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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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Vulcan, a rare-earth magnetics firm backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, lands a record $620M conditional loan from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital in a $1.4B bid to curb China’s magnet grip.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagons-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagons-...
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Vulcan, a rare-earth magnetics firm backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s 1789 Capital, lands a record $620M conditional loan from the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital in a $1.4B bid to curb China’s magnet grip.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagons-...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/pentagons-...
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No fair remembering stuff
"You may recall that during the 2024 campaign, Trump told a roomful of oil executives that he would govern nakedly in their financial interests while demanding $1 billion in campaign contributions"
"You may recall that during the 2024 campaign, Trump told a roomful of oil executives that he would govern nakedly in their financial interests while demanding $1 billion in campaign contributions"
'This is already the Putin model: authoritarian rule that enables smash-and-grab oligarchy by those in the regime’s good favor. Trump is making it unusually explicit that in this sphere of influence, Trump-approved oligarchs will be enriched"
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2049... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Blurts Out Dark Truth About Venezuela Plan—and About MAGA Voters
To some critics, it’s about plunder. To others, it’s about hemispheric hegemony. Actually, it’s about both.
newrepublic.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:28 PM
No fair remembering stuff
"You may recall that during the 2024 campaign, Trump told a roomful of oil executives that he would govern nakedly in their financial interests while demanding $1 billion in campaign contributions"
"You may recall that during the 2024 campaign, Trump told a roomful of oil executives that he would govern nakedly in their financial interests while demanding $1 billion in campaign contributions"
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People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
People who fancy quoting the Melian Dialogue ("the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must") ignore the fact that Thucydides was clearly portraying this as the kind of hubris that squandered Athens' primacy and paved the way for a devastating peer war that it ultimately lost.
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FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
FYI:
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
In 1916 the U.S. signed an agreement for control of St. Thomas, St. John & St. Croix, known as the “Danish West Indies,” in exchange for $25 million & a declaration that the U.S. would “not object to the Danish Govt extending their political & economic interests to the whole of Greenland.
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Never forget. Thank you, Sen. Chris Murphy.
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Never forget. Thank you, Sen. Chris Murphy.
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Extremely disturbing. If this is the incident, it is inconsistent with DHS's statement.
This is the video.
January 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Extremely disturbing. If this is the incident, it is inconsistent with DHS's statement.
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You don’t lose your right to express yourself the day you become a teacher.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Texas Is Sued Over Investigations Into Teachers’ Speech After Charlie Kirk’s Death
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
You don’t lose your right to express yourself the day you become a teacher.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
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Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.
A tale of two U.S. interventions and why Venezuela is not Panama 2.0
Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.
n.pr
January 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Operation Absolute Resolve, that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro, echoes the 1990 U.S. invasion of Panama that brought down Manuel Noriega. But big differences abound.
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Historian here it’s not just the Supreme Court, it’s time for a Third Reconstruction of American democracy now that we have seen how easy it is for bad actors to play the system for nefarious goals.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Historian here it’s not just the Supreme Court, it’s time for a Third Reconstruction of American democracy now that we have seen how easy it is for bad actors to play the system for nefarious goals.
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During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
December 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.
MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.
MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.
October 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Trump administration is REALLY allowing Qatar to build an air base in the US after they did a $5.5 billion golf resort deal with Trump and gave him a jet.
MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.
MAGA can take their ‘America First’ flags and wipe their asses with them. He is Trump First, and you are suckers.
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Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Whether it’s Joe Biden attending weekly mass or Donald Trump’s ICE agents shooting a priest in the face with a pepper ball, presidents of both sides have directly engaged with the Catholic faith.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
Pope Leo XIV says 'inhuman treatment of immigrants' in the U.S. isn't 'pro-life'
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting that the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy positions and suggesting the country's immigration policy is "inhuman."
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I’ve never avoided anything as hard as Mike Johnson avoiding the Epstein discharge petition.
September 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I’ve never avoided anything as hard as Mike Johnson avoiding the Epstein discharge petition.
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The majority of political violence comes from the far right, but we’re supposed to treat it as a “both sides” problem.
The majority of mass shooters are white males with extreme right wing ideologies, but we’re supposed to focus our outrage on the trans community and liberal colleges.
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The majority of mass shooters are white males with extreme right wing ideologies, but we’re supposed to focus our outrage on the trans community and liberal colleges.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The majority of political violence comes from the far right, but we’re supposed to treat it as a “both sides” problem.
The majority of mass shooters are white males with extreme right wing ideologies, but we’re supposed to focus our outrage on the trans community and liberal colleges.
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The majority of mass shooters are white males with extreme right wing ideologies, but we’re supposed to focus our outrage on the trans community and liberal colleges.
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Something people aren't talking about enough is how often Charlie Kirk invoked the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress about the domestic terrorists he provided buses to get to Washington on January 6, 2021.
September 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Something people aren't talking about enough is how often Charlie Kirk invoked the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress about the domestic terrorists he provided buses to get to Washington on January 6, 2021.
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In summary:
The hateful Charlie Kirk was shot by the acolyte of a more hateful version of Charlie Kirk.
It wasn’t any of the imaginary bogeymen they were hoping for.
Just a case of them slowly drowning in their own hate.
The hateful Charlie Kirk was shot by the acolyte of a more hateful version of Charlie Kirk.
It wasn’t any of the imaginary bogeymen they were hoping for.
Just a case of them slowly drowning in their own hate.
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In summary:
The hateful Charlie Kirk was shot by the acolyte of a more hateful version of Charlie Kirk.
It wasn’t any of the imaginary bogeymen they were hoping for.
Just a case of them slowly drowning in their own hate.
The hateful Charlie Kirk was shot by the acolyte of a more hateful version of Charlie Kirk.
It wasn’t any of the imaginary bogeymen they were hoping for.
Just a case of them slowly drowning in their own hate.
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Today’s shooting wasn’t because Catholic schools hold Mass. It was because a gunman had easy access to a firearm.
But sure, let’s have another “security expert” debate usher training & pew evacuation routes instead of real solutions to address gun violence.
This is nothing more than obfuscation.
But sure, let’s have another “security expert” debate usher training & pew evacuation routes instead of real solutions to address gun violence.
This is nothing more than obfuscation.
August 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today’s shooting wasn’t because Catholic schools hold Mass. It was because a gunman had easy access to a firearm.
But sure, let’s have another “security expert” debate usher training & pew evacuation routes instead of real solutions to address gun violence.
This is nothing more than obfuscation.
But sure, let’s have another “security expert” debate usher training & pew evacuation routes instead of real solutions to address gun violence.
This is nothing more than obfuscation.
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Make no mistake this all started with Newt Gingrich, Rupert Murdoch and Fox news. We've had people watching alternative reality programming for 25 years . Their brains are now rotten.
May 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Make no mistake this all started with Newt Gingrich, Rupert Murdoch and Fox news. We've had people watching alternative reality programming for 25 years . Their brains are now rotten.
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NBC News: Trump visited his golf clubs a total of 28 times in his first 100 days in office and spent 12 of his first 14 weekends at one of his properties in Florida, New Jersey, or Virginia.
April 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NBC News: Trump visited his golf clubs a total of 28 times in his first 100 days in office and spent 12 of his first 14 weekends at one of his properties in Florida, New Jersey, or Virginia.