Shoko St. John 🫘
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The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE (Gift Article)
The Times has identified more than 60 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
And these people are the one who’s doing it, with name and profiles: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Wow — Senators Van Hollen, Smith, Murphy, Sanders, Warren, Markey, Merkley, Heinrich have created an official internal "Fight Club."
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
They're challenging Schumer & Gillibrand's leadership, arguing the party is using an old, corporate-friendly playbook insufficient to take on Trump or win elections.
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PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
PAMELA BROWN: Texting with the president is different than texting with a pedophile, right?
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
RASKIN: Are you saying would I want to censure someone just because they had a phone call with a convicted felon and an adjudicated sex assailant? Because that's what Donald Trump is
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Timeline cleanse—sound on.
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Timeline cleanse—sound on.
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
Watch these woodpecker nestlings enjoying their first rain days before leaving the nest.
I live in a region where these beauties are common. My dad used to feed them from his deck. He rigged a pulley system that carried a can of suet into the trees.🌲
📸Michael Fogelman
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We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
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Let’s check in on the MAGA ‘patriots’ from Russia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Iran - spreading their ‘patriotism’ worldwide.
November 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Let’s check in on the MAGA ‘patriots’ from Russia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Iran - spreading their ‘patriotism’ worldwide.
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Whoops! 😂
Musk Accidentally Proves 70% Of MAGA Accounts On Twitter Live In Russia
Whoops!
www.thegodpodcast.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Whoops! 😂
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“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“AI workers said they distrust the models they work on because of a consistent emphasis on rapid turnaround time at the expense of quality.”
Wow. The talent✨ I had no idea, I liked her from before but now I became a fan!
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Wow. The talent✨ I had no idea, I liked her from before but now I became a fan!
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Ah, that explains MTG's odd resignation date; the Congressional pension vests after five years.
November 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ah, that explains MTG's odd resignation date; the Congressional pension vests after five years.
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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NVIDIA earnings were a mirage. The market figured it out surprisingly fast. NVIDIA bump evaporated.
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
NVIDIA earnings were a mirage. The market figured it out surprisingly fast. NVIDIA bump evaporated.
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
I don’t know how this information can enter the system without exploding the bubble.
But sometimes bezzles visible for months before crash.
Waiting for the feds?
open.substack.com/pub/shanakaa...
Ohhhh the feeling of Friday✨ Thank you for what you do every Friday!!
Tonight on #FridayNightZillow: A trio of cheap, fab Victorians in Wichita, recently named America's most affordable major city, starting at just $190K! Also showing a blank check mansion with its own race track (!) and a lot more, so stick around!🧵
November 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Ohhhh the feeling of Friday✨ Thank you for what you do every Friday!!
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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Oh man.
This format has a very different impact. It’s like being a spy inside his inbox, rather than receiving a redacted doc download.
For me, at least, there are a LOT of familiar names and faces here, including good journalists reaching out for comment or fact checks and a lot of TED-ish ppl
This format has a very different impact. It’s like being a spy inside his inbox, rather than receiving a redacted doc download.
For me, at least, there are a LOT of familiar names and faces here, including good journalists reaching out for comment or fact checks and a lot of TED-ish ppl
November 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oh man.
This format has a very different impact. It’s like being a spy inside his inbox, rather than receiving a redacted doc download.
For me, at least, there are a LOT of familiar names and faces here, including good journalists reaching out for comment or fact checks and a lot of TED-ish ppl
This format has a very different impact. It’s like being a spy inside his inbox, rather than receiving a redacted doc download.
For me, at least, there are a LOT of familiar names and faces here, including good journalists reaching out for comment or fact checks and a lot of TED-ish ppl
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❗️The Guardian: Phrases originally written in Russian found in the American “peace plan”
The document contains several formulations that would sound natural in Russian but appear unnatural and out of place in the English version, clashing with the overall style.
The document contains several formulations that would sound natural in Russian but appear unnatural and out of place in the English version, clashing with the overall style.
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
❗️The Guardian: Phrases originally written in Russian found in the American “peace plan”
The document contains several formulations that would sound natural in Russian but appear unnatural and out of place in the English version, clashing with the overall style.
The document contains several formulations that would sound natural in Russian but appear unnatural and out of place in the English version, clashing with the overall style.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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NEW/EXCLUSIVE: A French branch of HSBC closed a bank account maintained by Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 after compliance officers flagged transactions for suspicious activity, including payments tied to a modeling agent later accused of rape & sex trafficking
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
NEW/EXCLUSIVE: A French branch of HSBC closed a bank account maintained by Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 after compliance officers flagged transactions for suspicious activity, including payments tied to a modeling agent later accused of rape & sex trafficking
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Leavitt: Why aren't you talking about what these members of congress are doing to encourage violence…. They're literally saying to 1.3 million active duty service members not to follow lawful orders
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
Reporter: Actually they said illegal orders.
OMG seriously! Soooo cute happy dog 🐶
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
OMG seriously! Soooo cute happy dog 🐶
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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1/Catherine Lucey, the White House correspondent for Bloomberg, asked Donald Trump about releasing the Epstein files on Air Force One over the weekend. In response, Trump leaned forward, slashing an accusatory finger her direction and barked, “Quiet! Quiet Piggy,” at her.
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
1/Catherine Lucey, the White House correspondent for Bloomberg, asked Donald Trump about releasing the Epstein files on Air Force One over the weekend. In response, Trump leaned forward, slashing an accusatory finger her direction and barked, “Quiet! Quiet Piggy,” at her.
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Wow! Senators Kelly and Slotkin and Reps DeLuzio, Goodlander, Houlahan, and Crow encouraging members of the military to defy illegal orders!
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Wow! Senators Kelly and Slotkin and Reps DeLuzio, Goodlander, Houlahan, and Crow encouraging members of the military to defy illegal orders!