U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits. This is the military industrial complex on steroids.

This isn’t quick, but it’s exactly the kind of people I want to hear from right now. I believe there’s a quiet network of such people. I’m counting on them. 🇺🇸

Meanwhile Stephen Miller’s wife is posting stuff like this

This really isn’t unusual: The government is the largest consumer of open source intel on the planet OSINT analysis is part of every major mission in a connected nation, in both planning and execution phases Robust collection capability is no substitute for eyes on the ground

When I teach my seminar on coups we keep a running tab on how many regime changes were motivated at least in part by desire for oil or other valuable commodities...

Unconstitutional force. Civilians dead. Congress bypassed. Oil interests front and center. We’ve seen this movie before and it ends in blood. But we don’t have to do it again.

Will any of the press corp ask him about the EPSTEIN FILES?

I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time. It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.

Donald J. Trump is, undoubtedly, the stupidest, most needy person to ever become president, but the case can be made that he is the stupidest, most needy person to ever become famous.

Why go to the bother of investigating current events when you can simply regurgitate propaganda pablum instead?

Hey did you guys run this one by 60 Minutes?

I knew Trump was giving tax handouts to giant corporations, but I wanted to find out just how big ONE tax handout really was. It's shocking.

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The Department of Health and Human Services moved to freeze child care payments to Minnesota after a circulated video reignited a “fraud scandal” involving the state’s social services system, intensifying conservative calls for an aggressive government crackdown. However, the video at the center

Pardoned by Trump after convicted of 12 counts of bank fraud and tax evasion. Don’t have to pay back $17.8 million in restitution or serve 12 year sentence. Not Somalis.

“Oh my God, this is worse than I thought. That’s what I think every day.” - Journalist @jkbjournalist.bsky.social (who has been covering Epstein for years) to @timmiller.bsky.social

Does affordability feel like a hoax to you?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis diverted more than $35 MILLION in taxpayer dollars to defeat two ballot initiatives last year. I’ve got the @miamiherald.com‘s blockbuster reporting on how DeSantis cheated needy Floridians and children from their already-earmarked funds. youtu.be/EM0uTojxLCM?...

NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/

USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked

You should get social security credits for being a full-time caregiver including a stay-at-home-parent

MTG tells the Times that when she threatened to expose the men who abused Epstein’s victims, Trump called to scream at her. “My friends will get hurt,” he said. This shouldn’t surprise anyone, but it’s still shocking to read. Maybe don’t be friends with pedos, just saying

Wall Street investors are buying up neighborhoods and communities across the U.S. This is wrecking the housing market, driving up rents, and making it nearly impossible for working people to afford to buy a home.

Pelosi: “The President incited an insurrection. We begged him to send the National Guard, they never sent them. This President is trying to re-write history… it was an assault on the constitution of 🇺🇸.”

If Marjorie Taylor Greene *really* cared about the Epstein victims, she would read the names of the perpetrators on the House floor (where she would have immunity) before she leaves office.

Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd. Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage. Another reason for Medicare for All.

This is what I’ve been talking about for months now: GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House. The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

Filming them committing terrorism is now itself an act of terrorism?

The Trump-Republican “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually a “Big Ugly Nightmare.” Much of what’s included in it will begin in 2026. Here’s what you should know.

a short one about stephen miller’s nonsense youtu.be/6lWODssDCiU?...

This isn’t just about one researcher or one organization. It’s about whether exposing disinformation is treated as a civic duty, or as an act of resistance punishable by the state. And that’s exactly why they’re being targeted.

Let’s talk about something not many people are chatting about and what’s actually happening right now. You might wonder why Imran Ahmed and the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) suddenly became targets of the U.S. government. The honest answer is that their research hit where it hurt.

“In one of the most astonishing political transformations in the history of democracy,” Hitler destroyed “a constitutional republic through constitutional means,” Timothy W. Ryback wrote in January. Revisit one of The Atlantic’s most-read stories of 2025: theatln.tc/wPdKTofM

Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.

If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.

Trump lies so easily. About everything. Even things that are embarrassingly easy to disprove. It’s pathological, so remember that. “I was never on Epstein’s plane.” ~ Donald Trump

I usually post only once a day. If I ever post this many in one day, please contact my loved ones so they can stage an intervention. #ThankYouForYourAttentionToThisMatter 🙏

There is zero justification for this photo to be redacted

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

as an aside i am fascinated by this whole effort to make katie miller a thing. she’s incredibly off-putting and totally vacant behind the eyes!

“I’ve known Jeff [Epstein] for 15 years. Terrific guy,” Trump told New York magazine in 2002. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

This message hits hard.

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Insane NY Post column suggesting that the new First Lady who is sad about leaving her longtime neighbors in a not fancy NYC neighborhood is an ungrateful brown woman

This should be a huge scandal, right? If the media is going to lose it's collective shit over Hunter Biden's pardon, I would think that Trump selling pardons to rich convicted felons for $6 million a pop should register as more than a blip (if mentioned at all) in the news. bsky.app/profile/bgru...

I don’t know if he’s dying or not, but I do think something is seriously wrong with him. The White House is insulating him more and more, and he’s rarely seen walking anymore if they can help it - almost all of his media availability is done with him sitting. That’s a big difference.

The biggest thing that keeps me up at night right now is still China and Taiwan. I’m not sure if anyone has looked at the price of RAM lately, but it’s astronomical. American manufacturers are only making RAM for AI data centers now, so a war in Taiwan could cripple the global chip industry.