ForeverExpat
@guiri99.bsky.social
Fascinated and often disappointed by how people make decisions, behavioral economics, data, scientific method, tech skeptic, history, reader of indictments, lover of football played with feet
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Roger Stone on 1/24/25: “A well-timed pardon of former [Honduran] President Hernandez…cld be the final death blow to Castro w/ national elections set to take place later this year. Castro’s regime cld be upended” in a major “victory for…Próspera” (the network state project backed by Peter Thiel) 1/
How President Trump Can Crush Socialism and Save a Freedom City in Honduras
In the impoverished nation of Honduras, there are geopolitical developments afoot that have major implications for U.S. policy and the future of freedom throughout the world.
www.stonecoldtruth.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Roger Stone on 1/24/25: “A well-timed pardon of former [Honduran] President Hernandez…cld be the final death blow to Castro w/ national elections set to take place later this year. Castro’s regime cld be upended” in a major “victory for…Próspera” (the network state project backed by Peter Thiel) 1/
How President Trump Can Crush Socialism and Save a Freedom City in Honduras
In the impoverished nation of Honduras, there are geopolitical developments afoot that have major implications for U.S. policy and the future of freedom throughout the world.
www.stonecoldtruth.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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This should be at the top of all media right now. THIS is the immigrant who should be the nightmare of those worried about immigrants and drugs.
November 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This should be at the top of all media right now. THIS is the immigrant who should be the nightmare of those worried about immigrants and drugs.
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The NYT occupies a hub in our information environment. Its editors choices for headlines and framing have disproportionate impact.
Our analysis:
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Our analysis:
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
November 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
The NYT occupies a hub in our information environment. Its editors choices for headlines and framing have disproportionate impact.
Our analysis:
bsky.app/profile/medi...
Our analysis:
bsky.app/profile/medi...
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
This is profoundly irresponsible by AGSulzberger’s NYT, @by-cjewett.bsky.social +eds.
The normalization, “view-from-nowhere”, “born-yesterday”, stenography, “both-sides”, irresponsible headline are disgraceful.
THE story is the CDC&FDA are being destroyed by antiscience & Americans will die.
1/n
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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This would be an unambiguous war crime even in a proper war against a real enemy’s navy.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This would be an unambiguous war crime even in a proper war against a real enemy’s navy.
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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ICYMI: Bringing George Orwell’s 1984 to Life After Pretending to Be Pro-Free Speech for Years, Elon Musk Lobbies Trump to Make Wrongspeak a Federal Felony, Says Anyone Calling Him Fascist Must Be Imprisoned
We’re really heading in the right direction if what we’re shooting for is the bowels of Hell
We’re really heading in the right direction if what we’re shooting for is the bowels of Hell
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
ICYMI: Bringing George Orwell’s 1984 to Life After Pretending to Be Pro-Free Speech for Years, Elon Musk Lobbies Trump to Make Wrongspeak a Federal Felony, Says Anyone Calling Him Fascist Must Be Imprisoned
We’re really heading in the right direction if what we’re shooting for is the bowels of Hell
We’re really heading in the right direction if what we’re shooting for is the bowels of Hell
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Texas Young Republicans are calling upon TX lawmakers to pass a law allowing Governor Abbott to put blue TX cities into receivership. They say the State Leadership Initiative (SLI)—co-founded by Nate Fischer of New Founding — suggested the idea. New Founding partner Nathan Halberstadt loves it. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Texas Young Republicans are calling upon TX lawmakers to pass a law allowing Governor Abbott to put blue TX cities into receivership. They say the State Leadership Initiative (SLI)—co-founded by Nate Fischer of New Founding — suggested the idea. New Founding partner Nathan Halberstadt loves it. 1/
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POLLUTERS DON'T PAY -
AS SOME PROTECTIONS GO AWAY
Multiple industries in low-income, fenceline communities suffer excess malignancies.
Benzene is a known cause of leukemia and possibly of lymphoma.
Fine particulates cause lung cancer.
Ethylene dichloride is a probable
cause of several cancer.
