I spent two years in the Trump administration. During that time, I saw how the president handled national security decisions. One of my biggest takeaways was this:

He fantasized regularly about maiming & killing unarmed civilians. Actually.

The boat strikes are illegal. Dope couriers are not military combatants. So killing them with air strikes instead of arresting them is murder. It’s that simple.

Terrorist were coming to the U.S.
We killed ‘em.
OK, boat wasn’t coming here.
There was no 2nd strike.
OK, there was. But we didn’t know.
Didn’t see or order it.
That guy did.
Fog of war.
Self-defense.
Just wanted to sink the boat.
JK. We meant to kill ‘em.
And we’d do it again.

Taylor: "I would say to those prosecutors at the DOJ, you guys need to stop. You need to take a break. Because every time you try to bring one of these revenge prosecutions back and it's not accepted, you are creating a paper trail that you might be doing this for illegitimate purposes."

The boat-strike lies are piling up. We're at 25, and counting. The Trump administration's story about the boat strikes keeps shifting dramatically, exposing the seriousness of the coverup underway.

"Under any president, of any political party, these series of shifting narratives would scream coverup, law-breaking, and corruption. While I can’t tell you for sure who is guilty of what, I can tell you there’s no way they’ll be able to run away from it now."

What to know about the air traffic control overhaul and the company FAA hired to manage it The government picked a company with little experience working with the Federal Aviation Administration called Peraton to oversee the roughly $31.5 billion overhaul of the outdated air traffic control...

This seems suspect, especially the large upfront payment, lack of experience and apparent cited liquidity issues of the company the FAA contract has been given too. Thoughts? abcnews.go.com/amp/Business...

I have knocked a lot of doors, including Republican doors.

I have never had one person tell me they would like to send their tax money to private religious schools.

The most interesting part of this story isn’t that the pipe bomber is MAGA. That was blatantly obvious. What should interest folks is that the FBI and DoJ hid that fact from you, and still haven’t made a statement. This info is coming from sources on the condition of anonymity.

Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.

It means more power for them and less freedom for you.

Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Alt5 Sigma Shakes Up Leadership Amid Questions Over SEC Filing The Nasdaq-listed company, which holds more than $1 billion from the president’s crypto project, disclosed a sweeping leadership change in a late-night filing before Thanksgiving.

New: "Trump-Linked Crypto Firm Alt5 Sigma Shakes Up Leadership Amid SEC Filing Questions"

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Trump has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a boon for big corporations.

His Big Ugly Bill, which slashed Medicaid and SNAP, also gave corporations $16B in new depreciation tax breaks this year.

A windfall for the wealthy at your expense.

Putin has once again mentioned Novorossiya. In an interview ahead of his visit to India, he stressed that, in any case, Russia will 'liberate' Donbas and Novorossiya by military or other means.

It is telling that Putin is now speaking not only about the Donetsk region.

According to a new study, members of Congressional leadership perform 47% better in stock market trades than their rank-and-file peers, thanks to access to nonpublic information.

Today would be a great day to ban ALL elected officials from trading stock, don't you think?

House passes Indiana redistricting bill 57-41; bill now moves to Senate Indiana lawmakers pass bill to redraw congressional districts, splitting Marion County into four. Democrats criticize the move as diluting minority voices.

The Indiana state House just passed a new congressional map that'd make the state's delegation all Republican (9-0, up from 7-2 now).

Now, up to the Senate, which has been resistant: They're taking it up Monday. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...

NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.

The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.

"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"

Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."

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Neither Donald Trump nor any Supreme Court majority can “roll back” birthright citizenship. It’s a power the people have never granted them.

US follows up on Congo-Rwanda peace deal with plan to secure minerals The United States' development lender announced plans on Friday to take a stake in a new partnership to market Congo's minerals which could give U.S. end users the right of first refusal on copper and cobalt supplies.

US follows up on Congo-Rwanda peace deal with plan to secure minerals reut.rs/4iGoOtH

Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE

#GVerse via @calltoactivism.bsky.social
🚨ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME??

Mike Johnson waited 50 DAYS to swear in Adelita Grijalva but he swore in Matt Van Epps from Tennessee 48 HOURS after his special election.

Mike Johnson is a piece of shit.

ICE agents beat up 16 year old American citizen on his way to school. Keep recording, folks!

This will matter again someday.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #FuckICE

This account on Twitter has 1.3 million followers. All of these generic MAGA accounts are operated by Russians or people in SE Asia being paid to post. American democracy has been captured by Russia.

Railroads will be allowed to reduce inspections and rely more on technology to spot track problems The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.

The nation’s freight railroads are going to be able to try relying more on technology and inspect their tracks less often after the federal government approved their waiver request on Friday.

Bongino tweet: "I was toay years old when I discovered that media figures were unaware that I was a political opinion commentator before my tenure here."

Dan Bongino didn’t say it was just his “opinion” that the J6 pipebomb plot was an FBI inside job.
He said he had a confidential source and was certain: “I’m telling you this was an inside job. Cash the freakin’ check and take it to the bank.”

JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"

I can't stop thinking about the purported drug smugglers being murdered by the US military. The punishment for drug offenses isn't the death penalty. This is just bloodlust and men in suits playing with lives they don't care about. It's truly grotesque and gravely compromises this country.

YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News Trump Vodka Is Coming Back After It Was Discontinued 14 Years Ago: Forbes Reporter Explains Why

"Trump Vodka Is Coming Back After It Was Discontinued 14 Years Ago: Forbes Reporter Explains Why"

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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.

When you put it that way, it seems horrible.

CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...

CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves