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Nicholas Slayton

@nslayton.bsky.social

Journalist. Contributing editor @TaskandPurpose.com . Bylines at New Republic, The Prospect, Motherboard, Wired, elsewhere. Was once insulted by Martin Shkreli. Signal: nslayton.12 Newsletter: letsdothepanicagain.beehiiv.com

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08.03.2026 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good people all of them

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Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

Newly released footage shows an ICE agent killing Rubin Ray Martinez, 23, in his car in Texas.

"He was shot at point-blank range through his side window by an ICE agent who was in no danger."
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I have to be the one person who doesn't care for this. At all.

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Soooo down in Los Angeles, protestors who attended this afternoon’s anti-war protest took a jaunt to the MDC after and it seems portions of the fence outside the MDC were taken apart

Just got here in time to argue my way through an LAPD police cordon. Dispersal has been called

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I remain confused by his popularity along with Tom Holland and zendaya and Austin butler. I dont get it.

08.03.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We were rooting for him?

08.03.2026 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

...what

08.03.2026 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not even out of morals just out of pr concerns

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Would pay so much money to see that

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Sources: Trump Is Dangerously Close to Sending Troops to Iran Advisers are urging the president β€˜to go bigger to end this once and for all.’

NEW (!) β€” Sources say Trump has been positively receptive to officials & allies privately encouraging him to send troops on the ground into Iran.

Comes amid revelations that Lindsey Graham has gone to Israel and coached Netanyahu on how to persuade Trump to take action in Iran.

@swin24.bsky.social

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You'd think someone at Fort Bliss in the Army side would give even just a bare bones warning to DHS. And yet

08.03.2026 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Having some of the most thoroughly redacted thoughts of my life.

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Bari Weiss and the β€œFree Press” are absolute shite.

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Man what an insanely ugly thing to say. What an actual piece of shit of a dude. Anti-art individual

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Dec 2020: Meatpackers who notoriously exploit migrant labor

Tyson Foods in Iowa Fires 7 Plant Managers Over Betting Ring On Workers Getting COVID-19

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NBC4 Washington on Instagram: "Newly released bodycam video reveals what happened inside the U.S. Institute of Peace during the Trump administration takeover.⁠ ⁠ News4 obtained 4+ hours of D.C. police... 10K likes, 533 comments - nbcwashington on March 6, 2026: "Newly released bodycam video reveals what happened inside the U.S. Institute of Peace during the Trump administration takeover.⁠ ⁠ News4 obta...

It really sucks to see NBC Washington post a reel on Instagram that takes credit for sharing the DOGE USIP raid body cam footage with the world. They mention The Handbasket in the caption knowing full well that all people are going to see is the video. Pretty shameless.

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Do they know parks still exist?

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Allies fear Iran war will leave them without US weapons they bought European and Asian countries worry the Pentagon is burning through munitions so fast that it won’t have enough to send the weapons they have purchased.

I bet these orders are all prepaid

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Well Ecuador is talking

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@jackhokie.bsky.social Hey I see you used to fly B-52s. I'd be interested in talking to you about air operations, if you have some time.

07.03.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh man I forgot about this guy

07.03.2026 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Guys they announced the deployment in December, and the start of the joint operations earlier this week. They aren't hiding it.

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Episode 289 - Eugene Bullard. The Coolest Man to Ever Live Podcast Episode Β· Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast Β· 10 December 2023 Β· 1h 8m

Cannot recommend the @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social episode on him enough. He fucking rules. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

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Okay, fair fucking point.

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I've seen a few people ask if it's an invasion. No, joint operations, Ecuador's government is fully on board with this. Still unclear how many US forces are in the country, but these do appear to be the first operations inside South America since the attack on Venezuela.

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They really are telegraphing this.

Keep in mind there are still significant US forces in the Caribbean, even after some fighter jets and the Ford carrier strike group were sent to the Middle East.

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Here's the latest on the US operations in Ecuador.

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