David
@dpleasant.bsky.social
Left side of the aisle. South Carolina Gamecocks and Atlanta Braves fan.
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"They are prepositioning forces to take action," said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general…The movement of such assets indicates that the administration already has decided on a course of action. "The question that remains is to accomplish what?" www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special- Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean
The deployment is the latest by the Trump administration to ratchet up the pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"They are prepositioning forces to take action," said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general…The movement of such assets indicates that the administration already has decided on a course of action. "The question that remains is to accomplish what?" www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
So, Trump ordered all of this war equipment and troops to the Caribbean just days ago but “sources” say the attack on Venezuela was done with “a drone strike”(singular not plural) by the CIA? Uh huh.
15,000 troops, 20 F-35 fighters, the USS Gerald Ford carrier and rare EC-130H rare electronic warfare aircraft deployed to the Caribbean.
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
December 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
So, Trump ordered all of this war equipment and troops to the Caribbean just days ago but “sources” say the attack on Venezuela was done with “a drone strike”(singular not plural) by the CIA? Uh huh.
Tell me more about this Peace President who has solved eleventy thirty nine wars.
December 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Tell me more about this Peace President who has solved eleventy thirty nine wars.
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50 ICE agents swarming a public library to arrest one person.
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
December 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
50 ICE agents swarming a public library to arrest one person.
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
This isn’t policing — it’s authoritarian spectacle.
Armed intimidation, fear as policy, and taxpayer money burned to terrorize communities.
This is fascism in plain sight. #TrumpWatch #Resist
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An attack in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast | CNN Politics
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that...
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An attack in violation of Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and the Take Care Clause of the Constitution.
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Seemingly conducted as covert action and then casually disclosed by POTUS while calling into a radio show.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/p...
Donald J. Trump refuses to release the Epstein files because his “friends will get hurt.”
Art. II, Sec. 3: “[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]”
Every Member of Congress has two options: impeach Trump or confirm their complicity.
Art. II, Sec. 3: “[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]”
Every Member of Congress has two options: impeach Trump or confirm their complicity.
December 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Donald J. Trump refuses to release the Epstein files because his “friends will get hurt.”
Art. II, Sec. 3: “[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]”
Every Member of Congress has two options: impeach Trump or confirm their complicity.
Art. II, Sec. 3: “[H]e shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed[.]”
Every Member of Congress has two options: impeach Trump or confirm their complicity.
Uh huh. A million+ pages they just stumbled on. On Christmas Eve when the country will come to all but a stand still for at least a week. Were they hidden in a bathroom at some tacky estate?
December 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Uh huh. A million+ pages they just stumbled on. On Christmas Eve when the country will come to all but a stand still for at least a week. Were they hidden in a bathroom at some tacky estate?
Trump on his ballroom: “[I]t's a monument. I'm building a monument to myself[.]” Also, instead of the 90,000 sq ft Trump first announced, he’s increased it to 220,000 sq ft. The WH is 55,000. Via: Heather Cox Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
December 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump on his ballroom: “[I]t's a monument. I'm building a monument to myself[.]” Also, instead of the 90,000 sq ft Trump first announced, he’s increased it to 220,000 sq ft. The WH is 55,000. Via: Heather Cox Richardson. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
UPDATE: CNN confirms that "the envelope [holding the Epstein-Nassar Note] was sent from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City [where Epstein was being held] to Nassar"—*and* got vetted by federal officials.
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
Which explains the Virginia postmark (where the FBI is).
15,000 troops, 20 F-35 fighters, the USS Gerald Ford carrier and rare EC-130H rare electronic warfare aircraft deployed to the Caribbean.
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
December 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
15,000 troops, 20 F-35 fighters, the USS Gerald Ford carrier and rare EC-130H rare electronic warfare aircraft deployed to the Caribbean.
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
Which admiral or general is going to carry out the unlawful order he or she is given?
WTF is the “global censorship-industrial complex” www.state.gov/releases/off...
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 PM
WTF is the “global censorship-industrial complex” www.state.gov/releases/off...
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Sure man. If that’s what it takes, as hosts go you’re Neil Patrick Harris and Martha Stewart on a Communion wafer.
