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There is a reason why Witkoff did not want any officials with the State Dept or anyone else present during his many meetings w/Putin - he didn’t want witnesses to his treasonous behavior. Highly unusual, but makes perfect sense when you consider that he only cared about Russia.

Is there an amount of wealth you can acquire that helps you sleep better at night when, as a specially appointed official representing the US, you side with and embrace a murderous dictator like Putin? Does material wealth make Witkoff feel good about that? How much does it take?

The sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia must be stopped immediately. They will give one to China and Russia to dissect. Trump is selling our secrets. This is a national security crisis.

There is literally no Western politician alive that I can think of that has incited more hate, bigotry, and violence than Donald Trump.

That so many in our public life, in our 'liberal' media, have just memory-holed 10 years of nonstop incitement and abuse from him is shameful.

YouTube video by MSNBC ‘A political purge at the FBI’: Lawsuit details stunning loyalty test that led to firings at the FBI

Every American needs to watch this segment and keep themselves updated regarding this unprecedented authoritarian power grab.

Trump's central facial nerve paresis on his right side today, at the 9/11 remembrance event at the Pentagon, was, with very high probability, indicative of a transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Netanyahu praised Charlie Kirk, who was a raging antisemite, because Netanyahu does not actually view antisemitism as a problem if it is aimed at liberal and leftist Jews or if it serves his ultra-nationalism.

a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine . ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in front of a fire with the words this is fine .

I just followed you....only to find your current pinned post is the exact same Guardian article which I just posted about. This is fine...

It helps to know that there's actually a name for what we're all experiencing, "Hypernormalization"...This is fine.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

ALSOBROOKS: Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep campaign operates out of?

RFK Jr: Which campaign?

ALSOBROOKS: The one the senator asked you about just two minutes ago

RFK Jr: It's ACF

ALSOBROOKS: No, actually it's Health and Human Services

Faux Fundies

Or as Chris Hayes notes, "a pope named Bob".

YouTube video by Master of Art Strandbeests - New Living Species Found In The Netherlands

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FBI must disclose more info about Trump classified docs case, judge rules The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

The FBI must disclose more info about Trump’s classified documents case, a judge has ruled. The judge noted that while the dropped charges against Trump reduced his criminal exposure, they “ironically” made him more susceptible to public scrutiny.

😏🙄

Found this on Reddit. Seems about right.

Nice little community we’re building here.

Aka Kraken Spawn

🫡 (Note: this is an approved salute)

Senator Schiff (as Dems filibuster the nomination of Project 2025 author Russ Vought): “The moment you say it’s ok to violate the law to shut down USAID you have said it is ok to violate the law and shut down anything.”

Who else thinks we really need an upside-down American flag emoji right now?

Help spot the pattern…

❌Banned clubs at West Point: Black, Asian, Hispanic, women, and Native American heritage clubs

✅Not banned at West Point Military Academy: German, French, and Polish clubs

Can’t quite put my finger on it…

British Writer Pens The Best Description Of Trump I’ve Read - London Daily “Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?” Nate White, an articulate and witty writer from England wrote the following response:

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They cheated

This is also a valuable resource for sky users

theblue.report

The fact that this exists around us but we got stuck on this stupid planet with a bunch of man babies trying to work out their grievances is just so annoying.