Austin Flack
@austinflack.com
TV Producer. Washingtonian in exile.
These people are insane
Tina Peters’ lawyer demands Colorado honor Trump’s pardon, threatens to take legal action
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
These people are insane
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Rob Reiner's company Castlerock was one of the production companies behind Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld:
"Our show would have never happened without him. He saw something no one else could. When nobody at the network liked the early episodes, he saved us from cancellation."
Jerry Seinfeld:
"Our show would have never happened without him. He saw something no one else could. When nobody at the network liked the early episodes, he saved us from cancellation."
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Rob Reiner's company Castlerock was one of the production companies behind Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld:
"Our show would have never happened without him. He saw something no one else could. When nobody at the network liked the early episodes, he saved us from cancellation."
Jerry Seinfeld:
"Our show would have never happened without him. He saw something no one else could. When nobody at the network liked the early episodes, he saved us from cancellation."
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Important to remember:
1) the amount in a lawsuit claim is meaningless. The court decides any damages;
2) The BBC did nothing wrong or defamatory. Its show accurately recounted his seditious speech. They erred in correcting it, and he has no case.
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1) the amount in a lawsuit claim is meaningless. The court decides any damages;
2) The BBC did nothing wrong or defamatory. Its show accurately recounted his seditious speech. They erred in correcting it, and he has no case.
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Donald Trump files $10bn lawsuit against the BBC
US president claims UK public broadcaster’s portrayal in a 2024 documentary was ‘disparaging, inflammatory, and malicious’
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December 16, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Important to remember:
1) the amount in a lawsuit claim is meaningless. The court decides any damages;
2) The BBC did nothing wrong or defamatory. Its show accurately recounted his seditious speech. They erred in correcting it, and he has no case.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
1) the amount in a lawsuit claim is meaningless. The court decides any damages;
2) The BBC did nothing wrong or defamatory. Its show accurately recounted his seditious speech. They erred in correcting it, and he has no case.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A Chinese dissident filmed Uyghur detention sites and then released the video on YouTube after fleeing China. He sought asylum in the US. Now the Trump admin wants to deport him to a country with strong ties to China.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
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The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
Q: A number of Republicans have denounced your statement on Rob Reiner. Do you stand by it?
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
TRUMP: Well, I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The president is using this apparent family tragedy, which as far as we know had absolutely nothing to do with him, to convey the message that if his fans brutally murder his critics, they will receive his support and approval.
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"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman at Brown, had a condition as a child that required brain surgery. The experience created an unshakable ambition to become a brain surgeon, his sister said.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
He died after being shot on campus on Saturday.
Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"He took every Advanced Placement class he could, earned a scholarship to Brown and worked at Wawa over the summer to make enough money to buy a laptop, according to his two sisters."
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The problem with all arguments of this sort is that they effectively rewrite the statute to exclude critical limitations. If a statute says "the president may do X on condition Y," but no court may second guess a presidential determination that Y obtains (even if it plainly does not)...
JUST IN: 24 red states back Trump on Alien Enemies Act detentions, argue his declaration of an enemy 'invasion' can't be questioned by courts. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/04...
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www.documentcloud.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The problem with all arguments of this sort is that they effectively rewrite the statute to exclude critical limitations. If a statute says "the president may do X on condition Y," but no court may second guess a presidential determination that Y obtains (even if it plainly does not)...
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The system Meta has built tolerates scams on an unbelievable scale. Beijing Tengze was one of Meta’s top 200 worldwide advertisers last year, alongside brands such as BMW and Chanel.
The company mostly advertised scams. We visited its supposed HQ: a fake address in a mountain farming town.
The company mostly advertised scams. We visited its supposed HQ: a fake address in a mountain farming town.
December 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The system Meta has built tolerates scams on an unbelievable scale. Beijing Tengze was one of Meta’s top 200 worldwide advertisers last year, alongside brands such as BMW and Chanel.
The company mostly advertised scams. We visited its supposed HQ: a fake address in a mountain farming town.
The company mostly advertised scams. We visited its supposed HQ: a fake address in a mountain farming town.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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The ravenous, all-consuming narcissism that has rotted the mind of this man requires that every event, every tragedy, every circumstance be ultimately about him. Others in the world do not exist as fully human; they operate only to validate Donald Trump. This is a gross display of mental illness.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were murdered. This is how Trump decided to respond.
December 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The ravenous, all-consuming narcissism that has rotted the mind of this man requires that every event, every tragedy, every circumstance be ultimately about him. Others in the world do not exist as fully human; they operate only to validate Donald Trump. This is a gross display of mental illness.
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Just to get ahead of this: Print the post out and bring it to the next Mike Johnson presser. You already know what his move will be. There’s no excuse to not be prepared for it.
December 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just to get ahead of this: Print the post out and bring it to the next Mike Johnson presser. You already know what his move will be. There’s no excuse to not be prepared for it.
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BREAKING: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting on Sydney's Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting in Sydney.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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unfortunately “sir, the vibrations” will be playing in my head indefinitely
December 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
unfortunately “sir, the vibrations” will be playing in my head indefinitely
Seahawks gotta get relegated if we lose to Grandpa Rivers
December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Seahawks gotta get relegated if we lose to Grandpa Rivers
Made a last minute switch from Drake Maye to Josh Allen, because I’m dumb :(
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Made a last minute switch from Drake Maye to Josh Allen, because I’m dumb :(
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Chet Holmgren is 7-1.
December 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Chet Holmgren is 7-1.
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This is so perfect. In 2012 CPAC banned the John Birch Society. In 2023 they were welcomed back into the fold. And now here they are working together with TPUSA.
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is so perfect. In 2012 CPAC banned the John Birch Society. In 2023 they were welcomed back into the fold. And now here they are working together with TPUSA.
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
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If you're OKC I think you have to think about blowing it up. Trade Chet for picks and dump Jalen to whoever will take that salary. It's dead money.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
If you're OKC I think you have to think about blowing it up. Trade Chet for picks and dump Jalen to whoever will take that salary. It's dead money.
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
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Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
December 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Trump appears 4 times in newly released Epstein photos released by House Democrats. Here they are. www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/p...
Ed Gamble in a James Hoffman video?! Nothing has ever been more up my alley. youtu.be/LZnAQ-PWQdg...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ed Gamble in a James Hoffman video?! Nothing has ever been more up my alley. youtu.be/LZnAQ-PWQdg...
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“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”
Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”