Em Shepherd
@mdshepherd.bsky.social
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MA in History & Lit | NY Metro native | Weimar shitlib | Atlanticist | NATO is forever | ✨🥄
« This is where I scream into the void »
MA in History & Lit | NY Metro native | Weimar shitlib | Atlanticist | NATO is forever | ✨🥄
« This is where I scream into the void »
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John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
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Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
a lot of interesting revelations between the lines of this story www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Trump is trying to force US oil companies to rebuild Venezuelan oil fields that are too expensive to invest in at current crude prices while a full blown energy revolution is happening with cheap solar and electrification growing exponentially.
This is a dying empire shit.
This is a dying empire shit.
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If Trump uses Erik Prince's mercenaries in Venezuela then reporters are duty-bound to finally ask how Prince's close associate Paul Behrends came to died in a fall in DC in the run-up to Jan 6. Behrends was a longtime aide to pro-Russia Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and also close to Peter Thiel.
Why are people assuming US troops and not Eric Prince employees will enforce US order in Venezuela?
January 3, 2026 at 6:40 PM
If Trump uses Erik Prince's mercenaries in Venezuela then reporters are duty-bound to finally ask how Prince's close associate Paul Behrends came to died in a fall in DC in the run-up to Jan 6. Behrends was a longtime aide to pro-Russia Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and also close to Peter Thiel.
Here we fucking go.
Endless wars and an ever-mounting death toll, at home and abroad, because the GOP is too afraid to stop their rapist master.
Kickbacks for loyal servants must be wild. How much to allow for the destruction of US hegemony? How do Putin’s balls taste, and Thiel’s?
China laughs.
Endless wars and an ever-mounting death toll, at home and abroad, because the GOP is too afraid to stop their rapist master.
Kickbacks for loyal servants must be wild. How much to allow for the destruction of US hegemony? How do Putin’s balls taste, and Thiel’s?
China laughs.
Trump Hints at Next Target After Shocking Invasion
The president warned, “Something’s going to have to be done with Mexico.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Here we fucking go.
Endless wars and an ever-mounting death toll, at home and abroad, because the GOP is too afraid to stop their rapist master.
Kickbacks for loyal servants must be wild. How much to allow for the destruction of US hegemony? How do Putin’s balls taste, and Thiel’s?
China laughs.
Endless wars and an ever-mounting death toll, at home and abroad, because the GOP is too afraid to stop their rapist master.
Kickbacks for loyal servants must be wild. How much to allow for the destruction of US hegemony? How do Putin’s balls taste, and Thiel’s?
China laughs.
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Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Statement from Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov following the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela:
We’ve totally never tried this before and had it blow up in our faces. 🙄
Just a reminder that this admin has referred to this action in Venezuela as a war multiple times now, to the media publicly, and yet zero congressional approval was received.
This is illegal, and the GOP has no spine.
Just a reminder that this admin has referred to this action in Venezuela as a war multiple times now, to the media publicly, and yet zero congressional approval was received.
This is illegal, and the GOP has no spine.
Trump announcing to the world that the US will only let a puppet take over Venezuela.
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you think is next for the Venezuelan people now that you have removed Maduro so he can face American justice?
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
TRUMP: Well, we're making that decision now. We can't take a chance on letting somebody else run it, just take over where he left off. So we're making that decision
January 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We’ve totally never tried this before and had it blow up in our faces. 🙄
Just a reminder that this admin has referred to this action in Venezuela as a war multiple times now, to the media publicly, and yet zero congressional approval was received.
This is illegal, and the GOP has no spine.
Just a reminder that this admin has referred to this action in Venezuela as a war multiple times now, to the media publicly, and yet zero congressional approval was received.
This is illegal, and the GOP has no spine.
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My fellow Americans, ours is a rogue state.
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
My fellow Americans, ours is a rogue state.
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This, combined with "vice signaling" (taking pride in antisocial behavior) has given us the reign of the Stupid Asshole, something most people are against, but can only be remedied if we're not too polite to talk about it
An essential development over the past decade-plus is that the ignorant went from feeling chastened when their ignorance was revealed to banding together and deciding that, actually, they were right. They might disagree at times, but they agreed that ignorance itself was an indicator of trust.
December 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This, combined with "vice signaling" (taking pride in antisocial behavior) has given us the reign of the Stupid Asshole, something most people are against, but can only be remedied if we're not too polite to talk about it
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I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I never again want to hear about how the Republican Party is the party of national security. You don’t incinerate our diplomatic capacity & violate all of our treaty commitments if you care about national security.
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We sent a bunch of effete, Ivy League scientists into the desert and they returned with a portable sun.
every time I can recall from history that a group has centered a culture of martial virtue to the point of conflict,
the "soft intellectuals" the warriors distinguish themselves from have learned war real quick, dominate because they pay attention to details, and then go back to art and nerdy stuff
the "soft intellectuals" the warriors distinguish themselves from have learned war real quick, dominate because they pay attention to details, and then go back to art and nerdy stuff
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We sent a bunch of effete, Ivy League scientists into the desert and they returned with a portable sun.
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"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
December 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
"Like Amazon Prime, but with human beings."
Fuck Dugin, Fuck Vance, Fuck Putin, Fuck Trump, and happy holidays to all whom share a love of democracy and a burning hatred of Nazis!
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Fuck Dugin, Fuck Vance, Fuck Putin, Fuck Trump, and happy holidays to all whom share a love of democracy and a burning hatred of Nazis!
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“It’s the middle of the workday. While Americans are grinding to make Christmas work, the vice president is burning taxpayer dollars pretending to be a Navy SEAL.”
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/WA77oQv
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/WA77oQv
JD Vance Desperately Tries to Win Over Manosphere as Poll Numbers Tank
JD Vance’s weird cosplaying as a Navy SEAL quickly backfired.
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“It’s the middle of the workday. While Americans are grinding to make Christmas work, the vice president is burning taxpayer dollars pretending to be a Navy SEAL.”
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/WA77oQv
Even Vance couldn’t help but make fun of himself. trib.al/WA77oQv
Internet sleuths be sleuthing - if there is any truth to this, Pam Bondi and her minions will try and have it wiped.
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Internet sleuths be sleuthing - if there is any truth to this, Pam Bondi and her minions will try and have it wiped.
Pregnancy complications?
DOJ says “Go fucking die”.
Thanks, Trump voters!
DOJ says “Go fucking die”.
Thanks, Trump voters!
This means the VA won't cover abortions EVEN in the case of rape, incest, or serious threat to the health of the patient.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
The DOJ memo was authored by Josh Craddock, one of the chief legal advocates for fetal personhood, i.e. imposing a nationwide abortion ban through the courts.
🚨🚨 SCOOP @ms.now : The Department of Veteran Affairs has quietly implemented its abortion ban following a DOJ memo issued last week.
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
This will affect 9 million veterans and their dependents, and has been a long time coming: It was outlined in Project 2025.
Read/share 👇
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Pregnancy complications?
DOJ says “Go fucking die”.
Thanks, Trump voters!
DOJ says “Go fucking die”.
Thanks, Trump voters!
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“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“He raped me.”
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
“Donald J Trump had raped her along with Jeffrey Epstein.”
“She was found with her head ‘blown off’… there was no way it was a suicide.”
Now we’re starting to see why Trump was hiding the Epstein files, and it probably gets much worse.
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org
December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group
Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - these people are afraid of Americans. They should be.
Kash Patel pushed the FBI to buy specially armored BMWs for his use and rides in them now. He also sought a new, modern FBI jet earlier this year. (MSNow)
December 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - these people are afraid of Americans. They should be.