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David Letterman to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.” #TAF25
David Letterman’s Jimmy Kimmel Reaction: ‘We All See Where This Is Going, Correct?’
The comedian spoke about Kimmel’s suspension from late-night TV at The Atlantic Festival.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
David Letterman to @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social: “The institution of the president of the United States ought to be bigger than a guy doing a talk show.” #TAF25
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President Donald Trump said licensed television networks are "not allowed to" criticize him, suggesting that the federal government could take their licenses away.
September 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
President Donald Trump said licensed television networks are "not allowed to" criticize him, suggesting that the federal government could take their licenses away.
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"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the [DOJ] task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Who Threatened Police Joins Justice Dept.
The pardoned rioter, a former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol, is a counselor to Ed Martin, the director of the so-called weaponization committee.
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"A former F.B.I. agent who was charged with encouraging the mob that stormed the Capitol...to kill police officers has been named as an adviser to the [DOJ] task force that President Trump established to seek retribution against his political enemies."
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President Donald Trump said that he plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response and recovery onto states.
Trump says he plans to phase out FEMA after 2025 hurricane season | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s l...
www.cnn.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
President Donald Trump said that he plans to phase out FEMA after this year’s hurricane season, offering the clearest timeline yet for his administration’s long-term plans to dismantle the disaster relief agency and shift responsibility for response and recovery onto states.
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So the answer is yes, Mike Johnson is okay with federal agents not identifying themselves when rounding up people off the streets.
MIKE JOHNSON: From the people who mandated mask wearing for years, it's absurd. They need to back off ICE & respect our agents
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
Q: So you're ok w/agents not identifying themselves when they're arresting migrants?
J: Why, so they can target them? So they can put names and faces online and dox them?
June 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
So the answer is yes, Mike Johnson is okay with federal agents not identifying themselves when rounding up people off the streets.
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“Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary at the Department of Defense who has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, has been promoted to the department’s press secretary, the Pentagon announced.”
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Pentagon promotes Kingsley Wilson to press secretary despite history of antisemitic comments
In social media posts, Wilson promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories, including one about the Anti-Defamation League’s founding
jewishinsider.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
“Kingsley Wilson, a deputy press secretary at the Department of Defense who has come under fire from Democratic and Republican lawmakers for promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, has been promoted to the department’s press secretary, the Pentagon announced.”
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Eliminating a famous program that cost just $32 million but delivers an estimated $40 billion in annual savings on utility bills just as our nation faces increasing costs & soaring demands has to be one of the dumbest public policy choices on a very competitive list.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Eliminating a famous program that cost just $32 million but delivers an estimated $40 billion in annual savings on utility bills just as our nation faces increasing costs & soaring demands has to be one of the dumbest public policy choices on a very competitive list.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...
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Breaking WaPo:
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Waltz and staff used Gmail for government communications, officials say
Trump’s national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team’s operational security are piling up in the inbox.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Breaking WaPo:
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Members of Trump's National Security Council, including national security adviser Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, according to documents reviewed by WaPo and interviews with three U.S. officials. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to end vaccine funding in developing countries, documents obtained by The New York Times show. Some HIV and TB aid will be kept. nyti.ms/4iPA9as
March 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to end vaccine funding in developing countries, documents obtained by The New York Times show. Some HIV and TB aid will be kept. nyti.ms/4iPA9as
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President Trump said his administration was considering whether to establish a compensation fund for pardoned rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, assaulted police and threatened to hang his vice president to stop certification of the election that he lost to Joe Biden.
Trump Administration Considers Money for Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioters
President Trump said there was “a lot of talk about” creating a compensation fund because they had lost wages and other opportunities because they were prosecuted for storming the Capitol.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
President Trump said his administration was considering whether to establish a compensation fund for pardoned rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, assaulted police and threatened to hang his vice president to stop certification of the election that he lost to Joe Biden.
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NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Elon Musk's Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency
Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...
www.wired.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:34 PM
NEW: Elon Musk's friends have infiltrated the GSA and they're looking for ways to use White House credentials to access agency tech, potentially allowing them to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say.
w/ @zoeschiffer.bsky.social
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January 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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