Robert J. Friedman
@nachlborneaseman.bsky.social
Folk & Blues lover with the Patapsco Delta Boys, Democracy enthusiast, Ukulele fanatic, itinerant bass player, guitar player for Mambo Combo...and so much more
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Well. It's Christmas Eve. Time for a Fairytale of New York. I can see a better time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (Official Video) [HD Upgrade]
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December 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Well. It's Christmas Eve. Time for a Fairytale of New York. I can see a better time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9jb...
I'd listen
Jack Smith is calling for the House Judiciary Committee to release the recording of his full closed-door deposition before the panel.
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
"Doing so will ensure that the American people can hear the facts directly from Mr. Smith, rather than through second-hand accounts."
December 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I'd listen
Hopefully Kavanaugh is rethinking his bright idea....
Kavanaugh goes out of his way to pen a footnote not having to deal with the case at hand.
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
He appears to be trying to narrow the forces he unleashed with his prior opinion allowing for race- and ethnicity-based #KavanaughStops
December 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Hopefully Kavanaugh is rethinking his bright idea....
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
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Inherent contempt is Congress's constitutional power to enforce its own authority by punishing individuals who obstruct its legislative process, like refusing to provide testimony or documents, through its own mechanisms (arrest, detention, censure) rather than relying solely on the court.
Inherent contempt is Congress's constitutional power to enforce its own authority by punishing individuals who obstruct its legislative process, like refusing to provide testimony or documents, through its own mechanisms (arrest, detention, censure) rather than relying solely on the court.
BRENNAN: What are you going to do to force DOJ to comply?
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
MASSIE: The quickest way and most expeditious way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi. That doesn't require going through the courts. We're drafting that right now.
December 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Inherent contempt is Congress's constitutional power to enforce its own authority by punishing individuals who obstruct its legislative process, like refusing to provide testimony or documents, through its own mechanisms (arrest, detention, censure) rather than relying solely on the court.
Inherent contempt is Congress's constitutional power to enforce its own authority by punishing individuals who obstruct its legislative process, like refusing to provide testimony or documents, through its own mechanisms (arrest, detention, censure) rather than relying solely on the court.
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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11% of Americans think Trump is honest and trustworthy.
14% of Americans believe in Bigfoot. 🥴
14% of Americans believe in Bigfoot. 🥴
a black and white photo of donald trump walking down a sidewalk .
ALT: a black and white photo of donald trump walking down a sidewalk .
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December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
11% of Americans think Trump is honest and trustworthy.
14% of Americans believe in Bigfoot. 🥴
14% of Americans believe in Bigfoot. 🥴
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Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
December 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tapper: This is one of the documents the DOJ released. It’s 100 pages. It’s all black. That’s the transparency we’re getting.
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President's speech was a "manic Gish gallop" based almost entirely on made up assertions presented as fact and delivered like a high-speed infomercial.
It is within Donald Trump's rights to fire everyone on the Federal Reserve Board and replace them with his friends. But if a future Democratic president tries to remove Trump's friends from the Board, that will be strictly unconstitutional.
by John Roberts
by John Roberts
December 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
President's speech was a "manic Gish gallop" based almost entirely on made up assertions presented as fact and delivered like a high-speed infomercial.
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Bongino is leaving to spend more time with his loved ones—conspiracy theorists and QAnon nutters.
Conspiracy podcaster and inexplicably FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino has informed colleagues that he intends to step down from his role early next year.
The hunt is on for a completely unqualified successor.
The hunt is on for a completely unqualified successor.
December 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Bongino is leaving to spend more time with his loved ones—conspiracy theorists and QAnon nutters.
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I don’t understand how a guy with 360° peripheral vision can’t catch anyone.
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I don’t understand how a guy with 360° peripheral vision can’t catch anyone.
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I cannot comment on Trump’s Rob Reiner post because I didn’t read it. And when reporters read it aloud to me, I couldn’t hear it because I was plugging my ears.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I cannot comment on Trump’s Rob Reiner post because I didn’t read it. And when reporters read it aloud to me, I couldn’t hear it because I was plugging my ears.
by Mike Johnson
by Mike Johnson
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An incredibly brave man. A true hero.
Parents praise 'hero' son for tackling gunman during Bondi Beach attack
The ABC has spoken to the parents of Ahmed Al Ahmed who was shot after he heroically wrestled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
www.abc.net.au
December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
An incredibly brave man. A true hero.
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This is a photo from the Vanity Fair article. Notice how they have to arrange it so Stephen Miller is on the end, so it isn’t obvious that there is no reflection of him on the mirrored table.🧛
December 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This is a photo from the Vanity Fair article. Notice how they have to arrange it so Stephen Miller is on the end, so it isn’t obvious that there is no reflection of him on the mirrored table.🧛
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After four years of Democrat Party chaos, America is finally under the resolute leadership of President Donald J. Trump, who reminds me of my alcoholic father.
by Susie Wiles
by Susie Wiles
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
After four years of Democrat Party chaos, America is finally under the resolute leadership of President Donald J. Trump, who reminds me of my alcoholic father.
by Susie Wiles
by Susie Wiles
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
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Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
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Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
December 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, the man who tackled one of the Bondi killers, became an Australian citizen 3 years ago.
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
His deed was "his way of conveying his gratitude for staying in Australia, for being granted citizenship."
He took 5 bullets, and fears he'll lose his left arm.
www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
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There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
December 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There hasn’t been enough appreciation for how thoroughly BENNIE THOMPSON humiliated FBI official GLASHEEN after he tried to sell the lie that ANTIFA is the top domestic terror threat.
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
The claim collapsed because it’s a cover.
Check my latest…
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Americans should be requires to show ID and proof of citizenship at all times, unless they are at a gun show.
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Americans should be requires to show ID and proof of citizenship at all times, unless they are at a gun show.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross