DrDesert
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Retired public school administrator. Former college baseball player. Independent voter with critical thinking skills.
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Chicago Tribune’s investigative report on ICE: 4,500+ arrests over 64 days, only 1.5% had violent felony convictions. Tear gas, families separated, nightmares. This is what enforcement looked like in year 1 of the 2nd Trump admin. archive.ph/2025.12.28-2...
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Chicago Tribune’s investigative report on ICE: 4,500+ arrests over 64 days, only 1.5% had violent felony convictions. Tear gas, families separated, nightmares. This is what enforcement looked like in year 1 of the 2nd Trump admin. archive.ph/2025.12.28-2...
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it's December 30, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
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December 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it's December 30, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 2" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery. thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
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Same way Kushner got one, I imagine. It was just approved by Trump. He can do that. Background checks are for the client to do with as they wish. The client here is Trump.
Border czar Tom Homan didn't receive a normal background check for his role while his bribery probe was still ongoing:
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Justice officials felt sure Homan would not be able to obtain a security clearance based on the evidence gathered. It remains unclear how Homan was eventually granted clearance.
Border czar Tom Homan didn’t receive normal background check during bribery probe
President-elect Trump initially balked at submitting names of likely nominees to the FBI for background checks, a basic step intended to flag possible financial conflicts or ethical problems.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Same way Kushner got one, I imagine. It was just approved by Trump. He can do that. Background checks are for the client to do with as they wish. The client here is Trump.
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Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
December 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you to Chuck Redd, The Cookers, Doug Varone and Dancers, Rhiannon Giddens, and Kristy Lee for boycotting the Kennedy Center renaming and canceling their performances.
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The Trump Admin has repeatedly demonstrated to allies around the globe that US security guarantees mean nothing as long as Trump is president. He won’t even agree to abide by the NATO charter, so how can he be trusted to honor any Ukraine deal.
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The Trump Admin has repeatedly demonstrated to allies around the globe that US security guarantees mean nothing as long as Trump is president. He won’t even agree to abide by the NATO charter, so how can he be trusted to honor any Ukraine deal.
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Sarah Matthews: "Trump saying that the Epstein files will hurt his friends flies in the face of everything that his movement has stood for. When he says that he would drain the swamp, that was a lie...He's protecting the perpetrators of this horrific abuse."
December 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Sarah Matthews: "Trump saying that the Epstein files will hurt his friends flies in the face of everything that his movement has stood for. When he says that he would drain the swamp, that was a lie...He's protecting the perpetrators of this horrific abuse."
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The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
December 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The first time I searched Trump, there were over 900 records found.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
I also confirmed there are now 332.
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Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
The congresswoman also told The New York Times the president rejected her suggestion to invite the Epstein survivors to the Oval Office, saying they had not earned the honor.
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December 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Greene says Trump told her his ‘friends would get hurt’ by Epstein files
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After Marjorie Taylor Greene held a news conference at which she threatened to name abusers in the Epstein files, Trump called her.
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After Marjorie Taylor Greene held a news conference at which she threatened to name abusers in the Epstein files, Trump called her.
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
Greene was in her Capitol Hill office. Everyone in the suite of rooms could hear him yelling at her.
According to Greene, Trump replied, "My friends will get hurt."
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“Putin will destroy your infrastructure, but he’ll be very generous in his prices while charging you to fix it.”
This is an absolutely unhinged thing to say about a country that was invaded, bombed, and terrorized by Russia. Calling Putin “generous” while Ukraine is fighting for its survival tells you everything about where Trump’s loyalties actually lie.
December 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“Putin will destroy your infrastructure, but he’ll be very generous in his prices while charging you to fix it.”
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Karoline Leavitt tomorrow: The President has begun shaking hands with his left hand.
December 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Karoline Leavitt tomorrow: The President has begun shaking hands with his left hand.
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it's December 29, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
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this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
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December 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
it's December 29, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 1" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
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It’s not our duty to just smile and nod when a man with this much power demonstrates that he’s a pathological liar and an imbecile. Quite the contrary. Real patriots say out loud this is just plain nuts and he’s unfit to hold office.
