Dave O'Brien

The most disheartening thing about America’s descent into fascism has been the abject cowardice of virtually all the people and institutions that could have stood up and refused to comply.

it is a testament to the low quality of the people of this administration that gabbard does not stand out as especially delusional

Almost like he doesn't want them released. One might say.

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

Margaret Brennan totally exposes FDA Commissioner Makary for making it up as he goes and making conflicting recommendations in order to cast doubt on covid vaccines. He's so terrible during this interview that Brennan is left shaking her head as she wraps it up.

Let it die.

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business.

You’re in organized crime.

Donald Trump’s Politics of Plunder The greed of the new Administration has galvanized America’s aspiring oligarchs—and their opponents.

Around D.C., the new going rate is well-known: $5 million for a one-on-one dinner with Trump, but gov-affairs execs have “no clue where the money is eventually going,” one said. Another told me it’s “outer-borough Mafia sh*t.” My new piece is out @newyorker.com www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Charlie and the Ambassadorship Factory Charlie Kushner, the newly confirmed US ambassador to France, is a vindictive, felonious, and score-settling real estate mogul, not unlike a certain US president.

This is the guy Cory Booker voted to confirm???
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Imagine how MAGA Media would react if Biden's press shop responded to legitimate press inquires like this. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme The state has so far indicted more than 100 individuals and recouped $125 million. But despite state and federal efforts, it’s likely that most of the stolen taxpayer money won’t be recovered,…

Arizona has so far indicted more than 100 individuals involved in the Medicaid fraud scheme and recouped $125 million — just 5% of the funds the state estimates it paid to bad actors.

By @jasminedemers.bsky.social, with @azcir.org

Can anyone explain to me how "Trump donating the brand new Air Force One to his own presidential library right before leaving office, so he can continue to use it" is any different from THE PRESIDENT STEALING AIR FORCE ONE

In a screenshot of a post from Twitter/X there are several racist, Christian Nationalist alt-right commenters openly telling a Black woman doctor to, quote, go back to Africa, unquote. And one is using Nazi imagery to do so.

The Old Place is full-on N*zi now.

No saving it.

Congressional hopeful spent three years in jail for child sex offences Grant Hill, an Iowa Republican congressional candidate, spent almost three years in prison and landed himself on a sex offender registry for child sex offenses in 2022.

EXCLUSIVEGrant Hill, rising GOP star running for Congress spent three years in jail for child sex offences
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' Trump said on NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that he’s following lawyers’ advice as he tries to execute rapid deportations, arguing that giving immigrants due process is time-consuming.

Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and professional questions, records show. Some of the most serious ones about the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. have remained buried in court filings, overlooke...

This is a helluva story by two of my @propublica colleagues: A deep dive into the conduct of Trump's nominee to run the all-important U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C.
www.propublica.org/article/ed-m...

This was a blast to record. And it was fun to re-read a good little Joe Hill story from his fabulous collection "20th Century Ghosts."

Here's to more to come.

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On (Gift Article) The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...

Video obtained by my colleague Farnaz Fassihi shows how the IDF deliberately attacked, over several minutes, a convoy of ambulances and other emergency vehicles in #Gaza. #Israel wrongly claimed that the vehicles drove without emergency signals and headlights. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...

Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism A long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic will conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism.

@lenasun.bsky.social has reported that frequently-retracted, notorious antivaxxer David Geier has been tapped by Kennedy to run his autism/vaccine study. Geier is part of a father/son duo that have published bogus papers in this area for decades, often retracted & unethical.

Chappell Roan’s The Giver, a song literally about lesbian topping she did as a country anthem cause she thought it was funny, used for Hockey Night in Canada’s opening tonight & it’s even funnier

Picture of police guarding a Tesla dealership.

Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.

Wow.

This is some wild stuff.

Elon Musk, apartheid, and America's new boycott movement If you think mass protests can’t combat evil, remember what we did in the 1980s.

In this case, it helps to note that Maye Musk’s parents were Canadian neo-Nazis who emigrated to South Africa because they were *fans* of apartheid www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Latvia gave nearly a billion Euros in aid to Ukraine.

Small but mighty.

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This is the disturbing story of how a handful of neo-Nazi influencers groomed a teen from Slovakia to become a killer.

Here's our latest investigation with @frontlinepbs.bsky.social and the Investigative Center of Jan Kuciak. THREAD 👇

(Note: This thread mentions suicide.)

🚨 BREAKING: This is beyond outrageous. Elon Musk, his cranky mother Maye, and one of his young kids were chauffeured in Air Force One and Marine One—straight to the White House, where they’re apparently staying.

WTF is going on? It goes without saying, this is not normal. 🙄

FAA reportedly ordered staff to find 'tens of millions of dollars' to fund Elon Musk's Starlink deal Officials at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have told staff "to locate tens of millions of dollars" for a deal with Elon Musk's Starlink, Rolling Stone reported.

Elon spent $290 million to buy the Presidency…

… then fired the head of the ethics watchdog agency who investigates conflicts of interest

… then fired federal workers

… now is giving himself government contracts for federal agencies

That’s not efficiency.
It’s corruption.

Given an easy opportunity to criticize Putin, Gabbard immediately pivots to bashing Zelenskyy