Recent years have revealed that the US operates as a kleptocracy to a far greater extent than many realized.

Oligarchs plunder without consequence, and the government is effectively auctioned to those who can pay the most.

The US cannot be considered a true democracy

“If you read or share only one article today, make it this:
HOW TRUMP HAS POCKETED $1,408,500,000 … Historically, one thing that has helped bring down authoritarians is public awareness of their use of power of the office for self-enrichment.”
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No paywall:
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If these “manosphere” podcasters are upset, they have themselves to thank. They sucked Trump’s dick all of 2024.

Now they act surprised the guy Epstein called his best friend won’t release the full files, or that he’s actually doing mass deportations.

What did these morons think would happen?

Epstein: “the girls and i are going to see elon musk at space x tomorrow, are you around,”

Hey Polymarket, I want to bet this will be the biggest meme template in 2026

Such a Jesse waters thing to do. I am going to tell you you’re wrong even though I haven’t read the thing and you have.

Former MI6 spy insists Jeffrey Epstein was 'recruited by Russian organised criminals' and 'likely' had kompromat on Trump | LBC Mr Steele told Tom Swarbrick that he believes Epstein - and subsequently the Russians who were handling him - had kompromat on Mr Trump

Christopher Steele, who used to head up MI6's Russia desk, told Tom Swarbrick that the latest Epstein files published by the DOJ on Friday show the extent of the connection between the disgraced paedophile financier and Russia.

‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...

Columbia Heights has now connected the located child and her family with legal counsel. But TX lawyers told MPR they have spoken to MN families at Dilley who were not provided required legal counsel before being shipped out of state. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it. Instead, with a mass layoff, he’s forced it into severe decline.

“This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

If you need to scramble an F-35 to hit a drone you are going to have problems down the line.

🚨🚨Poland to examine “increasingly likely possibility that pedophilia scandal was co-organized by intelligence services” in Moscow.

Read the full story below. 🖇️
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Just sayin’.

"Hey, Lenny, hold my beer. I'mma go start a fight with a bunch of school children, get my ass kicked, run away, and get arrested for it."

"Yeehaw, fuck the law."

Sadly, the steel toed Doc Martens do not seem to be in fashion these days.

"Even assuming, consistent with the approach taken by certain other circuits, that depositions of high-ranking government officials should be restricted absent extraordinary circumstances regardless of whether they seek testimony on mental processes, the Court still finds that the protective order is not warranted . At the outset, it is at best unclear whether Musk, Marocco, and Lewin are properly deemed to be high -ranking government officials for purposes of this doctrine. Notably, in cases in which courts have barred depositions of cabinet secretaries, depositions of senior , Senate-confirmed subcabinet officials have been permitted to proceed. ...Here, USAID was not a cabinet -level agency, none of the designated officials were the head of that agency, and several were operating in an informal or acting role at the time of the relevant events."

NEWS

Elon Musk and others LOSE their bid to duck depositions in DOGE litigation.

Judge doubts protections for "high-ranking government officials" for multiple reasons. It's unclear they ever had that status, and Musk "left government service."

Doc buff.ly/uhpSOTz

Joe Rogan has to be the dumbest motherfucker in the world. When Andrew Schultz comes off as smarter than you you are medically stupid

Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Remove the United States from NATO

Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Remove the United States from NATO
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At what point does a misrepresentation become a lie?

I welcome this important step in providing €90 billion in financing to Ukraine, just three weeks after we put forward our proposal.

I’m now looking forward to the position of the European Parliament as well.

My latest covering some of the strikes using US-made munitions used in Gaza.

Russia has working on destroying the West for many decades.

the New York Times actually committed a journalism, and counted up the number of times Donny’s mentioned in the Epstein files that have been released so far. their tally? more than 5,300. and here’s a fun fact: that’s more than five times the number of mentions of Jesus in the Bible.

DONNY THREW A TANTRUM IN THE OVAL BORDELLO WHEN REPORTERS WOULDN'T STOP ASKING ABOUT HIS DEAD PEDO BESTIE. FREE CLUE, DUMBFUCK: YOUR NAME IS ALL OVER THAT SHIT, OF COURSE JOURNOS ARE GOING TO WANT TO KNOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY VERY ANGRY POST ABOUT IT. LINK IS HERE: bit.ly/4ast91f

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A reminder: it may be too late to save the Washington Post but it is never too late to find out what rotisseried billionaire tastes like

Always remember. Not defeating Russia is a choice that Europeans and Americans are making. Nothing more, nothing less.

ANALYSE: For Trump er handel et våben. For EU er handelsaftaler en fredspibe EU er forudsigelig, udramatisk og økonomisk stærk. Og det gør nu EU til en mere attraktiv handelspartner end et dramatisk og uforudsigeligt USA.

Trump sees trade as a weapon that can be used to coerce other countries. The EU sees trade as a way to promote peace and cooperation.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...

Side note. It’s not just ICE that is the problem. Customs and Border Patrol shot Marimar Martinez 7 times not ICE. Customs and Border Patrol murdered Alex Pretti not ICE. We have a federal agent problem.