Trump: "It's funny, I settled 8 wars. Some were going on for 35 years. And we got them settled in a couple of days. Some of them -- one was going on for 37 years. I settled it in one day. But this is a very complex one."
December 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It’s not our duty to just smile and nod when a man with this much power demonstrates that he’s a pathological liar and an imbecile. Quite the contrary. Real patriots say out loud this is just plain nuts and he’s unfit to hold office.
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Drama in Nick Fuentes-world tonight after prominent groyper "Vrillium" was exposed for wearing women's clothes and describing himself as gay. Huge blow to the groyper community.
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Drama in Nick Fuentes-world tonight after prominent groyper "Vrillium" was exposed for wearing women's clothes and describing himself as gay. Huge blow to the groyper community.
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
Vrillium blames JD Vance supporters for digging up the dirt on his gay past: “It was some gay shit.”
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This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
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Wait..they “found” ONE MILLION more Epstein files?!? I can’t keep track of this anymore. One second it’s a hoax and it doesn’t exist, the next there are a million more files.
December 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Wait..they “found” ONE MILLION more Epstein files?!? I can’t keep track of this anymore. One second it’s a hoax and it doesn’t exist, the next there are a million more files.
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With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
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Remember the 22 day gap in the pipe bomber's whereabouts? Trump's DOJ claimed today that they don't have that info because the suspect "wiped" his phone on December 15th. But they were able to get what they needed for January 5th? But then not January 6th? Okay, Jan.
The 22-day gap in the pipe bomber affidavit: the government's desperate attempts to cover up that he's MAGA. If you missed it live yesterday, you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/live/_uiK9fz...
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Remember the 22 day gap in the pipe bomber's whereabouts? Trump's DOJ claimed today that they don't have that info because the suspect "wiped" his phone on December 15th. But they were able to get what they needed for January 5th? But then not January 6th? Okay, Jan.
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here's today's post: "wishcasting our merry way to hell: how the press utterly failed us in 2025" — what the hell do they imagine they’re doing?
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wishcasting our merry way to hell: how the press utterly failed us in 2025
what the hell do they imagine they’re doing?
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December 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
here's today's post: "wishcasting our merry way to hell: how the press utterly failed us in 2025" — what the hell do they imagine they’re doing?
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Trump sympathizes with how stressful it would be for Putin to have to stop killing people for a while because of how inconvenient it would be for him to resume it. This whole thing is a farce. A charade. Putin is playing Trump like the useful idiot that he is.
December 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Trump sympathizes with how stressful it would be for Putin to have to stop killing people for a while because of how inconvenient it would be for him to resume it. This whole thing is a farce. A charade. Putin is playing Trump like the useful idiot that he is.
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Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
December 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every single time Trump has a meeting with Zelensky, Putin calls Trump the day before and Trump’s position in the Zelensky meeting then mirrors the Russian position. The talking points are the same, with all the same lies. It’s a simple playbook for Putin and it works every time.
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Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
December 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Julie K. Brown is a reporter for the Miami Herald who did groundbreaking work on Epstein beginning in 2018, including groundbreaking work on the disgusting coverup by Alex Acosta.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
Her travel itinerary was released with some of the Epstein files. It appears the DOJ was monitoring her in 2019.
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No one did more to make the Epstein Files a hot topic more than Trump and the MAGA base.
But now it’s a “Democrat inspired Hoax”
But now it’s a “Democrat inspired Hoax”
I love the smell of panic in the evening. Smells like…victory
December 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
No one did more to make the Epstein Files a hot topic more than Trump and the MAGA base.
But now it’s a “Democrat inspired Hoax”
But now it’s a “Democrat inspired Hoax”
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Trump issued an order halting the shutdown of two “clean coal” plants in Indiana, claiming the move is necessary to keep electricity affordable.
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trump issued an order halting the shutdown of two “clean coal” plants in Indiana, claiming the move is necessary to keep electricity affordable.