Matt Rice
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“.. There has to be a line between crime and war,” said John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general under President George W. Bush.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
“.. There has to be a line between crime and war,” said John Yoo, a former deputy assistant attorney general under President George W. Bush.
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It's not a surprise this is now being discussed in the open. It has certainly been discussed behind closed doors since 2016, and accelerated by the 2018 Helsinki private Trump/Putin meeting and reports of additional communication between Trump, Musk, and Putin in recent years.
Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the 4 other members of the Five Eyes spy alliance—Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom—are reportedly examining whether to continue including America in international intelligence.
Trump’s Russia Obsession Just Cost the U.S. a Crucial Intel Tool
Donald Trump’s clear affection for Vladimir Putin has U.S. allies rethinking a few things.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It's not a surprise this is now being discussed in the open. It has certainly been discussed behind closed doors since 2016, and accelerated by the 2018 Helsinki private Trump/Putin meeting and reports of additional communication between Trump, Musk, and Putin in recent years.
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A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands are enslaved—are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online.
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March 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
A WIRED investigation reveals that billion-dollar scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands are enslaved—are using Starlink, the satellite internet service from Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to stay online and keep their operations running.
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5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
5 former Secretaries of Defense call on Congress to exercise oversight responsibility on Trump-Hegseth firing of senior military leaders:
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
The "dismissals raise troubling questions about the administration’s desire to politicize the military and to remove legal constraints on the President’s power."
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Allison Gill on Mitch McConnell: if your dumb ass would have voted to convict and barred him from office, we wouldn’t be here. YOU are embarrassing and costly.
Mitch McConnell on the Ukraine war:
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
February 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Allison Gill on Mitch McConnell: if your dumb ass would have voted to convict and barred him from office, we wouldn’t be here. YOU are embarrassing and costly.
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Mitch McConnell on the Ukraine war:
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
February 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Mitch McConnell on the Ukraine war:
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
"Blame for this human catastrophe rests solely on Vladimir Putin … If Russian forces laid down their arms, Europe would be at peace. If Ukrainian forces laid down theirs, Putin's aims would not stop … Mistaking this fact is as embarrassing as it is costly."
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To spare you all from Twitter, here’s @shashj.bsky.social’s great rebuttal.
February 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
To spare you all from Twitter, here’s @shashj.bsky.social’s great rebuttal.
Trying my hardest to settle in here, after cancelling Twitter and being frustrated with Threads. Someone please explain why my "News" feed is replete with WWF/WWE and wrestling posts? I recognize this post will not help. Am I seeing some secret interest of 90% of my follows?
November 24, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Trying my hardest to settle in here, after cancelling Twitter and being frustrated with Threads. Someone please explain why my "News" feed is replete with WWF/WWE and wrestling posts? I recognize this post will not help. Am I seeing some secret interest of 90% of my follows?
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