Joel Wasserman
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In Ukraine since 2018. Please consider supporting my wife's humanitarian work here: https://gofund.me/ad24e4e0
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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It seems like a post-Trump left-wing US government, obsessed with pursuing revenge against Trump and Trumpists, would be an absolutely perfect weapon to destroy corruption in FIFA and thus gain the gratitude of the world's soccer fans.
FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, said it will begin bestowing an annual peace prize.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
The inaugural award will be presented to an as-yet-unnamed honoree at the draw next month for the 2026 men’s World Cup.
As Trump-Infantino bond tightens, FIFA announces inaugural peace prize
The soccer governing body’s president has frequently spent time with President Donald Trump this year. The award will be presented at December’s World Cup draw in D.C.
wapo.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
It seems like a post-Trump left-wing US government, obsessed with pursuing revenge against Trump and Trumpists, would be an absolutely perfect weapon to destroy corruption in FIFA and thus gain the gratitude of the world's soccer fans.
When dipshits on Twitter post stuff like this, I like to point out that the Soviet Union's economy was so backward that it could not provide women with disposable menstrual products.
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When dipshits on Twitter post stuff like this, I like to point out that the Soviet Union's economy was so backward that it could not provide women with disposable menstrual products.
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a grown adult can handle a muslim mayor without having a nervous breakdown. look at sliwa, the guy is off his rocker, he has double digit cats, he dresses like he could be a cold war dictator, he is not melting down
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
a grown adult can handle a muslim mayor without having a nervous breakdown. look at sliwa, the guy is off his rocker, he has double digit cats, he dresses like he could be a cold war dictator, he is not melting down
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"Dear Sir, Your good name has been bought to my attention as a trustworthy man and a believer in God. I am the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, ruler of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. My mother left me forty-five million pounds and the city of York but I am unable ..."
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Dear Sir, Your good name has been bought to my attention as a trustworthy man and a believer in God. I am the son of the late Queen Elizabeth II, ruler of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. My mother left me forty-five million pounds and the city of York but I am unable ..."
Why would Zelensky do this?
"Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..."
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
N.C. counties that busted budgets after Helene still waiting for FEMA to pay them back
A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spent on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Why would Zelensky do this?
Given that hunting down undocumented grannies is much higher federal law enforcement priority right now, "if" is very much the operative term here.
US sanctions on Russian oil could complement Ukraine’s damaging drone campaign against Russia’s energy industry.
IF the US follows through, with tight enforcement, over a sustained period of time.
And if the US sets the bar for Putin much higher than doing a meeting and posing for photos.
If.
IF the US follows through, with tight enforcement, over a sustained period of time.
And if the US sets the bar for Putin much higher than doing a meeting and posing for photos.
If.
October 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Given that hunting down undocumented grannies is much higher federal law enforcement priority right now, "if" is very much the operative term here.
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Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thousands of posts from a private Young Republican Telegram chat reveal a culture of casual racism/antisemitism, rape jokes and celebration of Hitler/Nazism.
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Some of the ringleaders are below: We live in a world where 4chan types now occupy positions of real power.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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The judge is a woman.
October 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The judge is a woman.
Not to take away from the well-deserved criticism of the comedians who took Saudi money, but this piece makes a good point about understanding the domestic aims (rather than foreign PR) the Saudi regime is chasing.
"While part of this reflects an effort by Saudi authorities to shape what Saudi citizens should want—anything other than a political voice or political causes—it also reflects what many Saudi citizens already do want."
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The Riyadh Comedy Festival Isn’t Trying to Change Your Opinion of Saudi Arabia
The driving forces are domestic.
carnegieendowment.org
October 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Not to take away from the well-deserved criticism of the comedians who took Saudi money, but this piece makes a good point about understanding the domestic aims (rather than foreign PR) the Saudi regime is chasing.
UA hockey is ridiculous. 1) The league declared its season will start in 5 days (and they haven't released a schedule) 2) Bc one of the better clubs in the league (Kyiv Capitals) bolted for Latvia, they replaced it w club for Odesa region, even though Odesa has a team.
