Peter Elkind
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ProPublica Reporter. Books: Smartest Guys in the Room, Client 9, Death Shift. 'Pirate of Prague' podcast. Former Fortune Editor at Large. Repost = Worth reading.
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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?'”
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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?'”
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NEW from me:
Pete Hegseth is facing increasing criticism from conservative media figures and lawmakers over his "kill everybody" order -- including many of his old Fox News colleagues, who have labeled him a "war criminal" who should be prosecuted.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth is facing increasing criticism from conservative media figures and lawmakers over his "kill everybody" order -- including many of his old Fox News colleagues, who have labeled him a "war criminal" who should be prosecuted.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘War criminal’ Hegseth faces growing right-wing criticism over ‘kill everybody’ order
‘This is an act of a war crime, ordering survivors who the law requires be rescued instead to be murdered,’ Andrew Napolitano, a former Fox News colleague of Hegseth’s, said on Tuesday.
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
NEW from me:
Pete Hegseth is facing increasing criticism from conservative media figures and lawmakers over his "kill everybody" order -- including many of his old Fox News colleagues, who have labeled him a "war criminal" who should be prosecuted.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth is facing increasing criticism from conservative media figures and lawmakers over his "kill everybody" order -- including many of his old Fox News colleagues, who have labeled him a "war criminal" who should be prosecuted.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
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The investigators asked Clint Massie how many more girls in the church might come forward with stories about him touching or kissing them.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The investigators asked Clint Massie how many more girls in the church might come forward with stories about him touching or kissing them.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
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November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
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Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
November 29, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
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NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 AM
NEW: The New York Times got a State Dept. cable telling diplomats to destroy visas that had been approved and printed to give to Afghans. And diplomats are told to do scheduled interviews but not grant visas. US shuts all legal entry routes for Afghans. Our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
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INDIANA — Republican Michael Bohacek, father of a daughter with Down Syndrome, opposes the seat stealing plan and cites Trump calling Gov. Walz “Seriously Ret*rded” in his post about why:
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
November 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
INDIANA — Republican Michael Bohacek, father of a daughter with Down Syndrome, opposes the seat stealing plan and cites Trump calling Gov. Walz “Seriously Ret*rded” in his post about why:
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
“words have consequences”
His post: www.facebook.com/share/p/1DG5...
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Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
November 28, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
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My Thanksgiving table had three immigrants—and the rest of us were only one or two generations removed. My table would be empty.
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 AM
My Thanksgiving table had three immigrants—and the rest of us were only one or two generations removed. My table would be empty.
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Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
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“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
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November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
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The prohibition is rather specific.
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
The prohibition is rather specific.
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
"The DOD Manual is clear because the law here is clear: 'Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack.'"
Didn’t they do that in ‘Spartacus’?
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Didn’t they do that in ‘Spartacus’?
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I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I've said since Trump picked on Mahmoud Khalil that he was picking his political martyrs poorly.
But this one...
But this one...
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lol the judge who disqualified lindsay halligan as us atty for edva included this footnote, citing a guy who agrees with him (or used to!?!?)
!["... From 1986 to 2006, section 546 was identical to its current form. [n14] ...
[n14] Three days after Congress enacted the 1986 law, an Office of Legal Counsel (“OLC”) memorandum ***authored by then-Deputy Assistant Attorney General Samuel Alito*** concluded the statute does not allow “the Attorney General [to] make another appointment pursuant to [subsection (a)] after the expiration of the 120-day period.” Memorandum from Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Deputy Assistant Att’y Gen., Off. of Legal Couns., to William P. Tyson, Dir., Exec. Off. for U.S. Att’ys 3 (Nov. 13, 1986), available at https://perma.cc/SD5Q-7CPH. “The statutory plan,” Alito reasoned, “discloses a Congressional purpose that after the expiration of the 120-day period further interim appointments are to be made by the court rather than by the Attorney General.” Id. ..."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zltqtmydso6kikzw7wafpj4p/bafkreigkwkvuujja3pmwgsodn3affc4dup3cei2t5tywjorfyfdrgcegw4@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM
lol the judge who disqualified lindsay halligan as us atty for edva included this footnote, citing a guy who agrees with him (or used to!?!?)
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I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I cannot imagine what could possibly go wrong in trying to court-martial an astronaut and pilot decorated multiple times for valor and exceptional service, who is also a sitting senator, for correctly making the point that service members are obliged not to follow unlawful orders
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November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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NY Post editors are, to use their phrase, freaking out.
"Slugfest turns into a lovefest"
"Slugfest turns into a lovefest"
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
NY Post editors are, to use their phrase, freaking out.
"Slugfest turns into a lovefest"
"Slugfest turns into a lovefest"
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I just think Trump understands Mamdani is not someone he wants to tangle with. Too smart, too charismatic, too New York, too straightforward, too young. Easier targets elsewhere, like everyone who works for him and most of Congress. (1/2)
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I just think Trump understands Mamdani is not someone he wants to tangle with. Too smart, too charismatic, too New York, too straightforward, too young. Easier targets elsewhere, like everyone who works for him and most of Congress. (1/2)
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Amused at conservative outlets who spent the past five months dragging Mayor-elect Mamdani to hell and back with the most vicious, hateful propaganda but had to watch agog as Trump heaped praise on him in the Oval Office. That's some funny shit right there.
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Amused at conservative outlets who spent the past five months dragging Mayor-elect Mamdani to hell and back with the most vicious, hateful propaganda but had to watch agog as Trump heaped praise on him in the Oval Office. That's some funny shit right there.
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Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Karoline Leavitt, President Trump's press secretary, on Thursday spun an incident in which Trump called a reporter from Bloomberg "piggy" last week, saying journalists should appreciate the "frankness."
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Elon Musk’s online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront as a source 42 times, according to an analysis by two researchers at Cornell University.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Elon Musk’s online encyclopedia, Grokipedia, cites the neo-Nazi website Stormfront as a source 42 times, according to an analysis by two researchers at Cornell University.
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Donald Trump calling a female reporter "piggy" was "respectful", White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed today.
Karoline Leavitt defends Donald Trump's 'piggy' outburst - 'It was respectful'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Donald Trump calling a female reporter "piggy" was "respectful", White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed today.
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Former Harvard University president Larry Summers is taking leave from teaching at the college as it investigates his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the school and the former treasury secretary confirmed tonight.
Larry Summers takes leave from Harvard after Epstein emails release
The university is investigating Summers' ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Former Harvard University president Larry Summers is taking leave from teaching at the college as it investigates his ties to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the school and the former treasury secretary confirmed tonight.
What the Trump Administration’s Chicago Immigration Raid Videos Don’t Show
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What the Trump Administration’s Chicago Immigration Raid Videos Don’t Show