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I know we're used to it, when you look at Trump's horrific post about Rob Reiner today, you do still ask yourself: Why? What could possibly be gained from this?
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
Trump and Hegseth Think You’re as Cruel as They Are
Forget ‘virtue signaling.’ We need to talk about the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I know we're used to it, when you look at Trump's horrific post about Rob Reiner today, you do still ask yourself: Why? What could possibly be gained from this?
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
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“Vice signalling” should be word of the year.
I know we're used to it, when you look at Trump's horrific post about Rob Reiner today, you do still ask yourself: Why? What could possibly be gained from this?
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
Trump and Hegseth Think You’re as Cruel as They Are
Forget ‘virtue signaling.’ We need to talk about the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“Vice signalling” should be word of the year.
I know we're used to it, when you look at Trump's horrific post about Rob Reiner today, you do still ask yourself: Why? What could possibly be gained from this?
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
Trump and Hegseth Think You’re as Cruel as They Are
Forget ‘virtue signaling.’ We need to talk about the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
zeteo.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I know we're used to it, when you look at Trump's horrific post about Rob Reiner today, you do still ask yourself: Why? What could possibly be gained from this?
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
I wrote about the defining characteristic of Donald Trump and all his flunkies: Vice Signaling.
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The trump White House, commenting to @premthakker.bsky.social and me, for this story:
"Zeteo News continues to solidify their reputation as a worthless gossip rag."
"Zeteo News continues to solidify their reputation as a worthless gossip rag."
“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
December 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The trump White House, commenting to @premthakker.bsky.social and me, for this story:
"Zeteo News continues to solidify their reputation as a worthless gossip rag."
"Zeteo News continues to solidify their reputation as a worthless gossip rag."
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“The ruling party in the US is apparently counting on voters to be as soulless as its members…”
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The ruling party in the US is apparently counting on voters to be as soulless as its members…”
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
Read the full article: zeteo.com/p/trump-hegs...
Insane. Netanyahu is blaming the horrible shooting in Australia on Australia calling to recognize Palestine as a state:
December 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Insane. Netanyahu is blaming the horrible shooting in Australia on Australia calling to recognize Palestine as a state:
Wrote a letter to Republicans and Trump supporters. If you are one, I hope you read. If you know one, I hope you might send this to them.
The People in Charge Think You’re as Bad as Them. Will You Let Them Be Right?
My reflections on a growing trend I find very disturbing — Vice Signaling:
The People in Charge Think You’re as Bad as Them. Will You Let Them Be Right?
My reflections on a growing trend I find very disturbing — Vice Signaling:
The People in Charge Think You’re as Bad as Them. Will You Let Them Be Right?
Forget ‘virtue signaling.’ We need to talk about the Trump administration’s vice signaling.
zeteo.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wrote a letter to Republicans and Trump supporters. If you are one, I hope you read. If you know one, I hope you might send this to them.
The People in Charge Think You’re as Bad as Them. Will You Let Them Be Right?
My reflections on a growing trend I find very disturbing — Vice Signaling:
The People in Charge Think You’re as Bad as Them. Will You Let Them Be Right?
My reflections on a growing trend I find very disturbing — Vice Signaling:
"At least two of the Brown University students who were on campus when a deadly shooting unfolded there on Saturday have survived school shootings before."
2 Students at Brown Witnessed School Shootings as Children
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"At least two of the Brown University students who were on campus when a deadly shooting unfolded there on Saturday have survived school shootings before."
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Current tally in the lawless killing spree at sea.
The Trump-Vance admin has been committing illegal strike after illegal strike. They're trying to normalize it.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
Tracking Every US Strike on Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
The Trump administration is committing illegal strike after illegal strike. Don’t look away, and don’t lose track.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Current tally in the lawless killing spree at sea.
The Trump-Vance admin has been committing illegal strike after illegal strike. They're trying to normalize it.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
Tracking Every US Strike on Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
The Trump administration is committing illegal strike after illegal strike. Don’t look away, and don’t lose track.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Trump-Vance admin has been committing illegal strike after illegal strike. They're trying to normalize it.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
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“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
December 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“Since he was sworn back into office nearly a year ago, Donald Trump and several administration officials have already informally discussed the idea of preemptively pardoning an array of Trump advisers, policymakers, and others…
NEW: As Pete Hegseth faces increasing calls to resign for his illegal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, sources tell us that Donald Trump has already been discussing preemptively pardoning officials he thinks may be criminally investigated once Democrats gain power.
