About 300 federal agents, some landing on the roof from helicopters, descended upon the building, according to NewsNation, which was invited along for the operation.

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224 reports submitted through a feature within the state's proprietary 'Awareity' software, regarding 'defamatory' comments, 30 reports spoke about some schools not observing a moment of silence, and 3 reports described schools not flying their flags at half staff.

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The 19th is Juneteenth, and a federal holiday.

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He was raised independently by his Mother, unacknowledged by his father, on social services. When it was time to go to high school, a Mellon family representative found him, paid for his schooling, and wrote him into the family. I recall he briefly discussed this in a 22/23 interview.

Which interview of his is this from?

Amazing

Thanks for this—it's amazing. youtu.be/bbV30H4GVC4?...

Reminder that this guy is was and always will be a total asshole.

Elon and Trump have never liked unions. Wouldn't a massive strike be a great IRL troll? slate.com/podcasts/wha...

In episode 4, they dig into his childhood. At age 13, he spent several wks remanded to a psychiatry division (because of truancy). His psychiatrist was Dr. Renatus Hartogs, who specialized in hypnosis and experimentation w/LSD.

Oh, you've got to listen to it. It's well done and more than just a rehash. Yes. That he was from the get-go a double agent (working for the CIA, etc.).

I also recommend the underappreciated "The Assassination & Mrs. Paine" documentary, which sheds light on Ruth Paine's family's history in the CIA. www.imdb.com/title/tt6120...

Have you listened to Rob Reiner's podcast "Who Killed JFK?" that proposes Oswald thought he was working for the CIA?

"In the immediate aftermath of the interviews with researchers and Grim, according to people who talked with him, Thomas felt that he made a serious mistake in aiding what he described privately as a “shakedown.”

There is a lot more to that tragic story. David Brock & Ryan Grim courted Thomas as a source on Thiel, promising a multi-million dollar book deal. He confessed to Thiel before his death. The article below purports the Daily Mail article was planted by those named above. puck.news/peter-thiel-...