springisintheair
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This is as stupid as anything a U.S. president has said this century.
Trump: "Russia fought with us in WWII and everybody hates them. And Germany and Japan, they're fine — some day somebody will explain that...Everybody hates Russia and they love Germany and Japan...It's a strange world."
June 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is as stupid as anything a U.S. president has said this century.
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BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing?
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
June 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BEYER: Isn't this embarrassing?
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: You seem not to have seen the economic data. GDP growth has been quite substantial
BEYER: GDP growth is half what it was last year, sir
BESSENT: Job growth is solid
BEYER: Job growth is a third what it was last year, sir
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This is nuts.
DNI Tulsi Gabbard repeats Putin’s talking points today, releasing an unhinged video where she claims that “political elites” want a nuclear war with Russia because they have sophisticated bomb shelters that will help them survive it.
June 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is nuts.
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My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
June 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:
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Elon Musk Gets Schooled (Literally)
YouTube video by NowThis Impact
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June 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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There's a big DOGE hearing tmrw in DC, after weeks of yelling from Fox News and threats of a criminal probe by Trump’s cabinet.
The cause: a fencer got punished for taking a knee, in protest of her trans opponent at an Olympic qualifier.
The problem? That story isn't true: youtu.be/PQsCA5ugfKc?...
The cause: a fencer got punished for taking a knee, in protest of her trans opponent at an Olympic qualifier.
The problem? That story isn't true: youtu.be/PQsCA5ugfKc?...
Why the Trans Fencer Scandal... Is Not a Scandal | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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May 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
There's a big DOGE hearing tmrw in DC, after weeks of yelling from Fox News and threats of a criminal probe by Trump’s cabinet.
The cause: a fencer got punished for taking a knee, in protest of her trans opponent at an Olympic qualifier.
The problem? That story isn't true: youtu.be/PQsCA5ugfKc?...
The cause: a fencer got punished for taking a knee, in protest of her trans opponent at an Olympic qualifier.
The problem? That story isn't true: youtu.be/PQsCA5ugfKc?...
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Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I took a class taught by a Wilmer Hale managing partner. They're extremely proud of Joseph Welch saying to McCarthy "have you no sense of decency?"
So we'll see if they're more resistant to caving than anyone else
So we'll see if they're more resistant to caving than anyone else
Trump’s latest law firm target?
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Wilmer Hale.
Read the Executive Order here: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Addressing Risks From WilmerHale
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1. Background.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I took a class taught by a Wilmer Hale managing partner. They're extremely proud of Joseph Welch saying to McCarthy "have you no sense of decency?"
So we'll see if they're more resistant to caving than anyone else
So we'll see if they're more resistant to caving than anyone else
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""This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll," Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to Axios."
www.axios.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.axios.com/2025/03/24/a...
"Heads should roll": Congress erupts over Trump administration's Signal leak
"We can't chalk this up to a simple mistake – people should be fired for this," said one House Democrat.
www.axios.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
""This is an outrageous national security breach and heads should roll," Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, said in a statement to Axios."
www.axios.com/2025/03/24/a...
www.axios.com/2025/03/24/a...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to fire Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic security service Shin Bet, with whom he has quarreled over responsibility for the October 7 attack and hostage negotiations
Netanyahu Says He’s Firing Shin Bet Security Chief Ronen Bar
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he’s planning to fire Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic security service Shin Bet, with whom he’s quarreled over responsibility for the Oct. 7 attack, ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to fire Ronen Bar, the head of the domestic security service Shin Bet, with whom he has quarreled over responsibility for the October 7 attack and hostage negotiations
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“‘In the past several weeks, [Trump] has really launched a full-frontal assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, our system of justice and the entire legal profession.’”
Conservative Legal Icon Says This New Trump Move Is '1 Of The Most Sinister'
Former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig ripped Trump's "full-frontal assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, our system of justice and the entire legal profession."
www.huffpost.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“‘In the past several weeks, [Trump] has really launched a full-frontal assault on the Constitution, the rule of law, our system of justice and the entire legal profession.’”
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The FAA is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby.
Planes receive mysterious false mid-air collision alerts near Reagan National Airport | CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Reagan National Airport, near Washington D.C., repeatedly received midair collision alerts when th...
www.cnn.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The FAA is investigating why multiple commercial flights about to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, near Washington DC, repeatedly received midair collision alerts over the weekend when there were no other aircraft nearby.