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Trump Is Already Discussing Preemptive Pardons For His Lawless Administration
The revelation comes as Pete Hegseth faces scrutiny for a possible war crime, and as a judge pursues a contempt inquiry into the defiance of his order.
zeteo.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
NEW: As Pete Hegseth faces increasing calls to resign for his illegal strikes in the Caribbean and Pacific, sources tell us that Donald Trump has already been discussing preemptively pardoning officials he thinks may be criminally investigated once Democrats gain power.
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read the latest from scoop machine @premthakker.bsky.social with an assist from me
Remember when these people said mask mandates were insane government overreach
zeteo.com/p/trump-revo...
zeteo.com/p/trump-revo...
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
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Israeli settlers attacked 28-year-old American Luisa Kolb, and then attacked a Palestinian grandmother and two kids — threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land in the West Bank.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israeli-se...
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israeli-se...
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Israeli settlers attacked 28-year-old American Luisa Kolb, and then attacked a Palestinian grandmother and two kids — threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land in the West Bank.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israeli-se...
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/israeli-se...
NEW: Israeli settlers allegedly beat a young American as she defended one of the last Palestinian families left in their way of stealing more land.
They then attacked a grandma & two kids, threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land.
She says the US hasn’t responded to her.
They then attacked a grandma & two kids, threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land.
She says the US hasn’t responded to her.
Israeli Settlers Beat US Citizen, Threatened to Burn Palestinian Grandmother and Kids Alive
The attack in the West Bank comes as Donald Trump maintains he brought peace to the Middle East.
zeteo.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
NEW: Israeli settlers allegedly beat a young American as she defended one of the last Palestinian families left in their way of stealing more land.
They then attacked a grandma & two kids, threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land.
She says the US hasn’t responded to her.
They then attacked a grandma & two kids, threatening to burn them alive if they didn’t leave their land.
She says the US hasn’t responded to her.
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
SCOOP: Trump Admin Is Preparing to Revoke Visas of Critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter
Trump officials are considering revoking the visas of former European Union Commissioner Thierry Breton and Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate.
zeteo.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration may revoke the visas of critics of Elon Musk's Twitter.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
The move would mark one of the admin's first attempts to revoke the visas of people they deem to be engaging in the “censorship” of Americans.
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GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's "not afraid" of being called "Islamophobic" and that, instead of making peace with Palestinians, "destroy them first."
This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
GOP Rep. Randy Fine says he's "not afraid" of being called "Islamophobic" and that, instead of making peace with Palestinians, "destroy them first."
This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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This was during a hearing on "Judea and Samaria"—a term used to erase Palestinian ties to what's actually known as the West Bank.
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Dan Goldman:
– Didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani
– Voted w/ 212 Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib
– Joined 148 Republicans to express "disgust" at South Africa's ICJ genocide suit
– Suggested the attack killing 100+ waiting for food was Hamas narrative
– Didn't "trust" number of kids killed in Gaza
– Didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani
– Voted w/ 212 Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib
– Joined 148 Republicans to express "disgust" at South Africa's ICJ genocide suit
– Suggested the attack killing 100+ waiting for food was Hamas narrative
– Didn't "trust" number of kids killed in Gaza
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Dan Goldman:
– Didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani
– Voted w/ 212 Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib
– Joined 148 Republicans to express "disgust" at South Africa's ICJ genocide suit
– Suggested the attack killing 100+ waiting for food was Hamas narrative
– Didn't "trust" number of kids killed in Gaza
– Didn't endorse Zohran Mamdani
– Voted w/ 212 Republicans to censure Rashida Tlaib
– Joined 148 Republicans to express "disgust" at South Africa's ICJ genocide suit
– Suggested the attack killing 100+ waiting for food was Hamas narrative
– Didn't "trust" number of kids killed in Gaza
Swiss politicians seeking to revoke UEFA's tax-exemption adds to huge pressure led by "Game Over Israel" —
Everyone from Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) & Paul Pogba, to Spain’s PM & Ireland's Football Association, to the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention are all calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
Everyone from Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) & Paul Pogba, to Spain’s PM & Ireland's Football Association, to the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention are all calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
NEW: Swiss politicians are pushing to *revoke* UEFA's tax-exempt status.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
![#GameOverIsrael: Switzerland Could Revoke UEFA Tax Exemption Over Israel
Swiss MPs argue citizens should not be forced to be complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation through UEFA
Today Swiss local and national parliamentarians called for a vote on the subject of revoking UEFA's tax exemption. The legislators leading the effort cite the 19 July 2024 ruling by the ICJ which confirmed that Israel is illegally occupying Palestinian land in the West Bank. They argue that since the Israeli Football Association (IFA), which fields football teams on that land, continues to enjoy membership in UEFA, UEFA’s legal standing and associated tax advantages in Switzerland where it is headquartered, are in question. Tax exoneration means that instead of receiving that money, Swiss citizens, specifically in Vaud, are funding the illegal activities of the Israeli football Association (IFA).