AS SOME PROTECTIONS GO AWAY
Multiple industries in low-income, fenceline communities suffer excess malignancies.
Benzene is a known cause of leukemia and possibly of lymphoma.
Fine particulates cause lung cancer.
Ethylene dichloride is a probable
cause of several cancer.
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
POLLUTERS DON'T PAY -
AS SOME PROTECTIONS GO AWAY
Multiple industries in low-income, fenceline communities suffer excess malignancies.
Benzene is a known cause of leukemia and possibly of lymphoma.
Fine particulates cause lung cancer.
Ethylene dichloride is a probable
cause of several cancer.
AS SOME PROTECTIONS GO AWAY
Multiple industries in low-income, fenceline communities suffer excess malignancies.
Benzene is a known cause of leukemia and possibly of lymphoma.
Fine particulates cause lung cancer.
Ethylene dichloride is a probable
cause of several cancer.
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At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
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Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
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Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Cannot overstate how, from my perch as a national-security reporter, this would have been an earth-shattering scandal in a prior era.
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Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Are we not even making our own disinformation? What happened to American manufacturing?
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Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.
"EU imports from Russia worth €124 billion have exceeded the amount of aid provided to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion." - stated Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Get serious, Europeans. You are your only hope.
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And an excellent take on this by my favorite narcissism expert on TikTok:
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM
And an excellent take on this by my favorite narcissism expert on TikTok:
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, coming only days after the State Department authorized the sale of anti-missile technology to Ukraine, will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world."
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"Even if the plan falls apart, this arrogant and confusing ultimatum, coming only days after the State Department authorized the sale of anti-missile technology to Ukraine, will do permanent damage to America’s reputation as a reliable ally, not only in Europe but around the world."
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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...
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I saw the pick this week but just ignored ..
This mess.
This mess.
November 22, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I saw the pick this week but just ignored ..
This mess.
This mess.
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
Missouri GOP Now Siccing ICE on Gerrymander Referendum Signature Gatherers
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) publicly announced she has referred the state’s grassroots referendum campaign to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), claiming without evidence that canvassers are “employing illegal aliens” to collect signatures to overturn the mid-decade redraw.
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Thai Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker who is wanted by the FBI for alleged cyberattacks on U.S. and European government agencies. n.pr/4rs0DU6
Russian hacking suspect wanted by the FBI arrested on Thai resort island
Thai Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker who is wanted by the FBI for alleged cyberattacks on U.S. and European government agencies.
n.pr
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thai Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker who is wanted by the FBI for alleged cyberattacks on U.S. and European government agencies. n.pr/4rs0DU6
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Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
Don’t let a scandal undermine the defence of Ukraine
Outrage is justified. Letting Vladimir Putin win would be disastrous
econ.st
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Ukraine is not, and never has been, a model of clean governance. That is not why the West has spent some $400bn—and counting—to help defend it. Were Western support to falter, the only winner would be Vladimir Putin
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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers | Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers - Bucks County Beacon
Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers | Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
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Ukraine’s New PEACE Plan Just Dropped and It’s Wild! youtu.be/FX9KY84gZRE?...
Taking apart the dogshite deal shoved to Ukraine.
Taking apart the dogshite deal shoved to Ukraine.
Ukraine’s New PEACE Plan Just Dropped and It’s Wild!
YouTube video by Ukraine Matters
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November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Ukraine’s New PEACE Plan Just Dropped and It’s Wild! youtu.be/FX9KY84gZRE?...
Taking apart the dogshite deal shoved to Ukraine.
Taking apart the dogshite deal shoved to Ukraine.
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Having a federal judge formally declare that you brazenly and knowingly lied under oath about your official conduct would usually be huge trouble for a federal employee in a public trust / security clearance position
Judge Ellis derides Greg Bovino as a serial fabulist who brazenly lied on the stand and seemingly considered it funny to perjure himself. cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Having a federal judge formally declare that you brazenly and knowingly lied under oath about your official conduct would usually be huge trouble for a federal employee in a public trust / security clearance position