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A Path Between the Lies
Examining Trump's Attacks on Panama
open.substack.com
An essay on the lies and the danger of Trump's threats against Panama
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
Game awards was so dreadful my night highlight was seeing a rat on the metro
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Game awards was so dreadful my night highlight was seeing a rat on the metro
Incredible
NEW: Justice Dept. fails in a third attempt to indict New York AG Letitia James.
Justice Department fails in its third attempt to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
nbcnews.to
December 11, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Incredible
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The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
December 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Washington Post editorial board really speaking truth to power
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Don’t know if anyone else can relate to this, but coming of age in the morass of irony poisoned online subcultures, I used to consider myself a cynic, and had a very misguided view of what that actually meant. It was only when I began studying the cynicism so often exuded at the highest levels-
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Don’t know if anyone else can relate to this, but coming of age in the morass of irony poisoned online subcultures, I used to consider myself a cynic, and had a very misguided view of what that actually meant. It was only when I began studying the cynicism so often exuded at the highest levels-
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2025 was a great year of reading making this a very difficult exercise. Some recommendations by folks on here made the list! My latest⬇️
10 Favorite History Books I Read in 2025
Studies in Strategy, War, and Politics
secretaryrofdefenserock.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
2025 was a great year of reading making this a very difficult exercise. Some recommendations by folks on here made the list! My latest⬇️
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under what authorization of force
December 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
under what authorization of force
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John Redwood, best known for his failed challenge to John Major, has a blog where you can read his broken English rants on modern-day hot topic political issues.
johnredwoodsdiary.com
johnredwoodsdiary.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
John Redwood, best known for his failed challenge to John Major, has a blog where you can read his broken English rants on modern-day hot topic political issues.
johnredwoodsdiary.com
johnredwoodsdiary.com
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I feel like you can't really say "war is inevitable" in response to the chants of a country's army when you're literally occupying the territory of that country
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I feel like you can't really say "war is inevitable" in response to the chants of a country's army when you're literally occupying the territory of that country
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This passage explains why so many elites broke so hard to the right on DEI and Claudine Gay's plagiarism.
The idea they need to bring more to the world than connections and decadent excess is an existential threat to them, because so many of them can offer LITERALLY NOTHING.
The idea they need to bring more to the world than connections and decadent excess is an existential threat to them, because so many of them can offer LITERALLY NOTHING.
The breathtaking, audacious confidence of this passage…
You’re telling me you came up in political journalism of the 2010s and 20s and *never once* worried about job security? Really???
That’s… diagnosable.
You’re telling me you came up in political journalism of the 2010s and 20s and *never once* worried about job security? Really???
That’s… diagnosable.
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This passage explains why so many elites broke so hard to the right on DEI and Claudine Gay's plagiarism.
The idea they need to bring more to the world than connections and decadent excess is an existential threat to them, because so many of them can offer LITERALLY NOTHING.
The idea they need to bring more to the world than connections and decadent excess is an existential threat to them, because so many of them can offer LITERALLY NOTHING.
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An epitaph for Republican members of Congress in the era of Trump: They never failed to fail to step up.
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
‘It's done’ — House Armed Services chair sees no need to further probe boat strike
www.politico.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
An epitaph for Republican members of Congress in the era of Trump: They never failed to fail to step up.
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
"The Republican chair of House Armed Services said he doesn’t see the need to investigate a controversial military strike that killed survivors of an attack..."
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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John Birch Society is weighing on FNAF
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
John Birch Society is weighing on FNAF
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“And that’s why we spent 40 minutes debating whether to launch an additional strike!”
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“And that’s why we spent 40 minutes debating whether to launch an additional strike!”
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The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
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man, between the UK press on gender/immigration stuff or Fox on this, not a great time in Anglosphere politics
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
man, between the UK press on gender/immigration stuff or Fox on this, not a great time in Anglosphere politics
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insane how any time you look into the history of any right wing movement/talking point you rapidly turn into this
December 6, 2025 at 1:21 AM
insane how any time you look into the history of any right wing movement/talking point you rapidly turn into this
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Long suspected, now confirmed
The new reporting also highlights that Blinken was constrained by the White House in his pursuit of the postwar plan, as Biden and McGurk et al believed that the more pertinent question was a temporary ceasefire and hostage deal while Blinken believed in the necessity of a comprehensive deal.
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Long suspected, now confirmed
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Covert Action in Chile: The Significance of the Church Committee Report 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
Covert Action in Chile: The Significance of the Church Committee Report 50 Years Later
Washington D.C. December 4, 2025 - Fifty years ago today, Senator Frank Church convened the first public congressional hearing ever held on CIA covert operations to overthrow a foreign government, fo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu
December 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Covert Action in Chile: The Significance of the Church Committee Report 50 Years Later nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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god, this Nuzzi book is so bad
December 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
god, this Nuzzi book is so bad
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rare Trump W
President Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US despite concerns
Trump Wants Asia’s ‘Cute’ Kei Cars to be Made and Sold in US
President Donald Trump, apparently enamored by the pint-sized Kei cars he saw during his recent trip to Japan, has paved the way for them to be made and sold in the US, despite concerns that they’re too small and slow to be driven safely on American roads.
bloom.bg
December 4, 2025 at 4:09 AM
rare Trump W
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I honestly almost respect the arrogance to walk in that room and tell lawmakers with a straight face that people clinging to a burning/damaged boat were “continuing their drug mission,” a true navy seal special
December 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I honestly almost respect the arrogance to walk in that room and tell lawmakers with a straight face that people clinging to a burning/damaged boat were “continuing their drug mission,” a true navy seal special