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Mostly I post things so I can keep all this crap straight in my mind
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"The flashing light is getting brighter and the alarm is getting louder...[Trump is] trying to scare off whistleblowers by saying refusal of his orders will be treated as sedition. Meanwhile, his orders are increasingly detached from oversight, legal scrutiny, and reality."
NEWS: Trump says Dems "should be in jail right now" for questioning him
The president unintentionally proved the point of top Democrats, who warned about "illegal orders" in his administration.
defiance.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"The flashing light is getting brighter and the alarm is getting louder...[Trump is] trying to scare off whistleblowers by saying refusal of his orders will be treated as sedition. Meanwhile, his orders are increasingly detached from oversight, legal scrutiny, and reality."
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Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Bookmark this for the investigations to come: the Trump team’s boat bombings trace back to at least 2018. That’s when White House officials asked me & others about whether they could do something like this.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
We said it was illegal then. Now they’ve done it anyway.
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Congress should not limit its review to the strike. It must investigate when and where this idea originated.
www.defiance.news/p/news-trump...
www.defiance.news/p/news-trump...
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Congress should not limit its review to the strike. It must investigate when and where this idea originated.
www.defiance.news/p/news-trump...
www.defiance.news/p/news-trump...
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I spent two years in the Trump administration. During that time, I saw how the president handled national security decisions. One of my biggest takeaways was this:
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I spent two years in the Trump administration. During that time, I saw how the president handled national security decisions. One of my biggest takeaways was this:
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
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DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
DHS’s internal watchdog system has been “gutted” the staff of Office for Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (CRCL) was cut from about 150 down to only 9 people. The cuts leave around 550 active investigations
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The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
Department Of Homeland Security Blames Immigrants For Grocery Prices And Healthcare Costs
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
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Pete Hegseth: “I see Mike Waltz. Mike, I’ll hit you up on Signal later.”
November 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Pete Hegseth: “I see Mike Waltz. Mike, I’ll hit you up on Signal later.”
www.koin.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Christopher Moynihan — a Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump — was arrested for allegedly texting, “I cannot allow this terrorist to live… I will kill him,” about House Leader Hakeem Jeffries. A chilling, unmistakable sign of escalating violence from the right.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
October 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Christopher Moynihan — a Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump — was arrested for allegedly texting, “I cannot allow this terrorist to live… I will kill him,” about House Leader Hakeem Jeffries. A chilling, unmistakable sign of escalating violence from the right.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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So that's why Darth Vader is trending.
They're not even trying to pretend to be the good guys anymore.
They're not even trying to pretend to be the good guys anymore.
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."
October 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So that's why Darth Vader is trending.
They're not even trying to pretend to be the good guys anymore.
They're not even trying to pretend to be the good guys anymore.
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Senator Merkley has held the Senate floor all night—and he’s still going. He’s holding the floor for our healthcare. Our economy. Our rights. Our democracy.
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Merkley Holds Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Senator Merkley has held the Senate floor all night—and he’s still going. He’s holding the floor for our healthcare. Our economy. Our rights. Our democracy.
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
Tune in here: www.youtube.com/live/bE37g0m...
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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omg!
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
omg!
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House...
"Construction teams Monday were demolishing a portion of the East Wing, with a backhoe ripping through the structure..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...