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Nicholas Slayton

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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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Brian McGinnis' wife has
NOT been allowed to see him in the hospital.
He is currently awaiting surgery for severe injuries.
Legal counsel has also been denied access.
A Marine veteran.
A firefighter.
A father of four.
And his family still cannot see him.

brianmcginnisnc Brian McGinnis' wife has NOT been allowed to see him in the hospital. He is currently awaiting surgery for severe injuries. Legal counsel has also been denied access. A Marine veteran. A firefighter. A father of four. And his family still cannot see him.

so apparently Brian McGinnis has been denied access to both his family and legal representation since a sitting senator broke his arm

06.03.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1654    πŸ” 738    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 51

And how did Khomeini die compared to Khamenei, Brett?

07.03.2026 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE arrested an Oregon shop owner who had her green card in her pocket: β€˜They didn’t care’ Juanita Avila later helped expose ICE’s β€˜arrest first, justify later’ tactics in a lawsuit that won a major victory for immigrants’ rights

NEW: ICE tackled + arrested Juanita Avila, an Oregon shop owner who is a legal permanent resident and had her green card in her pocket.

When she asked through sobs why they didn't believe her, one masked agent replied: β€œBecause they lie all the time.”

Video + interview with her and her daughter:

06.03.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1045    πŸ” 572    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 24

The answer is not as as muddled as it was pre 2025

07.03.2026 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun thing to think about very briefly: who currently has better lawyers, the United States or Nintendo

07.03.2026 00:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2751    πŸ” 557    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 29

Non zero chance Trump thinks there are laser armed space marines

06.03.2026 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike Satellite images and videos of an Iranian girls school damaged by large explosions at the start of a U.S.

Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike

apnews.com/article/iran...

06.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

"A U.S. diplomat who was in the embassy when McGurk arrived found his steady advance astonishing. β€œBrett only meets people who speak English. … There are like four people in the government who speak English. And somehow he’s now the person who should decide the fate of Iraq? How did this happen?”"

06.03.2026 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 332    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

i bet you could play trump a 60-minute youtube mashup of every mcdonald's ad from the last half century and you would have to whale on his arm with bamboo rods to keep him from tweeting to the nation about how this is what we're fighting for, and what joe biden took from us when he invented covid 19

06.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 178    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This is one of the most jaw dropping moments of Trump’s presidency. Up there with brainstorming about injecting bleach and shining light up orifices to cure COVID.

06.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3447    πŸ” 887    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 23

Had to explain this to someone as well who was shocked when I called Tucker a neo nazi

06.03.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the instances in which it is actually emphatically true that by stifling left-liberal criticism of Israel on a liberal basis you just leave open room for nutjobs to do it and fill the space instead

06.03.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 788    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

the "nuh uh" presidency

06.03.2026 23:34 β€” πŸ‘ 151    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I’ve seen this one

06.03.2026 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 324    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 16
Empty homes tax, trash fees; Military reporters roundtable; Local Persian magazine
YouTube video by KPBS Public Media Empty homes tax, trash fees; Military reporters roundtable; Local Persian magazine

My colleague @taskandpurpose.com Jeff Schogol was on KPBS's Roundtable this afternoon talking the war in Iran and how we're covering it. Good discussion, check it out. youtu.be/5v0ux5pnwME?...

06.03.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One year later almost too the day and I've got more questions. If anyone is stationed at Ramstein or works at LRMC please talk to me.

06.03.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone here work at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany? I've got a question for you. Signal is nslayton.12

08.03.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Lebanon at β€˜Tipping Point’ as It Seeks to Curb Hezbollah’s Influence

Previously unimaginable: β€œThe government announced on Thursday that it would crack down on any Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps members in Lebanon and deport them.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/w...

06.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Pentagon Refuses to Say If AI Was Used to Select Elementary School as Bombing Target Did the US military use Anthropic's Claude to select targets in its weekend operations in Iran, with devastating results?

We asked the Pentagon a straightforward question: did Centcom use Claude to target an elementary school for annihilation?

They refused to answer.

06.03.2026 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 10
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Ships in Gulf declare themselves Chinese to dodge attack At least 10 vessels have changed transponder messages in apparent attempt to avoid becoming targets

"At least 10 ships over the past week have altered their destination signal to read 'Chinese Owner', 'All Chinese Crew' or 'Chinese Crew Onboard', according to data from MarineTraffic analysed by the FT."

06.03.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 11

Hahahaha oh no

06.03.2026 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coast Guard swimmer dies from injuries sustained in offshore rescue Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Jaggers was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross while in the hospital after following the rescue mission.

Coast Guard swimmer dies from injuries sustained in offshore rescue trib.al/Vb8Pb1t

06.03.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

They've included this in every update this week.

06.03.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No, this is not a joke.
x.com/CENTCOM/stat...

06.03.2026 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Somewhere in Hell Ghaddafi is jealous

06.03.2026 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay, I needed that laugh. thank you.

06.03.2026 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

US Central Command just emailed out its fact sheet for Day 7 of Iran War. Claims 3000 targets struck, 43 Iranian ships damaged or destroyed. Still has a list of US weapons/aircraft/systems used that still ends with "...and special capabilities we can't list here!" Exclamation point isn't a typo

06.03.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0

@whatahellofawaytodad.com

06.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's so bad.

06.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Update from Centcom: Follow us on X, the everything app

06.03.2026 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3