Otoh, nice threads.
Otoh, nice threads.
October 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
UA hockey is ridiculous. 1) The league declared its season will start in 5 days (and they haven't released a schedule) 2) Bc one of the better clubs in the league (Kyiv Capitals) bolted for Latvia, they replaced it w club for Odesa region, even though Odesa has a team.
Otoh, nice threads.
Otoh, nice threads.
Revolting
My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Revolting
Who holds the majority, again?
More deployment of executive branch propaganda: HHS employees receive an email blaming Democrats for blocking government funding "due to unrelated policy demands."
September 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Who holds the majority, again?
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First time this guy has ever made me laugh
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
First time this guy has ever made me laugh
Looking forward to all the comments on the Moldovan election from people who couldn't correctly pronounce "Gagauzia" on the first try if their lives depended on it!
September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Looking forward to all the comments on the Moldovan election from people who couldn't correctly pronounce "Gagauzia" on the first try if their lives depended on it!
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Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Man in custody after 3 killed, at least 8 injured in shooting at a waterfront bar in North Carolina, officials say | CNN
A 40-year-old man is facing murder charges after allegedly pulling up on a boat to a waterfront bar in North Carolina Saturday night and opening fire, killing three and injuring at least eight others.
www.cnn.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Targeted attack on a dockside restaurant in North Carolina. Three dead. Suspect a former Marine sniper in Iraq and Haiti who tried to sue the US govt for “genocide against straight men by the LGBQT community.”
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
Flags at half mast? Endless op-eds? Victims’ faces on coins?
www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/u...
This is an excellent way to ensure their loyalty when he tries to trample all over the Constitution.
WAPO SCOOP: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals to travel on short notice from around the world to hear him make a speech on military standards and the “warrior ethos,” multiple people familiar with the event told The Washington Post.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
New details emerge on Hegseth’s unusual mass gathering of top brass
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of generals for what is expected to be a short lecture on the “warrior ethos.” But top brass is bracing for possible firings or demotions.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
This is an excellent way to ensure their loyalty when he tries to trample all over the Constitution.
This past year has not been a good year to be a Jew. Next year isn't looking so hot, either.
But all we can do is hope that things go a different way in 5786, and that we are all inscribed in the Book of Life to see it.
L'Shana Tova, folks.
But all we can do is hope that things go a different way in 5786, and that we are all inscribed in the Book of Life to see it.
L'Shana Tova, folks.
September 22, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This past year has not been a good year to be a Jew. Next year isn't looking so hot, either.
But all we can do is hope that things go a different way in 5786, and that we are all inscribed in the Book of Life to see it.
L'Shana Tova, folks.
But all we can do is hope that things go a different way in 5786, and that we are all inscribed in the Book of Life to see it.
L'Shana Tova, folks.
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The thing to emphasize here is that this treatment is *utterly normal.* It's part of the system of detention which has existed for decades. Folkston has been like this for many, many years,
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The thing to emphasize here is that this treatment is *utterly normal.* It's part of the system of detention which has existed for decades. Folkston has been like this for many, many years,
Look, ICE's orders throughout this administration have pretty clearly been "go nuts," and they follow those orders.
Yeah man they ain’t coming back. This is going to be one of the biggest foreign policy blunders of my lifetime, and it’s entirely possible that some guy at ICE ordered it not having any clue what he was doing. This is why we used to leave foreign affairs to sensitive nerds.
September 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Look, ICE's orders throughout this administration have pretty clearly been "go nuts," and they follow those orders.
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korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
September 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
korean reporting is nightmarish on the conditions Korean workers were contained in
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I guess the main thing I’m learning this week is that lots of elite media people knew charlie kirk personally and didn’t know any minnesota state legislators
September 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I guess the main thing I’m learning this week is that lots of elite media people knew charlie kirk personally and didn’t know any minnesota state legislators