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This makes TWO Indiana Republicans in recent days pushing back on Trump. First, Michael Bohacek, who is furious with Trump's slur against developmentally disabled so he won't support the GOP redistricting efforts in that state and now this:
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This makes TWO Indiana Republicans in recent days pushing back on Trump. First, Michael Bohacek, who is furious with Trump's slur against developmentally disabled so he won't support the GOP redistricting efforts in that state and now this:
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November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
His vibes are disappearing. Access looks like torture to most of us.
NEW >>
President Donald Trump and his staff escalated their attacks on journalists with a new media bias tracker on the White House site.
The tracker comes after the president insulted female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times and Bloomberg.
@washingtonpost.com
President Donald Trump and his staff escalated their attacks on journalists with a new media bias tracker on the White House site.
The tracker comes after the president insulted female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times and Bloomberg.
@washingtonpost.com
Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
A new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports that the president disagrees with, coming after Trump voiced personal attacks on female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times ...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
His vibes are disappearing. Access looks like torture to most of us.
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Goldsmith says Vice-Admiral Bradley should have refused the order
November 29, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Goldsmith says Vice-Admiral Bradley should have refused the order
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Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Time to ask: In whose interests is American foreign policy being conducted?
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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We’ve gone from requiring rigorous scientific evidence to “I know a guy”
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We’ve gone from requiring rigorous scientific evidence to “I know a guy”
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everything about this is obscene but here's the real tell:
"Witkoff, who hasn’t traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week and will again meet Putin."
"Witkoff, who hasn’t traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week and will again meet Putin."
Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
everything about this is obscene but here's the real tell:
"Witkoff, who hasn’t traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week and will again meet Putin."
"Witkoff, who hasn’t traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week and will again meet Putin."
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“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
“.. the 10th straight month of declining Tesla sales in Europe.”
@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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@yahoofinance.com $TSLA
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Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Five-byline alert: 🚨
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“.. the full scope of [Witkoff’s talks] went much further, according to people familiar .. They were privately charting a path to bring Russia’s $2 trillion economy in from the cold—with American businesses first in line .. to the dividends. 🇺🇦
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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“Corporations” aren’t responsible for saving the world which is why the leaders shouldn’t be connected like this.
We have convinced enough voters that it’s American to shove yourself to the front of the line. Now at global scale.
We have convinced enough voters that it’s American to shove yourself to the front of the line. Now at global scale.
a group of people in suits and ties are posing for a photo
ALT: a group of people in suits and ties are posing for a photo
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November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“Corporations” aren’t responsible for saving the world which is why the leaders shouldn’t be connected like this.
We have convinced enough voters that it’s American to shove yourself to the front of the line. Now at global scale.
We have convinced enough voters that it’s American to shove yourself to the front of the line. Now at global scale.
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Witkoff (“who hasn't traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week”) spoke on the record to the Journal to extol the promise of his business negotiations with Putin
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Witkoff (“who hasn't traveled to Ukraine this year, is set to visit Russia for the sixth time next week”) spoke on the record to the Journal to extol the promise of his business negotiations with Putin
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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They're not even bothering to disguise their real aims any longer.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
They're not even bothering to disguise their real aims any longer.
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The primary point is to get them to not follow the orders now.
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The primary point is to get them to not follow the orders now.
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The Great Russian Spirit.
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The Great Russian Spirit.
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That’s why that video from those six Democrats is so important. I think we need to hear that message a lot more.
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
That’s why that video from those six Democrats is so important. I think we need to hear that message a lot more.
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Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
So apparently the administrators at Northwestern have caved to the extortionist demands of the Feds. Faculty voted 595-4 AGAINST this measure.
November 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Northwestern’s leaders will likely try to justify their choice to appease fascist extortion with some BS about needing to help researchers get federal funds that were illegally withheld, so it’s important to note that virtually all of the researchers said not to.
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Witkoff and Co. priorities in “peace” negotiations:
1) Make money
2) Get Putin what he wants in Ukraine, which will facilitate 1
3) Get connected Americans a piece of the spoils in Ukraine
And that’s apparently it.
Not priorities: freedom, security, justice, law, US allies, avoiding future war
1) Make money
2) Get Putin what he wants in Ukraine, which will facilitate 1
3) Get connected Americans a piece of the spoils in Ukraine
And that’s apparently it.
Not priorities: freedom, security, justice, law, US allies, avoiding future war
Three powerful businessmen—two Americans and a Russian—hunched over a laptop in Miami Beach last month, ostensibly to draw up a plan to end Russia’s long and deadly war with Ukraine.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Witkoff and Co. priorities in “peace” negotiations:
1) Make money
2) Get Putin what he wants in Ukraine, which will facilitate 1
3) Get connected Americans a piece of the spoils in Ukraine
And that’s apparently it.
Not priorities: freedom, security, justice, law, US allies, avoiding future war
1) Make money
2) Get Putin what he wants in Ukraine, which will facilitate 1
3) Get connected Americans a piece of the spoils in Ukraine
And that’s apparently it.
Not priorities: freedom, security, justice, law, US allies, avoiding future war
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Hegseth is vulnerable here, and so is the regime more broadly and they know it.
The response, specifically to Kelly last week, makes a lot of sense in the context of “this info is coming out, the military is comprised folks that admire Kelly more than they respect Hegseth.”
The response, specifically to Kelly last week, makes a lot of sense in the context of “this info is coming out, the military is comprised folks that admire Kelly more than they respect Hegseth.”
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hegseth is vulnerable here, and so is the regime more broadly and they know it.
The response, specifically to Kelly last week, makes a lot of sense in the context of “this info is coming out, the military is comprised folks that admire Kelly more than they respect Hegseth.”
The response, specifically to Kelly last week, makes a lot of sense in the context of “this info is coming out, the military is comprised folks that admire Kelly more than they respect Hegseth.”
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According to internal emails obtained by media outlets, roughly 1,000 FBI agents — from field offices in NY and DC and FOIA personnel —were dispatched to a secure facility in Winchester, Virginia, to process and redact the vast trove of Epstein‑related documents www.allenanalysis.com/p/the-fbis-r...
The FBI’s Race to Bury the Epstein Files
Inside the Overtime Operation, the Internal Panic, and the Political Pressure Campaign Behind the Scenes
www.allenanalysis.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 AM
According to internal emails obtained by media outlets, roughly 1,000 FBI agents — from field offices in NY and DC and FOIA personnel —were dispatched to a secure facility in Winchester, Virginia, to process and redact the vast trove of Epstein‑related documents www.allenanalysis.com/p/the-fbis-r...
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this seems important to me: at least some later strikes changed away from kill-em-all as policy.
I wonder if this rescue op was a response to someone in the military refusing another “murder the survivors” order.
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 AM
this seems important to me: at least some later strikes changed away from kill-em-all as policy.
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Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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I mean how utterly incompetent and detached from reality do you have to be to say something like this out loud
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I mean how utterly incompetent and detached from reality do you have to be to say something like this out loud
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore
It’s a real mystery why our European allies aren’t sharing intelligence with us anymore