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“Trump flew several times on Epstein’s jet, flight logs show.”
What was Trump doing on Epstein’s jet, when he had his own?
What was Trump doing on Epstein’s jet, when he had his own?
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Trump flew several times on Epstein’s jet, flight logs show.”
What was Trump doing on Epstein’s jet, when he had his own?
What was Trump doing on Epstein’s jet, when he had his own?
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There continues to be a notable shift this week of Trump, Johson and the regime losing their grip on power. Even MAGA folks are turning away.
Lots of broken norms covered this week! Catch up on all you missed!
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Lots of broken norms covered this week! Catch up on all you missed!
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Week 58 - The Return
Trump, Johnson and the regime are losing their grip on power
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There continues to be a notable shift this week of Trump, Johson and the regime losing their grip on power. Even MAGA folks are turning away.
Lots of broken norms covered this week! Catch up on all you missed!
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
Lots of broken norms covered this week! Catch up on all you missed!
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Yesterday, I told you about the Didukh, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain.
Today, I’m showing you works by a different artisan, and they’re stunning.
Should I continue sharing Ukrainian artisans and traditions?
Today, I’m showing you works by a different artisan, and they’re stunning.
Should I continue sharing Ukrainian artisans and traditions?
December 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yesterday, I told you about the Didukh, a traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain.
Today, I’m showing you works by a different artisan, and they’re stunning.
Should I continue sharing Ukrainian artisans and traditions?
Today, I’m showing you works by a different artisan, and they’re stunning.
Should I continue sharing Ukrainian artisans and traditions?
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Just a beautiful moment in Kyiv – because life goes on.
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Just a beautiful moment in Kyiv – because life goes on.
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A story I didn't know about the Viet Nam War:
During the 1968 Mỹ Lai Massacre, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson realized what was happening, and landed his helicopter between army troops and fleeing villagers, instructing his gunners to shoot their own men if they tried to kill the civilians.
During the 1968 Mỹ Lai Massacre, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson realized what was happening, and landed his helicopter between army troops and fleeing villagers, instructing his gunners to shoot their own men if they tried to kill the civilians.
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A story I didn't know about the Viet Nam War:
During the 1968 Mỹ Lai Massacre, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson realized what was happening, and landed his helicopter between army troops and fleeing villagers, instructing his gunners to shoot their own men if they tried to kill the civilians.
During the 1968 Mỹ Lai Massacre, helicopter pilot Hugh Thompson realized what was happening, and landed his helicopter between army troops and fleeing villagers, instructing his gunners to shoot their own men if they tried to kill the civilians.
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Remember when Kyrsten Sinema conspired with every Republican in the Senate to make sure that we didn’t pass reasonable taxes on private equity?
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Remember when Kyrsten Sinema conspired with every Republican in the Senate to make sure that we didn’t pass reasonable taxes on private equity?
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Greetings from Kyiv,
with warcoffee during another regular power outage.
Somehow, I’ve grown to love this ritual of coffee outside.
It’s not about desperate acceptance of reality –
it’s about love for life.
with warcoffee during another regular power outage.
Somehow, I’ve grown to love this ritual of coffee outside.
It’s not about desperate acceptance of reality –
it’s about love for life.
December 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
with warcoffee during another regular power outage.
Somehow, I’ve grown to love this ritual of coffee outside.
It’s not about desperate acceptance of reality –
it’s about love for life.
with warcoffee during another regular power outage.
Somehow, I’ve grown to love this ritual of coffee outside.
It’s not about desperate acceptance of reality –
it’s about love for life.
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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They say this painting is kept in the kremlin and hidden from public view.
moscow on Fire, 1851
🇺🇦 Ivan Aivazovsky
moscow on Fire, 1851
🇺🇦 Ivan Aivazovsky
December 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
They say this painting is kept in the kremlin and hidden from public view.
moscow on Fire, 1851
🇺🇦 Ivan Aivazovsky
moscow on Fire, 1851
🇺🇦 Ivan Aivazovsky
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An air raid alert is on in Kyiv, and I’m showing you the Didukh.
A traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain sheaves, it is brought into the home on Christmas Eve and represents ancestors, family continuity, and gratitude for the harvest.
A traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain sheaves, it is brought into the home on Christmas Eve and represents ancestors, family continuity, and gratitude for the harvest.
December 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
An air raid alert is on in Kyiv, and I’m showing you the Didukh.
A traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain sheaves, it is brought into the home on Christmas Eve and represents ancestors, family continuity, and gratitude for the harvest.
A traditional Ukrainian Christmas symbol made of grain sheaves, it is brought into the home on Christmas Eve and represents ancestors, family continuity, and gratitude for the harvest.
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I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
Trump: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled ... It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before — Until such time as they return to the USA all of the Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us."
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
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The 🍊🤡 got bent out of shape when this informative ad played during the world series. Be a shame if it keeps popping up all over the internet once in a while. 🤣 Keep building your ballrooms and fancy gold toilet fixtures, your economics will eventually lead to runaway inflation and job loss. 🎵👆
December 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The 🍊🤡 got bent out of shape when this informative ad played during the world series. Be a shame if it keeps popping up all over the internet once in a while. 🤣 Keep building your ballrooms and fancy gold toilet fixtures, your economics will eventually lead to runaway inflation and job loss. 🎵👆
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Agree 💯 With Governor Newsom...
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Agree 💯 With Governor Newsom...
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Greetings from Kyiv.
Today, I visited the exhibition Art is Everywhere – showcasing prints by Ukrainian artists, past and present.
It’s held at the Central Department Store (yes!),
and everyone can buy an art print there. I love this idea.
Today, I visited the exhibition Art is Everywhere – showcasing prints by Ukrainian artists, past and present.
It’s held at the Central Department Store (yes!),
and everyone can buy an art print there. I love this idea.
December 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
Today, I visited the exhibition Art is Everywhere – showcasing prints by Ukrainian artists, past and present.
It’s held at the Central Department Store (yes!),
and everyone can buy an art print there. I love this idea.
Today, I visited the exhibition Art is Everywhere – showcasing prints by Ukrainian artists, past and present.
It’s held at the Central Department Store (yes!),
and everyone can buy an art print there. I love this idea.
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Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Michelle Obama always keeps it real. That’s why we love her.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
This is how a decent and good person speaks about other decent and good people who died from a tragic murder.
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Because Alaska is trending . . .
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Because Alaska is trending . . .
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December 16, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Because Alaska is trending . . .
💙 🇺🇦 💛
Because Alaska is trending . . .
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The “Republican Party” today most resembles a cult—its members may be properly characterized as Trump idolaters, followers, zealots,etc. —but this assemblage of supplicants lacks not just a concrete policy agenda but other fundamental elements of a political party. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
Words & Phrases That Have Lost All Meaning
The year a political party vanished
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The “Republican Party” today most resembles a cult—its members may be properly characterized as Trump idolaters, followers, zealots,etc. —but this assemblage of supplicants lacks not just a concrete policy agenda but other fundamental elements of a political party. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Frankly, a group that wants to erase a critical section of the post-Civil War 14th Amendment (birthright citizenship) and strike down the Voting Rights Act, really has no grounds to claim Lincoln as its founding father. Likewise, the current crowd is about as supportive of free markets as Karl Marx
December 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Frankly, a group that wants to erase a critical section of the post-Civil War 14th Amendment (birthright citizenship) and strike down the Voting Rights Act, really has no grounds to claim Lincoln as its founding father. Likewise, the current crowd is about as supportive of free markets as Karl Marx
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Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Two babies were born in New York within a year of each other, soon after WWII.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
One, Rob Reiner, lived a life of humanity and achievement. He brought us delight and joy. His memory will be a blessing.
The other, Donald Trump, will be remembered as an embarrassment to our nation.
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