ZKephart
@zkephart.bsky.social
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ZKephart
@zkephart.bsky.social
· Nov 15
How volunteers at one organization in WNC fueled a conspiracy about death counts
Volunteers with Western Carolina Emergency Network provided incorrect death toll to news outlet, posted to social media and chose not to remove as they continue fundraising.
www.bpr.org
Disinformation plagued the hurricane Helene response in Western North Carolina.
This is an amazing look at a group of people who just simply made things up and how their nonsense was amplified by the mostly uninformed social media denziens.
This is an amazing look at a group of people who just simply made things up and how their nonsense was amplified by the mostly uninformed social media denziens.
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ICE agents would be permanently barred from becoming state or local cops in Illinois if a state politician gets her way.
cwbchicago.com/2026/01/law-...
cwbchicago.com/2026/01/law-...
Law would ban ICE agents from becoming cops in Illinois
A newly introduced bill that would bar former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from working in state and local law enforcement in Illinois is sparking intense debate, with supporters calling...
cwbchicago.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
ICE agents would be permanently barred from becoming state or local cops in Illinois if a state politician gets her way.
cwbchicago.com/2026/01/law-...
cwbchicago.com/2026/01/law-...
As things get worse and the walls close in on him things will get worse for everyone.
A terrible day.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
The U.S. government vs. the free world.
January 18, 2026 at 4:09 AM
As things get worse and the walls close in on him things will get worse for everyone.
Also his video shows that he was making a video. His perception was impaired looking at his phone screen.
A former federal agent after watching the New York Times breakdown of the ICE shooting:
January 17, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Also his video shows that he was making a video. His perception was impaired looking at his phone screen.
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‘This Cruelty Will Be Measured in Lives Lost’: Trump Axes $2 Billion in Mental Health, Addiction Grants
“So much for Make America Healthy Again and saving Americans from addiction and suicide,” said US Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
“So much for Make America Healthy Again and saving Americans from addiction and suicide,” said US Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
‘This Cruelty Will Be Measured in Lives Lost’: Trump Axes $2 Billion in Mental Health, Addiction Grants | Common Dreams
"So much for Make America Healthy Again and saving Americans from addiction and suicide," said US Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
‘This Cruelty Will Be Measured in Lives Lost’: Trump Axes $2 Billion in Mental Health, Addiction Grants
“So much for Make America Healthy Again and saving Americans from addiction and suicide,” said US Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
“So much for Make America Healthy Again and saving Americans from addiction and suicide,” said US Sen. Patty Murray.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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The oil reserves are possibly exaggerated, the oil is low quality, the infrastructure is outdated and in disrepair, and there's no guarantee of future political and economic stability. Other than that... ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3N6ML1T
Taking Venezuela’s Oil Isn’t the Win Trump Claims
His muddled arguments don’t account for these four big political and economic realities.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The oil reserves are possibly exaggerated, the oil is low quality, the infrastructure is outdated and in disrepair, and there's no guarantee of future political and economic stability. Other than that... ICYMI @crampell.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/3N6ML1T
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More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:45 PM
More people are going to be murdered by ICE. It’s clear. The tactics ensure it, ICE is getting more furious and being disagreed with or resisted in any way, the verminous administration supports them and has shown they will tell any lie to support ICE murdering people.
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Trump is going to show us that the worst and most corrupt African dictators can’t compare to him all the while turning Venezuela into the next Dos Santos style Angola.
"Trump thrives on the ineffectiveness of his opponents. The operation in Venezuela is a warning that Trump’s imperial ambitions are growing. An ineffective anti-Trump movement is an indulgence American democracy cannot afford or accept." - @davidfrum.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trump’s Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap
The capture of Nicolás Maduro is a show of ambition that calls for an effective response.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Trump is going to show us that the worst and most corrupt African dictators can’t compare to him all the while turning Venezuela into the next Dos Santos style Angola.
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"Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
as.ft.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
"Trump’s new world order is now very much a reality. It has no obvious rules, no real allies, celebrates the jungle and is almost always about money. There is a lot of wealth under Venezuela’s soil. Trump is now committed to extracting it." My column. Free to read. as.ft.com/r/08b22b7a-4...
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“Trump had every reason to know before 2003 that Epstein was sexually mistreating Mar-a-Lago employees, some of whom were under the age of consent. The 2003 letter from the beautician created a problem for Trump. His break with Epstein was entirely opportunistic.”
