River Song
@actnowforward.bsky.social
Formerly RiverSong@actnowforward on Twitter
Iowa USA, Anti-Fascist, Proud Memaw
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I know they have some classified ChatGPT4theSea memo that defines drug trafficking as fighting, but that's ridiculous. If you define a tail as a leg, a dog has five legs.
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I know they have some classified ChatGPT4theSea memo that defines drug trafficking as fighting, but that's ridiculous. If you define a tail as a leg, a dog has five legs.
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Even if these guys were on the radio to other drug traffickers, who cares? These guys weren't coming in to shoot at Americans, there were no Americans around. Smuggling drugs isn't fighting, but those drugs weren't going to Trinidad or anywhere.
December 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Even if these guys were on the radio to other drug traffickers, who cares? These guys weren't coming in to shoot at Americans, there were no Americans around. Smuggling drugs isn't fighting, but those drugs weren't going to Trinidad or anywhere.
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Tom Cotton is babbling about how the boat survivors might have "stayed in the fight." There was no fight. These guys weren't armed. They were puttering along when they were struck by a missile. There was no American anywhere near them.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Tom Cotton is babbling about how the boat survivors might have "stayed in the fight." There was no fight. These guys weren't armed. They were puttering along when they were struck by a missile. There was no American anywhere near them.
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Just think, in just 10 months, Trump's Justice Department has had more indictments rejected by grand juries than all prior presidents put together www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... That's very MAGA!
Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James in mortgage fraud case
Before a Virginia grand jury’s ruling Thursday, a judge had dismissed an earlier indictment after finding that the prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just think, in just 10 months, Trump's Justice Department has had more indictments rejected by grand juries than all prior presidents put together www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec... That's very MAGA!
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I used to have to teach the NSS: What's in it, what it means, how it was produced.
In this administration, documents mean nothing. Our national policy is whatever stray voltage is crossing Donald Trump's brain pan at any given moment. The NSS and other such documents are meaningless.
In this administration, documents mean nothing. Our national policy is whatever stray voltage is crossing Donald Trump's brain pan at any given moment. The NSS and other such documents are meaningless.
The Trump administration has quietly released its National Security Strategy — apparently late on Thursday. Usually there's a rollout and fanfare for these things: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I used to have to teach the NSS: What's in it, what it means, how it was produced.
In this administration, documents mean nothing. Our national policy is whatever stray voltage is crossing Donald Trump's brain pan at any given moment. The NSS and other such documents are meaningless.
In this administration, documents mean nothing. Our national policy is whatever stray voltage is crossing Donald Trump's brain pan at any given moment. The NSS and other such documents are meaningless.
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The boat was destroyed. The boat was never going to the US anyway, it wasn't even going to Trinidad. It was toast. Smuggling drugs is not fighting. This is insane.
there is no more shared reality. www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
December 5, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The boat was destroyed. The boat was never going to the US anyway, it wasn't even going to Trinidad. It was toast. Smuggling drugs is not fighting. This is insane.
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What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
Russia’s Central Bank Starts Selling Physical Gold From Reserves - The Moscow Times
Russia’s Central Bank has for the first time begun selling physical gold from its reserves as part of Finance Ministry operations to fund the state budget, the Bank said on Wednesday.
www.themoscowtimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
What happened last week is that Putin ran out of money. All this diplomatic chaos, unofficial actors trying to set foreign policy, started the week Russia began selling off its gold reserves. What we're seeing is weakness, and influence: Putin has called in his US assets to stave off catastrophe. 8/
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Ukraine relations get even more chaotic. Two factions - Kushner/Witkoff and Vance/Driscoll - are both freelancing to set US policy: cutting out the State Dept, pushing Ukraine to surrender, then leaking to press to claim they are official. Why? Putin is desperate and has called in his assets. A 🧵 1/
November 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ukraine relations get even more chaotic. Two factions - Kushner/Witkoff and Vance/Driscoll - are both freelancing to set US policy: cutting out the State Dept, pushing Ukraine to surrender, then leaking to press to claim they are official. Why? Putin is desperate and has called in his assets. A 🧵 1/
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Leavitt tries to explain why President Trump commuted the sentence of former GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile, who was convicted of fraud last year
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Leavitt tries to explain why President Trump commuted the sentence of former GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile, who was convicted of fraud last year
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Reporters erred by not asking about David Gentile's connection to Russian mobster Michael Chernaya. (h/t @jsweetli.bsky.social)
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December 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Reporters erred by not asking about David Gentile's connection to Russian mobster Michael Chernaya. (h/t @jsweetli.bsky.social)
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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Every other FBI director wore a suit
December 1, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Every other FBI director wore a suit
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The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
December 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The same people who i used to fight with in the GOP, who wanted to withdraw American troops from everywhere, are now the ones justifying the murder of two survivors.
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
It’s almost like…. It was never about that
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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Racist
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Racist
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Place National Guard in harm’s way for no good reason. Two members are tragically and unnecessarily shot. The reckless regime’s response: We’re sending 500 more National Guard troops! What a disgrace.
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Steve whitkoff is an actual traitor
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Steve whitkoff is an actual traitor
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If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you’re wondering why there’s a lull in the Epstein files discussion, it’s because the law that just passed gave Pamela Jo 30 days to release the files. So we’re all waiting to see how she tries to sabotage it. The discussion will pick back up in earnest on December 20th.
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Imagine how tired Johnson would be, if he actually exerted Congress’ prerogatives once in a while.
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Imagine how tired Johnson would be, if he actually exerted Congress’ prerogatives once in a while.
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DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
DOJ wants to dismiss the indictment of Tom Barrack's handler (a senior UAE spook, I think), leftover from 2021.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
every single thing hegseth says in public reveals a bottomless pit of insecurity
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New from me in @talkingpointsmemo.com: The generational divide of our moment isn’t about partisanship or social issues. It’s about how differently each generation experiences what it takes to build a good life.
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Young Candidates Can Speak to the Affordability Crisis Because They’re Living It
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November 25, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New from me in @talkingpointsmemo.com: The generational divide of our moment isn’t about partisanship or social issues. It’s about how differently each generation experiences what it takes to build a good life.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...