Paul Adams
@pauladams29.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Ex-journo, ex-prof. Co-chair, Canadian Grief Alliance. Politics, polls, palliative care and hockey. I write intermittently about travel at https://substack.com/@adamsp
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Just a reminder, this is what Pete Hegseth's mother wrote to him:
"You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
"You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
Text of the Email That Pete Hegseth’s Mother Sent Him (Published 2024)
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Just a reminder, this is what Pete Hegseth's mother wrote to him:
"You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
"You are an abuser of women — that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around, and uses women for his own power and ego."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u...
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All corporate CEOs should understand: If you agree to attend an event at the White House, you are very likely to be filmed nodding appreciatively at a delusional racist rant. If you're ok with that, go. If not, you probably should stay away.
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
All corporate CEOs should understand: If you agree to attend an event at the White House, you are very likely to be filmed nodding appreciatively at a delusional racist rant. If you're ok with that, go. If not, you probably should stay away.
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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“I think” is how a system run by a king or a dictator works. Here, we have a rule of law that says no one, and that includes the government, can murder people on a whim because it “thinks” they’re up to no good.
December 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“I think” is how a system run by a king or a dictator works. Here, we have a rule of law that says no one, and that includes the government, can murder people on a whim because it “thinks” they’re up to no good.
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Nancy Mace has told people she is so frustrated with [Johnson] & sick of the way he has run the House—particularly how women are treated there—that she is planning to huddle with MTG next week to discuss following her lead & retiring early from Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Republican Anger Erupts at Johnson as Party Frets About Future
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Nancy Mace has told people she is so frustrated with [Johnson] & sick of the way he has run the House—particularly how women are treated there—that she is planning to huddle with MTG next week to discuss following her lead & retiring early from Congress.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I hope he gets the help he needs. It sounds like he's trying to deflect from the failures that he's had as president ... he's fought to be the head of the pedophile protection party."
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Every person in this room, in their inaction, implicitly endorsed ethnic cleansing in the US.
Thank goodness we got rid of woke, though.
Thank goodness we got rid of woke, though.
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Every person in this room, in their inaction, implicitly endorsed ethnic cleansing in the US.
Thank goodness we got rid of woke, though.
Thank goodness we got rid of woke, though.
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This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This man may be the most racist president this country has ever had, and twelve presidents owned slaves
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We're #20!
(Of 23.)
(Of 23.)
December 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We're #20!
(Of 23.)
(Of 23.)
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SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SCOOP: Sources tell me Donald Trump's name was added to the exterior of the US Institute of Peace building ahead of Thursday's peace agreement signing between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which will be held inside the building. Confirming if it's been officially renamed.
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I see kicking out the pentagon press corps stopped the leaks
MORE Breaking on MS NOW: Pete Hegseth refused an interview request for the Pentagon Inspector General's investigation into Signalgate, according to two sources who read and were briefed on report.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Hegseth would not turn over his phone, a source who read the report told MS NOW.
Breaking on MS NOW: The Signalgate report contradicts Pete Hegseth's claims he did nothing wrong. It shows he "violated policy by using a non-approved device," a source who read the report says.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
Hegseth failed to preserve records. The report says he put the operations and service people at risk.
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I see kicking out the pentagon press corps stopped the leaks
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Trump calling Somalis "garbage" en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians. Imagine being so worthless that they can't find time even to speak up about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Trump calling Somalis "garbage" en route to a literal militarized purge of the community is a real litmus test for Democratic party politicians. Imagine being so worthless that they can't find time even to speak up about it.
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well, this is racist as hell
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
well, this is racist as hell
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I know: he’s a racist authoritarian who’s running a militantly racist government constantly doing and saying racist things, carrying out a highly militarized campaign of ethnic cleansing and also doing anti diversity crackdown all over the place. And yet…his racist rhetoric IS getting worse, somehow
Trump: "It’s a hellhole right now. And those Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain, complain, complain. You have her. She’s always talking about the Constitution provides me with – go back to your own country and figure out your constitution."
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I know: he’s a racist authoritarian who’s running a militantly racist government constantly doing and saying racist things, carrying out a highly militarized campaign of ethnic cleansing and also doing anti diversity crackdown all over the place. And yet…his racist rhetoric IS getting worse, somehow
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Reporter: How do you decide which car to pull over?
Border Patrol: None of your business.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Border Patrol: None of your business.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Reporter: How do you decide which car to pull over?
Border Patrol: None of your business.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Border Patrol: None of your business.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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"Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that
immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and
inquire about immigration status. If the person is a US
citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that
individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and
inquire about immigration status. If the person is a US
citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that
individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
December 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Importantly, reasonable suspicion means only that
immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and
inquire about immigration status. If the person is a US
citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that
individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
immigration officers may briefly stop the individual and
inquire about immigration status. If the person is a US
citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States, that
individual will be free to go after the brief encounter."
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"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"She can be heard screaming as agents attempt to handcuff her. 'I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me,' she shouted after agents forced her to the ground. 'This is unfair. Why are you doing this to me?'”
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Gift link:
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
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Don't know the final results here but looking like maybe a 15 pt swing toward the Dems from 2024. You absolutely can't extrapolate a special election to a midterm. But that kind of flip in a special is a Defcon 1, we're all going to die type warning for the House GOP.
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Don't know the final results here but looking like maybe a 15 pt swing toward the Dems from 2024. You absolutely can't extrapolate a special election to a midterm. But that kind of flip in a special is a Defcon 1, we're all going to die type warning for the House GOP.
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Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the CDC.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Meet the new Deputy Chief of Staff at the CDC.
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Dave Wasserman on Tennessee 7
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Dave Wasserman on Tennessee 7
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From a sharp friend:
“I left the room before they killed him”
is the new “I did not have sex with that woman.”
“I left the room before they killed him”
is the new “I did not have sex with that woman.”
Dig your grave deep, Pete.
Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Attack Clinging to Wreckage www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Attack Clinging to Wreckage www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Hegseth Says He Did Not See Survivors of Boat Attack Clinging to Wreckage
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
From a sharp friend:
“I left the room before they killed him”
is the new “I did not have sex with that woman.”
“I left the room before they killed him”
is the new “I did not have sex with that woman.”
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Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.
News --> The commander who oversaw Pete Hegseth's alleged killing of two boat bombing survivors is now likely to come in and face questions from the House Armed Services Committee, ranking Dem Adam Smith tells me.
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
In this piece, I try to make sense of this horror:
newrepublic.com/article/2037...
Trump Boat Bombings Suddenly on Shakier Ground as Damning Info Emerges
Will Republicans give us a real investigation into Trump’s bombings, now that we just learned horrific new details about them? Or are they seriously going to fall on their swords for Pete Hegseth?
newrepublic.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Were I this admiral's lawyer, I would probably strongly advise him to take the Fifth unless the committee grants him testimonial use immunity.