Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
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Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
OMG. The site is literally called the Dunning Kruger Times.
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers’ phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack. Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"The provision, tucked into a measure to fund the legislative branch, appears to immediately allow for eight GOP senators to sue over their phone records being seized in the course of the investigation by Jack Smith ... into the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Dem caving on the government shutdown deal would end the hemp loophole on THC:
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The government shutdown may last longer because of a fight over hemp
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he will not support speedy passage of a deal to reopen the government because of a provision that would make some THC products illegal.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dem caving on the government shutdown deal would end the hemp loophole on THC:
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Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy
Bartiromo argued that because of 2020 election mail-in voting “we don’t know” if those pardoned were “wrong” and there was “more investigation” to be done.
The post ‘We Don’t Know They Were Wrong’: Fox’s Maria Bartiromo Defends Trump Pardons by Re-Upping Stolen Election Conspiracy first appeared on Mediaite.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think normal people may not know how totally unmoored Bartiromo has been during the Trump era. A brief thread.
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
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“Now it’s like, ‘If you ever threw a pass, do you want to be a quarterback?’” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
The Justice Department has lost thousands of experienced attorneys and backfilled a fraction of the open jobs, in part because of a lack of qualified candidates.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Now it’s like, ‘If you ever threw a pass, do you want to be a quarterback?’” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
November 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM
JUST IN: Two pitchers with the Cleveland Guardians have been charged with a gambling/ bribery/ money laundering conspiracy.
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
See the indictment: www.justice.gov/usao-edny/me...
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
A Donald Trump supporter who fired off a gun during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested last month on kidnapping and sexual assault charges, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois.
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges
The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:30 AM
A Donald Trump supporter who fired off a gun during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested last month on kidnapping and sexual assault charges, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois.
One photo, a deluge of threats: Inside the Arizona high school turned upside down by right-wing activists
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One photo, a deluge of threats: Inside the Arizona high school turned upside down by right-wing activists
A group of math teachers — some of whom were fans of Charlie Kirk — had their lives turned upside down this week over false accusations about a Halloween photo.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
One photo, a deluge of threats: Inside the Arizona high school turned upside down by right-wing activists
@tktk.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
@tktk.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” — recently retired federal judge
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal or improper, Trump now does routinely and overtly.” — recently retired federal judge
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
The president seems to have been briefed on how the tariffs oral argument at SCOTUS went:
November 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The president seems to have been briefed on how the tariffs oral argument at SCOTUS went:
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
Ramesh Ponnuru: Dick Cheney was right not to get over Jan. 6, and the rest of America shouldn’t either. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Dick Cheney couldn’t get over Jan. 6
Other Republicans returned to Trump, but the former vice president was unforgiving, to his credit.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Ramesh Ponnuru: Dick Cheney was right not to get over Jan. 6, and the rest of America shouldn’t either. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream
A Reuters examination details how rightist influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance, working together to target perceived adversaries, amplify false claims and reshape the media landscape. The shift comes as a growing number of social platforms and traditional outlets accommodate Trump.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
Jan. 6 gunman arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges
The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jan. 6 gunman arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
“A Summit man, who was once accused of firing a gun during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was taken into custody last month after he was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault in Utah.”
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Fugitive Nabbed On Kidnap, Sex Assault Charges Was Accused Of Firing Gun At Capitol Riot
Banuelos was charged last year for the Jan. 6, 2021, shooting at the U.S. Capitol riot, but charges were dropped after the Trump pardons.
patch.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“A Summit man, who was once accused of firing a gun during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, was taken into custody last month after he was wanted for aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault in Utah.”
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I am once again reminding you that “general” is the adjective in “attorney general” (and deputy attorney general). If you need help remembering that, just think of Ted Cruz begging his wife to call him “general” when he was Texas solicitor general. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I am once again reminding you that “general” is the adjective in “attorney general” (and deputy attorney general). If you need help remembering that, just think of Ted Cruz begging his wife to call him “general” when he was Texas solicitor general. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
NEW: Here's the vindictive/selective memo from New York Attorney General Tish James
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#53 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
MOTION to Dismiss Indictment for Vindictive and Selective Prosecution by Letitia A. James. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Errata C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Ex...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
NEW: Here's the vindictive/selective memo from New York Attorney General Tish James
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NEW: Ex-judges, prosecutors warn Letitia James case embodies creeping tyranny
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Ex-judges, prosecutors warn Letitia James case embodies creeping tyranny
A bipartisan group of former judges and federal prosecutors said in a brief Friday that a Trump loyalist’s prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia Jame
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November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NEW: Ex-judges, prosecutors warn Letitia James case embodies creeping tyranny
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'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
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'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
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Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
Five yrs ago today in my role as head of Voter Protection for Biden-Harris in Phila, at right about this moment, I was reaching out to our team to figure out who could sneak into a hastily-called press conference by Rudy Giuliani at the Four Seasons Hotel ... and then, what, it's going to be where??
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Five yrs ago today in my role as head of Voter Protection for Biden-Harris in Phila, at right about this moment, I was reaching out to our team to figure out who could sneak into a hastily-called press conference by Rudy Giuliani at the Four Seasons Hotel ... and then, what, it's going to be where??
Reposted by Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray”
It's speculative but a point this suggests on outright nullification vs. normal acquittal is they may well have been mixed on that. It's twelve people after all. Some ready to just say this is complete BS, and bringing along one or a few holdouts with a more 'proper' argument for acquittal.
'Sandwich Guy' jury note and verdict form: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
It's speculative but a point this suggests on outright nullification vs. normal acquittal is they may well have been mixed on that. It's twelve people after all. Some ready to just say this is complete BS, and bringing along one or a few holdouts with a more 'proper' argument for acquittal.