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Given recent press attention to the rotation of South African oligarchs through the White House, I am re-posting "Oligarchs’ Island," which I wrote back in November 2024.
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
Oligarchs' Island
A Sitcom Pitch in a Tragic Moment
snyder.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Given recent press attention to the rotation of South African oligarchs through the White House, I am re-posting "Oligarchs’ Island," which I wrote back in November 2024.
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Hey America, if you were a Christian nation, you’d be feeding the poor, not yelling at them for using food stamps.
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PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.
December 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
PRO TIP: If you're going to lash out at reporters for questioning your stamina, don't fall asleep mid-rant.
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If this is true it's indefensible. His whole admin is corrupt and are conspiring with him to evade justice.
#ReleaseThePedoFiles
Trump needs to do time!
Do not pass Go
Do not collect your salary
Love and wishes from Scotland!
#ReleaseThePedoFiles
Trump needs to do time!
Do not pass Go
Do not collect your salary
Love and wishes from Scotland!
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 AM
If this is true it's indefensible. His whole admin is corrupt and are conspiring with him to evade justice.
#ReleaseThePedoFiles
Trump needs to do time!
Do not pass Go
Do not collect your salary
Love and wishes from Scotland!
#ReleaseThePedoFiles
Trump needs to do time!
Do not pass Go
Do not collect your salary
Love and wishes from Scotland!
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We must only elect people who will guarantee that they will make new laws so this never happens again!
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
We must only elect people who will guarantee that they will make new laws so this never happens again!
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Senile Satan, Con Junior and Fredo announced their phone in June, promising delivery in August to commemorate a decade since Satan came down the escalator. Not one phone has been delivered and good luck getting a refund. They took 590,000 deposits totaling $59 million.
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Senile Satan, Con Junior and Fredo announced their phone in June, promising delivery in August to commemorate a decade since Satan came down the escalator. Not one phone has been delivered and good luck getting a refund. They took 590,000 deposits totaling $59 million.
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A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
An L.A. man was detained in an immigration raid. No one knows where he is
A witness told his brother and attorneys that the 44-year-old Mexican immigrant, who doesn't have lawful immigration status, was taken into custody by immigration authorities on Oct. 7 in south-centra...
www.latimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:03 AM
A 44 year old Mexican immigrant named Vicente Ventura Aguilar has been missing from ICE custody since Oct 7th.
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
He suffered a medical emergency, lost consciousness & disappeared.
www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
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In a massive backlash against MAGA fascism, Democrats have now swept school board elections in Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio and defeating all terrorist Moms For Liberty candidates in the process. Much more of this please, we have a democracy to rescue. 💙👊
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
In a massive backlash against MAGA fascism, Democrats have now swept school board elections in Pennsylvania, Texas and Ohio and defeating all terrorist Moms For Liberty candidates in the process. Much more of this please, we have a democracy to rescue. 💙👊
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BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BREAKING: AOC on MTG retiring:
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
"She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
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A Minnesota police sting operation caught 16 would be child sex traffickers. 0 immigrants. 0 trans people. All US Citizen Men. 1 was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys.” So much winning!
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A Minnesota police sting operation caught 16 would be child sex traffickers. 0 immigrants. 0 trans people. All US Citizen Men. 1 was an ICE fascist who said, "I'm ICE boys.” So much winning!
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Nothing to see here. Just the White House needing to reassure the public that Piggy doesn't want to murder members of Congress. 😩
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nothing to see here. Just the White House needing to reassure the public that Piggy doesn't want to murder members of Congress. 😩
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Reporter: Would you feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mamdani administration?
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Reporter: Would you feel comfortable living in New York City under a Mamdani administration?
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
Pres. Trump: Yeah, I would.
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Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
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Moskowitz: The puppy had a name. Say its name! Cricket! I would now like to do a spirited reading from the book by our Secretary of Homeland Security: I hated that dog…
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Moskowitz: The puppy had a name. Say its name! Cricket! I would now like to do a spirited reading from the book by our Secretary of Homeland Security: I hated that dog…
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Elon's throwing chum in the water, gonna be fun watching them eat their own.
a man in a military uniform is eating a large bag of popcorn while holding a cup of pepsi .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is eating a large bag of popcorn while holding a cup of pepsi .
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November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Elon's throwing chum in the water, gonna be fun watching them eat their own.
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Tonight was a brutal beating for the GOP. Fuck them.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Tonight was a brutal beating for the GOP. Fuck them.
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Tom Hanks understands that Covid is not over & that masks work!
He says he’s in a play and can’t get sick.
“I’ve had covid enough. I don’t want to do that again”
This is the way. Wearing a mask helps keep you healthy and it protects those around you.
A respirator like an N95 is best!
He says he’s in a play and can’t get sick.
“I’ve had covid enough. I don’t want to do that again”
This is the way. Wearing a mask helps keep you healthy and it protects those around you.
A respirator like an N95 is best!
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Tom Hanks understands that Covid is not over & that masks work!
He says he’s in a play and can’t get sick.
“I’ve had covid enough. I don’t want to do that again”
This is the way. Wearing a mask helps keep you healthy and it protects those around you.
A respirator like an N95 is best!
He says he’s in a play and can’t get sick.
“I’ve had covid enough. I don’t want to do that again”
This is the way. Wearing a mask helps keep you healthy and it protects those around you.
A respirator like an N95 is best!
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It is so fucking obvious that he was selling state secrets
November 4, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It is so fucking obvious that he was selling state secrets
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