Robert Mackey
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"A childhood friend, who asked to be identified only as Muhammad because he feared Taliban reprisals, said that Mr. Lakanwal had suffered from mental health issues and was disturbed by the casualties his unit had caused." gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
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November 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"A childhood friend, who asked to be identified only as Muhammad because he feared Taliban reprisals, said that Mr. Lakanwal had suffered from mental health issues and was disturbed by the casualties his unit had caused." gift link 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
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cion of the fabled Kennedy dynasty whose wife co-starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm and who we are actively covering for the national magazine that employs us, blackmail his way into the vice-presidency
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 PM
cion of the fabled Kennedy dynasty whose wife co-starred on Curb Your Enthusiasm and who we are actively covering for the national magazine that employs us, blackmail his way into the vice-presidency
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Sure, you can make it sound weird if you try, but who among us HASN'T sent a courtroom sketch artist into Mar-A-Lago with a concealed tape recorder in order to secretly record the president's conversations with an eye toward helping our sexting partner, the nation's dangerous anti-vax crusader and s
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Sure, you can make it sound weird if you try, but who among us HASN'T sent a courtroom sketch artist into Mar-A-Lago with a concealed tape recorder in order to secretly record the president's conversations with an eye toward helping our sexting partner, the nation's dangerous anti-vax crusader and s
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It was never going to be Mueller or Epstein or any well-laid plan crafted by the moral opposition. It was always going to be some ragingly on-tilt rando chasing a completely different objective coughing up proof the assassination attempt was staged with energy so divorced it blots out the sun
I started out a skeptic but I'm now fully sold on the idea that Ryan Lizza's revenge-porn blog will, as pure collateral damage, bring down the president of the United States
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It was never going to be Mueller or Epstein or any well-laid plan crafted by the moral opposition. It was always going to be some ragingly on-tilt rando chasing a completely different objective coughing up proof the assassination attempt was staged with energy so divorced it blots out the sun
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
No idea why an Afghan refugee shot National Guard soldiers within walking distance of the White House, but this new USCIS directive was revealed on Monday. Worth noting.
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1/ As someone who got a (imho cynically timed) letter of apology from Stephen Glass but was disinclined to think he should be admitted to bar…the reason I felt so strongly was that he actively deceived fact-checkers. An FCer for story I edited at Harper’s. And many FCers at TNR including…Ryan Lizza.
I just rewatched SHATTERED GLASS (and reread the article, which being by Buzz Bissinger is great) and it's really a portrayal of a very specific moment - that brief period when people didn't realize that the internet let everyone factcheck, but before rampant shamelessness.
Honestly the combination of the alleged source betrayals and secret recordings and the way this has rolled out has just fundamentally fucked us all in a way that’s bigger than the Stephen Glass scandal by a significant margin, and I think everyone is grappling with that in real time
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
1/ As someone who got a (imho cynically timed) letter of apology from Stephen Glass but was disinclined to think he should be admitted to bar…the reason I felt so strongly was that he actively deceived fact-checkers. An FCer for story I edited at Harper’s. And many FCers at TNR including…Ryan Lizza.
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Central to the 2010s Legitimate Concerns discourse that paved the way for our current pre-fascist moment was the refusal to acknowledge that these "concerns" were based on demonstrable fictions, filtered through socially constructed prejudices. I.e. they were not, in fact, "legitimate".
"A new poll suggests nearly half of Britons think there are more migrants in the UK illegally than legally, but in reality just 7% arrive through irregular channels"
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
Charlie Angela on how sensationalist reporting in the right wing press is fuelling falsehoods and misconceptions
November 27, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Central to the 2010s Legitimate Concerns discourse that paved the way for our current pre-fascist moment was the refusal to acknowledge that these "concerns" were based on demonstrable fictions, filtered through socially constructed prejudices. I.e. they were not, in fact, "legitimate".
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If Haiti in 2025 doesn’t meet these conditions, nowhere does
November 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
If Haiti in 2025 doesn’t meet these conditions, nowhere does
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Hint: Check around the base
November 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Hint: Check around the base
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It’s gonna be real funny when these troops figure out that the cocaine is transiting through the same territory that they are
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Dominican Republic Allows U.S. to Use Territory to Fight International Organized Crime
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November 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
It’s gonna be real funny when these troops figure out that the cocaine is transiting through the same territory that they are
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Folks, two things can true at the same time.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
November 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Folks, two things can true at the same time.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
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Thanksgiving came early for hatemongers, nativists, and bigots who will use this to be anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim but never have a word to say when shooters and terrorists are white men.
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Live updates: D.C. shooting suspect is an Afghan national; 2 National Guard members in critical condition
By 3 p.m., D.C. police said they had one suspect in custody.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Thanksgiving came early for hatemongers, nativists, and bigots who will use this to be anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim but never have a word to say when shooters and terrorists are white men.
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NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
NEW: The two shot National Guard troops never should have been in DC. More troops is no answer.
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
The violence is horrible and unacceptable. Trump, Pete Hegseth, and West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey never should have put the troops in this position.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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West Virginia governor's erroneous tweet about the condition of national guard members shot in DC is still up.
It's been seen and shared considerably more than his tweet correcting the error. Good example of how false information, however unintentional, spreads too fast for the truth to catch up.
It's been seen and shared considerably more than his tweet correcting the error. Good example of how false information, however unintentional, spreads too fast for the truth to catch up.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
West Virginia governor's erroneous tweet about the condition of national guard members shot in DC is still up.
It's been seen and shared considerably more than his tweet correcting the error. Good example of how false information, however unintentional, spreads too fast for the truth to catch up.
It's been seen and shared considerably more than his tweet correcting the error. Good example of how false information, however unintentional, spreads too fast for the truth to catch up.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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If I was this woman's lawyer i would advise her not to stop suing until she owned Glenn Beck's house
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How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
If I was this woman's lawyer i would advise her not to stop suing until she owned Glenn Beck's house
www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-p...
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Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two.
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Gaza after the ceasefire is defined by the ‘yellow line’ — drawn by Israel, and dividing the strip in two.
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
Our evidence suggests that Israel seeks to make the line permanent, as ‘reconstruction’ plans normalise this new stage of Israel’s occupation: frames.forensic-architecture.org/gaza/ceasefire
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numbers like this encourage House Rs to resign.
they also help with recruiting. Peltola is a lot more likely to jump in the senate race if she thinks midterms are going to be a huge route and she can win. 1
they also help with recruiting. Peltola is a lot more likely to jump in the senate race if she thinks midterms are going to be a huge route and she can win. 1
Generic Ballot Polling:
🔵 Democrat: 46%
🔴 Republican: 36%
High Point / Nov 14, 2025
🔵 Democrat: 46%
🔴 Republican: 36%
High Point / Nov 14, 2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
numbers like this encourage House Rs to resign.
they also help with recruiting. Peltola is a lot more likely to jump in the senate race if she thinks midterms are going to be a huge route and she can win. 1
they also help with recruiting. Peltola is a lot more likely to jump in the senate race if she thinks midterms are going to be a huge route and she can win. 1