Patricia Zengerle
@reuterszengerle.bsky.social
Reuters congressional correspondent focused on foreign policy and national security. (Signal: PZReuters.94) Don't ban books. YNWA https://www.reuters.com/authors/patricia-zengerle/
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Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening sen Mark Kelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
Especially any veterans?
Shame on all those who stay silent
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The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The Secretary of Defense, ladies and gentlemen
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So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So I’ve made it official folks: I’ve filed the paperwork to run for Governor of Alabama. It’s time to remind this state of who we are and what we can accomplish together.
#DougForAlabama
#DougForAlabama
Will the blazing pace of shadow docket cases continue at the Roberts court?
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Will the blazing pace of shadow docket cases continue at the Roberts court?
JUST IN (via WH press pool)
WH Press Sec Karoline #Leavitt tells journalists DOJ will appeal a federal judge's decision today to toss out cases against James Comey and NY state AG #LetitiaJames because the judge ruled fed prosecutor #LindseyHalligan was illegal appointed to the role.
#Halligan
WH Press Sec Karoline #Leavitt tells journalists DOJ will appeal a federal judge's decision today to toss out cases against James Comey and NY state AG #LetitiaJames because the judge ruled fed prosecutor #LindseyHalligan was illegal appointed to the role.
#Halligan
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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ken have i told u about the humble potato
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
ken have i told u about the humble potato
Kelly, who denies any wrongdoing and who said in a statement he would not be intimidated, joined five other Democrats in Congress with backgrounds in the U.S. military and intelligence community to urge U.S. troops to refuse any illegal orders.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Kelly, who denies any wrongdoing and who said in a statement he would not be intimidated, joined five other Democrats in Congress with backgrounds in the U.S. military and intelligence community to urge U.S. troops to refuse any illegal orders.
- www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
- www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
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New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
November 24, 2025 at 5:23 AM
New rule: if you’re a Supreme Court Justice and you’re mentioned in the Epstein files, you have to recuse from any future lawsuit about the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Meanwhile, Venezuela …. US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist organization, ramping up pressure - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Meanwhile, Venezuela …. US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist organization, ramping up pressure - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Some celebrities use their platforms for good - or at least just to entertain- others …. Not so much.
Smokers, do you think you can just stop? Nuh-uh.
CDC: it takes most people 8–11 tries before they can quit.
FDA: in 2018 55% of adult smokers tried to quit. Only 8% were successful in quitting for 6-12 mos.
Guess how many smoking deaths every year?
480,000
And 41,000 more from secondhand smoke
CDC: it takes most people 8–11 tries before they can quit.
FDA: in 2018 55% of adult smokers tried to quit. Only 8% were successful in quitting for 6-12 mos.
Guess how many smoking deaths every year?
480,000
And 41,000 more from secondhand smoke
With more actors, pop stars and other celebrities spotted unapologetically smoking, the cultural taboo against it shows signs of ebbing.
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Some celebrities use their platforms for good - or at least just to entertain- others …. Not so much.
Stmt from Sen. Kelly: “If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Stmt from Sen. Kelly: “If this is meant to intimidate me and other members of Congress from doing our jobs and holding this administration accountable, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to this country to be silenced by bullies who care more about their own power than protecting the Constitution.”
Doing some reading up on this - and you know who the Pentagon didn't go after? Jan. 6 offenders who were retired military. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Doing some reading up on this - and you know who the Pentagon didn't go after? Jan. 6 offenders who were retired military. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days. 19thnews.org/2025/11/disa... via @19thnews.org
A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days.
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them.
19thnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days. 19thnews.org/2025/11/disa... via @19thnews.org
Not sure if this is unprecedented, but it is certainly extraordinary.
Trump's Pentagon threatens to recall Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him - days after Trump criticized him and five other Democrats and said they could be executed for a video saying troops could refuse to obey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not sure if this is unprecedented, but it is certainly extraordinary.
Trump's Pentagon threatens to recall Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him - days after Trump criticized him and five other Democrats and said they could be executed for a video saying troops could refuse to obey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Trump's Pentagon threatens to recall Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him - days after Trump criticized him and five other Democrats and said they could be executed for a video saying troops could refuse to obey illegal orders.
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Is it an illegal order if you order an investigation into someone who says that the military should not obey illegal orders?
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Is it an illegal order if you order an investigation into someone who says that the military should not obey illegal orders?
Trump going after Senator Paul -
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Trump going after Senator Paul -
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I'm very used to cops and prosecutors lying through their teeth in the lower courts. I even saw it happen at least once in a federal case I was personally involved in.
But until this year, I had no idea that DOJ lying, obfuscating, and misleading judges was a standard practice. #Shameless
But until this year, I had no idea that DOJ lying, obfuscating, and misleading judges was a standard practice. #Shameless
BREAKING:
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
Sorry to interrupt the football, but Kilmar Abrego Garcia has filed additional information claiming the feds misrepresented Costa Rica's position on accepting Abrego Garcia.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/70475...
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I'm very used to cops and prosecutors lying through their teeth in the lower courts. I even saw it happen at least once in a federal case I was personally involved in.
But until this year, I had no idea that DOJ lying, obfuscating, and misleading judges was a standard practice. #Shameless
But until this year, I had no idea that DOJ lying, obfuscating, and misleading judges was a standard practice. #Shameless
This …
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This …
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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I'm almost surprised at how unsurprising this is.
Austin Smith, a former Republican state representative and onetime leader within Turning Point Action—the political arm of Turning Point USA—pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions for his 2024 reelection bid.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I'm almost surprised at how unsurprising this is.
Its work is done - Americans’ data collected, people left without work, food and medical aid not distributed - Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter - www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Its work is done - Americans’ data collected, people left without work, food and medical aid not distributed - Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter - www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.