Lord Frederick
@noblesatirist.bsky.social
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Light verse for dark times. Poet for the morally elite. A ladies’ man/feminist. First Amendment fan 🇺🇸 Winner & Sole Judge of the Noble Prize for Satire. See Lord Fred’s best Bluesky verse being collected (slowly) at medium.com/@NobleSatirist
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"As the press becomes more subservient and less independent, the first-hand knowledge needed to even stage a fight to get our mojo back is a whisper in the ether," writes Brian J. Karem.
Veteran journalists who know how abnormal this is must be extra vocal.
Veteran journalists who know how abnormal this is must be extra vocal.
Trump and Leavitt watch with glee as the press is crumbling
The administration is staging the news and telling reporters how to present it. When will it stop?
www.salon.com
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President Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to plan for potential military action in Nigeria, where he alleges the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. n.pr/47zOzqr
Trump threatens military action in Nigeria over Christian persecution claims
President Trump on Saturday said he's ordered the Pentagon to plan for potential military action in Nigeria, where he alleges the government is failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
n.pr
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The Great Gatsby was better when it was fiction.
The nobles they are fled, the commons they are cold,
And will, I fear, revolt on Herford’s side.
And will, I fear, revolt on Herford’s side.
"As the press becomes more subservient and less independent, the first-hand knowledge needed to even stage a fight to get our mojo back is a whisper in the ether," writes Brian J. Karem.
Veteran journalists who know how abnormal this is must be extra vocal.
Veteran journalists who know how abnormal this is must be extra vocal.
Trump and Leavitt watch with glee as the press is crumbling
The administration is staging the news and telling reporters how to present it. When will it stop?
www.salon.com
The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.
Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
bit.ly
A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.
Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag
A helicopter airlifted him to hospital, with a rescue doctor calling his survival "a miracle."
cbsn.ws
As lawmakers in Congress extend a nearly record-breaking federal government shutdown into possibly another month, massive cuts to critical aid are looming for the nation’s most vulnerable people — including women, postpartum parents and children.
A Hunger Cliff Is Days Away. Women, Children and Food Banks Will Feel It First.
This story was originally reported by Barbara Rodriguez of The 19th. Meet...
talkingpointsmemo.com
Weeks after Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody in 2019 awaiting prosecution on sex-trafficking charges, JPMorgan Chase filed a report alerting the U.S. government over $1 billion of potentially suspicious transactions involving him and prominent Wall Street and business figures.
JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures
After Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, the bank reported more than $1 billion in potentially suspicious transactions.
nyti.ms
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts is standing by Tucker Carlson after the conservative podcaster’s friendly interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes drew condemnation from within a GOP grappling with a series of antisemitic incidents.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Heritage president backs Tucker Carlson after interview with Holocaust-denier Nick Fuentes
Kevin Roberts denounced the “venomous coalition” that has criticized the former Fox News host.
www.politico.com
I’m the first congressional candidate to be indicted under the second Trump administration.
But if things keep going the way they are, I won’t be the last.
That’s why I need to fight these charges with everything we’ve got. Help us do that here: katforillinois.com/legal
But if things keep going the way they are, I won’t be the last.
That’s why I need to fight these charges with everything we’ve got. Help us do that here: katforillinois.com/legal
Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges
Show your support with a contribution.
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New from Jim Casey Jr.: Democracy is dead/It will take a miracle to bring it back.
"Until or unless Americans start dealing with facts instead of lies, democracy cannot come back."
Read more below. All links (and subscriptions) are free.
"Until or unless Americans start dealing with facts instead of lies, democracy cannot come back."
Read more below. All links (and subscriptions) are free.
Democracy is dead
It will take a miracle to bring it back
fightthefire.substack.com
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A few thoughts about this deeply-flawed Jeremy W. Peters article.(Gift link.) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
How a Small Elite College in Maine Influenced Mamdani’s World View
www.nytimes.com
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