Derek A
@sondeerrf.bsky.social
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Derek A
@sondeerrf.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Donald Trump Is at War with America
He sees himself as a wartime president.
www.thebulwark.com
I found this a good read. Much needed. Perhaps giving Trump a little too much “3D chess” credit but I think it captures how Trump views the world and his power.
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...
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What a picture (via Big Boi)
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What a picture (via Big Boi)
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An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
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"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
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1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats
FHFA’s acting inspector general handed the probe report to the U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
1) Ethics officials at Fannie Mae investigate how Bill Pulte got Letitia James mortgage docs
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
2) They send findings to Inspector Gen. of FHFA, which Pulte heads
3) IG sends it to Lindsay Halligan, new USA prosecuting James
4) IG and ethics officials are all fired.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
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A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
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53 NYT articles by Maggie Haberman about Hillary’s emails, 48 about Benghazi, not one about Trump’s mafia ties or Epstein.
Tells you everything you need to know.
www.citjourno.org/maggie3
Tells you everything you need to know.
www.citjourno.org/maggie3
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
53 NYT articles by Maggie Haberman about Hillary’s emails, 48 about Benghazi, not one about Trump’s mafia ties or Epstein.
Tells you everything you need to know.
www.citjourno.org/maggie3
Tells you everything you need to know.
www.citjourno.org/maggie3
Yeah yeah "processed foods are bad" but we need to have a serious conversation about the condiment choice in this picture.
High intake of ultraprocessed foods is associated with a higher risk of colorectal tumors that often lead to cancer, a new study has found. https://cnn.it/4nYn6VQ
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Yeah yeah "processed foods are bad" but we need to have a serious conversation about the condiment choice in this picture.
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Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember 25 years ago when a photo was taken of a fed pointing a gun at a crying refugee child and the image was so shameful it dominated the news cycle for a year
It embodies everything wrong with our current partisan politics. In a normal society a POTUS have never raped underage girls. But in our current politics an entire political party and elite class are fine with it because it’s the only way they can keep their power and money
This Trump/Epstein stuff is so typical of a modern political "scandal," in that ... we know he did it. He knows he did it. Everyone knows he did it & everyone knows that everyone knows he did it. There is zero "did he do it?" involved here. The whole thing is about ... what, exactly?
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It embodies everything wrong with our current partisan politics. In a normal society a POTUS have never raped underage girls. But in our current politics an entire political party and elite class are fine with it because it’s the only way they can keep their power and money
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Pam Bondi was hired precisely because she’s the type of person who could be confronted with irrefutable evidence her boss was deeply involved in a pedo ring and her reaction would be to collaborate with her boss on how to cover it up.
September 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Pam Bondi was hired precisely because she’s the type of person who could be confronted with irrefutable evidence her boss was deeply involved in a pedo ring and her reaction would be to collaborate with her boss on how to cover it up.
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OVERT ACT 125 In additional furtherance of the conspiracy, DEFENDANTS met on November 12, 2025 to discuss ways to wield official government power to prevent further news of the child sex trafficking ring from becoming public.
Exclusive: Top Trump administration officials plan to meet today to discuss House efforts to force the release of the Epstein files. https://cnn.it/3WSyk2Y
November 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
OVERT ACT 125 In additional furtherance of the conspiracy, DEFENDANTS met on November 12, 2025 to discuss ways to wield official government power to prevent further news of the child sex trafficking ring from becoming public.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“The President sent his lawyer to negotiate a settlement with a convicted sex trafficker to provide cushy accommodation in exchange for her silence on his participation in said sex trafficking” is a cold description of the facts of an insane story that the media doesn’t find worthy of scrutiny
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Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Breaking: Mike Johnson just announced that he'll swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Wednesday at 4pm ET.
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WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
WSJ: Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
The vindication McQuaide must be feeling right now…
Rams waive LS Alex Ward, sign LS Jake McQuaide from practice squad to active roster www.therams.com/news/rams-wa...
Rams waive LS Alex Ward, sign LS Jake McQuaide from practice squad to active roster
The Los Angeles Rams have waived long snapper Alex Ward and signed long snapper Jake McQuaide from their practice squad to their active roster.
www.therams.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The vindication McQuaide must be feeling right now…
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
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The Democratic Party leaders, Schumer and Jeffries, oppose the deal, but because Schumer is an especially ineffective leader, it may go through anyway.
wapo.st/3WNtaVV
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Senate takes key vote toward ending government shutdown
The deal that split Democrats doesn’t extend expiring ACA subsidies. If a bill passes the Senate, it needs the House to approve and President Donald Trump on board.
wapo.st
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Democratic Party leaders, Schumer and Jeffries, oppose the deal, but because Schumer is an especially ineffective leader, it may go through anyway.
wapo.st/3WNtaVV
wapo.st/3WNtaVV
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Comment online! Staff keeps track of online comments as well as calls. It really does matter. Go to this link, click on "Choose a Senator" It takes 3-5 minutes. Brief statement that you endorse them standing firm on requiring reinstatement of ACA subsidies. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
www.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Comment online! Staff keeps track of online comments as well as calls. It really does matter. Go to this link, click on "Choose a Senator" It takes 3-5 minutes. Brief statement that you endorse them standing firm on requiring reinstatement of ACA subsidies. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
THE RAMS DIDN’T HAVE A SINGLE PENALTY!!!
5/5 in the redzone!!
5/5 in the redzone!!
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
THE RAMS DIDN’T HAVE A SINGLE PENALTY!!!
5/5 in the redzone!!
5/5 in the redzone!!
Damnit that’s fucked up. I wanted the Rams to try a FG. But the Niners just suuuuuxk that much.
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Damnit that’s fucked up. I wanted the Rams to try a FG. But the Niners just suuuuuxk that much.
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20.......
Matthew Stafford's past 5 games:
19 touchdowns
0 interceptions
19 touchdowns
0 interceptions
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
20.......
Rams are 5/5 in the redzone. Think about that. It’s been the missing piece. On the road vs a division rival that is playing great offense. 5/5 in the redzone. That’s unbelievable
November 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Rams are 5/5 in the redzone. Think about that. It’s been the missing piece. On the road vs a division rival that is playing great offense. 5/5 in the redzone. That’s unbelievable