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A federal judge said President Donald Trump exceeded his authority last month by firing the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a key federal whistleblower agency. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Says Trump Exceeded Authority in Firing Head of Watchdog Agency
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A federal judge said President Donald Trump exceeded his authority last month by firing the head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), a key federal whistleblower agency. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Breaking: FAA says it has approved SpaceX's Starship 8 launch even as the investigation into the Starship 7 explosion continues. www.propublica.org/article/elon...
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and ...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Breaking: FAA says it has approved SpaceX's Starship 8 launch even as the investigation into the Starship 7 explosion continues. www.propublica.org/article/elon...
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Thanks for posting here Chris.
How do you think his peers and people that report to him will respond ?
And if I’m asking this wrong, please correct me, but if he makes a ridiculous decision to bring charges, which court is it appealed to if he wins the case ?
All insights welcome
How do you think his peers and people that report to him will respond ?
And if I’m asking this wrong, please correct me, but if he makes a ridiculous decision to bring charges, which court is it appealed to if he wins the case ?
All insights welcome
This is insane. If you wonder why some of us think the rule of law is about to fall, it's this.
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
The U.S. Attorney for DC is not "President Trump's lawyer" and its job is not to "protect his leadership" nor prosecute people who "refuse to put America first".
February 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Thanks for posting here Chris.
How do you think his peers and people that report to him will respond ?
And if I’m asking this wrong, please correct me, but if he makes a ridiculous decision to bring charges, which court is it appealed to if he wins the case ?
All insights welcome
How do you think his peers and people that report to him will respond ?
And if I’m asking this wrong, please correct me, but if he makes a ridiculous decision to bring charges, which court is it appealed to if he wins the case ?
All insights welcome
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Alexander Smirnov, the informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.
Ex-FBI informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations sentenced to 6 years in prison | CNN Politics
The disgraced former FBI informant who falsely accused President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden of taking a $10 million bribe from Ukraine was sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison, a...
www.cnn.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Alexander Smirnov, the informant behind fake Biden-Ukraine bribery allegations, has been sentenced to 6 years in prison.
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This stream of Kash Patel’s baseless conspiracy theories about FBI on Jan 6 should disqualify him from leading the agency. Thanks to @normeisen.bsky.social and @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social for their work to compile it.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Kash Patel Believes the FBI Planned Jan. 6th
His embrace of this wild conspiracy theory should disqualify him from leading the bureau.
open.substack.com
January 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This stream of Kash Patel’s baseless conspiracy theories about FBI on Jan 6 should disqualify him from leading the agency. Thanks to @normeisen.bsky.social and @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social for their work to compile it.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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America circa 2024 in two headlines
America in Two Headlines
Doesn't this pair of headlines capture 2024 perfectly?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 28, 2024 at 11:55 PM
America circa 2024 in two headlines
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So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right Party
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2024 at 7:27 AM
So the world’s richest man, who grew up under apartheid in South Africa and now pulls the mentally deteriorating incoming U.S. president’s strings, has written an op-ed urging Germans to elect a neo-Nazi government. Got that?
Love these two lunatics
December 21, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Love these two lunatics
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Will it ever really come "to a close"?
"The agreement brings to a close an ugly chapter in which Republicans in Congress pinned allegations of Biden family corruption largely on claims Smirnov made to FBI agents in 2020 — claims that Smirnov now admits were lies..."
"The agreement brings to a close an ugly chapter in which Republicans in Congress pinned allegations of Biden family corruption largely on claims Smirnov made to FBI agents in 2020 — claims that Smirnov now admits were lies..."
Informant accused of lying about Biden family reaches plea deal
Alexander Smirnov admitted he concocted a tale of President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes in exchange for protecting a Ukrainian energy company.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Will it ever really come "to a close"?
"The agreement brings to a close an ugly chapter in which Republicans in Congress pinned allegations of Biden family corruption largely on claims Smirnov made to FBI agents in 2020 — claims that Smirnov now admits were lies..."
"The agreement brings to a close an ugly chapter in which Republicans in Congress pinned allegations of Biden family corruption largely on claims Smirnov made to FBI agents in 2020 — claims that Smirnov now admits were lies..."