The resolution states:
“As an international federation, it [UEFA] has long benefited, despite its significant commercial activity, from a tax exemption granted specifically because international sports federations play an important role in promoting peace and combating racism and discrimination.
UEFA has long placed these concerns at the heart of its decisions. Its commitment to peace, for example, was among the motivations cited in support of sanctions adopted by the organisation following Russia's aggression against Ukraine. However, it is clear that this objective is not being pursued today.”
“UEFA enjoys preferential tax treatment in Switzerland. This comes with certain obligations, including promoting the values of peace. A double standard is unacceptable. While UEFA has rightly chosen to sanction Russian teams, it has taken no action or measures against Israel to date.” – Raphaël Mahaim, member of the National Council of Switzerland
“Today, on 10 December (International Human Rights Day) Swiss and cantonal authorities will start the debate on the continuation of UEFA’s privileged tax sta…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreihufdzeocg3vktn66mxl7fyurqtosddhy7s34ed7sasndkpnv4h7q@jpeg)
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Swiss politicians seeking to revoke UEFA's tax-exemption adds to huge pressure led by "Game Over Israel" —
Everyone from Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) & Paul Pogba, to Spain’s PM & Ireland's Football Association, to the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention are all calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
Everyone from Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls) & Paul Pogba, to Spain’s PM & Ireland's Football Association, to the Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention are all calling on UEFA to ban Israel.
NEW: Swiss politicians are pushing to *revoke* UEFA's tax-exempt status.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
December 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
NEW: Swiss politicians are pushing to *revoke* UEFA's tax-exempt status.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
UEFA got exemption for "promoting peace" — which officials argue isn't being met due to UEFA taking no action against the Israeli Football Association.
Am told *45* of 200 Swiss MPs are already signed on.
Donald Trump was 51 years old when Karoline Leavitt was born btw
Trump on Karoline Leavitt: "That beautiful face and those lips that don't stop like a little machine gun"
December 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Donald Trump was 51 years old when Karoline Leavitt was born btw
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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Read this — the new defense bill directs Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Tulsi Gabbard to determine what weapons Israel is lacking due to other nations embargoing it.
Then, it directs the US to fill those gaps — by doing things like working around legal "barriers" to send Israel even more weapons:
Then, it directs the US to fill those gaps — by doing things like working around legal "barriers" to send Israel even more weapons:
NEW: Buried in the new defense bill is a policy to fill weapon “gaps” Israel gets as other nations embargo it.
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
As in: citing "wartime" needs, the US armed Israel’s genocide.
Nations responded by restricting weapons to Israel.
Now, citing those very restrictions, the US may send Israel *even more.*
US Defense Bill Would Fill Israel’s Weapons ‘Gaps’ Caused by Embargoes
The US armed Israel’s genocide. Nations responded by embargoing Israel. Citing those restrictions, the US may now send even more weapons to Israel.
zeteo.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Read this — the new defense bill directs Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, and Tulsi Gabbard to determine what weapons Israel is lacking due to other nations embargoing it.
Then, it directs the US to fill those gaps — by doing things like working around legal "barriers" to send Israel even more weapons:
Then, it directs the US to fill those gaps — by doing things like working around legal "barriers" to send Israel even more weapons: