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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5h

Practicing for the polygraph

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 6h

"Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown"

Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ one Pentagon official tells Zeteo.

Absolute must-read from @swin24.bsky.social:

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 7h

Also imagine Trump taking a polygraph test

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

It is why it’s so funny that trump is so obsessed with scaling way up the use of polygraph and surprise polygraph testing across the federal government, it underscores how much he thinks fantasy and things he sees on tv are Real

Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 7h

You beat it by knowing that they are not real. Polygraphs are fake science more like a ouija or a magic amulet than a real test. They only "work" by tricking people into thinking they do so you confess.

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 7h

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Zoomer Antimillenarian ♨️ @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 7h

Yup, as I predicted, they are in fact trying to use the Magic 8 Ball to tell them who to purge for disloyalty to Dear Leader, and this is undermining their control over the military.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

zeteo.com

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

It is why it’s so funny that trump is so obsessed with scaling way up the use of polygraph and surprise polygraph testing across the federal government, it underscores how much he thinks fantasy and things he sees on tv are Real

Jon Walker @jonwalkerpdx.bsky.social · 7h

You beat it by knowing that they are not real. Polygraphs are fake science more like a ouija or a magic amulet than a real test. They only "work" by tricking people into thinking they do so you confess.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

“…government tip line with profoundly rude, profanity-laced comments. One caller told the hotline simply to “eat my entire asshole.””

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

“…In June, when the Trump FBI publicly unveiled a new hotline asking for people to snitch on doctors and hospitals “who mutilate under the guise of gender-affirming care,” transgender allies attempted to clog up the…

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

“…And yet, there have been various instances in which average citizens or federal employees have decided to respond to the government’s fascistic impulses with a conspicuously raised middle finger…

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

“During his first year back in office, there have been numerous initiatives, launched by his most senior officials, to harass and terrorize their foes and victims, in and out of government, and create cultures of MAGA-fealty, entrenched paranoia, and widespread snitching…

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

zeteo.com

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 8h

My Very Dear Ones,

I write to you from near the front lines of war ravaged Portland.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

… how it only deepened their collective feelings of disrespect for Trump’s so-called “Secretary of War” and his constant “culture-war bullshit.”

This official adds that because of Hegseth’s efforts, “I might just start leaking more now.”

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

Plus, these so-called “lie detector” tests are so frequently unreliable or wrong that the devices’ results aren’t even admissible in a court of law.

Another US official says they responded to learning about Hegseth’s plans by discussing with colleagues how “seriously lame” it all was, and…

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

The Department of Defense staffers and other sources are also convinced that certain aspects of the accelerating Pentagon leak hunt can be gamed and sabotaged by the leakers themselves. For one thing, multiple sources tell Zeteo that they’ve already practiced how to beat polygraph exams.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

We started reporting this trying to get a follow on the revelation last week that Trump / Hegseth were waging a new escalated war on leakers and whistleblowers, expecting some of the similar doom and gloom we get often— instead we got a bunch of government personnel laughing at fascists bumbling.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

We started reporting this trying to get a follow on the revelation last week that Trump / Hegseth were waging a new escalated war on leakers and whistleblowers, expecting some of the similar doom and gloom we get often— instead we got a bunch of government personnel laughing at fascists bumbling.

Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

zeteo.com

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Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 7h

Trump better give Dolly one of his medbeds or it’s on him

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 8h

Donald Trump has heard the wails and lamentations of all the Rust Belt communities left behind by neoliberalism, and he has a message for them: fuck you and die

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 10h

Some additional info on the new list of axed DOE projects circulating.
- All 7 H2 Hubs
- All 13 IRA grants to convert at-risk auto plants to EV mfg
- 11 of 15 grants to speed domestic clean energy mfg in former coal communities
- 10 of 38 grants for battery materials
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Axe All 7 Hydrogen Hubs, Bucking Bipartisan Law

A new list of Department of Energy grants slated for termination will hit clean energy and oil majors alike, including Exxon and Chevron.

heatmap.news

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 9h

NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 8h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 7h

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 8h

“Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown”

New, for @zeteo.com tonight, via @andrewperez.bsky.social and me:

zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...

Pentagon Leakers Practice Beating Polygraphs Amid Trump's 'Idiotic' Leak Crackdown

The president and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are waging a war on leakers – but ‘this stuff only works if you let it get to you,’ says one Pentagon official.

zeteo.com

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 19h

Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...

Two Years on From Oct. 7, Victims’ Family Members Slam Netanyahu For ‘Prolonging’ the Suffering

I spoke to two Israeli men who suffered extreme loss on Oct. 7 – and their support for peace and forgiveness moved me.

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · Jul 2

This is the film they didn't want you to see, the film that the BBC refused to air.

Watch 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' NOW at gazadoctors.film.

Make sure to subscribe to Zeteo to watch this documentary and support our journalism.
zeteo.com/subscribe

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 9h

my wife and fellow adjunct prof. has told me, having observed a recently lecture of mine that I should swear less in front of students because instead of seeming refreshingly casual it gives off too much of a “I’m the COOL professor, fellow kids” vibe

am now more convinced of that than ever before

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 19h

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 9h

This from @jessicatarlov.bsky.social may be the most efficient use of 76 seconds of Fox News airtime I've ever seen.

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 11h

Jessica Tarlov: I'm stunned that Republicans want to draw attention to this because... the senators who were part of this investigation are not just random names that he picked off a list, but people who were named in Jack Smith's charging documents for trying to turn over a free and fair election.

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