Sec of war confesses to war crimes while trying to dunk on the MSM

They tried to overturn the 2020 US election. Now, they hold power in Trump’s Washington Those who tried to overturn the 2020 election now occupy key federal roles, shaping rules and sowing doubt for 2026

They tried to overturn the 2020 US election. Now, they hold power in Trump’s Washington

My Baker Institute article

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MAHA

Everyone should read this paper, especially in light of the FDA’s new attacks on science and vaccines as reported today in the Washington Post.

The USA is NOT at war with Venezuela or with any other country in that area. Therefore, you can't call it a "war" crime. It's MURDER in our names; and Trump & his fellow rapist, Hegseth, should be charged in the ICC. However, Trump imposed sanctions on the ICC in Feb. 2025 to weaken its authority.

Ukraine Invasion Day 1,377: The US policy on Tomahawk deployment comes from Moscow Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 25 and 26. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballisti...

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Ukrainian War daily thread.

Polish Police Arrest Russian Suspect Accused of Hacking Corporate IT Networks A Russian national has been arrested in Kraków for allegedly hacking into Polish companies' IT systems, resulting in unauthorized data access.

🔴 Polish authorities have arrested a Russian national in Kraków, accused of hacking into the IT systems of multiple Polish companies.

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America

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Labubu Takes New York on Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Float A global sensation gets her moment at the Thanksgiving Day parade.

Labubu usually lives in Pop Land, a Pop Mart amusement park in Beijing. But like a few million visitors to New York this time of year, she’s in town for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, where she is a main attraction aboard a new float.

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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit BBC presenters and journalists have been told they cannot quote a line removed from its prestigious annual lecture, in which a Dutch writer accused Donald Trump of being “the most openly corrupt president in American history”. Rutger Bregman accused the BBC of cowardice after the decision to remove the line from the first of his Reith Lectures, which he was invited to give by the corporation. Continue reading...

BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture

'I kind of feel betrayed': ICE arrests military spouses at San Diego green card interviews As ICE continues to arrest people in San Diego during their green card interviews, the final step in a legal pathway, some of the people taken into custody have been spouses of military members and ve...

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A Poem for Senator Mark Kelly A military hero, astronaut, and dedicated public servant is leading the fight against fascism

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'Terrible for Renters': Trump DOJ Settles Price-Fixing Case With RealPage | Common Dreams "Far from stopping illegal practices," said one critic, "it gives a green light to algorithmic price-fixing across the economy."

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Ukrainian defenders sleep after a hard day of fighting 💔

Republicans left the Obamacare cliff to the last minute. Some are regretting it.

At least 6 killed, 36 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day Overnight, Russian forces launched 98 drones at Ukraine, including around 60 Shaheds, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

⚡️At least 6 killed, 36 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine over past day.

Overnight, Russian forces launched 98 drones at Ukraine, including around 60 Shaheds, Ukraine's Air Force reported.

The move to strip whistleblower protections is the latest step in weaponizing the state—replacing neutral guardrails with fear and retaliation. Civil-service neutrality is a cornerstone of nat’l sec. Gutting whistleblower protections pushes the U.S. further toward a loyalty-based state.

Obama sanctioned Russia after the 2014 invasion. Biden rallied the largest NATO coalition in decades. Flynn is the one calling the experts “foolish,” but the only thing that sounds foolish is pretending Russia’s war is anyone’s fault but Russia’s.

For the journalism schools:

Making a conspiratorial dimwit sound like a maverick hero in a just battle of wills against the negatively valenced "scientific" orthodoxy.

That is not even performative neutrality any more, that is taking sides

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ICE courthouse arrests meet resistance from Democratic states Republican lawmakers say state officials should stay out of the way of federal law enforcement. By� Jonathan Shorman � for Stateline A day after ...

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“I’ve got the best poll numbers I’ve ever had! Red hot!!!”

28 Points Later A definitive guide to the Russian zombie diplomacy of Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine — aka what happens when you let the Russians eat your brains

The “deal” deprives Ukraine of everything it has won by withstanding Russian aggression and defending the borders of Europe.

It rewards Russian lawlessness—and makes America complicit in the lawlessness.

It’s the end of post WWII American power.

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‘They decided to kill us with cold’: Ukrainians struggle against Russian assault on power network Chernihiv residents say they are without power for 14 hours a day as they gather in ‘invincibility points’ to charge up and warm up

My dispatch from the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. Russia has destroyed the region's energy infrastructure, bombing sub-stations, and leaving people without heat and in the dark. a sad story, with beautiful chiaroscuro pictures by @alessiomamo.bsky.social
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Not a peace plan: but a corrupt deal in the tradition of Ribbentrop-Molotov and Yalta.

The definitive piece on this proposal.

Trump is an extremely sick and dangerous man. NO ONE knows what he will do next...not sure he even knows. His impulsivity is a danger to ALL OF US....and even to the world. He needs to go. #25thAmendment