Spiro’s Ghost

Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99

R.I.P. Alex…

Alexander Butterfield, Who Revealed Nixon Tapes in Watergate Scandal, Dies at 99 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Alexander Butterfield, the top Nixon aide who helped blow open Watergate when he revealed Nixon’s WH taping system just 3 wks after John Dean’s explosive testimony wrecked Nixon, has died. Alex was 1 month short of 100 yrs old.

Here is Alex with John Dean at Alex’s 99th bday party last April. RIP🇺🇸

How Esquire lost the Bryan Singer story On February 11, news broke that Millennium Films was delaying Bryan Singer’s Red Sonja, which was to begin production this year. This was, on the face of it, a remarkable turn of events. Singer’s Quee...

I do hope journalists will look into how this film was financed, ask Jon Voight about his decision to work with Singer, and ask executives of AMC about their thought process to go into business with Singer on this release. Among questions.

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‘Nobody Is Going to Believe You’ The Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been trailed by accusations of sexual misconduct for 20 years. Here, his alleged victims tell their stories.

Here’s some background reading on Bryan Singer—a piece my colleague Alex French and I spent will over a year reporting. And link attached is the story behind the story of how and why it was assigned by Esquire and yet was published in The Atlantic.

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Monument | Official Website | March 20 2026 Watch the trailer, find screenings & book tickets for Monument on the official site. In theaters March 20 2026 brought to you by Bad Hat Harry. Directed by: Bryan Singer. Starring: Joe Mazzello, Jon V...

I guess if Brett Ratner can have a “comeback.” … So Bryan Singer will have a *very* limited release of his first movie since he was fired from Bohemian Rhapsody in 2017. Ratner’s star was Trump’s wife; Singer’s is one of Trump’s “special ambassadors” to Hollywood, Jon Voight. www.monument.film

He's yelling at the dumbass Fox News guy. Definitely starting to feel the heat. Will it matter? Who knows, but he's not comfy right now and that makes me feel good.

Trump gets mad when asked Russia and Iran working together to kill US troops because he wants to talk about college sports instead

1/ I've watched administrations handle various wars and military operations, and I can say without question I've never seen an administration show such casual disregard for the danger U.S. troops are facing or the death of U.S. troops. All things Trump are disturbing, but this particularly so.

It should be a much bigger story that oil prices surged because of Trump’s illegal war in Iran, forcing the White House to ease sanctions on Russian oil—only for Russia to take that money and help Iran target American troops.

What's with these guys' use of the word "kinetic?" Where did that come from? Did someone focus-group test it and tell politicians to all start using it or what?

Military members fight government’s claim that Red Hill toxic exposure was service-related The U.S. government is arguing that toxic exposure from the 2021 Red Hill fuel leak was connected to military service, but service members suing the government say that claim is wrong.

The Feres doctrine-abuse of “incident to service” is a miscarriage of justice for US servicemembers.

But we can spend $2 billion a day on an illegal war that has already gotten servicemembers killed and wounded.

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But you’re overlooking how well the ballroom is going, the successful war on school girls in Iran, the transparency and pursuit of truth in the Epstein files, and how well our president and girl-dad in Chief is doing personally in the crooked crypto game and his pardon business side hustles.

Trump says this is now the most competent, qualified person in America to be in charge of Homeland Security. bsky.app/profile/atru...

GOP Congressman Calls Top Pentagon Official’s Testimony ‘Gross’ and ‘Disingenuous’ Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby appeared in front of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday.

GOP Congressman Calls Top Pentagon Official’s Testimony ‘Gross’ and ‘Disingenuous’

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Ouch.

“New Yorker staff writer Susan Glassner compared his combative tone with the media as Hegseth “imitating Colin Jost imitating Pete Hegseth,” referring to the cast member who plays the Pentagon chief on Saturday Night Live with a lot of aggressive yelling and name-calling.”

NEW. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democratic member of the House intelligence committee, tells me that if the Ds win the midterm, there's likely to be an investigation of the Iran intelligence and Trump's misuse/use of it.

He says: “There are things we have to look at that people don’t even know about.”

RFK Jr. wants Dunkin’ to prove drinking its iced coffee is safe - The Boston Globe The warning comes as Kennedy is leaning heavily into his agenda to improve American diets.

Move over Mideast conflict, this could start a war much closer to home, especially around these parts. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/n...

Asked earlier today whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump said:

“I guess.”

“Like I said, some people will die. When you go to war, some people will die.”

He can’t even pretend to give a single fuck about human life. Truly a conscienceless sociopath.

BREAKING: Trump fires Kristi Noem and appoints brain dead imbecile U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her!

SAD!

“It actually gives him enormous pleasure to hurt people and to destroy things.”

Founder of Duty to Warn, mental health professionals who have been trying to sound the alarm about the specifics of Trump’s incredibly dangerous mental instability.

“Stop honoring our dead. You’re making us look bad” is the new “suckers and losers.”

How soon can we conscript all of the Trump family members who are between 18 and 45 to serve on the front lines of the great Holy War?

Up is down. Black is white

First question: “Mr. Musk, can you verify you are not currently under the influence of any substances that are illegal under Federal law?”

What would a Trump presidency look like?

My god. This absolutely demented & deranged maniac just called brave Zelenskyy “P.T. BARNUM”. Absolutely crazy since Trump himself is the most P.T. Barnum-esque conman carnival barker leader in the history of the world!!! INSANE & despicable. Plus the post is just crazy. WTAF.

The WHCA dinner has long been — maybe always been — a terrible idea. One of the most obnoxious displays of Beltway journalists convening in self-importance and self-absorbed “celebrity,” and an in-the-bed coziness with those they should be covering—in the public interest. Not in their own interest.

Except for expression of opposition, his call upon Congress and his sentiment regarding prayer…which are clear personal statements…every other line is a fact. Dude’s statement lays down facts. Facts are powerful things. Or at least used to be.