Mike Flamingo
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Mike Flamingo
@mikeflamingo54.bsky.social
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After Fox co-workers told media he was often drinking or hungover while at work, Pete Hegseth challenged people to find a single clip showing him drinking on the job. We accepted the challenge. meidasnews.com/news/bottoms...
“Bottoms Up”— Pete Hegseth Took Swigs from Champagne Bottle, Plunged Into the Alcoholic Beverage During Fox News Broadcast
Hegseth’s kids were present and sampled the dunk tank champagne
meidasnews.com
December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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Reminder, the Trump campaign sued the Washington Post in 2020 over this assertion in a piece of mine about Trump and Russia (and another from @paulwaldman.bsky.social). WaPo fought the lawsuit and won. Judge dismissed.
December 15, 2024 at 3:08 PM
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Sens. Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse are demanding any correspondence between Trump's prospective nominees and longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn be disclosed after it was revealed Epshteyn was requesting money from outsiders in exchange for potential appointments. www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-...
Senate Democrats want communications between Boris Epshteyn and potential Trump appointees disclosed
Allegations recently surfaced that Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn was soliciting financial payments in connection to efforts by potential appointees to secure government positions.
www.cbsnews.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Hey all, I’ve been co-coordinating a journalism workshop for DMV-area high school students for the last few years and applications have opened for next year’s program.

It’s completely free. Please share with someone you know!
Urban Journalism Workshop
About UJW The Urban Journalism Workshop (UJW) is an annual program that teaches D.C. area high school students the fundamentals of journalism through interactive lectures, hands-on training, and field...
wabjdc.org
December 14, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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Nothing to see here, folks. No special favors to anyone we know.
December 14, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Nancy Mace arrives in Congress after her “assault.”
December 12, 2024 at 2:34 AM
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When you forget to switch to your burner account
December 12, 2024 at 1:04 AM
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🤬 Russians executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war in 2024 – Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner
Russians executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners of war in 2024 – Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that 109 executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war by the Russians were officially confirmed in 2024.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 10, 2024 at 10:13 PM
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Burning oil depot in Bryansk, Russia, after it was targeted by Ukrainian drones.
December 10, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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Pete Hegseth said he doesn’t want women in combat and then sent his mommy to fight his battles for him
December 10, 2024 at 5:32 PM
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A federal judge has dismissed Michael Flynn's lawsuit that accused the government of malicious prosecution during the special counsel investigation into Russia's election-meddling.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Pete Hegseth Said He “Would Smother” a Baby to Protect Himself

Trump’s Defense nominee also said he “probably wouldn’t” sell his daughter sexually to survive.
Pete Hegseth Said He “Would Smother” a Baby to Protect Himself
Trump’s Defense nominee also said he “probably wouldn’t” sell his daughter sexually to survive.
meidasnews.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:37 PM
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NEW: DOJ sidestepped key procedures when it pursued journalists' phone records and emails during Trump's first term, a watchdog concluded.

www.politico.com/news/2024/12...
December 10, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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"who will rid me of this troublesome priest?"
Same move here. Mob boss style. You just let your broad wishes be known and let underlings do the rest while maintaining deniability https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12/08/us/trump-interview-news/71b8f1ff-5c45-5069-b53e-970870a929e7?smid=url-share
December 8, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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Trump and his Secretary of Defense nominee have proposed purging military officers they view as too "woke."
A Heritage funded group is proposing names: offers who served on a DEI panel, or written about race, or sought to recruit at a historically Black college.
apnews.com/article/hegs...
December 7, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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🇺🇸🇸🇾 President Biden reacts to the fall of Assad's regime in Syria: "This regime tortured and killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Syrians. Its fall is a fundamental act of justice and a historic opportunity for Syria’s suffering people to build a better future."
December 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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In 2014,Assad promised to stay in Syria until the end and not leave the country under any circumstances

"I am not Yanukovych!" Assad said 10 years ago

Yanukovych was a Ukrainian president who fled. He was accused of state treachery and fled to Russia where he is currently hiding.
December 8, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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🤬💔 The body of the tortured Mariupol Marine Ivan Makarov was returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity.

‼️ Hematomas, cuts, torn muscles, a dent in the skull, traumatized nose, carved brand in the form of a triangle with an eye inside above his heart…
December 6, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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Syria the last 24 hours.
December 6, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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🇺🇸⚠️🇸🇾 The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to depart Syria now while commercial options remain available in Damascus.
December 6, 2024 at 10:31 PM
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SAA units have withdrawn from the city of As-Sanamayn, north of Daraa. It seems like all remaining SAA-forces willing to fight have completely pulled back to Damascus and its surroundings.
December 6, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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TOP NEWS TODAY🔝

🇸🇪🇩🇰 Sweden and Denmark will jointly finance the purchase of 40 CV90 for Ukraine.

🚀 Missile-drone "Peklo": speed of up to 700 km/h, distance over 700 km.

🇸🇾 Syrian army announced withdrawal from Homs.

Thanks, friends! 🇺🇦💗
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December 6, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Rebel forces announce the elimination of brigadier general "Joseph Naddour", commander of the SAA's 152nd Infantry Regiment of the Republican Guard in the Hama countryside after clashes.
December 6, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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And here we have it. Rebels have taken Daraa City. The last SAA soldiers have fled.

With Hama, Deir Ezzor and Daraa, the Assad regime lost three regional centers within 24h.
December 6, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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🇨🇦🇺🇦 Canada said Thursday it is outlawing another 324 firearm varieties — guns the public safety minister said belong on the battlefield, - AP News

❗️Ottawa is working with the government of Ukraine to see how the guns can be donated to support the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
December 6, 2024 at 7:19 PM