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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 10h

In the movie REVENGE OF THE NERDS (1984), in the HIGHLY problematic scene, what did the nerd dress up as in order to get the girl?

Darth Vader

Because it was a costume the super hot captain of the football team would absolutely wear to a Halloween party.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "We have Darth Vader. You know Darth Vader, right? Darth Vader is a man who is sitting -- is that Darth? Stand up please. Does everybody know -- they call him Darth Vader, I call him a fine man. But he's cutting Democrat priorities and they're never gonna get them back."

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 4d

Introducing....Andy: Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title
The royal’s fall from grace began nearly six years ago with a calamitous television interview about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Prince Andrew Surrenders Duke of York Title

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 5d

Jake Tapper says every Trump dementia symptom is just 'Trump being Trump' www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Trump Forgets He Was President During Capitol Riot, Blames ‘THE BIDEN FBI’ for Jan. 6 in Dead-of-Night Post

President Donald Trump blamed the Capitol riot on former President Joe Biden, claiming that “THE BIDEN FBI” had placed agents in the crowd that had assembled in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6. 2021.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5d

Senator Mitch McConnell just suffered a fall in Washington.

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 5d

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New from #InThisTogether:
Iain Davis explores how the NRx “city-state” model mirrors global governance agendas, calling it a “tech-bro” remake of old oligarchic control schemes.

City-States Without Limits – Part 2

In Part 1, we discussed the NRx technocrats’ ideas and how they have influenced the city-state model that seeks to capitalise on the global proliferation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs). We examined ...

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 6d

“People like Maxim — who refuse to become silent accomplices to the Kremlin’s crimes — are saving our country’s honor amid this current darkness. And it will be they who will lead Russia back to normality once the drawn-out nightmare of Putin’s rule is over.”

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What Putin is crushing in Russia

The arrest of opposition leader Maxim Kruglov is a blow against the last vestiges of Russian democracy.

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CBS News @cbsnews.com · 7d

The J.M. Smucker Company, the brand that makes peanut butter and jelly spreads, is suing Trader Joe's over what it says is a copycat version of its Uncrustables sandwiches.

Smucker's sues Trader Joe's over product its says mimics Uncrustables

The lawsuit accuses Trader Joe's of selling a product that closely mimics the company's Uncrustables both in its packaging and sandwich design.

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7d

Fox News host Emily Compagno claims that the backlash to Bari Weiss being named CBS News editor-in-chief is due to her being Jewish:

"This kind of thing would make me laugh if there was not an antisemitic thread in there."

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 7d

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

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‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 8d

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.”

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Feds deploy tear gas in another Chicago neighborhood: 'We chased federal agents out of Albany Park today'

A federal judge’s temporary restraining order requires federal agents to issue two warnings before using riot control weapons such as tear gas. Witnesses say they didn't get any warning Sunday afterno...

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 8d

Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon Follows a Flat Earth Account

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Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon Follows Flat Earth Account

McMahon wants to close the Department of Education

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 10d

My interview with #glennbeck is airing now.

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The Glenn Beck Podcast

Whitney joined Glenn Beck to discuss digital IDs, tokenization, mass surveillance and AI as well as how oligarchs on both sides are financing an Orwellian digital control grid.

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 10d

Kamala Harris' book tour making stop in Chicago on Saturday
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Kamala Harris' book tour making stop in Chicago on Saturday - United States

"A Conversation with Kamala Harris" will be held at the Auditorium Theatre at 3 p.m.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 10d

The grand jury indictment against New York AG Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased.

James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, the indictment alleges.
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Letitia James saved only about $50 a month with lower interest rate, indictment alleges

The grand jury indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James accuses her of receiving a lower-cost loan on a home she purchased in Norfolk, Virgini

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10d

“Why don’t they just get in line?”

It’s a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the United States.

The short answer: there is no “line” available for most immigrants. The pathway to American citizenship for the vast majority is long, complex, and financially draining.

Why Is It So Hard to Become a US Citizen? - American Immigration Council

“Why don’t they just get in line?" It's a question often directed toward undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.

www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d

Jared Kushner in Tel Aviv: "Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for, and I couldn't be prouder to be a friend of Israel."

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Dina Sayegh Doll @askdinadoll.bsky.social · 10d

In my interview with Ben Meiselas, he reveals how he and his brothers are confronting Trump and mobilizing their media platform to meet this political moment. His mission stays clear: it's all about the people. @meidastouch.com @meiselasb.bsky.social
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LIVE: Ben Meiselas ON RESPONDING to Trump’s ASSAULT ON USA

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 10d

What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict
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What was Trump convicted of? Details on the 34 counts and his guilty verdict

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records. Here's what to know about the charges.

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 10d

'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups www.commondreams.org/news/trump-t...

'We Will Not Back Down,' Says Indivisible as Trump Aims FBI, IRS at Liberal Groups | Common Dreams

"Let’s call this what it is: A baseless attempt to chill free speech and scare people away from exercising their constitutional right to protest an authoritarian regime."

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 10d

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force
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For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force

The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d

Well, of course it’s a violation of States’ Rights. Most Republicans are hypocrites, however, and simply don’t care.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11d

Jeffrey Epstein once dug into his safe to take out photos of Trump posing with topless girls on his lap. The photos became the subject of controversy earlier this week when AG Pam Bondi dodged Sen. Whitehouse’s questions about whether the FBI found the images during a search of Epstein’s belongings.

I’ve Seen Epstein’s Photos of Trump With Topless Girls: Author

Trump biographer Michael Wolff reveals he was shown the lewd photos by Jeffrey Epstein himself.

www.thedailybeast.com

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 11d

This week’s newsletter is out. Check your email or read it online.
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NEW Article - City-States Without Limits – Part 1.

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whitney webb @whitneyweb.bsky.social · 12d

NEW from #InThisTogether - A powerful group of Silicon Valley oligarchs are pushing for privatized, interconnected city-states, in alignment with ultra-rich globalists who also desire to use networks of such city-states to achieve global governance.
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City-States Without Limits – Part 1

A powerful group of Silicon Valley oligarchs are using the Trump administration to push for the construction of privatized city-states in the US. Their interests are aligned with a global network of o...

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