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John Banner, who played Sergeant Schultz on "Hogan's Heroes," was an Austrian Jew who fled the Nazis and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His character in the show was a bumbling German guard, but Banner's real-life experiences were shaped by his escape from Nazi persecution.
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
John Banner, who played Sergeant Schultz on "Hogan's Heroes," was an Austrian Jew who fled the Nazis and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His character in the show was a bumbling German guard, but Banner's real-life experiences were shaped by his escape from Nazi persecution.
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“.. US stocks outperforming the rest of the world has been one of the strongest investing themes for years. It peaked in December 2024, right after Trump's win.”
- @weisenthal.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“.. US stocks outperforming the rest of the world has been one of the strongest investing themes for years. It peaked in December 2024, right after Trump's win.”
- @weisenthal.bsky.social
- @weisenthal.bsky.social
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The inhumanity of this decaying monster is never not flabbergasting.
Trump: I hate even talking about ICE. 2 people out of tens of thousands and you get bad publicity.
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
Host: But it was 2 Americans who died—
Trump: We have the smallest trucks. We've been very tough on the waters
Host: The waters?
Trump: The waters where we knock out boats
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 AM
The inhumanity of this decaying monster is never not flabbergasting.
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They don't call him Nutlick for nothing.
January 29, 2026 at 6:44 PM
They don't call him Nutlick for nothing.
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We all saved it😂
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
We all saved it😂
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A note from our editors:
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A note from our editors:
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if musk wrote his own defense it would be like “lmao pwned by the epstein files”
January 31, 2026 at 5:28 PM
if musk wrote his own defense it would be like “lmao pwned by the epstein files”
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Yet everyone keeps saying there's no proof that Trump did anything ... There it is 👇🏾
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Yet everyone keeps saying there's no proof that Trump did anything ... There it is 👇🏾
There should be more booing of shills like Lutnick
January 22, 2026 at 2:19 AM
There should be more booing of shills like Lutnick
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NEW from me @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social. Congressional GOPers are proposing Reconciliation 2.0 to finally achieve all the big spending cuts they could not get in the OBBBA.
In reality, it would surely become yet another panderfest of tax cuts & spending hikes. 🧵
thedispatch.com/article/repu...
In reality, it would surely become yet another panderfest of tax cuts & spending hikes. 🧵
thedispatch.com/article/repu...
Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget
Can we really expect the GOP to make politically risky spending cuts ahead of the midterms?
thedispatch.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
NEW from me @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social. Congressional GOPers are proposing Reconciliation 2.0 to finally achieve all the big spending cuts they could not get in the OBBBA.
In reality, it would surely become yet another panderfest of tax cuts & spending hikes. 🧵
thedispatch.com/article/repu...
In reality, it would surely become yet another panderfest of tax cuts & spending hikes. 🧵
thedispatch.com/article/repu...
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Lutnick got gored!?
January 21, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Lutnick got gored!?
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January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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The other day I bitched that people always forget LaMonica McIver in their list of politicized prosecutions.
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The other day I bitched that people always forget LaMonica McIver in their list of politicized prosecutions.
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The New Yorker has a profile here, so hopefully we can change that.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
@pkrugman.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
@pkrugman.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
January 20, 2026 at 12:11 PM
KRUGMAN: “.. How did a great, sophisticated nation, one of the world’s longest-standing republics, end up so fragile that it can be undone by one man’s dementia?”
@pkrugman.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
@pkrugman.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
January 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
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DIED IN ICE CUSTODY‼️
THIS IS AMERICA ‼️
THIS IS AMERICA ‼️
January 16, 2026 at 1:07 PM
DIED IN ICE CUSTODY‼️
THIS IS AMERICA ‼️
THIS IS AMERICA ‼️
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ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
ICE must be abolished. It has become a lawless, rogue agency. Federal law enforcement agencies must follow the law, if they're going to have any credibility enforcing it.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
We are demanding justice for Renee Good and the prosecution of ICE agent Jonathan Ross for her murder.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
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Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025:
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025:
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
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Bill Ackman asked people on X about voter ID. I decided to take his question seriously and answer it.
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January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Bill Ackman asked people on X about voter ID. I decided to take his question seriously and answer it.
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Regime change is complicated, as we should have learned in 2002-03. @markhertling.bsky.social's cautionary essay at @thebulwark.com was published just hours before Trump & Co. showed they were not, it seems safe to say, students of history, law or chess. #Venezuela www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...
What ‘Regime Change’ in Venezuela Would Really Mean
It’s not clear the administration has settled on a goal, much less considered the consequences.
www.thebulwark.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Regime change is complicated, as we should have learned in 2002-03. @markhertling.bsky.social's cautionary essay at @thebulwark.com was published just hours before Trump & Co. showed they were not, it seems safe to say, students of history, law or chess. #Venezuela www.thebulwark.com/p/what-regim...