Jeff Quinton
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Catholic, husband, father. Military intelligence vet. Bibliophile, railfan, history buff. Clemson fan. Ex-GOP. SC native in MD. Writer.
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can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin
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If this pardon means Trump is having second thoughts about the drug war, he ought to tell his cabinet secretaries to call off the boat crew killings, deportations for minor pot raps and Canada "fentanyl" tariffs. New from me at @cato.org .
Pardoning Hernández—Where's the Logic?
As President Donald Trump continues fighting the drug war at a high cost in lives and money, he has just pardoned a former president of Honduras convicted of major drug smuggling. It’s hard to see the...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
If this pardon means Trump is having second thoughts about the drug war, he ought to tell his cabinet secretaries to call off the boat crew killings, deportations for minor pot raps and Canada "fentanyl" tariffs. New from me at @cato.org .
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The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
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I support the idea of a grand coalition to defend democratic institutions. Relatedly, I don't care to spend time with people whose reaction to economic views like mine is to call for guillotines. Is there a tension between those two goals, and if so what's the best way to handle it?
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I support the idea of a grand coalition to defend democratic institutions. Relatedly, I don't care to spend time with people whose reaction to economic views like mine is to call for guillotines. Is there a tension between those two goals, and if so what's the best way to handle it?
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Team Trump planned to do this long before he reentered office. Always make propaganda, always bring a crew: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Team Trump planned to do this long before he reentered office. Always make propaganda, always bring a crew: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The University of Austin’s Nazi Problem
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The University of Austin’s Nazi Problem
The school founded to fight orthodoxy is teaching Carl Schmitt in an authoritarian state.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The University of Austin’s Nazi Problem
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Gallego’s Texts Exposed a Bigger Democratic Problem
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Gallego’s Texts Exposed a Bigger Democratic Problem
The senator’s words were clumsy, but the argument behind them isn’t new inside the party.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Gallego’s Texts Exposed a Bigger Democratic Problem
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"Hegseth would still have been reachable after he left the room. One would think the commander would have taken a minute to call him...Unless Hegseth had given an order ahead of time to 'kill everyone.' Either way, the second strike is Hegseth’s responsibility."
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The Potemkin Pentagon Press
Stacking a briefing room with Trump stans might seem like good praxis for a guy like Pete Hegseth. But it can backfire, too.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"Hegseth would still have been reachable after he left the room. One would think the commander would have taken a minute to call him...Unless Hegseth had given an order ahead of time to 'kill everyone.' Either way, the second strike is Hegseth’s responsibility."
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NEW: Judge Howell barred the Trump administration from continuing to make warrantless immigration arrests in DC unless there is probable cause to believe there is a risk of flight.
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
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The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NEW: Judge Howell barred the Trump administration from continuing to make warrantless immigration arrests in DC unless there is probable cause to believe there is a risk of flight.
The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
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The admin illegally lowered the standard, she said.
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Life in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has been brought to a standstill after a jihadist organisation launched a series of attacks on inbound fuel convoys. Bellingcat has verified six attacks since September, which together have damaged more than 130 fuel tankers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Mali Under Siege: Tracking the Fuel Blockade Crippling Bamako - bellingcat
Attacks by a jihadist group on fuel convoys bound for Bamako, the capital of Mali, have destroyed more than 130 tankers since September, a Bellingcat investigation has found. The systematic attacks b...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Life in Bamako, the capital of Mali, has been brought to a standstill after a jihadist organisation launched a series of attacks on inbound fuel convoys. Bellingcat has verified six attacks since September, which together have damaged more than 130 fuel tankers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/12...
Patel and Bongino Are the FBI’s Disaster Duo
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Patel and Bongino Are the FBI’s Disaster Duo
The bureau’s crisis starts at the top.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Patel and Bongino Are the FBI’s Disaster Duo
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Speaker Mike Johnson Enters the Danger Zone
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Speaker Mike Johnson Enters the Danger Zone
A shrinking majority and a brutal calendar leave him nowhere to hide.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson Enters the Danger Zone
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"The request was simple on paper: DHS wants access to DMV records and the right to move that data through Nlets, the national law-enforcement network, so it can plug the information into SAVE, its citizenship-verification system." But "once DMV records are inside that pipeline, they don’t stay put."
They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
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They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
A quiet DHS notice opens the door to a nationwide system of identity and movement tracking.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"The request was simple on paper: DHS wants access to DMV records and the right to move that data through Nlets, the national law-enforcement network, so it can plug the information into SAVE, its citizenship-verification system." But "once DMV records are inside that pipeline, they don’t stay put."
They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
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They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
A quiet DHS notice opens the door to a nationwide system of identity and movement tracking.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They’re Building a National Tracking System. Quietly.
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When Chesapeake Bay leaders meet this week to take up a new bay clean-up plan, bay tribal leaders will be on hand to present a ceremonial gift -- and express hopes that their year-long quest to get a seat at the table will be resolved next year.
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Chesapeake Bay officials poised to study inclusion of Native American tribes - Maryland Matters
When Chesapeake Bay leaders meet this week to take up a new bay clean-up plan, bay tribal leaders will be on hand to present a ceremonial gift -- and express hopes that their year-long quest to get a ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
When Chesapeake Bay leaders meet this week to take up a new bay clean-up plan, bay tribal leaders will be on hand to present a ceremonial gift -- and express hopes that their year-long quest to get a seat at the table will be resolved next year.
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TPUSA Turns a Bad Essay Into a Culture War
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TPUSA Turns a Bad Essay Into a Culture War
A failing grade becomes their next fundraising email.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
TPUSA Turns a Bad Essay Into a Culture War
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Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
November 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Van Hollen: "It's either murder from the first strike if their whole theory is wrong, and I think the weight of the legal opinion is they've concocted this ridiculous legal theory. But even if you accept it, then it is a war crime. I do believe the secretary of defense should be held accountable"
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Trump's White House Is Selling Off America w/ Rick Wilson
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November 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Also good for tim walz for getting journalists asking about this
Reporter: Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
Trump: They were perfect like my phone call where I got impeached.
Reporter: Can you tell us what they were looking at?
Trump: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn’t the brain because I took a cognitive test and aced it.
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Also good for tim walz for getting journalists asking about this
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I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
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November 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
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Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Government actors who refuse to be bound by the rule of law are not morally entitled to its protection.
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1. This woman is so resentful that she lost two statewide elections — thanks in part to McCain Republicans — that she will lie like crazy in order to exact revenge on Senator McCain posthumously.
John McCain did NOT lead the uprisings in Ukraine, Ukrainians did.
John McCain did NOT lead the uprisings in Ukraine, Ukrainians did.
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 AM
1. This woman is so resentful that she lost two statewide elections — thanks in part to McCain Republicans — that she will lie like crazy in order to exact revenge on Senator McCain posthumously.
John McCain did NOT lead the uprisings in Ukraine, Ukrainians did.
John McCain did NOT lead the uprisings in Ukraine, Ukrainians did.
ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is the Turkey of the Year for 2025 - here's why quintonretort.substack.com/p/why-mike-j...
November 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
ICYMI: Speaker Mike Johnson is the Turkey of the Year for 2025 - here's why quintonretort.substack.com/p/why-mike-j...
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