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Mar-a-Lago Was Key to Jeffrey Epstein’s Criminal Enterprise
New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic.
www.thenation.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“Trump had every reason to know before 2003 that Epstein was sexually mistreating Mar-a-Lago employees, some of whom were under the age of consent. The 2003 letter from the beautician created a problem for Trump. His break with Epstein was entirely opportunistic.”
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
December 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I mean yeah it’s an authoritarian takeover but can we take some comfort in the fact that the people doing it are INSANELY stupid?
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The horrific materials in the Epstein files—combined with a chaotic release and a politicized Department of Justice—are a "recipe for inspiring potent distrust and resentment," @cwarzel.bsky.social argues:
The Epstein Files Only Get Worse
It’s beginning to look a lot like … extremely disturbing PDFs.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The horrific materials in the Epstein files—combined with a chaotic release and a politicized Department of Justice—are a "recipe for inspiring potent distrust and resentment," @cwarzel.bsky.social argues:
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"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
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Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Brett Kavanaugh (September 2025): The facts and how they relate to the law don’t matter. Assume ICE and other federal forces always act with integrity, always respect rights, and consistently impose minimal burden.
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
Brett Kavanaugh (December 2025): Should I not have done that? Was that wrong?
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What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
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@banditelli.org!!! 75 years old? #Birds
The Ancient Birds of Santa Barbara and Beyond
Some birds live surprisingly long lives.
www.independent.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:35 AM
@banditelli.org!!! 75 years old? #Birds
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Jesuit Rob Lorenz was interviewed by the AMDG podcast.
Meet the Jesuit Ex-National Park Ranger at the Vatican Observatory - Vatican Observatory
Jesuit Rob Lorenz was interviewed by the AMDG podcast.
www.vaticanobservatory.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Jesuit Rob Lorenz was interviewed by the AMDG podcast.
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Eugene Hasenfus has died.
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
Eugene Hasenfus, Gunrunner Who Exposed Iran-Contra Plot, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Eugene Hasenfus has died.
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
He was a gunrunner whose plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986 during a CIA-sponsored mission. His capture triggered the Iran-Contra investigation that exposed how the US supported militias with drug money to try to overthrow leftist governments in Latin America.
🎁🔗
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Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Trump drops 11 points - 11 points! - in the past month in Gallup. Just a staggering decline. 1/
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So the Trump Administration and its dumbass lackeys in DHS and CTC completely fumbled the ball eh?
Also, the CIA which allegedly radicalized this man through its Zero Unit activities.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Also, the CIA which allegedly radicalized this man through its Zero Unit activities.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Counterterrorism officials vetted Guard shooting suspect before he entered U.S.
Individuals with knowledge of the process that Rahmanullah Lakanwal went through contradicted senior Trump officials’ claim that he was not scrutinized.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
So the Trump Administration and its dumbass lackeys in DHS and CTC completely fumbled the ball eh?
Also, the CIA which allegedly radicalized this man through its Zero Unit activities.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Also, the CIA which allegedly radicalized this man through its Zero Unit activities.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Both the left and the MAGA right have gained popularity by allowing Americans to have no agency in anything that happens to them.
"The airlines" won't let you? The airlines do not control the fact that the American people refuse to invest in trains. I take Amtrak as much as I can if I'm not in a hurry. We should have high-speed trains. But people would rather bitch at the airport than invest in a better future.
We could solve a minority of our air travel problems with Europe style trains. But the airlines will not let us.
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Both the left and the MAGA right have gained popularity by allowing Americans to have no agency in anything that happens to them.
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25 years ago, people like these two women couldn't do the sort of damage they did. Granting sociopaths and psychopaths international reach into the lives of millions has been a horrific mistake.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
25 years ago, people like these two women couldn't do the sort of damage they did. Granting sociopaths and psychopaths international reach into the lives of millions has been a horrific mistake.
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"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
Arrested for Following the Rules
The danger of ICE’s strategy of targeting immigrants fulfilling their legal responsibilities.
www.thebulwark.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"For decades, most Americans professed to support an immigration system that encouraged and rewarded people who followed the rules...Now the signal is being sent that following the law will put you in harm’s way."
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/arrested-f...