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World War II ended with Russian troops using tanks and rifles to negotiate their way into Berlin, a bullet negotiating its way into Hitler's skull, and an atomic bomb negotiating its way onto Hiroshima. But it did not end with Churchill and FDR negotiating to give Hitler big chunks of Poland.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
World War II ended with Russian troops using tanks and rifles to negotiate their way into Berlin, a bullet negotiating its way into Hitler's skull, and an atomic bomb negotiating its way onto Hiroshima. But it did not end with Churchill and FDR negotiating to give Hitler big chunks of Poland.
Fuck you NYT paywall
March 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Fuck you NYT paywall
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NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW: At least three more DOJ Public Integrity Unit senior officials have resigned after meeting with Emil Bove on the Eric Adams case. Five in Public Integrity overall.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
That’s six officials who resigned, triple the number that happened during the Saturday Night Massacre.
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Emil Bove says DOJ and the attorney general will now investigate Danielle Sassoon and other SDNY prosecutors after she resigned rather than obey his order to drop the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Danielle Sassoon and Other Officials Resign After Order to Drop Eric Adams Case (Gift Article)
The interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and two officials with the federal public integrity unit all quit after the Justice Department ordered the charges against Mayor Eric Ad...
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Emil Bove says DOJ and the attorney general will now investigate Danielle Sassoon and other SDNY prosecutors after she resigned rather than obey his order to drop the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
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WOW they fired more than 1000 employees from the VA of all places….I thought MAGA is the party of the military smh news.va.gov/press-room/v...
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
WOW they fired more than 1000 employees from the VA of all places….I thought MAGA is the party of the military smh news.va.gov/press-room/v...
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I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
Dozens of CFPB Workers Fired in After-Hours Blitz
Some affected employees of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau were notified with an email that addressed them as [EmployeeFirstName][EmployeeLastName], [Job Title], [Division].
wired.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people.
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/
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What would happen if a pro-democracy billionaire like Mark Cuban acquired MSNBC and had MeidasTouch Network operate it and run it as MTN? I am humbled you tagged me in this thought experiment throughout the day, so I have laid out my thoughts on it here open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Should Mark Cuban Buy MSNBC and Let Meidas Run It?
Written by Ben Meiselas
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:24 PM
What would happen if a pro-democracy billionaire like Mark Cuban acquired MSNBC and had MeidasTouch Network operate it and run it as MTN? I am humbled you tagged me in this thought experiment throughout the day, so I have laid out my thoughts on it here open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjQ... cable tv news is dying and it is time for something else… that’s the takeaway from Comcast spin off
Jen Rubin: Why Joe & Mika Went To See Trump
YouTube video by Politicon
www.youtube.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:48 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhjQ... cable tv news is dying and it is time for something else… that’s the takeaway from Comcast spin off
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Headlines from the past 24 hours.
November 21, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Headlines from the past 24 hours.
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Happy Birthday to President Joe Biden!
A photo of him in front of a blue sky seems fitting for the occasion.
A photo of him in front of a blue sky seems fitting for the occasion.
November 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Happy Birthday to President Joe Biden!
A photo of him in front of a blue sky seems fitting for the occasion.
A photo of him in front of a blue sky seems fitting for the occasion.
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If your plan is to destroy NATO, this is one way to do it.
JUST IN: Trump nominates former acting AG Matt Whitaker as ambassador to NATO:
November 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM
If your plan is to destroy NATO, this is one way to do it.
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Elon Musk endorses plan for Trump to politicize the Fed.
As I keep saying: this should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who says they care about inflation. Putting the money supply in hands of politicians has not ended well in Venezuela, Argentina, Turkey, etc
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As I keep saying: this should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who says they care about inflation. Putting the money supply in hands of politicians has not ended well in Venezuela, Argentina, Turkey, etc
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 12, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Elon Musk endorses plan for Trump to politicize the Fed.
As I keep saying: this should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who says they care about inflation. Putting the money supply in hands of politicians has not ended well in Venezuela, Argentina, Turkey, etc
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As I keep saying: this should be a five-alarm fire for anyone who says they care about inflation. Putting the money supply in hands of politicians has not ended well in Venezuela, Argentina, Turkey, etc
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
November 19, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
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Exactly. Either they meant what they said about Trump or they didn’t and, in any case, did not score an actual interview in exchange for their embarrassing acquiescence. So what if their pals called to say attaboy, because it looks skeezy.
How intellectually lazy to pretend that the very real criticism of their groveling before Trump is just noise from cranks on social media. www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarb...
Joe Scarborough Brushes Off Backlash Over Trump Meeting As ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between ‘Social Media and the Real World’
Scarborough dismissed backlash over his visit to Trump from media colleagues as proof of a “massive disconnect” between “social media and the real world.”
www.mediaite.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Exactly. Either they meant what they said about Trump or they didn’t and, in any case, did not score an actual interview in exchange for their embarrassing acquiescence. So what if their pals called to say attaboy, because it looks skeezy.
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Opinion | I know Trump is a fascist.But bro I’m paying two alimonies and my ratings are down.
by Joe Scarborough
by Joe Scarborough
November 19, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Opinion | I know Trump is a fascist.But bro I’m paying two alimonies and my ratings are down.
by Joe Scarborough
by Joe Scarborough
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Sadly, Brian’s reporting is correct. Over the past week I heard from two entirely separate very reliable sources, with some vivid detail, that they are absolutely terrified of Trump.
New reporting: According to two sources with direct knowledge, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administration. www.cnn.com/2024/11/19/m...
‘Morning Joe’ meeting with Trump was driven by fears of retribution from incoming administration, sources say | CNN Business
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, Scarborough and Brzezinski were credibly concerned that they could face governmental and legal harassment from the incoming Trump administ...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Sadly, Brian’s reporting is correct. Over the past week I heard from two entirely separate very reliable sources, with some vivid detail, that they are absolutely terrified of Trump.
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Keep Calm and Placate Don
November 19, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Keep Calm and Placate Don