Max Wedel
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last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
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This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
A timeline of how the Trump administration raced to use the Alien Enemies Act yesterday, delivering 250 Venezuelan people to El Salvador's brutal prison system without any chance to defend themselves, just before a judge could stop the planes.
March 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This administration illegally denied hundreds of people due process, then deported them to a country they’ve never known, run by an authoritarian infamous for cruel treatment of prisoners.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
They then deceived a federal judge to buy time for the planes to land so he couldn’t do anything about it.
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Happening right in front of us
February 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Happening right in front of us
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NEW: Sources tell me that US Attorney for DC Ed Martin just demoted multiple senior attorneys who oversaw the January 6th prosecutions.
The lawyers were told they would now handle low-level crime cases usually given to junior AUSAs.
Martin sent the demotion email himself, per a msg I saw. 1/
The lawyers were told they would now handle low-level crime cases usually given to junior AUSAs.
Martin sent the demotion email himself, per a msg I saw. 1/
February 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: Sources tell me that US Attorney for DC Ed Martin just demoted multiple senior attorneys who oversaw the January 6th prosecutions.
The lawyers were told they would now handle low-level crime cases usually given to junior AUSAs.
Martin sent the demotion email himself, per a msg I saw. 1/
The lawyers were told they would now handle low-level crime cases usually given to junior AUSAs.
Martin sent the demotion email himself, per a msg I saw. 1/
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'“We, like many Americans — including many troops — are therefore left to conclude that these leaders are being fired for purely partisan reasons,” said the letter, adding that “we’re not asking members of Congress to do us a favor; we’re asking them to do their jobs.”'
apnews.com/article/pent...
apnews.com/article/pent...
Former defense chiefs call for congressional hearings on Trump's firing of senior military leaders
Five former secretaries of defense are calling on Congress to hold immediate hearings on President Donald Trump’s recent firings of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and several other senior m...
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
'“We, like many Americans — including many troops — are therefore left to conclude that these leaders are being fired for purely partisan reasons,” said the letter, adding that “we’re not asking members of Congress to do us a favor; we’re asking them to do their jobs.”'
apnews.com/article/pent...
apnews.com/article/pent...
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Reality vs. 'Don't Look Up'
February 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reality vs. 'Don't Look Up'
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Reporter: Do you still think Zelenskyy is a dictator?
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Reporter: Do you still think Zelenskyy is a dictator?
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
Trump: Umm did I say that? I can’t believe I said that. Next question
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I admire Elon's parenting style, which is basically like a cartoon pirate having a parrot with him all the time
February 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I admire Elon's parenting style, which is basically like a cartoon pirate having a parrot with him all the time
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Musk aides access classified information despite not having sufficient security clearance; USAID security officials placed on leave: AP
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
February 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Musk aides access classified information despite not having sufficient security clearance; USAID security officials placed on leave: AP
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
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There are people losing their jobs for doing the right thing which makes me even more angry at whatever the hell congressional democrats are doing
WASHINGTON (AP) — USAID security chiefs on leave after trying to prevent Musk's DOGE from accessing classified material, officials say.
February 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
There are people losing their jobs for doing the right thing which makes me even more angry at whatever the hell congressional democrats are doing
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New from 404 Media: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary messenger themes. Comes amid Meta's now allowing users to target trans and gay people, and as Musk says Facebook lifting restrictions on "mainstream discourse"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
Meta Deletes Trans and Nonbinary Messenger Themes
Amid a series of changes that allows users to target LGBTQ+ people, Meta has deleted product features it initially championed.
www.404media.co
January 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
New from 404 Media: Meta has deleted trans and nonbinary messenger themes. Comes amid Meta's now allowing users to target trans and gay people, and as Musk says Facebook lifting restrictions on "mainstream discourse"
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
www.404media.co/meta-deletes...
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So this seems REALLY bad.
CNN reporting that Kash Patel being considered for FBI director.
Last year, Patel said under another Trump administration he would jail journalists. www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/p...
Last year, Patel said under another Trump administration he would jail journalists. www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/p...
New Trump admin would try to prosecute journalists, former Trump adviser says | CNN Politics
A former Trump administration official who remains close to Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that a second Trump administration would target journalists and attempt to “prosecute them for crimes” should...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:11 AM
So this seems REALLY bad.
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conservatives — both litigants and jurists — are twisting and perverting 19th century civil rights legislation, as well as the reconstruction amendments, to neuter the ability of public and private actors to address racial disadvantage www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/u...
Federal appeals court approves injunction to block grant for Black women entrepreneurs | CNN
A U.S. federal appeals court has granted a conservative group’s request to temporarily block a Black-owned venture capitalist firm from awarding grants exclusively to Black women entrepreneurs.
www.cnn.com
June 7, 2024 at 11:34 PM
conservatives — both litigants and jurists — are twisting and perverting 19th century civil rights legislation, as well as the reconstruction amendments, to neuter the ability of public and private actors to address racial disadvantage www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/u...
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"Left wing students are getting too censorious" turned into "arrest those left wing students for protesting" without even tapping the brakes
April 19, 2024 at 2:26 PM
"Left wing students are getting too censorious" turned into "arrest those left wing students for protesting" without even tapping the brakes
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[jazz hands] Gun Culture!
April 1, 2024 at 12:35 AM
[jazz hands] Gun Culture!
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That's so weird I must have missed the nyt breaking news alert
“There were plenty of moments during Mr Trump’s campaign events in Greensboro, North Carolina and later in Richmond when he appeared to struggle to deliver his speech or seemed to be confused.”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump crowd goes silent as he confuses Biden and Obama again
‘Putin has so little respect for Obama that he’s starting to throw around the nuclear word,’ Trump says
www.independent.co.uk
March 3, 2024 at 9:54 PM
That's so weird I must have missed the nyt breaking news alert
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Still jarring to see this just plainly said in a headline www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
February 24, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Still jarring to see this just plainly said in a headline www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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“The school didn’t call an ambulance.”
Some sentences enter the mind and will never leave. I read that in an article today and it will be with me for the rest of my days.
Some sentences enter the mind and will never leave. I read that in an article today and it will be with me for the rest of my days.
The story of Nex Benedict, the non-binary Native teen in Oklahoma who got murdered at school, is just so heartbreaking. The way the school reacted (they were going to suspend the teen): shocking. If your reactionary ideology turns you into an inhumane monster, re-evaluate the ideology.
February 21, 2024 at 7:45 PM
“The school didn’t call an ambulance.”
Some sentences enter the mind and will never leave. I read that in an article today and it will be with me for the rest of my days.
Some sentences enter the mind and will never leave. I read that in an article today and it will be with me for the rest of my days.
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Incredible; the CEO of Bluesky has reposted “the best thing about this website is that I don’t know who the CEO is”
😂
😂
February 8, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Incredible; the CEO of Bluesky has reposted “the best thing about this website is that I don’t know who the CEO is”
😂
😂