Robert Meintzer
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Retired geologist (geochemistry, petrology, environmental). Veteran (naval officer (LCDR, SWO)); North Carolina
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they should invent a law that rich people have to follow
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
they should invent a law that rich people have to follow
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This picture represents Italians, not Mexicans.
Remember this.
Remember this.
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This picture represents Italians, not Mexicans.
Remember this.
Remember this.
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump envoys press plan with Ukraine as sanctions eased on Russia
President Donald Trump's envoys were to meet Thursday with Ukrainian negotiators for the third time in two weeks to press his plan to end the war as his administration eased economic pressure on Russi...
www.france24.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Two days after Witkoff and Kushner met Putin, the Treasury Department partially suspended sanctions on Russia announced last October
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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4. Why would a U.S. private equity firm (Affinity Partners) owned by a U.S. citizen (Jared Kushner) need to waive governance rights to avoid review by the Committee on FOREIGN INVESTMENT in the U.S.?
Because Paramount knows that Kushner's company is simply a vehicle for foreign influence.
Because Paramount knows that Kushner's company is simply a vehicle for foreign influence.
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
4. Why would a U.S. private equity firm (Affinity Partners) owned by a U.S. citizen (Jared Kushner) need to waive governance rights to avoid review by the Committee on FOREIGN INVESTMENT in the U.S.?
Because Paramount knows that Kushner's company is simply a vehicle for foreign influence.
Because Paramount knows that Kushner's company is simply a vehicle for foreign influence.
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Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields portrays the fate of the national park system in Trump's tiny hands -- this land was your land, this land was my land.
This land was your land, this land was my land ...
Make us an offer! It's the Billionaire and Corporation Tax-Cut Sellathon, going on now!
fightthefire.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Fight the Fire's Christopher Shields portrays the fate of the national park system in Trump's tiny hands -- this land was your land, this land was my land.
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“I asked them: ‘Why did you destroy the houses? We never lifted a stone against you, we welcomed you thinking you were coming as a protection force in peace.’ The soldier told me, ‘Bashar al-Assad destroyed all of Syria. You’re upset that we destroyed houses?’”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘We’re living in terror’: fears in southern Syria over Israel’s growing occupation
Residents say incursions and raids have increased since forces first entered country a year ago after fall of Assad
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“I asked them: ‘Why did you destroy the houses? We never lifted a stone against you, we welcomed you thinking you were coming as a protection force in peace.’ The soldier told me, ‘Bashar al-Assad destroyed all of Syria. You’re upset that we destroyed houses?’”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of previously sealed grand jury documents from a federal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s.
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
A federal judge in Florida has ordered the release of previously sealed grand jury documents from a federal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in the mid-2000s.
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Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Rand Paul: "It has not been the history of the US to kill people who are out of combat. Even if there is a war, which most of us dispute -- that a bunch of people who are unarmed allegedly running drugs is a war -- we still don't kill people when they're incapacitated ... it's illegal and immoral."
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The largest facilities between Nov. 11-Nov 28
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The largest facilities between Nov. 11-Nov 28
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
(interval average daily population):
1. Fort Bliss, El Paso, TX: 2,764 detainees
2. Adams County, Natchez, MS: 2,246
3. Stewart Detention, Lumpkin, GA: 1,928
4. Adelanto IPC, Adelanto, CA: 1,851
5. South Texas IPC, Pearsall, TX: 1,680
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Wow...
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Wow...
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IHIP News: Trump Admin SPIRALING As WORST MOMENTS Caught on Tape! He's TERRORIZING His People!
YouTube video by I've Had It
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December 9, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Bessant will be first in line
JUST IN: Farmers getting $12B bailout from Trump after trade war pain
Farmers getting $12B Trump bailout after trade war pain
President Trump on Monday revealed a $12 billion plan to bail out American farmers.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bessant will be first in line
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A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
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December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A Dozen F.B.I. Agents Sue Patel After Being Fired Over Kneeling at Protest www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We did talk about the Epstein files, and [Trump] was extremely angry at me that I signed the discharge petition…He said that it was going to hurt people."
December 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "We did talk about the Epstein files, and [Trump] was extremely angry at me that I signed the discharge petition…He said that it was going to hurt people."
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File this under Least Surprising News of the Day
The Corruption never ends
The Corruption never ends
December 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
File this under Least Surprising News of the Day
The Corruption never ends
The Corruption never ends
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders just now:
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The Trump administration just announced they will refuse to release the October inflation report.
December 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Trump administration just announced they will refuse to release the October inflation report.
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A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... NATO is an Alliance of Democracies based on shared values and interests. Sadly, Trump has undermined many of those values, including the rule of law, free elections, and free speech."
A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk
The Steady State | by Gregory L. Schulte
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A Dangerous Strategy that Distances NATO and Puts Our Security at Risk open.substack.com/pub/steadyst... NATO is an Alliance of Democracies based on shared values and interests. Sadly, Trump has undermined many of those values, including the rule of law, free elections, and free speech."
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"...Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war..."
You wouldn't need to bail them out if you didn't screw them over 🤦♀️
#Pinks
You wouldn't need to bail them out if you didn't screw them over 🤦♀️
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Trump is proposing a $12B farm aid package to soften blow of his tariffs, White House official says
A White House official says President Donald Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president r...
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December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"...Trump is planning a $12 billion aid package for U.S. farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war..."
You wouldn't need to bail them out if you didn't screw them over 🤦♀️
#Pinks
You wouldn't need to bail them out if you didn't screw them over 🤦♀️
#Pinks