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A question every reporter should be asking Trump and Republicans:
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
June 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM
A question every reporter should be asking Trump and Republicans:
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?
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Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tariffs.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
Stock market down.
Medicaid slashed
Secret police throwing anyone who looks Latino in unmarked vans.
National guard and marines deployed in LA.
No end to the wars in Gaza or Ukraine
Bombing Iran
This is the worst first six months of any presidential term in my lifetime.
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So Trump intentionally didn’t tell top congressional Democrats, especially those on Intel, before the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
But he made sure to let congressional Republicans know beforehand.
But he made sure to let congressional Republicans know beforehand.
June 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
So Trump intentionally didn’t tell top congressional Democrats, especially those on Intel, before the strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
But he made sure to let congressional Republicans know beforehand.
But he made sure to let congressional Republicans know beforehand.
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I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
I was briefed on the intelligence last week.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
Iran posed no imminent threat of attack to the United States. Iran was not close to building a deliverable nuclear weapon. The negotiations Israel scuttled with their strikes held the potential for success.
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Gen. Barry McCaffrey: “We are at war with Iran right now.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Gen. Barry McCaffrey: “We are at war with Iran right now.”
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What am I worried about?
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)
June 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What am I worried about?
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)
-Safety of 30k US troops in the Middle East
-cybersecurity (since CISA was recently gutted) & homeland security (as HLS focused on immigration)
-Economic strength (oil prices and tariffs)
-Allied assistance (we’ll need that now)
-Domestic intell (leadership at FBI/DNI)
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I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
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BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moments ago:
“Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none could until President Trump.”
This is garbage. Other Presidents could have done the same thing but they chose not too.
“Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none could until President Trump.”
This is garbage. Other Presidents could have done the same thing but they chose not too.
June 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
BREAKING: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth moments ago:
“Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none could until President Trump.”
This is garbage. Other Presidents could have done the same thing but they chose not too.
“Many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear program, and none could until President Trump.”
This is garbage. Other Presidents could have done the same thing but they chose not too.
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This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?
June 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Why are no headlines focusing on the unconstitutional and dictatorial nature of this action?
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 98. 3/24/25. Everything you need to know about a day in politics where our incompetent SecDef disclosed classified info to a reporter, Trump supporters are attacking Tesla protesters, & all the other mania that happened. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Today in Politics, Bulletin 98. 3/24/25
… An explosive story from Jeffrey Goldberg in The Atlantic revealed that he was invited to a group Signal chat where the planning was conducted and decisions were made on the first military action tak...
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Today in Politics, Bulletin 98. 3/24/25. Everything you need to know about a day in politics where our incompetent SecDef disclosed classified info to a reporter, Trump supporters are attacking Tesla protesters, & all the other mania that happened. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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Just saying: if Lloyd Austin had done this, every GOP lawmaker would call for his resignation by close-of-business the same day, and they'd probably have it.
March 24, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Just saying: if Lloyd Austin had done this, every GOP lawmaker would call for his resignation by close-of-business the same day, and they'd probably have it.
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I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position.
March 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I mean very obviously Hegseth should resign, and if it were a Democratic administration this would be quickly be a consensus position.
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Traits of a psychopath
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Traits of a psychopath
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Excellent news: Trump firing of Hampton Dellinger, head of an independent agency that protects federal workers, ruled illegal by trial court. Trump will try to get SCOTUS to reverse decision, but they shouldn’t.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Judge says Trump cannot fire head of independent watchdog agency
The federal judge’s decision blocks Trump from removing Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel and sets up a likely Supreme Court battle over the president’s powers.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Excellent news: Trump firing of Hampton Dellinger, head of an independent agency that protects federal workers, ruled illegal by trial court. Trump will try to get SCOTUS to reverse decision, but they shouldn’t.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
March 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I’ve been suggesting on TV and podcasts—without actual evidence(!)—that it may turn out that DOJ will wind up not having enough lawyers to defend all the lawsuits challenging this administration’s illegal conduct.
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
Turns out it seems already to be true. 👉
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March 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
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At this point, we don’t know who now has the nuclear codes
February 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
At this point, we don’t know who now has the nuclear codes
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It wild to me that DOGE would actually send “contracts” with shoddy and suspect legal language to federal career attorneys that even non-lawyers would recognize as bullshit.
February 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It wild to me that DOGE would actually send “contracts” with shoddy and suspect legal language to federal career attorneys that even non-lawyers would recognize as bullshit.
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NEW: DoJ employees asked for guarantees in writing for the deferred resignation Fork in the Road plan. They were sent this. It strips the signer of the right to sue, and also says if you commit a felony, you’re not eligible for federal employment. Oh, the irony.
February 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NEW: DoJ employees asked for guarantees in writing for the deferred resignation Fork in the Road plan. They were sent this. It strips the signer of the right to sue, and also says if you commit a felony, you’re not eligible for federal employment. Oh, the irony.
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Two anonymous sets of F.B.I. agents and employees filed lawsuits seeking to prevent the Trump from releasing the identities of agents and staff members who participated in the investigations into Jan 6 Capitol rioters
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
F.B.I. agents involved in Jan. 6 cases are asking a court to bar the Trump team from disclosing their identities.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Two anonymous sets of F.B.I. agents and employees filed lawsuits seeking to prevent the Trump from releasing the identities of agents and staff members who participated in the investigations into Jan 6 Capitol rioters
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/u...
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Keeps being true. Every day.
February 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Keeps being true. Every day.