Ken Hughes
@fatalpolitics.bsky.social
Author of Chasing Shadows and Fatal Politics. Bylines: @NYTimes @WashingtonPost @ConversationUS
Pinned
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
Good morning, #FirstAmendmentPeople.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It's a family affair.
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It's a family affair.
buff.ly/FGFFBPy
buff.ly/FGFFBPy
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 AM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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"Something’s missing from RFKJr.’s accounts of 'Operation Northwoods,'” writes @fatalpolitics.bsky.social in a sharp essay that challenges RFKJr.'s version of that menu of false flag operations. "Something about his father." theconversation.com/what-robert-...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
"Something’s missing from RFKJr.’s accounts of 'Operation Northwoods,'” writes @fatalpolitics.bsky.social in a sharp essay that challenges RFKJr.'s version of that menu of false flag operations. "Something about his father." theconversation.com/what-robert-...
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Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled. Sarah Stillman reports.
www.newyorker.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Disappeared to a Foreign Prison
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
The Trump Administration is deporting people to countries they have no ties to, where many are being detained indefinitely or forcibly returned to the places they fled.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Trump's family aren't the ones who are losing. Not only did they issue the (worthless) currency themselves, but they sold shares in the company that did, for real money. Even if TrumpCoin collapses goes to zero, they're well in the black.
Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Crypto Crash Is Eroding Wealth for Trump’s Family and Followers
In President Donald Trump’s second term, crypto assets transformed his family’s wealth. Now the Trumps — and their followers — are getting a crash course in the wild volatility ingrained in digital cu...
www.bloomberg.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Trump's family aren't the ones who are losing. Not only did they issue the (worthless) currency themselves, but they sold shares in the company that did, for real money. Even if TrumpCoin collapses goes to zero, they're well in the black.
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"The prosecutor running an inquiry into those who investigated President Trump has established a grand jury under Judge Aileen M. Cannon, whose scuttling of the documents case made her a White House favorite." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
As Trump’s Inquisitors Face Scrutiny, a Divisive Figure Could Play a New Role
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"The prosecutor running an inquiry into those who investigated President Trump has established a grand jury under Judge Aileen M. Cannon, whose scuttling of the documents case made her a White House favorite." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
November 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
That would be this, antisemitic and white nationalist activist, who was a cohost of The Charlie Kirk show.
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I think @brendannyhan.bsky.social is exactly right in this piece, but I’d go one step further here. Elites very explicitly told young people to sit down and shut up. Society punished them for standing up for their beliefs, and targeted and vilified the organizers. Now we need need them.
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I think @brendannyhan.bsky.social is exactly right in this piece, but I’d go one step further here. Elites very explicitly told young people to sit down and shut up. Society punished them for standing up for their beliefs, and targeted and vilified the organizers. Now we need need them.
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Leftist violence is just as scary as rightist violence even if the former happens less often (thankfully).
Important to remember that virtually any ideology can be weaponised.
Important to remember that virtually any ideology can be weaponised.
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed. www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Leftist violence is just as scary as rightist violence even if the former happens less often (thankfully).
Important to remember that virtually any ideology can be weaponised.
Important to remember that virtually any ideology can be weaponised.
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Ultimate Kinsley gaffe
Trump didn’t read before posting:
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
“OUR AMERICAN CODE OF MILITARY OBEDIENCE REQUIRES THAT, SHOULD ORDERS AND THE LAW EVER CONFLICT, OUR OFFICERS MUST OBEY THE LAW.”
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ultimate Kinsley gaffe
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My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
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"Dems seem more comfortable hitting marginalized groups with collateral damage if doing so makes it possible for them to land more effective blows against their Republican opponents." It may not in fact be politically expedient.
New from @kaivanshroff.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-are-de...
New from @kaivanshroff.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-are-de...
Why Are Democrats Teasing Homophobia in New Attacks on MAGA?
The strategy demeans an important constituency of the party without providing an obvious political gain.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Dems seem more comfortable hitting marginalized groups with collateral damage if doing so makes it possible for them to land more effective blows against their Republican opponents." It may not in fact be politically expedient.
New from @kaivanshroff.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-are-de...
New from @kaivanshroff.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/why-are-de...
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"Trump is seeking to go to war without the authorization of Congress or the support of the American people...It would be a total abdication of responsibility for Congress to sit by timidly as Trump unilaterally launches an illegal and unauthorized war of choice."
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
On Illegal War and Immoral Peace
Why we should be dubious of both the coming actions in Venezuela and the ‘peace’ proposal for Ukraine.
www.thebulwark.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Trump is seeking to go to war without the authorization of Congress or the support of the American people...It would be a total abdication of responsibility for Congress to sit by timidly as Trump unilaterally launches an illegal and unauthorized war of choice."
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
www.thebulwark.com/p/on-illegal...
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Clever study assesses “whether same person is treated differently when their race is perceived differently.” Finds “same driver is likelier to be searched or arrested by police when they are perceived as Hispanic than when they are perceived as white.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Testing for racial bias using inconsistent perceptions of race
A proposed test for racial bias assesses whether the same person is treated differently when their race is perceived differently.
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Clever study assesses “whether same person is treated differently when their race is perceived differently.” Finds “same driver is likelier to be searched or arrested by police when they are perceived as Hispanic than when they are perceived as white.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
#Trump
#Trump
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
#Trump
#Trump
Reposted by Ken Hughes
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s accounts of the notorious false flag operations proposed during the Kennedy years omit the most important part of the story. Hint: It’s a family affair.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
What Robert F. Kennedy Jr. didn’t tell you about ‘Operation Northwoods,’ the false flag operation he loves to denounce
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
(Hint: It's a family affair)
theconversation.com/what-robert-...
Good morning, #FirstAmendmentPeople.
“Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
—“Loyalty to the Constitution,” West Point
#FreeSpeech
#FreePress
#FreeAssembly
#FreedomOfReligion
#PeacefulRedress
“Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
—“Loyalty to the Constitution,” West Point
#FreeSpeech
#FreePress
#FreeAssembly
#FreedomOfReligion
#PeacefulRedress
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Good morning, #FirstAmendmentPeople.
“Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
—“Loyalty to the Constitution,” West Point
#FreeSpeech
#FreePress
#FreeAssembly
#FreedomOfReligion
#PeacefulRedress
“Our American code of military obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
—“Loyalty to the Constitution,” West Point
#FreeSpeech
#FreePress
#FreeAssembly
#FreedomOfReligion
#PeacefulRedress
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The CDC in 2025: "it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane."
We just had a global pandemic that killed millions of people a few years ago. It could happen again.
(To be clear, CDC failed in many ways during COVID. But putting charlatans and fools in charge solves nothing.)
We just had a global pandemic that killed millions of people a few years ago. It could happen again.
(To be clear, CDC failed in many ways during COVID. But putting charlatans and fools in charge solves nothing.)
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like:
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.”
“I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
www.motherjones.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The CDC in 2025: "it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane."
We just had a global pandemic that killed millions of people a few years ago. It could happen again.
(To be clear, CDC failed in many ways during COVID. But putting charlatans and fools in charge solves nothing.)
We just had a global pandemic that killed millions of people a few years ago. It could happen again.
(To be clear, CDC failed in many ways during COVID. But putting charlatans and fools in charge solves nothing.)
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Unprecedented grift
this Trump Watches commercial is now running on Fox & Friends as well
Trump Watches commercials are now running regularly on Newsmax
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Unprecedented grift