Paul Szoldra
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Founder/editor of @duffelblog.com | Former editor @businessinsider.com & @taskandpurpose.com | 🇺🇸 Marine infantry vet
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Paul Szoldra
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· Dec 3
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Studies have also not ruled out that eating potato chips causes cancer.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Studies have also not ruled out that eating potato chips causes cancer.
so exciting, wish I were still in edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
Melania Trump set to team up with Usha Vance to visit troops in North Carolina | CNN Politics
Melania Trump will join second lady Usha Vance Wednesday for a pre-Thanksgiving visit with North Carolina military families Wednesday, offering the latest signal that the first lady is more actively e...
edition.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
so exciting, wish I were still in edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
Rush Doshi: “It is unwise to invade Russia in the winter. The economic corollary should now be equally clear. It is unwise to start a trade war with the main supplier of your most critical imports until you have mitigated your vulnerabilities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Opinion | The Moment China Proved It Was America’s Equal
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Rush Doshi: “It is unwise to invade Russia in the winter. The economic corollary should now be equally clear. It is unwise to start a trade war with the main supplier of your most critical imports until you have mitigated your vulnerabilities.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/o...
Naming your tax avoidance foundation “The Foundation” is a little too on the nose.
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Naming your tax avoidance foundation “The Foundation” is a little too on the nose.
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A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A lot of people didn’t like the Washington Post journalist who was tortured and dismembered with a bone saw for writing critically about the man sitting next to me
Happy Veterans Day! www.dailymotion.com/video/xlpcoq
A Toast to the Troops... All the troops. Both Sides
Dailymotion video by Red Briggs
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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Happy Veterans Day! www.dailymotion.com/video/xlpcoq
Happy birthday, Marines. The official Marine Corps birthday video is so freaking good. youtube.com/shorts/Y35Pt...
SEMPER FI BROTHERS
YouTube video by JohnnyBananaTV
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy birthday, Marines. The official Marine Corps birthday video is so freaking good. youtube.com/shorts/Y35Pt...
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great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
great day for the legal theory of "not guilty if it's funny enough"
November 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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NEW: Top 10 things SECDEF is spending money on while you’re not getting paid www.duffelblog.com/top-10-thing...
Top 10 things SECDEF is spending money on while you’re not getting paid
It's nice to know he's having the time of his life.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW: Top 10 things SECDEF is spending money on while you’re not getting paid www.duffelblog.com/top-10-thing...
The Commandant and Sgt Major delivering their message in the pouring rain is the most Marine part of this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vw0...
250th Marine Corps Birthday message
YouTube video by Marines
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Commandant and Sgt Major delivering their message in the pouring rain is the most Marine part of this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vw0...
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"Impersonating a federal immigration officer endangers public safety and erodes trust in law enforcement." -ICE Official
Also, wearing masks and not identifying yourself as a legitimate federal immigration officer www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
Also, wearing masks and not identifying yourself as a legitimate federal immigration officer www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Impersonating a federal immigration officer endangers public safety and erodes trust in law enforcement." -ICE Official
Also, wearing masks and not identifying yourself as a legitimate federal immigration officer www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
Also, wearing masks and not identifying yourself as a legitimate federal immigration officer www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
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would you like to experience schadenfreude so intense you might die of joy
November 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
would you like to experience schadenfreude so intense you might die of joy
the beatings will continue until morale improves
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
the beatings will continue until morale improves
New oath just dropped. “I so solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States unless I can go around it, which is up to me.”
Tuberville on Trump's third term: "He might be able to go around the Constitution, but that's up to him."
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
New oath just dropped. “I so solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States unless I can go around it, which is up to me.”
Most normal companies want to talk about profit, not expenses. When this bubble pops it’s going to be a great business school case study
NEW: Sam Altman: OpenAI wants to get to $1 trillion a year in infrastructure spend
OpenAI's goal: $1 trillion a year in infrastructure spending
Altman said the company still faces technical and financial hurdles to get to that lofty goal.
trib.al
October 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Most normal companies want to talk about profit, not expenses. When this bubble pops it’s going to be a great business school case study
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NEW: Anonymous donor gives Pentagon 130 million cans of Skoal Wintergreen to pay troops www.duffelblog.com/anonymous-do...
Anonymous donor gives Pentagon 130 million cans of Skoal Wintergreen to pay troops
Donation will “tide everyone over” until someone finds seven billion more cans
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October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NEW: Anonymous donor gives Pentagon 130 million cans of Skoal Wintergreen to pay troops www.duffelblog.com/anonymous-do...
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
“A $130 million donation would equal about $100 a service member.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
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October 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“A $130 million donation would equal about $100 a service member.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
October 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM