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"We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates"
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Crypto Is Used for Political Corruption
This new source of money is giving the administration unprecedented new powers.
www.theatlantic.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
"We’re actually seeing new super PACs being established. One of them has already committed to spending $100 million in the midterms. And we’re seeing politicians and candidates speaking very frankly about wanting to install pro-crypto candidates"
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
more here:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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We can now say, without risk of challenge, that never in the history of civilisation has a more tragic human being walked the earth.
In terms of grace and leadership, he is our black hole.
In terms of grace and leadership, he is our black hole.
January 16, 2026 at 12:32 PM
We can now say, without risk of challenge, that never in the history of civilisation has a more tragic human being walked the earth.
In terms of grace and leadership, he is our black hole.
In terms of grace and leadership, he is our black hole.
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💥 Are you an experienced comms pro with a track record of crafting & delivering messages to achieve real change?
✊ Keen to join the fight against #corruption?
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✊ Keen to join the fight against #corruption?
🫵 You might be the person we need! We’re looking for a comms adviser to join the friendly Spotlight team.
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Spotlight is recruiting! We are looking for a Senior Communications Adviser - Spotlight on Corruption
We are looking for a highly motivated and gifted communicator to craft Spotlight’s messages and help us achieve real change.
www.spotlightcorruption.org
January 15, 2026 at 12:05 PM
💥 Are you an experienced comms pro with a track record of crafting & delivering messages to achieve real change?
✊ Keen to join the fight against #corruption?
🫵 You might be the person we need! We’re looking for a comms adviser to join the friendly Spotlight team.
Apply below 👇. Deadline: 14 Feb.
✊ Keen to join the fight against #corruption?
🫵 You might be the person we need! We’re looking for a comms adviser to join the friendly Spotlight team.
Apply below 👇. Deadline: 14 Feb.
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Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
This sounds insane, but given who we’re talking about, it tracks.
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
@milestaylor.bsky.social says Stephen Miller told him that “if Trump won reelection, it would be a shock and awe blitz…and one of those things he would look to do is invoke the insurrection act.”
Watch all of this!
January 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Before Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, we need to make it very clear this -- as well as shooting protestors -- was all premeditated.
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Farage ‘couldn’t run a 5-a-side team’, Jenrick says in leaked audio
Farage ‘couldn’t run a 5-a-side team’, Jenrick says in leaked audio
Farage ‘couldn’t run a 5-a-side team’, Jenrick says in leaked audio
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Farage ‘couldn’t run a 5-a-side team’, Jenrick says in leaked audio
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Robert Jenrick’s great betrayal: ‘treachery with a scowl on its face’
www.independent.co.uk/voices/rober...
www.independent.co.uk/voices/rober...
Robert Jenrick’s great betrayal: ‘treachery with a scowl on its face’
There is a high psychological price to pay for treachery, says John Rentoul – loyalty is what makes party politics work, which is why defectors are treated with such distain
www.independent.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Robert Jenrick’s great betrayal: ‘treachery with a scowl on its face’
www.independent.co.uk/voices/rober...
www.independent.co.uk/voices/rober...
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It's beginning to look a lot like fascism
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 16, 2026 at 12:47 PM
It's beginning to look a lot like fascism
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ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
ICE is now behaving in such a way that even Tucker Carlson’s favorite Holocaust minimizing, Hitler-apologist “historian” is like “hey now guys, this is getting a little out of hand.”
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🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Could Iran’s regime be nearing a breaking point?
Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social unpack the latest developments in Iran, and assess how quickly the regime could unravel.
Link in the replies 👇
Could Iran’s regime be nearing a breaking point?
Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social unpack the latest developments in Iran, and assess how quickly the regime could unravel.
Link in the replies 👇
January 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Could Iran’s regime be nearing a breaking point?
Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social unpack the latest developments in Iran, and assess how quickly the regime could unravel.
Link in the replies 👇
Could Iran’s regime be nearing a breaking point?
Rory and @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social unpack the latest developments in Iran, and assess how quickly the regime could unravel.
Link in the replies 👇
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Mark Kelly knows: if you want to win, you have to fight back.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/12/kelly-sues-pentagon-over-attempts-to-punish-him/
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/12/kelly-sues-pentagon-over-attempts-to-punish-him/
Kelly sues Pentagon over attempts to punish him
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders.
www.navytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Mark Kelly knows: if you want to win, you have to fight back.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/12/kelly-sues-pentagon-over-attempts-to-punish-him/
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/01/12/kelly-sues-pentagon-over-attempts-to-punish-him/
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Trump's White Nationalist Cosplay Crusaders Are Playing for ALL the Marbles
America’s refusal to face its past is forging a new authoritarianism. From the unpunished sins of the Civil War to the war on the Fed, the cost of “moving on” has never been higher.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
America’s refusal to face its past is forging a new authoritarianism. From the unpunished sins of the Civil War to the war on the Fed, the cost of “moving on” has never been higher.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Trump's White Nationalist Cosplay Crusaders Are Playing for ALL the Marbles
America’s refusal to face its past is forging a new authoritarianism. From the unpunished sins of the Civil War to the war on the Fed, the cost of “moving on” has never been higher.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
America’s refusal to face its past is forging a new authoritarianism. From the unpunished sins of the Civil War to the war on the Fed, the cost of “moving on” has never been higher.
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Just ridiculous. What a pathetic embarrassment Trump is.
The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred.
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become
January 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Just ridiculous. What a pathetic embarrassment Trump is.
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We have to be clear about what the Trump Administration is doing: They are taking basic American virtues and freedoms — the ability to speak truth to power and freely — and turning them into crimes. We must see through this.
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We have to be clear about what the Trump Administration is doing: They are taking basic American virtues and freedoms — the ability to speak truth to power and freely — and turning them into crimes. We must see through this.
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NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
worksinprogress.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
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This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
Fucking arsehole.. imagine being duped by this fucker.. neasuating......
Desperate for attention, Nige holds marathon presser and skips PMQs | John Crace
Desperate for attention, Nige holds marathon presser and skips PMQs | John Crace
Reform leader warns of the terrors of London alongside his mayoral candidate and swaps Commons for radio slot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Fucking arsehole.. imagine being duped by this fucker.. neasuating......
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Many have warned that the extra-judicial murders the regime has carried out in the Caribbean and the Pacific was softening the ground for similar actions here eventually in the US.
And here we are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/asha...
And here we are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/asha...
Law enforcement officers CANNOT use deadly force against a fleeing person fleeing unless they have a reasonable belief that the individual poses a danger to others (e.g., they know the person is armed). If in vehicle, the person must be threatening to use deadly force with the vehicle or other means
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Many have warned that the extra-judicial murders the regime has carried out in the Caribbean and the Pacific was softening the ground for similar actions here eventually in the US.
And here we are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/asha...
And here we are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/asha...
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Referring to DHS/ICE agents as "police" is like calling Fox News a news organization. It's an illiberal conceit, something appropriate for a regime that has in recent days made it clear they no longer believe domestic or international law apply to them. 3/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/all-hail-o...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/all-hail-o...
All Hail Our New Emperor Of The Americas, Pepper Joins The Action Ticket In OH, Mark Kelly Is A Great American Patriot
Hopium Paid Subscribers Gather Tonight at 7pm EST, Founding Members Friday at 1pm
www.hopiumchronicles.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Referring to DHS/ICE agents as "police" is like calling Fox News a news organization. It's an illiberal conceit, something appropriate for a regime that has in recent days made it clear they no longer believe domestic or international law apply to them. 3/
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/all-hail-o...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/all-hail-o...
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The man who shot and killed that woman in Minneapolis today had the word "police" on his chest.
But these ICE agents are not police. We don't have a national police force. Policing is state and local in the US. "Police" implies local origins, understandings, connection, and accountability. 1/
But these ICE agents are not police. We don't have a national police force. Policing is state and local in the US. "Police" implies local origins, understandings, connection, and accountability. 1/
This angle shows Trump’s ICE agent standing on the side of the vehicle and firing into the open window at the driver. This was murder.
January 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
The man who shot and killed that woman in Minneapolis today had the word "police" on his chest.
But these ICE agents are not police. We don't have a national police force. Policing is state and local in the US. "Police" implies local origins, understandings, connection, and accountability. 1/
But these ICE agents are not police. We don't have a national police force. Policing is state and local in the US. "Police" implies local origins, understandings, connection, and accountability. 1/
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Evergreen.
Canada says “elbows up.” I say for America, “cameras out.” Film every last one of these brutal criminals. We will need the evidence for their trials.
January 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Evergreen.
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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After a stalled career in espionage, a Soviet spy was assigned to an archive. What he learned made him decide to smuggle its secrets out. on.wsj.com/4pnet7J
‘The Spy in the Archive’ Review: A Dossier on the KGB
After a stalled career in espionage, a Soviet spy was assigned to an archive. What he learned made him decide to smuggle its secrets out.
on.wsj.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
After a stalled career in espionage, a Soviet spy was assigned to an archive. What he learned made him decide to smuggle its secrets out. on.wsj.com/4pnet7J
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Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
How Attacks Against Obamacare Turned Into Tools to Protect Abortion Access - Bolts
Explore our ongoing Bolts series, Abortion Rights in State Constitutions. A decade ago, when conservatives were attacking President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act as government encroachment in hea...
boltsmag.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Big: Wyoming supreme court just struck down abortion ban.
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
And get this: The reason is a constitutional amendment codifying a right to make health care decisions... passed in 2012 by conservatives who thought it'd screw Obamacare!
Quite the backfire. We explained this lawsuit a few years back:
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Dry January? I don't think so. I'm more of a Ginuary sort of person.
Here's a recipe for one of my favourite gin cocktails, the Gibson Martini, made with tiny cocktail onions.
My recipe is on the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social website. Cheers!
serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info/post/gi...
Here's a recipe for one of my favourite gin cocktails, the Gibson Martini, made with tiny cocktail onions.
My recipe is on the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social website. Cheers!
serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info/post/gi...
Gibson Martini
By Neil ButteryYou can use vodka or gin for this cocktail – or a 50-50 mix. It’s a delicious savoury cocktail with a touch of sharp sweetness. Once you’re over the shock of the first one, you’ll be qu...
serveitforthfest.wixsite.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Dry January? I don't think so. I'm more of a Ginuary sort of person.
Here's a recipe for one of my favourite gin cocktails, the Gibson Martini, made with tiny cocktail onions.
My recipe is on the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social website. Cheers!
serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info/post/gi...
Here's a recipe for one of my favourite gin cocktails, the Gibson Martini, made with tiny cocktail onions.
My recipe is on the @serveitforthfest.bsky.social website. Cheers!
serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info/post/gi...
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Cuban intelligence has a reputation for being one of the most formidable in the Western Hem. Yet they were seemingly caught off guard by an elaborate and long-planned Maduro op, in spite of controlling Venezuela’s security. I have questions: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
The Dog That Didn't Bark in the Maduro Op
Cuban intelligence runs Venezuela's security apparatus. Where was it when the U.S. snatched the Venezuelan strongman?
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Cuban intelligence has a reputation for being one of the most formidable in the Western Hem. Yet they were seemingly caught off guard by an elaborate and long-planned Maduro op, in spite of controlling Venezuela’s security. I have questions: open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...