Paul Szoldra
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Founder/editor of @duffelblog.com | Former editor @businessinsider.com & @taskandpurpose.com | 🇺🇸 Marine infantry vet
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Paul Szoldra
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· Dec 3
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Sir, this is a Wendy’s
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Sir, this is a Wendy’s
In other news, US Navy to launch ‘Smoggy Fleet’ of coal-powered warships
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says reut.rs/46vkQiO
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:46 AM
In other news, US Navy to launch ‘Smoggy Fleet’ of coal-powered warships
No one brought the ferments to my Super Bowl party and I’m very upset
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
No one brought the ferments to my Super Bowl party and I’m very upset
This was so good.
Did the music for this MANSCAPED Super Bowl spot 🏉
MANSCAPED® Presents "Hair Ballad"
YouTube video by MANSCAPED®
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February 8, 2026 at 11:58 PM
This was so good.
“One day after meeting [White House Chief of Staff Susie] Wiles, Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office.”
This is a blockbuster report. Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
“One day after meeting [White House Chief of Staff Susie] Wiles, Gabbard told the NSA not to publish the intelligence report. Instead, she instructed NSA officials to transmit the highly classified details directly to her office.”
Really living up to the quote: "The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards."
www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
Pentagon ends training, fellowship programs with Harvard, Hegseth says
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said late on Friday his department was ending all military training, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University in what marks the Trump administration's ...
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Really living up to the quote: "The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards."
www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
www.reuters.com/world/us/pen...
Oh no, this is terrible. I really hope he's gonna be not okay www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Russian General With Key Intelligence Role Is Shot in Moscow
The attack on the deputy head of the GRU, the Russian military-intelligence agency, follows a series of killings of top military officials in the country.
www.wsj.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Oh no, this is terrible. I really hope he's gonna be not okay www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran
‘Oer the land of the free
"MPR News has learned that the police chief in the small southern Minnesota city of St. Peter intervened Thursday afternoon to prevent federal immigration agents from arresting a local resident" who had been observing federal agents. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
St. Peter police chief intervenes, prevents federal agents from arresting resident
The police chief of St. Peter intervened to prevent federal agents from taking a local resident who was observing ICE enforcement actions into custody. It is believed to the first time local police in...
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:29 PM
‘Oer the land of the free
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Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him.
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
“When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."
TIL Trump’s feet are as small as a penguin’s
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 AM
TIL Trump’s feet are as small as a penguin’s
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“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
January 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“As a reasonable centrist, I think the paramilitary death squads need better training.”
Disgraceful “journalism” that reveals more about the editors at CNN than it does the victim of a murder.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Disgraceful “journalism” that reveals more about the editors at CNN than it does the victim of a murder.
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
STAFFER: Sir, NSA, CIA, and NGA have real-time updates on Venezuela, with high res satellite imagery & intercepts of all comms. If you’ll look over at this monitor over here, I can show you…
TRUMP: What are people saying on Twitter?
HEGSETH: Sir, Cat Turd just re-posted your picture of Maduro.
TRUMP: What are people saying on Twitter?
HEGSETH: Sir, Cat Turd just re-posted your picture of Maduro.
Several of the photos have Twitter up on a screen in the background but I can’t make out what search term appears
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
STAFFER: Sir, NSA, CIA, and NGA have real-time updates on Venezuela, with high res satellite imagery & intercepts of all comms. If you’ll look over at this monitor over here, I can show you…
TRUMP: What are people saying on Twitter?
HEGSETH: Sir, Cat Turd just re-posted your picture of Maduro.
TRUMP: What are people saying on Twitter?
HEGSETH: Sir, Cat Turd just re-posted your picture of Maduro.
Narrator: it did not make sense
January 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Narrator: it did not make sense
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
glad you capitalized Hero
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
glad you capitalized Hero
lol
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
Olivia Nuzzi’s ‘Canto’ Sells Just 1,200 Print Copies In First Week
“American Canto,” one of the most hyped political books of the year, flopped in bookstores.
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
lol
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A classified government report showcases shocking weaknesses of the U.S. military.
The editorial board writes that it is time for America to “create a relevant and effective force that can deter wars whenever possible and win them wherever necessary.”
The editorial board writes that it is time for America to “create a relevant and effective force that can deter wars whenever possible and win them wherever necessary.”
Opinion | Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself
Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A classified government report showcases shocking weaknesses of the U.S. military.
The editorial board writes that it is time for America to “create a relevant and effective force that can deter wars whenever possible and win them wherever necessary.”
The editorial board writes that it is time for America to “create a relevant and effective force that can deter wars whenever possible and win them wherever necessary.”
so ridiculous. dudes aren't even armed, just getting waxed by drones out of nowhere because they are deemed "drug terrorists"
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
so ridiculous. dudes aren't even armed, just getting waxed by drones out of nowhere because they are deemed "drug terrorists"
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U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
U.S. Department of Defense's Inspector General's report on the Signalgate saga is now online
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/...
Today in the no shit, obviously department: www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Watchdog finds Hegseth risked endangering troops by sharing of sensitive war plans on Signal, sources say | CNN Politics
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth risked compromising sensitive military information, which could have endangered American troops and mission objectives, when he used Signal in March of this year to s...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today in the no shit, obviously department: www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
Admiral Bradley did this www.dw.com/en/germany-2...
Germany: Bundeswehr ammo delivery ransacked by thieves – DW – 12/02/2025
The German Defense Ministry confirmed the theft and has blamed the delivery driver who made an unplanned stop. It is not yet clear who took the ammunition and why.
www.dw.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Admiral Bradley did this www.dw.com/en/germany-2...