Trump: "Tell me what you think of my 'Master of Ceremony' abilities. If really good, would you like me to leave the Presidency in order to make “hosting” a full time job?"
December 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Sure man. If that’s what it takes, as hosts go you’re Neil Patrick Harris and Martha Stewart on a Communion wafer.
"They are prepositioning forces to take action," said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general…The movement of such assets indicates that the administration already has decided on a course of action. "The question that remains is to accomplish what?" www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special- Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean
The deployment is the latest by the Trump administration to ratchet up the pressure on the Maduro regime in Venezuela.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"They are prepositioning forces to take action," said David Deptula, a retired Air Force lieutenant general…The movement of such assets indicates that the administration already has decided on a course of action. "The question that remains is to accomplish what?" www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Fantastic thread by @willbunch.bsky.social
1. Keep your eye on the ball, people
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own
It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fantastic thread by @willbunch.bsky.social
Are these self-aggrandizing ships already budgeted or Is Qatar providing them for free, too. Does Donald get to take them home when he departs? He needs hypersonic missiles to unlawfully murder brown and black people in modified jon boats?
The US president said construction of the ships, outfitted with hypersonic weapons, electric railguns and high-powered lasers, would begin ‘almost immediately’. ft.trib.al/q1hjPTh
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Are these self-aggrandizing ships already budgeted or Is Qatar providing them for free, too. Does Donald get to take them home when he departs? He needs hypersonic missiles to unlawfully murder brown and black people in modified jon boats?
Donald Trump and his lieutenants don’t bear all of the responsibility for the unlawful and inhumane treatment documented in the 60 Minutes segment. 77,303,568 Americans voted for that with the vast majority knowing what he would do. For years, he told the country ad nauseam what would happen.
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Donald Trump and his lieutenants don’t bear all of the responsibility for the unlawful and inhumane treatment documented in the 60 Minutes segment. 77,303,568 Americans voted for that with the vast majority knowing what he would do. For years, he told the country ad nauseam what would happen.
An armored BMW X5 with a driver by default who is professionally trained (advanced armored‑vehicle driving in evasive maneuvers, attack recognition, and operation of heavy armored vehicles in high‑stress conditions) is less “conspicuous” than a Chevy Suburban? They really think we’re that stupid….
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
An armored BMW X5 with a driver by default who is professionally trained (advanced armored‑vehicle driving in evasive maneuvers, attack recognition, and operation of heavy armored vehicles in high‑stress conditions) is less “conspicuous” than a Chevy Suburban? They really think we’re that stupid….
Your daughter can have only 2 dolls and five pencils. Meanwhile… luxurylaunches.com/transport/go...
Google co-founder Sergey Brin sailed to Miami in his $450 million megayacht. As the billionaire was browsing installations at Art Basel the docked vessel was guzzling enough electricity each day to po...
luxurylaunches.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Your daughter can have only 2 dolls and five pencils. Meanwhile… luxurylaunches.com/transport/go...
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
“Paging Mr. Musk and Mr Taibbi. Paging Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi. Please go to the nearest white courtesy phone and dial 0.”
CBS News postponed a "60 Minutes" segment Sunday because it lacked a Trump admin interview, per an email we obtained from correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi, who said the decision by EIC Bari Weiss gave the White House a "kill switch." with @liamjscott.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“Paging Mr. Musk and Mr Taibbi. Paging Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi. Please go to the nearest white courtesy phone and dial 0.”
Gleichschaltung continues apace. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review
It is not clear on what authority the administration could withhold Smithsonian funds, as President Trump tries to purge “woke” content from cultural institutions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Gleichschaltung continues apace. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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From Vanity Fair's Instagram:
December 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
From Vanity Fair's Instagram:
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Wow:
I've been tracking and coding every vote taken in the US House this year.
Fun (?) fact: Henry Cuellar has taken more votes with Trump than the entire 9-member MA delegation combined. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Fun (?) fact: Henry Cuellar has taken more votes with Trump than the entire 9-member MA delegation combined. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
US House Votes 2025: Is Your Rep Standing Up to Trump?
docs.google.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wow: