cautionary tale, one we tell successive generations to demonstrate that sustaining a democracy against the corrupt and the malevolent requires vigilance and determination." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Why every vestige of Trump must be torn down
He's trying to create a physical legacy. The moment he's out of power, it has to be smashed to bits.
www.publicnotice.co
December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Trump will live forever, but only as a cautionary tale, one we tell successive generations to demonstrate that sustaining a democracy against the corrupt and the malevolent requires vigilance and determination." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Does it count as jawboning if an AAG is yelling at right wing propagandists, from her personal account, for criticizing the AG?
December 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Does it count as jawboning if an AAG is yelling at right wing propagandists, from her personal account, for criticizing the AG?
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They're gonna be real upset when they read about literally any of Trump's appointees for anything.
December 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
They're gonna be real upset when they read about literally any of Trump's appointees for anything.
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This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump ad…
thehill.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
December 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Ron Johnson: "Understand, Somalis have just been in this country a few years. They're amateurs when it comes to fleecing the federal government."
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This is wild. Pure gaslighting. I guess the play here is that like 93% of Americans do not own a business, so they can say, "who you gonna believe, MAGA Jesus or your mean old boss?"
Kelly Loeffler: "I don't think small business owners have ever been so excited to pay their taxes thanks to President Trump."
December 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is wild. Pure gaslighting. I guess the play here is that like 93% of Americans do not own a business, so they can say, "who you gonna believe, MAGA Jesus or your mean old boss?"
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I don't make these claims bc I'm doing propaganda for Merrick Garland (indeed, I've been more critical about his management of SCOs than anyone).
I do it bc DOJ is my beat and there REALLY is a parallel bt the Comey prosecution and a hush payments one, whether you like it or not.
I do it bc DOJ is my beat and there REALLY is a parallel bt the Comey prosecution and a hush payments one, whether you like it or not.
December 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I don't make these claims bc I'm doing propaganda for Merrick Garland (indeed, I've been more critical about his management of SCOs than anyone).
I do it bc DOJ is my beat and there REALLY is a parallel bt the Comey prosecution and a hush payments one, whether you like it or not.
I do it bc DOJ is my beat and there REALLY is a parallel bt the Comey prosecution and a hush payments one, whether you like it or not.
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This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.
"'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
www.mprnews.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.