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Anders Åslund @andersaslund.bsky.social · 3h

"In July, three analysts who worked in INR’s Russia-Eurasia group were fired. Another analyst resigned."
In my experience, State Department's INR is the best of US intelligence. Therefore, Trump had them sacked.
Trump is an enemy of the US.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Exclusive | State Department Intelligence Agency Dissented Over Putin’s Appetite for Peace

The Central Intelligence Agency had a more positive assessment of the Russian leader’s willingness to talk.

www.wsj.com

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. (Hey, isn’t it about time to look at Beatrix Potter’s botanical illustrations?)

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 4h

The chores! The stores! Fresh air! Times Square!

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 22h

You’re reading my mind.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 22h

The Nazi approach to culture. Nazi in all things. Fucking, fucking Nazis.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

Vance is still in the contest for America’s Worst Person, even given the level of competition. Has he no friends?

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

That smile is straight outta ‘60s television. Outer Limits.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

That’s when baseball is at its best.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

Motherfucker.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

Brilliant.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

It’s a name he can remember, anyway.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, he’s pretty much a Nazi in all things. Like a one-man Tribute Band, busking in the White House.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Remember, not only are they unbelievably corrupt, they are also unbelievably dumb.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Horseshit.

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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 2d

If you're wondering who this fellow is:

Nephew of William F Buckley
Founder of Media Research Center, which attacked "liberal media," including, on a few dumb occasions, me
Wrote a weekly syndicated column until it was learned he wasn't writing it
Father of a convicted and then pardoned Jan 6er

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 2d

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Unreal. Mindnumbingly so.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

They’re gonna get a kick outta this mook in SA.

stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Jheri curl. It’s making a comeback.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

He’s not a real boy. He’s made outta wood.

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Just how many bubbles are there in a bar of soap?

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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 2d

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'

10/10 response, no notes

Image of the mechanical ladder outside the Louvre

Text below says WENN'S MAL WIEDER SCHNELL GEHEN MUSS (When you need to move fast)

Underneath is more German text which translates as "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to 400kg at 42m/min - quiet as a whisper."

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

The coda always gets me.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 2d

This is exactly how the Turkey's Erdoğan dictatorship succeeded in remaking all mainstream media into regime media.

Not mainly by overt censorship. Mostly by making it clear that media firms clearly communicating the truth about regime actions would be targeted by selective/perverted 'regulation'.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 4d

Another disturbing example of how Trump silences dissent: "the chief content officer for our parent company... stated in a meeting that we should not run articles that could draw the attention of the Trump White House and have them try to shut us down." www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Opinion | I Quit My Job in the Face of Pro-Trump Censorship

A veteran journalist says his bosses were afraid of crossing the administration.

www.politico.com

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stiffelman.bsky.social @stiffelman.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Thanks to everyone involved.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wow

Andy Kroll @andykroll.bsky.social · 2d

I obtained ~dozens of hours~ of previously unreported recordings of Russ Vought's briefings from 2021 to 2024.

Want to hear the recordings yourself? Watch @propublica.org's
new mini-documentary about Vought 👇

THE SHADOW PRESIDENT www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Lu...

Russell Vought: The Shadow President

YouTube video by ProPublica

www.youtube.com

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