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Sameer Ketkar
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“We have chosen a side. We are fighting against the dark. We are making something of our lives.” —Vel Sartha, ANDOR.

#WelcomeToTheRebellion #OneWayOut
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SCOOP: American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr. Research included reducing sudden infant deaths and identifying autism early. Me and @Paigecunningham.Bsky.Social
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My investigators are back with more on our follow the money investigation into Epstein.

Here’s a thread for anyone interested in learning about another major Epstein mystery:
Exclusive | Senators Press FBI Over Failure to Investigate Epstein’s Lawyer and Accountant
The FBI never interviewed Darren Indyke or Richard Kahn about their work for Epstein; they deny knowing about Epstein’s crimes.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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They updated the website today to remove the word "independent"

Before (left), after (right)
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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The New CBS.
December 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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❗️Russian defense minister Belousov showed a graph saying Russia had damaged 70% of Ukrainian power plants and 37% hydroelectric power plants.

Russia kept lying they were only targeting military objects in Ukraine.

Now they don't even bother to lie anymore.
December 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Russian oil prices have plunged to their lowest since the war began. Western sanctions are forcing Moscow to offer steep discounts, and futures for benchmark grades are sliding. Russian exporters are now getting just over $40 per barrel on average, about 28% less than in the past three months.
December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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🛢️📉 Russian oil exported from Primorsl, Novorossiysk and Kozmino has collapsed to $40 per barrel. This is the lowest level since the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, - Argus Media

For the federal budget, the oil price included in the planned calculations for 2025 was $69.7 per barrel.
December 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Our competitors/colleagues at the @miamiherald.com posted an explosive investigation a few days ago showing the DeSantis administration misappropriated more than $35 million in state funds. Now, the Legislature must do its job, because DeSantis won't police himself.
Our editorial (gift link):
DeSantis must answer for illicitly diverting millions | Editorial
An explosive investigation by the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times shows Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 million in public funds to his private wars against abortion and recreational marij…
www.sun-sentinel.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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"Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime on Monday charged a government minister and three others with abuse of office and falsifying of documents to help pave the way for a real estate project linked to Jared Kushner". apnews.com/article/serb...
Serbia organized crime prosecutors charge minister, others in connection with Kushner-linked project
Serbia’s prosecutor for organized crime has charged a government minister and three others with abuse of position and falsifying of documents related to a luxury real estate project linked to U.S.
apnews.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Another day, another Network State cult project:

Financial Times: A wealthy bitcoin investor wants to set up his own court system within a libertarian community on a Caribbean island as part of the tech-backed “network state” movement.
December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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The refinery in Yaroslavl, Russia, has suspended all operations. This comes after Ukrainian drones struck the Russian oil facility on December 12. This was reported by Reuters.

The refinery was also struck in October 2025, when a gas processing unit was severely damaged.
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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⚡️Update: Ukrainian immigrant, Holocaust survivor killed in Australia terror attack.

Alexander Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Australia from Ukraine with his wife Larisa, was one of 16 killed in a mass shooting targeting the Jewish community in Sydney on Dec. 14.
Ukrainian immigrant, Holocaust survivor killed in mass shooting in Australia
Alexander Kleytman, a Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Australia from Ukraine with his wife Larisa, was one of 16 killed in a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community in Sydney.
kyivindependent.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the end of the Pax Americana, yesterday in Munich, Germany.

“Dear friends, the decades of the Pax Americana are largely over for us in Europe, and for us in Germany, as well. It no longer exists as we know it. And nostalgia won’t change that.
December 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Good night and sleep well! 🙂
December 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Congratulations, @tjeerdroyaards.com!
Tjeerd is the editor in chief of Cartoon Movement, a platform for cartoonists from around the world and a defender of cartoonists' rights.
This was a great week! Got to hang out with some great cartoonists, did a podcast (Ill share the link later today for Dutch speakers) and found out I've won the European Cartoon Awards 2025!

#EuropeanCartoonAward
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Russia is a terrorist state.
December 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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🔴 The US has unsealed an indictment revealing how Russian GRU hackers targeted critical infrastructure, including a Missouri regional airport, water facilities in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Indiana, and a California meat-packing plant.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Ukrainian drone commander Yuriy Butusov detailed the Kupiansk counteroffensive where Khartia forces broke through Russian kill zones to reach the Oskil River and encircle occupiers, though liberation continues as Russians attack daily using civilians as shields.
December 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Russian attack on #Odesa left all traction substations in the city without a power supply.
20 substations damaged in Odesa region.

Russia makes large Ukrainian cities unlivable.
This is genocide&war crimes.
Millions of people without light,water, hospitals, schools...in winter
📷blackout in Odesa
December 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states.

My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5.

This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026.

More soon.
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.

My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Good for him
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🔎🇺🇸Pushing South: USS Gerald R. Ford Strike Group Moves Deeper into Caribbean Basin

OSINT Confirmed (Dec 12): CSG 12 (CVN-78) has shifted her operating area significantly southward.
December 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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I will always remember the suggestion that we only need one pencil …… while he’s building himself an obscenely large ballroom.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM