@dghoefer.bsky.social
Husband, father, engineer, dog and cat lover, native upstate New Yorker.
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Imagine how bad Trump’s design intentions have to be in order for an architect he “hand picked” to hate it.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Exclusive: President Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic.
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
wapo.st
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Imagine how bad Trump’s design intentions have to be in order for an architect he “hand picked” to hate it.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
Trump’s design instincts have always been awful.
Never forget, before he was the worst president of all time, he was probably the most shady, awful land developer of all time.
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The National Guard wouldn’t have been shot today if Trump hadn’t sent them into DC in the first place — when nobody asked for them and nobody needed them.
Now he’s 500 more as a “response” to the chaos he created. did I get that right?
Now he’s 500 more as a “response” to the chaos he created. did I get that right?
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The National Guard wouldn’t have been shot today if Trump hadn’t sent them into DC in the first place — when nobody asked for them and nobody needed them.
Now he’s 500 more as a “response” to the chaos he created. did I get that right?
Now he’s 500 more as a “response” to the chaos he created. did I get that right?
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No one suggests that we kick out white Americans because of Jeffrey Dahmer. Why not extend Afghans the same right to be treated as individuals, especially since many Afghans who made it here risked their lives to help our soldiers?
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
No one suggests that we kick out white Americans because of Jeffrey Dahmer. Why not extend Afghans the same right to be treated as individuals, especially since many Afghans who made it here risked their lives to help our soldiers?
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Olivia is right. These allegations also reflect poorly on the partner who helped cover it all up prior to a jilting and subsequent monetized revenge tour. They also reflect terribly on the media outlets who enabled these people.
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Olivia is right. These allegations also reflect poorly on the partner who helped cover it all up prior to a jilting and subsequent monetized revenge tour. They also reflect terribly on the media outlets who enabled these people.
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Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Festivus Ugly Christmas Sweater. Get it and wear it every single day in case you ever run into Jason Alexander. It would be a good conversation starter, and maybe even the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Today's Low Quality Ad is for this Festivus Ugly Christmas Sweater. Get it and wear it every single day in case you ever run into Jason Alexander. It would be a good conversation starter, and maybe even the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
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The Billionaires Destroying Our Media System and What To Do About It
The Billionaires Destroying Our Media System and What To Do About It
In an era when wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few individuals who have bought up key media, there is a growing danger that the public will not be getting the truth it needs to function in this democracy.
www.commondreams.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Billionaires Destroying Our Media System and What To Do About It
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I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I really wish journalists would stop using the word "retribution" to describe Trump's efforts to criminalize opposition to him, as it treats his claim that his adversaries did something wrong in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
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American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
American public opinion is largely generated by foreigners who make money by lying to Americans over unregulated social media. Out of respect to those entrepreneurial foreigners, we will continue to treat their commodified fictions as one side of a reasoned American debate.
-The Editorial Board
-The Editorial Board
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Has anyone cross-referenced the foreign MAGA X influencers with the Truth Social yet?
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Has anyone cross-referenced the foreign MAGA X influencers with the Truth Social yet?
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
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Not a bubble
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Not a bubble
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2/2 They found nothing, obviously, but they did destroy entire agencies and their dedicated staff, turned over reams of government data to Elon to train his AIs, dismantled our nation's soft power, and then slunk away with zero guilt, shame, or regret.
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
2/2 They found nothing, obviously, but they did destroy entire agencies and their dedicated staff, turned over reams of government data to Elon to train his AIs, dismantled our nation's soft power, and then slunk away with zero guilt, shame, or regret.
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DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter
U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate.
www.cnbc.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
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Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
All DOGE accomplished was purging critical government staff, handing private data to outsiders, and sentencing thousands in developing countries to death by gutting USAID.
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
I don’t say this lightly: if there were any justice in this world, the people responsible for this devastation would be in jail
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
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I am never going to put yogurt on my pumpkin pie and this hill I will die on.
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I am never going to put yogurt on my pumpkin pie and this hill I will die on.
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asked for a bailout in 2022, asking for another one in 2025, welfare queen detected
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
asked for a bailout in 2022, asking for another one in 2025, welfare queen detected
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So the USA plans to fabricate their science going forward? If they do, they'll really be able to behave as if they fully don't need scientific evidence anymore. They can just pump out pseudoscience, like antivaxx articles "made by LLMs".
See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
So the USA plans to fabricate their science going forward? If they do, they'll really be able to behave as if they fully don't need scientific evidence anymore. They can just pump out pseudoscience, like antivaxx articles "made by LLMs".
See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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See doi.org/10.31234/osf... for the case in psychology.
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they are close to *her* viewpoint, and she doesn't see why morphing CBS to just parrot her own opinions back to her might destroy that institution and make it also incredibly boring and unappealing for many of its viewers
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
they are close to *her* viewpoint, and she doesn't see why morphing CBS to just parrot her own opinions back to her might destroy that institution and make it also incredibly boring and unappealing for many of its viewers
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its amazing how utterly shameless it is. Even Fox News does a better job of pretending to host a range of views
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
its amazing how utterly shameless it is. Even Fox News does a better job of pretending to host a range of views
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elevating a broad range of political views, from the guy who was friends with Epstein and represented Trump at his impeachment trial, all the way through to the former spokesperson for the NRA
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
elevating a broad range of political views, from the guy who was friends with Epstein and represented Trump at his impeachment trial, all the way through to the former spokesperson for the NRA
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When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
When I think "where the vast majority of Americans actually are," I think about the millionaire lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein & Harvey Weinstein & Donald Trump who was recently in the news for threatening to sue a pierogi seller in Martha's Vineyard, where he has one of his homes.
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This is the complaint of a child who has been given every gift imaginable for Christmas but is still not happy
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This is the complaint of a child who has been given every gift imaginable for Christmas but is still not happy
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NEW: Just before Thanksgiving, two of Trump’s political foes have something to be thankful for: their indictments were dismissed.
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
James Comey, Letitia James Indictments Dismissed After Multiple Scandals
The attorney handling the cases was not lawfully appointed, the judge ruled.
www.huffpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW: Just before Thanksgiving, two of Trump’s political foes have something to be thankful for: their indictments were dismissed.
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...
Report:
www.huffpost.com/entry/judge-...