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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 10h

Visited the Bulwark to talk about how President Trump is making the country less safe in one under-reported way

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Jake Tapper: Trump Is Making the Country Less Safe

A new kind of McCarthyism has settled in at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors—including those handling tough national security cases—are getting canned for voicing any opposition to pol...

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 21h

RIP Nicholas Davidson, served honorably including at COP Keating

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OBITUARY: Nicholas Edward Davidson, 1989-2025

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 1d

CNN excerpt of RACE AGAINST TERROR

“The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps”

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The making of an al Qaeda fighter: Spin Ghul’s journey from the streets of Saudi Arabia to jihadi training camps | CNN Politics

Spin Ghul’s desire for jihad started when he was a child in Saudi Arabia. From his elementary school days, he was determined to become a religious soldier.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 2d

RAVE review for RACE AGAINST TERROR in The Cipher Brief: “an inspiring read. Tapper weaves a skillfully crafted story…”

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From Terrorist to Trial: The Pursuit of Justice

BOOK REVIEW: RACE AGAINST TERROR: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever WarBy Jake Tapper / Atria BooksReviewed by: Joe ZacksThe Reviewer — Joe Zacks is the Deputy Assistant Director o...

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 2d

Popped by EAST CITY BOOKSHOP to sign some books! Race Against Terror comes out tomorrow! 📕 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES!!!

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 2d

“This is all part of a rebranding effort to move the country away from ‘didn’t those guys do 9/11?’ to ‘didn’t they do an awesome job hosting the 2034 FIFA World Cup?’ Judging from some of the reactions to the comedy festival, it won’t be that difficult.”

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Saudi Arabia’s repressive regime is nothing to laugh about | Luis F. Carrasco

Some may ask who cares if some comic takes money from a government that kills its critics, but it’s all part of the dangerous trend of what we are willing to tolerate.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 3d

On the History Nerds Unite podcast talking about Race Against Terror

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The Trial of Al Qaeda Terrorist Spin Ghul with Jake Tapper - History Nerds United

Let's bring him to justice! Jake Tapper joins me to discuss his book Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War.Buy Race Against Terror

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 3d

This almost happened to our daughter, the hospital did not take it seriously when she complained of abdominal pain and said she merely had a virus. Wrong. She almost died of sepsis.

Advocate for yourself in the hospital! Demand imaging if no one is sure what’s wrong with you!

Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 3d

NYT: It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 3d

NYT: It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/w...

It’s Just a Virus, the E.R. Told Him. Days Later, He Was Dead.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 3d

(Sad 🎵 music)
Good game, Denver.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 4d

The prosecutor said that his dismissal “will hurt this case” against terrorist Jafar: “Justice for Americans killed and injured by our enemies should not be contingent on what someone in the department of Justice sees in their social media feed that day.”

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Trump’s Purge of Terrorism Prosecutors

The politicization of the Justice Department is making Americans less safe.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 4d

October 4, 1950: ⁦‪Snoopy‬⁩ makes his first appearance!

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 4d

“[An] evocative dispatch from America’s war on terror…riveting….Tapper’s vivid account of the legal front in the fight against terrorism shows how shaky its foundations are.”

—Publishers Weekly

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Race Against Terror: Chasing an Al Qaeda Killer at the Dawn of the Forever War by Jake Tapper

A criminal case against an avowed al-Qaeda operative poses knotty legal issues in this evocative dispatch from America’s war on ...

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 4d

Stark warning in letter from prosecutor fired by Trump’s DOJ
Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/3k8m9cjj

Stark warning in letter from prosecutor fired by Trump’s DOJ | CNN

CNN’s Elie Honig and CNN’s Evan Perez join The Lead

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

Trump’s Purge of Terrorism Prosecutors: The politicization of the Justice Department is making Americans less safe.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Trump’s Purge of Terrorism Prosecutors

The politicization of the Justice Department is making Americans less safe.

www.theatlantic.com

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

“There is no greater love than this—that a man should lay down his life for his friends.” 🇺🇸

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

Despite the efforts of Carter and another soldier, Brad Larson, Mace had lost too much blood by the time he made it to the local FOB for medical care. He too died.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

Michael Ben'Ary who'd been prosecuting Abbey Gate terrorist Jafar, says his firing (bc of a false MAGA activist X post) "will hurt this case."

DOJ leaders "more concerned with punishing" Trump's "perceived political enemies than they are with protecting our national security."

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

The day brought not only grief but acts of unimaginable valor and courage. For the first time since Vietnam, two Medals of Honor would be given to two living survivors of one battle, SSG Clint Romesha and SSG Ty Carter.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

Three men volunteered to get in a truck and try to save the men stuck in the LMTV. Two of them were killed trying: SGT Joshua Hardt and SPC Christopher Griffin.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

SSG Justin Gallegos too ran from the LMTV to safety but stopped to try to save his friend Stephan Mace. Trying to save Mace cost him his life.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

During the resupply, SSG Vernon Martin and some others got stuck in an LMTV truck. They were pinned down. When Martin tried to escape, he was killed.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

The guys at the guard posts were soon running low on ammo. SGT Michael Scusa ran out to help them resupply and was shot by a sniper.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

SGT Joshua Kirk, aka “Combat Kirk,” the bravest of the brave, stepped out to return fire. He was also KIA.

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Jake Tapper, long-suffering Philly sports fan @jaketapper.bsky.social · 5d

PFC Kevin Thomson was in the mortar pit and ran out immediately to return fire. He was KIA. 22.

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