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I’m recalling how Epstein wrote about Trump:
“i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes - dangerous.”
“i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes - dangerous.”
I spent two years in the Trump administration. During that time, I saw how the president handled national security decisions. One of my biggest takeaways was this:
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m recalling how Epstein wrote about Trump:
“i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes - dangerous.”
“i have met some very bad people ,, none as bad as trump. not one decent cell in his body.. so yes - dangerous.”
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Exactly. The absence of gravity in discussing deaths serves to cheapen ALL lives.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Exactly. The absence of gravity in discussing deaths serves to cheapen ALL lives.
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Lizza says Nuzzi had a “poor quality” recording that might or might not have included Trump saying something about his bloody ear that might or might not have contradicted the official narrative about the assassination attempt but then deleted the recording after talking with RFKJr.
So tiresome 💤💤💤
So tiresome 💤💤💤
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Lizza says Nuzzi had a “poor quality” recording that might or might not have included Trump saying something about his bloody ear that might or might not have contradicted the official narrative about the assassination attempt but then deleted the recording after talking with RFKJr.
So tiresome 💤💤💤
So tiresome 💤💤💤
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Expressions of overt sadism being normalized and even celebrated is deeply troubling.
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Expressions of overt sadism being normalized and even celebrated is deeply troubling.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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A first look at tomorrow's front page of The Sunday National 📰
'It's shameful misinformation coming from the USA'
'It's shameful misinformation coming from the USA'
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A first look at tomorrow's front page of The Sunday National 📰
'It's shameful misinformation coming from the USA'
'It's shameful misinformation coming from the USA'
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Will haunt the world. Viruses don't stop at borders.
Eventually Olivia Nuzzi's ex and his brainworm will be long gone but the damage RFK Jr and Trump have done to public health, and our trust in government agency, will haunt America for decades. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules
Vaccine experts said the memo was irresponsible and omits key details about how officials arrived at the conclusion.
www.nbcnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Will haunt the world. Viruses don't stop at borders.
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Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Genocide just as Lemkin defined it.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/27/r...
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An illegal order was given. An illegal order was followed.
This puts into context the reaction of the Trump admin to the video by Democratic lawmakers urging troops not to follow illegal orders.
Now it’s illegal orders to kill foreign nationals. Next it could be illegal orders to kill Americans.
This puts into context the reaction of the Trump admin to the video by Democratic lawmakers urging troops not to follow illegal orders.
Now it’s illegal orders to kill foreign nationals. Next it could be illegal orders to kill Americans.
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An illegal order was given. An illegal order was followed.
This puts into context the reaction of the Trump admin to the video by Democratic lawmakers urging troops not to follow illegal orders.
Now it’s illegal orders to kill foreign nationals. Next it could be illegal orders to kill Americans.
This puts into context the reaction of the Trump admin to the video by Democratic lawmakers urging troops not to follow illegal orders.
Now it’s illegal orders to kill foreign nationals. Next it could be illegal orders to kill Americans.
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Gift link to the story:
Gift link. Folks in the DOD and military are actively trying to underbus Hegseth.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
wapo.st
November 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Gift link to the story:
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Trump will only be more dangerous the more unpopular he becomes and the more cornered he feels.
He and his collaborators will rush to try to implement their agenda and to consolidate their power further.
He and his collaborators will rush to try to implement their agenda and to consolidate their power further.
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Trump will only be more dangerous the more unpopular he becomes and the more cornered he feels.
He and his collaborators will rush to try to implement their agenda and to consolidate their power further.
He and his collaborators will rush to try to implement their agenda and to consolidate their power further.
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Oh no:
The governor of West Virginia says the two members of the WV National Guard who were shot today during deployment to DC have died.
The governor of West Virginia says the two members of the WV National Guard who were shot today during deployment to DC have died.
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Oh no:
The governor of West Virginia says the two members of the WV National Guard who were shot today during deployment to DC have died.
The governor of West Virginia says the two members of the WV National Guard who were shot today during deployment to DC have died.
DC police say to avoid the area near 17th and I Streets, NW, which is around the Farragut West metro stop and close to the White House.
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Russia won’t make any concessions in a so-called peace deal.
Deputy FM Ryabkov claims that all possible concessions were already made by Putin “in Anchorage, Alaska.” Everything else is off the table, they won’t discuss it publicly and will continue pushing to achieve all declared goals.
Deputy FM Ryabkov claims that all possible concessions were already made by Putin “in Anchorage, Alaska.” Everything else is off the table, they won’t discuss it publicly and will continue pushing to achieve all declared goals.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Russia won’t make any concessions in a so-called peace deal.
Deputy FM Ryabkov claims that all possible concessions were already made by Putin “in Anchorage, Alaska.” Everything else is off the table, they won’t discuss it publicly and will continue pushing to achieve all declared goals.
Deputy FM Ryabkov claims that all possible concessions were already made by Putin “in Anchorage, Alaska.” Everything else is off the table, they won’t discuss it publicly and will continue pushing to achieve all declared goals.
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“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
Last night, the FBI's Counterterrorism Division appeared to open an inquiry into me in response to a video President Trump did not like.
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“The President directing the FBI to target us is exactly why we made this video in the first place. He believes in weaponizing the federal government against his perceived enemies and does not believe laws apply to him or his Cabinet.”
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This isn’t exactly treason, but it’s edging close to the line.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This isn’t exactly treason, but it’s edging close to the line.
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One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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In the Trump budget, ICE was allocated $75 BILLION above its previous funding for use over the next four years. It has to find a way to spend all that money somehow.
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In the Trump budget, ICE was allocated $75 BILLION above its previous funding for use over the next four years. It has to find a way to spend all that money somehow.
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If the Dems had any fuckin’ brains, saying “the part of Epstein is trying to make laws that let them look in your kid’s pants” would be a pretty easy way to crush the Republicans
it’s also a thing where people can be convinced. the right got some people worked up about trans women in sports but possible to get people a lot more worked up about individual/parental rights, genital inspectors, etc
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If the Dems had any fuckin’ brains, saying “the part of Epstein is trying to make laws that let them look in your kid’s pants” would be a pretty easy way to crush the Republicans
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
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I'm not a historian but I am a political scientist and in my professional opinion saying Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history is less controversial than saying 2+2=4 or Victor Wembanyama is tall.
LESS controversial.
LESS controversial.
Does the BBC think it's improper for a speaker to state their opinion that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history?
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
Because I think almost all historians would readily agree that Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I'm not a historian but I am a political scientist and in my professional opinion saying Donald Trump is the most openly corrupt president in American history is less controversial than saying 2+2=4 or Victor Wembanyama is tall.
LESS controversial.
LESS controversial.
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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My unpopular opinion is that we don't really know any more about foreign accounts manipulating U.S. politics on Twitter than we did before this update. There's no way of knowing who specifically used a VPN and who didn't. It's obvious that this is a problem but we don't have better data on it now.
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My unpopular opinion is that we don't really know any more about foreign accounts manipulating U.S. politics on Twitter than we did before this update. There's no way of knowing who specifically used a VPN and who didn't. It's obvious that this is a problem but we don't have better data on it now.
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...