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Gavin
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Submariner, Research IT guy, somewhat reluctant grandfather who falls in love every time he sees his granddaughters.
I am, The Grumpa.
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.

#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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My fave quote from Master and Commander (the book): “But you know as well as I, patriotism is a word; and one that generally comes to mean either 'my country, right or wrong', which is infamous, or 'my country is always right', which is imbecile.”
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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If they could do this to Renee Nicole Good, they could do this to you. This is a lawless regime.
January 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Google the video & see for yourself.

This is not law enforcement. This is murder.

Sickening.
😡😡😡😡
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 PM
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This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files.

#ImpeachAndConvict47NOW
January 4, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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NEWS: A source confirms DOJ has NOT provided Congress the legally required explanation for redactions in the Epstein file releases, despite a Jan. 3 statutory deadline under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions
The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline.
meidasnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 2:41 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers.

Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they?
January 3, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Isn't it odd that the United States has enough money to suddenly run Venezuela, but not enough to run our own country?

There is always cash in the piggy bank for bombs to kill people, but never for healthcare to keep them alive.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Zohran Mamdani's best ad yet.
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025. n.pr/3MPjl8p
From chess to a medical mystery: Great global reads from 2025 you may have missed
We published hundreds of stories on global health and development each year. Some are ... alas ... a bit underappreciated by readers. We've asked our staff for their favorite overlooked posts of 2025.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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one of four in a week

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
December 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Nobody works this hard for this long to cover up something this bad unless they are guilty.
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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When survivors reacted to this so-called Epstein Files transparency, they didn’t sound shocked. They sounded validated.

Because even with a law, even with a deadline, even with the entire country watching, this pedocracy behaved exactly the way it always has.
This Is The Biggest Cover Up In American History
But it ain't gonna go away.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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SNAP is a lifeline for workers in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Mass deportations don’t protect working people—they weaken labor standards, silence organizing and empower bad employers.

An attack on immigrant workers is an attack on ALL workers. @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Pamela Jo Bondi, doing her part to help an administration that calls itself, with a seemingly straight face, "The Most Transparent in American History."
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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The White House has been caught.

The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.

In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Renaming the Kennedy Center, our national fine arts center, after such a coarse, lowbrow, and ignorant buffoon is America at its very stupidest.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Happy EPSTEIN Files Release Day Eve for all those who celebrate!!! 👍
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM