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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

Was good. I preferred Ghost Wars

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

Interesting

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 16h

I’m sure Jim Comer will bring the same vigorous oversight he brought to Hunter Biden.

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Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 18h

Are you fucking kidding me.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 16h

Bombs now safely in the hands of countless tiny, warring factions

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

34 Years Ago Today:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

ICE Boasts Zero Murders Committed By 5-Year-Olds Since Child Detainments Began https://theonion.com/ice-boasts-zero-murders-committed-by-5-year-olds-since-child-detainments-began/

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 20h

A classic

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

34 Years Ago Today:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

34 Years Ago Today:

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

ICE Raids: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/ice-raids-myth-vs-fact/

MYTH: My grandmother was deported to El Salvador.

FACT: No one really knows where she was deported to.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 20h

:-)

The Onion @theonion.com · 21h

After Careful Thought, Teen Applies To College Where Family Donated Building https://theonion.com/after-careful-thought-teen-applies-to-college-where-fa-1819577078/

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Netanyahu learned that everyone who sucks up to or relies on Trump gets screwed. In this case, it led to a good result on the ground (albeit likely short lived).

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | A One-Side Peace Plan Still Gives Palestinians Hope

www.nytimes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

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Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’

JERUSALEM—In response to an independent United Nations inquiry concluding that Israel is committing an ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a defiant...

theonion.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

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Ellen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · 22h

The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has found ways to bring a new crop of friendly journalists into curated presentations that have the look and feel of news to advance its policy priorities, Sarah Ellison reports.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force

The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.

www.washingtonpost.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Shocking. Hard to imagine this Administration making shit up 😏

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Report on Soros Cited by Justice Dept. Does Not Show Funding for Terrorism

www.nytimes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

MAGA is the Party of peace and love.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/n...

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Flees to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Looks like things are settling back in to their old equilibrium. Sadly

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

Taliban Expand Ties with India, While Accusing Pakistan of Bombing Afghanistan

www.nytimes.com

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 23h

A classic case of irresponsible both-sidesism from the NYT. The story is that Trump and MAGA propagandists are lying about Portland to incite a conflict, not that there are different views of the matter.

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Every fall “Russian strikes have targeted electricity and central heating infrastructure before the onset of winter weather, as part of an effort to break Ukrainians’ will to continue their fight.”

Won’t work

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/w...

As Winter Nears, Russian Strikes on Ukraine’s Energy Grid Cause Blackouts

www.nytimes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Typical. The real aim is to benefit rich supporters

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...

Big Investors Await Windfall From Trump’s Argentina Bailout

www.nytimes.com

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 22h

Uh oh.

Rubio “signed a letter last August to the Norwegian Nobel Committee supporting her nomination for the prize.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...