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Former lawyer, current novelist, long ago advisor to Tsarina Alexandra.
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He came with the receipts.
'Vanity Fair' Reporter Has Mic Drop Response After White House Claims Awkward Interview Was 'Out Of Context'
www.comicsands.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:12 AM
He came with the receipts.
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December 27, 2025
December 27, 2025
Over the Christmas holiday, the Trump administration threw its weight against the U.S.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
December 27, 2025
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Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Update. The ICE supervisor, who is 47, was arrested for domestic violence against his non-citizen partner who he started a relationship when she was 18 and he was 40.
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
www.fox19.com/2025/12/22/i...
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substack.com/@steadystate... “... Mr. Trump seems to be looking for ways to superimpose himself in a brutal, absurd and embarrassing manner ... that diminish both him and this country…” Malignant Narcissism? An excellent question, by Steady State’s Bill Piekney!
The Steady State (@steadystate1)
https://open.substack.com/pub/wrp6849/p/a-presidential-diagnosis?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer
“With each day, Mr. Trump seems to be looking for ways to superimpose himsel...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
substack.com/@steadystate... “... Mr. Trump seems to be looking for ways to superimpose himself in a brutal, absurd and embarrassing manner ... that diminish both him and this country…” Malignant Narcissism? An excellent question, by Steady State’s Bill Piekney!
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RFK Jr.’s changes to the vaccination schedule will kill thousands of American children. But my liberal neighbors handed out apples and raisins on Halloween. I have never felt more politically homeless.
December 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
RFK Jr.’s changes to the vaccination schedule will kill thousands of American children. But my liberal neighbors handed out apples and raisins on Halloween. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Over the last 11 months, however, one crisis has been ongoing. I have repeatedly warned that the Republican voter suppression and election-subversion machine continues to grind on. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The Greatest Threat to Democracy
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Over the last 11 months, however, one crisis has been ongoing. I have repeatedly warned that the Republican voter suppression and election-subversion machine continues to grind on. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
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Trump Assures Wall Street He’ll Go Back To Just Fucking Over Poor People Soon https://theonion.com/trump-assures-wall-street-hell-go-back-to-just-fucking-over-poor-people-soon/
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump Assures Wall Street He’ll Go Back To Just Fucking Over Poor People Soon https://theonion.com/trump-assures-wall-street-hell-go-back-to-just-fucking-over-poor-people-soon/
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Well, two things.
1. Dr. Gartner's been saying this since 2017, which is another lesson not to get over your skis because it undermines good arguments when you need them
2. You don't need to be a psychologist to see the rapid decline now.
1. Dr. Gartner's been saying this since 2017, which is another lesson not to get over your skis because it undermines good arguments when you need them
2. You don't need to be a psychologist to see the rapid decline now.
It's way more than a national security risk as we usually employ the phrase in connection with external threats. The security risk is also a JD Vance risk, a Peter Theil/billionaire risk. National security is much more of an internal consideration in this regard. www.alternet.org/trump-psycho...
December 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Well, two things.
1. Dr. Gartner's been saying this since 2017, which is another lesson not to get over your skis because it undermines good arguments when you need them
2. You don't need to be a psychologist to see the rapid decline now.
1. Dr. Gartner's been saying this since 2017, which is another lesson not to get over your skis because it undermines good arguments when you need them
2. You don't need to be a psychologist to see the rapid decline now.
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Join us January 6 for the Steady State Sentinel Podcast! #StillStandingWatch
December 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Join us January 6 for the Steady State Sentinel Podcast! #StillStandingWatch
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It was bad enough when Ukraine only had to worry about Putin delegitimizing their government. Now they have to worry about Trump, too.
The Politics of Plunder
His domestic and foreign policies have one consistent theme.
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It was bad enough when Ukraine only had to worry about Putin delegitimizing their government. Now they have to worry about Trump, too.
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Wait. Thiel is warning US about a hi-tech surveillance state? The guy behind PALANTIR?
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Wait. Thiel is warning US about a hi-tech surveillance state? The guy behind PALANTIR?
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to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
to advocate for pardons and clemency, creating what critics describe as a “pardon-shopping” or quasi pay-to-play system.
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We really are sliding back into a spoils system and it keeps expanding. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that lobbyists close to Trump are charging roughly $1 million (sometimes several million more)
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We really are sliding back into a spoils system and it keeps expanding. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that lobbyists close to Trump are charging roughly $1 million (sometimes several million more)
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Kash Patel is leading the FBI with a focus on raising his star profile, according to his agents.
FBI Agents Leak Keystone Kash’s Absurd Diva Demands
Kash Patel has strict directions for his costuming department and agents.
trib.al
December 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Kash Patel is leading the FBI with a focus on raising his star profile, according to his agents.
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That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
America has 925 billionaires as of this year. Collectively they have a record $6.9 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The bottom 50% of Americans control $4.2 trillion in wealth.
When 925 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That’s where the culture wars come in handy. Distract people with fear so that they tolerate the money grab from tax policies that favor the wealthy and deregulation of consumer protections.
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🇨🇦 🇺🇦Canada will provide Ukraine 2.5 billion Canadian dollars - funds intended to unlock financing from the IMF, World Bank, and EBRD to begin the reconstruction process. This was announced by Prime Minister Carney.
He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv.
Thank you Canada ❤️
He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv.
Thank you Canada ❤️
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
🇨🇦 🇺🇦Canada will provide Ukraine 2.5 billion Canadian dollars - funds intended to unlock financing from the IMF, World Bank, and EBRD to begin the reconstruction process. This was announced by Prime Minister Carney.
He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv.
Thank you Canada ❤️
He also condemned Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv.
Thank you Canada ❤️
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This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
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Denmark lost more troops per capita in the post 9/11 war on Afghanistan. Saying they “are not a good ally” because they won’t surrender their territories to the US is lunacy. We are betraying our allies to satisfy the whims of a would-be Emperor for whom the US is not enough.
They’re again advocating against Denmark when it comes to Greenland
December 27, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This dramatically enhanced pressure on Europe/Denmark and the new outrageous sanctions on info researchers coming at a time when Putin is escalating his physical attacks on Ukraine suggests that the US is now *coordinating* with Russia to weaken Europe and Ukraine.
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Putin, again dressed in military uniform, said he plans to continue the war because “the heads of the Ukraine regime are not in a hurry to solve this conflict with peaceful means."
December 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Putin, again dressed in military uniform, said he plans to continue the war because “the heads of the Ukraine regime are not in a hurry to solve this conflict with peaceful means."
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It's almost as if the Enlightenment figures who founded the US had learned the lessons of Europe's wars of religion and created a secular state that would both protect worshippers from political interference, AND protect the polity from becoming dominated by religious sectarians.
December 27, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It's almost as if the Enlightenment figures who founded the US had learned the lessons of Europe's wars of religion and created a secular state that would both protect worshippers from political interference, AND protect the polity from becoming dominated by religious sectarians.
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Pretty sure it’s illegal to fuck with people’s mail and if you’re law enforcement you have to have a warrant to touch it.
Think your mail is private? In Columbus, ICE is playing "Postmaster General."
December 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Pretty sure it’s illegal to fuck with people’s mail and if you’re law enforcement you have to have a warrant to touch it.
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U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
December 27, 2025 at 3:56 AM
U.S. measles cases hit a 30-year high, according to CDC data.
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It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.
December 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
It’s hard to believe that one man can cause so much stress, so much fear, so much pain and suffering…a man who took an oath to preserve and protect our Constitution. This man, who is inciting terror across our land, must be removed from office. In a sane world, it would happen immediately.